Larry Perich's Online Review Report Card

I've been a patient of Dr. Larry Perich since his 1st practice in Palm Harbor in the early 80's. He was there for me for retinal detachment and support with RGP Contacts and all of my medical and optical needs. I was always told back then to pray for cataracts so he could correct my extremely poor eyesight. Well fast forward 30 years and he is still taking care of me! Just had my cataracts removed and multi focal lens implants! It is truly a miracle! He and his entire staff are so compassionate and professional. I highly recommend them for your optical and medical needs!!

I previously wrote a glowing review after Dr Komm did my cataract surgery but with Dr. Komm leaving soon after and over time, I realized that Dr. Miller and Dr. Perich weren't so good after all. For 2 years after my cararat surgery, I had "halos" from any light entering my right eye. I was told all sorts of reasons to wait for it to clear up and it never did. Until Dr. Lary Perich said he saw something in that eye that he could laser off would cause the "halos". He asked me if that would make me happy if he was able to get rid of the "halos". I said "of course, that was the reason I was there". What he should have said is "if I get rid of the "halos" AND KILL THE SIGHT IN THAT EYE, will that make you happy?" Because that's exactly what he did. That eye is just one big blur now, after spending money for upgraded contaract lenses, and even glasses don't clear it up. The sight in it was good prior to that. In retrospect, I should have been happy with the "halos" as I could at least see out of that eye then!!! The office staff is awesome but I do not recommend these doctors.

Have been taking my neighbor for treatment for the past year, every time it’s a 3 to 4 hr wait. They removed a cataract from one eye and it has never been right. They keep saying there’s nothing wrong with it and giving her drops and they keep pressuring her to do the other eye. One doctor said there was a fold in the lense but no one will admit to it now. They just keep giving her drops along with everyone else in the waiting room( we have time to talk). In my opinion this place is a big Medicare scam and I wouldn’t take my dog there!

I absolutely had nothing bad to say about Dr. Perich and what happened during my surgery. Prior to going into the operating room I was being prepped by some wonderful nurses. The people when you enter the building were very pleasant. I wasnt given any numbing medication in my left arm where the iv was placed. I know this because I can always feel them putting it in my arm because most time it burns me. Nothing at all was given to me and I screamed. Im upset because I called and spoke to Corporate and I dont feel like they seemed to care that someone spoke to me for 12 minutes and 53 seconds and people kept telling me I dont know who it was. Basically the person implied my condition was worse and told me to go to Springhill the next day at 11am and the Springhill Office told me 2x Gail we have no notes on your chart so dont come in. The person led me to believe I was going blind. I become so fearful, had severe anxiety, panic attacks and I take blood pressure meds 1 2x a day and another one 1x a day. This caused my blood pressure to be elevated numerous times. I went to Mass. thinking I would never be able to see my young grandaughters face ever again. The Cataract surgery didnt help at all it actually made my vision worse and I kept telling ev1 that I could not see and fell down atleast 10x. I fell on a glass end table and broke it and had cuts all over me. I also didnt appreciate being in the operating room wide awake and a nurse telling me Miss Gail no negativity in here we need to get our work done before the Dr. comes in. I was talking to someone about my sons 2 sons that are deceased and im grieving terribly and if they read my charts they would have known I have generalized anxiety and I was anxious because I had nothing but a 5mg valium 20 minutes before I went in there which didnt help me at all. I didnt fall asleep like the other 3 patients I was playing candy crush. What right did that nurse have to call me talking about my sons being negative? I actually talk about my sons to keep their memory alive and I was pretty agitated when this was said. There were no signs in the operating room that said NO TALKING!! She basically was telling a person thats bipolar, has anxiety, PTSD, insomnia, severe depression to shut up!! My other issue is when I called the medical records dept. the woman raised her voice at me and her tone of voice changed. Im so sick and tired of having a Mental Illness and people speaking to me condescending or treating me like im stupid or dumb. I worked in Human Services for 25 years working with all populations and dealing with behaviors and I did graduate from High School and some college courses as well for a year. I was an Assistant Director so I know that when I called up to ask for my medical records the woman was telling me that I didnt need to sign a release for my records and I wasnt going to argue with her because I knew anytime you need medical records you need to sign a release form. Some places dont charge you after feeling a needle in my eyes because I was not given numb medication you think they would atleast not charge me for all the pain, anxiety, and PTSD that it caused me. I asked Dave from Corporate that I wanted an apology from the person that forgot to put the numbing medication in my arm to just send me a card or something all the person had to do is just say on a card im sorry. Apparently they must have thought I was going to sue and they were wrong because if I wanted to sue I would not have gone back to the office and seen a Dr. who when I was trying to explain why would someone in the operating room ask me what I am? His response was I dont know or care. Well I care because I had 2 sons that were biracial and im tired of living in a world where people of color are treated differently! Why would someone need to know that?

