Lowry Porter Ophthalmology

I came her for a chalazion on my eyelid that had gotten really painful and swollen. I was able to get an appointment the same day and everything went really well. I was seen on time, all of my questions were answered and was sent home with a prescription and samples to help my problem. I came to this office because of great reviews on other sites so I was very surprised to see the negative reviews here. I would definitely recommend Lowry Porter to anyone looking for an ophthalmologist in the area!

In November of 2012, I had an eye exam and purchased a pair of glasses at Lowry Porter Ophthalmology. At the time, I thought everyone and everything was great — friendly, thorough, and professional. I had zero complaints and would have most likely been a repeat customer. Fast forward almost a year and I have changed my mind; I am now undoubtedly a repeat customer. I am brutally hard on glasses and am no stranger to breaking them. The last time I broke them, however, sold me on Lowry Porter as the place for me to buy my glasses going forward.
Recently, I brilliantly managed to snap off the temple piece/​arm from my glasses. I won’t mention that this was the third time in less than a year that I’d been successful in breaking them to the point of being unwearable. The timing could not have been worse; I knew their office was closed the following day and through the weekend. To make things more interesting, I had to travel out of town the following week and would be driving. Without glasses, I am not able to drive anywhere except into things that should not be hit by cars.
Through the magic of the internet, however, I was able get in contact with Dr. Porter the following morning even though the office was closed. I gave him my pertinent information and hoped for the best. He let me know someone would get in touch with me. Less than an hour later, I was shocked and pleased to be contacted by Nicole in their office on her day off to let me know that she placed an order for the replacement part and it would be in on Monday. That gave me plenty of breathing room to get my glasses fixed before I had to drive out of town. Color me impressed! I went and met with Jen in the optical department that Monday and 15 minutes later, BOOM! Glasses good as new.
Many (many, many) thanks to Dr. Porter, Jen, and Nicole for going above and beyond! When the time comes, I’ll definitely be back for the next round of eye exam and glasses. Unless, of course, I break these first.

I had limited experience with this doctor. His diagnosis several years ago was diabetic retinopathy, borderline eye pressure which could lead to glaucoma, and significant infiltration of blood vessels. But things didn’t seem to be adding up. Lowry recommended a lens replacement (even though I couldn’t tell I had any cataracts) and was very non-​committal about a prognosis for improved vision, or how long the replacements would last. After a couple of visits with him it became obvious that he did not like to give up information easily and he could not or would not discuss recent advances in treatments, so I dumped him.
My current eye doctor is an experienced MD in a leading practice that also participates in research. The exam was thorough. He found no signs of retinopathy, higher pressure, or abnormal blood vessel growth. He was willing to discuss the pros and cons of various treatments, and recommended against the lens replacement procedure suggested by Lowry several years ago. That’s why I’m writing this today. Whoever you go to, if it involves cutting into something as important as your eye, get a second opinion.

if there was an option to give a minus, I would give this hack minus 5 stars! This man should not even be allowed to speak to a possible patient without a lawyer present. He told me he would not do lasik on me with «a 10 foot pole», B/​c i had a possible confition called caritacomas (a thinning of the pupil). which was total bs. He is absoulotely horrible and his practice is not even up to standards with technology.