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 can't say enough about how well I am being taken care of by Dr. B. He genuinely cares about my…read moreeye health. Macular Degeneration was a shocking diagnosis for me last year, so I am so appreciative that I am in his good hands. I recommend Marin Retina highly.

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!

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.

This review is really more of a nostalgic review. Dr. Bonnie Nickel was my doctor when I was a…read morechild. She helped my parents with my cross-eye issue (double vision) and my parents would always praise her. She was my doctor in my childhood years and eventually we moved to Sacramento from the Bay Area so I never returned. I see that she mostly treats children, but also adults. Anyway, I can only imagine how scary it is to be a parent that has a child with a very visible vision problem such as mine -- and while I still remember visiting her office, it's really my parents that got to experience working with her. I was happy to learn that she's still in practice. P.S: my double vision cleared up on its own when I was a teenager! I like to think that Dr. Bonnie Nickel's expertise and prescriptions allowed my eye to straighten itself out eventually!

I read a lot of Yelp reviews before interviewing two cataract surgeons. Dr. Shin's negative…read morereviews all had to do with personality; unlike the other surgeons reviewed, no one complained about his outcomes. That seemed worth following up. I found Dr. Shin matter-of-fact and knowledgeable. He knows what he's doing and is ready to get on with it. During the process of preparing for and following up on two cataract surgeries, I had lots of questions, and always got the support I needed from his staff, and when necessary from him. He knew I was nervous about the surgery and took the time to allay my concerns, including scheduling an extra visit. I was a little concerned at first about having state-of-the-art surgery in a charming 100 year old building, but in retrospect it was a much more comfortable experience than a hospital setting, and probably more sanitary. Having to fast the day of the surgery, I wasn't thrilled to have my two procedures scheduled for mid-day. It made more sense when his scheduler told me that Dr. Shin does the patients first who are least able to tolerate fasting. This is someone who worries about his patients. My wife's cataract surgeon had her come in for follow-ups the day after surgery, the next week, the next month, and so on. Dr. Shin saw me the day after, and then said to see my regular opthamologist in a few months. Some might find that off-putting. I was reassured by his attitude that this is routine stuff. OK, you know what to expect. Dr. Shin might not suit everyone, but if you want your cataracts fixed skillfully and efficiently, he's the guy.

I went to Dr. Chin for a chalazion on my eyelid that was blurring my vision. At the first visit he…read morewas confident and clear: it was pressing on my eye, and I should try compresses and ointment, then schedule an excision if that didn't work. I followed his instructions exactly. It went downhill from there. I was called in on a day he doesn't do procedures, told there was only a 50/50 chance he'd actually do it, and nearly charged for an unnecessary second consult. Staff falsely claimed I'd reported pain. When I finally saw him, he contradicted his own diagnosis, said my blurry vision was just my glasses, hadn't reviewed his notes, and seemed reluctant to do the procedure he'd told me to schedule. In fact, he said I think this is scar tissue at this point. If I do this, you might just have more scar tissue. This completely contradicted what he told me on the first exam. The excision itself was worse: not enough numbing, nothing to brace my head against as the blade came toward my open eye until I asked, and a wobbly headrest. I could feel the cutting, and when I said so, he dismissed it. In fact, when the Q-tip he was using to clean it afterwards hurt like hell he said oh it's only a Q-tip. And I said well I don't care what it is. It hurts. I was on the verge of a panic attack. I had to sit with my eyelid in a clamp, flipped open and had to watch a sharp blade repeatedly come towards my eye. You really gotta be numb for that! The procedure worked, but only because I pushed for it and survived it. My adrenal system is wrecked.

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

Doctor Sadeghi is an amazing eye specialist. He is my family…read moreeye specialist. He is very passionate about his work and he add compassion into the mix. Thank you

This guy is awful and borders on malpractice. If you want to be overcharged for bad prescriptions…read moreand completely misdiagnosed and charged for glasses you can never use -- then Dr. Sadeghi is your guy. I saw him years ago and he was completely inept and overcharged in ridiculous sums refusing to take any ownership on his misdiagnosis and also lying about their practice's insurance coverage (or lack there of). I cannot recommend him and wanted to post to prevent others from making the same mistake I did. I had the WORST experience, even though he was referred through a friend of mine. Please avoid at all costs (literally)!

Wow! Dr. Tsang is amazing! So smart, so thorough. He absolutely goes the extra mile to make sure…read moreyour Rx is working hard for you. He just updated my Rx for multifocal contacts -- a tricky business. The first Rx was a VAST improvement over my previous one, but he kept tweaking it to make it better and better. I'm thrilled to have someone this competent and dedicated on my team.

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.