TLC Laser Eye Center

I had LASIK here in June — honestly couldn’t be happier. They were so kind, patient and professional from the second I walked in the door. I would highly recommend anyone trusting their eyes with them.

Came here for a 2^nd opinion consultation after being harassed via phone and email after filling out info on their site, and overheard some unsavvy remarks between the staffers up front about overcharging people that validated my decision to actually get my procedure elsewhere.

Since my spring allergy season, I have rubbing my eyes a lot and it caused me abrasions in my both eyes. I went to SUNY Eye Center and they referred me to see Dr Speaker. I had to do Stromal Puncture to my left eye which the scare have never healed properly. In order to prevent abrasion to come back again, I have to do that procedure. Dr Speaker had very gentle and professional about it. The procedure took only 15 minutes with no pain at all. I am glad that I am in the gentle, skilled and capable hands of Dr. Speaker. Recommend him to anyone with the same problem that I had. Thank you Dr Speaker.
PS: after the procedure I had irritation in my eye and I decided to call in order to see him. They let me see Dr Speaker that day I had irritation and they were kind and did not charge me at all. Big thanks Dr Speaker.

I can’t say thank you enough to the team at TLC. Best money I’ve ever spent! I was very apprehensive at first to go through with the surgery but after going through it I can assure anyone you won’t feel a thing. I’m beyond happy. My surgery was June and my vision is better than ever!

I had surgery a little over two years ago. I had the best experience with all the staff at TLC and Dr. Speaker put me right at ease. I was nervous at first but they assured me there was nothing to worry about and they were right. I still have perfect vision with no issues. Best decision I ever made! I HIGHLY recommend it !

After years of being scared, two of my co-​workers referred me to TLC Laser Eye Center. I had my consultation back in 2011 and all of my worries were out of the door. The receptionists along with Dr. Speaker and Dr. Siegel were absolutely fantastic. I decided to get LASIK a few months after my consultation because I wanted to save for it, believe me there are great prices out there for just $ 2000 or even less for both eyes but when it comes down to it, I wanted to go to the best even if I have to pay $ 5000 for it.
My LASIK surgery was back in July 2012 and I couldn’t be happier, surgery was less than a minute per eye and now I have ²⁰⁄₁₅ vision. All I wanted was to stop trying to find my glasses and putting contacts to look for them and to be able to see the time on the cable box; I was able to see perfectly within seconds after surgery. Now 3 years later after my surgery I couldn’t have made a better investment. I’m so happy with my results that I brag about how good this place is to anyone who wants to hear me out. My sister came last year and she is happy with the results as well. In order to keep your lifetime warranty, you need to follow-​up with annual eye exams.

I just had my surgery on July 2^nd.
The five stars are for the results — i do have some caveats (see below!)
The consultation was seamless and the staff amazing. I was ready to sign up right then and there — words to the wise, if you wear contacts and you are anxious to book, you must be out of contacts for 2 weeks minimum before the surgery.
The day of surgery i was whisked to discuss waivers (to be expected w any surgery), financing and to give the yummy valium (i was so nervous, this definitely helped!). A short while later i was taken to a room to start the numbing drops and then i was given to stress balls a big blanket and was set up. (the stress balls are for your hands to have something to do and so your body doesn’t clench from nervs). First eye was seamless and probably a total of 1 minute! Next eye… i felt the clamp and Dr Speaker stopped immediately and put more numbing drops in, unfortunately this eye didn’t have as easy of a surgery as the first. Though from a surgical perspective everything was good, i definitely had pain in this eye later that nite. I woke up on Friday feeling 90% and seeing 100%! I went for post-​op and was ²⁰⁄₂₅ and expected it to get better as the day goes on.
For a 2 minute surgery, a friendly staff and up and on my feet less than 24 hours later — 5 stars!
The caveats are as such:
The timeslot you book is NOT your surgery time, it seemed i wasn’t the only one who didn’t know this as i heard someone complaining. Expect to be there 3 – 3.5 hours.
I had to call in for my prescriptions from advice of my eye dr as he said i should’ve received when i booked
I was never told about the special lubricating drops to buy until day of surgery, i brought visine which is a no no
Financing was not done prior as requested
The caveats are small, but with some processes check TLC will surpass 5 stars.
PS lifetime guarantee for the surgery! wowza

