Results of my cataract surgery were excellent. I had put this off and had concerns because of the…read morelifetime problems I have had with my eye muscles. Dr Hochstetler did an amazing job. My vision improved instantly.

Horrible staff to deal with, changes surgery dates and scheduling personel gets very rude when you…read morehave issues with dates being chnaged, stay away!

Dr. Potthoff is an excellent ophthalmologist and has a terrific personality too. I've recommended…read morehim to friends, who also agree!

Dr. Potthoff performed two cataract surgeries for me and provides my ongoing diabetic eye care. The…read moresurgeries were so, so easy and 100% successful. Dr. Potthoff is skilled, knowledgeable, professional and thorough. I travel from Gaylord for care and surgery with Dr. Potthoff and it has been a great experience this past year. If you or a loved one need specialized eye care, including surgery, I highly recommend you make an appointment to meet him and discuss your situation.

This is one of those doctors' offices that makes you wait hours to see a doctor who doesn't know…read moreyour name and hasn't read your file who has 10 rushed minutes to see you. He's condescending and practices the type of medicine where you keep coming back because he doesn't actually treat you. And then he runs extra testing that he has his staff do that you say that you don't want and he assures you that he won't charge you for it and then he does. There are lots of great eye doctors in Traverse City, I did not find one here.

From the owner: Associated Retinal Consultants, P.C. (ARC) offers the latest technology and state of the art care…read morefor the full range of medical and surgical retinal conditions. We combine the best equipment in the field with the expertise of our physicians and staff to provide the highest quality, compassionate care for our patients. Some of the most common conditions and diagnoses of our patients include age-related macular degeneration (AMD), central serous retinopathy, diabetic retinopathy, floaters and light flashes, macular pucker and macular hole, retinal tears and retinal detachment, retinal vein and retinal artery occlusions, retinopathy of prematurity, tumors of the eye, and uveitis.

Dr. Thuente is wonderful, caring and extremely knowledgeable. His speciality is children and…read moreclearly I am not a child. I was referred to him several years ago by the U of M Peds head docter at that time. He saw me the same day as the referral. I did have to wait 20 minutes but it was the same day I asked for the referral and they were working me in because of the issue I had. He has continued to treat me with kindness and expertise. The staff are professional and helpful. A smile and a kind word goes a long way. Many patients are scared, anxious and therefore short tempered so consider the mood you were in and the attitude you presented. I give high ratings to this clinic and the staff. Dr. Thuente is a gifted surgeon and caring doctor.

I am impressed with Dr. Von Kulajta and her intake assistant. Both took the time to answer my…read morequestions and I didn't feel like a sheep being run through a maze. I am also very impressed with Jeremy in their optical department. likewise, he takes the time to work with me. Skip Natzmer

VERY difficult to get an appt within a reasonable time frame. My wife informed staff there of her…read morework schedule the first contact with them. They cancelled the appt via letter that we got two days before the appt and rescheduled to a day my wife had informed them was a day she worked. They said they called but could not leave a message on our phone ("the phone just rang and rang"). They did not attempt to call again. When my wife was reasonably upset about this and their inability to accomodate her schedule until July (we had hoped to have her surgery done before a long-awaited trip with our grandaughter who we haven't seen in over a year due to COVID) the woman became haughty, officious, passive aggressively rude. We then got a message that they would not see my wife at all because my wife "would not like us". This made us reasonably angry and when I called there was no resolution and the woman was completely unable to deal effectively with people who are reasonably upset about such things. There was a snarky quality about her refusal to reschedule at all, and a refusal to let me talk to whoever supervises her, knowing that they are only one of less than a handful of offices that do this procedure in a huge region. I also don't understand how a very highly paid professional can take a Friday off at the last minute when he or she has a day fully scheduled unless it was a personal emergency. In my profession that was never tolerated. There was no indication that this was an emergency situation. I can practically hear the office staff's snarky and deriding comments about this review...

We have gone here for many years and been seen by Dr. Hanley and Dr. Hummel. We have always been…read moretreated well and the staff is respectful and very friendly, always ready to help. I would recommend them to family and friends.

Dr. Butyrn and the staff at Northern Vision Eye Care are wonderful! Everyone gave me personal…read moreattention and I didn't feel like a number like I do at other offices. What i also like about this office is that the doctor is very thorough and I feel that me and the health of my eyes are in great hands! I would recommend this office to my friends and family.

From the owner: Northern Vision Eye Care delivers state of the art medical, surgical, and optical eye care with a…read morepassion for excellence, individuality and community service.

came in for a routine eye exam where the doctor found that my optic nerve was swollen. The doctor…read moreimmediately set me up to see a specialist that day who told me I needed to go to the ER. The ER ended up finding a blood clot in my brain. The only symptom I had was the swelling of my optic nerve. Without the care I received here I would not have survived. Would 100% recommend them to anyone looking for an eye doctor that keeps your best interest as the priority over their profit.

Have gotten my glasses here before and took my husband because they had a better selection compared…read moreto his doctors office. We went on a Saturday and the lady there was horrible. Just said here are the glasses good luck. Well the prescription was wrong once we got them he couldn't see. They said it was because we didn't get the reflection protection. So now 3 months later a lens fell out and they broke. We just went somewhere else then having to go back there and getting a new pair. Horrible eye glass customer service!!!!