Slightly More than Half of You Ask for Patient Reviews Regularly

Yes: 53%

• Every patient that has a scheduled exam receives a survey via text or email. We love feedback! — Renee Berry, Nappanee Family, Nappanee, IN
• We send a survey to all of our patients via solution reach after each appointment and they are asked to review us as well. — Larah Alami, OD, Hudson River Eye Care, Tarrytown and White Plains, NY
• We ask through Prime Nexus. — Vivienne Velasco, OD, iFocus Vision Center, Las Vegas, NV
• We send a text via Weave two hours after their appointment. “Hello, thank you for choosing The Eye Center. It’s our priority to continue providing top-notch service to customers like you. Please leave us a review on google or our Facebook page by clicking the links below. It will only take a minute, but it will make a huge difference to our practice. Thank you!” — Jessika E. Arena, The Eye Center, Asheville, NC
• I ask in the exam room with a simple, “Has everyone been nice to you today?” or “How has your experience been start to finish?” My words to the patients are “We can think we’re doing everything at our best, but unless we ask, and you let us know (good or bad) we cannot assume.” — Blake Hutto, OD, Family Vision Care, Alma, GA
• Patients are sent a request for a review survey via e-mail at the end of the day. — Kathy Maren, Combs Eyecare & Eyewear, Western Springs, IL
• If a patient seems especially happy in our office, we ask them to feel free to review us online. — Angie Patteson, OD, Sunset Eye Care, Johnson City, TN
• “If you love us, let the world know!” — Annette Prevaux, The Visionary Inc., Allen Park, MI
• They receive an email about their experience after they leave. — Nytarsha Thomas, OD, Visionelle Eyecare, Zionsville, IN
• We have a sign Google sent us that we display in check out. When they are checking out, we ask them: “How was your experience today at Buena Vista Optical?” If they sound excited and happy, we point to our Google sign and say: “We would be so grateful if you shared your wonderful experience with us on Google. it takes a few seconds and we would be eternally grateful for your feedback.” — Diana Sims, Buena Vista Optical, Chicago, IL
• We ask them at dispense. They are usually pretty open to the idea. — Vicki Thompson, Grandville Optical, Grandville, MI
• All patients are sent recalls, appointment reminders and reviews through Web Systems. — Dave Schultz, OD, Urban Optics, San Luis Obispo, CA
• We have an app called Wombly and also internal incentive program for our employees. — Kaleena Ma, MK Vision Center, Forest Hills, NY
• We recently posted a small sign because the staff doesn’t like asking for reviews but I do urge the staff to ask our very positive patients for a review on occasion. — Marc Ullman, OD, Academy Vision, Pine Beach, NJ
• We send an email. Looking forward to some new ideas! — Jenna Gilbertson, McCulley Optix Gallery, Fargo, ND
• It’s built into our Weave so that it asks for Google reviews to help boost our SEO. — Selina McGee, OD, Precision Vision, Edmond, OK
• When they have found us through a review site, then I well ask them to review us on that site if we did a good job of taking care of their needs. Mark Perry, OD, Vision Health Institute, Orlando, FL
• We offer $10 credit to their account per family/household for a Google review. — Caitlin Wicka, San Juan Eye Center, Montrose, CO
• If they are happy I ask them to leave a Google review. Yelp is a joke, we have over 60 reviews and they only recommend 13-14. — Amy Pelak, Proview Eyecare Optometry, Corona, CA
• Online, Social media. — Bryan Hartgrave, Vision Solutions, Lamar, MO
• We have a sign in our lobby asking them to review us. — David Weber, The Eye Zone, Dallas, TX
• We send an email from Solution Reach. — Angel Miller, Cynthiana Vision Center, Cynthiana, KY
• I ask patients how they found us and to write a review where they read reviews about us. — Adam Ramsey, OD, Iconic Eye Care, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
• Through an automated follow up email thanking them for coming in and then option to review. — Cynthia Sayers, OD, EyeShop Optical Center, Lewis Center, OH
• DemandForce follow-up after a visit or purchase. — Deb Jaeger, Eye Center of the Dakotas, Bismarck, ND
• Our patient communication system automatically sends a “thank you for your visit” message and then invites patients to answer a brief survey and review our business. — Christine Howard, Attleboro Vision Care, Attleboro, MA
• We use Weave, which sends automatic messages to patients after visits to review us. — Bhumika Patel, OD, Redstone Family Vision, Indian Land, SC
• Surveys are text or email a day after their exam. — Jeff Grosekemper, Casa De Oro Eyecare, Spring Valley, CA
• When a patient is enthusiastic about the eyecare we provided, we tell them to feel free to 5 Star our office on Yelp. — Texas L. Smith, OD, Dr. Texas L. Smith & Associates, Citrus Heights, CA
• We send follow-up texts or emails with a survey and a link to review the office. — Melissa Creath, AAFEC, Lothian, MD
• We have patients sign in on an iPad, they include their email and cell and are messaged after their appointment for feedback, if they supply, they are asked if they would like to add online. — Pam Peters, Midwest Eye, Downers Grove, IL
• Just starting to ask people for Google reviews. I’m trying to ask from the chair so I can gauge who has had a good experience. Then we text them the link to our Google review page. — Tom Brillante, OD, Decatur Eye Care, Decatur, GA
• If I get a comment on our staff customer service or someone who’s learned something from there visit that they have never been told before I ask them to please provide feedback on our social media as well as Google reviews. — William Chancellor, Eye Can See Eyewear, McDonough, GA
• BirdEye Review invitation. — Richard Kemerling, Margolis Vision, Castle Rock, CO
• At the end of every visit, we ask if the patient was pleased with their experience. Then, we ask if they would provide a review and text them a link. — Amina Ebrahim, OD, D Vision Eyecare, Allen, TX
• We most often ask after doing a repair at no charge or after a follow up adjustment. Many patients will say “What do I owe you?” and we will typically respond, nothing at all but if you find the time to leave us a review on Google or Facebook, we would love that! — Travis LeFevre, Krystal Vision, Logan, UT
• Just ask when the patient is at a wow moment, or when they complement something, then send them a link right then. — Elizabeth Atkinson, Atkinson Eye Care, Algonquin, IL
• We use 4PatientCare to evaluate their experience, and those who rate us well are prompted to review us on Google. — Andrew Romeril, Torrey Highlands Optometry, San Diego, CA
• We DO ask customers for reviews. It is a numbers game. You simply must ask. Happy customers do not write reviews. Everyone uses reviews but few write them, you must ask and it must be sincere. — Steve Nelson, Eye Candy Optical, Westlake, OH
• Automated by SolutionReach. — Jeffrey Safarik, OD, Newport Mesa Optometry, Costa Mesa, CA
• Automated system send review requests. — Kevin Count, Prentice Lab, Glenview, IL
• We highlight a line at the bottom of our receipts that asks people to review us on Google. We also will ask clients that came to us from finding us via Yelp or Google if they’re interested in being the next great review. Just a little push in the right direction. — Harris Decker, Eye Designs of Westchester, Scarsdale, NY
• If you had a great experience please refer friends and give us a Yelp! — Paul Super, The Eyesite Optometric, Los Angeles, CA
• We send them a survey a day after their visit. — Deanna Phillips, Clemmons Family Eye Care, Clemmons, NC
• 4PatientCare emails patients a very brief survey after they have a service or make a purchase. If the patient rates us very high, 4PC invites them to leave a Google review. We’ve received 180 4 or 5 star reviews in the past 12 months. — Barbara Bloom, OD, Weber Vision Care, Harrisburg, PA
• If a patient mentions that they love our office, we ask them to review our business. — Angie Patteson, OD, Sunset Eye Care, PC, Johnson City, TN
• Post exam text. — Bethany Cassar, Complete Eye Health, Holland, MI
• Anyone looking for a new doctor or optical shop will first look to reviews. That is the new norm. Good reviews are awesome, but even bad ones can be a learning experience. — Frances Ann Layton, Eye Associates of South Georgia, Valdosta, GA
• Emails are send and if a patient responds the info is shared with the whole staff. — Stacey Nutting, The Eye Doctors at CNY Eye Care, East Syracuse, NY

