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Hello everyone,
I recently had my first (and last) apt at Toronto Western Hospital’s, eye clinic and was very disappointed with it. I waited over 8 months to get there and the head doc was arrogant and was very uninformed with regards to my case. He didn’t read my chart after I waited 3 hours to see him, tried to prescribe medications I have already tried and am allergic to, thought I had 20/20 sight when I do not. I refused to answer any direct questions about my case when I asked. He also does laser eye surgery at a local place in Toronto and I felt he runs quite a racket, doing surgery outside the hospital and then treating the cases that don’t go well. One of his associates told me during my exam that the eye clinic does not recommend laser eye surgery to new patients due to all the issues and complications they deal with at the clinic. I felt this was unethical and a conflict of interest as the head guy does both.
They wanted me to come back in 2 months but I won’t as I have learned over the past year (and beyond now) that I need to trust those who will care for the health of my eyes. Luckily I have a good optometrist and ophthalmologist that I will now stick with.
While this apt was disappointing I have to say it was not totally surprising, as I have learned since my own eye surgery that not every doctor’s moral compasses are true. While they may take an oath to heal, some have also taken an oath to get rich at the cost of people’s health it would seem.
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I recently had my first (and last) apt at Toronto Western Hospital’s, eye clinic and was very disappointed with it. I waited over 8 months to get there and the head doc was arrogant and was very uninformed with regards to my case. He didn’t read my chart after I waited 3 hours to see him, tried to prescribe medications I have already tried and am allergic to, thought I had 20/20 sight when I do not. I refused to answer any direct questions about my case when I asked. He also does laser eye surgery at a local place in Toronto and I felt he runs quite a racket, doing surgery outside the hospital and then treating the cases that don’t go well. One of his associates told me during my exam that the eye clinic does not recommend laser eye surgery to new patients due to all the issues and complications they deal with at the clinic. I felt this was unethical and a conflict of interest as the head guy does both.
They wanted me to come back in 2 months but I won’t as I have learned over the past year (and beyond now) that I need to trust those who will care for the health of my eyes. Luckily I have a good optometrist and ophthalmologist that I will now stick with.
While this apt was disappointing I have to say it was not totally surprising, as I have learned since my own eye surgery that not every doctor’s moral compasses are true. While they may take an oath to heal, some have also taken an oath to get rich at the cost of people’s health it would seem.
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