Dr Emma McDonnell Excellent care and friendly and goes above and beyond she gave me the best care…read moreagain she is great

Cattle-shute style clinic. They take two hours to complete a single appointment. Only three…read moreopthalmologists, and a myriad of waiting rooms stuffed to the brim with people. The "specialist", Mario I think his name is, was extremely rude. He didn't answer any questions, decided on my behalf that I required laser treatment for my one good eye when it didn't even show up on the photo. He literally wanted me to take his word for it. He said, and I quote: "It doesn't show in the photo." My primary care doctor was shocked to hear my experience and I advised her to tell her patients to avoid this clinic.

My optometrist recommended that I see a specialist for my eyes, and was referred here. The office…read moreis clean and well kept. Parking is easy. Staff is nice and helpful. The wait for the doctor was a bit long (about 30 minutes) but the doctors seem to know their stuff, and have a high level of care with great patient empathy. There were many patients in and out, and I had a good experience. I would recommend this place.

Dr Masslin is a wonderful eye surgeon very knowledgeable and with a nice personality…read more This office is run with effectiveness. The assistants are polite and treat me with respect. I been there several times and I get to be seen by the Doctor within my appointment time. I appreciate the fast response of this clinic in the case of eye emergencies. I had two eye emergencies and the lady answering my call heard my problem and immediately gave me an appointment to see the Doctor right away in both occasions. The parking of this clinic located in Del Mar Ave is very spacious and there is always parking space available. I am happy to have Dr Masslin as my Eye Doctor.

This place is the best for retinal eye problems. I have had nearly lifelong retinal issues and was…read morehappy to find this practice and Dr Mozayan. He really knows what he's doing and has top notch state of the art equipment. No qualm recommending them at all.

I was so lucky to have had Dr. Mozayan recommended to me to repair my retinal tears. His technical…read moreexpertise is unparalleled. He and his staff provide the highest quality care. In addition, for the last 2 years Dr. Mozayan has monItored this repair work. It is so comforting to meet with him on a regular basis. I highly recommend Dr. Mozayan to anyone who needs retinal care.

I am so grateful for Dr. Afshari's excellent care and skill! This past year, my Fuch's disease…read moreworsened and she successfully performed both cataract and corneal transplant surgeries on me. She is highly skilled and professional as well as supportive and kind! From our first visit to the present, she has welcomed questions and explained things clearly. Her staff continue to check in by phone after visits to follow up on any further needs. I highly recommend Dr. Afshari and the Shiley Eye Institute for their excellent quality of care and expertise! Thank you! Rebecca Moore

I hate everything about this place and would rather go blind than to repeat my experience here…read more One morning, a dark curtain covered the top of my left eye, and I presented myself to UCSD urgent care. It was a Sunday, so the urgent care nurse told me I needed to go to the ER to be seen by a specialist. At the ER, I waited 10 hours to be seen by an ophthalmologist, who diagnosed me with a retinal detachment and told me I needed to go to Shiley the following morning at 7 am. Despite showing up at 7 am, it took them over 3 hours to see me. The first doctor told me I needed immediate surgery and referred me to a second doctor, who explained they would put a buckle around my eye and the surgery was expected to take an hour or two. Because it was an emergency surgery, I had to get it done at the main hospital two buildings away. After surgery, I woke up with a lot of pain in my eye and was told there were some complications. The surgery ended up taking over 5 hours. In my follow-up, I was told that while draining the fluid underneath the detachment, the retina became stuck and "retinal incarceration," a rare event, occurred. As a result, they had to perform a vitrectomy, which required cutting into my eye and filling it with silicone oil. I also now had a cataract growing in my eye and was told I would need cataract surgery within the year. To add insult to injury, I was charged facilities fees by the minute. The surgery and ER fees the day before resulted in about $10k in out-of-pocket costs with insurance. No wonder the recovery nurse was rushing me to leave after surgery. Funny enough, I was even given a parking ticket for admitting myself to the ER. Thanks UCSD. Since then, the finance department has also been extremely unhelpful in working with me to lower costs, but they don't seem to mind charging me for every follow-up I needed, of which there were many because I needed weekly injections of medication into my eye to prevent scarring. Fast forward a few months and I needed to get the silicone oil extracted from my eye, which the doctor recommended I do before cataract surgery because the oil could cause vision changes. By this point, there were so many bubbles in my eye that it looked like I was staring at a fly eye, but with a lot of blur and so much light diffraction that it gave me a constant headache. I was assured that the oil and bubbles would be removed during surgery. Despite the silicone oil extraction being a "great success," there are still enough bubbles in my eye that make me feel like I'm living underwater. The doctor claims he got all the oil out and that no bubbles can be seen in imaging, but that a fourth surgery can be made to remove the remaining bubbles if needed. Great - I thought getting the oil out was the entire purpose of this surgery. I am now in Shiley for the 4th time in a week and Nth time in the last few months. Every visit, I'm here for a minimum of two hours, most of which is waiting in an ophthalmic exam chair that has the ergonomics of an economy class plane seat. Now I am being advised to not get cataract surgery because the cataract is small and there are risks associated with surgery. Funny how those risks were downplayed when I could be used as a guinea pig for training medical residents. Imagine being told you should feel blessed paying thousands for blurry vision and seeing distracting bubbles float constantly across your vision permanently. What arrogance for these doctors to deliver a result and then tell you that it is an acceptable one regardless of your own feelings. No one seems to want to take responsibility, and all I get are a circle of excuses for why I should be satisfied. Had I known these were the standards doctors had to live by, I would have become a doctor too. At this point, I would have been okay with just losing the eye. If you have to come to Shiley, do yourself a favor and just choose to go blind. They are a research facility and not serious professional practicing physicians who care for their patients.

