Michael A Glazeski, OD

Sorry to say, but Dr. Glazeski has retired. I called today to make an appoinment and was informed of his retirement.
I just started seeing him last year. I really liked him. I was referred to Dr. Bui instead. He also has great reviews and is located in the same office.
All the ophthamoligists in this practice are great.

I came in here for my biennial eye exam. Dr. Glazeski was perfectly nice, if a little timid. The receptionists were nice, too. The woman who works the eye glass «store,» however, is really unfriendly and off-​putting. She does warm up a little after a few minutes, but when you first go in there, she seems like, What are you doing here? Don’t you see I’m busy? I really needed some advice about what direction to go in in terms of bi-​focals, progressives, etc., but she didn’t really give any answers to my questions. Plus, their selection is very small.
The office and especially the exam rooms are quite old – looks like they haven’t updated the décor or the equipment since the 70’s.
I’m not saying this is a bad place, but, for me, I want to find a doctor and an office that’s a little more inspiring.

top knoch doctor. he is professional, understanding, and know’s his profession.
friendly staff, front desk personnel…
cant say enough about this place…10 000 000% amazing!

I can’t agree enough with Paul.
In fact, Paul’s a friend of mine, and I recommended he go to Dr. Glazeski.
As someone who suffers from severe myopia, going to the eye doctor can be extremely traumatic for me. I have had fun poked at me, been subjected to «wow, that’s REALLY BAD» comments, in other offices, by professionals. I went to Dr. Glazeski because he’s in Alameda, and covered by my vision plan.
When I told him I was –11 in one eye and –10 in the other, he said «I’ve seen wayyy worse. That’s nothing.» To someone who has worn glasses since they were 7 years old, these words are absolute gold.
He was thorough, talked with me about different options (first dr. in a long time who wasn’t in the pocket of a lasik surgeon and so gave me his honest opinion about it for someone in my condition), and was familiar with the latest technologies.
I would pay to go to Dr. Glazeski even if I he didn’t accept my insurance.
He’s that good.

THUD.
20 seconds later…
Nnnnnnnnnggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Oh, my head… thick and foggy. Ugh, that was a weird dream. OK, I’m lying here, contorted. Wait, I’m on the ground? My legs are so heavy… what the hell? Where am I?
Consciousness slowly crawls its way back into my brain. I feel sick to my stomach, and my head is swimming. Someone’s leaning over me and handing me my glasses.
Sounds like something of bad end to a bender, right? Nope. That was the highlight of my visit to Dr. Glazeski. After the good doctor did a glaucoma test on one eye, I passed out and fell right out of the examining chair. I swear, they should put seat belts on those damned things.
What led me to the doctor? I sought out a more professional eye doctor after a most shitty visit to Lenscrafters in Emeryville. I have horrid vision; my prescription is along the lines of –10.5 and –11. These «glasses in about an hour» type places have no idea what to do with me. Dr. Glazeski doesn’t run a retail chain office, took my insurance, was local to my office, and could see me in fairly short notice.
So how is it that I can give five stars to a doctor whose procedure reintroduced me to Mr. Sandman and Mr. Floor in one fell swoop? Easy. He let me lay there for 10 minutes while I tried to keep my cookies down, checking on me frequently, then explained that while he hadn’t seen this kind of reaction before, he had recently read up on it, and promised that he’d be better prepared for next time. And a few weeks later, a photocopied article talking about what I went through, and ways to prevent it, appeared in my mail box. He’s doing his homework.
Also, he didn’t even flinch at how bad my eyes are.