Dr. Khaled Tawansy is a dedicated and highly skilled surgeon who saved my sight when other facilities would not. I am immensely grateful for his care; thanks to his work, I can see light and color again. Despite having an incredibly busy schedule, he performed my emergency surgery for a detached retina the same day I was referred to him. His expertise turned a terrifying situation--where I was facing total blindness--into a success. Dr. Khaled Tawansy is clearly a physician who prioritizes his patients' well-being and his focus remains entirely on providing vital, life-altering care. He was willing to take on my case when others deprioritized it, and I couldn't be more thankful for his professionalism and commitment. read more

Worst doctor I've ever had. Believe the bad reviews. I have PTSD from his poor care. He shouldn't be practicing.

I had cataract surgery on both eye 3 weeks apart so far I'm doing great. Dr. K. Tawansy is a great opthalmologist. He's very concern and attentive. The office is very clean. I like the early morning appointment, I did not wait that long. Thanks to all the staffs. They are Very Friendly and Very Helpful. You Guys ROCK!!! read more

The wait can be long, so make a booking first thing in the morning if you can. He has been examining my son and treating a retinal problem for 15 years. He has been very good. read more

Best care you will ever receive! Love his office staff. Dr T is amazing. Thank-you couldn't see without you.

The worst doctor I've ever experienced in my life, and I am an RN. Will update with more details, but if you want to wait 4+ hours go here. And to think he also cares for children. It's fascinating to me how he can travel from Oxnard to Pasadena, and still have energy to care for patients. Please beware. read more

I had a detatched retina several years ago. Dr Tawansy was affilitated with my opthalmologist so surgery was set up for the evening that day. When I went into the prep area, I had two nurses prepping me. They were extremely attentive and sympathetic to me. When Dr. Tawansy showed up, he was pretty late and hadn't made arrangements for an anesthesiologist. By the time surgery was to happen, I'd been waiting several hours. Just before going into surgery, the prep nurses told me that, quite often Tawansy kept patients waiting for several hours beyond their scheduled surgery. I was lucky, he only kept we waiting 3-4 hours. The anesthesiologist was shocked that I was to have general anesthetic. 'that never happens'. The next day, I went to his office many miles away in LA. The office was dirty, old and tattered and over-run with children who had eye problems. When the bandages were taken off I had a blind spot. He was totally unemotional and indifferent so I interpreted that as it was no big deal. He told me to meet him in my opthalmologist's office in two days. At that time there was still no mention of the fact that the damage to my eye was permanent. It was a stroke in the eye. The only words he ever said in the 3 times I subsequently met with him were: 'gee, your surgery went so fast, too'. A few months later, under the care of a competent retina specialist, I had the fluid replaced in the eye. While prepping, I had one of the prep nurses I'd had originally. He related to me that Tawansy had been booted out of that hospital for unethical practices. Dr. Tawansy was the worst doctor I've had in my 74 years. I would very strongly recommend staying as far from that guy as possible. read more

I've found out since we saw him that he has had multiple reprimands from the medical board for misbehavior in his practice. We now see a pediatric ophthalmologist at UCLA and we haven't had any of the issues we had with Tawansy. read more

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I have been waiting for 4 hours to see the doctor with the appointment, I still have not seen doctor. Why would make an appointment? Ridiculous, I never ever want to come back. read more

Dr.Tawansy has been my daughter's doctor for almost 14 years now. He is always attentive and very professional!! Yeah the wait sucks but that's about the only negative thing I can say. He saved my daughters eye and for that we will always be grateful. The wait in all offices is long but they always have a fresh pot of coffee brewing for everyone in the morning read more

Doctor Tawansy is a top expert in this field in the country. His skills are priceless. I want to add that I've been to other eye doctors as well, but visit to Dr Tawansy's office was totally different experience. Nurses, Technician, Ophthalmologist that diagnosed me at first were SO PROFESSIONAL, EQUIPPED, and SKILLED as well. Yes, waiting time is a little longer than normal, but Dr Tawansy sees more patients than any other doctor and is in demand. My friend recommended Dr Tawansy to me after her child had an emergency surgery at night and Dr Tawansy saved baby's vision! He is the best and most popular Retina surgeon. I just walked into the office and received increadible treatment after some waiting time. Take a book with you or check your emails. Kids were watching Disney cartoons at waiting area. Best Experience I've had read more

