The Witlin Center For Advanced Eyecare

Terrible doctor-​patient relationship.
My father was denied acute treatment by Dr. Witlin after going to his office for over a decade. When he arrived for his scheduled procedure, he was sent home (without rescheduling!!) on the basis that he did not have an interpreter. He was seen in the office by multiple doctors for many years and never required an interpreter. (If he needed one, by law, it was the doctor’s responsibility to provide one — Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)). When I called the office, my request to speak with Dr. Whitley was denied. The matters were handled by the office manager, Ms. Griffith. She informed me that it is not the interpreter that was necessary, but presence of me or my sister during the procedure. I live in Philadelphia and currently work in Maryland. My sister is in Boston. My father is a completely independent person who makes his own medical decisions. He is not my dependent, I am not his
next-​of-​kin (my mother is) or a POA, and therefore, legally, my presence at his procedure is not necessary. Now my father is walking around with an untreated eye infection due to this completely illegal requirement. I’m sending my father to ER, and contacting my lawyer for delaying my dad’s medical care and putting his vision at risk. Avoid this practice, if possible.

Very pleased. Thank you very much.

see post for Morristown office. Avoid this practice unless you want to pay for procedures other doctors include in their initial fee. Also if you want a doctor that will take his or her time to make sure you are getting the best correction possible before they change your vision permanently and make promised they won’t keep. Very upsetting. Wish I never heard of him.

My name is Dr. Jay Zand and I have been an Optometrist in NJ for about 28 years. I have looked at thousands of eyes in microscopes after procedures and there is no question that Richard Witlin is a one of the most gifted and skilled surgeons in the tri-​state area. By the way this is not only my professional opinion, but shared by any other eye care professional who is familiar with his work. Perhaps that is why over 250 other eye doctors pay to attend a day of lectures he gives once a year, and countless others attend his lectures at different conferences across the country. In my opinion his work suggests not just competence but also a gift. His results just have this clean look.
When seeing patients there is a lot patients bring to the table. They can smoke, be diabetic, have uncontrolled hypertension, as well as macular degeneration that can affect over all outcomes. So not every patient gets perfect results on every procedure. However Richard’s outcomes are about as perfect as one could expect given any patient’s circumstances.
I actually went on to Unilocal to see what the publics perception was of a very competent Ophthalmologist, and compare it to what I know professional’s opinions are within the industry. So she there was no review, I decided to write one.
Thank You for reading this,
Dr. Jay