Dr. John Carlson Merriam, MD

I went to see Dr. Merriam from the recommendation of one of his patients. She is an 80 years old women who had cateract surgery on both eyes with DR. Merriam. She told me that her eyes are great now. She did not need to pay extra for laser surgery. She also live in Connecticut thus it usually takes over an hour to see Dr. Merriam but she loves Dr. Merriam and his team. She is his patient for many years. Dr. Merriam is a great, talented eye surgeon. He is very personable, caring and helpful. I know that I can trust Dr. Marriam. I had an eye infection in October and went to see a doctor in CT close to where I live. The office administrative told me that I needed to recheck my eyes sight. When it was an appointment day ,the Opthalmologist in CT told me that I needed a cataract surgery. I was surprised because I could see well and I did not think that I had any problem with my eyes. Specially my left eye is so good that I could read until the last line on the reading test… thus I felt unsure why I needed a cataract surgery on both eyes. I decided to have a second opinion. I had an appointment with doctor Marriam. He checked my eyes with several methods. I found out that I have astigmatism on my right eye. For my cataract, Dr. Merriam told me that I did not need a surgery now. I had an eyes infection one day before I went to see Dr. Marriam. He kindly treated my eye infection as well. I will go to see Dr. Merriam for recheck 6 months from now. I am so grateful to find a honest doctor ( Harvard Graduated) like Dr. Merriam. On my way out Dr. Merriam gave me a pear from his big box of pears. He was so kind. The whole team was awesome , Margarita and assistant and Ann Marie , Office coordinator. I recommend Dr. Marriam whole heartedly. Thank you so much Dr. Merriam.

I had cataract surgery of both eyes from Dr. Merriam, and have had major problems with my eyes since. First let me mention that immediately after the surgery of my right eye I had a terrible case of conjunctivitis; according to Dr. Merriam the worst case he had seen post op, and I had caught it at the hospital following my surgery. The vision in this eye, my previously good eye, was never the same, and I have since required laser correction of the cells that had been left behind when the cataract surgery was performed. I am STILL having work done on this eye - obviously by another doctor - to restore my vision caused by damage from Dr. Merriam's surgery. He is a TERRIBLE doctor. Stay away from him.

I also had a terrible outcome from cataract surgery! 8 years later it has gotten worse and I now need more surgery to correct the damage he did.

Unbelievable that I can now see without glasses where before I had bad astigmatism and was near sighted. Dr Merriam listened to my special eyecare needs and provided me, with a fee, special toric lens for both of my eyes. I never saw this clearly since I was born. Dr Merriam is attentive to needs of patients and thanks to him my cataract surgery was a great success. Elizabeth B Belle Harbor, New York

Fantastic results from cataract surgery! I can't believe I can see again.

Dr. Merriam is my Opthalmologist and has performed successful cataract surgery for both of my eyes.

I was a patient of Dr. Merriam's father George Merriam. I have been going to John Merriam since he took over his father's practice. In total, I have been a patient for almost 63 years. There is no better ophthalmologist than Dr. Merriam. He is caring, compassionate and brilliant.

There is no one who compares to Dr. Merriam. He is the best diagnostician and is also kind and caring. I trust him completely. Can't go wrong here.

One of the best mds in the wotld

Highly recommended. Excellent doctor and expert in eye medicine.