Melanie A. Kazlas, MD

My son now 12 had his strabismus surgery with Dr. Kazlas when he was 1.5! She and her associate did. such a fantastic job you can’t even tell he has strabismus anymore and his was really bad you could even see half of his eye! We live it there well worth the wait!

Terrible, expect to have a 3 hour wait and then she wonders why children won't cooperate once she finally sees them and Everytime I brought my son to see this doctor I left feeling totally hopeless and like nothing could be done to help him. Made a lot of unnecessary worry for me and my family. I thought she had a terrible bed side manner and I would not recommend her to anyone.

I just had eye surgery to correct Strabismus. I was so fortunate to get an appointment with Dr. Kazlas who is a specialist in the field. I have had this problem for many years and it was getting worse. I thought I was out of options until I met Dr. Kazlas. She not only addressed my problem personally, she assured me she could correct this problem once and for all. Today – I have my eyesight back and I live without glasses, thanks totally to Dr. Kazlas. She is amazing! I see the world in a whole different light thanks to her. Thank You so much Dr. Kazlas.

I had a very frustrating experience on my recent visit with Dr. Kazlas. To start, I waited 2 hours before I was placed into a examination room. I was examined and questioned by a Medical Student for 45 minutes. After that, I waited an additional 45 minutes before Dr. Kazlas entered the room. I was then asked if they could take a video of my eyes! After waiting all this time , I do not want to be a science project.. The video wouldn't have benefited ME in anyway but certainly would them. My eye exam was the same as I've received elsewhere, nothing over the top. My total time actually spent with the Dr. was about 20 minutes. I went to this Doctor expecting that my concerns and difficulties could be eased. At the end of my visit I was given no encouragement or results. Basically the visit was the most discouraging ophthalmology visit I've ever had. I've never walked out of an Dr. visit feeling like I had no hope or help with my concerns. Then to top if off, when I received the medical… bill from the office, I had questions about it. I didn't feel what I was being charged for justified for the examination I received. It's not that I didn't want to pay the bill, just had questions. I started with the Billing Department and had many conversations with them telling me to reach out to the Doctors office on my own. I tried doing that, spoke with her assistant and she assured me at least a respectable call back. Still nothing, finally called my Insurance Company to file a complaint and they even tried to reach out on my behalf with no luck. I've given up. This should show that some medical practices don't really care about treating the patients with any concerns after leaving the office. Not even a phone call, nothing! My other regret was that I gave Dr. Kazlas some previous medical records from a very distinguished ophthalmologist. She asked for them for some reason and I was naïve enough to give them to her. I ask myself to this day why she asked for them. Still no return phone call.

I have been seeing eye Doctors since I was 10. Never seen a doctor like Melanie. She was absolutely great. She completely understood my fears and concerns and gave me real answers. I now feel no anxiety about my young daughter. Thanks to Dr. Kazlas!

excellent with children

My 9 y.o. son had an appointment last week with Dr. Kazlas. The experience was wonderful. The Stoneham location is great. Parking is easy and the receptionist and tech were wonderful to my son. My son has had several eye exams in the past. By far this has been the best experience yet. I am so impressed with Dr. Kazla's. She is smart, kind and has a wonderful manner with children.

I have now seen Dr. Kazlas with my daughter, now two, three times. In all three cases, we were at her appointment for over two hours. Unfortunately, of those two hours, we were seen by a nurse for all of 5 minutes and Dr. Kazlas all of 5 minutes as well. That being said, an hour an 50 minutes on all three occasions were spent entertaining my child in the waiting room. That being said, Dr. Kazlas is a fabulous woman who is extremely caring, knowledgeable and fabulous with children but that wait time is just unacceptable and we will be seeking another practice for my daughter's care. In speaking to others in the waiting room, the wait time is a regular occurrence.

We had a terrible time. We will never get back to Dr. Kazlas again. She did nothing. I don't understand how people like Dr. Kazlas can practice Ophthalmology.