Dr. Barsoumian is the best ophthalmologist I've seen. I had three issues that the ER doctors didn't notice and sent me home. Dr. Barsoumian figured out the issues and called my MD doctor, we had a conference call and they decided I needed to be checked into the hospital. If it wasn't for him and Dr. Elizabeth Mc Craven, I would've lost sight in my right eye and fired died from an infection that the ER doctors missed. I'm so grateful that his assistant, Amy, took me seriously over the phone. She realized I had a dire emergency and squeezed me into the schedule right before the doctor's lunch break. I'm so grateful for her. She's super friendly and always multitasking. She's multitalented too. I'm happy I was referred to this office. Come here, you're in great hands. read more

My experience with Dr. Barsoumian was terrible. Most of his recent reviews are one stars and I should have read them before I went to him. I agree with the other reviews that he gets things wrong and his knowledge about eyecare is incorrect or at least out of date. I got a second opinion from another optometrist confirming that he got it wrong and my sty was eventually fixed by the new doctor. read more

Wonderful Doctor and the best staff. They are thorough, friendly and professional. They are fast and efficient. I highly recommend this office for your optical needs. They will schedule you but it's worth the wait read more

Bad doctor. Receptionist is so rude and doctor is really weird. I wouldn't recommend him. Only went to him bc the ER referred and he had soonest availability but that's it. Luckily I only had Iritis but I wouldn't go back. read more

Well I agree he needs to retire,I had cateract surgery on my right eye,to date I can't see out of my eye,I am very upset, stay away

Run! It's your eyes and I would NEVER trust him again. He's a kind person but I think he needs to retire bc he does more harm than good. I mean it's our eyes that are at risk! Like I said, he's nice and personable but he will not help with eye health. read more

I accompanied my wife to 2 different appointments. Both times we had to wait for over an hour to be seen. The lady at the front desk wasn't the nicest and could work on her customer service. Dr. Barsoumian didn't do a great job of explaining things to us and it seemed like we were doing more of the talking. Also, the equipment is old and seems outdated. We went somewhere else to get a second opinion and found out that the eye tests they performed on my wife had the wrong dates on them and no notes. We got much better info and recommendations from Dr. Bart Carey. read more

This person is well beyond retirement years. I only went once. He kept repeating the same questions, charged extra cash up front, gave a brief look in my eyes. I had to ask for an updated prescription, which didn't work, so had to see another doctor. Quite the negative experience. Now, three years later, I receive a bill for $38, for a second visit that did not happen! STAY AWAY. AVOID. read more

The telephone number does not belong to the office. It keeps going to a residence and needs to be fixed.

Smiley old guy, but dangerously ignorant of ophthalmology fundamentals and lacks intellectual curiosity. I went to him about 8 years ago because I was seeing halos, and blurred vision in left eye. Eye pressure 30 in left, 15 in right. He said the elevated pressure was normal because I had PRK done (in both eyes) about 20 years ago. He didn't know why pressure wasn't equal in both eyes. He saw corneal edema in left eye, and gave me sodium chloride drops. Said to come back if worse. Years later, I now have end stage glaucoma in left eye with 90 % loss of visual field that required surgical shunting. This is permanent. Eye surgeons at UCSF and locally said this was medical negligence. The corneal edema was due to the elevated eye pressure that went untreated because he thought it was normal. I will be reporting this to the medical board. YOU ARE WARNED!!! read more

Dr B is the best. He's been my Dr for years. He's also a great caring compassionate person. He did my surgeries and my daughters. I am thankful for him. He's been a true blessing in my life. The office is run efficiently with wonderful front office. Thank you. VICKIE LOPEZ read more

My first visit was in the mid 80's when I was 5, he helped me then and over 35 years later he's still an excellent doctor!!

