Dr. Donald H Sealock, OD

I saw Dr. Sealock this past Summer for an evaluation for vision therapy stemming from a concussion a few years ago for which I've done therapy at two other providers and seem numerous other Dr for. I began to have a migraine during the appointment that ran 2 hours with different people coming in and out in a disorganized fashion. I was left in the room alone for 10 minutes at a time repeatedly during the course of the appointment. At one point Dr. Sealock came in to look at my "dilated eyes" that had not been dilated yet. I didn't appreciate being spoken to like a child with being called "Rockstar" and other inappropriate for an adult names during my appointment which perhaps is just habit from working with kiddos? Finally at the end of the 2 hour, chaotic appointment, He came in to give me his "summary". He stated that he would testify in court that I hadn't done any vision therapy when I had indeed been working very hard and that he didn't see any heterotrophia for which I wear… prism lenses. My heart immediately sank. He said he'd call me in two weeks with a plan for me. I patiently waited for his call while feeling in limbo because two providers before had told me I do indeed have vertical heterotrophia for which I wear prisms and which have helped me to feel more grounded in my world instead of dizzy and off balance constantly. I've also previously been told that progressive lenses would most likely exacerbate my condition and weren't recommended. I had to call the office a few times to get ahold of him when I didn't hear within the two weeks. So....his plan for me was to put me in progressives without prisms. I stated in the call that I had a migraine at the time of testing. He said "redo the tests then, I don't care". His demeanor came off as defensive and rude to my questions. This seemed all wrong to me and felt condescending. I subsequently traveled to Chicago to see a neurologist who did confirm I have vertical heterotrophia along with vestibular migraine. I decided Dr. Sealock was not the provider for me. I've since started vision therapy for two months now at B. E. (abbreviation) Vision Clinic in Mtka. The Dr. and therapists are wonderful and I've seen progress steadily. Oh, and they're also said that progressives aren't recommended for my condition and that I do indeed have vertical heterotrophia. Anyway, I highly recommend going elsewhere if you have concussion related vision issues which is puzzling to me because Dr. Sealock is touted on his website as being experienced in this area. Good luck TBI survivors. This is hard but worth it to keep hope and keep trying to recover. Don't let providers that don't know what to do with you hold you back!