Reviews

I had the Visian ICL procedure performed by Dr. Richens about a week ago. Everything went perfectly, and I am extremely satisfied with my results so far. Dr. Richens is about as informed, educated, and experienced on this type of vision correction procedure as anyone you'll speak to. Truth be told, I was looking at having the same procedure performed by some other doctors who specialize in it. I did my research on this for over a year before I felt comfortable with actually having this procedure done. I also asked several optometrists about this procedure, and who they personally would choose to perform the surgery on them if it were their eyes involved. I found Dr. Richens to be the answer to my research. Sure, there are ophthamologists who have done more Visian ICL procedures than Dr. Richens. But, I can't say that necessarily makes them the better choice. And, when optometrists actually tell you they would have Dr. Richens perform the surgery versus those other doctors, it makes the decision much easier. Dr. Richens spent a good amount of time with me a few days before the actual procedure answering my questions and helping me understand the process. She would've spent a few hours answering my questions if I had more. She loves what she does, and you can definitely tell she has your best interest at heart when you speak to her about any of the procedures she performs. There were only two bad parts to the process of having this particular procedure, according to me. One was having to wear my glasses for a couple of weeks(you do this in order for your eyes to return to their natural shape without contacts in). If you don't typically wear contacts a lot, then this won't bother you like it did for me. The second bad part was the pre-surgery iridotomy. It really wasn't that bad, but I'm being completely honest here so researchers can understand the process. The iridotomy is a procedure which can be explained better by the helpful staff at Richens Eye Center. In plain english, they put a few types of eye drops in your eye(numbing drops, pupil dilation drops, etc.) in order to perform this part of it properly. Some of the drops can cause a slight discomfort from a 'brow-ache.' Yes, it was a little uncomfortable. Not the actual iridotomy part, but the brow-ache. You can take some tylenol for that. Other than those two minor things, everything else is quick and simple. Typically, the surgery will only last about 30-45 minutes total. I took a some medication before the surgery. Most people don't need general anesthesia for this. Some people are able to see pretty well right after the surgery. I felt like I just slept in my contacts when I came out of surgery. I couldn't see really well at all for about an hour. I returned to Richens Eye Center for my post-operation check up about three hours later, and my eyes were checked. I already had 20/15 vision! Pretty cool, to say the least. My vision over the next day or so was a touch blurry. But, by the second morning, I was seeing very well. Probably as well as I could see with contacts before. My vision is getting better by the day. My eyes feel great. And, I would recommend this surgery and Dr. Richens to anyone I know. By the way, does anyone need some extra contact solution:)

My experience with Richens Eye Center is that they are dishonest in their business practices and I would tell everyone to avoid them. If you need vision services, I would strongly recommend that you find somewhere else to get it done.