Associate Ophthalmologists

What a fantastic experience! I needed an emergency appointment, as I had something stuck in my eye and it was driving me insane. The woman at the front desk told me to come in whenever, so I trekked across town. As SOON as I filled out my paperwork, they called me into the exam room, and I saw the Dr. Rudik less than 5 minutes later. He fixed my issue and I was on my way! In an out in less than 20 minutes. Everyone was pleasant and efficient. I will be back for an exam!

I haven’t had an eye exam in ages! Once I got my insurance, it was hard to find an actual opthalmologist that accepted my just plain vision insurance. I found Dr. Rudick on Zoc Doc. I visited the E.40^th location which is right near the UN. Accessible by the 6 train some blocks away. The office itself is very sleek, pretty, modern and clean. The receptionists are friendly and helpful. I waited about 5 minutes to be seen so that was amazing! All of the equipment is new and sparkly clean so you don’t feel at all hesitant to rest your chin and eyes on the machines that do the testing. The office is run like a well oiled machine. I never seen anyone having to wait. Once you come in, within a few minutes, you are given your tests and put in the room for the doctor. Dr. Rudick came in and was very quick, pleasant and efficient. Did the rest of the vision exam and then diagnosed me with blepharitis, which I pretty much knew I had. Just didn’t know I had such an extreme case. Asked me if I had time to get my eyes dilated and after a ten minute wait, I was done. I wish he talked to me a bit more about my visit and condition. I know he had other patients waiting and I know how doctors offices run since I work for one, but I so miss the days when you get individual attention and care. Since I only have vision insurance and my blepharitis is considered a «medical problem» my vision didn’t cover it and I don’t have medical so they charged me $ 100. They waived my vision co-​pay because of that which was nice. $ 100 for a new patient really isn’t bad, but just to look at my eyes for a minute and tell me what I already knew I had, it was a bit steep. I would recommend Associate Opthalmologists though because it is a very calming environment. Just make sure you have medical insurance!

Dr. Wallis is a great doctor! He’s very careful in his examination, taking the time to get it right. He listens to my concerns and answers my questions thoroughly. I have high eye pressure and a family history of glaucoma, so he is building a history on me and I trust he is monitoring it closely and will prescribe at the appropriate time. His office has updated technology — if you’re into that.
He’s fun to talk to and really easy to have casual talk with during the appointment. Honestly — Dr. Wallis is just cool. He’s efficient and always gives me enough time for a complete examination, but also leaving me enough time to get off to work. The staff there is also great. Couldn’t recommend him enough!
The midtown and downtown offices are VERY CLEAN and have great design & style. Midtown location was recently renovated a few months ago and looks great.

This places is a total ripoff. My wife went there for an annual eye exam via EyeMed that was supposed to be $ 10. Prior to the exam she mentioned that her eyes have been dry lately. Instead of giving her the $ 10 annual exam (which is what we wanted), she had two plugs inserted in her eye. Total due $ 420. No discussions. No less invasive options given (like OTC eye drops for instance). The old bate and switch. Plugs are not the first line of defense against dry eyes. Drops are. My wife mentioned the condition to see if they could write a prescription for effective drops. They did not. She was told to use the OTC drops. Then the plugs were inserted. I spoke with the Billing Dept the following day (after both plugs fell out mind you) and they refused to resolve the situation. I’m taking it up with my insurance provider as a fraudulent claim. I highly recommend you don’t use this doctor.

Really like these people. As someone who has worked in the vision-​care industry — and seen way too many optometrists and ophthalmologists who are basically just highly educated retailers — I appreciate that the folks at Associate Ophthalmologists never try to sell you anything. They’re real medical professionals.
Don’t be put off by the unsmiling women who work in the front office — they’re a little too busy to be cheery, but they’re actually very kind.
Dr. Wallis is caring, upbeat, and dedicated. He adjusted my prescription in such a way that I don’t have to wear reading glasses. I also saw Dr. Wolfe a few times for conjunctivitis, and she ended up changing me to daily contact lenses, which have been great — no more «Bob Costas eye» for me.