I would give Larry Perich DO a zero rating because I had Cataract surgery in both eyes a year ago and I still cannot see well during the day, and have night blindness.

This place does not deserve a star rating. My mom was waiting for her schedule since September 2020 and finally got her on the schedule January 2021 then they cancelled it and rescheduled today April 29, 2021. Their office called and emailed the day prior to confirm appointment and was reminded to be there 30 minutes prior 9:00 appointment. My mom was there at exactly 8:30. After 30 minutes, the receptionist told her that she has to be rescheduled on May 21. The nurse called her in the examination room and said that she fell into the crack and they have to prioritize other patients. This is WRONG! WHY DO YOU HAVE TO WAIT FOR PATIENT TO SHOW UP AND CANCEL? I would never recommend this place to anybody.

Dr. Larry Perich kept me waiting to be seen 2+ hours after my scheduled appointment time, and all the while video screens in both waiting rooms announce over and over that a healthcare professional will see you shortly. I asked the staff to define shortly and was told 2-3 hours for Dr. Perich. I further learned from the staff that Dr. Perich routinely sets his schedule by double and triple booking patients every 15 minutes to arrive 1 full hour before he even plans to arrive at his office. I made a point of telling Dr. Perich, that I was very aggravated by these circumstances causing me to miss another scheduled appointment in another town, 3 hours after my appt. time with him. His response was a halfhearted "sorry, but that's how we run this office." Then he wanted to know what my other appointment was for, and who it was with (I answered, but it was none of his business, and it implied that my time and another provider's time was not valuable). Needs another Opthalmologist in office.

Dr. Larry Perich kept me waiting to be seen 2+ hours after my scheduled appointment time, and all the while video screens in both waiting rooms announce over and over that a healthcare professional will see you shortly. I asked the staff to define shortly and was told 2-3 hours for Dr. Perich. I further learned from the staff that Dr. Perich routinely sets his schedule by double and triple booking patients every 15 minutes to arrive 1 full hour before he even plans to arrive at his office. I made a point of telling Dr. Perich, to his face, that I was very aggravated by these circumstances causing me to miss another scheduled appointment in another town, 3 hours after my appointment time with him. His response was a halfhearted "sorry, but that's how we run this office." Then Dr. Perich wanted to know what my other appointment was for, and who it was with (I answered, but it was none of his business, and it implied that my time and another provider's time was not valuable). He needs another paid Ophthalmologist so that patients can be seen in a timely fashion. The office staff seems courteous and efficient.

Wait was 2hrs . And that's the normal wait time. I have been seeing Dr perich for five years. And always bring audio book. So many mistakes operating on my eyes. I don't drive so I had to stay with this Dr and office. What a terrible experience . Mis measuring my new cornea for lens implant before it was fully healed , and 3months betwn measuring and actual operation. So another lens needed to be implanted over 1st lens at my cost for additional lens . So many other mistakes on both eyes.

Dr. Perich did a fantastic job with my cataract surgery. I would recommend him to anyone.