Daniel Chin, OD

I called to make an appointment with this business and spoke with a person who identified herself as Larissa. Larissa was very rude and extremely curt on the phone. I chose to make an appointment at another office because this may be evident of the service provided.

The most comprehensive eye exam I’ve ever had! Dr. Chin was thorough and informative.

Dr. Chin is wonderful and his office staff has always been pleasant and very helpful. I appreciate the fact they don’t try to upsell you on everything (as did our last eye Dr.) and in fact I learned from Dr. Chin that a procedure that was done every year on my son at our previous optometrist only really needs to done every few years for children. We have been going to Dr. Chin for the past 4 – 5 years BUT this is why he is really great! This morning (Saturday) I accidentally got something in my eye and the irritation scratched my cornea. It was rather painful and after 3 hours remembered Dr. Chin has Saturday hours. My husband called and they told him to bring me over. Dr. Chin did a few things to help relieve the pain (dilate my eye and put a contact in to serve as a sort of a band aid to protect the scratch) and prescribed an antibiotic all this within 30 minutes and an extremely reasonable fee. He even gave me a contact number in case I had any problems between Saturday and Monday when I go back for a quick follow up. As far as I am concerned Dr. Chin IS FABULOUS!

Dr. Daniel Chin is one of the RUDEST optometrists I have ever had the pleasure or displeasure of experiencing. He has a horrific temper with children and does not conduct himself well when it comes to young children and teenagers, especially girls. My 14 year old daughter went in to his office with my mother and myself. I stayed behind to fill out paperwork and stay with my mother who does not speak english. I trusted Dr. Chin enough to conduct himself properly with my daughter, but I was soon sadly mistaken. My daughter comes out of her appointment to hear that her eye sight is fine. She then shyly tells me that Dr. Chin was very rude to her. I asked her for specifics. She tells me he told her that «she was wasting his time and that his time would be served more valuable for other customers» and that «she was lying» when she said she could not see the lines along the bottom. He also told her that this appointment «messed up his day» and that half the time she urged her to just «guess» the lines. I then immediately called the office back and asked Dr. Chin for his side. He tells me that he talked to my daughter calmly and that he noticed she was «lying» as most teenage girls do. I then told him that his comment was BEYOND sexist, which he responded with by saying that teenage girls acting disorderly was a «documented fact.» Eugenics was once a documented fact for discrediting the education of black folk, so I do not take his knowledge as anything other than sexist and quite frankly rude. I urge you to not give this man any more business, especially with the eye sight of your teenage girls.
My daughter’s appointment was July 25^th of 2015.

Walked in right at 830 and asked Dr. Chin if there were any walk in appointments available. He said he would be able to see me right away. After filling out a short 1 page basic info form we started the exam.
Dr. Chin was efficient, thorough and happy to accomodate my walk in status.
Shirley had me laughing while helping finish my exam and while I was selecting new frames.

My kids and I have been getting annual eye exams with Dr. Chin for years. We are very appreciative of the friendly and capable eye doctor and staff. Office is conveniently located, clean and comfortable.

Doctor Chin has a temper of a of disobedient kid.
Here is the story, my mother who does not speak English and I went in for her eye exam. During the exam, he was making frustrated faces and his tones of voice was to let us know he was annoyed that my mother didn’t understand.
What is the meaning of being a doctor? I honestly dont think he knows.
Please don’t waste your time here. Your life is worthwhile somewhere else.

Here’s why I go to Dr. Chin:
1. He’s smart, competent and will go the extra mile to make sure you are entirely satisfied.
2. He accepts Spectera. It’s not easy to find a good optometrist who does. I’ve done your research for you ;)
3. He carries Silhouette frames/​lenses. Supremely comfortable and lightweight. Other frames feel like they’re made of lead by comparison.

Our family members has been seeing Dr. Chin for over 15 years. He is a wonderful caring doctor with a great sense of humor. His assistant, Shirley, has been working there forever and always greets you with a smile. She is very good in helping you find the perfect pair of glasses. Dr. Chin is very patient with the children. Our oldest son was a very difficult child to work with as he is VERY shy and would not speak to anyone which made it very difficult to get an eye exam. Dr. Chin was able to bribe him into cooperating with him and finally got the eye exam done (that was when our son was around 6 years old). Dr. Chin always spends the time to listen to your concerns and address them. I would recommend him to all my friends.

Dr Chin is very friendly, knowledgable, and provides great service. The staff is friendly as well. Sometimes it’s hard to get an appointment at the «desirable times» of Saturdays and close to closing times, butI take that as a good sign for his practice.

My family and I have been going to Dr. Chin’s for many years. I really like his office staff– they are super friendly and nice. I can drop by if I need my glasses adjusted and Dr. Chin or one of his staff will help out.

Dr. Chin has been my optometrist for at least almost ten years and I’ve never had a problem here. When I had to see him for an emergency because my eye was infected, his staff made time for me to come in on the same day even if his schedule was booked. Him and his staff are very friendly and they are patient when I always have questions. Even though I don’t have vision insurance anymore I still come here.

Five stars for Dr. Chin and his friendly office staff.
He is kind, competent, compassionate, and generous with his time.

