Dr Turkish took care of my mom. We would drive from Baton Rouge to come see him. Best Dr ever. The only reason we stopped coming to see him was because he no longer accepted the insurance that my mom had read more

I was referred bc I had some issues with my eyes that my eye Dr had detected and we wanted a second option. He did a very thorough examination and I was reassured when I left. His bedside manner is a little rough around the edges. I was in the exam room and over heard him telling a patient that he will dismiss him if he misses one more appt. now I understand that that some folks are a problem but I don't wan to hear about it. read more

I think the eye dr needs to see a mental health dr. For those of you that had a nice experience, you must have caught him on a good day. My one and only visit was just like the other experiences listed by traumatized patients. 1. Long wait - YES 2. Passive aggressive- YES 3. Yelling at staff during my apt. - YES 4. Complete lack of communication- YES 5. Stringing me along for multiple apt. with no explanation- YES 6. Lance Turkish Sucks - YES This crazy old man is more worried about how much you are going to pay than he is your health. read more

I saw Dr Brett Budden for a retinal exam. He was so informative, gentle and personable. The entire staff were all professional and friendly. I also needed an eye exam for a new prescription which I did not have an appointment for. They immediately accommodated me for this. This Dr was so thorough. I believe the lenses he prescribed will be the clearest I'll ever have seen. Then Dr Budden did the retinal exam. He was very caring and made sure I was comfortable as possible. He told me I had a small retinal tear and explained it very clearly but for me not to panic. He will see me again next month. I didn't get the name of the optometrist but he was excellent. He was Asian American and I will make sure I get his name to add to this review. I only waited in the office for 15 minutes before being seen. read more

Dr. Turkish treated me for a torn retina. He is an excellent physician and very thorough. He explained in detail what was wrong and the procedure to repair my retina. His staff is very courteous and professional. read more

This is the first doctor I that have met in my life who puts his patients before everything and anything. He genuinely cares for every man, woman, child, (and probably even animal) who walks through the doors of his office. He is beyond brilliant (he can identify an eye disorder in a few informed minutes) and he a wonderful human being. Honestly, you really can't say that about doctors nowadays. Yes, Judy, his raspy-voiced assistant can be relatively difficult when it comes to scheduling follow-up appointments (she is known to cop an attitude every now and again), but what do you expect for a amazing ophthalmologist who is as high in demand as he is? You can't always get the best dates, but any appointment is worth it for your health. He is experienced in performing a highly complicated eye surgeries (I know this first hand), and can fix common eye diseases in a few days. Check out the articles about him in his waiting room, and you will get a great glimpse of his heart--as a young, budding physician, he said his goal was to cure the world of blindness caused by diabetes. Dr. Turkish's warm demeanor and overall wonderfulness more than makes up for any appointment-based shortcomings. Really, he is the best. Ophthalmologist. Ever. And I don't throw around the word "best" lightly. read more

I first saw Dr. Turkish 6 years ago with a detached retina and have continued to see him regularly for the underlying condition. He (and his staff) are courteous, professional, and always take the time to explain everything and answer my questions. I sought the opinions of at least two other ophthalmologists before deciding to treat with Dr. Turkish. I appreciate his thorough yet conservative approach; when others wanted to treat immediately with surgery he suggested less invasive (and ultimately successful) options. FYI - my appointments have often lasted for more than 2 hours - but I'm glad he takes his time and isn't trying to rush me out of the door. read more

Lance Turkish overbooks patients, so expect to wait hours to be seen. He is thorough, but doesn't explain anything. If he does, it is condescending and rude. One problem takes multiple uncomfortable and unnecessary appointments to be addressed, and he charges every single time. read more

This doctor strings you along. It's reasonable to think his primary interest is milking your insurance company for as much money as possible while avoiding answers to your questions as your vision gets worse with each successive appointment. He also keeps you waiting for up to 2 hours at a time. He obviously over books with disregard for his patients time in his pursuit of greed. read more

The wait time for this doctor is 1 -2 1/2 hours , he degrades and insults his employees on a daily basis. His staff is more caring than he is, I would not recommend this doctor to anyone. Please go elsewhere! read more

I was in and out of Dr. Turkish's office in an hour. The staff was very sweet and the doctor seemed genuinely concerned with my condition. It's unfortunate that some people had such negative experiences because I would definitely go back to see him. He's been practicing for almost 50 years according to all the plaques on his wall and you can tell that he is very knowledgeable. read more

