Dr. Thomas Clinch, MD

I do not all recommend for LASIK. His staff gave a great sales pitch about 'free' enhancements if needed, but when my vision blurred again after just 5 years I was told that I had to pay a $200 'consultation' fee to discuss whether I could get an enhancement.

Dr. Clinch wouldn't let me get a word in edgewise. He didn't want to hear about my issue or try discuss the problem. He couldn't figure it out from the tests his staff did so he didn't want to make the effort.

I had a very traumatic experience getting Lasik from Dr. Clinch two days ago. Dr. Clinch gave unclear instructions and became verbally aggressive as he continued the surgery. I was never told what to do during the surgery and was instructed conflicting things during the surgery such as 'open your eyes'/'don't flex your eyes' and to look straight at a green laser, when I had to look down to see it. When I spoke up to express my concern that I had to look down to see the green laser, Dr. Clinch became verbally aggressive and frustrated, telling me that I was wrong and that I need to look straight at the green laser. I was in immense pain and incredibly stressed out. I left with no confidence that the surgery went well, and I was absolutely panicked. My follow up apt. the next day was with Dr. Clinch. Instead of reassuring me everything went well, Dr. Clinch verbally berated and gaslight me for his actions and any shortcomings that resulted from my surgery. (I had a hemorrhage)

It was terrible. He performs cataract surgery as patients are cars on a conveyor belt. While he performs the procedure on you the next patient is wheeled into the room, the next is receiving anesthesia and the next measures the vitals. In my case he understood that the lens became unstable but did not stop to try alternative procedures that are well known. When I woke up, he waved me from the distance saying that my lens is “wobbling” as if I could do anything with this information. He left Bethesda the next morning, meanwhile he did not remove gel that resulted my eye pressure reached the level of 41 next morning and the lens fell into the eye that required another much-much complicated surgery with taking the vitreous body out and stitching the lese to the sides of they eye. He admitted that this procedure is beyond his expertise. May be as long as everything goes simple, he may perform standard procedure, but if something goes wrong, he is not a doctor on whom you can relay.

Dr. Thomas Clinch is very interested in making money. Very disappointed by his greedy approach, putting a patient in danger as well as suffering for long time, after a patient paid thousands of dollars for an unsuccessful surgery Dr. Thomas Clinch did not call a patient once in order checking the status or at least demonstrating any care. But Dr. Thomas Clinch did not forget to take up to the cent the small balance of the thousands of dollars pretending as if he did not harm in any way a patient. Dr. Thomas Clinch, if you read this know everything is paid up to the cent but you do not deserve it. For you spending any minute more than your short limit for a surgery is annoying. Quantity of patients is dangerous. You caused tremendous suffering. Enjoy the money. It matters for you.

Dr.Clinch is the Best Eye doctor. Excellent skills. Very professional, knowledgeable, courteous and caring. Our family patients of Dr.Clinch for many years. He did find out I have retina problem and send me immediately for surgery. He saved my eye. Recently he performed cataract surgery which went very well. My vision improved significantly. His staff and dr. explained everything to me to feel comfortable. I highly recommend dr. Clinch for any of your eye problems.

Words are inadequate to describe how elated I am at the gift of sight given back to me by the extraordinary team at Eye Doctors of Washington, specifically my surgeon, Dr. Thomas Clinch. Some background: At least 10 years ago, I was diagnosed with early cataracts in my mid-50s by my ophthalmologist in Virginia. Annually, this eye doctor adjusted my glasses prescription and told me my cataracts weren’t ready for surgery. As the years progressed, insidiously I lost the ability to discern colors