Kleiman Evangelista Eye Center

No more glasses or contact lenses. I can see again with my bare eyes. Thanks Dr. Evangelista! Great & quick procedure. He walked me through the whole process, step by step, telling me exactly what he’s doing & counting the seconds. This is the best decision I ever made, getting eye lasik at Kleiman & Evangelista eye center.

I had cataract surgery in both eyes at Kleiman Evangelista Eye Center in Arlington.
Yesterday was the follow up appointment which was also at their Arlington location.
The receptionist who set up the follow up appointment is named, Iriana. She was very helpful, and friendly arranging for the time and date I needed.
Nurse Erika did the preliminary examinations. She also is friendly and while performing the various exams would explain each one.
The doctor to which I’m assigned is Nhi Pham. She too is very friendly and takes the time to carefully explain all the details including showing me the prelim exam results on her computer screen. She also listened carefully to all my questions and answered in clear easy to understand words.
A sincere thanks to every one at K.E. It really was a pleasure meeting them.
I’d give them all more than five stars but that’s the limit.

I had my surgery on 3÷25÷2015 and since then everyone is asking what it was like to get laser eye surgery… So here is the complete rundown of the entire experience I had with Kleiman Egangelista…
(I wanna clear something up first that no one fully explained to me before I ever started this surgery
This does NOT give you laser eyes. Not in any way… Shape… Or form. They did not make this clear on their site.)
And upgrading to X-​ray vision isn’t even an option! Even if the slip the receptionist a twenty.
But whatever… I went ahead with it anyway.
The initial consultation was a breeze…. No more invasive than a regular eye exam. The staff was extremely pleasant and Olga at the front desk is too amazing for words. She was patient with me and very personable. Not once did I feel like I was just another patient on the assembly line even though many people said that’s how they felt at other places when I asked around.
Within an hour they were telling me my options and when I could schedule my surgery. (he actually said if I hadda came in earlier that day I could have gotten done that same afternoon)
I scheduled for a couple of days later just to prepare myself.
Once my surgery was scheduled I was given prescriptions for a couple of different drops I would need the day of the surgery. I scheduled it for 4:30 that afternoon so I wouldn’t have to miss any work. I arrived at 4:15pm and was promptly given a valium to relax my I guess and told to relax and they would call me in shortly… At almost exactly 4:30 I was told to come on back and they were ready to begin.
Here’s another helpful tip. They take you into this all glass room so anyone can watch what is happening if they want. They tell you this up front which is cool. But what they don’t tell you is that you don’t have to get undressed beforehand. Luckily one of the nurses stopped me before I got too far. (the elderly indian lady that was watching winked at me though. So you’re welcome lady)
Anyway… after that little snafu… I went in… They laid me down… Put all these drops in my eyes and spread one eyelid apart. They told me to look at the light and not move.
I didn’t want to be blinded for life… so I did as I was told and I didn’t move.
I felt a pressure… And could feel them cutting the corneal flap and peeling it back from my eye… As they pulled it back my vision just… Sorta… Left. That was a little concerning but I kept it gangsta and kept the screaming like a 6 year old girl inside.
They told me to watch the light… «What light you bastards!!! You took my vision!!!»
But I stayed still and as the nurse counted to 15 I maintained. The laser did its thing and I could actually see my vision get better with each pulse of the laser. It was surreal.
They then slipped the slice of cornea or whatever back in place and taped my eye shut.
We then repeated all of that with the second eye. I was much more calm and relaxed by then.
Exactly 16 minutes later I was sitting up and they were shining lights in my eyes. They told me everything looks good and that I did great.
Everything was very cloudy and I thought I had gotten hustled… But again… there was the old indian lady in the waiting room and i didn’t want to alarm her so I said screw it… I have a laser pointer at home… If it doesn’t get better… I’ll touch it up myself.
On the ride home the Valium wore off… And that’s when the sun said «Hi there… I’m gotta kick you in the face now. Cause jesus thinks you’re a dick.» I covered my head with a sweater,. Came home and took a nap. Woke up and my sight was still very blurry… But somehow… Still clear. Like I was looking through dirty contacts. And my eyes are/​were still super sensitive to light.
That was about an hour later… And since i was advised that I would experience some discomfort and my best option was to try to sleep as much as I could initially… … So after drinking half a bottle of wine… Some NyQuil zzzzz and a couple of pain pills… I was off to Dreamville.
I woke up at about midnight with remarkably improved vision and the thing I wanted most in the world… to be able to wake up in the middle of the night and actually read the time on my alarm clock.
I’ve had two follow up visits since the surgery and my vision isn’t yet ²⁰⁄₂₀ because I had extremely bad astigmatism and the doctor said that a touch up may be needed to finish clearing it up but even with that being said my vision is better than it ever was with contacts.
So…in summary… Would I do it again… hell yes. The world has never looked clearer…
Best… Decision… Ever!

