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    Halpern Joel OD

    2.0 (1 review)

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    Delaware Eye Care Center

    Delaware Eye Care Center

    2.2
    (31 reviews)
    0.2 mi

    ***UPDATE SEE BOTTOM…read more I went to the Dover Center in December - While I was on vacation - so I didn't have to use time off from work! I saw one of the Doctors. THE POSITIVES: The assistants who do your initial eye exam (not sure of their title) ie. "Cover your eye & tell me what the letters are that you see" are always super sweet and so are the front desk associates. THE NEGATIVE: The doctor that I seen. First the lady comes in followed by an associate who doesn't even speak nor is she introduced. I have been having tearing out of my right eye for months and I explained that to the doctor - it was abnormal and I was at the point of having to keep tissues to wipe my eye constantly as it was getting worse. The Doctor insisted nothing was wrong with my eye and that perhaps she could prescribe me some eye drops for allergies but she saw nothing. Her initial look through of my eye was apart of my normal exam. After stressing to her the severity of the issue and the gradual increase in tearing AND that a bug subsequently flew in my eye possibly making it worse she made no attempts to look at my eye further and determine the cause of the issue. Is it really allergies? Is it dry eye and my eye is exerting additional tears to supplement? Or is it something else? Who knows because she made no attempts to figure it out. She came in with no pleasantries which is fine if you want to get down to business but I realized in the end her only intention was to get in and out to her next patient - they must have really tight bookings to my detriment. I did a survey after the appointment and described my grievances but of course no response.. The front desk associate apologized though - as I mentioned they're professional. TODAY: 2 months later guess whose eye issue escalated *raises hand* - MINE. Now instead of just tearing, the tearing first of all has escalated to non stop, my eye is stuck closed in the morning when I wake up and I have cases of blurred vision in the morning and blurred vision from time to time through out the day out of the one eye. I had to call the emergency line and leave a message on Sunday because of the severity when I woke up and thankfully the on call Doctor which happens to be someone different than whom I saw at the appointment called me back in 3 minutes. I was very appreciative as I didn't expect to be called back especially not that soon. It was 7:30 in the morning and as a result or that kind of professionalism I will be giving this place one more shot. I hope this proves to be fruitful. My issue is that I now have to use 2.5 hours of sick time from my job and pay another $25 co pay for something that should have been handled in December. Come on now - not fair - I was proactive - and no one tried to make it right with the survey I submitted. A simple apology would have sufficed. ***Update - Yesterday's experienced was completely different. The front desk associates and assistants who do your initial eye exam were amazing per usual. I was able to speak with the person who overseas the customer service reviews and she was understanding. She realistically has to do research to determine the root cause of my concern so without taking sides she apologized for my individual experience which I appreciated. The Dr. I saw this time also stated he didn't see anything abnormal with my eye even though my symptoms escalated (thank God) but the difference is he actually looked (again to be fair the other doctor looked but it was a routine eye exam look not a look that pertained to the issue I expressed with excessive tearing) and he addressed my concerns answering my questions and explaining some potential causes in the environment and with the work that I do all day. I left with an understanding and that was absent my previous visit. All in all I wont hold this entire place accountable for 1 - 2 ppl (I also had one other experience a while ago but ill leave that one alone). Things happen I felt yesterday they made it right with the exception of me having to pay a $25 co pay and use sick time to come back in. Thank you

    I ordered my free glasses after cataract surgery 7 weeks ago tomorrow and still have not received…read morethem. I'm lucky I have someone to read prescription labels for me (you will need reading glasses after the surgery unless you pay $thousands for special iol's). I suggest you look elsewhere for your surgery because the optical department doesn't know what they're doing.

    Simon Eye - Dover

    Simon Eye - Dover

    3.7
    (3 reviews)
    2.0 mi

    They have excellent customer service skills and are very kind and greet you with a smile they were…read morehelpful with all of my needs Dr Hohmann was great she explained everything to me very kind and friendlyit was one of the best experiences I've had I highly recommend them i am so glad i picked their office to go to

    I will no longer go here for my eye care needs. I went in for an eye exam in November of 2021, like…read moreI do every year with this provider for the last several years. Exam went well but when I went to buy glasses, I was suddenly dealing with a "car dealership", at least that is what it felt like. I was told my glasses were over $800 after my insurance. I have paid between the High $200's to the upper $300's for years. After I objected, the price suddenly came down to the High $200's. I didn't appreciate that at all. I got a copy of my prescription and bought my glasses elsewhere. Then today, I show up with my daughter for her 8AM appointment, that has been scheduled for a year of course, to be told that her appointment has been canceled and rescheduled. She missed school in the morning and I took off of work in the morning for this appointment. The soonest they could "squeeze" us in was 11AM the same day. So I could drive home a half hour each way or hang out for 3 hours. Way to go...one mistake, o'kay. Two mistakes, and you could have done more to accommodate the mistake but didn't seem to have any interest in that. I guess you have plenty of business and you are not concerned. Not happy since you changed to Simon Eye and I will not be back. I am making an appointment for myself and my daughter elsewhere.

    Sears Optical

    Sears Optical

    1.0
    (1 review)
    3.4 mi

    My initial transaction with Sears Optical went fairly smoothly. My daughter had her Eye exam,…read morechose her glasses, ordered her contacts.....smooth. The problem occurred months later when I went in for a routine tightening of her glasses. On the second day of school (3 weeks ago) she complained to me that her glasses were fitting a little loose so we took them in for an on the spot adjustment. They adjusted the glasses and they fit better, but since my daughter had her contacts on at the time she didn't notice that in adjusting her glasses they somehow "erased"the prescription. She noticed this on the second day when she wore them and realized that she couldn't see through one side. We returned to the store that day and explained this to the acting manager. He attempted to clean them and when that didn't work came to the conclusion that the prescription had been erased from the lense and that new lenses would have to be ordered. He mentioned that he wasn't the official manager though so he'd leave a note for her suggesting that she replace the lenses as it was their mistake. I called the next day to check on the status and was told the manager wasn't in, so I left a message. On the 3rd day I called again and was told that the manager was unavailable and asked if I'd like to leave a message(come to find out the manager was actually on maternity leave...so when should I have expected her to call me back?) I told the person I was speaking to about my situation and she told me that she had gotten the approval from the manager prior to my call to get new lenses sent in(but she didn't have the common courtesy to call me and let me know...I was told the glasses should be available in 3-7 business days...after which I began calling each day afterward because my daughter is not used to using her contacts everyday and it was getting uncomfortable. She found her last pair and has been alternating, but that prescription is currently too weak, so it helps a bit, but not completely. When I called last Thursday they told me that they called the lab and the glasses/lenses must be "LOST IN TRANSIT" and that they were reordering them with a rush in delivery and I should have them today at the latest. I just called them this morning (again, they didn't call me with an update) to find out that the lenses came in "scratched" and had to be reordered AGAIN....WTH? First off, how unprofessional are they, not initiating contact with me when this entire mess has been their fault from the start...and secondly what kind of company takes this long with a simple lense replacement. What if my daughter had no other glasses or contacts? How could they let something so simple get so out of hand? And all I get is a weak sounding apology...I simply cannot believe that they've allowed this situation to get to this point without putting in any significant effort to truly rectify it. Needless to say, I will not be returning for future eye care or glasses as I have no faith in the work they do or how they treat their customers. I've looked up Sears Optical reviews online(too little too late) only to find that they have multiple cases and complaints against them for their shoddy business practices and customer service

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