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    Southwood Optometry

    5.0 (150 reviews)
    Closed 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

    By appointment only

    Services - Southwood Optometry

    Eye exams

    Eye testing and diagnosis

    Eyewear fitting

    2 More Services

    Laser vision correction

    Retinal imaging

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    Picha C.

    Everyone here is extremely friendly and welcoming. Dr. Matt is one of a kind. My first ever visit, and the other few times after that, were great. Consistent service, and good atmosphere. Highly recommend!

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    Donato M.

    This is a new office for me. I have only had one eye doctor for myself and my children. So this was a big move for us. They are very friendly and professional and I immediately felt comfortable. The office space is very convenient and spacious. I think I found my family's new eye doctor. Thank you Dr Matsunaga and staff for making me feel so comfortable! Happy Holidays

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    Always feel welcome and taken care of here, more than any other optometrist I've been to. Clean, super friendly and helpful.

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    7 months ago

    Great customer service! The dr is really kind and helpful and the staff is super nice. Definitely will be back.

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    3 months ago

    The appointment was efficient and everyone at the office is very kind! Glad to come her to get new ortho k lenses.

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    4 months ago

    Southwood Optometry always has excellent and super friendly service. I highly recommend!

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    7 months ago

    Dr. Matt and the staff are amazing!! They are always very attentive and thorough with my questions and care.

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    Dr. Mat is awesome! He's super friendly and very knowledgeable. His staff is very friendly and accommodating. Highly recommend their office.

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    Always amazing service! My favorite optometrist. Always very helpful & kind staff. Perfect for folks scared of the doctor as well :)

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    All the staff were very accommodating and efficient. Love coming here! 10/10 recommend

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    1 year ago

    Dr Matsunaga is great! I highly recommend. I have been coming here for 2 years now and the service is wonderful

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    I have been coming to this optometrist for years. He is the best. Very thorough and conscientious. I highly recommend!

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    Dr. Matt and team are excellent. They are knowledgeable, thorough, customercentric and appointment availability is good.

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    3 years ago

    I've been a patient of Southwood from the beginning and the service is just great! The staff is friendly and Doc and is amazing.

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    2 years ago

    The nicest team of people! They are so friendly and low pressure about add on services or buying things on the spot :)

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    Ask the Community - Southwood Optometry

    How much for a consultation ? My insurance doesn't cover vision.

    Please direct message or give us a call and we would be happy to answer that for you!

    Hello. Do you offer services for Ortho-K contact lens?

    Yes! Paragon CRT and Dreamlens

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    Review Highlights - Southwood Optometry

    Matt is very awesome; he builds rapport, asks about family and also listens very well.

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    Manhattan Beach Vision Group

    Manhattan Beach Vision Group

    4.6(263 reviews)
    4.1 mi
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    DANGEROUS MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE. THIS IS A UNCARING CORPORATE FACTORY POSING AS A SMALL LOCAL…read moreBUSINESS. Warning to the South Bay: This is NOT the local, caring optometry office it pretends to be. They are part of VSP Ventures, a massive corporate giant (Google it & see attached pic), and it shows. They treat patients like numbers on a spreadsheet, not humans and repeatedly got my eye exams wrong. The Negligence: For six years, they failed to diagnose a standard condition I've had since 2017. In July 2025, Dr. Lee removed my astigmatism correction entirely. When I explicitly told her I couldn't see and questioned the prescription, I was dismissed. A manager promised to call me back--no one ever did. The Result: I spent months driving with dangerous, blurry vision and wasted over $3,000 on 9 pairs of useless glasses because I thought better glasses would help me, but the problem was their incompetence. I finally went to a new independent doctor (Leaf Optometry), who immediately diagnosed the issue and confirmed Manhattan Beach Vision Group has been getting it wrong for years after looking over all my previous prescriptions. Do not trust your eyes to this factory. They care about volume, not accuracy. Go to a real local doctor who actually listens and cares.

    I had a disappointing experience. At check-in, I confirmed that my visit would be covered by my…read moreinsurance and was told that it was. Once I was in the room with Dr. Luan Lee, I agreed to an $39 out-of-pocket charge to check my retina. After the glasses prescription exam, Dr. Luan Lee suggested a contact lens fitting "to make the most of the visit," without disclosing that it would cost $150. I only learned of this charge at checkout. When I questioned it, the interaction became uncomfortable. They eventually agreed to remove the charge in exchange for deleting the contact lens fitting data. Additionally, my name was spelled incorrectly on the printed glasses prescription I took home, even after I asked for it to be corrected. The checkout experience felt rushed and uncomfortable, and I left without having my existing glasses tightened, despite needing an adjustment due to normal wear, which was disappointing. On a positive note, the technician who performed my initial tests before I saw the doctor was very professional and courteous. I am sharing this review so others considering this office know to be vigilant, ask detailed questions, and get clear confirmation of costs upfront. I will not be returning.

