Prendiville Paul L, MD

First of all, the person that left a review before me (Daphne B.) with only 2 stars talking about Dr. P’s bedside manners not being good must truly be out of her mind! I was very surprised to see her review with such low scores! No offense to Daphne B., but in the last 16 years that I have known and been seeing Dr. P, I have only seen nothing but top notch professionalism, incredible knowledge, genuine care and the utmost courtesy towards me and his other patients! im truly surprised to see this review!!! I myself only have one word to describe how great and genuine Dr. Prendiville is… and that is «WoW!!!» I have sooo much respect and sooo many great things to say about this doctor that i can literally write all day… First of all let me start by saying, as i mentioned above, that I have been one of his patients for over 16 years! I had glaucoma since the age of 11, and Dr. Prendiville did my glaucoma surgery in 1997! If i am not mistaking, he was in his first year of residency at that time and he did such an amazing job that until this day every doctor that has examined me only has one thing to say…“Wow, who did your glaucoma surgery? They did a great job! Very clean!”… I have seen many many doctors in the course of the past 16 years… UCLA associate professors, great doctors with many many years of experience and at least a dozen other eye doctors specializing in glaucoma surgery, cataract surgery, lasik surgery, muscle surgery, retina specialists, you name it, i have seen them! I have not felt or seen the genuine care that Dr. P has always shown towards me from any other doctor! There have been times when other doctors have urged me to go forward with lasik and cataract surgery before i really had to, but Dr. P has always looked out for my eyes safety first and a lot of times has encouraged me otherwise… Many times i have wanted to do simple surgeries as well… with minimal risk… but only having vision in one eye, instead of Dr. P thinking about his pocket, he has always looked out for me… whats best for me… and protecting my only source of vision and keeping me away from things that can potentially cause me to completely lose my eyesight! Other doctors were ready to jump at the chance of doing surgery to make $ 4,000+…but Dr. P kept me away from it and I am so thankful and grateful to him! Recently Dr. P performed cataract surgery on my right eye… my only eye… which was at a –13.00! Very nearsighted! However, my cataract was at a point where it was causing pressure in my eye which could of led to glaucoma in my right eye as well, which would eventually cause loss of eyesight completely! Dr. P did such a great job with my eye and not only did he fix the problem in my only good eye, but as a result my eyesight was restored 95%!!! After surgery… i must of drove him crazy with every little thing that i was feeling in my eye (standard/​common things associated with post surgery. minor pains… etc…) He always always returned my calls very quickly, continued to communicate with me via email/​phone, changed his entire busy schedule around more than 6 times to fit me in… I just dont know how else to describe his care! He does hundreds of surgeries every month… has a very busy schedule… and yet still manages to show personalized care to all his patients! I also noticed that he doesnt have that many reviews… i think this is because most of his patients are elderly! I guess they dont know how to use the computer, let alone leave a Unilocal review! However, i felt obligated to set the record straight and tell everyone my experience! At this point Dr. P is simply family to me and just like family i had to protect his good name and let you guys know that he truly is awesome! His 17+ years as a surgeon, his top notch education/​experience from Doheny/USC…his genuine care about his patients makes him a doctor that has become a doctor for the right reasons. to help and heal people! As far his bedside manners… the only thing i can say is that, Daphne B may have possibly misread the situation! When i had surgery… Dr. P came over, spoke with me, assured me of everything… I felt very confident and always have full trust in him! I allowed him to perform a risky operation on my only eye which could of caused retina detachments and loss of vision! But Dr. P just has such a clean hand… he did an amazing job! Im just really happy with him and i would take my child to see him if need be and my parents and i recommend everyone to him! I chose him over a UCLA professor who is the chief of glaucoma at Jules Eye Institute and ill choose him over 50 professors any day! All i have to say is THANK YOU Dr. P for saving my vision in 1997 and for restoring my vision and giving me a second chance in life 2 months ago… and for the amazing care! I wish you and your family health… and all the great things that i would wish for myself and my family! His staff is great too and his brother is an awesome doc too

No bedside manners at all, either does his partner.
Techs are the best, too bad you have to see the Doctor