Dr. William Boothe ~ doctor reviews ~ DoctorScorecard.com

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Boothe Eye Care And Laser Center
3900 West 15th Street
Plano, TX 75075

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Overall Score as rated by dinkybum	Year of Treatment	Edit Overall score given by dinkybum on on 05/13/10 1 dinkybum edited this scorecard on 06/07/10 4 responses to this scorecard This scorecard was voted helpful +1 times
1	2010	My experience with Dr. Boothe was horrible. I waited 4 hours in a waiting room the day of the surgery. I wasn't given enough numbing medicine so I could feel everything during the surgery. When Dr. boothe came in to do the surgery he didn't say a word, walked up to me and started poking and prodding me without explaining anything. I started to wince because I wasn't numb and could feel pressure on my face, and Dr. Boothe told his assistant to hold me down so I wouldn't move and then proceeded to keep pushing down on my face. After the first part of the surgery they had me sit down to wait for the second part (which I didn't even know there would be a second part), and I started crying from the pain. No one said anything to me but someone handed me a tissue and told me to not rub my eyes. The second part of the surgery felt like someone was pricking my eyes with a needle. Again, no words from Dr. Boothe. Dr. Boothe also prescribes 3 different drops that will cost a lot more than you might anticipate, but I wasn't told about the cost beforehand from Dr. Boothe's team. Other friends of mine who have gone to different doctors were prescribed only 1 or 2 drops. Dr. Boothe never once saw me for a follow up visit so I wasn't able to talk to him about how the surgery went. Most of my friends have had the exact same experience with follow ups. I never saw Dr. Boothe during any post op visits; I only saw the other optometrists that work for him. I went back in a year and half later to talk to him about my right eye, which is not 20/20. It took convincing to get him to see me. As soon as he walked in the door, he told me I wasn't getting my money back and the money back guarantee only worked if I got another surgery! When I tried to explain why I didn't want another surgery (because the first one was horrible), he said it didn't matter and he wasn't giving me my money back. All I asked was for the money for the right eye so I could go somewhere else, but he refused to discuss it. He told me 'I'm not talking to you about this anymore' 2 minutes into the conversation and walked out. He said I was trying to take advantage of him! And I've never had a bad doctor before in my life! I also know several people who have had experiences with him. Biggest regret, I should have listened to the other people who had similar experiences and not gone to him. Is this scorecard helpful? Yes / No This scorecard was voted helpful +1 times Send scorecard to friends
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2010

My experience with Dr. Boothe was horrible. I waited 4 hours in a waiting room the day of the surgery. I wasn't given enough numbing medicine so I could feel everything during the surgery. When Dr. boothe came in to do the surgery he didn't say a word, walked up to me and started poking and prodding me without explaining anything. I started to wince because I wasn't numb and could feel pressure on my face, and Dr. Boothe told his assistant to hold me down so I wouldn't move and then proceeded to keep pushing down on my face. After the first part of the surgery they had me sit down to wait for the second part (which I didn't even know there would be a second part), and I started crying from the pain. No one said anything to me but someone handed me a tissue and told me to not rub my eyes. The second part of the surgery felt like someone was pricking my eyes with a needle. Again, no words from Dr. Boothe.

Dr. Boothe also prescribes 3 different drops that will cost a lot more than you might anticipate, but I wasn't told about the cost beforehand from Dr. Boothe's team. Other friends of mine who have gone to different doctors were prescribed only 1 or 2 drops. Dr. Boothe never once saw me for a follow up visit so I wasn't able to talk to him about how the surgery went. Most of my friends have had the exact same experience with follow ups. I never saw Dr. Boothe during any post op visits; I only saw the other optometrists that work for him.

I went back in a year and half later to talk to him about my right eye, which is not 20/20. It took convincing to get him to see me. As soon as he walked in the door, he told me I wasn't getting my money back and the money back guarantee only worked if I got another surgery! When I tried to explain why I didn't want another surgery (because the first one was horrible), he said it didn't matter and he wasn't giving me my money back. All I asked was for the money for the right eye so I could go somewhere else, but he refused to discuss it. He told me 'I'm not talking to you about this anymore' 2 minutes into the conversation and walked out. He said I was trying to take advantage of him! And I've never had a bad doctor before in my life! I also know several people who have had experiences with him. Biggest regret, I should have listened to the other people who had similar experiences and not gone to him.

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Comments by stevo1 on 05/26/10, 10:41 am

I just wanted to thank Dr. Booth. My whole experience was incredible and I can actually see the alarm clock next to my bed now. It is so nice not having to stumble to the bathroom in order to put my contacts in first thing in the morning. I will never have to buy saline solution again!!! He has such a great bedside manner which was evident in the initial consultation and he and his staff put me at ease right from the get go. I was not prepared for how quick the recovery time was. I had the surgery on a Friday and was back at work on Monday morning. I never would have had the nerve to go through this type of surgery without their support. Thanks again for your help!

Comments by neverchooserestore on 05/26/10, 11:14 am

This comment is obviously a ' made up ' comment by someone in Dr.Boothes employ.
There is no way anyone could say anything positve about his 'bedside' manner and the care of his staff. On at least two occasions I was seen by his staff in a storage room and in a closet once . What a joke!

Comments by LisaR1966 on 06/09/10, 5:17 pm

The review from stevo1 is absolute bullcrap. Dr. Boothe has one of the least appealing personalities and bedside manner of any doctor I've ever seen. He was so odd during my visit that I wondered if he had some form of autism. I even joked about his lack of personality to family members. His staff was generally very nice, but during one visit several of the female staff got into a screaming match with each other in full hearing range of all of the patients. I had my surgery on a Friday and I could not see well enough to drive until the following Wednesday.. I can't imagine anyone returning to work on Monday. My eyes were still way too uncomfortable and cloudy. My left eye does not have 20/20 vision as promised and when I told the associate that I could not see well up close with my left eye, they said if they corrected it my distance vision would be reduced so there was no point in correcting it. There are times when the vision in my left eye is cloudy and I can't see well close up or far away. I don't think I was blatantly lied to, I don't feel like I was given the whole picture. I really don't feel they were very honest or ethical.

Comments by neverchooserestore on 06/09/10, 7:51 pm

To other former patients, there is help. Dr. Boothe suggested that my Restore lens, that destroyed my vision could be repaired with Lasik...I had it done and it was much worse. He then recommended another procedure after that which I had the good sense to refuse.

Patients, if you have a Restore lens and you cannot see clearly, it will never work for you and it needs to be replaced with a monofocal lens...either far sighted or nearsighted. I chose nearsighted and will someday replace the lens in my other eye with a far sighted lens when my weakens.

I went to a doctor in Dallas that did all the research to find out the best Opthamolgist to perform this procedure. He is in Houston and I now have my sight back, something I thought would never happen.

Dr. Boothe never told me that the restore lens should not be implanted if your job requires good vision as the blurred vision, difficulty in focusing and halos is a frequent side effect.

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