He is as all doctors should be, caring for patients. You feel his heart in his work and he is an excellent physician. I found him at a time I had a serious virus in my eyes. He really helped me through it saving my vision. I feel so fortunate. His great bedside manner is a Gigantic plus! He gives me an impression that he does his work motivated by caring, not money. Hard to find a doc like him these days. read more

I was certainly not paid by anyone! I got up with severe eye pain today, called several ophthalmologists. Dr. Barsoumian office gave me same day appointment. He found something was attached to my eye and I am getting back to work. Great experience overall. Thank you! read more

I can't say enough about this fine gentleman. He cares. He has skills and experience. He works with you. I send those I love to him. read more

Just want to say a big Thank You to doctor Krikor Barsoumian and his stuff for the excellent service! Even though they were very busy they still let me have a same day appointment. Dr Barsoumian is the best! I definitely recommend him and his team !!! read more

!!!UPDATE: immediately after posting, fake 5 star reviews appeared. Humans don't say "I love you doc I heard another patient say never retire", paid reviews write that.!!! At first I was glad I could see an eye doc for an urgent appt on Sunday. He couldn't diagnose based on the visual exam and referred me to someone else. Then came the phonecalls about expired insurance, which was news to me, since I'm fully covered and have had ZERO issues with other places. Absolutely frustrating, the clerk did not tell me relevant info to fix things, and just repeated "call your insurance". I've had more helpful and kind robocalls. It took half a dozen calls to figure out it was a minor clerical error in my insurance info that I updated. But instead of waiting the suuuuper long time of TWO entire days for the system to update, they're pushing through billing anyway and sending me the bill for the visit. And the kicker! One where the doc only said "I don't know what's wrong, go see someone else." And that's when I realized that the Sunday appt wasn't out of kindness, it was out of desperation for patients and their money. You'd think with that money, they'd get an ultrasound machine or something else newer than a slit lamp and phoropter. Should have seen those red flags, but it was hard seeing through the retina detachment I had that the doc couldn't even find. Long story short, AVOID!!! read more

He is an INCREDIBLE doctor!!!!! He is always willing to get you into his exam room and help you in anyway he can! If it weren't for his diagnoses and sending me to a nerologist I could have permently gone blind in my right eye. He really knows what he is talking about and knows how to most efficiently test and diagnose. I have had lots of follow up appointments with him as well and he shows great bed side manner and care each time. I would reccomend anyone experiencing ocular problems to visit this doctor! read more

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I have a recurrent corneal erosion syndrome due to dry eye condition! Dr. Barsoumian was the only specialist who accepted my insurance two years ago, and he has been treating my eye since then! This man knows what he's doing! He's so patient, kind, friendly and very talented! His staff is also very friendly and professional. One weekend, I had a very painful erosion episode, when I called Dr. Barsoumian's office, they asked me to come see him on the same day! Yes, on a Saturday!!! This actually happened more than once, on a Sunday as well!!! It makes you feel safe and happy when someone feels your pain and ready to help immediately! Dr. Barsoumian is an angel from heaven! I'll continue seeing him for my eye treatment and would definitely recommend him to everyone! Thank you very much, sir! :) read more

I was referred to Dr. Barsoumian last year by my opthalmologist because she felt his expertise was more appropriate for my eye condition. He wasn't particularly helpful though. I had so many follow up appointments with him where all he did was look at my eye (without gloves or sterile cotton swabs) and tell me my mask wearing was contributing to my persistent stye. He said it wasn't serious enough to drain so he never did any procedures other than flip my eyelid to look underneath. He prescribed me neomycin for the inflammation. I ended up cancelling my last follow up in December because I didn't want to be told for the 5th time "give it 2 weeks, it'll be better then" or "it's all the mask wearing." I saw on one of my EOBs that he billed a cpt code for an excision/removal on at least a couple of visits, which is suuuuper shady because he never cut into me at all or took anything out of my eye. I called to ask about it but I haven't heard back. I ended up going back to my opthalmologist and luckily my eye is finally almost healed 8 months after the initial infection. read more

This is based on the front desk. I call to book an appointment and first thing I get is a mouth full of sass from a woman on the phone. Like, hello??? She said the office was out to lunch and I said sorry I'm a new patient so I didn't know. And she kept giving me attitude throughout the call. Like dang, I'm sorry I didn't know when your lunch hour was! Rude as can be. read more

