Famiglietti Eye Associates

*VERY* concerning:



I have eye-pain. He insisted it was simply dry-eye and I was to use Restasis and if it didn't work, to then get punctal plugs in addition to the Restatsis. I said how about trying frequent artificial tears to ee if that works (not that my eyes felt dry...), but he said it would have to be used every minute or two (this makes no sense, I later learned).



After several months on Restasis w/o any clear effect, he added the plugs to stop tear ducts from taking in moisture. After put in, one of them irritated me. I looked in the mirror and saw that on was protruding out, while the other wasn't. I made another appnt. He said it was in fine, and I'd not be able to see it from looking at it in a mirror. He wanted me to get used to it. But, it got worse and worse. It became painful and was even more protruding. And, I didn't even notice any benefit, anyway. Eventually I took it out myself, then returned for another appnt. Before saying how I took it out, he was examining me and said it is still in there properly.



WHAT?!?!?!? It was out and in a bag. Yet, he was insistent. How can an eye doctor make such poor and totally false statements about what he sees?



Aftermath: I ended up removing the other one, too. I eventually got a clearer diagnosis and plan and am doing better today. I also found out Restasis is *NOT* to be used with punctal plugs. He went against what he's supposed to do when he did that (check for more info. on this to confirm with even the manufacturer of Restasis who's drug is FDA approved).