My mom had eye surgery with Dr. Kurwa, and the experience was excellent. He was professional and did a great job. The surgery was successful, and we highly recommend him. read more

This so called Specialized messed up my son's right eye twice. And on the third these physician didn't know what to do to fixed his mistakes. Just wanted to inject steroid. After my son went to the ER got MRI result and consulted with another Specialized contradict his finding was an ERROR. Son got another second opinion. From just a len being fix. Now Retina then lens when healed & OK. I was suppose to get surgery with him too! After what happened to my son's Rt Eye, I was scared to have him do any surgery on my Rt eye. I CANCEL my surgery with him due to what he did to my son Rt eye & what his going though to correct what Dr. Bud Kurwa so called Specialize that didnt know how to correct his mistakes. BEWARE & I highly do not RECOMMEND this so call EYE SPECIALIZED :( Menus -5 STARS! read more

The staff for Dr Kurwa overschedule him and I have never waited less than 90 minutes. People have to line up in the hallway. Twice in 2 weeks I took time off work and went my appointment only to be told that he is in surgery. No one called me to reschedule. The last time there were 40 people waiting and he wasn't even in the office. Dr Kurwa is a great Dr and I really liked him. But I have gone with another Dr whose staff don't consisently waste my time. read more

It's a nice office they are very upfront with your insurance coverage Dr Kurwa is brief and haste through the process I have them a 2 starts they failed to complete a Treatment Authorization Form for a medical insurance they had the time to respond to medical to justify the bilateral eye cataracts I could see the face of disdain from the office person when she learned she had to process the TAR she started it blame it on medical insurance stating "it takes forever for them to respond ; we will see" our medical system is very strong and I have strong believe that medical is to protect our patients No I will not recommend this place read more

Dr Kurwa is a very professional, caring surgeon. I am very happy with the eye surgery he performed for me. I highly recommend him.

I had both eyes surgery, Dr. Kurwa was professional and very caring. The front desk is friendly and helpful personnel. The hospital was amazing. Thank you Dr. Kurwa. read more

Terrible staffing here, rude over the phone they will not call you to notify any changes they will wait for you to come into appointment to say you can't be seen, BUT will call you multiple times to change the appointment times on you, but never answer any of your own questions, I'm concerned that this whole building has very low standards of how a business should be ran, I would be very careful before going somewhere that deals with cutting into your human body, if I was just purchasing merchandise I wouldn't feel so compelled to write this review. But considering there doing a lot more dangerous work I would think twice before ! Only putting one star because it makes you put one, but I give them 0 STARS read more

This is NOT about Dr. Kurwa. This is about his STAFF. They are stinking incompetent to the max, and claim I have NOT been in that office since 2019. Crazy!!! He needs to FIRE his staff, thankyou very much. The sickness care in this US of A is totally lacking, and while I am at it, I must say that my so- called 'INSURANCE' stinks as well. This reminds me of the reason that the CEO of medical insurance, Brian what's his last name, ended up losing his life due to an understandably angry patient, or relative of patient, for destroying peoples lives through total DENIAL of treatment, etc. STINK, STANK, STUNK!!! Rude, lazy office personnel. Total incompetence. Giving patients the run around. read more

My six year old son had an that would drift out in short terms. It was recommended after years of patching to correct the eye with surgery. As a mother I was very nervous yet I new my son was in great hands. Dr. Kurwa was able to straighten the eye and surgery was successful. I highly recommend Dr. kurwa professional and great with children and adults. His staff is very kind as well. Thank you Dr.Kurwa for helping my son. read more

I have been seeing Dr Kurwa for over 20 years after being referred by my GP, and I have never had a bad experience. Sometimes there is a wait time, but that is to be expected in medical offices occasionally. He has been professional, courteous, and thorough and I enjoy his sense of humor too. He did my LASIK surgery and that of some of my friends as well, and we are satisfied with him and his office staff. read more

