Maria Arnett, MD

In fairness, I think fairly well of Dr. Arnett as a clinician. She struck me as very competent and I liked her.
However, each of my visits has required a wait of at least 20 minutes — and if recollection serves, on occasion more than 30 minutes — past appointment time. On my most recent visit, when staff required — at 17 minutes past the appointment time — that I pay my co-​pay in advance (and, again, if recollection serves of past visits, in cash), I declined to pay unless I was assured that I would be seen timely. At 23 minutes past appointment time, still not having left the waiting room, we mutually agreed that I should seek treatment elsewhere.
It’s a shame, but in addition to clinical competence, I do require that a professional keep appointments on time, or within a reasonable period thereafter, and I decline to be held hostage by a required cash payment in advance.

Just saw Dr. Arnett for the first time.
She performed a miracle: I can see again!
I’ve been seeing another doctor for 3 years… she said «your prescription is wrong». Wow! I can’t believe how much better I can see. Got lots of info from me and gave me lots of information about my eyes. She spent quite a bit of time with me.
Needless to say I will not be returning to my former doctor. Dr. Arnett has totally won me over.
This is my previous comment:
Just made my first appointment so no comment on the doctor yet — but the phone number in the Unilocal listing is wrong… it’s (212) 679‑3280.
And even though the hours listed here on Unilocal were not on Friday, I was able to call on a Friday and make an appointment with a VERY nice receptionist.
Yay! So far so good.
And yes, she is a real MD. I don’t ***k with my eye health :)

I went here because I needed a simple eye-​exam. Other than minor wait beyond my appointment time, everything was perfect. Everything was taken care of nice and quickly once I was seen, and the Doctor was very knowledgable and responsive to questions.

I had a minor eye injury that i came in for in my left eye and not only was she so extremely pleasant and understanding but she was very thorough. She made me aware of my baby cataract that i didnt even know existed in my right eye. Definitely will go back to her.

I came to Dr. Arnett after having some minor eye problems that weren’t appropriately treated at the NY Eye and Ear Infirmary. She was able to squeeze me in on the day I called and treated me with the utmost care, concern and respect. She explained why I was having the problems I had, wrote everything down for me, provided me with samples for the very expensive eye meds I needed and cleared up my problems quickly. After clearing up my problems, she recommended that I get a new contact prescription and then actually encouraged me to get the contacts elsewhere so I could use my vision insurance plan (Dr. Arnett only takes health insurance and mine doesn’t cover contact fittings). She is truly a fantastic person and doctor. More healthcare professionals should treat patients as well as she does.