Mann Eye Institute
4.9
North Austin Location
4.9
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    Jen K. Via Yelp
    10 years ago
    This experience surpassed my expectations. I was first skeptical and asked when I had my consultation if they ever denied patients LASIK? I didnt want a center that just took everyones money. Dr. B assured me patients were turned away for several reasons. The day of the LASIK I was delayed due to the machine not calibrating. I understood this as I am a nurse in a hospital where there are delays due to equipment issues, and I appreciate Dr. Mann waiting until the machine was calibrating at 100%. I was eventually seen that day. To say I was nervous was an understatement. I actually started crying to Dr. Mann out of fright. He was so kind and reassuring. Two women in the laser room held my hands and assured me through the process which was painless and quick. The whole process from start to finish; from the office staff, to ODs, to MDs were phenomenal. For the first time in 41 years I can actually see without glasses or contacts.
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    Ashlee K. Via Yelp
    10 years ago
    This was hands down one of the best experiences Ive had at an eye doctors office. I heard the LASIK commercial on local radio and was excited to find that Mann Eye also accepted my vision insurance. I was able to get an appointment within the week, and offered one next day but it unfortunately didnt fit into my schedule. brbrStephanie is the receptionist, and she was super friendly. The appointment ran on time, and the surgery consultant was very helpful in answering any questions I had about the Lasik procedure. Several scans and tests were done on my eyes, and my prescription was determined. The technician who helped me was a very pleasant man, who was very patient with me as I tried to read the letters. brbrHeres the thing, ultimately the doctor, Dr. Barker, decided that I was not a candidate for LASIK. He was very knowledgable, extremely polite, and I didnt feel rushed or like he was in a hurry. He took the time to talk to me about how my vision wasnt really bad enough to get LASIK, and the risks of getting the procedure with such a low prescription. I was very impressed. LASIK is not cheap, and Mann Eye is one of the biggest names in the area. It would have been very easy for them to use that clout to take my trust and my money and risk my vision. brbrThe awesome staff wrote me a prescription for new glasses, and took extra time to fit me for new contacts, helping me try a couple of pairs before finding one I liked. I got a trial pair to wear for a few days and they told me I could call when I was ready to order, or theyd write me a prescription to purchase them somewhere else. I thought the only con was that they didnt have a very large selection of frames, so I opted to go somewhere else to pick out my new glasses. brbrThe facility on Braker Lane is gorgeous, clean and very modern. The staff is awesome. The doctors I encountered were very knowledgable. Ill return to Mann Eye for my annual exams. Check them out for all of your eye care needs.
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    Crystal L. Via Yelp
    10 years ago
    My eyes, my poor eyesight is no longer an issue! I can see clearly 1 day after my LASIK surgery and I am sooo happy!brbrI consulted 3 places in Austin, all of them telling me I am a great candidate and prices all within the same range give or take ~$100-$200 but ultimately chose Mann Eye because I felt like the people working there as well as the facilities were much cooler and neater for the same price point! Courtney at the arboretum office quoted me$2500 each eye + $195 diagnostic fee with 5% off from my vision insurance was amazingly awesome with $1000 in house discount. Total was $3985 put on my credit card for rewards points to pay off instantly but if you dont have the full amount to pay, they certainly can help with financing through Care Credit. I went to the Arboretum location for my initial consults but for the pre-op, surgery and post-op visits, they were all at the South Central location. (FYI: theyre serious about not parking anywhere in the garage with reserved signs posted in the parking spots there so make sure to look carefully!)brbrI was at a -7 in both my left and right eye with -2.50/-1.75 astigmatism and 1 day after I can see pretty amazingly with my right eye but my left eye still being a bit fuzzy. One concern I had initially that went away was I never got to talk to Dr. Mann before the surgery but on the day of he was around and introducing himself to everyone before the surgery was to be done. They have many other doctors around to facilitate and check in on their patients progress but Dr. Mike Mann or Dr. Paul Mann with be your final surgical Doctor. Dr. Paul Mann operated on me and he let me know as a fellow Houstonian that him and his father switch off doing surgeries in Austin and Houston every other week to do them! Surgeries are done Thursdays and Fridays so you can rest easy through the weekend and they do 1 day post op check up on you Saturday morning when you do surgeries on Friday. I picked Friday afternoon so I could still work the morning of my surgery day. brbrMy husband watches me get my procedure done and then drove me home so I could take a nap before my anesthesia in my eyes wore off. During the surgery I was very worried but they provide you with Valium and ibuprofen 800mg so youll be fine during the surgery. The first machine they move you under is the laser that makes the incision for your cornea, right then left for me. My left eye I struggled with them inserting the suction so my eyeball wouldnt move and thus caused some minor redding to occur as my blood vessels there bruised. Then to the other laser to correct my vision and astigmatism and each eye was 24 seconds, I could smell something burning while the second laser did its work but I read about this with others so I was prepared. In the background during all this is happening, I heard the medical assistants reading numbers aloud and Dr. Mann also talking reading the metrics. After my left eye finished everyone was awesome and congratulated me on my successful operation!!! Laying down in the room was cold so I was glad that I came in long sleeves, but they provided me with a cute pink fuzzy stuffed elephant, Jenny, to hold onto and a thick blanket to cover me as well as a cushion under my knees so my legs wouldnt be tired. They are seriously thoughtful and I appreciated every little thing. Kristin at the South Central location checked me in and beamed with smiles and regaled me with her own personal journey of going under which definitely helped me on the day of surgery feeling nervous. I know folks are wary of Mann eye being a machine and churning in and out people going in surgery and out those day but honestly you are taken care of and each patient is seen and given the amount of time necessary and they dont rush you! No backlog so all was great!brbrHanding me back my glasses and my goodie bag of sunglasses to wear and all my eye drops and instructions, everything was good to go! As someone with a heavy prescription I was very worried and afraid something would go wrong but everything I had concerns about were alleviated easily and I am so happy I made this choice. I will continue to update as I continue on with my next 1 week post-op visit and so on as they do them frequently to ensure you are healing as expected. brbrOh, and enhancements and fixes will be covered up to 2 years from your surgery date so long as you make all your check in appointments which is really neat! Aside from some starbursts and light sensitivity at the moment 1 day after surgery, I am beaming with joy!! Its only going to get better from here on out and Im so stoked!!!! Ps. If youre considering LASIK, feel free to message me and lets chat! I did a ton of research before I made the plunge because I knew my prescription was high and I wanted to make sure this was the best choice of my life Id have to make!brbrThank you Mann Eye team for this wonderful experience and new eyes youve given me!