It just saddens me that Dr. Kurwa, plus his staff do not take pride of their service. The patient office is filthy and the Dr. Seems rushed to get you out. It's all about the $$ not the service. An inspection of this office should be done. read more

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My experience with Dr Kurwa is very different. Maybe the reason he was able to turn business awAy is that he gets his money elsewhere. Like not paying his contractor what he owes and totally disregarding repeated requests to man up and do the right thing.!! My husband died suddenly in the middle of a project for Dr. Kurwa- he was owed money for services rendered and had an email from the doctor saying I will pay you on Monday. Sunday was the day he died and when my children and I asked the doctor to pay the money owed he said bring the blueprints to the lawyer and then I will pay you. We drove the blueprints to the lawyer and never received payment. The lawyer communicated that the doctor was not going to pay. What a scam artist. read more

My experience was great with Dr. Kurwa. I will say that due to having 3 different locations, wait times can vary. But none the less, his experience and friendly demeanor exceeded my expectations. I felt comfortable knowing he would be doing lasik on my eyes. The process was fast but I HIGHLY recommend taking the muscle relaxers they offer before the procedure. I didn't take them so I did tense up a bit, but he talked me through the whole procedure. I knew what was going to happen before it actually did. I have 20/20 vision now. soooooo worth it!! Thanks Dr. Kurwa read more

Dr. Kurwa performed LASIK on me a few years ago and I have had no issues. Vision is great! I just underwent ptosis repair on my right eye and it was seamless. I am 2 weeks post op and I am healing nicely. There was no pain associated with the procedure and the recovery was easy. It just looks bad, but no pain whatsoever. I will be getting the L eye done next. Dr. Kurwa comes highly recommended. His office is quite busy and wait times are long, but he spends time with you during your exam. read more

Got the surgery done last month, eyes are doing great. I had horrible vision and now I can see. Ask for the 2 year financing if you qualify, really helped make it affordable. Thanks Dr Kurwa read more

It was a amazing pleasure to have met the nurses and medical staff at this facility during eye cataracts surgery May 19 2020. I was very nervous going in however the service I received was holistic in nature to my wellbeing and they decrease my anxiety and fear of the procedure., They explained every detail, step by step of the pre op. Once I woke up from the surgery, I was treated with respect and kindness. I am very thankful with their services and their patient treatment model. I am happy with their services. They made my visit special. Thank you. read more

I was referred by a co worker (Dec 2014) and honestly it was my bad that I did not do any research and especially with all the red flags =( I am a nurse and can not believe i allow this to happen to myself. Biggest mistake of my life. Dr. Kurwa informed me i had dry eyes, but wouldn't be a problem. Scheduled Lasik for Jan 9, 2015. Lasik procedure completed. No post op instructions given, No follow up appt scheduled, No eye shield given (red flags). I had to wear my own sunglasses. Called reported that my eyes were extremely dry, uncomfortable with blurry vision. I was instructed to buy over the counter eye drops (any is ok, no suggestions or recommendations). After trying every kind possible and no results, I called again and asked for an appt to see Dr. Kurwa. F/U appt - Clear contact put on (didn't have both same, so 1 was no prescription and the other had prescription) Instructed to keep on and follow up in two weeks. Red flag: Did not wash hands, no gloves and placed contacts in eyes. Called back to make an earlier appt due to still having issues with dry eyes & blurry vision. Again Dr. Kurwa took out contacts without washing hands and no gloves. Put in two bottom dissolvable plugs. By this time, I am freaking out due to still having extremely dry eyes, blurry vision, can't drive at night, lights are blending with each other. I had to call back to schedule another F/U. Put in two top dissolvable plugs. Dr. Kurwa wanted to also give me perscription contacts due to upcoming wedding I had planned for myself Feb 19 2015 so i can see. Did not have anymore contacts at the Glendora location so he suggested I drive to Arcadia office to pick some up. During this entire process. I had to have husband drop off to work and friend drop off home. I had to miss work due to how blurry vision making me feel nauseous and had migraines. Months went by and it was not being resolved so I did my research and found Dr. Robert Lin (who evented lasik). Met with him and his team of optometrists. All concluded that initially Dr. Kurwa should have resolved by dry eyes, before even attempting to do the lasik, otherwise he would have not had accurate results. Dr. Lin took the appropriate steps to resolve my eye issues that took from April 2015 until July 2015. Dr. Lin then did the lasik procedure. That all ended up costing me another $6000 total with medications, lasik procedure, etc. Thank god for Dr. Lin! I requested over and over with Omalia, Dr Kurwa's office manager for a refund and assistance. I provided medical records from Dr. Lin reporting the issues that Dr. Kurwa caused me, but after a year now, all i got in return was attitude and unwillingness to assist. I would never recommend this doctor, but feel that he was negligent and caused me 7 months of pain and suffering. I really pray that people would read this review and go to Dr. Robert Lin with IQ LASIK instead. read more

