I've been a patient at Campanella & Pearah Eye Care Associates for 32 years. Dr. Loeb had always been super nice and helpful with concerns I have. My daughter had a routine appointment today, I figured she needed a new prescription too because she said she was having trouble seeing at school. Upon registering her at the front desk I was asked to wear a mask. I did not have one with me so the receptionist handed me one. I was told my daughter had to wear one too, to which I replied she was unable to due to health reasons. Another lady that wasn't registering us yelled loudly asking why she can't mask. I replied, she has pulmonary hypertension and a VSD. If they would have looked at her medical records they would have seen that listed as well. I was slightly shocked by this because it completely violated my daughter's HIPPA, as everyone in the waiting room heard our conversation. Hindsight, I shouldn't have answered her until she respectfully walked over to be within a normal distance to talk in an office setting. She rolled her eyes and said to another lady, "I guess we have to check with the doctor to see what he wants to do". A couple minutes go by and a different lady comes out to us. She says the office policy is that all persons over the age of two will not be seen if they refuse a mask. I said, I'm not refusing her to wear a mask (I had mine on), she (pointing to my daughter) cannot because of her medical condition. She repeated the office policy. What baffles me is almost every single person behind the plexiglass at the front desk had their mask below their nose and would pull it down to talk amongst each other. I've been recommending this office for years to friends and family. I can no longer do that and I will be transferring my family's medical records to another doctor that understands that not everyone is able to mask, and not all medical conditions/disabilities are visible to the eye. Truly a sad day for a mother to try to explain to her 10 year old daughter why she won't be picking out new glasses. read more