I had my LASIK surgery on January 16, 2015 so I think it’s a great time to write up a review. My eyes healed perfectly with no complications. Just a note, I had a mild prescription and no severe conditions such as astigmatism.
Staff was super friendly and talkative. Dr. Speaker and Dr. Siegel were straight to the point and I had very few questions since I read about every reliable online source.
Don’t be afraid! You will not believe you’re paying almost $ 5,000 for less than less than 15mins of operation. Your vision is corrected immediately but things were blurry and not quite focused. DON’T BE ALARMED! THIS IS NORMAL. I could see clearly the next day but did have some sensitivity to light. I did not experience any pain and the best thing you can do is go straight home and rest your eyes. Follow the prescriptions eye drops and make sure to have them prior to your operation. Healing is quicker and faster this way. Also, learn to love your shields at night and shades during the day. Highly recommend this operation during wintertime so you can relax indoors as much as possible.
Despite the redness around the white parts of my eyes for the next 3 weeks, my recovery was smooth sailing. This varies with everyone but my redness took longer to go away. Again buy some cool sunglasses, you can see ²⁰⁄₂₀ now so who cares? My regular eye doctor is happy with my post op exams and I could not be happier.
For the first time in a long time, I was able to jump into the beach water without worrying about losing my contacts. It’s all about those little things.
In short, I highly recommend TLC and feel free to message me with questions.

I had LASIK surgery last Friday (five days ago) and could not be happier with the surgery or the doctors!
My vision is perfect and my eyes are healing incredibly fast from the procedure. Dr. Siegel and Dr. Speaker were amazing! They answered all of my questions (I had a lot) and took the time to talk me through the surgery as well as the pre-​op and post-​op care. I would HIGHLY recommend LASIK surgery and these doctors/​this office.

I had my surgery Oct. 2014, and wanted to wait a while before writing this review just to see how my eyes turned out.
I’d also like to add, to anyone who’s concerned or nervous about laser eye sx, please message me, and I’ll share with you my personal experience.
Regardless on how great my vision is right now, the staff at TLC are impeccable! The receptionists all inspired me to become a better receptionist myself! Walking into the waiting room was like walking into Trump’s penthouse. It’s super fancy with free soda, water, snacks, and coffee from a Kureg machine. You can sit down in the waiting room to watch shows on the flat screen T.V. The women behind the counter even offered me food! They received food from a vendor, and asked if I wanted some. Wth. They’re awesome! Friendliest set of people I ever met.
Dr. Speaker is a very straight-​to-​the-​point kind of person. I’m amazed with how spot on he was regarding my health. For the pre-​op appointment, he exams everyone beforehand and answers any and all questions you have. I never felt rushed even though they do 15 surgeries a day. He asked me to close my eyes, and before I knew it, he diagnosed me with possible hyperthyroidism. Wow, how did he know. He claims I sleep with my eye open. Ok, this is how you know this doctor has been doing this for many years and is good at what he does.
He didn’t hide anything, he did tell me due to the fact that I sleep with my eyes open, I will experience dry eye.
On the day of the surgery, my friends came to support me and was allowed to view the surgery (with my consent) via T.V. screen. Dr. Speaker saw how nervous I was laying on the bed. I was really close in saying «No wait I’m not ready!» But I didn’t and I’m glad I grew the courage to go with it. Dr. Speaker, throughout the entire 10 minutes of the surgery, kept saying «You’re doing great!», «Everything is going perfectly», «You almost done», «Beautiful, things are going great». He kept saying stuff like that, and it calmed me because he allowed me to trust him with all his reassurance. I loved that.
As soon as he was done, I saw… I saw everything. It worked as soon as I got off the bed.
I was –3.75 on my right eye, –3.25 on my left. I see ²⁰⁄₁₅ in my right eye and ²⁰⁄₂₀ in my left. I don’t have constant dry eye; I only have dry eye when I wake up due to the fact I sleep with my eyes open, but after putting drops in, I’m fine throughout the day. I never saw halo’s but my sight was a little blurry at night in the beginning.
TLC offers a payment plan if you qualify; I believe it’s 2 year plan of 0%APR. After your surgery, they offer free follow up visits for a whole year, and a lifetime guarantee of corrective vision. For the lifetime things, they claim if your eyes for some reason worsens, you can get them corrected for free. If technology advances, they you just have to pay for the discrepancy from the older technology to the new one. That shouldn’t be more than $ 500. The only way to keep this lifetime guarantee thing is if you continually see your regular eye doctor every year.
Bottom line; don’t let their crappy official website fool you. The technology is A-​grade, their staff and doctors are A-​grade, their helpful post-​op offers and guarantees are A-​grade. ⁵⁄₅ stars, please go!

