Eye Specialties Medical Group

First time here and I believe I just found a new optometrist everyone is so friendly and helpful. Very happy and would recommend this place to anyone!

Dr. Edelman has operated on both of my eyes for cataracts. He is extremely careful and wants his patients to be happy. His staff is always considerate to me and helped me file State Disability insurance claim.
I have been his patient since 2008 after being referred from the staff at Eden Medical Center.

I was recently at Eyecare Specialities for an eyecare emergency and was lucky enough to get Dr. Edelman. He rocks! I felt like I got the very best care from a caring and knowledgeable doctor. I was extremely worried and he put my mind at ease immediately. This is one eye doctor that truly impressed me.

Very disappointed in service. We arrived ten minutes before our scheduled appointment and still waited over TWO HOURS to be seen by optometrist. There was no explanation from staff or doctor or apologies for the wait. Once seen by doctor she was unfriendly and rude, wanting to speed through the appointment and losing patience with my daughter when she questioned which choice was clearer .one or two? taking a deep sigh and repeating. one or two? again. The entire appointment took less than ten minutes. My family will NEVER return to this office! This is the first negative review I’ve ever posted. I am normally understanding, but found this experience pushed me to take this action. :(

I had cataract surgery through them and found the experience very easy. The staff was all very professional and kind. My sister had the same surgery through them and they came highly recommended… they didn’t disappoint.

I expect that my optometrist was competent, here. He wasn’t especially nice, or icky, but he was competent.
However: I will never, ever go back.
When I got there, the folks behind the desk at the lobby slid their translucent glass pane back to offer me help, and they were so over-​scented that the smell wafted out, strong perfume, into the lobby, and I actively sneezed, and even developed a slight headache. I’m not fond of perfume, but I can live with it in moderation. This was unreasonable for a medical clinic.
While I was with the optometrist, the doctor (ophthalmologist, I suppose, but clearly The Doctor there) yelled at an optometrist for using the wrong tool, he should have used the forty-​cent disposable thing, not the sixty-​cent one, yell yell yell. And this was all in front of another patient, ick! She looked like she wanted to slide into the floor. Across the hall, I winced for the optometrist. When it came time for me to visit the optician for new glasses she *yelled* at the optometrist that her lunch hour started in ten minutes and she was waiting for a vendor anyway, so he should tell me to go away and come back in 90 minutes.
So go away I did.
I asked some friends (because this was before I knew about Unilocal), one recommended an optician in Berkeley, and I went there. Even though they’re a schlep away, much farther for me than Castro Valley, and the parking is a pain there, it’s such a nice place that it’s worth the trip.