I have been going to NW Valley Eye for about 10 years and impressed by the service and growth of…read moreDr. Toland's firm over that time. Now they are moving to a larger facility nearby shortly. After a lens replacement surgery (cataract) elsewhere, I began to have double vision, which was corrected with prisms cut into the lenses. Along came a recent hire, Dr. Julie Lam, who has training in Neurovisual Medicine. She fine tuned the prescription until my vision is nearly perfect. I still have to use cheaters for up close vision, but one can not correct everything at once! Shout out to Brent, a very knowledgeable tech who helped and advised me. I am very happy with the results.

Short Version: I would not recommend this organization for vision care needs. This office staff…read moretook financial advantage of me and has continued to string me along for months, while providing different stories each time I speak with them. Please be mindful of your loved ones and friends who may be targets for this office, as they do serve a large senior citizen clientele who may sometimes be particularly vulnerable. And as this demographic is less likely to speak up and share about their experience online - I think this review is especially important, hopefully it helps inform people who are looking for vision care for themselves or others. I have posted here and on the local social media pages for Sun City, Surprise, and surrounding communities, nextdoor and FB. In those posts I have included the copies of the emails between myself and the staff so people can see the whole picture for themselves. Long Version: The questionable accounting practices of NW Valley Eye Care have lead me to warning people from my community and my organization against trusting their vision and wallet to NW Valley. They improperly billed me, resulting in an overpayment that I discovered. Later, they noted they would refund me, but then never did. I caught on my VSP bill that I had been overcharged by this office months earlier. When I called NWV to resolve this, the office said they chose to not use my VSP benefit for my visit, instead the office charged me outright. Karen told me that they charged me based on the fact that they were "saving the usage of my benefit for when I ordered contacts". This is so unsettling, as I don't order contacts directly through NW Valley (never have), since VSP discounts the contacts I order from their "Eyeconic" website, directly. *Also, for me, I had LASIK a couple weeks after my vision exam, so I certainly had no intentions of ordering contacts from anyone. The office staff emailed me back on July 16th that I'd be getting my refund in 1- 2 weeks. Did not address the issue of the missing portion of the reimbursement whatsoever. Didn't hear from Northwest Valley for 5 weeks, so I reached out on August 21. I got an email back saying Karen sent the initial message to the accountant staff initially. On August 22 the office called me back and said "we never reached out to you or sent the reimbursement because the authorization from the day of your visit per your insurance doesn't show coverage for a contact fit, just for a contact exam". This part is hard to believe, as why would NW Valley not have subsequently called or emailed in an attempt to notify me, as I am their patient and the last communication they sent was telling me to expect the reimbursement due after the overcharge. So, either they're so disorganized/ negligent that they will overcharge you to cover their billing errors, OR they are willfully engaging in less than scrupulous business practices. I had already covered my bases by the time of the August 22 phone call - I work in medical billing but all insurances are different, so I had already reached out to VSP twice about this specific matter. During these calls VSP confirmed eligibility, services rendered/billed and that amount I was responsible for versus what I payed. Opinion: To be fair, the optometrists at NW Vision were very pleasant! But for me, it's not worth it. I'd rather not have to deal with worrying about someone purposefully overcharging me, and the ensuing battle to get back my own money. I never wrote anything negative about them before, but I feel like sharing the experience is the right thing to do. I know I'm not the only person who has been treated like this, but I might be one of the people in a position to get the word out to social media etc so others don't have to go through it too.

Do not go here anymore! Ownership has changed and they no longer care about customer service…read more They steal your benefits and won't reset them after multiple attempts to contact them. Choose another place to take your business!!!

This business has changed owners and is now Keen Eyewear. Service here is not the same. Scott and…read moreKathleen are gone and the level of service seems to have let with them. We experienced charges for services not discussed in advance. And a "new patient" fee accessed even though we were previous customers. The store is messy and untidy and seems to feature fewer Eyewear choices. This is not a place we will visit again.

