Frederick R Harris, OD

I have been a patient of Dr. Harris’ for a very long time. I have never encountered a better optometrist (and I’ve been to at least 5) or, for that matter, a better doctor over all. He is experienced and knowledgeable, and he shares his knowledge gladly. He is thorough, thoughtful and clear and gives me options and his recommendation. I appreciate this approach so much. He is so professional and friendly. We moved away from Pasadena and I’ve continued to come into his office for services for almost 15 years now. It’s time to change, next year and begin with someone closer to home, and I dread that. I don’t know who I am going to find that I trust and like as much as Dr. Harris.

I LOVE THIS DOCTOR! I am very picky when it comes to any doctor so when my friend turned me on to him I was hesitant. So glad I agreed to try it out! He is friendly, funny and great with kids! Definitely my number one choice!

I’ve been going to my doctor since I was 7 years old. Let’s just say that he has definitely been the best doctor ever. He has been more than informative about my eye health! He has a caring personality. I have always been more than satisfactory about the professional service here, and would recommend Dr. Harris anytime!

He cares, he’s knowledgeable and he listens.
Great Optometrist.
Glad I found him.

I’m shocked there isn’t already a review here for Dr. Frederick Harris! He is really an outstanding optometrist and I’ve been to them ALL. I’m writing this review specifically for all the other eye shy/​severely myopic patients out there.
A little about me: I have terrible vision (my contact prescription is –11) and have seen innumerable optometrists since the 1^st grade. My eyes are extremely sensitive (to touch, to light, to life) so a visit to the eye doctor was excruciating. I’m talking about uncontrollable blinking, eyes watering buckets and then swelling shut. I’ve had Doctors treat me like a freakish medical anomaly and worse of all YELLING at me to keep my eyes open (as if I have any control over that once they get that irritated). Yup I’m talking about you Optometric Options/​Beverly Center circa 2004.
Then came Dr. Harris. In 2008 he completed the first exam in 30+ years I’ve left with ZERO eye irritation. Needless to say, I’ve been a happy patient every since. In my humble opinion this is because Dr. Harris is so highly experienced. I live in fear of the day he finally retires so please go see him while you still can. I’ll break it down for you:
1) He is truly skilled at performing all the invasive exams (air blasting your eye, shining bright lights in there) quickly and accurately to minimize eye irritation.
2) NO unnecessary chemical dilation. If you’re like me, getting your eyes dilated results in hours of incapacitating blindness and and a migraine.
3) Great bedside manner! Really takes the time to answer all your dumb questions plus he often has great suggestions based on his intuitive knowledge of your condition. For instance he had some ideas about how to improve my night driving.
4) Generous with the samples! I always leave with at least a bag of eye drops and contact solution.
So go get yourself a pain free exam and some sexy new specs!