Dr. Charles Barry Dabbs, MD

I was referred to Dabb for cataract surgery, saw him at my optometrist's office in Fort Payne and given a date and time for surgery. Prescriptions and instructions were given to start them. I did and hearing nothing from his office, called them at 4pm the day before only to find out I was not in the schedule. Finally, getting that fixed, I was told by two people that my cost out of pocket would be $100 per eye. When I got there, I was measured then told to watch a video that basically is designed to convince me that what I needed was laser surgery. This would cost me $1500 per eye. I left. After conferring with my optometrist again, he was disappointed to learn of my experience and took it upon himself to call Dr. Dabb;s office, then called me back to say that Dr. Dabb thought I was a good candidate for the standard surgery. I received a final call from a woman named Jackie in Dabb's office. She wanted to reschedule me for surgery. She was being very hedgy and wanted to be sure that I understood there were no guarantees that the standard surgery would fix my problem. I told her that I was hesitant because of the bad experience I'd had. She asked me to tell her about it. I did and she began arguing with me and essentially called me a liar. I have heard several people say that Dabb is a good surgeon. I wouldn't know. But I do know this. His staff is the worst of any doctor's office I have ever known.