Amalgamated Eyes

Do. Not. Go. Here.
Had a Groupon like everyone else here. I knew something was wrong with my prescription when I got my glasses. Went to my annual check up at my eye doctor. Turns out the glasses I purchased from here weren’t even the correct ones. I have an astigmatism in one eye and one of the lenses should have been catered to that. Nope.
I didn’t have insurance at the time, so I had to do what I had to do. Never again. Buyer beware.

this «doctor» DR. RUSSELL SCOTT KATEMAN is the biggest scam artist ever. First off, his office is empty and he never has patients. You can call anytime of day and make an appointment for anytime you would like and it would be available because he gets no patients at all. Thats why he advertises on groupon and living social. Anyway, i got a groupon deal for this douche because i dont have vision insurance and wanted to get a contact lens exam. First off, the office is shared with a dental office run under the same name, This is sketchy as fuck. There were no dentists of patients there either when i went. I was a half hour late to my appt because i couldnt find the damn place and because i live farther away and they still accepted me cause they were so desperate for clients. Before i purchased my groupon, i called his office and asked them if there would be any issues getting the doctor to fill out a medical tint waiver. Which allows you to tint your car legally due to light sensitivity and other issues. The lady on the phone said it would be no problem at all, and it will get filled out when i come in. I had a car accident a few weeks ago due to bright flashing lights and i ended up totaling my car. When i got to the office they had me fill out some forms. I showed the receptionist the waiver and told her i needed to get it signed. She said it wouldnt be a problem and to give it to the optometrist when i went into his office and he will fill it out. He comes and calls me in from the waiting room while hes chatting on his cell phone. He takes me into his office and hes still on his cell phone on a personal call. When he finished i greeted him and mentioned the waiver, he said OK No problem. He takes the waiver then hands it back and hes like oh no i cant do this. You have to have a crazy serious disease to get this approved. Its too hard to get approved. Which is Bullshit. I told him i had an accident and needed this done. He said sorry you have to go to a eye doctor. UM HELLO wTF are you then? he got a call on his cell phone which sounded like his cranky wife and he proceeded to answer it in the middle of my exam. BTW– my eye exam was litterally 1 minute, it was just him having me read a row of 4 letters. He then asked to see my glasses and acted like he was inspecting the lenses. He said can you see good out of these? i said yeah i see perfect with them. He goes «well your vision is much weaker and you need stronger glasses». Just another scumbag trying to make some money off of me. Thats how desperate he is, since he gets no clients. i was in and out of his office for my exam in less than 5 minutes. Then he tells me to come back next week to pick up my trial lenses. i said ok what day, he said come back anyday next week for the fitting you dont need any appointment. He was the most unprofessional, rushed, scam artist doctor ive ever seen. I went home and called groupon the next day to get a refund.
STAY AWAY AND BEWARE!

If I could give this place zero stars, I would. Found a Groupon for a free eye exam that I thought would be worth it, considering how much I spend annually on eye care and it turned out to be the worst mistake ever. Not only was I rushed through the exam, the doctor, Russell Kateman, called the previous doctor to determine if he had the correct prescription. After the initial visit I had been called several times to be notified that my glasses and contacts were ready only to be told after driving out (more than once) that they were not there. And when they finally came in they weren’t even adjusted properly so I had to wait and make another trip. The assistant was very nice but could not read prescription classifications to determine which box was which. Would never suggest this place to anyone.

Don’t waste your time or money here. Bought a deal off of Living Social to this place and the Dr & Assistant ended up charging me an additional $ 600 for glasses which would have cost less than $ 100 at another eye glass place and my lenses were suppose to have the anti-​glare coating, which did not! I noticed something wasn’t right and asked a different eye dr to look at my glasses. THERE WAS NO ANTI-​GLARE coating on the lenses that I paid for and the lenses weren’t even properly places in the frames. I thought this deal would be great but it ended up turning into such a headache. They denied their wrong doing and kinda just brushed me away. Finally got my money back from Living Social. WORST EYE DR I’ve ever encountered.

DONT DO IT!
This is the absolute WORST optometrist I have been to BY FAR! His name is Dr. Russell S. Kateman. First off, they charge a lot, especially when you do not have insurance. You see them post on Groupon a lot trying to get clients in… it’s a scam, you’ll end up spending so much here! There are no «deals or specials» here like at VISION WORKS in Union (where I usually went). They exam was fine, normal routine… BUT then I noticed that my eyes had gotten significantly worse this time around when he read me my script (I’ll get to that in a sec). When I was done I got surprised with the hefty bill at this place, they charge $ 300 for a pair of frames that are $ 60 at vision works (not to mention that vision works gives buy1 get1). Umm… well alright. I got the anti glare put on my glasses which was an additional $ 60 I believe. When my glasses came in they did NOT have the anti glare, I had to argue and nag for weeks to get a refund on that. I guess they think that people don’t check. Then on top of all that I started suffering headaches for about two years, not knowing why. I even had an MRI… Well guess what it turned out to be when I got my eyes checked again at my normal eye dr. MY SCRIPT WAS TOO HIGH and thats what caused my headaches for two years… UGH NEVER AGAIN!!!