I was very impressed with Dr. Buss and his tech Lisa she was very professional and gentle with my Louie . Actually all 3 techs I met were fantastic and Dr Buss was thorough with his exam and tests he did were great he explained everything that was going on with my dog's eye and he did that from the start to the end. I was always scared of having to take my pets to a specialist because I always thought it would cost an arm and a leg but I was very misinformed. My charges were incredibly reasonable and I know that may not be the case for everyone but for me it was extremely reasonable and Dr Buss gave me multiple options for treating the glaucoma in my dog's eye. He listened to me and came up with 3 great options. I'll continue to go there with Louie . I say before you go ask for the exam cost first and always ask for an estimate that helps a lot. Everyone  even the office girls were fantastic. Read Less

My 5 star review is really 25 stars (5X5) :)After our cat got hit by a car, THREE surgeons said the only hope was to amputate his leg, at about 3500.00.Dr Holtsinger look at the x-ray and said "I can fix this". AND SHE DID!!! She truly puts your fur baby's health first, NOT her pocketbook. Her free was less than HALF of the other quotes, and we still have a 4 legged cat!I felt comfortable with her within 30 seconds of meeting her, too!She's simply the best. Period. Read Less

What an amazing staff at this place!!! Dr. Evans and Stephanie took extremely good care of my dog's eye ulcer. Their knowledge, professionalism and kind bed-side manner will not be forgotten. They also seamlessly communicated the plan of action to my general veterinarian!I highly recommend this practice if you are in need of an animal ophthalmologist. Read Less

They saved the eye of my tiny barely 3 lb chihuahua who had lens luxation surgery by Dr. Buss. Excellent staff, both front desk and nurses. Dr. Carastro also saw Layla for 1 follow up and she has a lovely demeanor as well. Aways run on time and very supportive in helping to make difficult decisions on which surgery would be best. We had to go to many many visits for post-surgical follow-up. Never once did we have a negative experience.Over 1 year post op and all is great! Big thanks from me and tiny Layla to our surgeon Dr. Buss, Dr. Carastro and the entire staff! Read Less

Took my dog there because he had a tiny growth on his eye lid. Doctor said she could laser it off it was very simple and will only take a few minutes With a local anesthesia. When I left the bill was $700. Very upsetting. Dog couldn't walk and couldn't stand up. Had trouble walking for a few days. For local anesthesia very unusual An extremely overpriced. Read Less

I took my boxer there today to remove a corneal ulcer from her left eye. I had been dealing with it for about 5 weeks and it wasn't getting better. I made an appt and they took us on time. The staff is kind and professional. dr carastro is more than kind and she went over the process with me and instead of making me come back for another appt., we removed it right there. I left with instructions and meds to take care of my girl. We go back in 10 days to see if her eye has healed. Granted she is wearing a cone and my heart hurts but I know I made the right choice because I didn't want her to lose her eye. Thank you to the animal eye clinic for taking great care of Kota and for being so kind and heartfelt to me. I would recommend them to anyone who needs their services. Read Less

So, my dog had a large mass growing from his eye. Our local vet said because it was so close to the eye they could not take it off. Someone I ran into recommended Dr. Buss to have the surgery done. I called and got an appointment for a consultation right away at the Fort Lauderdale office. He was extremely knowledgeable and not pushy at all. I could tell he wanted the best for my dog and thoroughly explained the process in detail. I scheduled an appointment a few days later for my dog to have the surgery at the Deerfield Beach office. I knew he was in good hands with this vet. I am extremely satisfied and the outcome, and his professionalism. I highly recommend Dr. Buss for anyone looking for an eye doctor. Read Less

Wonderful clinic! My little one ended up having to have a double enucleation (eye removal) due to severe glaucoma and eye ulcers. Dr. Buss did an amazing job and turned a stressful situation into something positive. Everything healed great and there were no complications! The office staff was amazing and kind as well! Read Less

Dr. Buss and his kind staff helped today with what I feared was an impending crisis. Although it was our first visit, Chloe and I were warmly welcomed. Compassion, competence, and skill--you can't ask for more in a vet and the staff. All three attributes were apparent here. I drove a long way to get to Dr. Buss because he had been highly recommended by someone in the field of vet opthamology. The established clients in the waiting room also raved about him. I quickly found out why everyone thinks he is so great--he is. Thankfully surgery was not needed today, but if it had been, Chloe would have been in the best hands possible. Read Less

Dr Carastro is s excellent and all the staff are fabulous.  I have been taking my cats to Dr Carastro for about 15 years.  She has done surgery on a few of my cats over the years and I never worry when they are in Dr Carastros care.  She takes the time to explain everything and even tells you the pros and cons so that you can make an educated decision.  My cats and I are both grateful to have Dr Carastro and we highly recommend her for your pets eye needs. Read Less

