Terry is a friend of a friend. When I moved back to Los Angeles, I asked our mutual friend if he had a recommendation for an eye doctor and he recommended Terry. He spent a solid hour with me on a standard run-of-the-mill annual eye exam. I am not sure how it can be profitable for an eye doctor to spend that much time with a patient given the typical insurance reimbursement rates. He explained that I was experiencing typical age-related (early 50s) vision loss and that I would have to wear reading glasses. He explained the advantages and disadvantages of using cheap over-the-counter readers vs. getting prescription readers without trying to hard sell me into prescription... read full review
August 2016
Waited one hour and ten minutes and had to leave. I asked the desk how long after 30 mins and the. Said ten more. Forty mins more and I still wasn't seen. Doctors and staff need to have respect for their patience time. Unacceptable to wait more than twenty mins. They should schedule their time better if they can't get through the work. No reason to wait when they are getting paid.
August 2016
What more can be said or offered than the accolades already heaped on Dr Alkana?!?! I'm not sure - and they're all true - but I can tell anyone reading this, I have been intimately involved in the medical world for 15+ years, and as a patient with "inside knowledge" of what good medical service is all about, Dr Alkana epitomizes the finest characteristics of a physician and sets a standard for others to aspire to. Humility, knowledge, experience and respect...Dr Alkana delivers. You won't be disappointed.
Terry is a friend of a friend. When I moved back to Los Angeles, I asked our mutual friend if he had a recommendation for an eye doctor and he recommended Terry. He spent a solid hour with me on a standard run-of-the-mill annual eye exam. I am not sure how it can be profitable for an eye doctor to spend that much time with a patient given the typical insurance reimbursement rates. He explained that I was experiencing typical age-related (early 50s) vision loss and that I would have to wear reading glasses. He explained the advantages and disadvantages of using cheap over-the-counter readers vs. getting prescription readers without trying to hard sell me into prescription... read full review
Waited one hour and ten minutes and had to leave. I asked the desk how long after 30 mins and the. Said ten more. Forty mins more and I still wasn't seen. Doctors and staff need to have respect for their patience time. Unacceptable to wait more than twenty mins. They should schedule their time better if they can't get through the work. No reason to wait when they are getting paid.
What more can be said or offered than the accolades already heaped on Dr Alkana?!?! I'm not sure - and they're all true - but I can tell anyone reading this, I have been intimately involved in the medical world for 15+ years, and as a patient with "inside knowledge" of what good medical service is all about, Dr Alkana epitomizes the finest characteristics of a physician and sets a standard for others to aspire to. Humility, knowledge, experience and respect...Dr Alkana delivers. You won't be disappointed.