Overall, the procedure delivered as advertised, and I'm happy with the results - I can see clearly…read morewithout glasses. Unfortunately, the post-op experience was very disappointing. The mandatory follow-up felt disorganized and impersonal. All patients were scheduled at the same time, which made the process feel rushed and overcrowded rather than patient-focused. The "lifetime warranty" was emphasized in a way that felt more like pressure than a benefit. I was told the follow-up appointment would take 15-20 minutes, but it ended up taking closer to two hours. For comparison, the actual procedure only took about 40 minutes. There didn't seem to be much respect for patients' time, and I was not given the option to reschedule. Hearing explanations about staffing call-outs during an appointment related to my vision did not inspire confidence. Bottom line: great results from the procedure itself, but the customer service and follow-up experience need significant improvement.

NEVER go here. They over corrected my vision and I have spent the last 4 months going in and being…read morerechecked, told first it was normal, then it could be fixed, then wait to months, then 2 more months... I went from being able to see perfectly with contacts to completely disabled. I can't see my food, my babies, its either my GPS or the road, my phone or the TV... I will never be the same and they keep blowing me off. NEVER EVER USE THEM

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.

I first started coming here, almost 10 years ago and ended up getting a form of laser surgery to…read morecorrect my vision. I have been considering this for literally 20 years and I finally got the courage to do it. The price was competitive, the doctors bedside manner was fantastic. The staff was a well oiled machine. It was almost too much of a well oiled machine, but seriously, it was good. The follow appointments were timely, they kept me informed of everything I needed to know. I really enjoyed the entire process other than , the obvious discomfort from having your eyeball lasered. my vision was so much better. Literally, this was the best choice I ever made and I'm kicking myself for having waited so long. If you're thinking about it, I think you get a free consultation. Just do it. It's literally life-changing.

Dr Michelle Diaz did a wonderful job removing my cataracts and returning my vision to 20/20…read more Atlantic Eye has a professional office staff who are very helpful and proficient. Dr Diaz works with very skilled nurses and anesthesiologists who all work hard to make the surgical experience stress and pain free. I highly recommend Dr Michelle Diaz for all your ophthalmology needs!

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

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

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.

05.22.2018 check on Maddy's left eye and it is doing much better then expected. So the next step is…read moreto get the right eye fixed and she will be in Excellant shape as far as her eyes go so we are very happy with the out come for the first step . the right eye should be even easier since it was not near as bad.

Dr. Patel is such a great doctor. I went to go see her because I had a cut in my eye. I was in so…read moremuch pain, every since I saw her all the pains gone. My only issue is that it take too long for her to see the patient.

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.

Dr. Schnipper did cataract surgery on both my eyes. I'm happy with the results and how fast I was…read moreable to get the whole procedure done from my initial visit. My eyes were so bad that my optometrist would not give me a new glasses prescription. I was so blind I could no longer read street signs or see traffic lights well, especially if I had the sun in my face. I like Dr. Schnipper. He has a quirky personality. Some of his staff however, especially in the surgical center, could use some CS training. While I was laying on the gurney waiting my turn to go into surgery, there was a lot of in-house gossip going on around me. I found that to be rather unprofessional. I'm glad my first surgery on my right eye was a much more pleasant experience compared to my second visit for my left eye. The IV insertion was nothing the first time. I barely felt it go in and when it came out all I was left with was a tiny red dot. The second time, OMG, I walked out of there looking like my hand had been slammed in a car door. The person that tried to do this IV destroyed my hand. There was no hope of finding a vein so then she tried my arm. A week later and I still have a big bruise from that. Do NOT let the lady with blonde hair in bob style with bangs do your IV. Ask for somebody else. If she had been the one to do my first IV, I would have been terrified to go back for my second surgery. I felt like I was being stung by bees. I added pictures just to show I am NOT being overly dramatic. It's a week later now and my hand is still bruised up, just not as dark now.

Due to COVID, most doctors offices seem to have reduced the number of patients they will see in one…read moreday. Not this place. They're shoveling bodies into the disorganized waiting room where the average wait time seems to be over an hour. I know this because my appointment was at 9:10am and its 10:10am and I'm still sitting here waiting to be seen. I can't comment on the actual doctor. My comment is towards whoever is mismanaging the appointment and patient intake process. Stop scheduling people 15 minutes apart when you know full well the average wait time is over an hour. Your staff and all of the patients will appreciate it.