Microsurgical Eye Consultants

My brother had an appointment this past week, seeking medical care. The receptionist, Mary, was extremely cold and unprofessional. My family and I will never be going back and will make sure other people know how this business clearly doesn’t put their patients first.

Always go here. I always order contacts and glasses and I’m able to pick them up within a couple days, super fast. Waiting for an appointment always takes a long time but I always get taken care of :) free coffee in the waiting room

I took my young son here for an appointment because his pediatrician referred us. Microsurgical Eye Consultants provides pediatric eye care.
The Desk Staff, Technician & Dr. Rodman were very nice. All my questions were answered and the staff was helpful and knowledgeable. I would definitely go back. Free coffee and television in the waiting area.
The only negatives were the wait time before and after eyes were dilated — took more than 45 minutes. Parking can be tricky during the day. This place provides pediatric eye care, but the waiting area didn’t have any kids magazines, books or a small play area.

My health insurance allows an eye exam every 2 years. My first appointment with with Dr. Stoler was 2 years ago without an incident. Yesterday was my first follow up. I arrived 15 mins early and I was so glad I did. 10 people signed in right behind me. Obviously not all for Stoler. I was taken in 10 mins after my apt time. The technician did some measurements in my eyes — 5 mins tops. Then I waited for a room to open for another 15 mins. Same tech brought me into an exam room for more measurements and to dilate my eyes — 10 mins tops. She then took me out of the room to wait for them to dilate. 3 patients went into the same exam room I was in while I waited another 35 mins for Stoler. He was in the room with me for no more than 4 mins. THIS EYE EXAM APPOINTMENT TOOK AN HOUR! I only need reading glasses. I WILL NEVER GO TO OR REFER ANYONE TO THIS PRACTICE. I don’t care how conveniently located it is. I was given a referral by a friend to Dr. Gurley in Manchester who I will check out in 2 years.

I would NEVER go to this facility (NO LET ME SAY– PLACE) again!!!
My appointment was with Dr. Dennis Stoler. I feel I was forgot about in an exam room… I checked in with the front desk staff (some polite– some snappy) at approximately 2:40pm for a 3:10pm new patient appointment. I did not leave the building until approximately 4:45pm…
Even though I made my appointment approximately 2 – 3 weeks prior with Dr. Stoler, I was being basically completely examined by some sort of medical assistant (she was pleasant but didn’t even state her title to me– I had no clue what her credentials were in order to pour thick yellow liquid in my eyes).
When Dr. Stoler finally did come into the room, he shined some lights in my eyes and said nothing was wrong. I then asked for a prescription for eyeglasses he said «No, not at this appointment because you were an emergency add on… Oh wait… Let me check before I speak to fast (he looked over some notes)… Ok, I can give you a prescription»…
I almost LOST it!!! NOT ONLY did I wait in that office for 2 hours to literally see this dude for 7 – 10 minutes, he then wants to deny me a prescription for eyeglasses because he thinks I’m an emergency add on.
And of course this is due to him examining me so late in the day– BECAUSE I WAS FORGOT ABOUT!!!
WOW– Do not go here!!! I got a few smiles from the staff here and there– But overall they are unfriendly, don’t know what they are doing and the wait time is to long for doctors of… well… Dr. Stoler’s caliber…
IF YOU NEED AN EYE SPECIALIST GO TO A DIFFERENT PRACTICE THAT CAN HANDLE THEIR PATIENT LOAD AND DOCTORS THAT ARE AT LEAST ORIENTED TO THE TIME/​DAY/​PRESIDENT…

I went to Microsurgical Eye Consultants in Peabody to see an Opthamologist for my diplopia, after a referral from my doctor. Prior to this visit I went to an optometrist who helped by getting me a prescription for prism lenses to compensate, but I wanted to see a opthamologist who specialized in neuro-​opthamology to assess what could be causing it.
The staff was very nice, and check-​in was quick, considering that everytime you go in one has to fillout a page or two of medical history. I only waited about 5 or 10 minutes til i was taken into an office and a staff member and i discussed what vision problems i was having and what my medical history was. She too was friendly, detailed, and quick.
After, Dr Stoler came in and introduced himself and did an assessment of my vision field, my eye movement, examined my prism lenses to make sure they were correct, and looked at the back of my eyes to check the nerves. I am so happy I went because he was able to tell me what was going on with my eyes (an irritation of my optic nerves), and gave more information that can help my primary care physician and neurologist figure out out what caused it., and what i can do to reduce symptoms (prism lenses!).
I will be going back here, as the staff listen to my concerns and symptoms, and are not rude or hostile to their patients like other places. I highly recommend Microsurgical Eye Consultants if you need the health of your eyes checked out thoroughly.