No: 47%

• Most of our patients are not frequent Internet users. — Annie Thompson, Lawrence Eye Care Optical, Lawrence, KS
• We do occasionally. Right now, we are focusing on Lasik success stories. — Jocelyn Mylott, D’Ambrosio Eyecare, Lancaster, MA
• It puts people off. — Paula Hornbeck, Eye Candy & Eye Candy Kids, Delafield, WI
• Occasionally, we fall short on this area. We do need to do more of this. When our patients are happy we should always ask to let others know. — Becki Martin, Harrington Vision Center II, Florence, SC
• I want the customers to do a review if they feel they want to on their own I don’t want to pressure them. — Julie Uram, Optical Oasis, Jupiter, FL
• Presently having issues with inaccurate directory listings for the practice. — Leisa Lauer, Dr. H Michael Shack, Newport Beach, FL
• I really ought to start. There’s nothing like a good review to make you feel good about what we do each day. — Mitchell Kaufman, Marine Park Family Vision, Brooklyn, NY
• We should, but we just haven’t gotten into the habit of asking. It’s on ‘the list…’ along with a hundred other things we’re trying to implement. — Katie Root, Latham Family Vision, Latham, NY
• Because I can’t get anyone to ask. Need to find a reward system. — Dave Goodrich, Goodrich Optical, Lansing, MI
• I get reviews on Google and Facebook all the time. When a customer walks in and says, “Hey they were just talking about your shop at the bank…” I know I don’t need to beg for reviews. — Jennifer Leuzzi, Mill Creek Optical, Dansville, NY
• We do, but it’s sporadic at best. It consists of someone on staff remembering to verbally ask a happy patient to “remember to leave us a review online!” And they usually don’t. Overall, we like that our online reviews are a little thinner, because they don’t look fake. Not like when folks try to “mill out” reviews through one of those follow-up systems (that basically spam people). — Jen Heller, Pend Oreille Vision Care, Sandpoint, ID
• Don’t want to put them on the spot. — Bob McBeath, Edina Eye, Edina, MN
• We don’t and I am not sure why. — Betty Aretz, The Eyecare Boutique, Wexford, PA
• We aren’t quite to the technological age yet. — Stephanie Crowley, Sie Eyecare, Charlotte, NC