I am with the VA and the VA referred me to SWEC. My appointment on April 20 was cancelled because…read morethe DR didn't sign the paperwork for the referral. I drove 27 miles to learn this. Today 5/26 I had the second appointment I show up at 815am at 845 i called up to the desk I was told the paperwork was not ready so they couldn't see me. So 4 hours of my time wear on my car. They charge $25.00 for a missed appointment. But I am not compensated or did I get a phone call Friday to reschedule. If this Dr office cant dot the I or cross the T on the frontside what going to happen on the back end to my Eye.

I tried to call and make an appointment. The wait time was 26 minutes but it offered me the…read moreopportunity to have a call back. I left my number and waited all day - no call back. I went online as they suggest and booked an appointment with a specific doctor at one of the times he had available. I called the day before my appointment to confirm since I had not received any request for insurance or paperwork. They didn't have an appointment for me with that doctor at that time. If it is that hard to just get an appointment, then I don't want to deal with them with my cataract surgery.

We've been working with Yelka to help us with new glasses and sunglasses. She was very knowledgable…read moreand provided all kinds of alternatives. She was very nice and we had a good time working with her. It's usually a pain getting new glasses. Yelka made it fun. Please let her know how much we appreciate her. Kate Miller and Bev Barton

The staff here is friendly and my optometrist was super knowledgeable regarding my eye conditions…read more He really went the extra mile as far as care quality. They even labeled my contacts for me (L/R) which sounds like such a obvious gesture but I've never had a vision place do that for me lol. I'm happy to be a patient here.

Called to make new patient appointment & asked scheduling staff if Dr offered diabetic eye checks &…read moreshe said Dr would need to examine me first to determine if this is needed. If patient already has been diagnosed with diabetes, why does he have to determine this diagnosis for himself? Then Dr came on phone, told me how busy he was & he didn't have time for this & hung up on me. As a bedside RN of 50 years, this was one of the rudest uncaring unprofessional Drs I ever spoke with. I didn't make an appointment with him!

The doc on the yelp ad is retired! If the office does not disclose this until you walk in the exam…read moreroom- then I shall not return. I'm thinking they do this all the time. The front office was outstanding however.

Dr. Parot was recommended to us by a neighbor. I am so grateful to this neighbor for his…read morerecommendation for I found Dr. Parot and his staff amazing. I would have rated everyone in this office a 20 if allowed. when you go to this office, you find an awesome front desk staff, an excellent and through medical professional in the exam room in Dr Parot and his team and an amazing duo in proscription team( Mike and Kerry). Thank you all. Mo H

The Doctor and Staff are AMAZING!! I highly recommend Desert Oasis to all my family and friends…read more Thank you for the GREAT care I receive always at your office.

Impressive staff and excellent communication between patient and doctor…read more Dr Vang is amazing and informative I appreciate when a physician takes time to explain results This is the place Look no more

Best eye exam in years! This place is so thorough and my husband and I learned so much about our…read moreeyes. The village eye care had different machines to test our eyes that we have never used before (I've had glasses for 8 years now; so that 8 years of eye exams and we left this place with so much more knowledge about eye health and care) We loved how they took time with the eye exam and then trying on different lens prescriptions to see what was most comfortable was the best part. Last year I had an eye exam somewhere else and I left with glasses that were unwearable because they were too strong. (I had the worst headaches) So this year we switched to The Village Eye care and we could not be happier. The service was great, the eye exam was so informative, and we left very pleased with choosing this place.

Dr Allam was great. Had surgery on my eye and now I can see much better. He was gentle and kind and…read morethat says a lot in my opinion. Kudos to him and his assistants.

Plan on being there all day if you have an appointment. They are too busy, impersonal, rushed and…read moreunhappy staff. Wait, wait and then wait some more. Patients are grumbling. Staff are tense with each other. Atmosphere is very depressing. I won't go back.