My primary care Dr. referred me to Eye Surgeons & Physicians in St Cloud to have them look at a…read morelarge cyst on my eye lid, I was nervous I hate anyone touching or coming close to my eye/lid, from the moment they called my name and took me into an exam room they staff were nothing but professional and were committed to making me feel comfortable and Dr Eichler was GREAT!! He removed the cyst and I am soon glad I had it removed there, I can't imagine another clinic working so hard to make me feel so comfortable with the procedure. If I ever have another issue where I will need to see a Eye Surgeon I will without any hesitation go back here!

Excellent eye care here from the checkin staff (Keegan), assistant (Rachael), to Dr Axelson!…read more Clean, well staffed office and exams. Office & optical department is on the lower level of the building, so remember to take the first left into the lower level parking. You can park in the upper parking lot but then you will have to take the steps down or walk down the hillside.

I continue to be impressed with this location. It is easy to get in with scheduling. The staff is…read morealways super friendly. On my visit today the gentleman who works the frames shop was able to help with a bow repair at the last minutes before close... The whole while with a great attitude! (I know it is annoying when customers show up right before close, but this was my last chance before the weekend to get my kiddo in so we could take the tape off of his frames.) thanks for "going the extra mile!"

I had Dr. Yancey at the Monticello office for cataract surgery and had fantastic results. He was…read moreprofessional and thorough.

I started off first grade with a boom. Literally. On the concrete playground of Wilshire Park (Go…read morePandas! LOL!), a notorious bully appeared out of nowhere and punched me in the eye while I waited my turn to ascend the monkey bars. She hit me with such force that it caused schoolyard children, supervising teachers, and nearby murder of crows to make a cacophony of ugly shrieks. (http://bit.ly/1gj0KYN) Later that day, I told my mom about my bully's Balrog punch (http://bit.ly/1bQ3R9y) and she enrolled me in karate. #nationalkarateinroseville Several weeks later, the bruising on my face disappeared; however, the cost of her blow would still be felt decades later. In my early twenties, I developed a cataract. (A cataract is blurred vision that occurs from a damaged lens in the eye.) My ailment was an anomaly -since I wasn't old- that puzzled the head ophthalmologist at Park Nicollet (St. Louis Park)/ leading surgeon at Phillips. Eventually, she determined that my cataract occurred one of two ways: extreme drug use or trauma. I didn't use any drugs, so she deducted that it had to be trauma. (Hence, the realization that it was due to that vicious punch.) I needed surgery, ASAP! Coincidentally, my father, who is 32 years older than me, and within the age range for receiving a cataract, needed surgery as well. My father and I scheduled appointments to go "under the knife" by the same doctor on the same day and place. (First ever father-son duo at Phillips, I might add) Our appointment times were different, of course. My first -and hopefully, only visit- to the Phillips Eye Institute was nothing short of excellent. That's mainly due to the considerate and professional staff. Beginning with the receptionists, they kindly guided me on filling out all of the necessary paperwork and answered all of my questions without any sighs. The nurses? Super awesome, since they clearly articulated how they would help me prepare for the surgery. They also anesthetized me without any hiccups, and when I went under, I was so relaxed that I probably wouldn't have cared if someone slapped me in the face or hijacked and sold my organs on the black market. While drugged up, I recall the surgeon making a minuscule incision on the side of my eye, which immediately caused my vision to become blurry. Right afterwards, though, I saw an array of colors and felt as if I was flying through a rainbow or in warp-speed on the Star Trek Enterprise! (http://bit.ly/1aPrTDA) She then utilized a special operating vacuum to suck out my scarred lens and injected a folded and plastic one, perfectly. Afterwards, I passed out, woke up, and found myself rockin' a not-so-badass eye patch. (See photo.) Several days later, I returned to see my ophthalmologist and had my patch removed. My vision was better than ever! I could now drive at night, read without any problems, and discern between light yellow and white. (Yeah, that's how bad it was.) To this day, my vision rocks! If I ever have an epiphany as to who punched me, I would attempt to find her via Google and then send a message demanding her to pay for my past cataract surgery. However, this will probably never happen. If you or a loved one ever has a cataract, I highly recommend the Phillips Eye Institute! They changed my life!

