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Kristy Kopper
Feb 7, 2026
507 Greenville Blvd SE Greenville NC location— my mother at 1:45 PM for a new‐patient eye exam and myself at 2:45 PM for
an exam and contact lens fitting. We drove over an hour to attend these appointments.
Check‐In Issues
We arrived shortly after 1:30 PM. My mother checked in first and completed her registration on
the provided tablet. When she pressed “submit,” the device froze on a “submitting...” screen. A
staff member reset the tablet and handed it to me. I completed my own (shorter) registration as
an existing patient, and again the tablet froze on “submitting...”.
The staff member stated that my mother’s information “did not carry over” and needed to be
redone. I filled it out again for her, and once again the tablet froze. The staff member said she
would “leave it and maybe it will carry over.”
Delays and Poor Communication
Around 1:45 PM, I was taken back for testing. My mother remained in the waiting room with my
grandson. After initial testing, I was moved from room to room with long periods of waiting in
between. The staff member conducting the tests was noticeably unpleasant in her demeanor.
Meanwhile, my mother was told — only after she had been waiting for over an hour — that her
registration had not gone through, and the staff member manually entered it. She was then
informed she could not be seen because her registration “was not completed,” despite the fact
that the issue was caused by the office’s malfunctioning tablet, not by her.
Unprofessional Behavior
At approximately 3:00 PM, I was still waiting to complete my contact lens fitting. Other patients
who arrived after us were being seen ahead of me. My 8‐year‐old grandson quietly told me he
saw the staff member at the desk. When I told him we might need to leave soon, the staff
member rudely said directly to him, “If you gotta leave, go.”
Speaking that way to a child is completely unacceptable.
When I walked out of the exam area, the staff member repeated, “If you gotta go, go ahead,
we’ll just bring you back.” Her tone was rude and dismissive.
When I informed my mother that I had contacted another office that could accommodate us, the
staff member came to the window and loudly asked, “Is there a problem? Do you have a
problem?” My mother calmly explained the situation, and the staff member told her to “lower her
voice,” despite the fact that she herself was the one raising hers.
Additional Concerns
Throughout our time there, I observed no cleaning or sanitizing of rooms or equipment as
patients were moved from room to room.
Conclusion
In my profession of 18 years, I am accustomed to handling stressful situations
professionally. What occurred in your office was unprofessional, disrespectful, and completely
avoidable. Because of this experience, myself, my husband, and my mother will no longer
be returning to your office.
I am requesting that this complaint be formally acknowledged and that appropriate action be
taken regarding the staff member involved. No patient — especially an elderly woman and a
child — should be treated in this manner.
Sincerely,
A New patient of another provider.