Insight Optometric Center

Very happy with the doctor I saw, the up to date technology, the glasses options, and the help picking out frames. And couldn’t be more convenient!

I have VSP and they take that insurance here. I really like the staff there — they’re fast and efficient!
I adore Dr. O — he’s funny and informative. Super clear with this explanation and actually cares about his patients.
I work at UCI and it’s super convenient for me to come here during my lunch break.

I wanted to give at least 3 stars but I couldn’t. The workers there are nice and inviting but when I got my glasses back I could not believe how badly they screwed it up. I have been wearing glasses for nearly my whole life therefore I have had numerous prescriptions. I’ve never had a bad experience at the optometrist until today. My lens were badly scratched so I’m surprised no one noticed it. My left lens is significantly stronger than my right thereby giving me a horrible ‘imbalanced’ feeling. It’s horrible.
I wasn’t even given an apology, which was the least they could have done. Of course, they told me to come back next week so they can replace it, but once again, of course the process would take forever.
I probably need a new prescription and definitely new lenses. The whole process would probably take another 3 weeks. As if I didn’t have enough stress from grad. school as it is.

I’m not really sure why this place has so many old, bad, reviews, but I know the current staff is very friendly and professional. I’ve been to many optometrists, and my preference is for this place and West Village Optometry in Claremont (I used to live closer to there, but have since moved.) They have a great selection of frames and run a tight ship despite how busy this office has been each time I’ve gone in to get my eyes checked. Dr. Cajayon was very thorough with my exam, and when I mentioned to her that I felt like I had been having issues with my contacts and allergies she gave me good tips to help make my eyes more comfortable on the days that I wear contacts. I would definitely recommend this place to any of my friends that live in the area and are looking for a good, quality, professional optometrist.

I’ve been coming to this office when it was still at the UCI student health center and I absolutely love it! The staff at this place are amazing — super friendly and really helpful! I always end up seeing a different doctor every time I’m due for an eye exam, and they’re all very professional. I used to have USHIP so my insurance covered most of the fees, even for contacts.
Unfortunately, my new insurance doesn’t cover a lot of fees, but the front desk guy was nice enough to print out my insurance policy and my contacts prescription so I could shop around and see if I can get better prices elsewhere. Soooo nice, right?

AS GOOD AS IT GETS! THIS PLACE IS THE BEST OPTOMETRY I’VE EVER BEEN TO! They’re super friendly, professional. Always on top of everything, very courteous, and knowledgeable. Parking is great. This place is really pleasant — always air-​conditioned, easy-​going atmosphere. I drive all the way from Los Angeles to go this place!!! They have my complete trust with my eyes. I recommend!

Dr. Fisher is my doctor and he is the best. I always had dry eyes as long as I could remember and it took me literally 30 minutes just to take out my contacts because my eyes were dry. Well one day, I ended up with a tear in my eye and went to see Dr. Fisher. He recommended I switch from those mutlipurpose solutions to one with hydrogen peroxide because he suspected whatever was in those solutions kept causing a reaction in my eyes. I was kind of skeptical first because I’ve been using this solution since I started wearing contacts and didn’t think switching solutions would do much. Well I was so so wrong. Ever since switching solutions, my eyes are no longer dry and I can take out my contacts within a minute. It was such a big difference and I would never have realized this until I saw Dr. Fisher. My optometrist before just said I had dry eyes and prescribed allergy eyedrops which did nothing.
Dr. Fisher is always thorough with his exam and throughout the exam he’ll keep asking if you have any questions about what he’s doing or if you have any concerns. He also makes it seem like your eyes are just in perfect health and that you should be proud of them. I always walk out thinking… yay my eyes are healthy and my eyes didn’t get bad.

No complaints at all. Dr. Fisher is great — friendly and knowledgeable. He will tell you what you do need, what you don’t need and explain why. He’s also very encouraging, which is strangely reassuring on that eye test (I’m not sure why it makes me more nervous than actual tests at school). The staff was amazing — compared my 2 insurance plans and explained to me how to optimize their benefits. They were very patient, not pushy, and definitely went beyond my expectations. I’m thrilled with my new contacts, and sunglasses, both covered by my plans!

