My son and I went to the office in Midlothian, Texas yesterday. We had just moved to the area and…read morehave not been to this optometrist before.
There were so many positives: friendly staff, clean facilities, high-tech equipment, professional. Making the appointment was easy (I made it online), and we got in the next day for a regular, new patient eye exam. The morning of the appointment, I called to add my insurance info to our files, and they answered the phone quickly and did what I needed in minutes.
When we checked in, the woman at the front desk was friendly and professional. I didn't get her name, but she was young, around 25-26 with long, straight hair. She chatted with us a bit, asked us to fill out forms on a tablet, and we had a seat.
My son and I were both called to the room - we saw separate doctors - within 5 minutes of being in the waiting room. The waiting room was spacious, clean, and comfortable. Bathrooms were clean and easy to access from the waiting room.
My tech, Amy, was a new employee there, but she did a great job and ensured she was thorough. She was friendly, patient, and conscientious about doing her job correctly.
I saw Dr. Nguyen, and I felt he took his time with me, trying different a different set of contact lenses when I didn't like the first pair. I like that they gave me a 5-day trial set of progressive contact lenses since I have not worn them before and was unsure. I'm always unsure getting new glasses or contacts, and I thought they handled that well. He also went over my eye test results, showed me the images, and explained what he was seeing. I felt comfortable asking questions and never felt rushed.
Then on to the area to select glasses. This was the biggest win for me, actually, even though I usually never buy frames from the eye doctor's office (so much more expensive). Here's what happened...
My son (age 18) had already picked his glasses by the time I was done, so I let him get them. Just after we had paid and were wrapping up our transaction, my son noticed another pair of glasses that he liked a lot better than the ones he had chosen. We asked the person helping my son with his glasses, Nina, about switching them out (they were the same price).
Though I am sure this was a PITA for Nina, she was really nice about it. My son said it was okay to keep the same frames (he didn't want to be a problem), but I pushed him to be sure because I know he would have regretted not getting the pair he really liked. So he tried them on and yes, he really liked that second pair much better.
Nina was really nice about it and allowed him to change the glasses, even though she had pretty much completed our transaction at that point. It took her extra time, maybe 20 minutes, but she stayed positive and didn't seem frustrated with us at all. I'm sure it must have been annoying for her (it would have been for me!), but she was a superstar anyway.
On top of that, when Nina rang us up the second time for the new glasses, she noticed she had overcharged us when she rang us up the first time. She admitted that, apologized, and fixed it right away. I didn't realize she had overcharged us (the overcharge was $42), so she could have just kept mum and we probably wouldn't have even noticed it. So great job on that, Nina! I commend her integrity in admitting her mistake and ability to stay with us and professional even though I'm sure it was annoying that we changed his frames after paying.
Overall, it was an excellent experience yesterday. We were very impressed with the facilities, the high-tech equipment, the efficiency, and most especially, the staff.