Dr. Noelle La Croix founded her practice, the Veterinary Eye Specialist of Long Island (VetEyeSLI), with the goal of providing ethically oriented and excellent ophthalmic care for companion animals. She has routinely examined the eyes of more than 750 individual dogs, cats, horses, and exotic animals each year since 2004.

Noelle is a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) and a Diplomate of the American Conference of Veterinary Ophthalmology (Dip. ACVO). Dr. La Croix graduated second in her class from the Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine with academic distinctions including outstanding performance in ophthalmology. Following graduation, she completed an internship in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery at The Animal Medical Center in New York City. Dr. La Croix then completed an ophthalmology residency with Eye Care for Animals in Phoenix and was board-certified as a veterinary ophthalmologist in 2004. She initially practiced in Dallas, and then became the head of the Ophthalmology Department at the Veterinary Medical Center of Long Island in West Islip. Subsequently, Dr. La Croix established VetEyeSLI in 2023.

Dr. La Croix is the veterinary ophthalmologist for the Guide Dog Foundation and America’s VetDogs in Smithtown, and she routinely performs equine ophthalmology at Cornell Ruffian Equine Specialists in Elmont. Dr. La Croix also answers ophthalmology-related questions posed by veterinarians nationwide as an online consultant for the Veterinary Information Network (VIN).

Dr. La Croix has published numerous articles concerning uveitis, glaucoma, and ophthalmic diseases in journals including JAVMA, Veterinary Ophthalmology, Clinical Techniques in Small Animal Practice, Veterinary Dentistry, and Veterinary Medicine. She has also authored chapters in veterinary textbooks concerning ophthalmic anatomy and laser surgery.

Dr. La Croix was raised in Queens and currently resides on Long Island with her husband, two cats, and three dogs.