Dr. Gulani...a man's man. Not an empty suit. Warm eyes, skilled hands and a quick wit…read more No pain...exceptional seamless surgery and care, alongwith a personal phone call to check up on me...and everyone. He takes over...like a graceful cheetah...prowling about to right the wrongs. The world is his serengetti...and we come from.all over the globe to see the GOAT... If he were a dog, as a breeder of at risk Lakeland terrier, and an admirer of all breeds... I would like him to a border collie... with h I s eyes on the ball... your eye ball. His caring staff is phenomenal... and thorough! We will be back. Thank you all.

My experience with Dr. Gulani (TLDR version: Did not help my vision, dishonest, all hype, STEER…read moreCLEAR!) I try to avoid writing negative reviews, but I feel that the Gulani "hype" needs to be exposed to help save others from falling for it like I did. My history before visiting Dr. Gulani: I got RK in the '90s, 16 cuts in each eye. Left eye not so bad (20/30). Right eye was worse (20/50); I had been wearing a scleral lens for the last 10 years. It was great (easily 20/20) but as I got older, it was no longer correcting my vision enough, so I wanted to visit Dr. Gulani with the goal of not having to wear contacts or reading glasses. During the consultation, he promised me, "you'll be able to read and see far without glasses or lenses." I got the LaZrPlastique in the right eye in January 2026. My biggest worry was that it wouldn't correct my vision enough and I'd still need to get a new scleral to see clearly. Wow, was I wrong on multiple fronts. First off, my vision actually GOT WORSE after Dr. Gulani's surgery (20/100). If you're an RK patient, you know about multiple images--sit in a dark room with a single LED about 10 feet away (such as the red LED on a TV that's off). An RK patient will see a pattern of multiple LEDs due to the irregular astigmatism. Well, that pattern got LARGER (spread out more), not smaller, after LaZrPlastique. In simple terms, I now have "double vision." In technical terms, my astigmatism went from 2.4 D to 2.9 D as measured by an Oculus Pentacam. Second, perhaps the more disturbing aspect, is Dr. Gulani's response regarding astigmatism. I mentioned the Pentacam map and my multiple images and he basically shouted that I'm stupid, that "topography isn't vision...refraction is vision!" Well, guess what? He destroyed my topography and now I can't see! Refraction means nothing if you're seeing multiple of everything. I don't think he understands how important topography is (duh, why do you think scleral lenses work so well for us?). Third, he flat-out lied to me and said, "you're the only patient that has had this complaint." Any fool can read reviews and find numerous instances of similar results, and those reviews basically follow the same path--poor results, Dr. Gulani denies it, he tells them to just "wait for it to heal." I'm not stupid; I know it's healed, and I'm not going to waste ten years waiting to see if it heals more. And if you carefully study the Yelp reviews, you'll notice this swarm of invalidated positive reviews in bunched-up timeframes...faked, forced, or both? To be fair, the staff were all really nice and it's quite the experience the whole week you're there. But looking back, it seems like more of a big circus. "Well, that procedure is normally this price, but for you it's lower." How gimmicky is that? Dr. Gulani is so pompous, it'll make you vomit...the office is a shrine to his ego. He goes on and on about he's the only one who can do what he does, making a big show of "did my Canada patient land yet?" I think it's all in his head; his sense of self-importance is so inflated and I don't know if he's capable of admitting failure. I'm not going to sue him; I knew it was a gamble going in. I just didn't think the "best in the world" could possibly do such a bad job. I'm guessing his true success rate is much lower than the hype would lead you to believe. I'm sure Dr. Gulani has helped many people. I think if you have very low astigmatism (less than 0.5 D) but need a major refraction adjustment (let's say you're 20/200), Dr. Gulani might be able to take you down to 20/40. But because he's only doing PRK and not TG-PRK, he can't clear up your irregular astigmatism. Oh, and he called my local eye doctor a buffoon for writing "patient went to Florida to have surgery by a doctor who claims he can fix RK." Yeah. Real professional. I wish I got paid $20,000 a day and wasn't accountable for the results.

Dr. Stephen Wolchok is the best, he has surrounded himself with the most amazing staff his office…read moreis immaculate and beautifully decorated. Thank you Dr. Wolchok for the wonderful care and your wonderful staff. I CAN SEE AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This location is one of a few. Dr. Sheddy who did my eye surgery was fantastic. This particular…read morelocation has terrible time management processes. You may wait an hour or more after your appointment time has passed. I prefer the Ponte Vedra and Nocatee locations who seem to have better front office management.

I had my first appointment here today. I was impressed with the safety plans they were enforcing…read more Everyone was incredibly nice and helpful. The eye exam was quite thorough with top notch equipment. Then I met the doctor who was extremely nice, interpreted the tests quite clearly. It became obvious he was interested in my best interest. He didn't try to sell me anything, but gave me some great tips. Can't believe I'm doing a review about eye care, but they and the doctor deserve it. I will actually look forward to an annual check.

