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    Desert Vision

    4.3 (96 reviews)
    Open • 9:00 am - 4:30 pm

    By appointment only

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    Eye exams

    Eyewear fitting

    Retinal imaging

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    I was out of town and came by last minute to see if they could fix my glasses even though I'm not a customer! They even cleaned and made them nice, didn't charge me and were LOVELY! If I ever move back to the desert I will be coming here!!!! Shawna is the best!

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    Love this place and the new owners. Highly recommend because of the staff and the doctor.

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    My glasses were a simple prescription, however they were ready the next day and perfect!

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    Love them and the doctor, have been going there since I moved to Palm Springs in 2000

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    Awesome doctor. Fantastic staff. A beautiful selection of frames. I highly recommend.

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    “Chris & Sergio went ABOVE & BEYOND to fix my glasses that I ruined with super glue!!”

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    Scott Swanson, OD - The contacts

    Scott Swanson, OD

    4.3(35 reviews)
    2.4 mi

    The optometrist was kind and professional, but the front desk staff are incredibly rude and…read moreunhelpful. I was told it would be $90 with insurance for my contact lens prescription. I saved up the $90 and came back, only to be told that because it was over 30 days, it's now $140. That was never properly explained upfront. It feels like they look for excuses to tack on extra fees. Instead of showing any understanding, they were snappy and dismissive. Customer service clearly isn't a priority here. Because of those girls in the front office alone, I won't be returning.

    My last visit with Dr. Swanson was a disaster. The glasses he prescribed had a reading lens for the…read moreright eye. They were made wrong. I went back and was checked by the other doctor, who discovered and acknowledged the mistake. The glasses were sent back. When I returned to pick them up, I noticed no change in the lenses. When I told the second doctor, Dr. Fields, he became defensive. Dr. Fields then told me I'd get used to them. I went home, tried to get used to them, then returned the glasses to Walmart for a refund. It baffled me as to why Dr. Fields seemed to be obsessed with defending Dr. Swanson. I just wanted glasses I could see through. I'm not sure what's going on between these two doctors, but I will never return to that office.

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    Scott Swanson, OD - My grandson carrying my new contacts

    My grandson carrying my new contacts

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    Here's his hours!

    Scott Swanson, OD - They are also known as First Sight! Walk in welcome!

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    They are also known as First Sight! Walk in welcome!

    Milauskas Eye Institute - Palm Springs

    Milauskas Eye Institute - Palm Springs

    2.8(62 reviews)
    1.7 mi

    Office is enormous, wait times after booking and in waiting room are not bad. That said, I was…read morethere for an hour and a half, one of the techs forgot to dilate my eyes so I had to blow another half hour, weird mistake to make. I've had weird floaters in my eyes for months and they aren't going away. They said after a ton of tests they had no idea why but insisted nothing is wrong. Not impressed and a $65 copay!

    SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED WHAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED! SEE OTHER VIEWS AS WELL AS MINE!I…read morehave been a patient of this practice for years and have spent thousands of dollars here, including approximately $5,000 on surgery. I never expected to be treated this way over a $100 routine office visit. For this particular visit, the office required payment before seeing the doctor. The staff collected my $100 payment in cash before I saw the doctor. I then had my appointment. Now the office claims that same $100 was never paid and has sent the account to collections. Think about that: their procedure was to collect payment BEFORE I could see the doctor. They collected my cash, I saw the doctor, and now they say I never paid. I have formally disputed the charge with both the collection agency and the doctor's office. For weeks, I have repeatedly called trying to resolve this. Each time I'm told the manager will call me back. She doesn't. Staff has even confirmed that the manager has been in my file, yet I still cannot get a return call. This isn't about $100. I have spent thousands of dollars with this practice over the years. I'm not going to suddenly refuse to pay a legitimate $100 office visit. This is about their recordkeeping, their handling of a patient's cash payment, and their complete lack of communication when there is a problem. I have also found the doctor's appearance increasingly sloppy and unprofessional, and unfortunately the handling of this situation has left me with the same impression about the way the office is being managed. I gave them multiple opportunities over several weeks to resolve this privately. Instead, they sent a $100 payment that I already made to collections and won't even return my calls. After years as a patient, I have completely lost confidence in this practice. One star. UPDATE: it has been about one business week, and I still not have heard from them. I paid the additional insurance coverage for my Lasik and that requires routine eye exams to be kept in order to be eligible for that service. Their lack of care and consideration, as well as allowing me to keep my appointment will most likely void out that additional cost that I paid for. Unfortunately, I'm going to have to report them to the ophthalmology board and contact my lawyer for next steps as they are now putting my eyesight at risk.

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    Milauskas Eye Institute - Palm Springs

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    Acuity Eye Group

    Acuity Eye Group

    3.3(245 reviews)
    0.5 mi

    Impersonal, not welcoming, scant on conversation and instructions, poor communication re: process…read more Staff young enough to be my grandchildren calling me by my first name, disrespectful instructions. All around poor communication. Offices a little shabby. Long wait times. Taking my prescription elsewhere for glasses.

    Dr. Todd Kelsch is trained and experienced in double vision detection and how to correct it using…read moreeyeglasses. It is the biggest issue with my eyesight. He did an excellent job in evaluating my vision needs. Including pointing out an element of double vision that had not been corrected in my previous eyeglass prescription. There is an amazing amount of state of the art optical equipment in the office. Dr. Kelsch and all of his staff are knowledgeable in how to use the equipment they are assigned to use within their level of training. The staff documented the physical elements of my eyes and Dr. Kelsch did the visual examination to write the prescription for my glasses. Just like medical office staff uses basic equipment like blood pressure cuffs and pulse oximeters to relate basic physical characteristics to the doctor before he examines the patient. The doctor, the front office staff, and all of the employees in the office are extremely polite, professional, and knowledgeable. I have very high confidence in the doctor, the equipment, and all of the staff.

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    Tom Chang, MD

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    Gilman & Vorster Optometry - Big sign made it easy to find

    Gilman & Vorster Optometry

    4.6(45 reviews)
    19.2 mi

    New patient/first time visit. They are a very friendly/welcoming office. I was seen by Dr…read more Voster. He was very thorough in my examination. He showed me the inside of my eyeballs and explained everything going on with my eyesight. He even explained how my medication also helps widen the veins in my eyes to get blood flowing there. We talked about how my vision affects me at work, daily life and what type of lenses suited my needs. Dr. Voster also recommended some eye drops to help with the dryness. He escorted me to another side of the office that was where the glasses were. They have a decent selection. The person that helped me gave me recommendations and broke down costs. Overall it was a great experience, but just an FYI - it was a bit of a sticker shock with the kind of lenses I got. I got the ones where I can see far when driving and have readers for close up. Personally, I should have just got regular glasses and bought some readers separately. Lol I say consider this place as an option. They are truly a great staff with excellent services - and the costs reflect that. That may be a little more than one anticipates. To give u an idea, exam + eyeball thing + frames + lenses... I think it came out to $260 out of pocket. Mind you, my insurance is pretty great. Anyhow. Hope this info helps!

    staff was nice and informative but cost could have been explained a little better…read more Went in to ask about LASIK surgery and was given an eye exam. When checking out, I was charged my copay plus an extra $39 for an eye picture, and the receipt wasn't itemized. Wish they had explained the additional cost upfront

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    Fashiontabulous Frames for girls. Such great glasses!

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    There Modz frames are awesome!

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