The girls at the front desk need improvement. This is the reason for the one star. I had an appointment with Dr. Kuwa at the Duarte location this past Friday. After waiting 2 hours I herd the girl at the front desk tell some he was still in surgery. I went to talk to her. She suggested to reschedule. I wish she would have said something to me. I rescheduled for Glendora after my experience at the Duarte office. I get to the Glendora office and the girl at the front desk said my insurance didn't work. I told her my insurance has not change and they excepted it before. I don't think she knew what she was doing. She tried to tell me coverage changes each month. At the Duarte office they had no problem with the insurance. After my 2 negative experience with the front desk I won't be going back. I waisted too much of my time already. read more

If I could give Dr. Kurwa staff zero stars I would. I had an appointment today at 2:05. I work in Anaheim so I left work at 12:30 to head to the Glendora office. I received a phone call at 1:45 to inform me that the doctor was out of the office and won't be back until 3 o'clock. I then asked what time can I see the doctor she said well you can still come to the office and wait if you want or you can reschedule. I explained to her that I had driven all the way from Anaheim and had to leave work early she didn't seem to care at all. Front office girls have no compassion and no understanding and value of peoples time. Dr Kurwa is a great doctor but his office staff is horrible. I guess I will have to find another ophthalmologist as it's not gonna work out with this office read more

Dr Kurwa and staff were very professional and helpful. Amalia was awesome and made you feel like family. The surgery was quick and painless and I couldn't be happier with my choice to get this done. The consultation was very informative and again I couldn't be happier with having my perfect vision back. Thanks again to the entire Kurwa eye staff for everything. read more

Had my lasik done bout 2 weeks ago now and life is amazing! Not wrestling with contacts every morning and nite and breaking every pair of glasses I've ever owned. Wish I did this 10 yrs ago! Life is truly so more settling now. Dr. Kurwa did a great job and made me feel completely at ease and very comfortable with the whole process and procedure. I highly recommend this procedure for anyone who's eligible to have it done. It will truly change ur life! I'd recommend this procedure to anyone eligible and from my personal experience would go with dr. Kurwa 100 times over..... read more

My best recommendation. As an added bonus most folks with Eastern European heritage will have extra Kurwa story to tell.

Great Dr. went in for a consultation and was set up for treatment the folling week. Dr answered all my questions, made me feel real good. Surgery was quick and follow up was dine within a few days. Again Dr explained everything very clearly and expectations were meet. Woukd recommend his services. Thanks Dr!!! read more

Dr. Kurwa is an excellent doctor. I have diabetes and he has been treating my eyes with laser surgery and now my eyesight is close to perfect vision. I like hima very much. read more

