This eye physician’s workplace is a must-see!

It’s possible you’ll want your peepers checked after getting into the wacky ready room of New Jersey ophthalmologist Mark Leitman.

The hippy-dippy physician’s East Brunswick work digs resemble a funhouse/Mardi Gras mashup, resplendent with clowns, collectibles, crystals, mannequins and different objects that catch his eye.

He doesn’t fear if outsiders discover his over-the-top optics an eyesore.

“In case you’re not residing on the sting you’re taking over an excessive amount of area,” the happy-go-lucky 76-year-old quipped to The Put up.

The self-described collector, initially from Laurelton, Queens, is the artistic curator of jam-packed area.

“It’s every part I’ve cherished over 50 years!” Leitman exclaimed, like Willy Wonka on a sugar excessive. “I’m by no means sad!”

For many years, Leitman has added a trinket right here, or a mineral there from his travels to shops, outlets, and adventures overseas.

It began with a crystal rock from Colombia that Leitman admired and dropped at work. He was hooked.

“As a baby I did coin gathering. However the coloration of the rocks actually amazed me. And I’ve each colourful rock. Then, I moved onto shells after which I moved onto colourful feathers. I went to all of the zoos. I donated to zoos they usually let me go within the cage and get the feathers. If I see a chook retailer, I’ll ask, ‘Can I’ve that feather?’ ” he defined.

The doc additionally digs sulfur crystals he obtained from the highest of a volcano on the island of Dominica within the japanese Caribbean Sea.  “It’s at all times one thing totally different,” he famous.

His workplace flooring, ceiling and partitions are etched with meaty maxims like, “Happiness is treasure looking” and “Unapologetically Bohemian.”

“ who will get it? Collectors,” Leitman defined. “This isn’t a free journey. It takes a number of effort!”

The zany workplace belies Leitman’s bonafides: He accomplished ophthalmic coaching at Albert Einstein Medical Faculty, the place he was chief resident, and authored a e-book on eye examination and prognosis whereas in med faculty that’s now in its tenth version and translated into 9 languages.

His workers see eye-to-eye with their boss.

“Dr. Leitman calls it a jewellery field of every part. It’s only a enjoyable home, a enjoyable place. I adore it. The youngsters [patients] adore it,” gushed loyal receptionist Terry Hadzimichalis, who has been working with the nice physician for over 25 years.

“He’s considered one of a sort. Once I first got here right here, it was like, wow,” stated Joann Anderson, the attention physician’s tech and billing particular person. “He has an excellent creativeness. He likes colourful issues.”

First-time sufferers have been recognized to stroll within the entrance door and reverse subject once they encounter the sensory assault. “They stroll out, then name us and ask, ‘The place are you?’ [located],” Anderson laughed.

Not everybody thinks Leitman is a visionary.

“Sufferers will are available and complain [about the optic overload] and what I believe when somebody complains?” the eye-doc requested. “Oh my god, are you able to think about residing with that particular person!”