Kornmehl Laser Eye Associates

During my appointment with Dr. Kornmehl we met for between 1.5 and 2 minutes. He gave me a relatively serious diagnosis and then walked out of the room before I could ask questions or discuss treatment. He did not strike me as particularly invested, caring or empathic.

Surgery went very well for my husband. The doctor personally did all the pre– and post op. Only problem is that the fee we paid did not include 2 pre ops and any post ops. i was still billed for all those visits. that was not explained at all. and from what i know from my own lasik experience, all those office visits are usually included. but still this office bills every visit other than the surgery itself. when i called the office, they completely brushed me off. and asked me to send THEM the bill.

It was a tough choice to give this place either a 4 star or 5 star… but since it has been a little over a month and i now have ²⁰⁄₂₀ vision, I gave this place 5 stars. I was contemplating on the 4 stars because of the price… but…i still think it’s worth it.
I first did some research over the Internet to find a place that would do lasik, and this place popped up along with others. Kornmehl is the most expensive in Boston… heck this place is more expensive to than DC, Chicago and Cali, but he has really good credentials. Kornmehl has been noted as one of the Boston’s Best and also one of the best in the US.
Another thing that sold me was that this place was close to my house and had parking. The desire to be close is important because of the number of visits you have to make… initial consultation to measure your eye, the same week of the surgery, the day of the surgery, the day after surgery, the week after surgery and then a month after surgery… so being only 10 min away is very convenient.
Like i said, this place is expensive and I am sure there are other surgeons out there that charge less, but I was comfortable with shelling out the dough because I knew my eyes were going to be in good hands. The total bill including some meds that I purchased probably came to $ 6000.
I was fortunate enough to run into a post-​op patient in the waiting room, and was able to get a lot of my questions answered.
The people there are really nice and are very thorough with the instructions with caring for your eyes after you have them done. They you a nice little eye care bag with all of your meds after surgery, a second pair of plastic patches for your eyes (you need to wear this for a week in the shower and while you sleep) and a set of sunglasses to wear… which you will need even indoors after surgery.
A month after my consultation i received a $ 600 bill. It stated that i had to pay for the consultation and the tear plugs that went into my eyes because they’re dry. I had a heart attack when I saw this bill, so after my surgery I presented this bill to the lady at the front desk and they then waived it.
To conclude, I would definitely recommend this place.

No review yet just adding. Anybody had experience?
3 years later I am back and went under Eye surgery under Dr. Kornmehl. Will share my experience here:
I had 10.5 and 10.75 diopters I was on the limit for Lasik or PRK. I did not want to go under the Contact Lens Implant CLP sounds scarier then PRK and lasik.
The doctor suggested PRK for my case so that was it:
0-​Before the surgery you should not ware contacts for at least a week.
1-​Day of the surgery the staff were very nice and the newly hired receptionist was very honest and kind. Got my pills and I was relaxed and surrendered to my faith. The procedure took like 30 minutes but seemed to me like 20. There was no pain.
Left the office with my bandage and my friend drove me home. I could use my eye all day and had no pain took procecent which really helped. I could see ok although looked double. Spend All day taking the drops every 15 mintues.
2– Day two. I had difficulty oppening my eyes and spend most of the day with closed eyes sleeping and taking the drops as described by the doctor every 15 minutes. We went for the check up and I was told I am healing like I should.
I was not able to open my eyes for a long time all day.
3-​Day 3 my sight got a bit worst and I was not able to open my eyes for all day took my drops as descriped and slept most of the day. Still having double vision.
4-​Day 4: I oppneed my eyes and I can see well although still have blury vision and some double sight.
5-​Day 5 – 8 Continued to take the drops as the doctors said my sight is gradually improving and the double vision is getting smaller and smaller.
Will keep you updated.
So far it seems I will have close to ²⁰⁄₄₀ whatever that means may 1 diopter? But It is well worth it to think that I no longer need to search for my glasses when I wake up etc…