I guess it's official - I'm officially old-AF. I have noticed a little trouble reading as of late, so I made an appointment for a first-ever eye exam. Reading off little letters, eye drops, struggling to keep your eyes open through the blinding lights, the whole "which is better - A or B" contraption - it is all something of a blur. All I know is following the battery of exams, the doctor, Dr. Weyer, concluded, I am in need of bi-focals. I just stared at him for a minute while I processed what that meant. When my witts returned to me, I queried, "you mean I need the same proper glasses my dear old grand dad sports?" I then spent an hour trying to find frames that I could learn to live with. I found a few options: Nautica, Burberry, and Calloway. As I was trying on one pair of squared thick black frames, one of the assistants said, "Those make you look like a professor." Dryly, I said, "I am a professor ... so ... these make me look normal then, do they?" I settled for a blue frame from their Nautica collection. They are not huge, but large enough to support a normal upper half as well as the Hubbleness of the lower bifocal half. So there we are - one week later and I just received my new proper glasses. I am getting used to them; when they are on, I feel as if I have a full face motorbike helmet on. Although this has been an unwelcome milestone along the aging process, the employees at the Vision Care Center were extremely friendly, helpful, and patient. Vanity aside, I can see, so I guess that is the most important thing. read more

My first visit to The Vision Care Center was a positive experience. Reception intake was efficient. Nominal wait time (less than 10min past appt time) before I was greeted by my optical technician, Janie. My history was reviewed and the preliminary assessments were performed. Janie performed hand hygiene prior to administering eye drops. (although this is standardized and should never be skipped, I always recognize and thank my care providers for adhering to hand hygiene practices!) Dr. Green was my optometrist today. He was pleasant, thorough and professional. He, too, performed hand washing prior to conducting the exam. Adequate time was given for my questions to be answered. My Rx had not changed, so of course there was no need for new glasses. I was provided a copy of my renewed eye prescription without having to ask for it. Absolutely no pressure to make a purchase of new frames/lenses - it was totally up to me. I plan to return to The Vision Care Center for my next annual exam. read more

The Vision Care Center - Deaconess Health Center is behind the Gateway Medical Center. The Vision Care Center is on the main floor. - Optometrists Near Me - Newburgh, Indiana

I felt rushed into getting a cataract surgery done. I had a very dense cataract in one eye and another one in the other eye. I ended up getting the wrong lense put in my eye. I developed film on my eye right away after surgery and had to get it lasered off of my eye. Dr. Tharp seemed to think it was no big deal but, when I asked him what I could for the floaters and the flashing light in my peripheral vision he had no answer. Just see him in 6 months. I will not be doing surgery on my other cataract. He even asked me " if you knew you eye was going to turn out this way, would you have still gotten the surgery?" My answer was "No". He claims to have gotten me seeing better out of that eye but, when a person has so much stuff floating around in their eye what good is vision that is a little better? That flashing light I now have in my eye, keeps Me worried of retinal detachment. It's really annoying. I did not have either one of these problems before surgery. I spend loads of money traveling there and back. He charged me $40 doe a script for eye glasses that I was never going to use and I told him I didn't need it. I've had two scripts written in a year and charged for both that I never had glasses made because my readers work. I think he needs to refund everything I paid out of pocket. Medicare paid him plenty. What a waste of time and money ending up with bad results should always be given a refund. Good Luck people! Don't have him do your cataract surgery unless he has previous Doctors notes. He guessed wrong on my lense and I would have to see anybody end up with my issue. All that money, down the drain at a time I needed it the most. Sorry for the typos. It wouldn't let me go back and correct them. ​ read more

I have worn glasses for almost 40 years. I finally had Lasik with Dr Tharp and am beyond thrilled. I used to need help finding my glasses. Now I can see clearer than I've ever seen in my life! Dr Tharp and Andrea are very helpful, honest and knowledgeable. So happy with my decision and the results. read more

The Vision Care Center provided my annual eye exam professionally. There were no issues. The problem comes with billing. i have Medicare with supplemental coverage. They pay for a annual eye exam. It seems that Vision Care does not think that determining my needed prescription is part of and eye exam. They charge $33. for spinning the lenses in front of your eyes to determine what your prescription is. What good is and eye exam without a prescription? Don't think your insurance or Medicare is going to pay this charge. Your covered eye exam is going to cost you $33. Rediculous read more