I went there and the woman Dr. Who is used for contacts gave me a terrible prescription, needless to say I never went back.

Keep out!
This place is run like a BIG Business! It’s all about the money with them and they aren’t a bit interested in your concerns or issues! I just left this place after they insisted on putting my 10 yr old boy on glasses. Should’ve never went there. She also had the nerve to talk back to me about her years of experience and knowledge. In fact she even assumed I wore glasses for a long time and I know nothing! This place is a scam as far as I’m concerned. Get a second opinion and don’t buy their glasses. Their business is YOU!

I was referred here for my 16 month old daughter. She somehow had something very tiny lodged in her eye (we later found out it was metal, likely from being outdoors on a windy day). Dr. Sorkin and Dr. Rodman were able to remove the minuscule fragment from the eye of this screaming, squirmy little baby and have been excellent with the followup care over the past two months. They thoroughly explained the process and possible scenarios that could play out over the coming months. The nurses were friendly and attentive and took great care of us.
The office looks very new, is clean and well staffed. It’s a separate area/​side of the office where they offer routine eye exams and glasses. They’re Micro-​surgeons, — I wouldn’t judge the whole practice by a few reviews regarding routine exams. I do notice that most of the patients are either 65+ or are children, there to see a pediatric specialist… older folks aren’t likely posting reviews on Unilocal

I had an eye exam with Dr. Stoler and I am not sure if I should call it «sad» or «funny». The nurse who initially saw me was confused since according to her, my prescription (as measured by the initial machine reading) was completely different than my glasses, which were different from an old prescription I brought in. She said that «the Dr. would «get to the bottom of this». After he examined me, he told me that my prescription was very close to what my glasses were. So I asked what my prescription was according to him. He went over to the computer where he had been typing and turned the monitor towards me. The value displayed on the monitor were for someone who is nearsighted, even though I have been farsighted my whole life. I told him I was confused and showed him my old prescription. He looked at it and told me they were pretty much the same and that there are different ways of writing a prescription. I had never heard of such a thing but did not want to challenge him as I thought I did not know enough about this. As soon as I walked out of his room, I was greeted by a lady who was trying to sell me glasses, which was a little strange. I said I would need to think about that first and walked away.
When I got home, I wanted to do some research on ways of writing prescriptions. I took the sheet with my prescription out and once again saw the numbers that I saw on his monitor. However, I looked at the top of the sheet and realized that this was somebody else’s prescription, as there was a different name on top of the sheet! I was shocked, not because mistakes can’t happen, but because of the fact that he gave me the story about the prescriptions being the same whereas theyw ere clearly completely different. So he either didn’t even bother loooking at my old one when I presented it or he just wanted me out of his office right away, since he was running about an hour late anyway.
I called earlier today to have my real prescription sent to me and also told the person what happened. Alls she said was «OK». It’s really sad to see that in today’s world, it’s all about the money and the number of exams that can be charged. Very disappointed…

Both my daughters, 15 and 18 are patients with Dr. Orenberg and my father-​in-​law, 78 is a patient with Dr. Rodman. These docs really care and make if fun to have your eyes checked. I like the fact that all the eye specialists are are in one building if you need to be referred and the office is modern. Just totally renovated their optical and they take my employers VSP vision insurance. Tough thing sometimes is the parking that is the only thing holding them back from a 5. Easily solved with a couple loops around.

Extremely over priced. I asked for a ROUTINE eye exam for my daughter (my eye dr. does not take children and only charges $ 50 for a routine exam), needless to say I was shocked to get a bill for $ 340 for a routine exam. When I called (after the fact) asking what they would charge for a routine exam I got the run around, they didn’t want to say over the phone and said it can run from $ 140 – 350 when I pressed for a number. It is obvious that this place always charges top dollar assuming insurance will cover it. I’ve called around to 10 other eye doctors and no one is more than $ 150. How they get away with charging $ 340 is beyond me. My daughter ended up with better than ²⁰⁄₂₀ vision, so its hard to imagine that ‘extra’ testing needed to be conducted. Can you say scam.