Best optometrist?

[turtlegirl]

Hi all!

Greglee's post reminded me of how gross and dirty my contact lenses are. Since my prescription is a year old and a little off, I'm gonna need a good optometrist soon.

Since I have some eye problems too, I really need to find the very very best optometrist possible. Not just some guy who sees me for 10 minutes evey year then writes me a stronger prescription. I need someone with a lot of experience and knowledge who will take their time and explain eye stuff to me when I ask, and cares about the health of my eyes.

Who knows of a really really good optometrist here on Oahu? Preferrrably on the Windward side.

Please help, fellow glasses-wearers!

[Lei Liko]

I've been seeing Dr. Patrick Nam and Associates for the past 13 years. Granted, they're not on the Windward side, but they are at the Kamehameha Shopping Center.

The doctors and staff are friendly, there's lots of parking, and I've never had a problem with them.

[anapuni808]

unless you have insurance with a vision care rider, be prepared for sticker shock! and then of course, finding a doctor that is taking new patients is not easy either. I just changed to a new dr. and was lucky that I had a referral - otherwise, I would still be looking.

[turtlegirl]

Urgh! Referrals!?! How do I get that?!? I just moved here.

I am not overly concerned about the cost. These are my eyes!! My vision is pretty bad, and it needs all the help it can get.

I really want the very best eye doctor I can find.

[dick]

I go to Dr. Joyce Cassen in Aina Haina. The best I've been to. Very thorough, and really nice. And all the people who work there are top-notch, too.

My eyes are my livelihood, so I take my eye care pretty seriously. I wouldn't go to anyone else.

Also, I buy my frames off of e-bay and take them to Dr. Cassen's place and have them fill the prescription. Easy, and cheap.

[GregLee]

The optometrist who gave me my eye exam at Costco in Hawaii Kai was Christine Ishikawa. After giving me the prescription, she asked me to come back for another look and have someone drive me, so she could dilate my eyes. Which I did. No extra charge over the $67 flat rate (with a $10 discount). She seemed careful, explained what she was finding, answered questions. Getting appointments -- no problem. Parking -- no problem.

[Nords]

It's not Windward, but Dr. Kubo at the Waipio Costco just fitted me with prescription multifocal 30-day soft contacts. He was extremely patient (so to speak) walking a total newbie through gas-permeable hard contacts and two different prescriptions of soft. It's the first time I've ever had a doctor return my phone call to discuss a change in plans.

Whoever you choose, ask them for the Bausch & Lomb $50 rebate coupon on their PureVision lenses through the end of June.

Presbyopia sucks almost as bad as reading glasses, but this is as good as it's gonna get for quite a while...

[leashlaws]

You really want an Opthamologist. Dr. Peter Roney in Kailua/Kaneohe
is the best. He's even sailed aboard the Hokulea.

[kani-lehua]

You really want an Opthamologist. Dr. Peter Roney in Kailua/Kaneohe
is the best. He's even sailed aboard the Hokulea.


ditto! he was recommended by mom's hospice nurse.

[localmoco]

Our family goes to Bryan Sakka in Kaneohe. He takes the time to explain what is happening and why.

[turtlegirl]

ditto! he was recommended by mom's hospice nurse.
Two votes, including one from a nurse, and he's a fellow sailor, too!

He seems worth checking out. Thanks everyone! This is so important to me, and my contacts are killing me even right now. They're spotty and sticky. Guess it's time to figure out where I packed my glasses.

[sansei]

:) hi this is sansei and i once went to a dr kensey inouye and before his plan with medicaid was done,i went to him and he was the best,he didnt check for glaucoma or have myself have my eye's dialated and this new opthomologist i go to,she does this and so do many opthomologist do so i think dr kensey inouye is the best to go to only his price is at $142.00 plus tax so i thought to share this with everyone if anyone may wish to visit him and see what he or her think's.

Well thank's for your time:)

[turtlegirl]

Oh, Sansei, hon!

You WANT them to check everything possible! Glaucoma is a big deal! So is the stuff they check out while your eyes are dilated! You want them to do this!

Nobody likes it, but at least it's painless.

If your optometrist doesn't check stuff, well, that's like going to the doctor for a physical, having someone check your temperature, then telling you you're done.

[sansei]

:) hi this is sansei and in response to turtlegirl,my new optomotrist does check for glaucoma before my eye's are dialated and when my eye's are dialated,im not able to see well,it's blurry so my mom this year will pick me up after my Checkup and im not able to come home on my Moped since my Eye's would be dialated and my Mom will pick me up and when im home,i'll rest in my Bedroom until my Eye's clear after a few hour's and i know it doesnt hurt only i dislike my Eye's being dialated and my previous eye Dr who's an Optomortrist was the best and he even put plug's in my eye's and this kept my Eye's Moist only My Opthomologist wanted to take them out only i objected so she left them in. i hope this may help with your thought's?

Well thank's for your time:)

[leashlaws]

Opthamology Training Requirements
After medical school graduation, ophthalmologists are required to take four years of additional training. The first year should be a hospital residency in internal medicine, surgery, or pediatrics. Following the first year, residency focuses on ophthalmology. Residency training programs must be approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). Residents are trained to perform eye exams, prescribe glasses and surgery, and diagnose and treat many diseases of the eye including cataracts, glaucoma, macular degeneration, retina diseases, and pediatric eye disorders. Ophthalmologists are trained in vision surgery and management of eye disorders caused by other illnesses.

There is a huge difference between the two practices and I would only
recommend and see an opthamologist such as Dr. Roney. I haver no medical history and he is extremely thorough with routine and some advanced testing for glaucoma due to some slight pressure I have. I have sent others to him and they have been pleased with his work and care. He's the best!:)

[LikaNui]

:) hi this is sansei and in response to turtlegirl,my new optomotrist does check for glaucoma before my eye's are dialated and when my eye's are dialated,im not able to see well,it's blurry so my mom this year will pick me up after my Checkup and im not able to come home on my Moped since my Eye's would be dialated and my Mom will pick me up and when im home,i'll rest in my Bedroom until my Eye's clear after a few hour's and i know it doesnt hurt only i dislike my Eye's being dialated and my previous eye Dr who's an Optomortrist was the best and he even put plug's in my eye's and this kept my Eye's Moist only My Opthomologist wanted to take them out only i objected so she left them in. i hope this may help with your thought's? Sansei, please read and print out this site: Punctuation Tips -- Commonly Used and Misused Punctuation Marks (http://www.lrcom.com/tips/punctuation.htm). It's only one page long, but it will improve your life and communication skills immeasurably.

Well thank's for your time
Well, time for your thanks!

[cynsaligia]

also not on the windward side: jorge camara (http://hawaiimedcen.com/hmc/find_physician2.jsp?cond=1551&cond1=210) (he's an ophthalmologist, not optometrist, btw).

eric's grandma goes to him. he's a charming, easy-to-approach kinda guy, has great bedside manner, and is also one of the docs involved in the aloha medical mission (http://www.alohamedicalmission.org/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1). last year, he was part of the four doctors, a patient and a mayor (http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2007/Aug/17/en/hawaii708170314.html) concert benefiting aloha medical mission. he's definitely one of those docs who isn't only wonderful at his craft, but practices it joyfully, too.

[Nords]

Sansei, please read and print out this site: Punctuation Tips -- Commonly Used and Misused Punctuation Marks (http://www.lrcom.com/tips/punctuation.htm). It's only one page long, but it will improve your life and communication skills immeasurably.
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