Bunch of Incompetents… typically when I leave I’m frustrated to the point of tears because these people are so stupid. I’m one of those special cases, I’ll admit it. I have an artificial lens in my left eye and I have a specific eye surgeon who deals with that. Unfortunately my eye surgeon (at UCLA) doesn’t like to be bothered with simple things like contact lens fittings etc so I try to go to an average place to get my prescription filled. Dr. Joseph Occhipinti, that guy is retarded. He LOVES looking at my eye every time I’m there and giving me some kind of bullsh** diagnosis of what my doctor should have done and every time he forgets we’ve had this same conversation. He won’t prescribe me contacts without a follow up because he just wants to «check». he tries to talk me into using products that my surgeon specifically told me I CANT use in my left eye because he wants to see what happens… LIKE HE EVEN KNOWS WHAT HE’S DOING!!! every time I do the initial tests right eye works fine and then I spend an hour trying to do the left eye trying to tell them its not going to work the way its supposed to because my blind spot shifted. And every time they don’t listen they just have me repeat it again and again and again… I want to scream.

This is a great optical shop!
I love my Genevieve Boutique glasses. They have such a great selection of frames packed into a small but great looking shop. They have a ton of choices for men as well. Their GVX line are really cool. And even their budget line, Modern Optical, besides being a great deal, look fantastic.
Gio is awesome and so helpful; the staff here are the best!
I recommend this shop to all UCI students and anyone who lives near by.

New owners, cool staff and frames. They go out of their way to get you what you want. Have a frame they don’t have, if you have a model # or picture, they will do their best to find it for you. Nice big screen to watch movies while you wait.

Stand was my eye doctor and he was soft-​spoken and knowledgable about eyes.
It’s what you expect in a doctors office in my opinion. Clean look and helpful staff. Gets you in and out within an hour depending on how long you take to pick out glasses. If you are a UCI student it is even more easy because they’ll ask for your student ID and have all your information about insurance. No need to go through the hassle! BIG PLUS!
The only reason i give this ⁴⁄₅ stars is the selection of frames. I felt like the most of the frames resembled each other. Dont’ get me wrong though, there is a nice selection. I got a pair of ray bans that I really like. Definitely worth coming to if you have school insurance.
Grade: A–

Dr. Dery is an outstanding eye doctor.
Not only is he extremely knowledgeable and up to date, he continually keeps himself educated, teaches, consults with other doctors at the highest levels the fields of the eye.
I was first introduced to Dr. Dery by my husband’s father –their whole family had already been seeing him for years. My eye was swollen up like a balloon and Dr. Dery’s calm and knowledge had me sorted out in no time.
I have continued to see him over the years, and have ALWAYS gotten the straight scoop.
I know that I can rely on him, I trust him. I have never been stirred wrong by him through the 20 or so years that I have been seeing him.
Some people here have said that they thought he was not trained?! He was first fully educated in France, then when he moved to the US retained again from the bottom up, has full degree as a Optometric Doctor, and F.A.A.O.
The letters stand for Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry. FAAO credentials behind an optometrist, scientist or other qualified person’s name signify to colleagues and patients that rigorous qualifications for Fellowship have been met.
For optometrists this involves presenting written and oral case studies and posters, being evaluated through interviews and clinical assessment, and meeting the highest educational and licensure standards.
Optometry is a health care profession concerned with eyes and related structures, as well as vision, visual systems, and vision information processing in humans. Optometrists are healthcare professionals who provide primary vision care including sight testing and correction. They may detect eye disease or evidence of systemic abnormalities and refer to other medical specialties for treatment and co-​management. In most US states optometrists are licensed to treat eye diseases, including medical therapy.
For a man who spent so much time to help others, it just really irks me to see him blatantly dissed.

I went to Dr. Gabriel Dery, and found him generally incompetent. I wouldn’t recommend Dr. Dery to anyone.

I came here during my lunch break; all in all, took 1.5 hours to do a full eye exam and pick out my glasses.
I was recommended by a friend to see Dr. Dery and was not disappointed. He explained step by step what he was doing and why. He made sure to wash his hands and sterilize all the equipment before coming in contact with me. Dr. Dery is a very knowledgeable and kind-​natured professional.
I have VSP and ended up getting a decent pair of glasses for about $ 120.00 with the crizal lens upgrade. Selection of glasses is limited from what I’m used to, but the customer service more than makes up for it. Dr. Dery even helped me select a frame that works well with my face shape which I’ve never been helped with by a doctor before. I was concerned that my lacking nose bridge would prevent me from being able to get the style glasses I want, but he assured me that he would customize and fit it to my head as needed.
Got my glasses about two weeks later and they fit perfectly! I will definitely return for my next pair!