I got PRK Laser Surgery done by Dr. Aron Amecher at Klieman Evangelista eye center in Plano, TX. The whole team is Customer Friendly and the Consultant & Doctors are Patient Focused. I was prepared for the worst during consultation. My Surgery went well and post op experience has been good. I highly recommend this place for LASIK.

So anytime one wants a doctor to shoot their eye with a laser beam… it can be a scary thing — NOT THE CASE HERE… the Doctors and the Staff are very professional, methodical, and calming. My procedure appointment lasted less than 1 hour from prep to out the door. I was very impressed with this group and very happy I picked them

After a 45 minuet wait and the most brief exam I’ve ever had the doctor looked at my previous contact prescription and wrote my new one intending it to be the same but copied it down wrong. He then and to actually do an exam. At least I think he did although he just ended up writing a new prescription exactly like my old. Plus despite calling to confirm they took my insurance, it ended up they did not. They also tried to push LASIK on me even when I made it clear I didn’t want it. And after a visit there I came down with nasty conjunctivitis. Will never be returning. Only pro– the doctor was nice.

My experience was great. As mentioned, they do see a large amount of patients so it is almost like an assembly line to keep everything moving and get all the tests done. Be prepared to wait your turn for all the tests. Also, you will not meet your surgeon until the day of the surgery. I was okay with this arrangement so this didn’t bother me.
On the day of surgery, I was done from start to finish in less than an hour. Dr. Evangelista was my surgeon along with several other patients that day. He was very informative about what was going to happen during the brief surgery. I was in the surgical area for less than 15 minutes. Once again, there were quite a few patients waiting for surgery and it ran like an efficient assembly line. Staff members were prepping patients with eye drops in the waiting area and a new patient entered the surgical area every 10 – 15 minutes.
Excellent results. Could basically see immediately after surgery. I definetly would recommend Kleiman-​Evangelista for LASIK. My surgeon and all the staff were great.

First and foremost I did went to a couple of places for price ranges and to check out the environment, staff, and warranty that comes with each eye center. I did my research with the Better Business Bureau on all companies and I had to say that I was interested with this one. I went in for the «free» consultation. I say this because the consultation is not necessarily free unless you go through their pre-​op exam which would be dilating your eyes and run exams. That fee gets waived and thus makes it a free consultation so be prepared to go for about 3 hours.
I was given many exams and had the staff work well with me. I was also talked to about pricing and of course every procedure is custom based on your prescription needed. I decided to go with the bladeless intraLASIK they offered. I had to purchase my prescription eye drops for post-​op treatment (thank goodness my insurance covered them since they are pricy).
Day before Procedure:
I was given a call to be in at the exact time because I would be getting one more examination. I was told to bring the Rx eyedrops I had to purchase for instructional use. I was also given advice to purchase this Groupon they have on
that bumped me from my 2year warranty to lifetime warranty based on correction and other such things, which to me lifetime warranty is a heck of a great deal.
Day of Procedure: I got there at 1pm exact. ran the exam, i was given the eye drops to numb the eyes and in 20 minutes I was ready to go. The procedure was completely painless I didn’t feel a thing. I was done in about 10 minutes. I was given a giftpack to take home that came with goodies and of course shades for use. My vision is great and I have been keeping up with the drops for this first week (which you only are supposed to take the drops for a week and that is it) no side effects. The ONLY thing I have is seeing halos at night, but that is completely normal I contacted the doctor. My vision is increasing every day as I am recovering and I am very happy with my results.
I definitely recommend these guys they have really great reviews and great background especially from Dr. Evangelista which he kept me calm and talked to me through the whole procedure. He also was very nice and friendly and gave me his cell phone number to contact him if there were any problems to immediately contact him right away.
Best customer service, best professional staff, and overall great experience. Definitely go to these guys. They will help you financially as well and I gave them pricy because well face it LASIK isn’t necessarily cheap haha. WORTH EVERY PENNY !

