Reviews

⭐️ My review of LASIK after one year ⭐️ I told Dr. Benjamin I would do this a while ago, but I kind of feel like it says a lot I have kept this on my checklist for a year. I feel like a year is a good amount of time to review a procedure like this and give my honest thoughts and recommendation. So, let me tell you about my journey to getting LASIK and how I ended up in the amazing care of Dr. Benjamin. After going to an optometrist for years and him advising against LASIK because of my genetically dry eyes, I finally got a second opinion from an ophthalmologist (Dr. Benjamin). I didn’t know the difference between an optometrist vs. opthalmologist, but once I learned it kind of made sense why my optometrist didn’t want me getting LASIK lol. Because he couldn’t sell me on contact lenses or glasses for the foreseeable future if I got my vision corrected :) I mean, who knows, but I am glad I got a second opinion. I figured being in Los Angeles with some of the best doctors in the world… if anyone is going to touch my big, blue eyeballs, might as well get it done while I’m here. I found this business due to the reviews and they seemed to really know what they were doing and how to talk to clients. Upon meeting Dr. Benjamin he told me that I wasn’t a candidate for LASIK with my dry eyes, but he could put me through treatments for dry eyes and reevaluate after; and that these treatments had a good success rate for most. So, I started doing two treatments every other week for about 2.5 months - IPL laser treatment and Lipiflow. Lipiflow, especially, was a weird painless experience but highly recommend anyone with dry eyes to ask about it regardless of LASIK. I could tell my eyes felt way less dry a couple days after each treatment. There are videos on YouTube that talk about this treatment… Who knew this stuff existed. I’m not gonna lie, it’s an investment to do all these treatments on top of LASIK, but my eyes rarely feel dry anymore so if you’re going to get it done - do it right. Finally, I was approved for LASIK. I ended up waiting until the end of year to make sure I saved up the funds to do it and had some time to heal. I also took advantage of an end of year deal they were offering. $1000 off was a pretty nice forcing function to get me to finally do it after prepping my eyes with the treatments. The procedure itself I couldn’t feel anything even though I was awake the entire time (medicated). Even the scary part when bubbles form on your eyes Dr. Benjamin let me know about in advance so when it happened I just went with the flow. I think the worst part was the recovery the few days after and coming home drugged up lol. I remember day 1 thinking omg what did I do to my eyes. My eyes just hurt and felt weird, but omg I could see 20/15 immediately. And then, day by day it gradually got better. It took a few weeks for my eyes to heal, but after 1 month you couldn’t even tell I had surgery. One eye was a bit more bloodshot than the other. I can see 20/15. It’s been life changing for the past year not having to worry about contacts or glasses. I just got married and was able to walk down the aisle with clear vision. I only wish I had the means to have done this earlier in life. If you’re considering it - do it! And definitely consider Dr. Benjamin to do it right. Lastly, to continue treating my dry eyes, Dr. Benjamin gave me an extra LipiFlow treatment, and also recommended I try punctal plugs (painless plugs inserted into your lids that help your tears last longer). He placed the plugs in my eyes under 5 mins. Wild. I heard from people during the LASIK process they have been nervous to get the procedure so I wrote this to help and because I think highly of this business for changing my life. And, some of the dry eye treatments I would’ve never known about had it not been for them. Again, I wish I would have had been able to do this years ago. It is so, so worth it! Thank you, Dr. Benjamin (and staff!)

The staff was friendly and helpful. I appreciated the time they took with my 6yo daughter to explain and ask for consent ahead of anything they did. They made the experience fun for her and eased her fears. We left with answers and a daughter who isn’t afraid of the eye doctor. Thank you!

Our entire family comes here for eye exams and we always have a great experience. Staff is always friendly and helpful.

My experience at this location was the best ever! From the time I entered the facility until the time I left, I received awesome customer service! I’ve been coming to this location for the past 10 years, on 8-9-23 was different from any other visit! The staff was so inviting! The doctor explained everything, the young lady that assisted me with my purchase explained every charge, even though she was exhausted! The place was jumping! Kudos to the whole staff! Great customer service!!!!!!! Vanessa Wheeler

"Dr. Kowalski literally saved my life", found a tumor in my eye that was malignant early on. Had he not caught it It would have advanced without my knowing till it was too late.

The best eye doctor in town!

Dr. Kammer is excellent! He made me and my daughter feel so comfortable. Not only did he do a great job with the exam, his attentiveness and literal entertainment the entire time was much appreciated. It was actually the funnest appointment I’ve ever been to in my life. He is very enthusiastic and definitely has a one of a kind personality! I will bring every person I know here, and he genuinely will appreciate it. He said “I would be honored to have you”. We appreciate the sincerity of Dr. Kammer. And the rest of the stuff was wonderful as well. Forever customer right here!

For now I have to give this place a low rating because I already had to wait an entire month for my appointment to be able to get the referral I need for cataract surgeries and now because they think they need to close early due to a little bit of ice on the road I'm probably going to have to wait another whole month for the appointment to be rescheduled I need surgeries to be able to go back to work and get my life back it is not okay for them to delay me being able to get my life back for them to go home early

I have been going to Dr. Tom for a few years now and every visit is a great experience. The entire staff is friendly and welcoming. Dr. Tom listens to you and your concerns and does a great job explaining everything. Today, the team was particularly accommodating as something was screwed up with my appointment time with my calendar and all text reminders saying one thing and their system saying another. Needless to say, this led to me showing up “late” based on their scheduling system. But they were willing to work with me and after a short wait, I had my planned appointment. I highly recommend Decatur Eye Care if you are in need of a GREAT eye doctor!

Wow! The office is incredible and the staff are even more amazing!!! Dr. Alexa was super nice, informative and professional, I've found my new eye doctor! Never again will I go to Walmart and just be a number, I will continue to do …

Dr Pierce is one of the rare super passionate people that truly has found his calling in life. Loves his work and cares about his clients, he is exceptionally smart and takes time to educate his patients. I have recommended him and will forever, he is really that good!!