The only reason why Dr. Prince should even receive one star is due to Diane. Diane holds down the fort when Dr. Prince decides that she no longer wants to provide service to her patients. Keep in mind, I have been a patient of Dr. Prince for almost 5 years now and this year I decided to finally get new glasses. Unfortunately, my insurance only covered the eye appointment and therefore I was forced to pay $300 for new glasses in addition to another couple hundred for contacts(at that point have not ordered). Here is how my experience went from mediocre doctor's appointment to a complete, utterly cowardice experience...
1. Sent glasses and frame in, 2 weeks later, wrong prescription. Ok I get, people make mistakes.
2. Dr. Prince checked my eyes again, 2 weeks later, the frames were cut wrong. The lenses did not sit centered to my eye. So Diane sent it to a different lab.
3. I waited another 2 weeks, finally received it and everything looked ok. I took them home only see that the coating was not applied properly. The coating appeared to form a web like coating so every time I looked through it, the lenses itself looked cracked.
At this point I asked for a refund, Diane spoke with Dr. Prince, who not once herself picked up a phone to apologize for my inconvenience, declined my refund. She instead gave me 6 months worth of contacts which saved me some money since I needed to order some anyways.
4. Diane ordered the lenses again at lab #2 and measured where my eyes sat so the lab would cut them correctly. I also decided to go out of my way to go to the lab so they can measure the glasses on me to make everyone's job easier. This process took over 5 weeks. Apparently, the husband of the lab tech who is not licensed to perform this kind of work cracked the lenses and had to order another. I arrived after weeks of waiting. The lab tech's husband measure me and I sat there for 30+ minutes while he cut my lenses. GUESS WHAT??? YES, HE SWITCHED PRESCRIPTIONS. So the left eye was on the right eye and the right eye was on the left eye. I was livid as he rushed me and my infant son out the door blaming Dr. Prince's office. So I rushed to the office ready to set it off!
5. Again, asked for a refund and nothing, no response from the "calm, quiet, nice" Dr. Prince who did not care that one of her patients has gone weeks without a product and service that was purchased. Diane sent my glasses off again to the third lab assuring me it will be done in only a few days. Well the few days was just a little bit longer but I have waited this long so what a couple more days. The glasses looked perfect and I wore them all weekend. However, surely enough I realized I kept having to push my glasses up off my face to see as well as pull them away from my face. It could have been too strong and cut wrong.
Did Dr. Prince once call me to apologize? I was her patient and not Diane's. Did Dr. Prince call me to tell I was not receiving a refund? Did Dr. Prince do anything other than hide behind an office door? No, I paid for a product and a service fro Dr. Prince and she unfortunately has not fulfilled either. I'm sad that, Diane, such a qualified person has to do Dr. Prince's dirty work. I mean come on, give your patient what's rightfully hers and physically do something other than pass on messages. Apparently, Dr. Prince doesn't believe in providing care to her patients as I am still without new eye glasses. Thanks for reading my story. read more