Doctors For Visual Freedom

Dr Golden, and his staff, are great. They were able to fit me in immediately when I scratched my eye, and have been very accommodating when scheduling follow ups. Dr Golden takes the time to explain everything that he’s doing and why he’s doing it. He was even willing to come in on his day off to see me for a followup. The staff is very friendly and are very prompt about answering/​returning calls. Highly recommend

I love this place! Dr. Golden is a gem. The entire staff is extremely friendly and very good with children and adults. My entire family comes here. The location is in the Handcock building on the 15^th floor. A little hard to find parking, I usually Über when I make my appointments here. That is really the only downside.
The kids love it here. They are always happy to deal with Dr. Golden and of course happy there is candy in the waiting area! I would recommend any one here.

Well, this review is long over due… Dr. Golden performed my surgery way back in 2001. I’m an airline pilot, and my eyes are very important to my job, to say the least. Having any sort of surgery on my eyes was nerve racking, but I felt that I finally needed to do it.
The actual surgery was basically a non-​event and went very smoothly… In fact the FAA cleared me to fly again the very next day. I went from ²⁰⁄₂₀₀ (uncorrected) to ²⁰⁄₁₅ in both eyes… I haven’t worn contacts or glasses in 13 years, and haven’t looked back. My vision is still perfect with no complications. However, I will say that for about the first month after the surgery, while my eyes were healing, I saw «starbursts» at night from tail-​lights, head-​lights, street lamps, etc., but that is apparently normal and went away after a few weeks, and quite frankly was not a big deal.
The only thing that was annoying, was not being able to touch your face for a week after the surgery, but that is simply a precaution while your eyes are initially healing.
I tell people this all the time… And I can say it with absolute certainty, that the money I spent on Lasik was, without a doubt, the smartest money that I have ever spent on anything in my life.
Most importantly, the doctors and staff at Doctors For Visual Freedom are amazing and very professional… I felt very safe in their competent hands.

Great office staff and snacks in the waiting area (but I rarely wait). I had Lasik surgery here and my yearly check ups, too. I take my five children here as well. Dr. Golden has a bedside manner that is from the doctor movies of the past. He is focused, knowledgeable and caring as if you were his only patient. I have had diabetes for 15 years. Under his care my eyes are healthy and hopefully will be for years to come. If you want the best doctor with the best mind, a mind that is artistic for his craft, then Dr. Golden is the one. (The incisions on my eyes after my surgery have healed as if no procedure was ever done). I assume all patients love their doctors or they would not go to them. I could see any eye doctor in the world, but I choose Dr. Golden because I feel safe with him. He even called me to ensure I am taking my drops as he prescribed. What doctor does that anymore? He explains complicated eye issues to me in a way I grasp the treatment completely. He never talks down to me and takes his time. When I am in his office the world outside does not exist because he focuses on me completely.

I had my lasik done two weeks ago and am very pleased with the results. Dr. Golden made me feel very comfortable and his assistants were very friendly. On the morning of the procedure I was extremely nervous but the results were well worth it! While my left eye may need a bit of fine tuning, my right eye is better than ²⁰⁄₂₀! I’d definitely recommend Dr. Golden to anyone interested in lasik and nervous about allowing someone to mess with your vision — he’s great.

I had LASIK done by Dr. Golden back in 2010 and it was one of the most liberating experiences of my life… no more contacts or glasses! Dr. Golden and his staff were wonderful from start to finish and my vision is now ²⁰⁄₂₀. Its a pretty nerve-​racking procedure b/​c they are messing with your eyes but they are very professional and put you at ease as you go through the process. I highly recommend them.

I asked my regular eye doctor where to go for a LASIK consultation and he said without hesitating – go to Dr. Golden. I did just that and I couldn’t be happier. I even had a second opinion, which was quite good, but I did feel more comfortable with Dr. Golden.
Dr. Golden is not just a great doctor, he is a stand-​up human being. Funny, calm and wildly smart – I enjoyed learning all about the LASIK process from him.
Most important is that i see better than ²⁰⁄₂₀ (²⁰⁄₁₅) and had very minimal discomfort or recovery time.
Lastly, his office staff is also outstanding, helpful and very knowledgeable!

Warning: This man does not know what he’s doing!

Shame there isn’t an option for a zero rating.
I had an appointment with Dr Golden for Botox as part of a Living Social deal. Show up for appointment — before I know it, receptionist has a camera pointed at me IN THE RECEPTION AREA and is telling me that she needs to take photos. I tell her I would prefer not to have my photo taken — that I don’t need the «before and afters». She tells me that it is required (still pointing camera at me — really?).
I ask her to let Dr Golden know that I do not wish to have my photo taken. Comically, the man is sitting in tiny room off reception not 15ft from me! the response comes back that unless I agree to have my photo taken, treatment could not proceed.
Brief conversation with Dr Golden on my way out the door — I let him know that I am not pleased at having my time wasted and that his policy is absurd. He is quite comfortable telling me that the reason my privacy and my freedom to choose whether to have my photo taken or not are being abused is all essentially for his protection — for him to keep on file «in case I come back and say he’s done something wrong». Maybe it’s just me, but that doesn’t instill a whole lot of confidence!!!

