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Riverside Eye Center, P.A. offers cataract surgery and glaucoma treatment across Maine, with locations in Norway (HQ) and Auburn (including 245 Center St, Auburn 04210). Key details: - Services: cataract surgery, glaucoma treatment, eye exams, diabetic retinopathy care, laser procedures - Locations: Norway (HQ, 193 Main Street) and Auburn (245 Center Street; Auburn Office) - Contact: 207-786-2500 - Overview: Private healthcare provider focused on comprehensive eye care and vision health - Accessibility: Online presence with modest traffic; primarily U.S.-based patients For your query, they provide cataract surgery in Auburn and glaucoma treatment in Norway, ME. If you need appointment details or specific physicians, visiting their site or calling the listed number is recommended.

Clinic Type

Optical Center

Address

Lewiston and Norway, Maine

Phone

8668909651

Email

Opening Hours

Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.

Services Offered

  • Comprehensive eye care
  • Cataract surgery
  • Glaucoma treatment
  • Macular degeneration treatment (wet and dry)
  • Diabetic retinopathy treatment
  • Routine eye exams
  • Contact lens fittings
  • Scleral lens fittings
  • Dry eye treatment
  • Dropless cataract surgery
  • Lens implant surgery
  • Diabetic eye exams
  • Glaucoma screening and treatment
  • iStent procedure

Technology & Equipment

  • Dropless cataract surgery
  • iStent glaucoma procedure
  • general ophthalmology equipment

Team

  • Martin Whitaker, M.D. — Ophthalmologist/Medical Director

Insurance & Payment

Languages Spoken

  • English

Social Media

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What Patients Say

Overall sentiment across review platforms: positive

  • Birdeye (Riverside Eye Center): 4.5 stars (11 reviews)
  • R. Samuel Cady, M.D. (Maine Eye): 5.0 stars (11 reviews (via Healthgrades))

Patients praise

  • Professional and attentive staff interactions
  • Clear communication regarding surgical processes and patient expectations
  • Positive surgical outcomes for cataract procedures
  • High quality assessment scores (e.g., CMS MIPS) for specific specialists

Common complaints

  • Potential for mix-ups or delays in office check-in processes
  • General mixed patient experience ratings for ophthalmology providers in the region

"All staff and Dr Cady was very professional and attentive and spent time explaining process and answered any questions I had and concerns I had."

Healthgrades user review for Dr. R. Samuel Cady

"Thank you Dr Cady and staff for working well together My eyes are doing better and the blurry vision is alot clearer since cataract surgery Thank you"

Healthgrades user review for Dr. R. Samuel Cady

Synthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].

Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.

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