I have been seeing Dr. Jasper since May of 2016. I had received hard contact lenses through Bascom & Palmer in North Palm Beach following corneal transplant surgeries in both eyes that left me with astigmatisms that could not be corrected with eye glasses. Not being used to these contacts, which are very small - about 1/4th inch or less, that fit over the pupil of the eye and are fragile and tricky to put in, wear and take out. It didn't take me long before I broke one. Returning to B&P I learned it would take over 2 weeks to get a replacement lens unless I wanted to get an appointment with their specialist in Miami, where I'd rather not ask my wife to drive me to unless death was imminent. B&P gave me the prescription to try to find my own source, but no one could handle these kind of lenses as they are custom made for each particular eye, and could only be ordered directly by a doctor. My wife found Advanced Eyecare Specialists of West Palm Beach in the phone book, and I saw Dr. Jasper. She knew all about these kind of lenses and ordered the one I needed from my prescription, and had it for me in two days. In the months that followed she examined my eyes again for proper fit, to see if she couldn't get something for me that was less uncomfortable. I was pleased to see that Advanced Eyecare has all the modern instrumentation they have and used on me at B&P, and even one I didn't see there that took a video of the contact lens in my right eye (the worst) that showed how it fit and moved over the pupil. She took more measurements and ordered a new lens for me, which she let me try out for a week, then suggested we go for an even smaller lens, which she had me try, and found it was much easier to wear (although you do not want to drop one of them or you'll never find it again). Thanks to her I now and 20-20 corrected vision in both eyes and passed my visual eye exam to renew my driver's license. I have cancelled a follow up appointment with B&P because Dr. Jasper can do everything for me that they do, except surgery. As B&P is very much in demand and visited by patients from all over the state and even country, there is always a long wait to see your doctor after the assistants perform their tests - four to five hours - and they are much further away from my home down the interstate than Dr. Jasper, a couple miles north in WPB.
I was born with serious eye problems and have seen many eye doctors over the years (I'm 80). They all charge you for prescriptions, and why shouldn't they? There is time and work that goes into the eye test. Dr. Jasper's fee is comparable to every one else I've seen in recent years, including Bascom and Palmer, who charged $50. The special contacts cost $200 each, which is also the same thing B&P charges.
Dr. Jasper is a very fine doctor and lady, and I recommend her to anyone. I will absolutely keep going to her for my exams and eye wear, and my wife who wants to see how her eyes are doing after cancer and chemo is going to make and appointment with Dr. Jasper, and happily pay for her prescription if she chooses to get her glasses elsewhere. read more
