Vision Specialists of Longwood

Dr. Sherman has been absolutely amazing over the last year and a half. He was able to properly diagnose my son and is highly skilled in his field. He is truly the BEST of the BEST at what he does. We live 15 min from the office, but I would've traveled to see him. My son completed a 9 month therapy program and although it was costly, it was well worth it. We have seen incredible gains and will be forever thankful for the services that the vision therapy team provided for my son. My son refused to ride a two-wheeler and within a few short weeks of vision therapy, he took his bike out from the garage, hopped on, and rode it down the driveway. Once his eyes starting working together, so much changed. It's unfortunate that most insurance companies do not cover this type of treatment, but hopefully down the line they will wake up and realize the importance of VT and how it can change lives for the better. Dr. Sherman has always explained things clearly to me when it came to what was going on with my son's eyes. He is fair, honest, and extremely talented in his field. I very highly recommend him!
5 8 years ago (02-05-2017)

Please do your research on this practice. Read other reviews from other websites. My son visited Dr. Sherman, O.D. in the summer of 2017. Sherman did an extremely expensive evaluation that wasn’t covered under insurance. His findings ranged from Suppression of Binocular Vision, to Convergence Insufficiency, to Intermittent Exotropia. His diagnosis was swift and quick to recommend “Vision Therapy”. VT isn’t covered by insurance and was $800/month, for two hour long group sessions each week. My son did this treatment for three months, with the promises that it would work correct his Exotropia and all of the other items Sherman said he had. No improvement was evident. I was immediately skeptical and started to do my own research and was amazed at what I found. The practice of Vision Therapy is highly controversial and not accepted by the medical community. This is largely why insurance doesn’t cover it. This is an alternative homeopathic practice with no scientific proof that is works. According to the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, Vision Therapy is scientifically unproven. One analogy I heard was similar to the people that believe in special homeopathic remedies that cure cancer, yet they still die from cancer. Recently, my son went to the best Pediatric Ophthalmologist in Orlando for a second opinion. This particular doctor was voted “Best Doctor in Orlando” by his peers, and is a M.D. & F.A.A.P., specializing in Pediatric Muscle Disorders and Pediatric Vision. After his evaluation, he said that Sherman had misdiagnosed my son. In fact, Sherman’s diagnosis of “Suppressed Binocular Vision” was incorrect because my son, in fact, has “very good” Binocular Vision. According to this Ophthalmologist (a Medical Doctor), these Optometrists that recommend VT, default to these diagnosis to justify their expensive treatment. The only agreement in diagnosis was Exotropia, and the traditional method of correction is to do nothing, eye Patching, or Surgery. Naturally, surgery isn’t performed by an Optometrist. When I went back to discuss with Sherman’s office, they refused to communicate with me. They probably realize they don’t have any proof this therapy works. They took us for a few thousand dollars and left us with no improvement. Again, do your own research!
1 8 years ago (17-11-2017)

They have difficulty explaining insurance correctly. However, I carry my own papers on what my Benefits are. They said sorry. Lady in the front office was rude. However the doctor who is the lady is the best optometrist I've ever met. They also have advance programs to help with children. The therapies for the vision therapy are extremely expensive.
4 9 years ago (26-12-2016)

I have had nothing but great experiences with Dr. Sherman over the years. He and his staff are super friendly and not pushy about buying glasses from them.
5 8 years ago (11-04-2017)

Shady. Sketchy. They are not upfront with their fees. Save your $1000.00 "neuroprocessing evaluation" fees for another office. They are happy to take your money. They are not so happy to explain what your money actually went towards. They do bad business with no principles!
1 8 years ago (29-03-2017)