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Karilyn Piwoni-Lippa, O.D.

Karilyn Piwoni-Lippa, O.D.

Ophthalmology

4.8 out of 5 stars
178 Ratings
23 Comments
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Accepting New Patients

Contact

Appointment (585) 273-3937

Locations

Flaum Eye Institute - Pittsford

Tobey Village Office Park
160 Office Parkway
Pittsford, NY 14534

(585) 273-3937 Get Directions
Flaum Eye Institute - Webster

875 Hard Road
Webster, NY 14580

(585) 273-3937 Get Directions

About Me

Dr. Piwoni-Lippa is an experienced optometrist who provides comprehensive eye care with emphasis on ocular disease, contact lens, senior care, dry eye, and co-management with ophthalmology subspecialists. She is well-respected in the Rochester region, with more than 20 years of experience working in...
Dr. Piwoni-Lippa is an experienced optometrist who provides comprehensive eye care with emphasis on ocular disease, contact lens, senior care, dry eye, and co-management with ophthalmology subspecialists. She is well-respected in the Rochester region, with more than 20 years of experience working in private practice in Greece. She enjoys seeing a wide range of patients, from tweens starting with contact lenses to seniors navigating age-related eye disease.

Dr. Piwoni-Lippa is a native of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, where she received her Bachelor’s degree in Biology at the University of Wisconsin. She then completed her optometry training at the Pennsylvania College of Optometry. She arrived in Western New York in 2001 and has been providing routine and complex optometric care since. As a former associate of a local specialty ophthalmology practice, she is adept at co-managing patients with ophthalmologists and primary care physicians. Services routinely performed by Dr. Piwoni-Lippa include:

Eye Exams and spectacle prescribing
Contact lens prescribing and fitting
Cataract evaluation, referral and co-management
Diabetic eye disease screening
Urgent care treatment and triaging
Glaucoma evaluation, treatment and referral

Faculty Appointments

Senior Instructor of Clinical Ophthalmology - Department of Ophthalmology (SMD)

Credentials

Education

OD | Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus University. 1995

BS | University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire. 1990

Ratings & Comments

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Ratings

Care provider's discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

4.9 stars

Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

4.8 stars

Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

4.9 stars

Care provider's efforts to include you in decisions about your care

4.8 stars

Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

4.9 stars

Patient Comments

5.0 stars

Care was excellent and thankful [...].

Jan 22, 2025

5.0 stars

Dr Lippa has consistently blended a personable bedside manner with skill and important patient education. If she were not my provider, I would have left [...] several years ago even though I am a [...] employee.

Dec 27, 2024

5.0 stars

Informative not rushed and efficient

Dec 22, 2024

5.0 stars

Dr Karilyn Piwoni-Lippa is the best opthmologist I've ever seen. She knows her stuff and she treats you like you're her only patient! She figured out about a year ago what really was the issues with my vision and took care of it! She's easy to talk to and understands your concerns and she truly does care about her patients! I'm thankful she's my doctor!

Dec 21, 2024

5.0 stars

[...] The care is great and the doctors equally great [...]

Dec 03, 2024

5.0 stars

Dr. Piwoni-Lippa is fabulous. I followed her from [...]. She has helped me so much. I'd be in such sad shape without her!

Nov 24, 2024

1.4 stars

The provider was abrupt and rude the entire visit. When a patient is describing how they have been treating an illness (as instructed by another URMC provider), you don't speak over the patient and say, "Nope! Nope!". The entire visit continued in this vein. She did not answer my questions; she showed no care for my pain and discomfort. [...] Rarely have I had such poor care. If I need follow-up care, I will go elsewhere, and I will most certainly warn others to avoid this provider.

Nov 06, 2024

5.0 stars

Dr Lippa is Great! She is a wonderful doctor!!

Oct 30, 2024

5.0 stars

Helpful and efficient care

Oct 25, 2024

5.0 stars

Dr. Piwoni-Lippa is one of the best doctors I have ever had.

Oct 13, 2024