My cataract surgery was yesterday, today I can see again. I was so afraid with many questions…read more Everyone I spoke with before surgery at Ocala Eye was very professional, knowledgeable and friendly. They were able to calm my fears by answering all my questions. Dr. Elhalis was my surgeon. He was amazing in every way. Kind, patient, understanding and reassuring. My only regret is waiting so long for the surgery. I had forgotten the beauty of chrisp color, clear faces and all the beauty of the world. I highly recommend Ocala Eye for ever reason I just gave and more. Beverly M.

Waiting for over an hour to be seen is ridiculous. Appointment was at 1020am ..was first seen at…read more1120am Then the whole process... finished appointment at 1250pm. Our time is valuable, so annoying. Maybe you should not schedule so many appointments!

A very few years ago, my wife was going to get cataract surgery. Dr. Seaborn saw her (I went with…read moreher). His attitude was bothersome; it was as if he was the King of England and we were two peasants from a ghetto, I assure you, we're not. He began explaining the different procedures which would be covered by Medicare, or not. I asked a question. The response came back like thunder and lightning, :Wait until am finished before you ask any questions," He sounded angry. A face and a tone of voice like, "How dare you talk to me?" I looked and my wife and she to me. We kept silent. He said a few more words. We said, "Thank you, very much," and we left, knowing that we would never go back to this pompous, arrogant eye-god, the Zeus of eye care in The Villages area.

"Dr. Hunt was very rude and loud in answering my questions, quite nasty in fact. I will trust my…read moreeyes to someone with a better attitude."

I cannot say enough good things about Dr. Croley and his staff. From Reception to Operating Room…read moreStaff and everyone in between, they are all friendly, courteous and professional. I had cataract surgery on 5/25/23 and followed everything that they told me. Put all of the drops in exactly how they prescribed, rested my eye on the day of surgery and I checked out with 20/20 vision on 5/26/23. All though my results may not be attainable by everyone, rest assured, that is always the goal for each patient. I will refer anyone that I know to Dr. Croley.

Had cataract surgery there. 2 days later lens slipped out of place. Dr Croley who has zero…read morepersonality to begin with had a "oh well " attitude. Said he couldn't fix it and said go find someone who can. Now I have to travel out of town and pay another $4,000 out of pocket and might never have my vision corrected thanks to him. Go anywhere else to have your eyes done

Had my cataract surgery in January 2025 and since then (the doctor quit) I have been unable to get…read morethe other eye done. They told me they would call me each month until the surgery was scheduled. They never called and each month I called them only to hear the same story each month. Even though I was told that I was on top of their list to get my surgery as of today it still has not been done and no schedule to so has occurred. The person whom I am talking with says the same thing each month--call us back and we will schedule your surgery. Last week she told me they would not even be able to schedule me until March if even then. There is no end in sight!!!

I have a list from my insurance company showing my plan and Envision as "in network" and yet they…read moreinsist that they do not take my insurance. My mother went through Envision with her cataracts back in 2015 and I had to get the manager/supervisor/gal friday at Envision fired then, history may be repeating itself. Rude and very unprofessional, and not fully trained in their positions. Save yourself the BS and go elsewhere.

Outstanding service. Dr.Hamed is very kind and skilled surgeon. He is considered one of the top…read morelaser cataract surgeons in the country and my outcome speaks to that. I like the office atmosphere: very clean office and really nice caring staff. I highly recommend Dr Hamed for any of your eye needs.

Patients deserve accurate information, transparency, and explanations that align with their…read moresymptoms -- not dismissive responses or shifting explanations. This review reflects my experience, and I hope it helps others approach their decisions with clarity and caution.

Dr. Croley and his staff were amazing and gave me great care. It is so wonderful to be treated as…read morean individual by both the doctor and each member of his staff. I had to wait 2 years to have my cataract surgeries and I am thankful I had to wait for Dr. Croley. I had to use other Eye doctors in and around Ocala first and none compared. I highly recommend Dr. Croley and his staff

I found staff to be friendly, although Dr. Croley was quite a pompous man and I felt he was…read morecompletely disinterested in me as a patient. The eye glass woman was completely rude to me, after I said I wanted to look around at the display first...before sitting down, so I said I would return when I had more time and she ,do not return without an appointment!

I had a few questions about the cataract surgery he recommended but he said he did not have time to…read moreanswer them as he had a waiting room full of patients. I don't have time for people who are going to screw with my eyesight and can't answer a few simple questions. Turns out I went to a different doctor who after my research put in much more superior lenses then recommended by Jank.

I had LASIK by Dr. Mark Jank a couple years ago. He is a great doctor and I highly recommend him!…read moreThe facilities and surgery center are very nice. They had a dark relaxing room with massage chairs that you wait in to chill out before your surgery. The staff was very helpful and friendly too.

I was diagnosed with a blood clot in a vein in my eye and referred to Dr Mames. His office was…read moreable to get me in immediately and scheduled treatment very quickly. I have been going to him now for almost two years and would not trust my eyes with anyone else. The office staff treat you with respect and compassion and Dr Mames takes his time with you and explains everything. Because of my diagnosis, I have to receive injections in my eye. Sounds horrible right? But with Dr Mames it is relatively painless and over with very quickly. My eye is improving dramatically. Very happy with Dr Mames and his staff. Highly recommend.