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there's no parking at this facility at Pasadena CA on Raymond st and good luck finding one. you can only park for two hours on the street and it's like $2.60 for those two hours. get ready if you have to go out to pay for more time on your parking meter because his employee tells you that he will open the door for you if you call on the dialing monitor they have outside but they don't answer. I was dialing for almost half an hour and another person saw me thru the glass door and she opened it for me. take your breakfast lunch and dinner if you can cause it's ridiculous the waiting time to see this Dr Tuwansy. I will never come back to this office, and maybe the Dr doesn't know what his employees are doing outside his office. read more

He is a wonderful doctor. My son was born prematurely and has been with Dr Tawansy for the past 6 years. Yes waits can be long at times but he is a trauma surgeon and he has emergencies. So we understand the wait. It is worth it to us. read more

Dr Tawansy is very polite and well mannered. The staff is nice too and friendly everybody was wearing masks. Big spacious waiting area.

Honestly, what can i say! Everyone is very friendly, helpful & knowledgeable! Had a great experience, felt like i was at home thank you!!!! + the office was very clean! read more

Dr was very nice. The staff in the waiting room spoke Spanish. We were able to book an appointment at a time convenient for us

My family absolutely loves Dr. Tawansy or Dr. T as we like to call him. We have been coming to him for 17years now & my 4 boys wouldn't want another doctor besides him. We trust him (yes I know trust a doctor these days? But we trust this one) he absolutely cares about each & everyone of his patients. He explains what he has to do and why he has to do it. He's the hardest working doctor I have ever met, who actually cares! His staff are amazing as well! If you ever need to see an ophthalmologist I highly recommend this one, he's the absolute best of the best at what he does! read more

Only one because of the wait. Had a morning appt. Waited over 3 hours. Ridiculous!!! People who have been patients for awhile know to pack snacks and lunch. They say he is a good doctor, so its worth the wait. read more

This eye doctor literally wasted an entire day of my life. I had an 11:45am appointment to get my eyes checked and get an updated prescription, but wasn't seen by the doctor until 4:15pm and not out the door until 4:30, almost 5 hours in total. The waiting room looked like a refugee camp without enough spaces to sit, taking on way too many patients. The nurses and administrative staff were indifferent to my concerns and blew me off, without offering me an apology. The doctor was perplexed by my complaints, but equally unconcerned. While the clinic is part of my insurance network, next time I'll go out of network and fork out the extra cash. If you value your time, learn from my mistakes and avoid this office like the plague. read more

Great Dr. but the waiting to see him is insane. 5 freaking hours and that's not an exaggeration. Appointment was for 10:00 and did not see Dr. Tawansy until 15:30. Please do something about this. Hire a partner for goodness sakes. read more

Going to this doctor was the biggest mistake of my life. I wish I could go back in time. First off, like another review on here, I had to wait hours and hours for my appointment. The same happened the day of my surgery. I waited 7 HOURS! Until MIDNIGHT!!! That means I fasted the entire day (as you're not supposed to have water/food before surgery) and just kept being put on hold until I had to reschedule. I should have never come back. As if that wasn't bad enough, he did a horrible job on my cataract surgery. I now have blurry vision after months with no improvement. I see everything with a glare and it has effected my vision and my driving. read more

I don't know if this doctor is good or not. What disturbs me is the lack of respect for the patients. Lined up like cattle. Book a 10:30 appointment and you'll see the doctor by 12 if you are lucky. I've never seen anything like it. read more

Worst experience ever. I will never go back. Horrible bed side manner. Apparently manners are not taught in school and are not a requirement for becoming a doctor. dr. came in several times did not say hello we were the ones who initiated good morning. Then the doctor examined my two-month-old barely said two words to me I had to pry answers out of him and as we left the doctor hands my husband my son's medical chart to take to the front desk while he text on his phone.I am still in shock at the experience that we had. A very unwelcoming feeling read more

