Jen Wei

I was nearsighted with -1.50 in the right eye and -2.00 in the left eye when I went to see Dr. Yichieh Shiuey for a PRK consultation (I am not a candidate for LASIK). Dr. Shiuey strongly urged me to get "monovision'', where my left eye would be purposely left nearsighted for near vision (like reading) while my right eye would receive the standard laser vision correction for distance vision (like driving). Dr. Shiuey urged me to have monovision because I use the computer extensively for work. He said that with monovision, I wouldn't need reading glasses until I was 60+, even though I don't wear reading glasses now and I'm under 45. Dr. Shiuey used the phoropter to simulate monovision (for a mere 30 seconds or less) to show me that I could still read the text on the wall and upclose. At the consultation, I agreed with Dr. Shiuey's recommendation. At no point in time did Dr. Shiuey prescribed a contact lens trial to see if I could tolerate monovision. I've never tried monovision in the past. I only learned later, through two second opinions, that contact lens trial (for two weeks at minimum) was standard and prudent practice prior to actual monovision surgery. A 30-second phoropter test isn't sufficient to determine whether a patient could tolerate monovision for the rest of her life. About a month prior to my surgery, I had changed my mind because intentionally leaving one eye nearsighted just didn't sit well with me. I called his office to say that I wanted the standard, full vision correction for both eyes. His assistant (Kristen) had said she'd let Dr. Shiuey know. No one from his office had contacted me after my call to discuss. On the day of my surgery, I confirmed with Dr. Shiuey that we would be proceeding with full vision correction for both eyes. Dr. Shiuey informed me then that while he would operate on both eyes, he'd only do a very minor correction on the left eye, thus still intentionally leaving that eye nearsighted. Dr. Shiuey had informed me of his unilateral decision while I was in the pre-operating room under the sedation of Valium, only minutes prior to my surgery, without any prior discussions with me (even though this was an elective surgery), and despite the fact that he never prescribed a contact lens trial to see if I'd be a good candidate for monovision and at what prescription. The results are disastrous. At 6 months post-op, I ended up the left eye nearsighted at -2.25, which is worse than pre-op (no prescription in my right eye). I knew I hated monovision immediately, just a few days post-surgery. Dr. Shiuey's response was that I'll eventually get used to it, as most patients do within a year. This response completely misses the mark. People can, of course, get used to most types of handicap overtime, but there is no reason for me to endure the monovision handicap when I simply do not want or need it. Monovision has left me feeling constantly nauseated due to the imbalance across my eyes. Just days after surgery, I've had to begin wearing glasses or contacts every waking minute to bring my eyes back into balance in order to perform daily tasks or work. I cannot see clearly far or close without the aid of contacts or glasses due to the severe disparity. I now need to endure another painful PRK surgery and recovery time to remove the monovision. I will not be going back to Dr. Shiuey as I do not believe he respected or considered my preferences, nor did he abide by the reasonable standard of care pre-op. I believe that Dr. Shiuey did not adequately take the time and care to discuss my concerns, and instead, outright disregarded my preferences. His strong push for monovision, particularly when I had expressed a desire to avoid monovision, caused me unnecessary pain and suffering without any offsetting benefit. Most egregiously, it is my opinion that Dr. Shiuey was medically negligent when he proceeded with monovision eye surgery on me without a contact lens trial. I have filed a complaint against Dr. Shiuey at the Medical Board of CA.

sandy Tinapay

OMG!!!! I am soooo glad I waited this long to have my Lasix procedure done. Dr. Shiuey was incredibly wonderful in explaining the procedure and was very honey as to what my experience would be post op. this is my week one after my Lasix and I couldn't be more happier. He is very knowledgeable and I felt so confident under his care. Kristin who arranged my procedure was so friendly and explained everything I had questions on. WONDERFUL TEAM. GO PAMF!!! oh and the new building is fabulous. so this is my 2 months follow up with Dr. Shiuey. My vision is still perfect except the fact that my eyes are at times a little dry, but this is an expected side effect as explained by Dr. Shiuey. I am still over the moon on having had my procedure. So for anyone who is still on the fence on having this done, think no further as this is the place to go. GOOGLE PEOPLE, I KNOW FOR A FACT A LOT OF YOU WEAR GLASSES! HAVE YOUR CUSTOM LASIX DONE BY DR. SHIUEY AND IT WILL BE LIFE CHANGING. Don't even think about it anymore and just go schedule an appointment with Kristin as she is such a jewel. From the initial consultation to post op it was very seamless. Again Thank you Dr. Shiuey for giving me back my vision.

R Dh

Excellent optomologist / Lasik MD. I had my lasik surgery and I am very happy with the result. Very nice doctor...