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.

By far the worst doctors office I have ever been too. they constantly overbook and you will be…read morewaiting 3-4 hours. I don't know how it stays in business and people still come here. I went once a couple years ago and I had to wait 3 hours. I thought it was a fluke. I just went again and had to wait 3.5 hours. the waiting room had about 20-30 people in it and it's 7pm! I'm a patient guy, but I have NEVER been to a doctors office that has waiting times like this. it's like going to the emergency room. Bring a book or ipad with multiple movies because you will be camping out. You will also have to take a full or half day off from work. I am not kidding. It is nuts. Save yourself the headache and go somewhere else.

3 hour wait time. He isn't that good. I'm gonna finish up here and find a new one to see that…read morerespects my time better.

Dr. Sullivan was excellent. I was concerned about being dismissed for not having a medical…read morecondition as serious as some that he handles. To my surprise there was a space on the intake paperwork to express these concerns, so I did. I was relieved that he took his time to hear my concerns, even if the answer was still the same. We are all looking for different answers sometimes and praying for a miracle. I'm grateful to have a specialist I can trust to track my retina health.

Been waiting for hours. People are very crammed into a waiting room. I will not be back here. Not…read moresure is the doctor is any good but he can't be able to spend any time with you because there a like 30 people in this tiny waiting room at 5:30 PM. I may get home by 9 PM if I'm lucky. When they call your name you better be ready.

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. 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.

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

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!

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