I made an appointment before reading the reviews, so opening Yelp gave me quite the fright, lol. I was extremely apprehensive on the way to the clinic, but luckily I had a pretty great time! In fact, I normally don't write reviews - ever - but I feel like shedding some transparency on my frictionless experience here!
First of all, the lady on the phone was super nice and sweet - she clearly couldn't speak the best English, but she still communicated clearly and answered my clueless questions patiently. This stands in stark contrast to another clinic I called before this one, in which the native English speaker sounded stoned out of her mind and answered all my questions with "Uh... I don't know." (Wtf?! -_-)
Anyways - I was happy to see the nice phone lady at the counter when I walked in. She again demonstrated her patience while I settled insurance issues that I hadn't prepared for, haha. The wait time for the appointment was somewhat long, but I'm used to that so it's whatever. The interior was clean and spacious.
After meeting the doctor, I can *sort of* see why the past reviews might be so put-off by her? To me, she was great; she fulfilled her job to a T. In fact, I could tell she was actually rather friendly. Just monotone and stone-faced, lol. Then again, I'm used to blunt, straight-forward Asian doctors who forego the customer service voice. In fact, I prefer how streamlined the appointment was - no fluff, no awkward small talk. She'd give long, detailed explanations when I asked questions, so it's nice that she wasn't ALWAYS curt when it mattered.
I brought to them a weird sort of dilemma - my insurance was ending soon, so I need contact lens before the end of the month, which meant less than week's turnaround. These would be my first contacts in a long while, which meant an exam and a trial period. Nonetheless, they accomodated me perfectly! The doctor cleared up any anxieties I had about my insurance, explaining logistics to me in a way that had me, someone who usually has no idea what insurance even is, easily understanding.
The only thing is that they don't provide a free case for contact lens, which my friend said was weird, but I couldn't care less. This was my first time scheduling and coming to an eye exam on my own, and it was honestly relaxing. If my new insurance allows it, I'd definitely come back! read more