Robert L Hetland, MD

Dr. Hetland is great! I have been seeing since 2007. He is not one of these mercenary, robot doctors you see nowadays. He is caring, knowledgeable and sensitive to your needs. His staff is nice and they offer flexible appointments. Note: they don’t take credit cards, bring cash or a check.

I went to Dr. Hetland’s office for the very first time 4 years ago. For the first time ever, my prescription was correct. From the time of my initial visit and now (4 years later) I decided I needed to go back for another eye exam. During my exam Dr. Hetland questioned me about a spot on my lower eyelid and was concerned enough to have me go back to his office for a biopsy. I honestly would not have gone to see a Dr for what looked like a sharpie mark on my eyelid. Well, all I can say is, Dr. Hetland saved my life. The results showed what he feared. Thanks to him finding this and sending me to the correct physicians I am ok now =). He even showed up to my appointment with the surgeon to make sure they knew where to look. Who does that these days? If you are reading this Dr. Hetland, THANK YOU so much for caring! The world needs more people like you.

4.5 stars.

Dr Hetland is awesome! He’s one of the old fashion doctors, by which I mean he actually takes his time and actually sees you sitting there instead of rushing through things and never actually noticing a person attached to the symptoms. Everyone there was friendly and kind and seemed perfectly competent and non-​stressed.

While he isn’t also a glasses retailer, he’s happy to give you a free «glasses check» appointment after you’ve purchased glasses elsewhere with the prescription he writes to make sure the prescription was indeed perfect for you.

The only reason I’m not giving a full 5 stars is that they don’t take credit cards, which in this day and age is against the standard (though I suppose if you want old fashion service and care, you have to use old fashion payment methods?) Either way, I’m quite happy to go to him and recommend him to my friends and family, but it’s something to be aware of.

My first visit to an ophthalmologist but I could tell he was great and knew exactly how to deal with me and my eye sight that needed to be checked for the last 20 years :)

Dr. Hetland and staff are great! Very courteous — my husband and I have been going to him since 1993 – 94, and when our kids needed exams (and glasses) seven years ago, they became regular patients as well. Dr. Hetland is very kind, compassionate, and loves to see the kids. Great doctor and very knowledgeable; he is aware of my thyroid history (Graves’ disease) and complications with the eyes that can arise so always keeps my medical history in mind during examinations. A++!

A good doctor is worth his weight in gold. I’ve been to many mediocre (and bad) doctors in my life. Dr. Hetland is one of the best I’ve seen. He listens carefully and then offers advice and a course of treatment based on both his years of experience and your concerns. He really listens to you. He calls on weekends to make sure you are doing ok with a treatment and genuinely cares about his patients. He’s a fantastic doctor and a really great guy too.

I love Dr. Hetland. He is a great eye doctor and always takes great care of me. He doesn’t rely on fancy equipment to do his job for him — he actually gets in there and makes sure your eyes are okay. I give him my highest recommendation.