I was so sad when I heard Dr. Winston was retiring. I needed an eye exam and I decided to see Dr. Chen without knowing anything about her. This was the smoothest transition to a new doctor (especially after loving my old doctor so much) that I've ever had. Dr. Chen is extremely knowledgeable, friendly, and takes her time with me as a patient. I have to come in for basic optometry and major medical, so there are always nerves when I first get into my appointments. However they are quickly relieved when Dr. Chen walks in the room. The entire staff here have been kind, warm, and friendly. It's the most positive experience I've had at an eye doctor. read more

Excellent care, professional and efficient. The doctor was through and did a great job addressing all concerns. Staff and assistants were friendly and helpful. read more

I am thoroughly impressed by Dr Inning. I booked an appointment to check and update my prescription glasses and am pleasantly surprised by the thorough exam I got. Her office is well equipped with up to date equipment and Dr Inning goes well beyond the basic vision check and actually looks into the well being of my eyes. I am sold! read more

they were very thorough and amazing in their care for my eyes. Will be going back The office staff was so helpful and pleasant.

Amadeo valley optometry are alway S so helpful and nice when you go in for an appointment. As well as flexible read more

The staff and Dr are very friendly and so helpful. If you need professional eye care you need to go here.

Dr Chen is thorough. Professional and explains as she goes along! I appreciate her understanding my needs and considers best options for me.

The staff is amazing. They truly take care of you and offer the highest level of service!

I would highly recommend this office. I have been coming to this optometrist for over 8 years. Place has been remodel and very clean.

Easy to schedule with and Dr. Chen is a kind a caring practitioner! It's a pleasure to come here.

Dr. Chen is very good, in fact I would say wonderful. She follows my glaucoma carefully and explains all the procedures and treatment to me. I have cataract surgery possibly in 2023 and she will recommend a surgeon and follow up with my care. I've seen opticians since I was in the 4th grade, none any better than Dr. Chen! read more

I have been coming here for several years. Like every good Yelper, I found this place when I first moved here. And like a good Yelper, I will be clear as to how I rated this office so other Yelpers can make their own decision. If we were talking just about Dr. Winston, I would add another two and a half stars. He is a likable doctor who is knowledgeable and straightforward. He keeps up with the latest technology and I think he even teaches at one of the universities. He even remembers that I play golf and asks me about it when I come in. But since this is an overall review, the best I can do is 2 stars. Although Dr. Winston is a good eye doctor, the pricing is RIDICULOUS. Don't get me wrong, I have no intention of price shopping if I need a brain surgeon. I understand that there is something to "you get what you pay for" and when it comes to my eyes, I am not going to Walmart to get the $20 special. That said, I have a pretty standard VSP insurance plan. Yet, I have never actually bough any glasses, sunglasses or contacts from the office. The exam is basically covered, but it has always been cheaper for me to buy glasses from other places (with no insurance coverage) than to buy anything from Dr. Winston (using my insurance). The turning point for me was when I inquired about contacts. For those of you who don't know, when you first get contacts, you get an exam and then you need a "fitting" to figure out what kind of contacts work best and to teach you how to put them in without blinding yourself. Believe me, I don't want to skimp on this because I am the type that would poke my own eye out. All I wanted to know is how much it was going to cost me. The lady I spoke to knew absolutely nothing about insurance or what was covered. I will give her a break because she said she was new, but she probably isn't the best person to staff the phone to answer questions. Three phone calls later, including one from Dr. Winston, I finally had my answer. It was going to cost me over $200 out of pocket, even using my insurance, and that was just to get an exam and be fitted. That didn't even include any contacts, which I am sure would have required a home equity loan. To wrap it up, I called several other places. No, I am not talking about Costco and Sears. I called other 5-star yelp optometrists. Not only was my exam and contact fitting covered, but I still had money left over for contacts or glasses. I get that $200 isn't a huge amount. But why pay for insurance if I still have to pay so much out of pocket? Dr. Winston - 4.5 stars Staff - 2.5 stars Pricing - is a black hole the opposite of a star? read more

I would actually give Dr. Winston himself 3 stars, because he is an adequate eye doctor, but the one star is for his office staff and wait times. They are so disorganized! I took my son in for an eye exam. First, we wait for 10 minutes. No big deal. Then, they take him back only to send him back to the waiting room after another 10 minutes because there was a "mix-up". Then, he waits yet another 20 minutes to get in the exam room. After my son saw the doctor, he picked out some new frames and everything was fine. I went in a few days later to pay for the glasses and the office staff say they'll be right with me. 20 minutes go by. I finally say "Excuse me, can I please pay my bill? I have to get back to work", and they say, and nastily so, "Well, we have other patients in front of you". Really? I'm not a patient! I'm just trying to pay a bill! I wonder how long they would have made me wait if I hadn't said something. Seriously, these people weren't doing anything constructive so I really don't see how hard it would be to run a simple card. Needless to say I was fuming when I left. Like I said, Dr. Winston himself is an adequate doctor, but his staff is rude and their blatant disregard for others' time is appalling. read more