Another year has passed and I recently made my second visit to Dr. Chin for my annual examination. This time I took advantage of his extended hours on Thursdays and came after work for a 6pm appointment.
It was great seeing the friendly ladies in the front office, Michelle and Shirley. Michelle and Shirley tested my peripheral vision and my eyes for glaucoma before Dr. Chin performed the various tests on my vision. Dr. Chin is very professional and thoroughly explains things and answers your questions.
A delightful eye examination experience and looking forward to my next annual visit.

My new optometrist here in Alameda! I love how he has extended schedules for folks who have full time jobs. I had an eye infection for the longest time and I was running out of contacts. The ones that I was prescribed back then weren’t too comfortable. He recommended a new brand that fits perfectly. He works fast and definitely efficiently. The staff here are also very sweet and accommodating. The only down side is if you want to get glasses here, variety isn’t the best. Some styles are a bit old fashioned. But the quality of the eye exams and time he puts into each patient makes up for it. If you would like glasses I suggest you purchase your own and bring it in for him put prescription in. Overall, very pleased!

Currently without eye insurance for the time being, I still needed my eye check up for a contacts lens fitting. My prescription had expired and I was out of lenses…
I already knew it was going to cost me a lot more than my previous exams now that I was uninsured. So this time, I decided to shop around to see which offices might better fit my budget. Boy is a contact lens fitting so much more pricey than a general eye exam, especially without insurance. So make sure to ask specifically for the pricing of a general exam and contact lens fitting when you shop around. Most offices charge two different prices for these exams.
Comparing different optometrists in the bay area, Dr. Chin was still the most reasonable and affordable for uninsured patients. I love his work while I was covered by insurance, and still appreciate his thoroughness as an uninsured patient. I got an appointment with him, and I can now see again!
It was really great that he gave me a trial pair to test out a new brand before prescribing and send me on my way right away. He made a follow up appointment with me a week later to make sure everything was good to go. During my follow up, he rechecked my eyes and readjusted my numbers accordingly before prescribing me new lenses. Dr. Chin is a great optometrist, and I greatly recommend him. Staff is also rather chill.
Things to consider:
–I have to say that parking is a little tough, so make sure to give about an extra 10 – 15 minutes early arrival if you’re appointment is during the busy hours on Park Ave.
–Also, they offer evening appointments on Thursday which is great if you only have time go after work!

Dr. Chin is the BEST! I had been thinking about getting contacts for awhile and was waiting until I got insurance to do so. My insurance finally processed and a friend recommended Dr. Chin. This was by FAR the best eye appointment I’ve ever had! Dr. Chin was so patient and friendly. I was worried because some optometrist at Lenscrafters had told me that I have cataracts, MIGHT have eye cancer and would probably go blind in a few years. Dr. Chin assured me that my eyes were fine and I most definitely did not have cancer or cataracts, and found contacts for me right then and there!
He walked me through how to put my contacts on, how to take them off and how to take care of them. It was a lot of information all at once (and on a Saturday morning, no less) but he explained it so well that I understood everything right away. I walked out of his office with my new contacts and with only a $ 10 copay.
Dr. Chin is friendly, helpful and very knowledgeable. Again, I had literally hundreds of eye appointments over the years, and this is the first one where I haven’t wanted to cry, scream or hit the optometrist =)

Dr. Chin is the best optometrist I have ever had. He provides a more complete eye examination than the ophthalmologists I’ve seen in the past.
I wear contact lenses and during my first visit, he identified the cause of a problem I’d had for years. I’d been prescribed the incorrect size lens years earlier and the lenses never felt perfect. Once Dr. Chin changed the size, I’ve had a much more comfortable lens wearing experience.
Lastly, Dr. Cin and his wife and integral parts of the Alameda community and deserve to be supported!
If you’re looking for an eye doctor for the entire family, please consider Dr. Chin.

The perfect eye exam in under 1 hr.
Today was my first appointment with Dr. Chin and even though I left fuzzy eyed with hugely dialated pupils, I couldn’t have been more satisfied with my experience. The whole processed flowed like a well rehearsed dance routine. I walked in and was greeted by name and not «Are you the 12 o’clock?» — filled out the one page patient registraction — paid my copay — then was walked in for the first of many of tests. Before each test Dr. Chin explained what was going to happen and why. If I had any questions Dr. Chin would take the time to provide intelligent answers. When it was time to take a closer look at my retina, Dr. Chin put in the drops to dialate my eyes (dialation takes about 15mins) and brought me back to the front to check out some frames. I didn’t find any that I liked, but that was okay he just wrote me my precription so I could go elsewhere. I love the no-​pressure attitude! Once my eyes were ready he brought me back the exam room, put on his fancy head gear, and wrapped up my appointment.
Dr. Chin is a pretty cool guy, at no point did I feel like my time was wasted. I highly recommend him, especially if you have VSP coverage.

Although this was only my third visit, I love this office. Both Dr. Chin and his staff are fantastic. Friendly, funny, knowledgeable. Took my sweetie today who has had lasik but was wondering if now after many years he needed contacts again. NO!
Real advice, no sales push.
Dr. Chin is a delightful professional and human being. And as a physician myself, I can highly recommend him and his office.