Dr. Barsoumian has been my eye doctor for over 20 years. The very first time I visited him he saved me from months of pain and agony, which was caused by wrongly diagnosed and medicated by another doctor. He was an angel sent from God. I will not trust any other doctor with my eye as much as I trust Dr Barsoumian. read more

Please read my previous review to avoid confusion, thnx! FYI, the father of my kidz became blind coz an incident happened Where a former co-worker punched him in the face twice.(the one who punched him was wearing a wrist solid stainless watch, hit his eye). Not be able to SEE AGAIN IS NOT FUNNY. Not be able to DRIVE AGAIN IS NOT FUNNY either. And most of all, not be able to see/visit his kidz the way he used to is depressing. read more

My son had an eye injury that resulted in him seeing doctor Barsoumian several times over the course of a year, before the doctor determined he required eye surgery. The week prior to the surgery I called my insurance and the doctor's office staff and got detailed information to verify insurance coverage for this specific surgery. The day of surgery we arrived at the hospital at 5:30 AM only to be told by the registrar at the hospital that the procedure had not been pre-approved as required by the doctor's office, and the only way we could proceed with the surgery that day was to pay $4500 up front right then and there. Needless to say, we did not follow through since I have insurance. From that point on, it was extremely frustrating trying to contact the doctor's office to find out what happened and how to resolve it. I didn't hear back from anyone in the office for literally days, and when I did speak to someone, she had an attitude problem every time I talked to her: defensives and acting like somehow it was my or my insurance fault. Super annoying, super frustrating, and I eventually gave up trying to work with his staff. Although the doctor seemed to be a good doctor with a lot of experience, trying to deal with his staff was ridiculous. We finally found another doctor by getting a referral from our general practitioner and have been much happier with the appointments, office staff, and information we're getting about upcoming surgeries. Too bad a decent doctor has a staff that is unresponsive at worst, and an attitude at best. read more

It's hard to find doctors who still care about patients instead of insurance payments. Hands down the kindest doctor I have EVER MET.

What a delightful doctor! I had a challenge to find a doctor that would take our Cover California insurance, but I felt like I struck gold with Barsoumian. His two receptionists were delightful and professional and by the time I sat in the chair, I was good. Dr. Barsoumian's manner was so comforting and his suggestions were totally acceptable...a delight, when I thought there was going to be none! read more

A few years back I awoke on Saturday morning with a serious eye issue. I immediately turned to yelp for help. I found Dr. Barsoumian's reviews and called his office. I was transferred directly to his cell phone and he told me to meet him at his office the following morning for an examination. He insisted on us meeting in the morning since he wanted to check my eye's pressure. I was a little shocked that a physician would meet me on Sunday morning, so, I repeated back "are you sure you're talking about tomorrow or, do you mean that you can see me Monday?". My ears hadn't deceived me - he wanted to see me on Sunday in the am. Anyway, the following morning he examined me. More importantly, he went the extra mile to make sure I received excellent care. Since then, I'm a huge fan. He's an amazing Doctor with excellent bed-side manners and it's very obvious that he cares about his patients. The world needs more Doctors like him. read more

Doctor Barsoumian is a wonderful eye physician and i agree that i would trust no one else, he is always honest and we are both professionals, i am a medical transcriptionist and i have diabetes, he always gives me a thorough exam and reassures me about my eyes and my vision. i hope he never quits, he said hes not, but i know at some point, he will have to. read more

I can honestly say that Krikor Barsoumian is the nicest doctor I've ever had. He is professional and you'll get the sense that he cares about you and your wellbeing. Not only that, but the staff also goes above and beyond to make sure you are well taken care of. Thank you! read more

Do NOT get cataract surgery with him!!!! My mother went to him for simple cataract surgery and he used a technique that has not been used in more than 15years. Found that out later after changing doctors. My mom's vision was 10 times worse after the surgery and took months to have any positive progress. We found out later that dr. Barsoumian put multiple stitches in her eye and never told us and never explained why my mothers vision was so much worse. She couldn't drive for months and even now after going to a different doctor to have some of the stitches removed her vision is not great in that eye and never will be. He needs to retire!!! read more