Dr.T is very nice I took my grandmother here the other week and she was very happy with how he treated her. Clean space nice staff

Referred here by the Emergency Room .....charged me $180 just for an exam. I can't believe I still can't see. After realizing I didn't have insurance they shooed me up out of there quick! read more

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Excellent doctor ! Amazing and kind hearted. He is in deep thoughts constantly worrying about his patients

The staff was very polite and the facility was very clean and sanitized. My wait time was very reasonable about 15 minutes. Have recommended to family and friends. read more

Dr tawansy is very precise and gentle. his facility is very clean and the staff was very helpful. everyone was wearing masks as well. recommended to my friends and family. read more

1st time appt today the whole 5 hour stay was very upsetting im assuming the office doesnt tell you about the wait until your there so they can bill your insurance and get money then tell you while your there because they probably know a majority of patients wont come back for their next follow up. As for this Dr.Tawansy he came off rushy and unfriendly and the advice he gave me was something i could of looked up online not waited 5 hours for...oh parking is a nightmare i had to park on the dangerous street where cars are whizing by at 65 mph i had newborns i had to get out of the car that was scary . The building is old they do not have elevators if the office wasnt on the 2nd floor i wouldnt of been able to see them being that i had a stroller...that makes the office building not stroller or wheelchair accessible that shouldnt even be legal..the only positive experience was that i met some really amazing patients of course being there for 5 hours the only thing you can do is listen to other patients life stories in the waiting room. Very dissapointing experience otherwise read more

My son was premature and the NICU asked us to make an appointment with Dr. Tawansy to check his eyes today. My wife had to wait for 4 hours in the office with my infant son before the doctor finally showed up, and the staff considered it ok and was not apological at all. Even more frustrating is that they were using a cheating strategy, keep telling my wife it would be about half an hour waiting whenever my wife asked for estimation, which went on and on, until almost 4 hours past. We can't help wondering why they are so greedy to over book so many patients in one day. Besides, the doctor showed no tender care to a vulnerable baby like my son when he checked my son's eyes, and didn't seem to be very professional in communication. Well, there must be more capable doctors somewhere else. This is our first and final visit. read more

I have a Premie and was referred to this doctor by my pediatrician. The first time I came I had to wait 3 hours ... I told the doctor that this was not ok for me and asked if this is typical. I was assured that this was not the norm and that it won't happen again. For my second appointment I waited for 1 hour before my baby was seen. For my 3rd and final appointment (because I will not be returning) I had to wait 3 hours again ... During a flue season, in a waiting room FULL of sick kids. One of the nurses let it slip that they overbooked because typically there are no-shows, but on this day everyone came in. You know what... As part of your business YOU should eat the cost of the no-shows instead of putting your premies at risk. A doctor who values his bottom line above the time of others and safety of the most vulnerable... in my opinion lacks integrity ... And I for one will not add to his bottom line. read more

Dr. Tawansy saw my 1 year old and the nurses dilated her eyes without asking for permission from us. After wafting for 3-4 hours he barely "examined" her for a brief minute. He did not have a diagnosis and appeared tired and not thorough giving a fake grin and prescribing steroid/antibiotic medications without any hesitations for 10 days. 2 weeks later we took her back for a follow up, he questioned why the medications was stopped, we informed him that that's what he told us to do and that it was a 10-day course. He then prescribed 3 more heavy medications for 30 days and stated my daughter's condition is "very serious and chronic" without giving a definitive diagnosis or explanation of what he meant by chronic. He said just try all of them and see which works. Upon leaving the exam room he said, "oh you can try another over the counter drop in addition to the 3" he had already prescribed in front of other patients in the waiting area and then said, "never mind". He presents very cluttered in his thoughts, overly exhausted and does not have a nice approach. We will not be going back to him. Oh and one of the 3 medications he prescribed is not approved for children under the age of 2. I can't believe I trusted him with my toddlers' vision. I do NOT recommend him especially for babies and children! read more

