I went into Total Eyes because I needed an eye exam for a prospective employment situation. At first glance, Total Eyes seems like just a retail store that sells designer eyewear but in the back there's a waiting room with eye-gouging machines, a comfy couch, and magazines. There's an optometrist's office there too.
The gentleman that did my pre-exam (or whatever it's called) was professional and courteous. I do wish that he had told me sooner that he wasn't getting a proper reading from my pressure test. You know - the one where they shoot 1000 psi into your eye and your head goes back as if you're being punched in the face? After the fifth or sixth time he told me to stop blinking. I didn't realize I was doing it and he really should have let me know after the first blast.
I recently had laser eye surgery and the optometrist at Total Eyes immediately wanted to know, for some reason, what my prescription was back in the day when I wore glasses. Offhand I didn't know but I could have brought that info in with me if they had asked for it when I made the appointment. I told them that I had recently undergone the surgery when I booked this exam.
So all in all, they did two tests for me: the full exam and a Night Vision test. The charges were $90 and $50 respectively. They were $140 richer for doing these two tests but that didn't stop them from charging me an additional $15 for filling out the form for my prospective employer. $15 for signing his name and checking a few boxes. They couldn't fill out the form as a courtesy after all the money I had spent there?
Another small gripe I had was that the staff don't sanitize the machines and equipment immediately after their use. After the Night Vision test, the doc just took all of the gear he had me wear and threw it right back into the bag. Same with the machinery - they didn't wipe it with a disinfectant after my tests were done. I'm not saying they don't clean their stuff - they might just have a policy of not doing it in front of the customers so as not to make them feel like lepers.
Not a bad visit though. Three stars. read more