When I mentioned finding Wills Eye Institute online to my eye Dr, he got angry, saying "what, do you think you will just walk in there and see an eye Dr? If you're lucky you'll see a student, who doesn't know anything"! Is this true?

Not exactly. Anybody you see here is a graduate of an accredited Med School and is trained in their area. The only "students" here are Resident Physicians and Fellows. Those are also doctors. These are doctors going through additional training for a specific specialty or area (for example, Pediatric Ophthalmology or Oncology Ophthalmology). Depending on what type of eye appointment you need, you may see a Resident or Fellow Physician but the statement that they are people who "doesnt know anything" is false to the highest extent. Wills Eye supplies some of the top doctors in this field in the world. For reference here is a link describing their Training program being voted #1 in the U.S. . https://www.willseye.org/wills-eye-residency-program-voted-1/

Agreed w Thomas.... Sometimes residents/ fellows are even better to deal with bc they are training to become A doctor therefore they are putting their heart into their work even moreso than an established Doctor Meaning: You will get a more thorough explanation regarding your circumstance