I am on day 1 after having my LASIK surgery with Dr. Speaker and I can’t rave about this place enough. From the start of my experience with TLC with Eric, the friendly, knowledgable and helpful surgical assistant, all the way through my surgery to my
Post op appointment today I felt like I was in good, honest and caring hands. Everything was clear and concise throughout the entire process. Financing option is great! Dr. Speaker talked me through the entire surgery and gave me very direct instructions on after care. I will confidently suggest this TLC location to all my family and friends looking to have this amazing procedure done.

I had LASIK surgery at TLC vision almost a month ago and I can see pretty clearly. Dr. Speaker and Dr. Siegel are fantastic. They explain everything and alway ask if we have any questions. What I loved about this office was there staff, everyone was very comforting and nice. Also Dr. Siegel is very conservative in regards to whether a patient is a candidate for LASIK or PRK which is another reason why this office stood out, I know they just don’t want the money. I feel super confidante and please with everything.
I recommend this office 1000 percent!!!

I rarely make the effort to write reviews, but my experience was so terrible here I had to mention it. This office is completely mismanaged. I showed up for a 1pm appointment, didn’t see anyone until 2:15, and never saw the doctor. Finally at 2:40 I left to go back to work. All for an elective procedure. Other people were there waiting for hours and also complaining about the length of time to see the doctor. This office should respect its patients more by not overbooking them /​forcing them to wait unnecessarily.

Excellent. The most advanced laser place I’ve been. I was evaluated at another lasik center which was good, but I wanted a second opinion. I came to TLC today & their equipment was even more advanced. The 3D imager makes the preliminary process a breeze. The Doctors & staff are very professional & interested. Highly recommended.

I had custom lasik here yesterday & I had an amazing experience!!! Dr Speaker did a fantastic job and I would recommend him to anyone desiring lasik. I was absolutely terrified to get lasik but after tons of research I knew I was put in the best hands. The procedure was quick, painless, and easy. I personally had very minimal side effects. I did all of the post op care properly & the most discomfort really just came from a having to wear goggles while I sleep the first week… which is really nothing. TLC partners with Wells Fargo to make this procedure affordable for most people. I am paying about 20% more than I paid for my contacts /​glasses and after a few years the surgery will have paid itself off. Will update as I do my final healing /​interactions with TLC and Dr. Speaker.

Dr. Speaker and Dr. Siegel were absolutely fantastic, as well as all of their assistants. The office itself is very modern, and their evaluation process to the actual procedure could not be any more thorough. I debated getting Lasik for years, and when I was ready I search around for a long time looking for a ‘deal’. I realized that I would rather pay more to make sure I have some of the best doctors in the field working on it, rather than saving $ 1−2k and risking getting an infection or facing another issue during and/​or after the surgery.
I VERY HIGHLY recommend Dr. Speaker and Dr. Siegel!