I had monovision lasik at Kleiman-​Evangelista and if I could give 10 stars for the rating, I would. I am truly amazed that I see better (both close-​up and far-​away) than I did prior to my surgery (when I wore contacts). Of course it was scary to think about my eyes being operated on, but It took about six minutes total and the doctor talked during the entire surgery which was very comforting. They definitely exceeded my expectations and I am very grateful!

Lasiks and More
This office did my lasik surgery and I think they did a great job, I can see the keyboard as I type so that is a plus! The staff is friendly, and the area is always clean and there is always a bottle of water or snack if you need it. The downside here is they see a large and I mean large amount of people, so you will wait, then go through the system. Your technician will take you room to room, test to test and you will never meet the Dr. until you will have your eyes fried… and then and only then you will get a hi! No big deal, as you really don’t need to meet the Dr. anyway… when you get set up you either pick Dr. Kleiman or Dr. Evangelista but again it wont matter… you will be working with Dr. Tran post eye surgery and he is GREAT! Surgery goes as fast as testing and you are done before you know it sent out of the room and another brought in… this place is a mill for eye procedures I tell you! But again no big deal, because again the staff is nice and they take great care of you… I strongly recommend this office for you lasiks.

I had my eyes done here about 10 years ago now. I just had my eyes tested again recently and I’m still ²⁰⁄₂₀. I would recommend Kleiman-​Evangelista to my friends.

I agree with Kevin B. I saw the groupon today for a $ 1400 value for $ 100 but it sounded too good to be true so I contacted their office. I asked them for a range on how much lasik would cost and they said it would be ranging from $ 2800 to $ 3800 with the current promotions. At first I thought it was a great deal since that’s about how much lasik costs in the area. Then, I asked them if I could use the groupon with their promotional price and it turns out that that was price WITH the groupon! It seemed very misleading that the person I was speaking to did not mention that the quoted price was after the groupon until I asked.

I searched all around Dallas and Fort Worth for a good Lasik facility. I went to two other places in Dallas before checking out Kleiman. When I arrived, I could tell it was a different type of practice. I met with Eric, and he ended up walking me through the entire procedure, from my first appointment to my last. I was concerned when he told me not to worry about price, and concentrate on comfort, but it ended up being less than the 2 other places I visited. I can’t imagine having a better experience anywhere. I now drive 30 miles to see Dr. Tran (the Optometrist at Kleiman) for my regular eye exams.

I heard of this place through Groupon, but when I saw the name, it sounded familiar. Little did I know, it was the same place my coworker went to, which was great. She was able to give me a heads up on what to expect when coming here.
I just had my Lasik procedure done about a little over a week ago and the experience was amazing! The staff there was extremely nice and very helpful. They answered all my questions and were not bothered by my last minute questions… and trust me I had a lot! During my procedure, the staff was able to keep my anxiety level down. They did everything I wanted them to do in order to help me keep my cool. I asked the guy (forgot your name, I’m so sorry!), to continue talking and not stop because if there was a long moment of silence, my nerves would begin jumping through the roof again. He was nice enough to do so and talked me throughout the entire procedure. EVERYONE was soooo nice and I appreciate it soo much! I was so pleased with my results and welcome there, that ever since I’ve had my eyes corrected, I have been referring everyone I know there. I hope they take my word for it and go experience an awesome life changing moment that will last for years to come =)

These people really know what they are doing and you genuinely feel that they care about you and your health. If you are considering LASIK, great place to go. I was scared before the surgery, but it really wasn’t bad and the entire surgery lasted 15 minutes. It is well worth it! I can see detail and distance better than I ever have in my entire life.

