My baby girl’s fingers went into my eyes a few times (ignored this for several weeks) and then I accidentally rubbed sunscreen in my eye which created burning and aching. I figured I should get my eyes checked and also do a routine eye exam that I had neglected for 4 years. They were able to squeeze me in that day to look at my eyes (got drops which made my eyes feel better the next day). I went back the following week for an eye exam. I didn’t wait long either time, and the doctor was thorough and very knowledgeable. He’s been practicing for many years. Also, everyone was very friendly, kind, and patient. (The other reviews on here can’t be accurate.) I normally am a baby when it comes to getting drops put in, but the doctor calmly got them in without me hardly noticing. I also picked out glasses which was super easy. I will be returning here each time I need an eye appointment. Check them out!
Eye Center Of Lancaster County
About
Eye Center Of Lancaster County serves patients in Lancaster and the surrounding part of Pennsylvania from its office at 418 Highland View Dr. Both exams and glasses are handled here — exam rooms and an optical shop share the same address. Insurance accepted includes VSP, EyeMed, Aetna Vision and Cigna Vision (9 plans in total). Care is provided by Philip J Schwartz, OD. The optical carries 36 frame brands. You can walk in without an appointment. Call (717) 569-7107 to confirm hours and coverage before you visit.
- Listing type
- Optical · Optometrist
- Address
-
418 Highland View Dr
Lancaster, PA 17601
Get Directions - Phone
- (717) 569-7107
- Languages spoken
- English
- Walk-ins
- Accepted
Insurance accepted
Services offered
Services not listed are not offered at this location.
Frame brands carried
Brands on the floor as of the practice's last update. Stock varies — call for a specific model.
On the map
Hours
Hours not published — call ahead.
Currently closed. Times shown in America/New_York. Holiday hours may differ.
Doctors at this practice
Reviews on Google 27
Dr. Schwartz was the only eye doc in Lancaster that could figure out a solution for my sons " weak eye." He would get prescriptions in other practices, and I was told he just needs eye therapy. His eyes always hurt after putting his new script on. We needed a "now" solution because of being the age to need to read. After getting a prism with bifocals , he finally loves to read! Eye therapy will be apart of his treatment, but its good he loves to read at the present moment. He and his staff are a blessing! Thank you!
My husband has been going to this office since he was a kid. We now go as a family. We have always had a positive experience regarding my husband and children. Everyone is so kind and wonderful with our children. The one receptionist "G" is not quite as friendly as the other staff. I typically will wait to speak to someone else when she answers the phone. Other than her; we love Dr. Schwartz. EDIT: 2 years later and "G" is still at this practice. Anytime we call to schedule an appointment she makes it difficult to obtain an appointment. Unfortunately we will be taking our business elsewhere.
Like other reviewers, I experienced incredible rudeness from the office staff. The doctor is nice but the ladies working in the office are maddening to deal with. Additionally, the office smelled musty and was very old. It is basically a small house rather than an office. I didn't really like the way patients are rotated in and out of the back either. Patients move around a lot and the appointments take a long time. The doctor spends very limited time with patients and has other staff do as much as possible before he pops in quickly. If some new staff would be brought in, the practice could improve by a substantial amount with much happier clients. I can imagine that Dr. Schwartz has worked with some of the ladies a very long time now and it might be really hard to see that their attitudes affect business but these reviews speak for themselves.
Today I heard an assistant talk to a patient in a room on my right side, walk to the room on my left and immediately start laughing at and mocking this patient for things he said. She only stopped when I said from my room, “The walls are thin here.” Last week, something similar happened, so I wonder if it’s just common at this office. I asked to speak to someone about it today, and the doctor said, “Well did you hear any personal information about this patient?" and, “Offices are allowed to have thin walls.” I’m disappointed the doctor became defensive about if it’s legal or not, instead of seeing how unprofessional it is. It’s bad enough that you can hear other’s answers during the intake questions (the office is in an old home - very thin walls), but it’s so uncomfortable hearing staff laugh at patients both times I’ve been there in the past week. Update: Update: Dr. Schwartz sent a letter to my home telling me that his staff likes to joke and that I should hear a whole story “before making rash assumptions.” Had the staff been just joking, Dr. Schwartz would have told me that when I spoke to him in his office, instead of just saying that what I heard wasn’t illegal. He didn’t pretend it was a joke that day because he knew I had just heard his staff being so rude. An elderly man had been upset, the staff member went to another room after speaking to him and started mocking what he said. If there was a joke, the patient was not in on it. I heard the whole thing because the walls are truly that thin. My vision is bad, my hearing is not. The letter sent to my home was a sad defense of the unprofessional behavior the doctor knows I witnessed. It’s also clear from the rest of the reviews that people don’t seem to find the staff as funny as Dr. Schwartz does.
Reviews are written by Google users and shown as published on Google. EyecareSearch does not edit, verify or rank them.