Kiprov Rose MD

Bedside manners were quite abrasive and impatient during my one visit. Someone wrote on Unilocal that she has a more European/​Israeli style personality. I’ve spent time with many families in Israel who just want to feed me amazing food and while some are quite honest and to the point with no sugar coating, I wouldn’t equate that to what I experienced. If you need a little bit of extra support you won’t get that here. She looked visibly annoyed and let out a sigh when I involuntarily pulled back when she tried to work on my eye. Based on my one visit, I’d say that If you have some anxiety about visiting an eye doctor or think you might be a bit involuntarily non compliant, you won’t be happy with her and she won’t be happy with you. This was more than a year ago so perhaps she has improved? I wouldn’t risk it.

Dr. Kiprov has been my doctor for five years now. She is thorough and thoughtful. She explains things very well. I do not understand the negative reviews. She was not born in America and has a European/​Israeli style about her. But she is exceptional.

Every patient’s experience is different, of course; but after racing other reviews of Dr. Kiprov, my conclusion is quite different from those patients who rated her poorly. In every respect – attractive waiting room, helpful staff, brief delay – my appointment went well. Dr. Kiprov was warm, gently ironic, attentive, and communicative. She was professional in every respect. I have nothing but praise for the doctor and her assistants.

My husband went to this doctor. He was told that the charge for a full eye exam would be $ 240; however the bill came to $ 375 because of the «extras». Also, he had the same experience as the other reviewers — not pleasant. She told him he would be blind in one eye in 2 months due to catarcts. Hasn’t happened as yet. And he is looking for another eye doctor.

I am sure this doctor’s credentials and expertise are beyond reproach. However, if anyone is looking for a good bedside manner or some «warm and fuzzy» care this is definitely not the experience for you. In a word, the doctor is dour.
I have gone there for three years — primarily because I have VSP insurance, she is an ophthalmologist rather than an optometrist, and her office is located not too far from my home. For my last visit, I was given the preliminaries to my exam and then drops were placed in my eyes to dilate the pupils or whatever. I then waited, and waited, and waited — for nearly an hour. Apparently the doctor left the office (perhaps with her dog?). No one ever came into the exam room to ask how I was doing or to explain the delay. When she finally returned, no apology and no pleasantries, no connection, no nothing.
As for me, no Dr. Kiprov. I don’t wish her any ill will, but I simply don’t need her. This year I will be seeing a highly recommended optometrist instead.

I went to Dr. Kiprov for a few years. Her office was calm and she seemed nice. But then she started pushing. First she wanted me to have cataract surgery. Then when I refused that, she said I was getting glaucoma. I went to another doctor and got retested yesterday, and my eyes are fine. I don’t need any surgery or medication. I guess she needs to make some money from doing surgery. And I don’t know why she was telling me my eye pressure was too high. She makes money from the prescription drugs? I don’t know. Maybe she is just mean. At any rate, I no longer trust her. I am not going back.

I was referred to Dr. Kiprov by my regular doctor because of a sudden eye problem.
Today was my 2^nd appointment with her, and although she may be a good surgeon according to other Unilocalers, this appointment confirmed that she is lacking the personal skills to be a good doctor.
At both appointments, she was skeptical of my description of my symptoms, intimating that I was not telling the truth about them. After tests showed that I was actually telling the truth (!), she said that I could just live with the symptoms, or she could, she reluctantly supposed, refer me to a specialist.
I have had ²⁰⁄₂₀ vision for all of my life and have been quite upset about the possibility of my current vision problem becoming permanent. I stated this and wish she had responded logically. If a patient is very concerned and scared, it’s illogical for a doctor to a) suggest the patient isn’t telling the truth or b) suggest that the patient does nothing and just «lives with it.»
If she reads this, I’m sorry but I’ll probably do my best to avoid visiting your practice again. I don’t want or need a doctor to be touchy-​feely, but I do want to feel like you understand your patients fears and respond appropriately with explanations & suggestions. I shouldn’t have to feel like I’m imposing on you to answer questions about what you find. If you’re bored explaining the physiology of an eyeball to referred patients, you may want to switch to doing surgery only & stop seeing «regular» patients.
The 2 staffers were excellent, friendly, and helpful. I have insurance and pay my co-​pays immediately, so those are not the issue.