If it were not for the excellent job Dr Speaker and Dr Singer did on my eyes there is NO WAY I would have been able to complete the 21 days on the hit tv show Naked and Afraid! LASIK allowed me to see and hunt. Without it I would’ve been Naked and Blind! Thank you all… TLC Vision is amazing!!! I almost got X-​Ray vision.

This place is fantastic and exactly what you want or need when looking to do something as scary as LASIK. The office is super clean and modern. Though there seem to be a million people working there, they all know your name from the moment you make a consultation appointment.
I went here for a consultation 3.5 years ago, scheduled surgery and cancelled out of fear. After 3 more years of contacts and glasses hell, I couldn’t take it anymore and went through with the surgery last week. Prior to the surgery, the number of tests they do at the initial consult and the pre-​op, makes you feel confident enough that they are doing right by you. They go through the process multiple times, making sure you understand everything. At no point do you feel any type of pressure to have to go through with the surgery. Although you may meet with several different people, at your pre-​op you will definitely meet with Dr. Speaker, who is the kindest, most gentle man in the world (he does the surgery). He will look at your eyes, at your chart, and answer any questions or fears you have. With a waiting room full of people, he did not rush me for a second, instead I felt like I was the one rushing out!
The day of surgery went like this– lots of super nice people taking you from room to room, some valium, an amazingly gentle and soft spoken doctor, a quick and painless surgery, some bluriness, more nice people, eye tests, and HOME! Easy as pie.
This is a trusted company with a great track record and doctors don’t come better than Dr. Speaker.
All that being said, I did take one star off because of a few things. One, as I mentioned, tons and tons of docs and technicians. Including my one day post op visit, I had 4 total visits so far and I saw 4 different doctors and 4 different technicians. As I said, they all know your name and make you feel like you’ve known them forever, but there is definitely something to be said about consistency.
2– When I met with Dr. Speaker, he mentioned that I would need special bubble glasses after the surgery for dry eyes and I thought he noted my chart. On the day of surgery, I mentioned it to the first technician who said the chart wasn’t noted but went to ask about it. After surgery, a different technician was wrapping up my eyes and I mentioned it to her again and she also didn’t know what I was talking about. They ended up giving me the bubble glasses but I had to ask twice which was a bit annoying.
3– On the day of surgery, you sit down with a technician to sign all the consent forms and pay. At that time, she asks you if you want a booklet «Facts You Need to Know About CustomVue LASIK Laser Treatment» Patient Information Booklet. She says it’s a book full of facts and statistics and if you do want it, you have to sign a form that you took one. The weird part about this is, it says on the book to read it and discuss contents with your doctor prior to surgery. I actually haven’t read through it yet… it’s too late for me anyway… but if you’ve made it to this part of my review and are considering LASIK– I would maybe ask for this book at the consultation.
All in all, great place, amazing service, highly trustworthy, awesome doctor and great results!

I want to preface this by saying I did NOT have surgery here.
I tried to schedule an initial consultation with TLC to find out if I was a viable candidate for laser surgery enhancement, but was told that if I had previously had surgery with a doctor outside their TLC network, that they would not see me.
Instead, they referred me to Dr. Speaker’s private office where he has a practice that is separate from TLC. I called and tried to schedule a consultation and was told that all consultations cost $ 350 — even if it turns out I do not have enough cornea left. Needless to say, I did not end up scheduling anything with TLC or Dr. Speaker’s office.

I got Lasik about 2 months ago and wanted to wait before writing a review, just in case. Overall, this place is legit. My friend went to the LI office and recommended them.
Pros:
— lots of tests to determine if you are the right candidate, didn’t feel like they just wanted my money
— excellent customer service
— Dr. Speaker is great
— latest technology and their video they email you before the consultation is very informative
— competitive prices, $ 4850 for mine
— follow up visits are mandatory with your eye doctor to get the lifetime warranty
— my visiton is ²⁰⁄₁₀ and this really has changed my life
— consultation is really free, unless you bail then your eye doctor will charge you a fee for the tests, so don’t do it unless you really want it; if you are not a candidate, they will tell you and it may be free, not completely sure so ask questions and they will answer honestly