Dr. Barsoumian has taken care of my family and their vision needs for many years. He is very knowledgeable. His office is right across the street from Good Sam Hospital very convenient from the freeway. He really cares about his patients! read more

I have been a patient of dr. Barsoumian for about 15 years. He is a great doctor. He is very gentle, understanding, with a nice sense of humor, and most importantly with huge experience in all aspects of eye care. He is the preferred eye doctor to several of my friends as well. Everybody loves him. I strongly recommend dr. Barsoumian. read more

Dr. Barsoumian performed cataract surgery on my right eye on 2/6/2014. The operation went very well and the recovery was quick and painless as he had promised. . I switched to DR. Barsoumian about 4 years ago as I was unhappy with my previous eye surgeon and had lost confidence in his abilities and motivations. My previous Dr. diagnosed me with a progressive Glaucoma and required me to visit him regularly. When I first visited Dr. Barsoumian He immediately examined me for glaucoma and dispelled the glaucoma notion. Dr. Barsoumian is a caring and knowledgeable eye surgeon and his primary concern is the health of his patients. I am glad I switched to Dr. Barsoumian and now my whole family and a few friends are his regular patients. read more

dr. barsoumian has been my eye doctor for almost 20 years now. i would not trust my eyes to any other doctor. he is very honest about different options and realistic. he is great is you have special eye needs such as really bad sigh (me!), eye disease, cataracts, detached retina's, etc. he is good at handling all the various difficult problems. eye sight is very precious and important. choosing the right eye doctor who cares about their patients is hard to find these days. given that i don't mind taking 1/2 days off work and driving 1 hr to see dr. barsoumian for my yearly eye exams. another plus is that he always is super thorough. he never rushes an exam. read more

He is a great doctor. I used to go there a long time ago, and looked him up again to send my mom to him.

Dr. Barsumian is an angel. My left eye got hurt while playing mini Golf and Dr. Barsoumian opened his office on a Friday at 7 pm to look at my injury. He really did not need to do this but did it out of the goodness of his heart. I have been his patient for last 6 months as he is the most gentle, kind and honorable doctor I have ever met. Thank you Sir! read more

He did cataract surgery on my mom's eye. I asked him before the surgery if he uses the laser, and he replied that using laser and ultrasound is not popular yet. So we believed what he told us. My mom had her surgery about 20 days ago. her vision is still blurry and she had pain for two weeks. I took her to another doctor today. When he looked at her eyes he asked who did this surgery. I said Dr. Barsoumain. he told me that he has not seen any one do this kind of surgery anymore. He said that this was a very uncommon old way of doing surgery. The reason she could not open her eyes was because there were still stitches in her eyes. New surgeons use laser and ultra sound which is much less painful and heal much quicker. To make a long story short, If you or any one else needs cataract surgery do not go to this doctor. He might be a good eye doctor but he is performing cataract surgery the old fashion way. This is creating a lot of his patients unnecessarily pain and discomfort. those who use laser almost have no pain and recover in one to two days. I feel sorry for all these old folks that he does cataract surgery on. They have no idea what is happening to them. . read more

My daughter was born premature 19 years ago weighing 1lb-6oz. Premature babies have many complications, and eyes is one of them. She was followed by Dr. Beth Green in Los Gatos who six years ago suggested we go to Dr. Barsoumian for a serious and complicated eye infection. We have continued with Dr. Barsoumian since his care has been very professional and caring. I'm amazed each time we see him for a visit he remembers her as a person (the school she attends, her activities, etc) and most importantly her past eye problems WITHOUT having to review her chart. I have found he really cares about his patients. read more

One of the nicest doctors we have ever met! Great surgeon passionate about his work and his patients. Dr. Barsoumian and his staff do make a world of difference. read more

Dr. Barsoumian has been my eye doctor for over 15 years, and I am very happy with him. He is very knowledgeable, kind, and well mannered. He is great with kids as well. read more