I had my Lasik surgery here and had a wonderful experience! I was really scared right before I went it because my friend who had his eyes done by another ophthalmologist, wont mention names, *Cough*Cough* Dr. B* ended up getting worse vision in his left eye after his lasik and saw halos in both his eyes! He ended up getting it fixed but it was still scary driving with him.
I wanted to find an office that didn’t advertise «the best price in town» but at the same time, I was looking for competitive prices. I feel that «the best price in town» doesn’t necessarily mean the best for my eyes. Basically I wanted to find someone who I felt genuinely cared about me as a patient and understood my concerns. After all… these are my eyes! And I only have 1 pair.
I had talked to few different ophthalmologists and wanted to «shop» around for the best (for me). I didn’t want to be tricked or trust the first doctor I went to so I talked to a few different doctors over a 6 month span and made sure to ask a lot of questions. I finally settled on Kleiman Evangelista eye center. Yes, it was a little bit of a drive for me, since I live in dallas. but it was well worth it
Dr. Ighani was who did my Lasik. He was amazing! Extremely caring and answered every question I had. The best part was that he, himself, took time to answer all my questions. He didn’t send me to the other people in the office to get answers. That was really important for me. I wanted to get to know the doctor who was going to do my lasik. I didn’t want to feel like I was just another patient. He made me feel extremely comfortable and confident. I am VERY HAPPY with my lasik and was amazed at how quickly I could see. Everything went so smoothly and I couldn’t be happier!
A side note: While there for one of my many Q&A sessions I noticed that there was a lady in there waiting to get botox and lip injections. She was raving about his work and said that she had been to A LOT (and by a lot I mean A WHOLE LOT) of doctors through out the years and that Dr. Ighani is her man for all things botox. I must admit I was pretty impressed. Looks like I found not only my ophthalmologist but my future «fountain of youth» Dr.

I have sent 7 friends to Kleiman Evangelista Eye Center to date. Every single one of them raves about their vision first of all, then they talk about the great experience! This is good news. I appreciate knowing that the places I send friends are as good as I believe them to be as it pertains to referring friends!

When my ex-​roommate got a boob job, it cascaded into a perfect storm; I realized that cosmetic surgery was more then just a cure all elixir for low self esteem — it was a stepping stone into a better world. Also, I wanted to see better.
Thus I decided to look into LASIK, and specifically I got a consultation from Kleiman-​Evangelista based on some recommendations from Unilocalers. Turns out that I am not a good candidate for LASIK… but then again I am so blind that I would literally go into full on panic when I couldn’t find my glasses in the morning or if I were to lose a contact midday. Instead of LASIK, Kleiman-​Evangelista recommended Implantable Contact Lens surgery.
ICL is a procedure where they make a microscopic hole in your eye to prevent glaucoma, and then a few days later they inject a rectangular lens into the middle of your eye… the lens is rolled up inside a needle and requires only small incision.
I sat on the idea for a few weeks to let it marinate, and then I pulled the trigger, made appointments, and eventually had Dr. Evangelista perform the ICL Surgery on me. I don’t really remember the surgery other then seeing lasers in one of my eyes, but I puked afterward so I am pretty sure they anastasiaed me up nicely.
I was slightly concerned when, a few hours after surgery my vision went milky. Way milky. My concern grew later that night after the milkiness had cleared up; I checked my mail and realized my neighbors tacky xmas light /​figurine yard bonanza was a glare from so many halos. But by late that night my vision was more or less normal and by the next day my eyes felt only slight irritation.
Its been a week, and my Bionification has proceeded extremely well. My vision is as good as ever, there is no discomfort. Nicely done Dr. Evangelista, thanks!

I had lasik done at Kleiman Evangelista Eye Center in Arlington last year (August 2009) and it was the best decision I have ever made. I’ve worn glasses or contacts since I was 10 and the thought of never having to do so again seemed crazy. I was really nervous about lasik, and Dr. Kleiman calmed me down and talked me through the whole thing. The lasik procedure lasted about 15 minutes and I could already see the street signs more clearly on my way home. After a nap that night I woke up and for the first time in 16 years I was watching tv without any assistance. It was incredible. The same day I had lasik surgery! I had one more small concern a few months later when I thought my vision was getting blurry so I went back to Kleiman-​Evangelista and they did a full check of my eyes to make sure everything was perfect (I was still a perfect ²⁰⁄₂₀) and gave me drops to help… I had gotten so used to not having to use my contact drops for my dry eyes that I had forgotten that I was still supposed to be using the rewetting drops while my eyes were adjusting. But they took care of me and made sure that I was completely happy with my procedure and the service I was getting from them. A year later and it is still the best money I have ever spent! I would recommend lasik and Kleiman-​Evangelista to anyone who is a candidate… and have. There are still mornings that I wake up and reach for my glasses on the nightstand and get a huge grin on my face when I realize that I don’t need them anymore. Amazing!

I can see! The whole experience was awesome and they made me feel really comfortable. I highly recommend going here for lasik!