I'm writing this review to acknowledge Dr Paveloff and his staff at the Vision Center. My recent…read moreexperience with cataract surgery was flawless. Dr Paveloff's expertise was on full display for me. His command and communication during the procedure was completely reassuring. His prediction on lens correction was spot on. His staff as well as the staff at the Santa Barbara Surgery Center were first rate. And most importantly the result was excellent. If you are in need of cataract surgery, I could not recommend Dr Paveloff more highly. Dan Onorato

Excellent care and concern. The cataract surgery was performed expertly and efficiently I reccomend…read moreDr Paveloff and thank him for his thoroughness

Urban Optics in Santa Barbara is wonderful! I've been happily going there for years because the…read morestaff always engages with warmth and genuinely friendliness. What could have been a simple prescription update and glasses purchase always turns into such a happy and fun experience, thanks to the incredible team. A special shoutout to Anastasiia and Lianna, who went above and beyond to make me feel cute and fashionable in my new specs. Their positive energy is contagious, and you can tell they genuinely love helping people feel their best. The entire Urban Optics team works together well, creating a cheerful environment. I always look forward to my exams and leave very happy. Dr. Zucker is pretty cool too! My prescriptions are always the best. I've tried other places and came right back. Thank you all for your great service year after year!

Worst OD I've ever been to. ** important note: They are not an authorized Oakley dealer and one of…read morethe reason is their business practices. They will put their own lenses on the Oakley's you bring BUT they don't tell you that Oakley doesn't allow any other lenses but Oakley to be used in their frames, it nulls the warranty and no authorized Oakley reseller optometrist will touch them after those lenses are put in or they'll lose they're license to sell Oakley's. When they were confronted with this, their response was that they'll gladly put new lenses in if I came in and paid for a new eye exam and pay for new lenses. So you're telling me you messed up and you won't fix your screw up without collecting more money. Lastly, they also lie about what your insurance covers. My insurance covers the eye exam but they lied and charged hundreds for the first exam that my insurance actually would have fully covered! Santa Barbara was never a place I'd expect to be ripped off, for such a "prestigious" city. Can't wait for the city to get through with their unethical business practices! Zero stars should be an option for Yelp reviews.

Dr. Winthrop is amazing!! One day out of Lasik and my vision is perfect with no recovery symptoms…read more His lasik machine is top of the line and much more advanced than others in town. Worth every penny to get the top of the line technology which has had major improvements over others. I cannot recommend him enough!

Still the best ophthalmologist in town. Competent, caring staff, state-of-the-art, equipment,…read moreknowledgeable, first rate in every way.

I honestly cannot believe this eye doctor sees kids. His bedside manner is terrible. He came…read morerushing into the room, did not introduce himself, and then wonders why a two year old is crying. He didn't bother to do anything. He didn't grab a toy, try any distraction tools, literally did nothing. He just said well he is crying, bring him back in two weeks. Then, I got a bill for $290. Do yourself a favor and stay away from this office. There are other eye doctors who are much better with kids and charge far less! We had seen Dr Yin there previously and she was amazing.

I trust this Dr he is very smart knows his stuff is very meticulous, but the wait times here are…read moreridiculous you wait in the room more than the actual appointment the appointment is literally less than half hour. I didn't like the approach the dr had once felt it was bit insensitive but lately he's been ok and nice. I recommend him cause of his specialty on eye issues the office is kid friendly which makes it less boring for the kids that have to wait. The staff is ok there was a receptionist that worked there a few years back she was very nice but not there anymore.

Dr. Linden Doss is a board-certified ophthalmologist as well as an oculoplastic surgeon who…read morespecializes in the eyes. I would highly recommend him over a plastic surgeon who specializes in all types of facial surgery. Dr. Doss is highly skilled, professional, and caring. My surgery was very complex, and the results were outstanding. You'll also be in great hands with Dr. Doss and his staff - they work hard and treat all patients with care and respect. They are responsive and are there to answer questions via text, email, etc. throughout the whole experience. Five stars

From the owner: Santa Barbara’s premiere cosmetic eyelid and facial plastic surgeon. We are delighted to join our…read moreSanta Barbara family! As a USC fellowship trained eye and facial plastic surgeon, Dr Doss takes an artistic and world-class approach to restoring the eyelid and upper face. We also offer botox, dermal fillers and photo rejuvenation. We aim to serve our patients with attentive care, joy and compassion!