I'm searching for results and not how long it took waiting for the doctors. These people need to…read moreknow what a review is about. Did the cataract surgery go well or not? What there questionable results that you didn't like! Here an example of a proper review. My sister went for a surgery that resulted in her seeing worse that before surgery. She claims to see world because the of the doctors bad experience performing such. He eye sometimes bleeds between the lens and the cornea. In other words, the doctor who operated screwed up her right eye." This is a proper review and the purpose of communicating with the people who want to know if they are trustworthy or not! I saw a review about this doctor that gave him praise and went on and on about what a great surgen he is. This review was done by the clinic and not by a real patient. They used terminology not used by a normal reviewer. So, it was an "inside job". This is common to do this by people that get bad reviews all the time because they suck and this will maybe make believers of the naive and innocent people. By the way, the example above is a real case and not made up. My sister's eyesight is permanently fked up, thanks to this quack

Pick another place other than this one. You can never get these people on the actual line. IF YOU…read moreDO it will take a good 20 mins or so just to make an appointment. AWFUL!

Dr. Evans and his staff are the epitome of what a Dr's office should be. I seriously was having…read moreimages of Norman Rockwell "Dr's visit" swirling in my head. The staff was beyond friendly ...very family like. Dr. Evans was very thorough and sweet..I can't wait to bring my daughters' to him;)

Great staff in all areas of operation. Everyone top notch friendly and most important competent at…read moretheir jobs. I cannot imagine going anywhere else for my basic eye care.

I was recently referred to Dr. David Najafi with Alliance Retina Specialists by my eye specialist,…read moreDr.Barry Katzman with West Coast Eye Care. I was very impressed with Doctor Najafi and his staff. He was very impressive with what I would call his bedside manner and willingness to explain the testing he was doing and what it all meant. I highly recommend him and his obviously qualified and very personable and professional staff.

From the owner: Since 2001, we have been providing Medical and Surgical care for treatment of such conditions as…read morediabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, retinal detachment, macular hole, macular pucker, retinal vascular diseases, ocular trauma, uveitis, ocular tumors, and other disease of the eye. We are available to serve you 24 hours a day seven days a week.

Excellent quality of patient care and services. A physician who always care about his patient …read more Explain well the result of his test . The staffs are courteous, respectful, and helpful. Making appointment is easy. No waiting of more than 10 minutes of your appointment. The Office is clean and comfortable chair to sit .. Thank you.

OMG this doctor was amazing so was their staff. I had this floater thing in my eye starting on…read moreMonday. They were able to get me in after I got everything approved through my insurance right away. Even was able to do the procedure that I needed same day. The doctor was so caring and explained everything so well. I would highly recommend him and their staff.

I had been looking for a new optometrist when I decided to stay in San Diego. I use to travel to…read morethe Bay Area to go to my old optometrist but couldn't keep taking time off to go so I figured it was time. I stumbled across Dr. Hom over Yelp and put an inquiry though his website. I am so glad that I decided to go with Dr. Hom. I feel like I am in excellent care with him. I struggle with seasonal allergies and occasional dry eyes and he listens to every concern I have and tries to work out a solution with me. I started having very tender eyes out of no where and his staff was able to squeeze me in for an appointment. With his recommendations it cleared up within a few days. I would recommend Dr. Hom if you are in the market for a new optometrist in the Sorrento Valley area.

Do not go to America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses at Clairemont Town Square!! I went for contact…read morelense prescription and was charged $50 when exam should have been covered and then they tried to charge me $86 for a six pack of contacts even after I told them I was going to get my contacts from Costco. I think they take advantage of people on Medicare. Do yourself a favor and go somewhere else!

A Five Star Review for Dr. Gayle Howard. She wielded her considerable surgical skills on my right…read moreeye, and the results are fantastic. She is also very personable and will answer any questions a patient might ask. The office staff is also excellent. Making a new appointment is a breeze, and the staff seems very friendly and efficient. I'm so glad I was referred to this clinic by my primary care physician. There is generally adequate parking behind the building, but it is a shared parking lot with another medical provider. Sometimes parking can be a little tight.

I've seen several different doctors over the years and have been satisfied. My last doctor moved…read moreaway. My new doctor as of a couple months ago was very nice and knowledgeable. Ordered glasses from here more than once. Using VSP insurance The range of eyeglasses out the door is huge. Also, more for progressive lenses of course. Ask for help- looking for low prices, square frames, blue? They'll help!