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Scorecard for... Dr. William Boothe Ophthalmologist  Plano, Texas
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Overall score given by pharmacist96 on on 05/04/10
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I had LASIK in 2000 in Baton Rouge at age 34. I had a wonderful experience then and my vision was great. Now jump ahead 10 years, I moved to Dallas and now feel like my vision was not as good as it was then so I wanted to have an 'enhancement'. This is a standard term for patients with previous surgeries. EVERY followup visit I saw my Surgeon! He did all the exams. He asked how I was doing. I felt like he really cared. BUYER BEWARE! So, one day I called Dr. Boothe's office. To inquire about cost. I was told it was about $800 per eye. I thought geat., so they scheduled my appt the NEXT DAY. (Tuesday) Looking back I should have used my brain. I arrived at my appointment and the building was not really what I expected but I didn't think about it. I walk in tell them my name and sit in a room with chairs set up in movie theater style. Their is a TV but it is not showing regular programming, but a video of the procedure and how easy it is and how wonderful Dr. Boothe is. I am called back and one guy looked at my eyes, did a dry eye test, had me read a chart. I was told Dr. Boothe would have to examine me to decide if I was a good candidate for surgery and they had this new procedure called 'monovision'. Since I was a pharmacist he said it would be great because it would prevent me from needing reading glasses and still give me great distance vision. I was then shuffled into another room where a guy would talk cost. He rattled off prices for 1, 2 or 3 year post-op care. None of the prices were 800 per eye. Well I had already paid $150 for my FREE consultation which went toward my surgery. The price was only good for that week. I felt pressured, I was uneasy, but like a dummy I scheduled because I didn't want my $150 to be lost. Plus, I HADN'T SEEN DR. BOOTHE YET!! I then wait to see Dr. Boothe. He walks in room with some staff member. He measures my eyes and she is rattling off numbers. Blah, Blah, Blah he tells me I am a candidate for Monovision only if there is enough tissue to make the corneal flap, which won't be determined until i am having the procedure. I opted for Monovision. Like all these other reviews, the day of surgery I felt like we were cattle. The rooms were bare, chairs uncomfortable, and we waited as we were passed from room to room, etc. The only time I saw Dr. Boothe was when he did the procedure. Shuffle to other rooms a doctor looks at my eyes then free to leave. I am told I have 20/20 distance vision....and perfect reading vision. The reading is great at 18' or less. I have red eyes for WEEKS after procedure. Am told that is normal. I scheduled an immediate appt which all the sudden was TWO WEEKS. I demanded an immediate appt, I was placed on hold and finally was given an appt in 2 days. I see a doctor there who saw how red my eyes were. I could tell he was concerned. He said to change to different brand of drops and come back next week. Then 1 minute later he said no come back in 2 days. I go back and my eyes are still red. He puts in punctal plugs and tells me to come back on monday. My eyes were red for weeks. I used drops constantly. The techs at work even joked about how I set a timer for my next set of drops. The redness finally went away. Now, 8 months later I am still not pleased with the result. Monovision is not what it is all cracked up to be. DON'T GET IT. My distant vision is slighly better than before, but not what it should be. My reading vision is great if the object is about 18 inches from my face. If the prescripion is typed and lying on the counter I can't read it. Now, I want the Monovison reversed. So, I look online to see if it is possible. Why? Because no one really explained it to me. I should have asked more questions, but felt rushed to make decisions. I SHOULD HAVE NEVER DONE THIS WITHOUT DOING RESEARCH. Screw the $150, I should have gone home and thought about it. While D Magazine did help me fiind the BEST Orthopedic surgeon for my back, it did not help me find the best lasik surgeon. Now I don't know what to do. Do I go back to Boothe to have the monovision reversed since it will supposedly cost only $800 since I went with the 1 year follow care. Or do I find another MD to do it and pay again? I am also going to schedule an appointment with an opthamologist just to see what my REAL vsion is. Then I will see Boothe and have them tell me what it is. Then I will have the real answer. I wish I still lived in Baton Rouge. I feel like I would have been treated like a patient. (But, I would have never found my great orthopedic surgeon. I guess take the good with the horrible.)
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