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    Crystal L. Via Yelp
    10 years ago
    My eyeballs are toast, and my once terrible vision may be superhuman strength soon enough! PS Long review for the folks who want to get LASIK, are toying with the idea, and want to know what a strong prescription person felt at her free consult. TLDR: Price for custom wavefront lasik here cost $2500 per eyeball + $195 diag exam fee for surgery. Total $5195, but Mann Eye typically has the $1000 off promotion, thus $4195. Tax on any eye insurance you may have for vision correction surgery like my EyeMed insurance (15% on my policy) and total is $3566. This is roughly $1783 per eyeball to never have to worry about glasses or contacts again. I went in last Friday afternoon around 1:45pm for a LASIK consult to see if I first of all qualified for the procedure, and to see the cost that Id be working with at if I were to get a vision correction procedure done. From parking in their lot, I was confused and walked into the bank below but its okay, even the bank folks are friendly! (They must have figured my eyesight was terrible, thus giving me better directions to find my way around the building). I got checked in, and let the receptionist know that I was new, filled out some paper work, checked in on Yelp and got a Mann Eye goodie bag, filled with candy, some shades, a notepad, magnets and earphones, whoo! I met up with a lady named Courtney, who is the LASIK consult here at Mann Eye, and from the beginning, she was very friendly and sweet, totally hit it off! She went through several of the machines that would test my prescription of my glasses, asked if I had recently worn contacts as that would change the measurements of my eyeballs, measured the thickness of my cornea as well as took a look at my astigmatism. Ive been looking left and right at all the Mann Eye institute Yelp reviews as Ive heard friends say NO, dont go there! They will wreck your eyesight and you need to shell out the money to ensure you get the best doctor! Now Ill be honest, I used to hear the rave reviews of Mann Eye Institute off of the Bobby Bones show as I drove into work everyday, and yes, marketing enough and listening to them rant enough over perfect vision was enough years later to have myself make my way into the free consult. The eye exam free consult, was the most thorough exam ever! Ive never seen so many machines before in my life, and not one of them blew a puff of air into my eyeballs. I dread that machine the most, maybe its the unknowningness of when the puff of air will hit, but I would never wish it upon my enemies! I notice not that many have too high of a prescription, and if youre considering lasik then you must want to compare numbers. Fine, lets compare answers. I am at -7.25/-7.50 diopter, and -1.72/-2.25 astigmatism, with my cornea thickness being in the 620s+. Now, most of the lovely Yelp reviews raving of their LASIK typically didnt have as crazy of a prescription as I do, and it drove me bonkers to not be able to see others above a -3/-4 diopter getting LASIK. Not Courney, remember her taking me around getting my eyes tested? She confessed she was at a -5.00 approx prescription, and I felt a bit safer seeing that she was understanding of my concerns, of my stronger grade prescription, and seeing that she had her procedure done here, and having her great results. They use the intraLase machine which will cut your eyeball, bladeless (aka with a laser), and then use a Wavefront machine to map your cornea to see the 3D topographical terrain of your eyeball to get the most accurate reading. Cool! Ive had folks say that theyve had terrible results here though, so I am hesitant, getting myself a few second and third opinions, because halos, starbursts while driving at night is definitely a downer. As with any major surgery/medical opinion, I would highly suggest you get 2-3 other consults, most LASIK eye exams are free, and they are pretty low pressure about wanting to get you to sign something. After the first 3 machines with Courtney, I was handed over to the eye medical assistant who conducted my my typical eye exam, was dilated to check for glaucoma and other eye diseases that may be of discomfort (also to check if I would be able to be corrected to 20/20, which I am if you can read the lines on the eye chart to a certain line), and then saw the Doctor who once reviewing my numbers, determined I would be a successful LASIK candidate. Questions to the doctor were in regards to seeing if I would need PRK which has a higher success rate and less regression for stronger prescription folks but the Doct seemed pretty certain LASIK would be better for me in regards to long term, and healing time. PRK does take weeks to heal, where LASIK takes a day or two at most. The free consult was a very informative visit and Im glad I went in to check Mann Eye out! Second and third consults will go through, because Im a person who needs to do her research but all sounds great so far!
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    Courtney H. Via Yelp
    10 years ago
    Excellent staff and Dr. Beavers is kind, knowledgable and makes you feel like family!
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    4314 W. Braker Lane Suite 215 Austin, TX 78759
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