I have been a patient of Dr. Mames for several years. I recently had a wet AMD episode that…read moreseverely impaired my vision. He saw me immediately and gave me an injection. He then based his treatment plan on what the scans and his examination showed. It was definitely his skill and diagnosis that led to my vision being almost totally restored in the affected eye. He maintains that it was luck but I feel it was his knowledge and experience the led to the success of treatment. Dr. Robert Mames aka "The Miracle Worker".

Just had my second cataract removed. Found him to be professional and skilled. Compared to the last…read moreone done elsewhere in Citrus County this was a cakewalk. Would highly recommend Ocala Eye for their services...

I am pleasantly pleased with Dr. Polack's cataract surgery. I have yet to receive my glasses,…read morehowever, I am reading now without and that is amazing. The office and staff are second to none. I highly recommend Dr. Polack and Ocala Eye.

I've been a patient of Dr Cevallos at Eye Care Center of Ocala for a few years and cannot recommend…read moreshe and her office highly enough. Yesterday Natalie (the technician) assisted me in preparation to seeing the doctor. Natalie is professional - she answered all my questions - She is outgoing and has a positive aura about her. Between she and Dr Cevallos I feel confidant with the quality of my eye care. Penny, the delightful lady in the front, helped me choose and order my frames and once more - She was wonderful. Eye Care of Ocala is simply the best!

This was my strangest visit to an optometrist in many years. I am a retired physician, recently…read moremoved to the area. I have been wearing corrective lenses for 65 years and have been under the care of an ophthalmologist for over a year for glaucoma and last saw him 2 months prior to this visit. I definitely have a need for change in my current lenses. The clinic is very large with more examining rooms than I have seen before in an eye clinic. I gave the receptionist my vision insurance card and ID however she also wanted my medical insurance card, which i didn't have in my wallet at the time. I told the receptionist that I was under the care of an MD and was not interested in any medical care for my eyes, only needed corrective lens service. I filled in an history on an I-pad that I was given. The information I gave on the i-pad was the only information about me that I gave for the rest of the visit. I don't remember any questions about my occupation or retirement status. I thought it strange in restrospect that none of the people that I saw that day asked one question about my personal life, i.e. what I had done in my life or in any way tried to establish any type of personal connection. Even though I used a lot of medical terminology in my discussions of my eye issues, no one seemed to be curious as to why I would know what they were doing in their examination. I left the clinic after seeing a cadre of people without one person knowing that I have been in the medical field for almost 50 years and continue to teach in the field. I was seen first by one technician then several more technicians. The first technician wanted to take pictures of my retina for an extra $65. I told the technician that my ophthalmologist had pictures that were quite recent. Not sure why it costs $65 to take a picture. I didn't really know why I needed so many technicians before seeing the doctor and I didn't know what the position of each technician was. It was over an hour of seeing technicians before I saw the doctor. The doctor who did see me was not the one that I had been scheduled for or was told I would be seeing. There was no explanation of why a substitute doctor was given me, though the doctor was very nice, had a warm personality and wanted to be helpful. Nevertheless, the clinic said that I had cataracts that were so severe that I needed immediate cataract surgery. They demanded my medical insurance card as they said they could not give me a referral to a cataract surgeon without it and no ophthalmologist would see me without a referral. I called my wife, got the insurance information and gave it to them. They returned to me saying they had never heard of the insurance company and they did not accept that insurance. I thought it strange that a major commercial medical insurer of current and retired government employees was totally unknown by such a large clinic. That was definitely a first for me. I told them I wasn't interested in an actual referral but asked them who they would see in the neighborhood for their own personal ophthamologist. Nevertheless, it seemed that the clinic wanted to also bill my medical insurance, not just my vision insurance, and I left wondering what medical conditions they wanted to treat. At the conclusion I was told that the clinic could not improve my current vision because my cataracts were so bad and i would have to just wear my current lenses until after I had surgery. The physician said I had +3 cataracts in one eye and +4 in the other. I tried to ask a question about the scaling of cataracts, but it just blew past the physician. I thought it strange that the ophthalmologist who I had seen 2 months earlier had noted that there were very early cataracts forming but he expressed no concern that anything in the near future needed to be done and I certainly have not noted any clouding of my vision. The information that the optometrist was giving me seemed throw questions about the competency of my ophthalmologist. I thought it strange that no one in the clinic asked who my ophthalmologist was or whether he had said anything about cataracts. So I left the clinic, no lenses being prescribed, but having spent my one vision exam that my insurance would cover for this year. I am left wondering what I should do next. While cataract surgery is very common and usually met with success, I am still leery of having anyone touch my eyes with a scalpel because I know that there are no perfect surgeons. If any surgeon tells you they have 100% success, it is a lie. I will probably be calling my ophthalmologist in the community I just moved from and asking his opinion about what the optometrist told me. I may then consult another ophthalmologist in this new community as well as another optometrist (which I will pay for out of my own pocket.) I don't know what to believe right now. In summary, I left the Ocala Eye Clinic feeling that it was too big for my needs.