Generous with time and attention. Cataract surgery with excellent results and no pressure to upsell…read moreprocedures or products. Dr. Jacobson expects the best results, and will persist until he achieves the best results possible.

I found Dr. Jacobson to be thorough, extremely knowledgeable,…read morecareful, a good listener, and very efficient. I highly recommend him

Completely botched by Taban in Beverly Hills. My results are…read morehorrific and devastating. My corners are blunted, webbed, and decompressed. He used an alloderm graft to correct retraction, but the graft got completely dissolved by my body. Furthermore he performed orbital decompression which made my corners decompressed. I have now severe retraction with blunted corners. Before the surgery, my corners were never touched, I only had some slight retraction. My consult with him was via skype and lasted only 10 minutes. I regret going to him and would not advise him.

I never saw him. Put off by a high consultation fee which would be applied to your surgery. Felt a…read morebit gouging.

Dr. Carter Anderson was awesome. Knowledgeable, personable,…read moreand answered all my questions. 5 stars.

I attended an appointment on 9/2/25 with Dr. Cailyn Katsev Ruck, for a routine eye exam and contact…read morelens/glasses prescription. At the outset of the appointment I was told that my co-pay would be $10 and, additionally, I opted to pay an additional $20 for a retinal scan (versus dilation). All good. However, at the conclusion of this appointment, Dr. Katsev Ruck indicated that I was being charged $85 to receive the contact lens/eyeglass prescription (of which she had provided a hard copy at this point). When I objected to this, she literally took the physical prescription from my hands. Withholding a person's contact lens/eyeglass prescription is a clear violation of the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) Eyeglass Rule and Contact Lens Rule, which states that prescriptions must be provided to all patients without request and without additional fees. I have filed a complaint with the FTC.

Dr. Katsev was in much too much of a hurry. He put plugs into my tear ducts so my eyes wouldn't be…read moreas dry. He did it before an assistant got my signature on the release form. It was so painful, an assistant held my head to keep it from moving. Afterward, I learned he was supposed to give me anesthetic drops first. He referred me to a different doctor for an other procedure. I don't plan to return.

Be warned about this doctor. 1st thing was he advised me to have a "special" TRULIGN cataract…read moresurgery that would give me depth of field -- -- for an extra $2500. (Medicare covers regular cataract surgery at no cost.) Coming from a tradition that has great respect for doctors, I agreed to it. After the surgery, when it was clear that there was to be no depth of field, I did the research (I am a PhD) and discovered there was already evidence that this surgery was unlikely to work on seniors. Second, he gave me no advise about macular degeneration though my records clearly indicated that I had the dry version. Third, years later, last month when I made an appointment to address the blob-like floaters that continue to drift across that eye, he was so behind with appointments (over an hour) that I fnally had to leave. Wow!

Dr. Kolarczyk, MD was THE BEST professional eye doctor we've ever gone to and saw him for over 20…read moreyears! We miss him, his wonderful wife who worked in billing, the wonderful lady in eyeglasses who always went the extra mile and especially his front office angel who was amazing and kind. Lucky we had their expertise as long as we did! We wish them all the best in retirement and are grateful for each of them.

I finally decided that I wanted to establish a relationship with a local professional instead of…read moreconstantly going to those high-volume stores like Lenscrafters or Costco, which are always hit-or-miss but which (I thought) were quicker and cheaper. As it turns out, Dr. Kolarczyk wasn't any more expensive than these other options, and was significantly more thorough. In fact, I found out that I have an astigmatism--slight enough for others to have missed, but bad enough to affect my eyesight. I came back for a second fitting (at no extra cost) of a lens they ordered and... wow... suddenly I could see much better out of my "bad" eye than I had ever thought possible. I highly recommend these folks.