Talamo Hatch Laser Eye Center

3 years after doing cross linking for keratoconus. At the time I had great corrected vision with glasses but wanted to stop any progression in my good eye and keep using glasses for that eye. However after the surgery I got considerable corneal haze that did not go away as Dr Talamo said. My best corrected vision (was ²⁰⁄₁₅ before cxl) is down to ²⁰⁄₄₀ and my my vision is not only hazy now, but much more blurry and doubled. The topo images show that the cone on the lower side of cornea is improved, however after the CXL another cone has emerged on the side of my cornea and is growing rapidly. Dr Talamo always promise the best care, but he is to busy with overload of patients that he simply cannot keep track of eyes conditions and always repeats that «your eyes are improving» in every visit. I have almost lost my good eye and he cannot accept the procedure is failed. I see black things as gray, dark colors as light, and the headlights bother me like crazy when driving at night, this all happened after CXL. There is absolutely no warranty that this facility can help stopping the progression of KC, but in fact for me the procedure has damaged my cornea. I could use glasses just fine before CXL, NOW MY CORNEA CANT EVEN TOLERATE RGP CONTACT LENS if I try them on. As my vision with glasses aren’t good because of the haze and the new cone, I have recently tried Rose-​K lenses and the surface of my cornea feels like hell with the contact lens. I used to be able to tolerate RGPs for 6 – 7 hours in my good eye. The skin of my cornea NEVER HEALED PROPERLY and Dr Talamo can’t fix things anymore. Hopeless and helpless.
Oh, and during one of my visits, one of the assistants was checking my vision with that black rotational device, and as she closed the gate for my good eye, the gate rubbed against my cornea. The assistant just did not pay attention to ask me sit back before she close the gate. I did not speak up and it just hurt a bit at that time. But now that my cornea is hazy (with almost a scar), I look back and I realize that choosing this eye clinic was my life’s biggest mistake.

I just had Lasik surgery here. It isn’t the least expensive place but these are the reasons I chose to pay a bit more over the «cut-​rate deal»: Firstly, you are dealing with your VISION here! Everyone in the office is helpful and friendly. Their office is beautiful. They have the «BMW» of laser equipment. Dr. Kathryn Hatch was the doctor I worked with (simply because I didn’t want to wait longer to get into Dr. Talamo) — she is knowledgeable, thorough, intelligently cautious, and I trusted her completely. She is also really nice. She even gave me her personal phone in case I needed to contact her over the holiday weekend. I don’t anticipate doing that but most doctors don’t do that. I’m so so happy I chose this office!

I like this place a lot. I think the staff is very polite.
I see Dr. Karen Zar and I think she is wonderful. She is very nice, sweet, friendly, and down to earth. She answered all my questions and concerns. She made me feel very comfortable. I would recommend her and this place to anyone.

I’m generally not one for superlatives, but this outfit, and Dr. Talamo in particular, deserves the best rating I can give. He replaced my two cataracts with lenses that are about as close to perfect as you can get, astigmatism and all. More important, every contact I had with him and his organization was amazingly well handled. His entire staff was professional from start to finish. My optometrist told me that this was the guy he’d go to if he ever needed cataract surgery. I now see why.

A wonderful experience from the minute you walk in the door. I’ve been a patient for years and the staff here are second-​to-​none. They don’t treat you like a medical chart — you’re treated with care and compassion. I wouldn’t trust my eyes (or eye-​care!) to anyone else!

I recently had PRK corrective eye surgery done here and had such a wonderful experience with the staff. Everyone was soo informative and kind. Dr. Hatch is very knowledgeable and makes sure to cover all the bases prior to surgery. Eye surgery does cost $ 5800 but they do offer payment plans which can be very helpful. Overall, I had a wonderful experience and would highly recommend them!