Mn Low Vision Dr. Amanda Stoutman actually listened. She genuinely acted and treated me like she…read morecared. Thank you so much! The front office person even met me in the lobby so I wouldn't get lost. It is rare when the whole staff is so customer-centric and you leave feeling better just by how you are treated. Wow Mn Eye - Mtka I asked the doctor if a tint would help me see so I could keep my job. The response was well, it is subjective. I asked the doctor if a glare covering would help me see at work, again she said it was subjective. I had to ask point blank if I had the diagnosis of glaucoma after hints. Lastly preparing for another eye doctor visit, while reading her visit summary, the physician stated that she spent a long time talking to me. I couldn't see where, unless "subjective" constitutes having a meaningful conversation. When I asked for help, no options were suggested, no direction given, it was again subjective. It is a big deal when you are in a fight to keep a job so you can have healthcare. I had to problem solve and find that a low vision Physician existed through the internet. I came to you out of high recommendations and trusting that even if you couldn't help I'd at least get a referral or I don't know, but will find you, someone.

Richard Williams Local Guide·77 reviews·5 photos…read morejust now New This has got to be one of the worst, uncaring, self righteous, arrogant, stuck up, God complex, hospitals I have ever been to. Let me tell you About some experiences I've had with this place. I went in for horrible pain in my back and weakness in my legs. They did know test told me to use ibuprofen and ice on my back and sent me on my way. I had to have someone wheelchair me to my car because I still couldn't walk. I have to go back in a few hours later because I can't stand the pain and can't walk still. They do a X-ray tell me the same thing and wheelchair me to my car. I go back in A 3rd time. They do a CT scan and within 10 minutes I'm on a stretcher headed to the cities to a different hospital because my Aorta had dissected and I was in extreme danger of it rupturing and me bleeding out internally and dying in less than 3 minutes. I spent 10 days in the hospital that time. The reason they kept sending me away is they thought I was trying to get pain meds, because I'm a former addict of methamphetamine. So instead of giving me proper care like any other person they treated me as if I was disposable and not like a equal human being at all. Next experience I was having attacks where I couldn't breathe, sweating, passing out, rapid heartbeat, feeling like my heart was being crushed, severe shortness of breath, they ruled it as panic attacks several times during several visits over 2 years. I mean 10- 15 visits a year minimum. First thing before any test are done they would ask me "do you have anxiety?" I said yes but these are not panic attacks. They ignored me and when I would have a attack while at the emergency room nobody would come to my screaming help or they would slowly stroll in and just look at me and do nothing. Turn's out my Aorta has a anyerism that would fill up with blood instead of going to my lungs and other organs causing me to literally suffocate due to lack of oxygen rich blood not getting to where it was needed. So for 3 years I suffered and mostly remained on my couch because of fear of having one of those attacks, because nobody cared enough to look further into the problem because they thought they were too smart to be wrong. They ruined my life for almost 3 years because of their lazy, arrogant, holier than thou attitudes. Last experience that stands out is recently I went in for back pain headache and nausea after having Aorta surgery I was worried about sepsis or infection due to the graph they put in me. The emergency room doctor gives me a shot of dopenerole which online specifically says not to give to people with congestive heart failure, who are on anti depressants, or have high blood pressure. I have all so the reaction was profuse sweating, extremely restless legs to the point I wanted to be shot in the head, irritability. That lasted for 14 hours. My legs had tremors and were literally kicking in the air when I was trying to sleep when I first got the injection. It was really horrible. Finally after begging for something for my legs I was given ropinerole which I also have at home. It helped but they continued to dance and shake and jump for 14 hours. So that's my experience with Allina Cambridge medical center. Hopefully this history will guide you into the right direction of getting help somewhere else. Thank you, Rich Williams.

My review is a lot different from the others below LOLy two visits must've been on good days. I'm…read morefrom the cities and ER wait time in Saint Paul can usually lead to 1-6 hour wait, not sure why it's called an emergency. So I'm tickled pink that the 2 times we've been to CMC We've been seen in 20 min or less. When I was a patient the nurses and docs were actually friendly and attentive, I didn't feel like an inconvenience or as If they were rushing me out of their at all. The second time we were in my fiancé amputated the tip of his finger, same thing everyone was nice and attentive I do wish they would've been a little more accommodating and offer pain medication or something at the time, but other than that the experience was fine.