This review concerns patients who are considering cataract surgery or Trifocal Lens Implants surgery. Although the ophthalmologists, in my case DR. Kathryn Manton, at the “Eye Center center” in the Triangle do not perform surgery they refer their patients, to a surgeon Dr. Michael Kelly MD. with the Kelly Eye Center. In return for their referrals to Dr. Kelly, they receive financial compensation (shall we call them kick backs?) from Dr. Kelly. Don’t think for a minute, that these doctors are more concerned about your eyesight after surgery, than putting money in their pockets. I’ll get to the point… DRY EYES!!!!! caused by the surgery. Studies show that about 60% of people having cataract or trifocal surgery are inflicted with dry eyes, yet I, and I’m sure thousands of people, operated on by Dr. Kelly were ever told before surgery about the possibilities of dry eyes and the misery they cause, or other side effect,
My point is... this dry eye misery could have been prevented with a few simple tests before I went under the knife. Tests can be performed, before surgery, by a caring ophthalmologist (“tear secretion test”, which measures tear production over a 5 minute period, 10 milliliters is normal; and Meibography imaging which photographs the condition (ability to produce oils) of your meibomian glands. Testing for tear and oil production before surgery should be mandatory before cataract surgery or Trifocal Lens Implants surgery, so you and your ophthalmologist can make a potential life style altering decision to delay surgery so you can get your eyes “dry eye ready” before surgery or if you looking to have Trifocal surgery, to eliminate the need for glasses and don’t have a cataract problem, do away with surgery all together. avoid the suffering of dry eyes and save the $7000.00 for surgery. I was getting headaches from wearing glasses at the computer, so Dr Manton suggested surgery without even mentioning other options for preventing the headaches. After 8 months a misery, I still have to wear tinted glasses at the computer to dull the hurtful brightness of the screen, and improve vision because of contrast lost, because of surgery, between print and the background color of the screen.
You do not want dry eyes; it will make your life miserable. Dry eyes is a billion dollar industry that inflicts millions of people and can be a side effect of this kind of surgery because of the incisions on the surface of the eyeball during surgery, the chemicals they dump on the surface of your eye before, during and after surgery, and whether the patients may be borderline dry eyed before surgery. In my case, both Dr Kathryn Manton and Dr Michael Kelly did not advise me of the possibility dry eyes, but in fact went out of their way not to warn me of this serious side effect, that can lead to CONSTANT scratchy eyes, detriment to your mental health and constant time and money spent living with dry eyes. I hope this review helps enlightens you on precautions you should take before eye surgery and the doctors you chose…your eyes are everything.

Submitted March 31, 2022

Terrible office, nasty receptionists and awful service leaving me without contacts for 2+ weeks unable to see. Will never be going there again!

Submitted Jan. 22, 2022

Takes her time to get it right! Even encourages you to try the new fit contacts for a couple of weeks before ordering to make sure you are happy before getting a year supply.

Submitted Nov. 3, 2017

Dr. Manton is AWESOME!!! Intelligent, friendly, and so thorough. Best experience I've ever had.

Submitted Aug. 24, 2011

Dr. Manton and staff were AWESOME! I would reccomend this office to anyone.

Submitted Jan. 18, 2011

Dr. Manton was beyond helpful when the contacts I had been wearing for years began to give me trouble. She found a solution in a different type of contacts and had no problems swapping them out for me. She is very professional but also approachable. She even informed me of the InfantSee Program for my daughter, of which Dr. Manton is one of the few doctors across the state that is part of that program. My family will definitely be going back to see Dr. Manton and the staff at the Eye Care Center.

Submitted Oct. 12, 2010

Dr Manton and Dr Weitz are both fantastic! I see them at the Cary location. Not only is she a very good eye doctor, she is genuinely super nice.

Submitted Sept. 8, 2010

Wasted my time trying to fit contacts. Spent months going back and forth to her. Not very experienced, nice though.

Submitted June 23, 2010