Cataract surgery here was a terrifying experience. Dr. Goldman is a world class doctor who has done thousands of cataract surgeries. But some of his staffers are unbelievably and dangerously incompetent.
First, you need clearance from your own doctor within 30 days of cataract surgery. They carelessly sent the forms to my doctor too early, making them void and wasting his time doing them twice. I wondered where else in this process might they be so careless?
Second, they gave me prescriptions for eye drops and one of them specified I should use them in the WRONG EYE. If they could make such a horrific screwup writing an important prescription, what else could they screw up?
Third, it's critically important to have a pre-operative appointment just before the cataract surgery. I arrived for the pre-op and they had LOST ANY RECORD OF MY APPOINTMENT. They told me they could try to squeeze me in or I could reschedule. If they were making such dangerous errors what else were they screwing up? How careless could they be in performing the pre-op tests? I resolved then that one more screwup of any type and, in spite of Dr. Goldman's reputation, I would go elsewhere and find staffers who knew how to do their jobs and weren't negligent and incompetent.
The surgery went well on both eyes, and the staffers in the surgery center were all friendly and acted like they knew what they were doing. The opticians they work with were also friendly and efficient.
Conclusion: Risking your eyesight with incompetent and indifferent staffers is frightening. To say that some of Dr. Goldman's staff are so breathtakingly incompetent that they're not fit to be migrant fruit pickers, would be an insult to migrant fruit pickers. read more