Dr. Hunter Scott Stolldorf, MD

I’m retired Navy, on Medicare and Social Security. My vision had deteriorated significantly due to cataracts so it was time for surgery. I spent over a year visiting three (3) different cataract surgeons before deciding on Dr. Stolldorf at Horizon Eye Care. Those surgeons included doctors Jaben, Rheinbolt and Kansupada, all from CEENTA. They all had great online reviews. However I found them and/or their staff’s to be arrogant, indifferent and condescending. I strongly do not recommend these doctors or CEENTA for cataract surgery or for any of your eye care needs. So when I met Dr. Stolldorf and his staff at Horizon Eye Care, it was like a breath of fresh air. He was receptive, listened to my concerns and was not judgmental or dismissive, no matter how trivial my concerns may have been*. We discussed my cataract surgery needs and agreed on a plan – distant vision in one eye, dashboard vision in the other eye. Not true mono-vision which I didn’t want. We discussed the… various lens options and costs, and having slight astigmatism in my left eye, he recommended a special lens which I declined due to cost. So I have standard IOL in both eyes. The Horizon Eye Care team executed and coordinated pre-surgery through surgery flawlessly. Surgery is performed one eye at a time about 4-6 weeks apart. I was extremely nervous during the first surgery. Dr. Stolldorf and the superb staff at the Huntersville Novant Outpatient Surgery Center did an extraordinary job helping me feel comfortable and relaxed during surgery. The cataract surgery itself only took about 25 minutes and was painless. I was very happy with the entire surgery process and experience. Fortunately I had no post-surgery complications with either eye. Healing was quick and I was back to my normal routine after a few days’ rest. The vision change from cataracts to no cataracts was dramatic. I didn’t realize how awful my vision was with cataracts until after surgery on the first eye was completed. Vision was clear and colors were bright in the operated eye, whereas vision in the other cataract eye was a hazy, blurred with a strong yellow cast. It was like I had a new eye! After about six weeks my eyes were for the most part completely healed, though I stayed on steroid drops a few extra weeks for one eye that was healing slower. It’s completely healed now. My vision is excellent, though if I had to do it all over again I probably would have opted and paid for an astigmatism correcting lens in one eye, since vision is slightly fuzzy in that eye. My post-op vision wasn’t perfect, but except for the slight astigmatism, it met all my expectations. Though I can function perfectly without corrective lens, I’ve opted to wear glasses to obtain the optimal vision for working both on computers and flying airplanes. Obviously my lens implants don’t correct for presbyopia, so reading glasses are generally necessary for very small print, though I can read and use digital devices without glasses sufficiently if needed thanks to having one eye optimized for distance and the other optimized for dashboard vision. The entire process at Horizon Eye Care went very smoothly and effortlessly from the initial appointment to the last post-op appointment. *Except for my very last post-op appointment, and there are many, where Dr. Stolldorf seemed a little short with me over my many questions, the entire experience was flawless. I strongly recommend Dr. Stolldorf and Horizon Eye Care for all your vision needs. It’s now eight (8) months since I had surgery and I’m experiencing no surgery related issues and my vision remains good. If only I could eliminate a few large “floaters” I’d truly have new eyes. The aforementioned review is solely my opinion – your mileage may vary.