I had cataract surgery with Dr. Christopher Boehlke and he and the entire team at Duke were…read morewonderful. The surgery team on the Duke Raleigh Campus were amazing and I had absolutely no problems at all. I was almost completely blind with cataracts and the surgery was truly a miracle. I would highly recommend Dr. Boehlke and his team at the Duke Eye Center of Raleigh.

I am ultimately tired of the poor service at this clinic. They continue to call the day before to…read moreinform us that the authorization expires as of we can do something about it. This has happened for years 2020 to be exact and it's been over a year since we've actually seen the doctor. Meanwhile the patient , my son hasn't been seen and we don't know the status of his eyes. It will take well over another year before he's seen. Someone needs to do something about this clinic. Why can't you review files for the next 6 months and call and ask for a referral or send a reminder to the parents prior to expiration ? After 6 years I'm not being silent anymore.

My wife had lasik surgery and she was impressed by the amount of professionalism shown by the…read morenurses and Doctor Porter The office is spotless and pleasant atmosphere prevails starting with the ladies at the front desk. Dr.Porter is very methodical in his work and thorough in his examination

I had been thinking of LASIK for years but only recently decided to follow through. I had searched…read morethe local Raleigh area and found Porter Ophthalmology had the best and highest reviews. The lower star ratings I read seemed to be related to insurance related issues so I ruled those out. I initially tried to make an appointment online but never heard anything so I called a few days later. The receptionist was friendly and immediately sent me forms via email to complete prior to my consultation. My wife and I went to the consultation and met Dr Porter and his wonderful staff. After completing all the required tests and asking Dr Porter more questions than I probably should...we scheduled the pre-op appointment and my surgery. The pre-op lasted about 2 hours, which included dilation of my eyes. I drove home afterwards with little issue. Surgery day (yesterday). We showed up just prior to my 0910 appointment and we were sent to a small room just outside the inpatient surgery room (or whatever you want to call it). Friendly staff came in and spoke with us and put some numbing drops in my eyes. Shortly thereafter I was in the room and having the surgery. I will note now that I am 54 and wore progressive lenses so we went with monovision for my surgery. Meaning that my left eye is for reading and my right (dominant) eye is for distance. Seems weird, right? After the surgery, which lasted less than 10 minutes, we received some final instructions and we were on our way home. My vision was cloudy but I could make out pretty much everything. I rested for a few hours in a mostly dark room, putting drops in every hour as directed. After 4-5 hours the cloudiness was almost gone and I could see TV and read fairly well. My eyes were slightly itchy but the eye drops seemed to alleviate the issue. Later on in the evening my left eye began to ache slightly so I took Motrin and went to sleep. Woke up today and vision was even better than the day before. We went to my 0900 appointment and again met with Dr Porter. After a series of checks he stated my eyes were between 20/25 and 20/20, which I haven't had in about 11 years. I was worried about the blended vision but my brain is quickly adapting. Dr Porter said that my vision will continue to improve over the next 4-6 weeks. My only regret is that I waited so long to have this surgery.

I absolutely love this place, I didnt have to wait long when I got there and the staff was amazing!…read moreJuliana was such a doll, she was really sweet and made sure I had a great visit, would definitely be coming back!!

Absolutely will never schedule another appointment here again. I waited over 1 hour 45 min min to…read morebe seen for an appointment. This office is dingy and needs a deep cleaning at the very least, but a complete renovation or new location is totally warranted. Fixtures were covered in a thick layer of dust, ceiling tiles were bowed and had water stains, air vents & returns appeared to be clogged with dust (I left there with a sore throat and stuffy nose from the poor air quality), walls had holes from things that previously hung there but were never repaired, optical equipment appeared to be original to the office (decades old), front desk staff was very loudly conducting personal conversations amongst themselves. Find a better practice.

When I came there was 1 other person on the waiting room. Th Dr did come out several times to…read moreintroduce himself to us. When I was taken in I was given a regular eye ck up by the assistant and then I waited for 39-45 min for him to return. I went in for extreme dry eyes n I needed glasses that worked. As it was I waited 2 months before I could see a Dr. n now, he brushed it off...no prescription for the dry eyes and all I need are reading glasses. When he gave me the eye exam, he gave me 1 line to read n I told him I could not read it n he was blurry. I am an artist. I can't read a road sign, Im using old glasses to teach art n to paint at home. Reading Glasses! I contacted my insurance n told them what happened n they have made me another appt w another opthomologist n filing a grievance on my part n their's. I guess I need to get a pair of reading glasses to read a book, another to read a road sign, another to see you, a couple to teach, another for the PC, another to paint, and another to see my subject. And I still have no help for the dry eyes.

Had cataract surgery and a year later minor laser follow-up. I have clear vision and am satisfiedread more

Front desk employee was extremely rude & unprofessional, when we arrived for our appointment she…read moreresponds with "IM STILL ON LUNCH" and proceeds to roll her eyes like what? It's our first time visiting this clinic and the impression is unprofessional. Also the facilities smell and are dirty

I have been going to see Dr Friedland for 25 years. I love her attention to detail and the amount…read moreof time she is willing to spend with me.

