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September 2023 by V M
There are two doctors here: Steven Sharma and Debra Buduo. Let me comment about each of them.First: Dr. Sharma. SUPER SWEET MAN. However, he overprescribes! One of my eyes is much weaker than the other. I have been told for years by doctors that they are not giving me the full prescription in that eye as I couldn't handle it. I warned him of this and yet he chuckled and wanted to prescribe it. That meant a change of +0.75 from my last pair of glasses. He also wanted to add +1.00 reading bifocal on both sides. I refused that part. The prescription he wrote made me feel very ill and my eyes hurt. This started a cascade of returning glasses, finding a new store to get glasses, and ultimately still not being happy. I liked the frames best from lenscrafters, but the lenses were too strong so my business went elsewhere. Moreover, the glasses I finally got are not what he prescribed. They are weaker and I see fine.Second: Dr. Buduo. Due to the too strong prescription written by Sharma, I had to come back 2 other times and see Buduo. Mainly on the contact lenses side. One time she was extremely rude and rushed me. The other time she was much kinder. However, I still don't feel the contacts prescription is right.Overall I wasted money here and had several weeks of trying to fix issues caused by prescriptions given by these doctors. I wish I had gone somewhere else to begin with.
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March 2023 by Irish O'Neil
Quick easy service, cute doctor
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January 2023 by Andrew Seeley
Very rude and impatient. The appointment was very rushed and the diagnosis is very different from what other doctors have said in the past. I'm seeking a second opinion.
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January 2023 by Lisa B Eisenbud
Excellent care and service. A careful, comprehensive exam. Honestly the best eye exam in Boston, and I have tried many! My whole family goes to Dr. Buduo now!
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January 2023 by jjoonn stooper
I don't normally write reviews but I am offering mine because after reading the negative reviews before my visit (Feb 2nd, 2022: 2.2 stars from 15 reviews), I was surprised about how painless and nice my visit was. Dr. Buduo was kind, knowledgeable, and a great listener. The front staff were efficient and easy to work with. Eleni even helped me get approximately $150 worth of discounts on my lenses. I will go back, undoubtedly.
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January 2023 by Ry M
i just got an eye exam and everyone was very nice!
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January 2022 by Felipe Shibuya
She is so rude.
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January 2022 by Zhong Zhen
Dr. Buduo is a very nice lady and explained all the questions I had during my exam.
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January 2022 by yolabo
worst experience ever. the front dest just hang up my phone directly before I finish my sentence.
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January 2022 by Tiffany Tsang
THEY OVERCHARGE!I showed up for my 4:45pm appointment at around 4:40pm. When I arrived, I was told to wait in the waiting room for my appointment. 10 minutes later, I was told that my appointment was not in the system (although I had called and made the appointment just a couple days before the date of my appointment). They told me that they could fit me in anyways. At first, I was glad that they could fit me into their schedule, but I then had to wait another 30 minutes until I was taken in for my appointment. I wish they had told me that I would have to wait another 30 minutes because if they did, I would have just rescheduled.While the issue above was annoying, the main reason for my one star review is the Dr.'s billing pratice. I was initially charged $219 for my appointment (eye exam, retinal imaging, and contact lense appointment). Shocked by the amount they were asking me to pay, I looked into my insurance coverage, which indicated that I should have been charged $99. In particular, I pointed out that they were charging me for a "Premium" contact fitting and not a "Standard" contact fitting. Based on my online research, premium fittings are only for those who are getting special contact lenses (for example contacts for someone who has a special condition such as astigmatism). The Dr. asked me where I was getting my information and indicated that they charge EVERYONE for the premium fitting ($126). I told her that multiple websites, including the insurance website that I looked at, provide basic information regarding the difference between a standard fitting and a premium fitting and that charging everyone for a premium fitting was unethical. She eventually gave in and charged me the $40 for a standard contact fitting. However, if I had not looked into my insurance coverage on my own and pushed back on what she was billing me for, I would have paid $120 more than what I was required to pay. This is completely unacceptable. DO NOT LET HER OVERCHARGE YOU FOR HER MEDIOCRE SERVICES.