He is by far the worst doctor I have ever met. The first time we went to him we sat in the waiting for over an hour then we sat in the exam room for another thirty minutes before we had someone come in they dilated his eyes then sent us back in the waiting room which is super bright so my fiancés eyes wouldn't dilate correctly because of the excessive light. They had to redilate because of how long they had us waiting finally we got to see the doctor he did a quick check was super rude didn't explain much and told us he had to get laser eye surgery because he could go blind if we left there pretty much not giving us an option to get a second opinion. We did the laser surgery and we ended up sitting and waiting another two hours before they did or said anything to us. Finally they took him to the back to do some pictures then an hour later did the surgery and had him sitting in the waiting room after for thirty minutes instead of in a dark room so his eyes could re cooperate. We were there for a total of 6 hours the first day then we had to come back a month later (today) we get there at 11 sign in two of the nurses look at us and smile one is on the phone. We wait and wait forty minutes goes by no one speaks to us. Another patient comes in checks in and I over hear the nurse saying where is Matthew did he cancel his appointment we then went up saying we check in forty minutes ago. One of them says oh I forgot another says well I was on the phone even though they both acknowledged us and smiled when we walked in. We then wait another thirty minutes before they take us back they ask some questions and dilate his eyes sending us back to the waiting room then they come into the waiting room and put more drops in. In my opinion that is very unprofessional and unsanitary! We then wait an hour I go up and ask the nurse what's taking so long she says they don't have a room open and literally ten seconds later they bring us in a room, and no one walked out either. We then wait another thirty minutes watch the doctor ignore our room twice and skip us and go to people who came in an hour or more after we did! He came in started to check and then said everything was fine and we need to come back in three months. It seemed like he was just trying to get more money out of us! He was very rude as are his staff, he has no regard for people's time and we just don't have 4-6 hours to waist sitting in a waiting room for a ten minute eye exam at the end! I would not recommend this doctor to my worst enemy!!! if you have things to do or have any plans after your appointment cancel them before hand because you will be there for hours! read more

Dr. Turkish is an excellent physician! He takes a great deal of time with his patients and is the most thorough ophthalmologist I have ever been to. After spending a great deal of time with me on my visit, he called back to say he was worried about a complaint I made and wanted to order another test. The results turned out to be fine but I was so happy to know he had turned over every stone in investigating my symptoms. I would definitely recommend him to anyone. read more

Been seeing Dr. Turkish for several years now. One thing's for sure - he's thorough. He will not allow anyone to leave his office if he feels that you may be in danger of eye issues that would alter your life. He does see lots of patients each day and tries to see people who have emergencies "that same day" which of course - may alter your stay time in his office. I look at it like this - if it were me with the emergency - would I want him to see me that same day? The answer is yes - so - I don't mind waiting if there's an emergency that took some extra time. Recently - I had an issue that really concerned me greatly. It was some kind of eye infection that began on Saturday and by the time Sunday came - my eye was beet red and that was disconcerting. I called Dr. Lance's number - left a message - and he called back not too long after. I explained my situation and he said "I'm on my way back from Florida (vacation) - but - I'll be there around 5pm - why don't you meet me in my office then - I need to look at that eye" And he did - and I'm glad he did because it was a bacterial infection. I don't think i've ever heard of a Doc doing that kind of thing. His staff is great too. I'm grateful to be under his care. Thanks Doc. read more

