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.

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.

Dr. Chung is an amazing doctor, I have been going here for many years now. Unfortunately I will…read morehave to say that the staff hasn't been the most helpful or supportive, especially in the most recent years, but I hate to give this office a bad review because the doctors have been great once you get to actually see them . I'm sure the staff is overwhelmed with all the things. But nothing a little give and take of Jesus grace can't fix.

Appt made. Missed it by not having the right date on my calendar (yes my mistake). Was off by one…read moreday. The office charged a $250 fee just to reschedule. No negotiation and no mercy. Appears that the only real concern here is collecting $$$$$$$$$.

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!

Upon entering I was greeted by a friendly receptionist who took my name and I filled out necessary…read morepaperwork. I then was called back with Rachel the technician was extremely nice, friendly, helpful, personable and knowledgeable. After my exam I seen Doctor Shiau- He is the best! Ask him anything and he will explain it all to you so you can understand. He friendly, kind, personable and makes time to answer all your questions. (Easy to understand answers) Then he led me out to talk to Raz she looked up a price for some sun glasses then made sure the price was correct with my discount.

Try having kind professional competent front desk clerks available to assist potential clients…read morecorrectly. I previously made an appointment to come in and shared my info to get an eye exam. Came in today to be told by their front desk lady (upper middle aged chubby lady with very short hair) they didn't take my insurance after all. All with in 3-4 minutes and being told the appointment had to be paid for in full at $143.00...she then tells me I need to come back at 1:30 pm with a nasty sarcastic grin and undertone. The place was disorganized and needs to address not having their act together. Don't know which was worse... being told afterall...they don't take my insurance to...within a couple of minutes i now needed to pay their cash rate of $143.00 plus come back at 1:30pm. My time is very valuable to me. Get your act together lady! I will not go back. Don't trust their incompetence.

Providing excellent eye care to a family member. Spacious outer area lobby - adequate seating in…read morethe clinic area. Very detailed assessment of the eyes - using various equipment to see the eyes and the entire orbit. Pleasant & professional team members. There are different rooms with different machines to assess the eyes and a smaller waiting area to wait for med to work for dilation of the eyes and waiting for the Dr. The Dr is always considerate caring and professional.

The Durant Rd office seems very disorganized. I waited 45 minutes and would still be waiting had I…read morenot gone to the desk and asked about how much longer was the wait. They still were uncertain as to when I would go back. They offered to make me another appointment that was said to be in 3 months. I left the office without waiting any longer. I don't know about their medical ability but, won't go back.

Dr Kelly is a very nice and experienced surgeon. However the office mgr is difficult to connect…read morewith and gives confusing information. My father's had a very difficult time getting direct and consistent answers, making him nervous to proceed with his cataract surgery, which he really needs.

I would not recommend this eye center. The lenses for my cataract surgery were not correct. Six…read moremonths later they are promising to correct it but have done nothing. It is difficult to reach anyone.