The procedure was smooth sailing. From the start Dr. Golden was able to prepare me for my vision freedom. Going into his office I felt at ease. I was excited to be a candidate and get the best vision possible. Coming here was the choice of a life time without the high costs of wearing glasses or contacts. Since I’ve been wearing both for over 20 years, there was no doubt that I was going to pass this wonderful opportunity up.
I have ²⁰⁄₁₅. Its great! Thank you!

It has been four weeks now since Dr Golden performed his magic, and I am still amazed at my sight! Dr Golden and his team are the reason I’ve written my first Unilocal review, and I can certainly say that this has been a life changing surgery for me. I have worn glasses since I was 12, and later switched to contacts for sports. Many people take their good sight for granted, but for those of us who know the day in and day out hassle of contacts, or the activity limiting situation of glasses, we understand the desire for unaided, perfect eyesight. That is what Dr Golden has given me. I now easily see 20/​15, and am capable of seeing ²⁰⁄₁₀. Meaning that what most people can see from 10 feet away, I can see from 20 feet! Super sight! The day after surgery I could see perfectly. Never in my life have I been able to see this well. I can only relate the feeling to the first time I put on glasses, realizing what I had been missing. Leaves on trees, bricks on the tops of buildings, I see it all now!
From the consultation through the day of surgery and follow up visits, Dr Golden was professional, helpful, understanding, and straightforward. He also happily answered any questions I had. Needless to say, I scheduled my surgery appointment soon after the consultation. The eyedrops before and after are easy, and the surgery itself was a walk in the park. Actual surgery time… ten minutes! A major reason for the positive experience was going into the surgery center with no anxiety or fear. I trusted Dr. Golden 100%, and in that type of situation there are few things more important. I could go on, but I think you get the idea. If you are looking for a professional and friendly lasik experience, look no further than Dr Golden and his team. Thanks again Dr Golden!

Was interested in trying the new services they are offering so I decided to check their website out. While on it, a rep for the buisness contacted me via a chat boox. I inquired about getting an appoinment for a service that day — he asked me to hold and said he CALLED the office directly to help. He told me no one answered so he left a detailed message with my infomation and someone would be back to me very shortly — also saying he made it clear I was looking for a same day appointment. This was at 10am. I didn’t hear back from them until 4:30pm — saying they had «just read my email»!? What, really?! My email? While waiting to hear back, I lost an open slot at a different office. The cornerstone of any sucessful buisness is service. Things get busy but returning a phone call takes just a few seconds. If it takes 6+ hours to return a phone call (or email?) they should let their website serivce know how slow they are.

I went in for LASIK with Dr. Golden this past Saturday and it’s been one of the best decisions I’ve made. Dr. Golden was the consummate professional with an excellent bedside manner (or chair-​side, in this case). The entire process was easy, painless and the results are better than I expected. I have ²⁰⁄₁₅ vision right off the bat and from what I’ve read, it will get better over the coming weeks/​months. There was no downtime — LASIK on Saturday, Superbowl party on Sunday.
I couldn’t have placed myself in better hands than those of Dr. Golden’s and his staff. Worth noting that his staff is exemplary — from my initial consultation with Dr. Golden, Mayra and Meghan downtown, to the actual procedure with Shamiran and crew — everyone was on top of their game. Thank you all for an excellent and painless experience.

Ok so I was going here expecting to be treated 2^nd class because of my insurance. I have to say I was amazed on how I was treated and the consultation was on point medically. Dr. Golden really takes his time with you, the staff memebers are professional, the office looks impecable and the servce was outstanding. I will be getting my Laser Vision correction here for sure. Thank you so much for treating me so good and making me feel so important. Doctors offices really lack this now a days.

Dr. Golden was great, and so was his staff. The exam was much more thorough than I anticipated. During the initial exam Dr. Golden said I would probably need reading glasses if I got the procedure in both eyes. I opted for one eye. Had my exam on the 9^th, and surgery on the 16^th. The procedure was quick and painless. I slept the rest of the day of the procedure. I went on a pub crawl the next day, and a cubs rooftop the day after that. It’s been almost two weeks, and I have had no complications whatsoever. I highly recommend Dr. Golden.

I visited Dr. Golden last week for a free Lasik consultation which was nothing short of extremely thorough. I had visited/​called a few other lasik offices in the city only to find them very impersonal, far too quick for my own comfort, or just plain rude on the phone. So needless to say, my expectations were already on the defensive when I walked into the office.
I was greeted kindly, given a beverage and a couple tests, and sat down in the exam room for my consultation. Dr. Golden was very professional and thorough with the exam and was sure to explain all the options I had in front of me for eye surgery; as this was not necessarily an elective procedure for me following a rather severe rejection of my contacts under the care of another ophthalmologist.
Much to my embarrassment, I actually became very light headed during the consultation due to my intolerance for anything dealing with surgery and having nothing to do with anything Dr. Golden did whatsoever. He did, however, get me some orange juice, Oreo cookies, a cold compress and sat with me the entire time to make sure I was okay. Once I was back to my normal self, I proceeded to grill Dr. Golden with a lengthy sheet of questions regarding the procedure which he patiently answered and gave me full explanations for. He even gave me additional questions and other ophthalmologists to visit in the area for other opinions.
I cannot speak to the actual Lasik procedure at this time, but I can say that I am a tough cookie when it comes to meeting expectations for professionalism. I left the office feeling very comfortable with Dr. Golden and the office and will be sure to update the review when I choose to move forward with the procedure.