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    Dougherty Laser Vision

    4.6 (115 reviews)

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    During my LASIK surgery, holding onto snoopy
    Jasmine W.

    I'm a big eye nerd. So big that I went and graduated from optometry school, did a residency, earned my fellowship, and am now teaching full time at an optometry school. So when it came to getting refractive surgery, I couldn't have just anyone take care of my eyes (because who wants an optometrist with blurry vision?). I did my research, talked to colleagues, and am super happy I went with Dr. Dougherty. I appreciate that Dr. Dougherty works well with optometrists so I could do my pre- and post-ops with my own optometrist and just had to come in for a few measurements right before surgery. I also liked that he has a really strong background, did a corneal fellowship, actively does research and publishes, and trains both ophthalmology residents and optometry students. But most importantly I really enjoyed my experience working with Dr. Dougherty and his team. Drs. Dougherty and Vida and their staff took great care of me and were friendly and professional. Their office was clean, had hi-tech instrumentation, and they were efficient, kind, and took care of everything (parking's even validated). other random tips: 1. set aside flex spending money for the surgery 2. whoever you go with do your research and make sure you're comfortable and have all of your question answered 3. have a good person to drive you there and home and don't plan to do anything after surgery - I had my surgery at 1P and basically slept on and off until 6A the next day (but woke up feeling awesome and could drive and do everything like normal) extra kudos - Drs. Dougherty and Vida checked in with me the day after to make sure I was doing OK and as of now, post-op day 1, I'm seeing great and feeling awesome. :)

    View from his 10th story office
    Nicholas L.

    The wife had laser eye surgery here and here's how we did... After watching the videos and the warnings I was a bit concerned for the health of my wifes eyes. But after talking to the Dr himself I felt so comfortable that I would let him take my wife on a date. Ok, not that comfortable but he was very reassuring and confident that I knew we were in good hands. Everything we talked about from recovery time to the amount of pain (very little) to post-op visits and calls were spot on. This is a master of his craft and I'm glad my wife came here. My wife had a couple concerns a week after the surgery and the Dr himself got on the phone to answer her questions. Lo and behold its been a few months and my wifes vision is perfect. She claims its better now than when she was wearing contacts or glasses/ Thanks to the entire Dougherty team! Will I again? Well....... my vision isn't the best so if I decide to leave the glasses behind I will be calling Dougherty Laser Vision to get all fixed up.

    No glasses needed
    Rubi O.

    Yet again a wonderful visit with Dr.Bala and her staff. Rhina and Julie are the nicest and very knowledgeable. Brought my son for an exam and left so happy. #noglassesneeded

    Fun fact: this is the same office Kurt Rambis and Rick Fox (former LA Lakers) got their eyes treated at!

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    4.9(232 reviews)
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    It has taken me a bit of time to write this review because I wanted to ensure my words truly…read morecaptured how much this experience has changed my life in the most positive way. I was going through a major personal transition when I decided to move forward with Dr. Zoumalan. He is a true professional who approached my care with honesty, transparency, and genuine kindness, tailoring everything to what I was experiencing on a personal level. He completely exceeded my expectations with the results. So many of my family and friends were in awe of his work. Most people tell me they wouldn't even know I had a procedure done if I hadn't told them. It is true--the results are, to say the least, incredible. Check out the before and after pictures, confirming my review!

    It has been six months since my surgery with the masterful Dr. Christopher Zoumalan, and I can…read morewholeheartedly say I had a truly remarkable experience with him and his office. He performed my surgery perfectly, and I honestly could not be happier with the transformative result. He has such a calm, warm, and kind presence, along with an incredible eye for detail. His work is so precise and natural that I still look like myself--just more refreshed, lifted, and youthful in the most elegant way. His entire team was attentive, warm, and caring every step of the way. It is rare to find a surgeon who is not only exceptionally talented, but also genuinely caring and honest. Dr. Zoumalan is truly one of the best in Beverly Hills, and I feel so grateful I trusted him with my face. If you are considering a brow lift or any facial procedure, I cannot recommend him highly enough.

