Dr. Keon Nia, Ophthalmologist, Gravenhurst, ON

Ratings for Dr. Keon Nia

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  Completely agree with earlier criticisms but, unfortunately, did not see them before I was up-sold to the most expensive lenses he peddles: claims that the OHIP lenses were very poor; surgery in Huntsville was a bit ‘third world’. Adding insult to injury I now suffer from “hallo” conditions in poor light conditions, meaning night driving is …well..a nightmare. After fighting with his staff to get an audience with the doctor - and waiting well over an hour to get five minutes with him - I am told there is no cure for the condition short of a risky operation to remove those lenses (and assuming I can still see, selling me some more lenses.) The final blow is to be told the OHIP lenses would not have caused this problem as they don’t have the ‘ridges’ their much more profitable ones do! My advice: Look elsewhere!

  Submitted: January 25, 2023
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  He is a bad doctor. And not only that but he is money hungry. He milks his patients to the max. A bad person who is also a bad doctor witb poor diagnosis. Not recommend him

  Submitted: June 22, 2022
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  Similar service as the earlier review happened to me. The emphasis is on upselling higher end cataract surgery and lenses and criticizing the OHIP quality and timelines. They spent about 9 times more on the selling their information and trying to get a machine to look into my eyes than was spent with the actual Doctor. He was brief, casually interested, and had no empathy or caring manner towards the parience. "We will look after your eyes, don't worry" kind of poor medical care which unfortunately still goes on in Ontario. The way the optometrist Luryk of Stager & Luryk in Huntsville (always in a frantic hyer hurry) after saying all is ok, suddenly looked again and declared that I had Macular Degeneration ran out of the room and set up an appointment for me to see Dr Nia Keon and went into another room. Bad sign right there. Then Dr Nia Keon's office in Muskoka the staff were rushed, and overly hurried, and by the time they got to me it was later, and half the staff had closed everything up, and literally pushed me thru the machine that looks and photos the eyes, and finally the Doctor appears, and all are gone except 2 office assistants working under pressure. These referrals and medical people are low level quality, average to low patient care skills, and in a bubble that screams "this is for the money". How many other rural communities are served this way is a question that should be investigated. This is the first time I have written such a Review and reluctantly written because the drive to place money ahead of patient well-being comes from the top, most others are regular local people probably under paid, and usually there research indicates that such ownership and leadership is very unlikely to change and would only be mitigated somewhat by working for a reputable eye specialist. A month later I went to an experienced ophthalmologist in a larger city and he told me I have no macular degeneration or any impact on the my eyes from my diabetes. He said things can change quickly, but for now he recommended not to do cataract surgery and keep healthy, see you next year. He has a much bigger established business with two other ophthalmologists with a smooth quiet supportive staff and least 5 times longer with the Doctor, who was extremely understandable, forthright, and trustworthy. This is where I will continue. And a friend recommended them to me and because I said I had been told I had macular degeneration, they saw me in two weeks, otherwise they were booking 3 months out. People of Gravenhurst and rural Canada be careful. If it doesn't feel professional, caring and supportive, move on.

  Submitted: March 24, 2022
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  When I was sent there for Lazer eye surgery I was not impressed. First according to them whatever is covered by OHip is no good. It costs you 500.00 to get a measurement taken because the one covered by OHIP is not exact. Then they give you a choice between Toronto or Huntsville. I chose Huntsville because it is closer. Then they say we will phone you for an appointment. Three weeks later still no word. So I phoned and am told they did not have time to phone me because they had to rebook all the people that had been cancelled because of cover. So okey well then book me in Toronto. Then the girl informs me that I have to upgrade the Lens because the clinic is a Private Clinic and they do not do anything covered by OHIP. Now to me this whole system sounds like a money racquet. Perhaps they should inform their clients of what is what. Why in gods name would I want to go to a Private Clinic and pay thousands of dollars. The problem I have is that they totally fail on informing the client. Joseph René Aubin

  Submitted: June 07, 2021