Dr Carastro is excellent.  Treated two of my dogs for eye ulcers. She is great with animals, didnt even need anesthesia to scrape the eyeball with a needle to promote healing.  Scheduling is difficult, for example she would say come back in 2 weeks vut there wouldnt be an availablilty i two weeks..but they do work with you and call if theres a cancellation . Read Less

Dr Buss is excellent. He was able to preform cataract surgery on my pug angus and restored his vision. There were complications after surgery due to his breed and diabetes but Dr. Buss clearly knew what he was doing and everything turned out great. I am more then appreciative to the team that restored Angus' vision!! Read Less

Could have been better. After all the great reviews I was expecting more. Hard to understand written directions Should have explained and showed certain applications of meds. Got mixed up in which meds to give and why. Just not feeling really great about the experience and was there 4 times so I have more then one experience. Read Less

Dr. Dylan Buss and Dr. Carastro are both excellent eye doctors, very kind, patient and always answer all your questions. .  I have used them for several years on both cats and dogs and their hospital is highly professional and they are both excellent doctors.  Dr. Buss operated on my lab's eye to excise a wart on the rim of the eyelid and on many other occasions, Dr. Carastro has helped me with three different cats and kittens over the years with eye issues.  I would like to add that right next door is Dr. Robin Holsinger, a Board Certified Veterinary Surgeon who has operated on a couple of my labs, mostly benign fatty tumor removal, but she is just as good as the two eye doctors above. Dr. Holsinger's office is South Florida Veterinary Surgery and she is the best. Most of my vets are general practitioners who also do surgery but I never feel good about surgery unless its done by a board certified veterinary surgeon.   They all share an office and I think that they all travel to a few different offices they maintain from West Palm Beach to Broward.   A great outfit, second to none. Read Less

Anyone who needs an excellent  Eye Veterinarian , will find that Dr. BUSS and his very capable and caring staff are absolutely wonderful. With his surgical expertise herepaired my dog's eye and has followed him diligently throughout the healing process.I trust him implicitly. Read Less

Dr. Buss is not very thorough, he does not ask the right questions, he rushes you out of there and in my dogs case he misdiagnosed her ailment. They charge for follow up appointments, which i have never heard of and after 3 visits my dog is worse off today than when we first walked in their office. Overall a substandard experience.Read Less

Dr. Carastro is absolutely incredible. Our dog was diagnosed with a terrible eye disease for dogs, SARDs and she has got us through the changes with our little baby's eye. Our dog also had a terrible corneal ulcer and Dr. Carastro treated it and it healed! All of the staff is very friendly and they all genuinely car for your animal. Dr. Carastro has my highest recommendation and I can't put into words how thankful my family is with the excellent treatment she has provided for our dog. Read Less

I recently rescued an abandoned chihuahua and it was very apparent she had severe cataracts. She struggled to get around and often ran into objects. I was referred to Dr. Carastro for further examination. Her staff was very loving and gentle with my old girl and after a thorough exam, Dr. Carastro suggested she would be able to do cataract surgery on one eye after further testing. Unfortunately, that testing showed retinal degradation and corneal edema and she would not be a candidate for surgery. However, after one month of drops to help reduce the fluid, what little vision my dog had was greatly improved. She continues on the drops and edible supplements for her eyes and she is a happy dog! Although she will eventually go fully blind, this blessing has allowed her to become familiar with her surroundings enough that she will be just fine. Thank you all so much for treating me and Pearl with care and respect as well as the work you do with Get A Life Pet Rescue. Read Less

The very worst experience I ever had. Dr Carastro saw my dog today, told me she was blind..said little chance of my dog ever regaining her sight and wanted to put a needle in her eye to permanently relieve pressure of glaucoma... I took her for a second opinion 45 minutes later and amazing. She had sight. So if I had let Dr Carastro do what she wanted to do, my dog who has vision in one eye would have permanently been blind. Do not go there ..if you love your animal do not go there. If I could give no stars I would.. Read Less

I am very pleased with the eye care my dogs have received at Animal Eye over the past several years. Dr. Carastro & Dr. Buss are superb. They are knowledgeable, professional & really treat each patient & their families with respect. They are honest & do what os in the best interest of each.patient. They don't over medicate or advocate for unnecessary surgery. They have a great, courteous & professional stace. I highly recommend this practice & trust them completely. It is the only practice I trust for my dogs & only.practice I would trust to perform eye surgery on.my dogs. 5 stars for sure!!! Read Less

