Dr. Claudette Smith-Boudreaux

Dr. Smith as she is affectionately called, was born and raised in Church Point, Louisiana. She is a graduate of Church Point High, received a Bachelor’s of Science with a Concentration in secondary eduction from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge and received her doctorate of Optometry from University of Houston.

Dr. Smith is licensed in Louisiana as an Optometric Physician with Advanced Procedures qualifications. These advanced procedures allow her to perform minor procedures on the eye lids such as stye and chalazion removals and benign skin growth removals, as well as laser procedures to enhance vision after cataract surgery, glaucoma treatment that can eliminate a patient’s use for topical treatment, as well as a procedure to eliminate a pressure spike inside the eye. She has been performing these advanced eyecare procedures since 2018, expanding access to care for our community and keeping those patients right here in Crowley.

Dr. Smith performs thorough comprehensive eye exams with specialization in treating and managing pathologies of the eye. She handles majority of the special testing, such as visual fields, ocular coherence tomography, fundus photography, treatment and management of eye diseases that can cause permanent vision loss or blindness. She fits patients in all types of contact lenses depending on their needs and wants and specializes in prism fittings for patients that suffer from double vision from visual deficits.

While earning her doctorate from the University of Houston, College of Optometry, Dr. Smith completed several externships where she was responsible for the eye care of indigent patients and managed many eye diseases including glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration and cataract surgery co-management throughout several clinics in Houston and the rural areas of Oklahoma, where she serviced the Cherokee Nation eye health clinics. While under the observation of the UHCO Neuro-ophthalmologist, Dr. Rosa Tang, Dr. Smith was awarded the Neuro-Optometry award for achievement in the field. She also worked with many pediatric patients at the Pediatric clinic at the University of Houston Eye Center. Dr. Smith is currently an InfantSee provider.

She has volunteered in the community with ocular education and visual optics yearly with the fourth grade classes at Our Mother of Peace in Church Point and St. Michael School in Crowley, as well as vision screenings of school aged children as well as actively bringing education to the community on ocular health and ocular disease prevention with the Rotary of Rayne and Crowley. She is an avid supporter of the Church Point High School Battling Bear athletics, where she was once an athlete, as well as the community churches and other organizations. She also loves volunteering as coach for her daughters’ sports teams.

She is a member of the statewide, Optometric Association of Louisiana and the national, American Optometric Association. She enjoys the outdoors and spending time with her husband and their daughters.