These other reviews shock me after the abusive and aggressive experience I had that left me scared, in shock he still is granted the privledge of seeing patients,and in tears. I called the his office and was asked by his receptionist if I could come in," right now." I was experiencing a floater in my eye so I jumped on the appointment and left work early. The receptionist got me all set up. She was courteous and helpful The technician came in the exam room and did a few quick tests. His name is Mathew and was also very amicable and helpful. An hour and 19 minutes went by and still no sign of the doctor or any news on when I could expect to be seen. I asked the receptionist if she had an estimate, she said " I don't know. He should be in any minute." I said " ok, I just want to be sure I can pick my dog up before 7pm". It was 5 pm ( I arrived at 340pm). I went back to the exam room to wait. When Lance Turkish walked in, he did not introduce himself and went to the table and started writing. He was not looking up. I said : " hello are you the doctor?" He said" yes" and did not look up. Lance Turkish then sat in front of me and began to speak to his technicians as he pulled closer to my chair. He motioned to a bottle of eye drops on the counter for Mathew the technician, to open I said, " excuse me, can you explain to me what those are for?" -- which I think is a patients right to understand what is happening! Turkish responded: " To dilate your eyes" I was surprised to hear this, as I had not been told this was going to be involved and I had no one to drive me home. I let him know I wouldn't be able to drive if I had that done. It's here he began to snap. He told me he assumed I knew I would have them dialated. I explained that , as a patient, I would not assume anything about the examination but would expect if something would interrupt my ability to see clearly for an extended period of time, I would be advised to bring a driver along. At this point he asked me if I had ever had my eyes examined. He lean in and aggessivly and consecedingly huffed. I responded that I had an exam in March. He asked if my eyes has been dilated. I said, no, I hadnt had that done since i was 20 years old. He said then you never had an eye exam, and pushed away from my chair He made an aggressive push away, which immediately made me stiffen up and said I should have known and I was wasting his time. He asked why I even came in. I said ," you should not be so rude to your patients" he snapped - in front of his entire staff!! That I was rude because he did me a favor by getting me in at all. he pointed his finger toward me and grimaced. I said his receptionist only told me to come in right away and never told me about a favor. He said " do you think I let people come see me whenever they call same day? I did you a favor". I didn't know what he wanted me to do with that information. Was he trying to make me feel BAD I wouldn't be able to drive after a dilation ? I was the one with the problem, why should I be made to feel badly? I said I don't want to listen to this anymore, you are very rude, I don't want to be seen by you. As I walked out he YELLED: " YOU NEEF TO HEAR THAt YOU WILL GO BLIND. YOU HAVE A RETINAL TEAR AND YOU COULD GO BLIND" he then FOLLWED me through the hallway of his office out through the waiting room. At this point I was afraid he might physically harm me, as he was angry yelling and chasing me. I quickly said you need to stop following me this is inappropriate. And I ran out to the elevator trying to leave as fast as I could, afraid he would follow me further. I have never had such an abusive and horrible experience with anyone in my life. This man should be stripped of his medical license as he has no bedside manner and an anger management problem. I am VERY surprised the whole staff just kept thier heads down while he yelled, taunted, and FOLLOWED me chasing me because I was afraid, and walking very fast toward the exit. Suffice to say, I was genuinely afraid of my well being Imagine what it would feel like to be worried about your health, be yelled at for not magically knowing what would happen when you got to the doctors office, and then chased out by a screaming doctor telling you the worst possible prognosis for an issue he didn't even exam !!! Please avoid this person, I hope for no one to ever have to go through something like this again. read more

I too question this doctor's beside manner. Although he didn't yell at me or taunt me...he definitely was very cold and sterile...and I had the feeling that I should walk on eggshells while there. I didn't feel I got any type of diagnosis about my eye problem or learn what to do to manage even though he dilated my eyes and examined me. read more

Dr. Turkish was a big mistake. I went to him because he's near by. To begin with, he has the bedside manner of a constipated tortoise and treats patients like an annoyance. Appointments with him are exercises in patience. I have been to 4 appointments, all involving long waiting periods. The first time, I didn't see anyone for 2 hours after arrival time. The examination took 1 1/2 hours, much of which involves sitting alone in a dark room waiting for the next assistant to come in, do a short test, and leave--more waiting. In this case when Turkish finally arrived, he came in and said, "Sorry about the wait we had and emergency" without looking a me and sounding very much like he really wasn't sorry. Now I understand appointments involve necessary waiting periods while your eyes dilate for the next phase of the exam. But the dilation takes about twenty minutes at the most. You can't help but put up with that, but the last time I went, I had to wait for over an hour before I was called back into the exam room. No explanation was offered and I probably would be still sitting there if I hadn't gone up to the desk to inform the receptionist that I was leaving. That seemed to get some notice. I was told, "the doctor will be with your shortly"--shortly turned out to be another 15 mins. When I was finally taken back into the office, I was ushered down the hall, told to sit on a couch AND WAIT! I was then give another test which lasted, at best 10 mins. I was then taken into the examination room, 5 more mins. in the dark , and finally the great doctor arrives. Again he doesn't look at me and says, "sorry for the wait" over his shoulder while attending to his paperwork. The, last part of the exam which he conducts involves some very painful things such as having a lens put right on you eye and getting you eye lids pulled back and having your eye ball poked with some instrument I couldn't see. Then lot's of very bright lights, pointed at your still dilated eyes with brusk instructions to look right, look left...etc. All this takes about 20 mins. After this, again attending to his paperwork, he then informs me that nothing has changed since the last visit but there is "something new". "You have a swollen vein there." Honestly, that's all he said. He started writing in his paperwork again. (BTW, after 4 visits, I have a file that is at least 1/2 inch thick!) Finally, he asked if I had any questions. Well, of course, I asked him about the vein. He replied by saying, "the vein is back there and it's swollen. We have to do an angiogram. You can make an appointment for that." When I pressed him for details, he raised his voice while giving a brief "explanation", like he was quite irritated with me. All told, my appointment which was for 9:00 A.M. lasted until 12:30. One thing I know for sure, he overbooks. He takes appointments for every 15 minutes and exams, even without the waiting, last at least 1 1/2 hours. The waiting room was jammed. At one point there were so many people a one person had to stand because there was no place to sit. After four visits I've had enough, I am looking for a new ophthalmologist. I should add some of his staff are about as personable as he is. I think they're afraid of him! read more