Alright, brace yourself and have patience. This will be a lengthy review.
In December 2023, I called to schedule an appointment for an updated routine eye exam, to ask about getting a new pair of prescription eye protection for work (there's an astigmatism in my right eye), and to possibly consult with a doctor regarding Lasik (if possible). Appointment was scheduled for March 2024. One week prior to said appointment, I get a call to reschedule as the doctor would not be in the office on my appointment date. For that doctor (do not recall the name), the next available appointment would be in June 2024. I said, "Absolutely not, I have already waited 3 months." The receptionist, being very pleasant to work with on the phone, offered an appointment the following week with a different doctor - Martin Weintraub, M.D.
Upon going to my new appointment, I enter the office to see that I have to check-in on a self-service kiosk (great... just like self-check outs in stores) where you scan your driver's license, scan insurance card(s), enter PII, answer whether you have COVID and/or display symptoms (which I answered I do not), and PAY the co-pay BEFORE receiving service (nope, don't like that). A short while later, an employee/technician, Samantha, calls me back to perform pre-screening questions, check my eyes, dilate eyes, etc. Prior to leaving the room to wait in the lobby for the doctor to call me back, she asks "Did you bring a mask?" in which I replied "Nope!" She hands me a flimsy disposable medical mask (the blue ones that hook on the ears) that I proceeded to put in my pocket. She, nor any other employee in that building, was wearing a mask. A couple elderly patients in the lobby were wearing a mask, which is their choice. Even David Bittings, O.D., another doctor, was walking around without wearing a mask. THEN I see Weintraub escorting another patient out into the lobby with that stupid blue mask worn as a chin diaper. He briefly disappears, and then returns to call my name.
In the exam room, upon sitting in the exam chair, I witness Weintraub takes off his chin diaper to put on a more "durable" mask, similar to a KN95 or 3M. He asks me "Do you have a mask?" I said "there is one in my pocket." He asked if I could take it out, in which I did to show him. Weintraub just stares at me for a few moments, with this dumbfound look on his face. I then said, "Do you want me to put it on?" in which he replied "Yeah!" (In a condescending tone). While putting on the mask, I said, "Cool, have to wear a mask that doesn't work." He replied, "Masks do work." I said, "Nope, it's already been proven they don't." This is where he derisively said, "There are other doctors you can go find that do not require masks." While putting a piece of medical tape across my nose to hold the useless mask in place, he said "entertain me." After the exam, when prompted if I have any questions, I began to ask about Lasik which is where he cut me off, instructing me to go to a Lasik center and ask, but probably won't get it due to my astigmatism being minor. When I began asking about replacing my prescription eye protection, he again cut me off and said, "I don't do classes here. Go to where you got your other pair." Well, that was a previous doctor in a different state.
This man's "bedside manner" is very subpar, and apparently doesn't like allowing his patients to practice free will. Only Weintraub was wearing a mask, so it clearly was not an office policy. Just his, because he has to get in the face of patients. The mask I had to wear was not for me, but for him. I have had COVID 3 times, without receiving the Fauci Ouchi, and I'm just fine. I do not need, or want, to wear a mask. If you, poor man, in your frail state are worried about contracting an illness (like the common cold) from someone else, perhaps you should RETIRE! You've been going for 41 years... maybe it's time to call it quits. Yes, he was right, there are other doctors I could have seen. Considering that I had already paid for the appointment, though, I put on the mask to get it over and done with versus trying to get a refund. However, as a 39 year old man, you sir have lost a patient and hopefully this review will deter others from visiting with you as well. If you decide to schedule health care services at Carroll Vision Center, stir clear of this liberal imbecile (I presume, of course). read more