Brian R McKillop, MD

I was looking forward to meeting Dr. Killop because of all his great reviews. My visit was disappointing. During our appointment, he told me to stop asking questions. He said I was interrupting him, because he had to type onto his computer. So, I patiently waited for him to finish his typing. Then he suddenly ran out of the room. He did not answer any of my questions about my eye condition! Isn’t that what a Dr’s job is? To answer his patients questions? He obviously didn’t care at all. Luckily, his assistant, Trina helped me out. She did a wonderful job and was very helpful. I’ve decided not to have Dr McKillop perform my surgery, because of how uncaring he was.

Had Lasik done 8 years ago in Los Angeles, but eyesight was fading a bit again, so I went to Dr. McKillop to get checked out and asked for a touch-​up. After an extensive appointment where he checked everything under the sun, he actually told me that he didn’t recommend Lasik for me, as my current eyesight is exactly what he adjusts people at who are nearing their 40’s…as sight can change quite a bit during those years. I love this man. I mean seriously, WHO DOES THAT? What doctor actually recommends that you don’t spend any money with them, because it’s the best thing for you?! I am sold for life. I highly recommend him.

I got an appt. with Dr. McKillop on the basis of a referral from another Dr. He is very very thorough, even with a routine eye exam. You won’t get rushed through an appointment.
Just one little thing — and why this review is 4 stars. I have Amblyopia, aka Lazy Eye, which gets started in childhood when the brain, for whatever reason, prefers one eye over the other. This is usually dealt with by patching one eye.
I got a patch in elementary school (maybe too late to completely correct the problem). I didn’t wear it as often as I should have because I didn’t like the other children calling me Captain Kidd and asking me where my parrot was.
As a consequence, I have had for ages eyesight that is far less than perfect in one eye. In fact, I sometimes find it difficult to see the top letters on the eye chart with that one eye.
Dr. McKillop is of the opinion that this is incurable beyond childhood and told me so. This made me a bit sad, as I depend on my vision for my job and have to pass a vision test every 3 years. I barely got thru the last one.
Recent research (2008) shows that the brain is more plastic than previously thought, changing the idea of a «critical period» for this issue. Zhong-​Lin Lu, a USC neuroscientist has found a way of retraining the brain and improving vision in adults with this disorder in as little as 10 days with a simple series of eye exercises. Fortunately, I have a healthy skepticism of bad news from medical professionals, otherwise I wouldn’t have looked into this.

I had my LASIK done by Dr McKillop six months ago with my «retouching» done just yesterday. The doctor and his staff are incredibly friendly and Dr. McKillop even called personally the evening after my surgery. I highly recommend.

I wanted to wait sometime before I wrote the review. I had a very interesting lasik surgery back in August because my prescription was horrible. I previously had –12 in my right eye and –6 in my left eye which is pretty close to blind. I must say Dr. McKillop did an amazing job the entire way through.
I ended up needing two different surgeries for each eye since they were so different in prescription so had to come in for two different surgeries. I also had to wait a month in between to make sure the first eye was healing properly. Both surgeries went off without a hitch and now I have perfect vision 6 months later. For those interested or thinking about getting the surgery I had an ICL (Implantable Columner Lense) in my worse eye and PRK on my better eye. Some people complain of haze or fuzziness, which I experienced for about a month after, but now my eyes are clear as ever.
I really like that they spend so much time in the preop and postop first to make sure your eyes are qualified for the procedure and then to check up at different intervals afterward to make sure they are still healing properly. If there is anyone curious about PRK or ICL or this Dr feel free to shoot me a message and I would be more than happy to comment on my amazing experience.

I had my LASIK procedure done by Dr. McKillop and could not have been more pleased. I had two top notch recommendations that he is one of the best in town and I must concur. The docs that recommended him did so based on technical expertise as a surgeon and the level of pre and post op care. The pre appointment was not rushed and I felt that he listened to my questions and realized that I was a tad nervous. One thing is that the procedure was a bit more painful than I anticipated and the valium that was prescribed was a necessity. My vision was a bit blurry on the ride home but after my nap, I could see quite well. Dr. McKillop called after I was home just to make sure everything went well. I had a follow-​up appt the next day that also went well. The paperwork I received had his home phone number and he let me know that he would be out of town over the weekend but that there would be someone to take calls. I cannot recommend him enough. Also, I have to give kudos to Debbie who did the initial exam — she was a doll and again so professional and friendly at the same time. Terri who got me ready for the procedure was great and very calming and friendly. All of this lends to the entire experience which can be very discombobulating — I mean it’s my eyesight for gosh sakes. So all said and done — highly recommend Dr. Killop. One tip that I am finding is key — do the eye drops as prescribed.