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    James Khodabakhsh, MD

    James Khodabakhsh, MD

    4.6(28 reviews)
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    AMAZING! YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT!…read more 6 months ago I had a LASIK performed by Dr. Khodabakhsh and that has been the best money I have ever spent in my life. After calling around looking for the surgeon that I would trust, I was recommended Dr.Khodabakhsh by a friend. I called and had the sweetest front desk lady explain me everything in detail, answer all my questions and book a consultation. I went to the consultation (which is free) and instantly felt that I was in a right place. Everyone in the office was extremely friendly, professional and helpful. Dr. Khodabakhsh is very knowledgeable and makes you feel important and taken care of as a patient. I never felt rushed or pushed into anything. I decided to go through with the surgery and asked the Doctor to do it as soon as possible. My consultation was on Monday and on that following Wednesday I was already scheduled in for LASIK. Surgery went with no problems and I was done with the whole experience in less than 30 minutes. Doctor provided me with all the medication I would need for after surgery. Next day I woke up and could see! It was a bit blurry but already amazing. The procedure included 4 additional check-ups, during which Doctor made sure that I completely understand where in the process of healing I am. 6 months later, my eyes are amazing. My vision is perfect and I am so happy I went for it, especially with such an amazing Doctor. Realistically, my vision has been amazing ever since 2nd day post surgery and I was able to go back to work 1st day after surgery. Doctor is so great that I will keep coming for yearly check ups regularly.

    I regret trusting Dr. Khodabakhsh, who performed a femtolaser assisted cataract surgery on my left…read moreeye using a light adjustable lens (LAL) last year. He's supposed to be the best, but his treatment led to months of misery both for my vision and time wasted trying to get reimbursed for procedures that ended up being covered by insurance and being double billed for the lens. While my treated eye is functional, it's not optimal nor what he promised. If you see Dr. K., do not trust him that everything is out of pocket, ask him to submit insurance claims for everything even if he tells you no insurance will ever cover it (it's up to the insurance to determine that) and get a written quote for anything out of pocket. If you end up prepaying for supposedly "noncovered services," make him put in the contract that he will reimburse you the excess should insurance cover the procedure. Pay close attention to your insurance claims so you do not get double billed by Dr. K and the Surgery Center. Also, do not let Dr. K.'s office use your credit card to pay the referring optometrist. Details are as follows: 1) He convinced me to get an expensive LAL lens that would allow him to adjust my vision post-surgery if his prediction of the lens power was off pre-surgery. He did not disclose that he would be making me so farsighted after the surgery that I could not read my phone without holding it 2 feet away! He assumed I knew so he could "fix" the power later. This caused a huge problem between my normal untreated eye and the surgical eye; I ended up getting a needle stick at work a week after the surgery-Dr. K. did not care when I told him. This is not proper informed consent. He also misled me when he said I would not need glasses if I picked the LAL lens; I ended up compromising far vision to get reasonable near vision without reading glasses 2) He told me that the LAL lens, the femtolaser (instead of a traditional scalpel) and the laser treatments to adjust the lens power were not covered by insurance, quoting me $9000 (later discounted to $8000). My research showed that this was about double what others were charging. I decided to proceed since this was for my eye and he was supposed to be the "best." 3) After the surgery, I found out that my insurance covered all of what Dr. K said was out of pocket. My insurance allotted $2100 to the Surgery Center (of which Dr. K is a part owner) for my lens! That meant that I had paid for the lens twice-first to Dr. K. for the lens package before the surgery and then again as part of my coinsurance to the Surgery Center. The Surgery Center eventually gave me back the coinsurance for the lens, but Dr. K.'s office refused to submit an insurance claim for the lens and tried to prevent me from submitting my own claim by saying it would be "medical fraud" for me to claim the lens using Dr. K's tax ID #; since Dr. K did not purchase the lens directly from the manufacturer (he bought the lens from the Surgery Center), he was not allowed to bill insurance for it (but he billed me!). Fortunately, my insurance company helped me get Dr. K's tax ID # (he refused to provide it) and file the claim; insurance approved all the procedure codes (with allowable contracted amounts-about 50% of the out of pocket charge); but Dr. K never gave me back the excess out of pocket charge. 4) He has a suspicious deal with my optometrist. His surgical coordinator called me to charge my credit card $8000 the day before the surgery, but then charged $1000 on my card to my optometrist and $7000 to Dr. K's office. It made it look like I was the one paying the optometrist willingly with my credit card, circumventing the appearance of Dr. K. paying the optometrist for my referral. Dr. K's coordinator kept on trying to get me to see my optometrist for the post-op visits, but I never did. I insisted on following up with Dr. K, but his office blocked that and scheduled me with an optometrist working for Dr. K. However, even if I did see the referring optometrist post-op, he would not have been entitled to the out of pocket payment. Aftercare within 90 days post cataract surgery is covered by the insurance payment for the surgery even if it is provided by an optometrist. Seeing me for a vision check without providing laser treatment on the lens would only allow the optometrist to get paid out of the cataract surgery insurance payment, not a portion of my out of pocket payment. I confronted the referring optometrist who first tried to claim that the yearly routine vision screening paid for by my vision insurance was the "pre-op" for the cataract surgery, but then eventually gave me back the $1000 as he had not participated in the surgery/aftercare. However, he made me sign something saying it was a "system error" as his office does a lot of business/referrals with Dr. K's office. Overall, the most horrid medical experience I have ever had. Stay away unless you want to be deceived, overcharged and disregarded!

