Excellent support staff offer kind efficient service with patience …read more.. Team support at front with courtesy and compassion.

Eye Institute of Marin has wonderful doctors and staff who pay great attention to detail. They…read morehave the latest equipment and take their time. Dr Hemond is following my eyes carefully which hasn't been done before. I do have a problem with needing to make 2 appointment when only one should be necessary. One for the tests and one to have my eyes dilated and speak with the doctor. I don't have time for 2 appointments.

Doesn't get better than MarinEyes! I had a YAG capsulotemy, not a trivial procedure, when I was in…read morebetween health insurance plans. I was super impressed with the professionalism in the office, but most of all by the treatment I got from Dr. Kim. The day following the procedure I was able to see with my right eye as I did when I was a 30-year old! Because I had no health insurance at the time, the doctor gave me a significant discount for which I was most grateful.

Very frustrating experience. They seem far more interested in selling (contacts/glasses/lasik) than…read morepatient experience. I was there for a very specific single reason - referred by my optometrist to have Dr Kim look at a stye to assess if it needed treatment. Instead I was made to complete numerous pages of unrelated paperwork by the front desk (despite all my data in the system being current)...& then pushed to have a full vision exam/assessment (despite not being there for that purpose and just recently having had one by my outside optometrist). The assistant attempting to proceed with the latter was very irritated when I refused & stormed off. Dr Kim, who has zero bedside manner & mandates you wear a mask to see him, completed his analysis of my 8 week long stye in about 30 seconds with no advice. I will not be back.

Dr. Cox is professional in everything she does. I had both an upper blepharoplasty and a lower…read moreblepharoplasty with her separately. The upper blepharoplasty was performed under local anesthetic and felt effortless! I have recommended Dr. Cox and the procedure to many of my friends who are apprehensive about surgery. The lower blepharoplasty required general anesthesia, which I was dreading, but everything worked out like magic. I woke up from the anesthesia as if I were emerging from a nap. After the bruising subsided in about two weeks, I noticed a significant change--from my eyes looking tired and droopy to appearing energetic and youthful. I'm thrilled with the results and would recommend (and have recommended) Dr. Cox to anyone considering eye surgery. She is the best!

She is amazing! A model of efficiency & competence! You're in good hands here!…read moreStaff is responsive and friendly also.

Dr. Yang is an outstanding eye surgeon who uses state of the art equipment both in his office and…read morewhere he operates, in the city as well as Marin. I am so fortunate to be a patient! He took excellent care of removing my cataracts at the Eye SurgeryCenter of SF and is currently working on getting me to use as few eye drops as necessary for my glaucoma. I have 100% confidence in him! Staff is excellent as well.

I am updating my earlier review. I had a miraculous repair of a torn retina. Dr. Amitabh Bharadwaj…read morewas thorough and answered all my questions. He's a great doctor and has a wonderful staff. I had mentioned wait time, but upon review, that was only when I had to come to the office for an emergency, for which is logical to have to wait a bit :-). Five stars for Dr. Bharadwaj and team!

A great experience with Doctor B. I had a detached retina, he took me right in and performed the…read moreprocedure to reattach the retina that same day. The results were fantastic. All healed up, good as new. His team was courteous, quick, and Doctor B explained everything very clearly. He is obviously highly skilled, and I highly recommend him.

I highly recommend Dr. Bonnie Nickel. She was absolutely lovely and you can tell she has deep…read moreexperience. We were concerned our 6 month old daughter might have had a lazy eye. On our way to our appointment, we got stuck in some traffic and called ahead. Dr. Bonnie Nickel was very kind and understanding. When we got there, I was a bit worried because our daughter is going through a major stranger danger phase. Dr. Bonnie Nickel couldn't have been more warm and kind. She clearly knows all the tricks of how to put a baby at ease, and she also moved through the appointment efficiently which I appreciated. She explained everything in easy terms for us, instead of medical jargon. I wish all doctors were this wonderful to interact with.

For those of you who are old enough, remember the day when Docs took their time, listened, cared…read moreand had a sense of humor? She is all that and more. With meticulous detail, she did a THOROUGH exam, diagnosed my husband, gave detailed post care instructions and arranged follow up. The visit could not have been better. 10 stars, really. We are both ER physicians, so we know the world of medicine pretty well and I could not have been more pleasantly surprised with her. Thank you for doing the work you do.

Dr. Shin has been extremely responsive in diagnosing and communicating an action plan for cataract…read moresurgery. I had my second eye done on 3/25 and both surgeries went very well. The staff was professional, knowledgeable and caring. Most important Dr. Shin provided excellent care. He followed up before and after the surgery. Two days after the surgeries, both eyes are significantly improved and i can read and use computer with glasses. I recommend Dr. Shin very highly to anyone seeking an eye Surgeon. Best Steve

After an unhelpful appointment with another ophthalmologist, I decided to try Eye Institute of…read moreMarin, and got an appointment with Dr. Shin, who was helpful, and informative both in dealing with my issue and helping me to understand what was going on. I highly recommend Dr. Shin. And from our experience of the front office, I recommend the practice as a whole.

Not a trustworthy facility. They seem to want to make all sorts of exams and tests for additional…read morecharges. No follow up, no discussion, no answers to questions. And Dr Hammond is so spastic that it's very awkward. Never seen Drs act this way. See them at your own risk.

A Life-Changing Experience…read more I recently underwent cataract surgery with Dr. Najafi where she expertly replaced my cataracts with intraocular lenses (IOLs). I will admit I was hesitate and concerned about anything relating to my eyes. I have had other surgeries but anything to do with my eyes are different. Dr. Najafi is very conservative. She did surgery and replaced my cataract with an IOL in the first eye. We then waited over 2 weeks to determine the results...which were excellent. Then we replaced the cataract with and IOL in the 2nd eye...with the same excellent results. I couldn't be happier. From the very first consultation to the post-operative follow-ups, Dr. Najafi and her amazing team made me feel informed, comfortable and genuinely cared for. The entire process was smooth and reassuring. Dr. Najafi took the time to explain every step, answer all my questions, and ensure that I felt at ease throughout the procedure. Her attention to detail and expertise truly shone through, and the improvement in my vision has been nothing short of life-changing. I can now drive at night! Her professionalism, compassion and skill have given me a new lease on life, and for that, I am forever grateful to Dr. Najafi, for giving me the gift of clear vision! Thank You, Dr. Najafi

I had a sudden problem with my eyes that required immediate attention. The practice squeezed me in…read moreto a busy schedule and I received amazing help from Dr. Tsang. I can't say enough about how much he helped me.

I have gone to Dr. Tsang for two years now. I have had glasses for 40 years, but I want another…read moreoptometrist in Novato and had to have three corrections to prescription and it still was not right. Dr. Tsang was able to correct the prescription immediately and I have been fine since. He is very good at explaining all the technicals of eye care.

Udate: 3/2026 Turns out that 2 out of the three lenses had a…read morecurvature measurement (factory default) that made them sort of distort my vision. I create intricate pixel art for a living so I am very "fussy" about getting a proper image correction from my lenses. I'm happy to report that the fine folks at Lumina insisted on remaking the lenses to my exact specifications at no extra charge. Now they're just perfect! They delivered them with a smile (as always) and a hearty wish that we'd see each other again soon. Absolutely so, Lumina!

I have been going to Lumina Optometry for years! Dr. Salman is so kind and patient and thorough…read morewith the eye exams. Tracy and Mariana are wonderful at their jobs as well and helped me with my glasses purchases. They are prompt at getting back to you if you leave them a message. I highly recommend the whole team!