I have been with Dr. Perry Rosenthal since 1969, having just graduated from college. I was diagnosed with keratoconus in my Junior year yet I had already started the trajectory from drugstore optician and finally to a specialist in Brooklyn, NY. In a span of two years I had more hands touching my eyes than I would ever have imagined. By the time I moved to Boston and saw Dr. Rosenthal (a referral from Brooklyn) I knew the minute he touched my eyes he was special -the feel, the careful examination, the very clear and concise explanation of my options and the prognosis. Contact lenses were a relative new "thing" (especially for me) and Dr. Rosenthal sensed my hesitation. Rather than push, he advised me to wait and I manged a few years with new prescription glasses. Eventually the disease advanced and glasses were no longer an option. This time Dr. Rosenthal fitted a set of lenses and the world became sharp, bright and wonderful to see. Many years later, and as the disease continued to advance requiring cornea transplants, I progressed finally to the new scleral lens -fantastic and even better than regular contacts.
Dr. Rosenthal and the rest of the doctors and staff at the BFS have continued his tradition to excel in patient care, kindness, consideration, and flexibility -from scheduling to payment options: Dr. Rosenthal as early as my first days in 1969 considers medical treatment the priority and payment the aftermath. This is the place to go. I recently retired to the UK but continue for an annual return to Boston for my sclera lens care from Dr. Rosenthal and Dr. Jacobs; I wish a BFS would open here. As good as the eye care here is in the UK, nothing yet compares to the immediate and effective sclera lens made on-site and in a short time as you wait at the BFS Needham office center. Have no doubts about seeing BFS. You will be in the best hands, as I learned over 40 years ago. read more