Premier Eyecare

The entire staff are all friendly, knowledgeable, and professional. I have had tests run on me that I have never had done before with their state-of-the-art equipment, and Dr Caldan has a great bedside manner that will put you at ease with whatever your situation may be. Oh, and if you make your appointments early there is plenty of parking, even though it is located in the Mission District. I highly recommend Premier Eyecare.

The office staff has always made me feel welcome. The Dr.'s are great.
I would have no problem referring someone to them.

They have been my primary eye care team for many years. I trust Dr. Calman and his staff completely.
Most recently I see Dr. P,. She's friendly and caring and very thorough.,

I have been going to premier eyecare for more than 3 years. On my first visit Dr Calman found a tare in one of my eyes and had to preform immediate on the spot surgery. If he had not discovered and operated on it immediately I would have lost the sight in that eye. When the doctor preformed a cataract surgery on my other eye it was a complete success. However my insurance wouldn’t cover it. His billing team went right to work on the insurance company’ and resolved the issue immediately.
Premier eye caree is the best

Knowledgeable staff that found out an underlying issue with my eye that had not been known previously, super friendly and well organized desk staff. Doctors are serious and follow up on health. Really great on all aspects.
( still valid as of august 2020, love the staff there!)

Not a great clinic. Pretty disorganized and run very late for appointment. I was told my appointment would be 30 minutes and explained that I had a tight schedule. They called me in late only after I reminded them I was there, promised I would be out in time, then ignored that time. Staff is very kind and competent but as an office it's disorganized and not recommended. Lots of better options around the city.

Terrible. Doctor was 40minutes late. I paid over $210 to have my eyes checked and $80 for oral antibiotics. During my visit Dr.Lee recommended ointment but that was only if antibiotics didn't work. They certainly did not work, so I called to have the prescription filled for the ointment. She insisted I pay another $140 for visit and I refused. I found another doctor through Minute Clinic and was prescribed the $20 ointment. She was confused as to why I was prescribed oral antibiotics when I have blepharitis and it is a skin condition. Doctors here just want to make a quick buck. The office

One word..G-H-E-T-T-O. Extremely disorganized front desk staff and how bad their billing systems and procedures are..I am embarrassed for them.

I had a specific issue going on with my eyes last year which led me to Dr. Calman. I found Dr. Calman as a direct referral from my optometrist who said he was the best. Prior to my initial appointment, he spent 20 minutes with me on the phone and answered all of my questions regarding to upcoming procedure. I felt completely comfortable and safe in his hands. I am grateful for Dr. Calman and his entire staff for taking such good care of my eyes. I look forward to other visits and know that I am in the best hands with him and his staff. I would give 10 stars if I could!! Thanks again for excellent

I've been going to Premier Eyecare for over 20 years, and have always received very professional and courteous service. I've had two lens implants (cataract surgery from Dr. Calman), have had Dr. Calman, Dr. Yu, and Dr. Saldana as my follow-up doctor and/or regular doctor for my regular optical hypertension check-ups. All of them have been fabulous. I would recommend this clinic to anyone who needs medical assistance for their eyes, for any purpose too!

I've been using premier eyecare for 4 years for my ophthalmological needs (which are complicated) and have always and continue to receive excellent care. their new location is a huge improvement over the last and is beautiful, clean, with great staff, customer service, doctors and the latest state of the art equipment all in an easily accessible location. i highly recommend premier eyecare and thank them for all of the help they've provided in maintaining my vision.

Dr. Calman is one of the most caring Physicians you're ever going to encounter especially if you're talking about eyesight and eye health! The staff are always the utmost professionals always exhibiting courtesy and respect to all of their patients! This office always has the latest equipment to be able to determine and analyze and evaluate any vision issues you might be incurring! Doctor Calman is always up to date on all the latest medical procedures and techniques! I daresay there is no other physician in the city that gets even close to the type and the level of medical treatment you will receive

I have met Dr. Calman, the Ophthalmologist, surgeon, teacher, lecturer, and head of the organization. He is extremely well qualified, and has the most impeccable professional credentials I have ever seen. He examined me, and had an MRI done for me, but my care has been more ordinary, and routine, and I have not required the regular services of an Ophthalmologist for eye diseases. Should I need such services, in the future, I would ask for this man, because he is extremely gifted, and knowledgeable.
My personal doctor at the clinic is Dr. Enos, an Optometrist, schooled in New York, and very knowledgeable

After a recent doctor’s visit that was horrible, I wanted to take the time to thank those who have provided excellent care, and who have a genuine concern for their patients. Dr. Enos is one of those doctors. He listened really well and took my concerns seriously - qualities that I will always value more than any university degree, fellowship, or fancy award hanging on a wall (he likely has all those things too, but that’s beside the point). He spent a lot of time walking me through possible causes related to my recent eye issues, and has been of help even after my apportionment in assisting

I quit being a patient at Premier Eyecare after 14 years because I never got to see the opthamologist after the first year, even when my primary care doctor asked for his opinion when I had a disease. They employ several optometrists, with a lot of turnover in staff, who always said my exam with them was sufficient and I did not need to bother the doctor. I am now 77 years old and my primary care physician feels this is inadequate care where for 13 years I was never able to see Dr. Calman even when I made that request when scheduling my appointments and when I met with his optometrists. In other

Poor customer service in regards to the front desk staff. They act like asking them a question is disrupting their whole day. Very unwelcoming and brash.

