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| - I wasn't loving my eye doctor. He was okay, but I felt like the customer service wasn't great and I didn't feel like it was as thorough an exam as I would like it to be. I began to wonder what it would be like to go elsewhere (it costs a bit more, but I was willing to try, after all this is my health) since I was overdue for an eye exam. I did some research and came across this place. I originally tried to book with Dr. Mike (the head honcho) but he wasn't in on the day I wanted, but Dr. Cheryl Talsky was. So maybe the planets wanted me to go her. What the heck! I booked it. Their office, by the way is wonderfully organized. As soon as you book, they send you an email confirmation (no smoke signals like in the olden days) that states the date and time of your appointment, along with the new patient form to fill out (so you don't have to worry about doing it when you arrive, done and done), as well as a list of what to bring with you (eye glasses, sun glasses, contact lenses, medications etc), which I found to be really helpful, since my eye appointments are not a weekly or monthly event, what to bring to them generally isn't on my mental roster. I showed up for my appointment to find a nicely designed office, super friendly staff and what looks to be a eye glass store right inside the main area. When the assistant (who tests your sunglasses for uv protection) asked for my sunglasses, I cringed, thinking I'd get laughed outta there (they were from Ardene - 3 pairs for $10). But no! He said all of them were 100% UV protected! *insert happy dance moves here* He also said that a woman had come in with $600 Tiffany sunglasses that were not UV protected. I must admit that made me pretty darn happy (yeah, even the part about the lady's expensive sunglasses, not very Buddhist of me, I know). So anyway, this same guy did a whole slew of tests (I'm pretty sure I've never had these done before) before I met Dr. Talsky. She's awesome (and glam)! Friendly, outgoing, good attention to detail. She dilated my pupils (they had warned me about this when I booked my appointment, so I knew what to expect) and then led me to the sitting area to wait a few minutes. Then she came back and we checked my eyes and she took all the time necessary to explain everything. I explained that money was a concern and that I don't have a few hundred bucks to spend on reading glasses. She led me over and introduced me to Crystal (who is one of the lovely eye glass people). Crystal checked my latest glasses (turns out they were arced and uneven - paid over $100 bucks for em with a groupon) and also said to go ahead and try the cheapo (dollar store/shoppers) ones because - unlike what I'd been led to believe from my last eye doctor - both eyes have the same prescription, so I could do that! Bonus note: The Bloor & Avenue Rd Winners had boxes of 3 designer (Alfred Sung?) reading glasses for $15 with funky frames. WIN. WIN. Needless to say, my experience could not have been better. My boyfriend is planning on booking with them when it's time for his eye update (obviously, I'm not an eye doctor either, given my swanky terminology). Definitely book your appointment here. You'll be glad you did! You get to have thorough, professional eye care in a lovely environment done by great people. You can't go wrong. Plus hey, this is your eye health, right?
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