Reviews

I did not have the best of experience. The first time I went, Dr. Carey did spent a good amount of time to complete testing. However, I waited 2 hours before I could even see him. Ultimately, my eye pain improved. However, the second time I visited, I waited another 1.5 hours to see him, and he clearly stated to me that he will not answer some of my questions. I barely spent 5 minutes in the room, after taking half a day off work, and hundreds of dollars on treatment, and being told that he will not answer my questions. I asked if he could call me later with an answer, and he stated he will not. These were common questions - when it comes to the health of the eye, any layperson might be nervous and want to understand. I felt completely rushed and dismissed by the doctor at the end. I don't think any patient should be made felt to be a burden if they have a couple of questions. A patient should not be charged $50 copay for an appt that was only 5 mins and unproductive. Also waiting 1.5-2 hours to see the doctor is just excessive. Dr. Carey may otherwise have good knowledge, but these experiences left me feeling very upset and disrespected as a patient at the end.

No respect for patients’ time. First time going in, the wait time was about two hours. I made a mistake and booked a second appointment. Doctor Carey promised that this time there wouldn’t be a long wait. I went to the second appointment and found out the doctor took the day off without bothering to call. The front lady said they tried to call but couldn’t reach me, but there were no missed calls on my phone. Turns out they saved my number wrong.

I went to 3 eye physicians before seeing Dr Carey. All 3 gave me different diagnosis. One saying I needed surgery but very costly, one saying that I did not need surgery, the other one with giving me eye drops and come back in a year or so. They all left me with more questions than help. I was so discouraged and frustrated. I saw Dr. Carey's site and decided to see him. The best thing that I ever did. He has such a wonderful bedside manner. Upfront and honest with me. I had 2 surgeries with him, 1 for the right eye, and then 1 with the left eye 2 weeks later. I cannot express enough how satisfied I was with the whole process. He was great. My eyesight is a 100% better. What a wonderful feeling to be able to see without blurring. The surgery consultant and scheduler Shawn was great too. Scheduling for all appointments to fit my schedule. Sight is so important. You don't want to chance it or give up. See Dr. Carey.

Wow! Great customer service! They stand by their name, what a pleasure!

Great Service! Friendly for sure. I won't go anywhere else.

This is for Karen and Andrea. I’ve been trying to get a hold of their office but no answer. I decided to go one day in person and I was helped by Karen. She is very friendly and welcomes you with a smile. Karen helped to check for appointments but since there weren’t any she handed me a card to call in the mornings. I was able to make an appointment and had an appointment with Andrea. She is very friendly and has great customer service. Andrea also welcomes you with a smile and explains every detail.

Jennifer was a great help in getting the right prescription glasses and sunglasses. She brought up different scenarios for both reading and driving...somethings that I never thought about! Extremely satisfied on all aspects of my regular eye exam for my contacts (Dr. Pham) as well as selecting my glasses with Jennifer!😎 …

This review is for Carla. The best experience I could ever have. Carla very personal yet professional, she help clients with a cheerful attitude. Many thanks to her for helping me with pick out my glasses. Again thank you Carla.

This eye center has really declined in recent years. Good optometrists, but that's the end of it. We used to just walk right over to choose glasses after getting a prescription, but now you need a separate appointment for that. This isn't clear unless you read the fine print in the appointment notification. They don't tell you this when you call to book your eye exam. So you need to call a second time to make the appointment to actually choose glasses. No other optometrist I've been to in nearly 40 years has ever done this. Kaiser Optical center does provide a link to make the sales appointment online, but the server is down and the website doesn't load. My husband has to wait 2 months to get a contact lens appointment, but then he couldn't book it for January because their schedule for January isn't open, yet. In 2021 I got a progressive lens prescription made that I went and filled at Costco. The prescription was wonky, and I called the Kaiser optometry. They said go back to Costco. The nice man there double checked my glasses and cross-checked the prescription from Kaiser and said they are all good and to get reevaluated by my optometrist at Kaiser. I made an appointment to do that, and when I showed up Kaiser said it was $120. Needless to say, I was furious. I managed to get hold of the department head who saw me at no cost and found they had indeed made an error in my prescription. This center is so poorly run. They have zero priority on helping the patient/customer, and instead make staffing excuses instead of hiring more people. We used to love it here, but since 2020 it's gone really downhill. The only reason they get 2 stars is because of the decent doctors. Save your time and keep your blood pressure down and just go get your prescription filled at Costco. You may have to wait a little, but no appointment needed, they have a larger selection, and frames are much cheaper. Much better customer service.

San Jose Cottle/ We are really big fans. From point of contact, we were graciously checked in, welcomed, and helped with myriad questions. Staff - is really professional and cordial.