Dr Winston went above and beyond the call of duty, by assisting my Husband on a weekend, when He got a piece of metal stuck in his eye. Thank you so much! read more

Dr. Winston's staff is really what makes this place. They are AMAZING and they take great care of their patients (especially Beth, she's awesome). Appointments do take time as with any doctor's office but they are making improvements (online paperwork) to help expedite the process. Dr. Winston is great at what he does and will help you find exactly what you need in a painless eye exam process. read more

I have an eye condition known as Keratoconus. Long story short, I have lived with less than optimal vision for around a decade, even with glasses. I used to wear soft contact lenses. Due the gradual nature of my condition and how it changes the eye's shape, soft contact lenses are no longer an option and haven't been for close to a decade. I first visited Dr. WInston in March of this year. He tried several ways to get me to 20/20. Eventually, he suggested "piggy backing" a hard lens on top of a soft lens on both eyes. After a month of trial and error, my eyes became comfortable enough to remove the soft lenses altogether. As I type this, I am wearing Gas Permeable contacts and I have 20/20 vision. And a permanent smile on my face because life is now in High Def. Thanks Dr. Winston and thanks to his wonderful and courteous staff. read more

Our entire family sees Dr. Winston and he's always done a terrific job. Susan and the front desk staff are super friendly and helpful with picking frames, fitting glasses, and selecting the right combination of features for each different requirement (kids versus adults, scratch coating, indoor/outdoor lighting, etc..). I would recommend this office for your eye-care needs. read more

Barry is so knowledgeable and explains everything he does.He is by far the best eye doctor we have ever encountered and so happy we were referred to him.Will continue to recommend him to our friends and family!! read more

Dr . Winston lost my whole family as patients after years of us going there. They gave my daughter her old prescription after a new evaluation and then wanted to charge 300 dollars for toric lenses which another Dr said she did not need. read more

I have been going to Dr. Winston for 15 years. Before seeing Dr. Winston, I had been trying to find contact lenses that were even merely adequate, for 10 years in multiple cities here and on the East Coast, with multiple optometrists and ophthalmologists, to no avail. Soft contacts, hard ones. None were even minimally satisfactory due to my severe astigmatism, its diagonal orientation, my intolerance of the one-eye-near-lens the-other-eye-far-lens solution, and my age-related increasing need for progressive lenses. I was about to give up, but Dr. Winston chose some new technology contact lenses and worked with me carefully and thoroughly to get the prescription right. I am a very, very happy customer. I moved to the other side of the Bay, but I still drive an hour or more so I can use Dr. Winston. I have always found the staff very competent, prompt, thorough, and friendly. read more

My family and I have been patients of Dr. Winston's since 1998 and cannot say enough about the wonderful, professional care he provides! I had Lasik and although he doesn't do Lasik surgeries, he did all the pre and post operative care on me. He even returned an early Saturday morning call to re-assure and counsel me on what to do the week after my surgery when my son contracted pink-eye at school. Every prescription he has ever written for us has been perfect, probably because of the time and professionalism he takes to make sure that everything is correct - not to mention that because he is a professor of optometry at UC Berkeley, I'm sure all of his equipment (and knowledge) is state of the art. read more

I highly recommend Dr Winston and his staff. I noticed a small growth on my eye that had me concerned. When it comes to my health, especially my eyes I only want to go to the best. I asked some of my friends and colleagues who they would recommend and Dr Winston's name kept coming up. Dr Winston and his staff lived up to and exceeded my expectations. I now have a eye doctor I would recommend to everyone. Thank Dr Winston read more

I have known Dr. Barry Winston for many years and my husband and I have had our eyes by him. He and his staff are very professional. I always enjoy going in because everyone is friendly and you feel like part of the family. Dr. Barry teaches at UC Berkeley so he keeps up on all the newest procedures to keep his patients seeing well. read more

This office made me want to turn around and leave before the appointment started! Unprofessional staff, and I ended up walking out with the WRONG exam. I'm still dealing with billing issues from them. The staff also do not seem to be cross-trained, so no one can answer my questions if the right person doesn't happen to be around. Very strange experience. Definitely not going back. read more

Dr Winston is the right optometrist for you. I have a very unusual prescription. After years of going to other optometrists...and being diagnosed, I found that Dr Winston was truly able to help find find me the right prescription and the result is, I am seeing better than ever before. I found out is Dr Winston has been teaching Optometry students at the University of California. for quite some time. This is very reassuring to me and my eye condition that he is considered an authority on eye issues. I was also was fitted with glasses, as well as, contacts by Beth, who is Dr Winston's Optometric technician. Beth has helped me with in explaining the necessary eye exercises I have needed to maintain my vision and has been a god-send in monitoring the vision therapy I have needed. You can go to Costco and spend less. But Buyer beware...we only have two eyes...and I want an expert like Dr Winston and his staff taking care of me. read more

The doctor is good, thorough and very knowledgeable, but some of the staff needs better training. Beth is great, really knows how to select the perfect frames. Office could use better hours, difficult to get a hold of staff to schedule appointments. read more