Columbus LASIK Vision

Justin Tedrick

These guys are good and the contura service worked amazingly for me. I was a -6.75 for my contacts prescription and after just 2 weeks from the surgery I can see the same or better than in my contacts without all the hassle! Pretty life changing and a much better price that anyone else I had seen from Raleigh all the way up to NYC.

Edward Sadler

Go see Dr. Columbus before you go see anyone else. I was a patient over 30 years ago and in my mid twenty and it was the best experience ever. I grew up wearing glasses where I feel asleep with my glasses broke many glasses had to put my glasses on as soon as I woke up. Glasses hampered me from playing sports. When I finally got them done it was like night and day. Dr. Columbus explained as I got older LASIK may need to be redone and when I turned 50 my vision started to changed called Dr.Columbus and he got me right in and vision is better then ever. I would recommend Dr. Columbus as I have for everyone I talk to that is thinking about it. You are not just a number with Columbus they follow up and make sure you ok. Best place in my opinion I would not go anywhere else.

Anne Lauer

I never write reviews, but I feel I have a duty to warn patients about William and Robert Columbus’s Lasik practice in Trevose and Wilkes Barre. I had an uneasy feeling from the beginning when I had the consultation as they advertise discounted surgery on Groupon. I was penny-wise and pound foolish and am writing this so other patients don’t make the same mistake. I knew they were eccentric because I had Lasik with them some 10 years ago, but I had no complications and needed it redone so I figured I’d go back to them. I don’t recall exactly how many years ago I had seen them because when I asked both brothers shrugged me off individually and didn’t care to look at my previous file. It appeared to have become a Lasik mill where there were many people getting consultations. He blew through everything and gave you a legal packet to take home as well as prescriptions for 2 antibiotic and 1 steroidal eye drops for pre- and post-op. To be fair, Robert did specify to get the brand drops. When I went to the pharmacy, the pharmacist did not have the brand they would have had to order it, they were not covered under my insurance, and they assured me they are the same active and inactive ingredients and completely comparable. Prior to the procedure William Columbus takes up my eye flap with a scalpel in the non-sterile examination room then has me walk back to the laser room where the procedure was performed. He had difficulty getting the one flap up, but all went well. After the surgery I showed him, the eye drops I had purchased, and he went ballistic. Post-surgery he was berating me in front of the office staff and other patient’s that I had gotten the generic eye drops. He tells me about an anecdote in which a previous patient got a MRSA infection and went blind because of generic eye drops and how “I’m not getting burned again.” I was horrified and in complete shock to be talked to like that and so embarrassed by his unprofessionalism because I bought the wrong eye drops. He called around to pharmacies and I went and got the brand eye drops. I was so sorry that I had gone there for surgery. His focus was on defensive medicine and lawsuits. I can only imagine what the story is there. Unfortunately, I had to return for my follow up appointment. I had a blood-tinged area on the right eye where he had trouble getting the flap open and the left eye was a little scratchy. Upon examination he said the flap wasn’t laying down correctly. He tried blaming it on the generic steroid eye drops. Mind you I bought the brand antibiotic eye drops, but now the blame lies in the steroid eye drops. No accountability for his technique. He again became extremely hostile and raising his voice to me. It was surreal. Again, with another patient in the waiting room. I could not in good conscience ever trust my eyes to this guy again and will need to do follow-up elsewhere. Just want to give others a heads up to BEWARE. Wish someone had warned me.

elvin nunez

Great Doctor, outstanding results, humbling personality and amazing care. I am happy with my results and would recommend him. Thank you doctor.