If I could give him and his office negative stars, I would. Our first impression of him was before our preemie twins went home from the hospital. He didn't introduce himself, just walked in and pried their eyes open one at a time, let them both crying, and then we had to call him back in the room to even explain what he was looking for. Our first follow-up appt was at this location, our appt was at 10 am, our twins were seen at just after 2 pm. The staff said they were overbooked, how does this even happen ethically? The waiting room furniture was filthy, and there wasn't enough room for all of the people in there. He still didn't explain everything, we had to pry it out of him. Now my wife has come down with strep, and how office is the only place she had been in weeks. Hopefully our twins don't come down with it. They will not be getting our business ever again. read more

After being diagnosed with costs disease. My first stop was stein eye center at ucla, they did a lot of testing on me and wanted to give me eye injections twice a month. My fiancé is in med school so she did a tonnnn of research and came across DR. Tawansy, my first appointment was at he's office on Figueroa. YES THERES A LONG WAIT MAYBE A FEW HOURS EVEN. But there's a reason for that. Dr Tawansy is the MOST caring MOST knowledgeable retina specialist in the WORLD. If you have a serious eye situation he is definitely worth the wait. I have met people at his office that fly there from all over the world. He's amazing at what he does and it's worth the wait in my opinion. There aren't that many Drs who will give out there personal cell phone numbers for you to contact 24/7 if there's an emergency. IF YOU HAVE A RETINA SITUATION I DONT SEE ANYONE BETTER THAN DR KHALED TAWANSY read more

I don't know how great he is as a doctor but he has no respect for his patients. Booked an appointment for 12:15 and my newborn son wasn't seen until after 3pm. It would be a different story if they had warned us all about the wait. Instead people were showing up and all waiting for the doctor to arrive for hours. There were at least 20 of us waiting, so many that we overflowed outside because there weren't enough seats. read more

Dr. Khaled Tawansy is a God sent... He's very compassionate at what he does and he is exceedingly great at his job..He has taken care of my son's eye condition and a play a very important role in my son's eye health. He's the greatest opthalmologist ..Hands down.. read more

Dr Tawansy is amazing! He took over my son's case after we had to find another doctor. We live in the Phoenix area and unfortunately, the only cornea doctor here was less than satisfactory so we had to go out of state. Dr Tawansy performed a lens replacement and a corneal transplant on my son and he was able to achieve a much better result then what we were told here in AZ. Yes, the wait is sometimes excruciating, there were times when we had to wait for 3 hours to see the doctor but it's absolutely worth it. I've been in offices when the wait was because of poor office management, it is not the case here. He is just super busy and he sees as many patients as he can, and the staff are running around like crazy all day too. The wait is the downside, especially if you spent 6 hours in the car earlier but again, I think it was all worth it. My son has a functioning eye now and it was all thanks to Dr Tawansy! Btw he gives out his cell phone number to all his patients so you can call or text him any time. What doctor does that?! read more

Great doctor and he knows exactly what he is doing. His office does get pretty packed so be prepared to be waiting around. I wished that my sons insurance covered him because he knows his job well and his office is really nice and neat. read more

