Dr. Richard Lewis III, MD

Exelent professional, exelent person .

I saw Dr. Lewis for follow-up after cataract surgery performed by a different doctor. Dr. Lewis was inexcusably inattentive and unprofessional. Eye surgery is a huge deal, and fears about the possibility of losing vision are completely understandable. After a quick exam, he was ready to walk out the door when I said, "I have a couple of questions." He immediately crossed his arms, looked indignant, and said, almost confrontationally, "How long is this going to take?" In addition to his rudeness and utter lack of compassion, I found out later that he recommended I use eye gel overnight for dry eye, but he didn't tell me. I would never see this doctor again and strongly urge people to avoid him. However, I highly recommend Dr. Brian Hunter, who's part of the same practice. He's terrific!!

I rested my chin & forehead on equipment as instructed by him and both times abruptly pulled it away taking my chin with it. No warning, no apology. Do not care to see him again.

I was referred to Dr. Fishkind by my primary care physician who knows him personally with the highest of recommendations. Unfortunately as it turned out when I arrived my appointment had been switched to Dr. Lewis. Three months earlier I had had cataract surgery on one eye from a doctor in another office but that eye remained (and remains) swollen, reddish on the outside, distorted in shape, often irritated, and susceptible to tearing several times a day. The purposes of my appointment was to obtain an assessment as to whether the surgery had been performed properly, find out how to relieve the discomforting after-effects I've been experiencing since the surgery, and to inquire if I could scale back or eliminate the frequent use of eye drops which seems to exacerbate the symptoms I've described. Dr. Lewis was dismissive of all my complaints, seeming to regard them either as trivial at best or entirely a figment of my imagination (they emphatically are not), and not worthy of his… professional analysis. After a brief eye exam he informed me that my eyesight was 20-25 "sufficient to qualify for a driver's license," but that information was already known to me and not relevant to my visit (I am 79 and have been driving since I was 18 yrs old with a near-perfect driving record). Dr. Lewis did recommend use of an ointment- for which he ridiculed for describing it as "like an ointment,"- but that has proven to make matters worse and I will not use it any longer. Needless to say I will never return to this office again to meet my eye care needs.

He was rude, dismissive, and never answered my questions. I left very frightened. Returned to my ophthalmologist out of state & found he was totally off with my diagnosis! I would never go back to him for treatment.

Dr.Lewis and staff are kind, not rushed and thorough.

After seeing urgent care in N. California and being referred to a N. California ophthamologist on an emergency basis, I was diagnosed with a scratch on my cornea. Coming back home, Dr. Lewis more accurately diagnosed an actual foreign body on my cornea of glue. I was impressed with his diagnostic ability as well as the follow-up care.

HE is very Good