No longer provide optometric services - good doctors, but now two appointments needed in two different places.

After having some sudden vision issues, my optometrist referred me to Dr. Calman for more tests and his expert opinion. He made an urgent appointment for me the following morning given my symptoms. They repeated the same tests my optometrist had, but he came to a different conclusion about what might be causing them.
He asked that I get an MRI and his staff were able to get me an appointment the next morning at St. Luke's. He also asked that I come back the following day to review the findings with him.
I returned the following day with MRI results in hand. Based on the his review, he wanted

Do not go to this eye-care facility. The front desk staff is rude and poorly trained. As a business owner myself and an individual who works in the city HR management this place is sketchy at best.

1st let's start with scheduling the appointment. I understand it is lunch time, but that is why there are 3 individuals at the front desk, to take lunch separately, not all together at the desk eating over computers and engaging with customers, GO TO THE BACK, LEAVE PUBLIC VIEW AND EAT LUNCH!

Why do you bother scheduling an individual for a 8:30am appointment if you "open at 8:30am"

The facility and nab is sketchy.
The front desk workers looks like a prison work release program.
I needed my eye lid looked at, and they did a full exam just to milk my insurance- then they never billed my insurance.
I only picked this place because it was on my Cigna plan.
Next eye exam I will pay cash and not use my Cigna, OBVIOUSLY.

I called this place and had a really weird experience so I'm posting here to compare notes

I need a prescription for contact lenses and have been shopping around. I was referred to this place as an option for low-cost vision care. I called them and asked how much it would be. They told me it was $145-174 for the contact lens exam but I also had to get a medical exam ($119). I was stunned because the last place I asked (Sears) only wanted $89. I figured I must have misunderstood something (it's been ages since I had my eyes looked at and frankly I don't really remember what&apos

I made an appointment outside my regular optometrist to see Dr. Calman because I had a specific eye problem & my internist wanted me to see an ophthamalogist (these are M.D.s usually requiring 7 yrs of training including residency not including specialization vs. optometrists who are O.D.s that have 4 years and may or may not have additional training).

Long story short, I didn't even get to see Dr. Calman. When one of the optometrists started to examine me, I explained I specifically asked for my appt to be with Dr. Calman and there was a specific reason why I made the appt with him

I made an appointment, it's was easy and fast.
My ophthalmologist was really nice, understanding and patient.
He asked me multiple times if I had any questions and if I was satisfied.
He gave me some some samples and some advice.

It wasn't cheap but it wasn't expensive. My was caring, professional and efficient.

I will come back.

Premiere Eyecare = FAIL

Worst.

Optometrist.

Ever.

It was bad enough that a simple eye exam took an hour and fourty-five minutes (!), but the pain didn't end there.

Since they didn't have my prescription, they said they'd help me locate another optometrist nearby that did have it. Four days later, I still don't have my contacts. Calls are unreturned.

Their office staff is a hurricane of incompetence and rudeness.

Worst.

Last time I went here was when Calman just moved from St. Lukes Hospital to this place. What an effing pushy guy. Bossed me around to do this and that while examining my eyes and even somewhat held my head in a not-so-nice way to get it into the position he wanted when he was frustrated. Then he yells at you if you don't follow his directions to the minutest detail.

I've had bad luck with other optometrists. They never seemed to get my prescription right. Not so with Dr. Chow. He was really nice, really thorough, and best of all, he got my prescription right!

Also, I'd tried to wear contact lenses before, and had come to the conclusion that I just couldn't do it. They always made my eyes feel tired, and by the end of the day, I was happy to take them out. Dr. Chow explained how I needed to "build up" to wearing my lenses full time. He gave me detailed instructions on how to become a contact lens wearer, and his instructions

I went to Premier Eyecare because it's included in my insurance (VSP) and convenient to my home. Fortunately, it also turned out to be a great place.

I first went in for an eye exam because I noticed a little bit of blurriness at night and I wanted to find out what was going on. Turns out, I have an astigmatism and need to wear glasses when I drive at night. Well, when they gave me my first pair of glasses ever and it was really bad, I could barely walk around with them on, the whole world looked curved and it made me dizzy! So, I had to go in a second time to fix it by blurring my