Testimonials

An eye exam saved my husband’s life! One evening, my husband, Wayne experienced a partial loss of vision in one eye. There was no headache, nausea, or additional symptom to cause concern. The following day, a co-worker asked what happened to his eye because he noticed droopiness. The co-worker advised him to seek medical attention as he had similar symptoms with a detached retina. Dr. Segal’s office made arrangements to see Wayne immediately and the co-worker drove him to the appointment, where I joined him.

After Dr. Segal did a thorough exam, it was determined that it was neither a detached retina nor an ocular migraine, but required immediate attention from an internist and neurologist. Dr. Segal was emphatic about the urgency of additional testing. He told Wayne that if any test or answered question had been different, he would have admitted him to the hospital. Within days, my husband had a series of neurological and cardiac tests. It was ultimately determined that a cardiac cath was required. That test revealed two major blockages in his heart. One was 99% blockage of the LAD – the one they call the “Widow Maker!” Stents were put in place while he was in the cardiac cath lab, and he was in a hospital room in time for lunch. His color was so rosy and he already felt better. We later viewed a video of the procedure which confirmed the miraculous event.

We have always had regular eye exams and I am writing this to urge – no, insist that eye exams become a part of your responsible, proactive health maintenance. It’s not just about glasses and contacts. Vision screening is only part of an eye exam. Our eyes are windows into early detection and treatment of many life threatening health issues like brain tumors, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, strokes and diabetes long before other symptoms appear. Find an ophthalmologist that you trust, and for us it’s Dr Segal. Schedule regular visits so that your history is charted. Visits are painless and the technology is fascinating. You get to see a map of your eye just like the surface of the moon!
Wayne and I are truly grateful that Dr. Segal was there when we needed him the most, and especially because we didn’t even know it.