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    4.4(38 reviews)
    0.1 mi

    As follow up to my last review about Dr. Rex Hamilton, he now has his own practice in Beverly…read moreHills. He is such an amazing surgeon that the City of Beverly Hills should have held a parade to welcome him to town. If you suffer from ANY eye malady, you cannot do better than Dr. Hamilton's practice. And this isn't hype; it's due to the many miracles that Dr. Hamilton performed on my mutant eyes.

    Oh my gosh, I just took the protective shield off the eye I had done yesterday (the first eye to…read morehave the cataracts removed and a new lens put in that replaced my 69-year-old biological lens)...And everything is so crystal clear!!! I mean, I knew I would be able to see at a distance, but I had no idea that colors had become so muted and that -- even with glasses -- things were still "not looking as they really are." I walked into my bathroom and I saw how beautifully blue and bright-white my bathroom rugs and tiles are! Then I walked into the kitchen and saw that there was gorgeous bougainvillea across the street and It was bright-bright purple. Oh my gosh, everything in the house is just so beautifully VIVID AND CRYSTAL CLEARLY DEFINED!!!!! I just can't believe what a drastic change...I mean I don't even remember seeing like this as a child and I had perfect vision!!! It's just everything is crystal clear bright colors. It's like watching 1950s color TV all your life, and then suddenly watching a Technicolor film (or for you techies, it's like watching pre-flatscreen TV and then suddenly watching MicroLED!) Anyway, the difference is wonderfully shocking. I'm, I'm so moved. (Tears of joy!!!!) This has changed and enhanced my emotional wellbeing one hundred percent. Thank you so much Dr Hamilton and your FABULOUS TEAM! You are all such kind, loving, caring, and cheerful people!!! Oh and let's not forget that you're ALL also INFINITELY GIFTED, VASTLY EXPERIENCED, HIGHLY EDUCATED, SUPERIORLY SKILLED (and a sight for sore eyes ...see what I did there?) (Photo of me in my "bedazzled" post- surgery shades--who says surgery isn't FUN ?!?) Alexandra April Muhl

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