As someone said, be prepared to wait. I've been to her twice and both times had to wait an hour…read morepast my appt time to see her. This time in 2020 was even longer since they had to dilate my eyes (didn't tell me in advance). They don't accept vision insurance so I had to pay for the whole visit (I have high deductible medical insurance). I did have a medical issue so that was ok, just fyi. The dilation cost an extra $50 (which I was not told at the time). I actually didn't want it, but the aide said the doctor wouldn't see me if I didn't. I had to go back to work and didn't want blurry vision. It's not that they used the high-tech machine which I know costs more. The cost was $185 in all. As a patient it's hard breathe when you have a mask on and your face pushed into the machine. The front desk worker at the window didn't have a mask on, but patient were required to wear one. I think she later put one on when I came back to the window. The Dr is very nice and I think she's a good doctor but not worth waiting that long There were three office workers and you'd think they'd plan longer appointment times for patients, since she takes so long. I'll find a new ophthalmologist next time.

Been here for 2.5 hours, came to have a skin tag looked at technician never asked and put dilation…read moredrops in my eyes and when i started to question what was going on became defensive. She said since i had not been there in 5 yrs i needed and exam, i told her i had said i just had an exam... then she got more defensive and said the front desk does not tell them why patients are here... and i am like i just told you i had a full eye exam two months ago! Now she is upset because i am speaking back to her in the same tone she spoke to me.... it is 1 pm i have been here since 10:15! What a mess! Dr had done my skin tags before and was never my exam doctor so i never thought they would try to do an exam on me ... a total mess of an office!

Dr. R. Shetty and Florida Eye Specialist are by far the Best Eye Specialist in Jacksonville,…read moreFlorida area. Dr.R Shetty saved me from blindness, and managed to restore my eyes to a healthy state. When I first saw him, my eye pressure was 48. Now my pressure is down to 13 & 15. I wasted 7 years with another doctor, then I read about Dr. Shetty. Call Florida Eye Specialists, you won't be disappointed. Diane Radloff

Sadly, Florida eye specialists just lost a client. Was on the phone to make an appointment and the…read morereceptionist was incredibly rude. Cancelled and will find care elsewhere. May want to look into training your phone person.

I'm kinda surprised at all the negative reviews i've found here! I was going to write a positive…read morereview already but now feel double obliged. I recently had the good fortune of getting eye insurance and have been in sore need of new glasses. After having a bad experience with the prices for frames at Perle Vision, i decided to check with my insurance to find out who else i could go to and was surprised to find out that Bowden Eye was right next to my family doctor on Yellow Bluff. I already had the designer frames purchased online and merely needed to have progressive lenses put in those. After talking to the lady at the eyeglass counter, i decided that the frames i had just bought online might be pulling on my hair too much and went with a new pair instead and will return my online purchase. Like others, I was shocked and appalled at the cost of my lenses - with insurance my photo grey progressives where about $600. If that wasnt bad enough the sales girls did talk me into another pair of glasses since i got another set of free lenses due to a special. That was good, but waaaaay more money than i thought i would have to spend. Granted, this was the insurance companies fault and not Bowdens. Progressives are expensive. But, i have two pair of great designer progressive glasses with photogrey/brown tint for about $900. I was told upon ordering that my glasses would take 10 business days, and I was again shocked that i got a call just 4 business days later stating both my glasses where in. 20 minutes later, i was back at Bowden Eye and 10 minutes after that walked out with great glasses. So, no muss, no fuss. They found a new customer with me. Sorry everyone else didnt have such a good experience! It was a little pricey but quality usually is.

Dr robben is a great doctor, he took good care of my father …read more Such a good doctors and nice staff

I had an object lodged in my eye and was in considerable pain. After being turned away by the other…read moretwo ophthalmologists in Riverside this morning ( Appointments required for emergencies I guess), I showed up at Levenson Eye associates without an appointment or advance call and was seen immediately! Dr. Schmidt and his staff very calmly and efficiently removed the pain and the object from my eye. Outstanding Service ! Very rare these days.

Doctors are very good. However, wait times are consistently excessive. For my last appointment I…read morewas asked the morning of my appointment to come in an hour and 15 minutes earlier than scheduled. After accommodating that request, I still had to wait over 45 minutes just to be seen and that was only after asking staff about the wait time. Very frustrating each visit.

My first visit to Dr Jason Miles, I was not impressed. He told me I have cataracts, which I already…read moreknew, and he wanted to do surgery to remove them and I told him no because I don't have any issues with them and you can only see them when the Drs look at the back of the eye. The visit was well over 2 hours. While I was waiting I notice a testing room with a window and it was dark and 2 young ladies were in there talking they were there about 10 mins and got up & left. One of the girls came back to the waiting area I was in and called me back. The front desk staff were very friendly, nice & willing to help. The building was very odd shaped which made it difficult to find the front door. I've decided to find another eye specialist.

I can't recommend this location enough. It's just Ben remodeled and the staff is fast and…read moreefficient. Highly recommend Dr. Guier for your eyeglass and contact lens prescriptions. He is very thorough!

Dr. Darbandi was very help and provided great recommendations that were very effective.read more

dr. sarah darbandi is the best ophthalmologist. super credentials, renown operating skills…read more known for taking serious cases. she is relocating her practice from bowden. i don't want to be cynical,but she is many grades above the bowden practice. best wishes to her and her fortunate patients.

Still a great experience. All the staff here is friendly and helpful. Dr. Champion is thorough and…read moretakes time to explain everything. I'll be returning soon for procedures and am sure the care and experience will continue to be excellent.

Do not ever use this business for cataract surgery. They use River City Surgery Center for…read morecompleting the procedure. You will be faced with multiple delays and rescheduling due to equipment malfunction