I went to see Dr. Beckerman because of all the good yelp reviews but my experience was anything but - IF I COULD GIVE MINUS STARS I WOULD. I called & said I thought I was getting allergic to my contacts because it felt like I had cat litter in my left eye & needed to get glasses because I don't have a backup pair. During the eye exam the doctor was in a hurry, multitasking, the assistant came in several times asking questions about other patients, and he was impatient if I didn't answer his questions quickly enough. He said glasses wouldn't be a good idea for me because my eyes have such different Rxs, to try a different brand of contacts. I said what happens if I'm allergic to these contacts too & he said he's never had anyone be allergic to them. Within 2 days it felt like I had gravel in my eye so I called the office & asked if I could try a brand I've used in the past. They don't have them in the office & had to order a trial & were expecting them to come in a few days - so I cancelled the follow up appointment because I'm waiting on these. In the meantime it's getting worse - now both my eyes are hurting and feel like they are on fire by the end of the day. I call the office back again asking if the trial lenses are in - only the left eye is in. I tell them my eyes are getting worse & need something, can they give me a sample of some other brand in the meantime - they say they don't have anything. I'm taking my contacts out at work and only using them to drive to & from work. I call back again and tell them that my eyes feel horrible & I'm desperate & need something ASAP. I asked them can I get some glasses but I'm not sure the prescription is right for the glasses & need to talk to the dr. By now the receptionist Carolynn is not even trying to hide her contempt for me & repeatedly tells me that I cancelled my appointment & they don't have anything until next week. Really? Can't squeeze me in? It's been a week and a half since the initial appointment & I have ZERO solutions to my problems & am scared I'm going to do damage to my eyes. So I called another place, they took me in ASAP and the doctor 1. Listened to me uninterrupted 2. Looked under my eyelid (Dr. Beckerman did not) and said I have Giant Papillary Conjunctivitis 3. Wrote me an Rx for eye drops & said the GPC needs to clear up before I can wear contacts again & said to get glasses in the meantime. OMG a solution to my problem - who knew? Not Dr. Beckerman - thanks for nothing!
UPDATE: Got a call that the trial contacts came in & I haven't picked them up for obvious reasons. It's been 12 days and there has been no follow up calls from the office wondering how I'm doing, come in for a follow up. I could have corneal ulcers by now and they could care less. read more