OMG - I just had LASIK from Dr. Kurwa (3 days ago) and it was one of the best things I have ever done. I went on-line to get his address to refer a relative, and I see a negative post that was posted in 2014 regarding an alleged suit in 1996 because of actions in 1991 centered around BILLING? The post starts with "I heard..." Wow! My eyes could care less whether anyone ever "heard" that Dr. Kurwa settled any law suit from decades earlier. Logic would suspect that, since Dr. Kurwa performs LASIK at a MUCH lower cost than others in the area, this negative review might have an ulterior motive. I don't know about you, but I don't "hear" much gossip regarding doctors in my daily life. Let's get back to my eyes. Dr. Kurwa's office staff seems busy and had to be reminded to check with my insurance regarding authorization for the perform the procedure. As for the LASIK itself. You can image that I experienced normal discomfort associated with having a laser zap my eyeball, but I was amazed, after only one night of rest, that I felt absolutely fine the next day. My reading sight was great the next day, and my distance vision (although it took a couple of days to adjust) is wonderful. I cannot imagine anyone NOT performing this procedure. Dr. Kurwa was professional, explained the entire process completely, double checked the work of his staff, and did a wonderful job ridding me of my dependency on eye glasses. If you are in the foothill communities, or the San Gabriel Valley, I would urge you to do LASIK through Dr. Kurwa's office. read more

Dr. Kurwa did cataract surgery on my left eye last year. I was told that I would be asleep during the whole thing... Well I was aware during the whole procedure. I remember laying there and telling myself that "well maybe even though I know what's going now-I will forget it when it's over." No unfortunately that didn't happen. It was like I was awake but paralyzed-with my arms strapped down. At one point I was in such pain that I instinctively pushed my head back and was given something else by the anesthesiologist. When I got back to outpatient surgery I looked the nurse right in the eye and said "I remember it all!" I think if I had been properly prepared for this possibility I would have been much less traumatized. Dr. Kurwa and Dr. Chan the anesthesiologist came in after the nurse called them to tell them that I was EXTREMELY upset and agitated. I was in no frame of mind to talk to them at that point and told them so twice-only when my daughter said it did they leave me alone. When I went for my follow appointment Dr. Kurwa came in and spent about 5 minutes with me and got up to leave. I said, "no we're not done." When I tried to talk to him about what had happened he took no responsibility at all and blamed it on the anesthesiologist. And said I could pursue it with the hospital. I was not looking to sue anyone-but an apology would have been nice.... Also my left eye is blurry now-it looks like a cloud is covering part of my eye. Not sure who to go see now.... I honestly can't recommend this doctor. read more

Just came home from seeing this Dr. What a awful experience. the whole staff is sooooo rude! I would not recommend this Dr. to anyone.. save your money and go see someone else!!! The office is completely over crowded, dirty, and dingy. read more

Dr. Kurwa preformed cataract surgery on my left eye. I'd had my right eye done in another state. Recovery time was much shorter and a lot less redness with Dr. Kurwa. The Glendora office is small but closer to home. His Arcadia office is much nicer. He's friendly yet very professional. His staff is courteous and patient. I'm very satisfied with my overall experience. read more

Don't let him touch your eyes. Just go somewhere else. Your eyes to important to let someone change them if there is ANY doubt that things could go wrong. And he actually made my eyesight worse. No need to elaborate. Just choose someone else. read more

Dr kurwa is an excellent eye dr. He did both of my cataract surgeries. I was afraid of the pain and he assured me I would feel no pain. Amazingly there was none. I had to see him a few years later as I was having blurriness in my right eye. I saw him on a week day and went back a few days later and had a laser light show and it cleared up my eye sight. I can see so much better now. He is very caring and reassuring. His office staff is also very professional. I would highly recommend him. read more

I was looking for a way to indicate minus star because this doctor nearly got me blinded in one eye. He did unnecessary procedures just so he can bill Medicare for services I did not require. Stay away from this doctor. read more

Probably as good as any Kurwa you could find. Poles absolutely love him. ;)

Dr. Kurwa was extremely pleasant and took time to explain the entire LASIK procedure and answered all of my questions to my satisfaction. This surgery is so liberating and Dr. Kurwa is obviously experienced and an expert in his field. I am now free of glasses and contacts and at age 72 that's a pretty good place to be! Thank you Doctor! read more