THE GIST: UTTERLY DISGUSTED. NEVER AGAIN. FIRST AND LAST TIME WITH DR. DERY.
WHY SO DISGUSTED?: I asked Dr. Dery to wash his hands after handling another emergency patient’s face/​eyes during my appointment and I’m no germaphobe BUT. I SAW him handle another patient with no gloves. and then to come towards my eyes with his unclean hands? Come on. these are my eyes. how do I know if the other patient Dr. Dery just handled didn’t have some herpies in the eye or something worse ?? Now. I wasn’t happy that I had to ask for Dr. Dery to wash his hands after handling another patient. but the situation got worse and even more uncomfortable… Dr. Dery’s response was: «well. if it would make you feel better (that I wash my hands)». My response: «umm. yes it would.». Dr. Dery’s response: «I only touched his face for a minute, but no problem. I always wash my hands.» If this were true I wouldn’t have to remind you to wash your hands. talk about uncomfortableness for the rest of the appointment.
Honestly, Unilocalers. is it wrong of me to give a one star after that situation? I hate giving out one stars. but this experience truly deserved it.
LAST WORDS: I’m sure many people like Dr. Dery… there’s even a binder-​full of testimonials for you to read if you’d like. I will not be back.

This place is right by UCI and obviously expects most of its customers to be students and those families living in the many apartments/​condos nearby.
Insight was my optometrist for about 8 years and i did start going there bc i was a UCI student and convenience, and after graduation, continued to patronize the establishment mostly out of habit.
Dr Kelly Din was the main optometrist then and she was friendly and smart. She left Insight bc her family moved up north a couple years ago.
It was a little after that time i stopped frequenting Insight to serve my eye needs. Here is what I remember:
Insight is a small clinic.
They do not have many frames to choose from but do carry the typical selection that range from generic to luxury brands to fit your budget. Prices weren’t exactly on the lower end though. Perhaps this is due to the high rent of the space.
They do accept VSP.
They have one exam room but don’t seem to double-​book appt time slots, but have waited there for up to 30min at a time.
After Insight, i went on a search to find a good optometrist and found one a short drive away. There is more to just convenience.

Had a really bad experience there. I liked dr. dery initially because he is patient and will explain things to you. Over the couple of years that I’ve gotten to know his practice, I would not recommend him. I decided to get these customized contact lens which cost an arm and a leg. I ordered them in November. It finally came in in January because dr. dery said due to the holidays it can be kinda slow. so i was excited to finally have them in my possesion when i needed the left contact modified a bit. No problem right, WRONG. so they sent it back and when the left contact came back in, the right contact was missing. Dr. dery and his office staff Carrie had no idea where the right one was. So, they told me they would get it figured out as i waited for my contacts. Months pass, everytime i call in, carrie could only tell me that it takes a little bit of time since these are custom contacts. You would think that she can track the order, call the manufacturer, do something to update me on the status of where my contacts are. I called the office about 5 times, asking where the hell are they. After all, they had my money. So Carrie doesn’t call back when i call, i’m starting to think that they have scammed me. Let me remind you, the contacts were paid for in November. It is now April. Carrie does call back and told me it has shipped. i waited and waited, still no contacts. I demanded to speak with dr. dery. Dr. Dery said «I shipped them to your house a month ago, I did it myself». that’s just bullshit, cuz i was told by carrie that it shipped two weeks ago. and why would it come to my house. i always get my contacts from their office. it’s a bunch of lies. i’ve never missed a package at my house, so i really doubt they shipped it. they have bad follow through, is clueless as to what is going on, and i’ve lost all trust for them. I was so upset that I don’t even care to walk back into their office. They lost me as a customer.

I took my wife to Gabriel Dery, an optometrist who practices at Insight Optometric. After he gave her the standard tests he diagnosed her with high eye pressure. Then he asked her to come back for more tests. He never explained that the second round of tests would not be covered by our insurance. He charged us $ 100 out-​of-​pocket, and recommended that we come in for more tests. Now here is the problem. All he can do is administer tests. He isn’t an ophthalmologist, which means he can’t treat the problem, and even if he could, he isn’t approved by our medical insurance. So why did we have to give him $ 100?