I felt rushed while here by the optometrist. She made a small error on my prescription which I had to point out. Also, othen than one nice receptionist, the others were busy with other things. It’s hard for me to understand the other reviews.

One morning I woke up and looked in the mirror and saw a whitehead in my eye! A whitehead! After freaking out, crying and calling my mom I got on Unilocal and found a few places close to work. These guys were the only ones who could see me as an emergency that morning. I met the pleasant Dr. Wallis, he looked at my eye and reassured me that I would not be going blind, prescribed some eye meds and a follow up appointment. Sure enough he was right and everything is back to normal.

I went to get my eyes checked out and it was a good experience. I had never had a full checkup before, other than what places do for getting contacts. I found that the staff were very thorough and it seemed like they performed half a dozen tests. It took awhile but it was great to finally get that done. They explained each one to me which I liked.
The could use an update on the décor… but I guess what doctor’s office couldn’t. But I found the place to be clean so that’s all that mattered to me.
The front desk staff was helpful and friendly. I would recommend this place if you want your eyes to have good service!

I had my first appointment here and the appointment was with Dr. Wolfe. She was very kind, took her time in explaining things to me and was very through in her examination of my eyes, as well as her diagnosis. Excellent bedside manner.
The whole office staff was extremely kind and helpful as well. I will be going here exclusively for all of my Opthalmologist needs going forward.

Dr. Rudick is very efficient and it is quite easy to get an appointment (on days when that office is open). I made the appointment same day when I started having a serious eye pain. I was seen within 5 – 10 minutes of entering the office. Dr. Rudick’s diagnosed my problem quickly and even wrote down the name of the problem for me. He also did a normal eye exam, which I needed, but advised me to wait on picking up a new set of glasses (my eyes are very bad, so my glasses are very expensive) or contacts because he said my eye problem could be affecting the prescription so it wasn’t worth it. He then told me what to do with the prescription and his office set me up with an appointment for the following week. The next week I was seen within a few minutes of entering the waiting room and was out within 15 or 20 minutes. He answered all of my questions thoughtfully and did not at all mind writing things down for me so I could read about them later. He was incredibly friendly and quick (a good thing in this city where we all have busy jobs and lives!).
Also, his staff was very helpful in figuring out my insurance questions — I don’t have vision care, but it turns out that the even normal eye exams are considered medical care if you get your eyes dilated. I did not know that before. Thanks, Dr. Rudick and staff!

Dr. Wallis is great. He is personable, knowledgeable, and competent. He did not sell extra procedures to me that I do not need. Highly recommended. Sheryl is his office is also great, and very accommodating.

Dr. Wallis is great. He listened very carefully to the issues I had with my old contact lenses, and prescribed me a new pair that I love. He took the time to answer all my questions very thoroughly. You can immediately tell he has only your best interest at heart. I recommend him to anyone that’s looking for a top-​notch ophthalmologist!

My positive experience with Dr. Shepps and the folks at Associate Opthalmologists moved me to write this review, my first on Unilocal.
After having what turned out to be a conjunctival cyst on my eye for 2+ years I decided to have something done about the unsightly red bump on my eye. After several consultations with various docs in his practice I met with Dr. Shepps and scheduled a date for the surgery. Though I had to wait several months for an opening at Mass Eye & Ear to open up, I fault my insurance, who backs surgeries there and nowhere else.
When the day finally came – and in the few months leading up to it – I can’t deny that I was a little anxious. Nobody likes hospitals, me included, but Dr. Shepps ended up doing an excellent job and proved that I had no reason to worry. The operation was far less torturous than I expected and was done in less than ½ an hour.
I wholeheartedly recommend Dr. Shepps and his staff to anyone whose eyes need a little – or a lot – of love.

I love Dr. Wolfe. After being diagnosed with dry eyes, within two seconds of looking at my eyes, she knew I had cornea infections. She saw me for several weeks, and explained each week why she was making the decisions that she was making — we had to change solutions, type of contact, etc to identify what could be wrong with my eyes. She was very good at answering my questions and I found the staff to be super nice.