Terry E. Burris, M.D.

Dec 14th, 2020

Dr Burris was recommended by an optometrist at Costco in Oregon. From the comment by Betsy B it seems Burris has a corner on corneal treatment in Northwest Oregon. I looked at him online and his picture seemed like he was pleasant but he gave no reason for the swelling of my cornea and prescribed eye drops to reduce swelling. He was rude. When I asked how long I would need to use the eye drops, rather than answer, he very curtly lectured me on how there is no quick fix for corneas. He finally said to continue the drops until my next appointment in six weeks. He then said that the fix was either Sclera contacts or corneal transplant. During my next appointment he just said to continue the drops.When I got back to Michigan I was referred by my optometrist to a corneal specialist who diagnosed that I had a condition known as Fuch Dystrophy. A condition when the cells die on the inside of the cornea that control the amount of fluid in the eye. The only correction was corneal transplant.I just wish I had checked Yelp before seeing Burris but I trusted the Costco optometrist.
Jul 23rd, 2018

I had a similar experience as Betsy B.  I was referred to Dr. Burris by my ophthalmologist after having a cornea layer that was daily continuing to erode and causing a lot of pain.  I was tested by Dr Burris and told to take eye drops every hour if I was on computer, otherwise every 2 hour.  I was working at the time in a busy office and simply found it impossible to stop every hour for 5 minutes to apply eye drops and wait to be able to see clearly.  I became exhausted from not getting a good nights sleep since drops needed to be applied even during the night at 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m.. My second appointment I had an eye plug inserted into the tear duct and was to continue to use eye drops.  The third appointment I was told I should have a Lipiflow test-not covered by insurance. The Dr. and I had a rather heated discussion concerning a timeline for any expected outcome.  I was told this would be a LONG process. The staff grew angry with me when I refused to make another appointment.I too saw the same people in the waiting area and though stereotyping, they appeared less able to be assertive than I had been.I tried to find a different physician and soon found out that Dr. Burris has the market on corneal referrals.  EVERY clinic I contacted in Salem and the surrounding areas refer to him.  I finally found Dr. Skalet at Eye Health NW who commented I had been dealing with this long enough, saw no need for a Lipiflow test and diagnosed my problem as map-dot-fingerprint dystrophy.  I am since scheduled for surgery.
Apr 11th, 2018

Dr. Burris works at Northwest Corneal Services Tigard, he is the only doctor there. I went in for a serious painful eye condition that the office claimed he could treat. His wife was so sweet and understanding of my condition over the phone, seemingly. But I felt he lacked the skill to treat me because he was both unable and also unwilling to answer any questions, telling me he will discuss it next time. I am very well versed in my condition, more than most doctors, but I cannot treat myself obviously. He was unaware of the various new treatments and made it clear he didn't want to know either. I was called in half hour past my appt time. He looked at my eyes and told me absolutely nothing. He did though mumble loudly how I must have been a pain for other ophthalmologists. I felt so disrespected. He indicated this because I was unable to do the glaucoma test due to blinking. I already told him that I had it done 2 months ago and was OK on pressure. I told him that it's a hard test for me to do, nor had I taken anything that would increase my pressure the last couple months. Also, I was not there for glaucoma, it's a standard test they do. It made me sad to see so many elderly helpless patients (we're talking 80's and 90's here) sitting in the waiting room waiting for him, some with eye patches. Whose their voice, who watches out for them? I can't imagine driving either of my parents or any loved one here for their eye conditions knowing how badly I was made to feel. I told his office how I felt. I paid $255 of that $500 bill (insurance paid the rest), but I felt robbed of my money and my dignity.
May 13th, 2016