Dr. John Dail Matthews

Dr. Matthews preformed laser surgery to reattach my retina. The surgery, while mildly discomforting, fixed my issue. Since this surgery, which was done around 2009, I have experienced no problems. I highly recommend Dr. Matthews.

Dr. Matthews diagnosed me with diabetic retinopathy in December of 2012. I lost my job a month later because I could not perform tasks due to my eyesight. My father foot the bill for 4 months of laser treatment and eye injections. My last of 7 treatments, costing a total of $2,400 was on April 1 2013. I remember how the head nurse brandished the 3” needle in front of me while she squirted the excess from the syringe before they injected it in the soft tissue underneath right eyeball. When Matthews was finished performing the injection, he asked if they hurt me. Remarking that they had just done the same procedure on a little old lady just before me and it didn’t bother her a bit. My followup was on July 1. The 2’nd week in June my wife was having back surgery and my stress level was extreme. Had a hrmmorage in my left eye which rendered me blind in what had been my good eye. I decided to wait for the followup. When I went back to Triad Retina on July 1st, I explained that I had suffered a hemmorage in my right eye and was now blind in that eye and it was not getting better, but I had no immediate funds, he laughed and said “We let’s hope you get better.” He offered no alternatives. My left eye took a year to heal. I felt I was ready to try and return to my 25 year career in commercial printing. I was at a dead end. My house had been foreclosed, death would have been a good option, but we had children ages of 4 and 8. I contacted Services for the Blind. They sent me to a different Opthamologist who resumed my laser treatments and I got a job. I had a severe panic within 6 months and which caused hemmoraging in my right eye. I was rendered legally blind by my new Opthamologist. He scheduled me for outpatient surgery 3 days later, on a Thursday. They gave me the same injection as Matthews. I never saw that needle which was for an anesthetic so they could replace all the hemmorage, blood filled fluid in my eye with clear fluid. The next day I went for a checkup, they removed my eyepatch and I could see an eye chart, pretty far down on the chart. I am indebted Services for the Blind and not Dr. Mathews. My advice is to not go there. Unless you want to be treated like unfortunate livestock. Dr. Matthews diagnosed me with diabetic retinopathy in December of 2012. I lost my job a month later because I could not perform tasks due to my eyesight. My father foot the bill for 4 months of laser treatment and eye injections. My last … More

I started seeing Dr Matthews for macular degeneration when the practice I was using near my home lost two doctors in a short period of time. Although I travel about 45 min, it is well worth it. He is thorough and answers all your questions. His staff is professional and friendly.