I went to an optometrist for an eye exam and they noticed something urgent on my scans. They contacted OCB and the Cambridge location got me in within 2 hours for a same-day appointment! I was 30-ish minutes late due to traffic and they still got me in right away. Maybe it was just a slow day but they were friendly and professional, even though I was a last-minute add (and late to boot)! I highly recommend them and will return.
June 2023
I have mixed feelings about OCB. On one hand, I have a condition in which a flare up can be an emergency and they have accommodated my needs for urgent appointments. This is in response to the commenters who complained about wait times. There are several eye conditions in which you can go blind very quickly without urgent care. Pressuring doctors to cut quality of care to keep to their schedule can cause serious harm to urgent care patients.On the other hand, they have not accurately and completely put in the record my reporting of eyesight issues. For example, I told the technician I saw slanted parallel striped through the big E, and it was not put in my record.... read full review
I went to an optometrist for an eye exam and they noticed something urgent on my scans. They contacted OCB and the Cambridge location got me in within 2 hours for a same-day appointment! I was 30-ish minutes late due to traffic and they still got me in right away. Maybe it was just a slow day but they were friendly and professional, even though I was a last-minute add (and late to boot)! I highly recommend them and will return.
I have mixed feelings about OCB. On one hand, I have a condition in which a flare up can be an emergency and they have accommodated my needs for urgent appointments. This is in response to the commenters who complained about wait times. There are several eye conditions in which you can go blind very quickly without urgent care. Pressuring doctors to cut quality of care to keep to their schedule can cause serious harm to urgent care patients.On the other hand, they have not accurately and completely put in the record my reporting of eyesight issues. For example, I told the technician I saw slanted parallel striped through the big E, and it was not put in my record.... read full review