Geissler Francis T, MD, PhD

My children and i have been patients with Dr Geissler for 3 years. It’s been ok, as we don’t have any issues, it’s routine in and out type stuff for glasses prescriptions. The waits are long, but it’s not a deal breaker.
Until Today.
I asked for my son who is 13 in 4 weeks to get contacts fitted for sports. The tech who meet with him said «no». because she didn’t believe he was old enough, because her kids didn’t get them till later. Trying to ask if this was an office policy or just her opinion, we didn’t get an answer. I called back twice to get an answer on the office policy (because I didn’t want to leave practice, but I need contacts), and finally got call back from the doctor, as I left him a voice mail and said I really needed to get contacts, and needed to understand his policy and if this something he looked at case by case or was a categorical no.
He called me back and said categorically no, he wasn’t in favor of kids with contacts until 14. I said this was fine, but had a question, and he cut me off like he wasn’t interested in explaining himself and I could find a new doctor or clinic if I didn’t agree with him or wanted to try even understanding his opinion. He wasn’t trying to be rude, but he competely was. The insinuation that people who want to try their kids in contacts are irresponsible and uninformed came across clearly. He’s a good doctor I’m sure, but trying to talk or even ask a question didn’t seem like it was encouraged at all.
If you just need routine check ups and prescriptions, this is a fine place to go. But if you have anything that would considered out of normal scope, I guess it’s problematic for them. For the record, I found another opthamologist who said this wasn’t a problem very quickly.
My feedback is mixed, but I’m disappointed that a conversation that seemed simple enough came across so contentious and one sided. I understand doctors are the informed service provider, but patient health and decisions like this should be a discussed, informed choice. This was not the case here.