Hong Nguyen Do's Online Review Report Card

Finally a Dr who will Listen and Really Cares about your child, Takes time to actually hear you and takes the time to explain, let you ask questions and be apart of your childs care team, HIGHLY recommend over "that other office" in Elma

Has a suspicious nature and accusatory tone with her patients. Will make empty threats if your kids aren't obese.

Dr Nguyen is very conscientious and knowledgable. He takes all the time that my mother needs to discuss and listens to everything she says. She lives him.

I don't normally write reviews, but... I went to this doctor twice. I was having trouble with my eyes and needed a referral. I had changed medical groups just to get a referral to a specific eye doctor affiliated with this new medical group. I was supposed to have a blood test also, which I didn't do, but went back to him a second time to get a lab test and ask him about my referral which never was sent. I needed more referrals as well as I have problems relating to sinuses and I have a stent . I needed those other referrals as I have ongoing problems and this needed to be dealt with by a specialist. I was told I could take nose spray to alleviate my problem. I refused that solution and said I need a referral. And also a referral for a cardiologist because of the stent. I was told by him I didn't need to see the cardiologist either as I needed to have chest pains. I told him I was experiencing some discomfort and I needed to see that doctor. He then proceeded to tell me that if I wasn't going to listen to him about the solution he gave me because he knew what he was talking about and if I insisted on referrals, maybe I should change doctors. I was surprised by his arrogance I changed doctors

I don't usually write reviews on Yelp but this is a must for me.I had a bump at the end of my left eyelid and the area around it is starting to swell up after 2 days. I didn't think to call up my optometrist, Dr. Nguyen, instead I called and spoke to a triage nurse on Monday, May 1st, she recommended I come in to see the doctor that afternoon . So I did. Big mistake! After I was seen, the on-call nurse practitioner determined it's NOT a stye, she prescribed me azithromycin antibiotic and asked me to pick up artificial tears. She said if it doesn't get any better by Friday then I need to see an optometrist. Not exactly what I wanted to hear....After taking the azithromycin antibiotic Monday afternoon, my eyelid got worse. My eyelid was tender and sore, my eye was dry and itchy. When I apply warm compress it makes my eye swell. Cold compress, help reduce the dry and itchiness of the eye. I texted Dr. Nguyen right away that evening and sent her a picture of my swollen eyelid and the antibiotic I was taking. She asked me to wait until the morning to give the antibiotic time to see if it'll kick in. Tuesday morning, May 2nd, the white membrane around my pupil started to swell and prevents my left eye from moving around and looking toward my left side. My eyelid didn't get any better and my upper cheek near the eye became puffy. I received a text from Dr. Nguyen asking how my eye is doing. I described and sent a picture of my eye to Dr. Nguyen. She asked me to come in the same day and she'll try to fit me in between her patient appointments so she can examine my eye and eyelid at her clinic in detail. Dr. Nguyen said that she normally doesn't prescribed azithromycin to her patients and wasn't too happy with the results. From my condition, she thinks that my body has an allergic reaction to the azithromycin and plus I had a combination of stye and eye infection. She ask me to stop taking it completely and prescribed me a different antibiotic, the one she normally prescribes to her patients whose diagnosed with a stye. Due to the inflammation around the eye/upper cheek area and white membrane of the eye, she also prescribed me anti-inflammatory eye drops and anti-inflammatory oral medication. She also consistently reminds me to apply hot compress to the stye to help it go away. What that being said, I was on full eye treatment! Within an hour or two of taking the medications prescribed by Dr. Nguyen, I feel and see results right away. The inflammation around the eye reduced a little and my eye no longer feels itchy. After day 1, my eye was 50% back to normal. After day 2, my eye and eye lid is 90% recovered. After day 3, my eye was pretty much back to normal. I just had to continue to applying hot compress to get rid of the little bump remaining because I didn't get it treated early enough and I didn't constantly applying hot compress to the eye due to my busy work schedule and taking care of my kids. After a week, the little bump disappeared and my eye is 100% back to normal. Dr. Nguyen kept in touch with me throughout the recovery process to see how my eye is doing. Which I really appreciates. Words cannot express how great and wonderful Dr. Nguyen is. She takes her profession seriously and is a very caring optometrist. She makes sure her patients are fully recovered before she would let them go. I'm grateful to have known Dr. Nguyen and glad that she's my optometrist because I know that I'm always at good hands. If you're looking for an optometrist within the North Seattle area, I highly recommended Dr. Nguyen. She's friendly, caring, responsive, professional, experienced and detailed. You will not be disappointed.