IF you are INSURED, and seeking no-​frills (and expensive) eye disease care, Dr. Kprov is excellent. Why did I down-​grade her on the ‘stars’?
I have genetically odd eyes with optic nerve area that would look AS IF I was on my way to Glacoma. Hence, she performed $ 1K worth of tests… when I was insured; and prescribed harmless, but expensive, medication as a precautionary measure, in lieu of Glacoma (which, for me, could be ‘blinding’ within 48-​hours I’m told).
When my prescription for the medication ran-​out, she wouldn’t renew it without the ($ 800 — $ 1k) in tests. As I’m not insured, and won’t be for another 6 mo.; I can’t afford the the testing. That’s just ‘Too bad;’ according to her office. ($ 215.- basic exam; $ 318.- and $ 210.- for additional retina testing).

Dr. Kiprov is experienced and very competent. I have been going to her for a number of years and have had only positive experiences.

I had been diagnosed with cataracts by a previous ophthalmologist and wanted a second opinion on the surgery. Dr. Kiprov was thorough with her exams and explained all my options. She referred me to a retinologist for a consultation and he stated that she was an excellent surgeon with good technical skills. That is what I wanted; someone competent and skilled. The surgery went well and the optician who sees me remarked on the excellent outcome of the cataract surgery.
I second a note by another reviewer: if you want «warm and fuzzy» go somewhere else. If you want competency, knowledge and superior surgical tecnical skills then this is your gal. As for me, these are the only eyes I have so I will take technical and diagnostic expertise over personality any day!!!

Dr Kiprov was the closest choice on my insurance providers list. She saw me within a few hours of my calling. I had an infection that UC School of Optometry missed. She was competent, gentle, anesthetized the eye before examining it, and wrote me a prescription.
If you’re looking for bubbly-​giggly lolly pops go elsewhere. I thought she was just what I needed and I don’t really understand the negative reviews here. Maybe it’s an age thing; I’m not young and neither is Dr. K. I appreciate the experience of age.

I went to Dr. Kiprov because I thought I might have an eye infection. It turned out to be just something stuck in my eye. She was impersonal and impatient from the first second I met her. She did not even bother to introduce herself when she walked in, barely glanced at my record, and started looking at me.
I have had optometrists and ophthalmologists dig around in my eye to remove objects before. It’s unpleasant, but they were nice and established trust, and were always able to help me get calm enough so that I can keep from blinking or moving and let them work.
Dr. Kiprov, on the other hand, worried me with how much she was rushing. I had trouble trusting her to poke around on my eye. She did not seem to comprehend that being impatient with me was making it much worse. She accidentally poked my eye when trying to remove an object, because she was in too much of a hurry. I hope she didn’t do any real damage!
She continued to be rude, turning her back and walking out of the examining room as soon as she felt she was done, not caring if I might have a question. I will never go back to her office again. Her staff was nice, and I got the impression that she might be fairly knowledgeable, but she was unbearable.

She is the worst doctor I have ever met. I cannot believe she is still in practice. I fear so much for her patients. Please, please do not go to her.

Simply, I did not like her. I pulled her name out at random from my provider directory, and I wish I didn’t. I have generally good eyes, which seemed to bore her. She ran through my eye examination in record time (as in 2 minutes, maybe). I’ve been given a prescription for reading for the last 15 years. Which, my visual impairment being mild, I tend not to fill and simply buy over the counter readers. Dr. Kiprov’s solution to my slight lack of visual clarity when reading was to say «No, no readers for you.» She claims that the I’m too young for glasses (I’m 39) and that I’m only making my eyes worse and that every other prescription had been wrong. As I walked out of her office door (literally) she said, you can have prescription to deal with my declining night vision, if I wanted. Errghh! She may be the most technically competent person in the world, but simply put, I didn’t like her. Find someone who at least gives some impression that they care about your vision!