** Do not go to Dr. Carastro. ** She is heartless and driven by profit solely.  Years ago, my dog had cataracts and we went to see her. Dr. Carastro wanted $4,000 for the two eyes.  On top of that, she demanded that we saw her dermatologist partner first for my dog's skin allergy.  The problem was that my dog had seen many vets for her skin allergy for years already. She had tried all sorts of medication and treatments to no avail. I did not want to spent hundreds more on top of the $4,000 that would only further mess up my dog's already ruined immune system.  So, I opted to give my dog daily anti-inflammation eye drops only. One year later, I went back to Dr. Carastro to get another eye drop prescription. (The prescription actually could be written by any vet. But I didn't know it at the time.)  This time, she tried to sell me the surgery again and reduced the price to $1,500 per eye.  Although my dog still had the same skin allergy condition, there was no mentioning of  "You must see my partner first" this time.  She wanted me to buy the eye drops and medication from her.  I said I only wanted the prescription because I wanted to buy them online.  She then added another $25 to my bill.  So, for 10 minutes of exam, I was charged around $135.  Many vets these days are very shady and greedy.  This one tops them all.  Dr. Carastro is all about profits, not the welfare of your pets. (BTW, the same eye medication can be purchased at Walmart for $5/bottle. I believe Dr. Carastro's office charges many times of that price.) Read Less

Strange place. I had my cat's right eye removed due to a melanoma on a Friday and he sneezed blood and appeared lethargic possibly having trouble breathing and stopped eating Sunday. So maybe this is normal I don't know? So I called the Doctors office 8am Monday and was told they don't come in until sometime in the afternoon on Mondays? So explained my situation and at noon, no callback so I call again and "the girl" says " it didn't sound like an emergency to me" So was that a medical opinion? I really felt that since I'd paid they no longer cared about my cat.My general opinion of all vets is that their profession is based on profit and using the emotions of the pet owners to pay exorbitant billsI had hoped for better treatment for me and my cat. I can only hope the girl who answers the phone's "medical opinion" is correct and his symptoms are normal? Read Less

I want to thank Dr. Carastro and her amazing staff for the care of my Lhasa Apso Toby. He had an ulcer in one eye, and was seen by another doctor at an emergency clinic. We were told to return in a week, and he should be better. Unfortunately  his condition worsen, and he now had ulcers in both eyes. My wife and I were very worried. It was a Friday evening and I was searching for an opthalmologost in Miami Dade, Broward or Palm Beach county. The only location open on Saturday was Animal Specialty of West Palm Beach. We were allowed to come as an emergency appointment. Now our puppy is fully recovered. Dr. Carastro, and her staff are one of a kind. She has her location in Deerfield Beach, and works in the West Palm Beach office on Saturday's. Look no further for an opthalmologost in the South Florida area. THANK YOU DR. CARASTRO:) Read Less

Looking back Dr Carastro evaded details when I asked about her track record with retinal re-attachments and now I know why. Sometimes I blame myself for what happened because I took my dog to her and should have seen the signs...I will spare the gruesome details, but my poor boy went blind and in trying to help him through that trauma, he ended up in a life threatening situation at he hospital for a week, and months of steroids and a disfigured eyeball to this day. He was better off alone and I, without the 5K surgery bill.Her bedside manner was the most disturbing factor. At least my dog is still alive. I am thankful he did not die because of her. Read Less

Even putting eye specialist aside (which she is the best down here) Dr. Carastro is one of the finest Vets around and so is her staff. I wish my human doctors & staff (some exceptions) were as kind, sincere, loving and caring! She has treated all my dogs, and one since he was a pup.  He had horrible eye trauma and then  unsuccessful surgery but I was warned of the risks...Let the 5 stars speak for themselves here.  She's also up in Lake Worth. Read Less

We were recommended to Dr. Carastro by Lauderdale Veterinary Specialists.  Dr. Carastro is an Ophthalmologist and she is amazing! She was very gentle and caring with my scared pup, She found some minor stuff in my dog's eyes, he is getting treatment for the pressure in his eyes but I am very pleased that she didn't push on any unnecessary procedures, instead she said we should just monitor a small speck she found on his right eye.  I now understand why she was so highly recommended, she is an amazing eye dr.  If you have an aging pet you should definitely get their eyes checked out by a specialist before they get too old, Dr. Carastro told me that unfortunately many of her senior patients she sees get to her by the time its too late to save their eyesight, I didn't know this! I am so happy Lauderdale Veterinary Specialists referred me to her and we can treat my dog's eye issues before they deteriorate any worse. Read Less

Dr. Carastro is the best!  She and her staff are incredibly compassionate and professional.  She was honest and spent the time answering our questions.  My wife and I are extremely happy with the care our pup received. Read Less

I brought my foster bulldog here for an eye operation. The staff and Dr. Castro are awesome all around. Felt very comfortable having them operate on my dog's eyes. Great animal eye specialist! Recommended :) Read Less

Dr. Dominguez is knowledgeable, compassionate and takes the time necessary to explain what's going on with the pet and is very good about following up with the regular veterinarian as well as his patient's owners. We are very happy with the treatment we are getting from him. Read Less