I found this location through the VSP. I went in because I wanted to get my contact lens prescription upgraded and to eventually get my glasses back up to date as well.Now that some time has passed, I feel that I can give a good review.11/2014 I went in, and every one was nice and accommodating, did my exam, trial pair, they were very nice and understanding the 3 times I had to go in and adjust things to be well. It took me until 12/2014 all said and done to get my prescription with the contacts done right.For me, I do have astigmatism (about 1.50) - and am in the Negative End (about -4.0 to - 4.5) with my vision. (To give some perspective). I have been wearing corrective lenses since I was a child.The glasses I went in with, were still doing a fair job - and were about 4+ years old at the time.The Dr. explained to me in the exam, that she likes to practice a method where (after she sees your vision) she sets the prescription below the readings she takes so the eyes work the rest of the way and get stronger this way; and adjusts from there - which is part of the reason I had to go back three times for the fittings.I was fine with it at first - she explained it could get some getting used to. For the first few months (3 - 4) I had to fight to focus my vision the first 15 - 20 minutes after putting in my lenses, then it was fine. My eyes were understandably a bit tired after, but not enough to give me headaches.The next 4 to 5 months I was used to the initial vision adjustment, and was otherwise fine.Then my eyes started to do the slow down hill on the vision, I started taking them out right after work, which was a new habit for me.I started getting more of a Dry Eye, and I started using drops, but they didn't really help. Same with the Cleaning Drops.After a few months of this and new symptoms (not being able to focus in the middle of the day) - I decided to start looking for another Dr.My new exam showed that the contact lens prescription was far below in power compared to my glasses (which at this point are now 5+ years old). The astigmatism adjustment was essentially nonexistent.I would not go here again, just based on the more "experimental" practice she uses. I am more comfortable with just getting the prescription I need.

I was able to get in pretty quickly. The visit felt relaxed, and Dr. Nguyen answered all of my questions thoroughly. I would go again!

I have never seen a worse doctor...he is a complete scam artist..he misdiagnosed me by checking my heart sounds and not realizing there was a murmur..everytime I go there it is a different price for same follow up ranging from $150 to $400 because he adds different fees and orders unnecessary tests..I guarantee this office will get shutdown by government and I bet he has been sued and paid up...what a joke of a physician...he will get himself in trouble and deserves to lose his license..I am not trying to be mean but it would be an in service not to warn others...Anybody who gave him a good review must be related to him..l

Dr. Nguyen and Don are great. I found her through the VSP network, and making an appointment was easy. There was minimal paperwork (1 page, both sides), the appointment was thorough and quick, and she was great at answering all my questions. Don (at the front desk) was also friendly and helpful. I had 2 glasses with loose nose pieces, which he fixed. One tip for parking - since the office is part of the UWMedicine campus, there is a parking fee. First half hour free, then $3 for 30-60 mins, $5 for 1-2 hr, and $7 for longer. However there is usually a lot of free 2 hour street parking on N 115th. And there's a walkway from the sidewalk right beside the McMurry building where her office is located.Everything was simple and great. We'll definitely go back for my husband and kids' appointment when we need them!

GREAT DOCTOR AND STAFF! Clean and spacious office:) THANKS