I went in and they took a million pictures of my eyes and I waited to see a Doctor in this room for…read morelike 25 minutes. He walked in and did a 50 yard dash. He Sid there was nothing wrong with my golden flashes and stayed 5 minutes and left. I think he could've had a better bedside manner and spent time explaining why I was having flashes. The employees were all very nice but I felt like I was in an eye factory. I guess I'm spoiled because I receive such excellent care at Wake Med and my doctor spends a great deal of time with me.

SUPER EFFICIENT My…read morevisit to NC Retina Associates was THE MOST organized and professional medical appointment of my life! Everything ran smoothly and every staff person with whom I interacted was personable and informative. I was able to have a laser procedure the same day; without having to make a separate appointment months out as is usually the case with other providers. I HIGHLY recommend this practice and especially Dr. Thordsen. Para mis amigos latinos, el médico habla español!

Extremely difficult to get in touch with. They never pick up the phone, you have to leave a…read morevoicemail or text with him and they only occasionally get back to you.

I'm new to the state and have been looking for a new optometrist. I'm so glad I found this place…read more The people are extremely friendly and helpful. I also love their Covid protocols- it felt very clean. It's appointment only to control the amount of people in the store. They also take your temperature and everyone has to keep their mask on. I also love their wide variety of glasses.

Saturday morning I walk in, no appointment. The girls up front were super friendly. I was seen…read morealmost immediately! The doctor and lady helping her were also extremely friendly and informative and seemed to genuinely care about my needs. Lastly the lady who helps during check out was an absolute doll. So helpful and sweet. They have assembled an incredible staff here.

Zero stars - extremely disappointing experience. I waited 45 minutes after my appointment time to…read morebe seen, finally someone noticed me waiting and asked another staff member to get me started. While going over charges at the end, I had a $145 contact fitting fee. I've been wearing contacts for years so no one helped me "fit" anything. After stating they should really be more transparent around pricing I was informed that I was supposed to be told upfront. I asked for one pair of contact lens samples to take with me to use during the two week wait time and was told no. $718 and 3 hours later (no exaggeration ) I was finally on my way out. I did ask if that time frame was typical and was told that it was normal now that they've switched to virtual. I now know after reading other reviews that it's actually not typical. I feel deceived on pricing and my time and patronage were not respected or appreciated. I'll be picking up my glasses (cheapest pair available) and contacts and will never visit again. I'll add that the virtual visit with the doctor and technician was fine and both were professional. Unfortunately this doesn't make up for the rest of the visit but it's at least one good caveat to this.

Dr Palo and his entire staff are phenomenal. They go above and beyond everytime I come in and I…read morereally appreciate it. Especially as I'm new to contacts and had a lot of questions. They took ample time with me and genuinely helped out with everything that came up. As long as I'm in Raleigh I would never consider going anywhere else!

Your service was inadequate, As A customer I found that a product was priced higher than in other…read moreoptical stores. Whether this was ignorance or a faulty staff, your staff has a lot of work ahead. I feel you are neglecting your customers, I trust this is not the way that your company wishes to conduct business with a valued customer. Your needs to take all the necessary measures to make sure that bad service does not become a habit, when you know better, do better

The care received from the providers are great however the front desk staff not so much. I called…read moreto make a follow up appointment and when I got through I was asked if i was aware that i had a bill left over from my initial visit. 1. I have insurance Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO and have not lapse insurance in I do not know how many years, so this shouldn't happen from a primary care appointment. 2. I gave them my insurance card when i came in and they input my information. 3. they never called me to notify me that i had a bill or sent out notification that i had a bill, so how am i to know i have a bill. 4. I am also a patient access front desk staff for a hospital and am well aware of the no surprise care act where you should not have services rendered and be unaware or surprised by a random cost or bill. Next problem is i was instructed that my insurance company did not pay out after the claim for services were sent in, and that i should call my insurance company, this is also not something I the pt should be doing, but i called anyways and found out nothing was ever recieved by this place. so now i call thier billing department with my bcbs insurance rep on a 3 way call to straighten out and find where the disconnect is, ofc it was on the pcp side as they switched the last two numbers of my policy number when inputing my insurance information. Next problem i have been calling for 3 days straight trying to find out had the issue been resolved and i was also going to schedule my mother a new patient appt for the same day as my upcoming appt. every time i call i was told to hold not asked if i could like the proper protocol but told to hold and immediately placed on hold, ALL 3 TIMES!!!, by the last call i asked her not to place me on hold and she still did, at this point i am now calling to check the resolution of the bill and also to cancel my upcoming appointment as i have lost interest in continuing care with this PCP office strictly off the front desk incompetency alone, to no avail i cannot get them to stop placing me on hold.

A great practice, from the front office to the physicians. Everyone I have come in contact with…read morethere really cares. I see Dr McMullen, and he is wonderful. I highly recommend them, especially if you are tired of navigating the big networks.