Dear Ms. Crystal McNaughton, Thank you for your Yelp review of 2/8/19. We are truly sorry that you had a negative experience at Children's Retina Institute, and are concerned more about your son Austin's well-being rather than the defamatory effects of your comments, as addressed herein. You mention correctly that Just Plus has a pyramid business model, which this reputable company set up in Europe decades ago. However, you neglected to mention that they provide their outstanding product to children for free. More importantly, this form of whole food nutrition is the only dietary supplement I know that delivers daily the seventeen vegetables, fruits and berries that are critically necessary for optimal health and growth. It is a whole food supplement, and the only one that has been shown through approximately thirty prospective, randomized, and controlled multicenter clinical trials at major reputable universities throughout the world (the highest quality of scientific evidence available) to have a major statistical and clinically relevant effect on a wide assortment of ailments, including colon and skin cancer, atherosclerosis, osteoporosis, stroke, and eye disease amongst others. No synthetic vitamin has been able to deliver the huge number of variants of each vitamin that are found in nature. Consequently, the clinical effect of synthetic vitamins is minute, whereas the benefits of Juice Plus are huge. Educational seminars are offered every few months in our area by preeminent American university professors and clinicians who offer further data and enlightenment. I encourage you to get details to attend by calling or texting our representative, Sue Clark, at (626) 590-4723. For these reasons I strongly recommend Juice Plus for my patients and family. You may also be reassured that the very small profit our company derives monthly from Juice Plus, equivalent to the price of a nice dinner for two, is dwarfed by the high volume of charity care that we provide to needy patients on a daily basis. As far as the details of your appointment, we are pleased that you were able to provide continuity of care for your son by seeing us both in Bakersfield and Lynwood. It has been the goal of our program to provide care to underserved communities. I personally am proud that the incidence of Retinopathy of Prematurity, a major blinding disease in neonates, dropped from the highest in the country to nonexistent after our screening program was initiated in Kern County. We also offer convenient care to patients in Los Angeles, Pasadena, Long Beach, Orange County, Riverside County and Ventura County. Had you announced a change of address to our offices, you would have received information on our clinic locations and times. It seems what happened on the day of your Lynwood visit is that you called our Bakersfield office for directions and our medical assistant had the impression that you were looking for the Lynwood surgery center, which is half a mile west of our Lynwood clinic at Saint Francis Hospital. Fortunately, the matter was corrected when you called the Los Angeles office for the correct address. Please remember that you just as well could have called my cell phone (323) 313-5757 which is clearly printed on all of our business cards as a rapid solution for any patient who is having a problem. According to our records, you had an appointment on 2/8/19 in Lynwood at 2 pm. You and Austin arrived at 330 pm. Within 20 minutes you were seen by our technician, your son's vision was tested and his pupils were dilated. You were out of the office by 545 pm. This is a relatively reasonable time span given everything that is involved in Austin's eye clinic visit. Although you arrived late and the clinic was busy, your son was given priority because of his young age and complex fragile condition. Although it is our goal to have our patients seen and discharged within 90 minutes of arrival, and we acknowledge that long waits are a source of complaints, it is not possible to always reach this goal. Our continuous efforts to create efficiency are matched by the exponentially growing number of patients with complex eye disease that seek our unique specialty care and travel to us from great distances and foreign countries, as well as thousands of loyal patients based in Southern and Central California for whom we have provided uninterrupted 24/7 care for the past two decades . We are striving to improve your experience by offering early morning, late evening, and weekend clinics and complementary food service. We appreciate your indulgence and understanding. I make it a priority to be extremely gentle during the examination of infants. Unlike most clinics, we never use a speculum to retract open the eyelids or a scleral depressor to rotate the eye. We are always patient with the examination process, and quick to stop or take a break if a child is stressed. This is one of many reasons that our exams read more

My normal ophthalmologist wasn't avail after I had flashes of light in my left eye. I made an emergency appointment with Dr. Tawansy but hadn't read any reviews. The office is nice enough but I find it ironic that a lot of the office is made of glass walls and doors when a lot of patients struggle to see after being dilated or have overall problems with their vision. After a couple hours to see the doctor I was asked to sit in the examination room where I waited another hour. Next to the examination chair is a standard craftsman automotive tool cabinet, not something you'd expect to see in a clinical environment. When the doctor entered he sat down and started looking at my chart while I explained why I was there. As I was talking, he began to return texts on his phone. I explained I was seeing halos at night with and without my glasses which I've never seen before. After looking for a torn retina he mentioned that my glasses prescription might be off which would cause the halos. I reminded him that I was seeing the halos without my glasses which meant he wasn't listening. He recommended I come back after I get my prescription checked which still does not help with any of my questions and concerns. I will not be going back to Dr. Tawansy and will pursue a second opinion. read more