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    Beach Cities Laser Vision

    Beach Cities Laser Vision

    5.0(17 reviews)
    0.5 mi

    i had such a great experience w everyone from the beach cities laser vision team! Dr Liu was…read moreincredible thorough and precise and I am grateful for the personalized care I received. The whole team is such a dream to work w and now my vision is better then 20.20!!! Feels so wonderful to not have to pack contacts for any of my trips and to get to scuba dive without fear of contacts coming off peep the video of me and my preschool friend w naturally perfect vision doing a vision test!

    I had been turned down a few times in the past for LASIK because of trauma to my left eye…read more Thankfully, with modern technology and Dr. Liu's team, I was finally approved for the SMILE procedure. At first, I was scared. After hearing "no, no, no" for over 10 years and being told I wasn't a candidate, getting a "yes" felt almost unreal. I was nervous on the day of surgery, but Dr. Liu and her team were very comforting and made the process quick and painless. They also did a great job with post-op checkups. I couldn't have asked for a better team. I'm now seeing 20/20, and I'm so glad I found them so close to home. Highly recommended, truly the best in the South Bay! They offer a great financing plan, so you can't go wrong choosing them. They are very thorough and professional. Thank you Dr. Liu! Thank you Katie! Thank you Lawrence! I'll see y'all around!

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    Aarchan Joshi, MD

    Aarchan Joshi, MD

    3.6(28 reviews)
    1.6 mi

    I'm letting you know right now that every review on here with more than 1 star is not a real…read morereview. This place is horrible. Long and truthful review incoming: The staff is not welcoming and warm like an eye doctor's office staff should be. If you have plans later that day, do not go to your appointment or you will miss your plans. They leave you in the waiting room for over an hour and say nothing to you until you get up and ask. Then you sit in a second waiting room where the same thing happens and the lady who sits at the desk next to the second waiting room is rude. I went in for a pterygium removal surgery. Joshi messed up my surgery causing scarring and an issue causing so much discomfort that I had to come back 3 days after my surgery for him to fix it. First off they did not even give me pain medication for recovery. They told me to go home and take tylenol and advil and no I am not embellishing. Anyways, He then had me sit in the chair to try and fix his mistake and used metal tweezers in my eye trying to grab and unfold the graft that he had messed up while I was under no medication. This caused me excruciating pain and it was like he did not care. He has ZERO bedside manner as a doctor and acts like you're a burden for having made an appointment, he is not thorough in his explanations and he rushes through everything. The surgery he did on my eye was so bad I had to go to a second doctor to fix the surgery and even that doctor said how poor a job Joshi did on my surgery. It cost $1700 for the surgery which I paid out of pocket. Then over the next two months I was sent a $505.50 bill for anesthesia, a $526.50 bill for cost of surgery, a $250.00 bill for being a new patient, and a $95.00 bill for...who even knows. If you care about your eyes, please do not let this doctor operate on you. Go see someone else and you will thank me later.

    I've been seeing him for over 5 years, been very pleased. Excellent doctor, a true professional and…read morelistens to the patient.

    Torrance Vision Center - Office

    Torrance Vision Center

    4.9(171 reviews)
    2.1 mi
    $$

    It blows my mind that there are reviews from people who THINK they can fraudulently bad mouth you…read moreand your business! I'm glad you do take the time to respond back, because people like this really don't deserve it. However, as a former small business owner myself, dealing with people who think they can get away with lies or misinformation are despicable. Anyways, I've been totally satisfied each and every time my husband and I have been coming here, for over twenty years, including when Dr. Au took over the practice from Dr. Huey. Thank you for always being friendly, patient and informative.

    i am new to vsp and called to make an appointment for an exam for contact lens. the front desk…read morestaff were all really nice, over the phone and in person. they called prior to my appointment to give a friendly reminder. dr au and his staff were all very professional. my exam look about 30m dr au was pretty personable. recommended that i purchase pataday eye drops for my red eyes which are caused by allergies. the only thing is that i was not made aware of was the contact fitting fee, which is $60. when i called to make the appt, the gal provided my co pay amount and the allowance for contacts under my vision insurance. this is why i always opt out of vision insurance bc it costs less for me to pay out of pocket for contacts than to pay for vision insurance twice a month + copay + contact fitting fee + difference of what my insurance covers for contacts, which is about $100 more. so basically i am paying double this year. other than not disclosing the contact fitting fee..the visit was good. parking: plenty of parking.

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