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Megan C.
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- Corte Madera/ Marin/Mill Valley
12 years ago
I finally bit the bullet and decided to have my vision corrected by LASIK. When I started researching, the only name that consistently came up was Dr. Ellis. When a coworker had the LASIK done by Dr. Ellis, I decided it was time. So I made an appt. for an evaluation. Found out I was a good candidate and scheduled the surgery for the following week...It was the best decision of my life. After 30 years of wearing glasses and contacts, I'm finally free of them! I can see clearly and I'm loving it! Not only that, but the whole experience was terrific. I just had my 2 month check up and I'm stable. So now I don't have to go back for another 4 months! Everyone at Ellis Eye has been amazing. So wonderful and caring. I HIGHLY recommend Dr. Ellis for anyone considering this surgery...
Ed R.
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- San Jose/Silicon Valley
12 years ago
This review hit their nerves! but this is true. READ IT! They delete it once already.<br><br>I had my eye surgery November 11, 2011 in San Jose clinic and this is the worst by far the worst decision I've done in my life. We arrived in his clinic on time @ 2:00pm and the whole waiting room was full. I waited a good 3 hours before he operated on me. In the middle of the procedure, he aborted the surgery because it was cut too deep on the first layer of my Right eye. This was supposed to be the safest alternative to their Standard Lasik. "Epi-Lasik". They tried to explain what happened to my husband and I, but I was so disappointed and in pain to get mad. It's more than 2 weeks now and my Right eye is still blurry . All the follow up was met and I'm still very depressed because my vision is not back to the same vision I had. They just keep on telling me to wait for it to heal maybe 4-6 months. On my last appointment they finally realized that they did not educate us about the risk of the procedure. At first follow up my husband and I got really upset because the surgeon kept saying it was " The Act of God " that's why this happened. The surgeon's associate phycisian also said that some people can get used to working with just one eye and he's been with Ellis Eyes since 1991 and this is the first time he encountered this problem. I've been out of work ever since and my husband was out for a week and they still don't have a defenite answer to when I will get my clear vision back. I'm really bothered by this whole experience and hopefully this will get others to do intense research first before making the decision to have this procedure. Hopefully this will give you a better perspective on having this kind of procedure. Now tell me what is false on writing this!
JEAN CHARLES A.
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- Corte Madera/ Marin/Mill Valley
12 years ago
I completed the Lasik eye surgery earlier this week and I'm very happy not to wear glasses anymore. I had visited a few Lasik surgery places in the bay for evaluation and will say that Ellis Eye & Laser Medical Center was certainly the most professional. My experience with Ellis Eye does confirm it and everything went great from start to finish. A special thanks goes to Rocio Hermosillo, the patient councelor, who was extremely cordial & professional! Thanks also off course to Dr Ellis!!Jean-Charles, San Rafael CA
Dani H.
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- El Cerrito/Contra Costa
12 years ago
Next week marks my 1-year anniversary of having Wavefront LASIK performed and I couldn't be happier! After a quick consultation in Walnut Creek, Dr. Ellis performed the surgery two days later in San Jose and his staff was polite, helpful and took the time to talk to my dad, who drove me to and from the appt. I have had all of my follow-ups closer to home in El Cerrito with Dr. Delacruz. I'm at 20/20 vision now and have excellent night vision. This is a change for me because I had haloing at night most of my life and hated driving at night. I wore glasses from the age of 10 to 32 (and contacts from 14 to 32) with my last Rx at -3.75 in each eye.<br><br>I recommended Ellis Eye Centers to 3 of my coworkers and 1 had a successful surgery 2 months ago (the others haven't booked a consultation yet). Dr. Delacruz in El Cerrito is really nice, knowledgable, and gets me in and out of my check-ups in less than 10 minutes!
John B.
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- El Cerrito/Contra Costa
12 years ago
I've worn glasses most of my life and was told by other eye surgeons that LASIK was not an option because of thin corneas. The team at Ellis Eye & Laser identified me as a candidate for LASEK. I'm finally free of the hassle of wearing glasses and contacts.<br><br>I'm in my mid-50's with a strong presecription for being near-sighted, so I initially was unsure about moving forward. What convinced me to move ahead was the thoroughness of the exam and the time the doctor took to explain exactly what was involved with the procedure in detail.<br><br>The care before and after the LASEK was outstanding. Understandably, an elective surgery involving one's vision can create anxiety. Bobby, the nurse, was the best at making her patients' relax and feel that they were in safe hands and well taken care for.<br><br>If you are thinking about corrective vision surgery in the Bay Area, Dr. Ellis is the place to go!<br><br>John Bissell