I would not recommend this office under any circumstances. I was charged over $250 over three visits, merely to update my prescription (this does not include the purchase of any contact lenses or glasses).
I called the office for a new prescription, and was told it would only cost the amount of my copay, which is $35. I was then charged $180 on my first visit, and told that it was a required "cornea evaluation" for the state of Texas, though this was not mentioned over the phone.
I paid it, but was required to come back the next week because I was told that my cornea needed to heal before he could give me a prescription. I came back, and was required to pay another $35 copay. My vision was tested and I was given a pair of contacts to try. I told Dr. Weikum I would not be buying my contacts from him, and he said that he understood, and that this was just to test my vision with the contacts.
The contacts were horrible - I could not see at night, and could not read my computer when it was less than three feet away. I called the office, and they said it was not the prescription, but the contact, and that I needed to get another pair. I got another pair; again they did not work.
In the meantime, I received a bill for $38 at my home for a "contact fitting," though Dr. Weikum had specifically told me I would not be charged for this.
I called the office and demanded an appointment so that I could get the correct prescription. I had to argue with the front desk to even get me in, and argue further in order to get a detailed receipt of the $180 so that I could submit it to my flexible spending plan (when I finally did receive the receipt, there was no mention of a cornea evaluation, only a $180 charge for a "contact eval").
I finally went in, and this time brought in my old contacts, which were better than the two Dr. Weikum had prescribed. I was told that it was my fault for not bringing them in sooner, and that I could not expect him to give me a good pair of contacts without knowing what I was wearing first.
He told me my vision was 20/40 with my current contacts, and gave me a prescription for the SAME contacts with a slightly different strength (.25 higher in each eye). I was then told that I MUST pay the $38 since he had fitted me for contacts, even though neither of his contacts had worked..
The office was rude, and I was charged over $250 over the course of three visits to get a slightly different prescription in the same contact lens. I will never return to Dr. Weikum's office, and I would certainly not recommend his office to others.
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Recommended : No
Review Date : 08/05/2008
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