Hope Clinic, Vision Therapy, Dr. Ted Kadet, FCOVD

"While Dr. Kadet may be well-intended and knows his field, his business practices are concerning and sketchy. We went in for an exam which we were charged over $500 for (we paid less and they billed insurance which they said would not likely cover anything). Once the exam was finished on my squirmy toddler, he had a diagnosis of convergence insufficiency which would require ongoing vision therapy. The way they structure their therapy is to pay almost $15k up front and that includes "everything" and he would likely need therapy upwards of twice a week for a year. Asking for payment upfront was already suspect and turned what was a helpful appointment into what felt like a money grab. When I asked for a report of the exam, they would not give it to me unless I continued services with the doctor otherwise, the new provider could provide a report. It is unfortunate that Dr. Kadet chooses to do business this way as he would likely have more patients if he operated like every other doctor. Instead, not only will we not be getting services in his clinic, but we are also making sure others know how sketchy his practices are. We got a second opinion from the Mary Bridge Ophthalmology Group and the issue was confirmed and we will be doing vision therapy with them and getting re-evaluated every 3 months on progress to determine how long my son needs to go. They will bill insurance and then bill me after every visit just like every other doctor."

"We had to use our son’s college money to partly pay for his therapy we reasoned that if he didn’t get his eyes working correctly, he’d never make it to college. Well he started out as a physics major but learned of an automotive engineering and design program at western Washington University. Our son is a dedicated gear head, if you talk to him about anything he will turn the conversation to cars. He was hired by Toyota as a test driver for his entry into automotive engineering, he got his high performance driving certification, qualifying him to drive up to 200 MPH. He advanced through the technical ranks to a senior technician they sent him to Japan to tackle some vexing problems over there. He solved them all. Next he moved on to work at Tesla. They advanced him to engineer status and ended up a senior engineer. Next he moved on to become a technical project manager at Bosh, working on their electronic steering systems for GM vehicles. He has had an amazing career. Which never would have happened without Dr. kadet’s help."