Richard P Hoffman, OD

Don’t EVER GO HERE!!! This doctor is the most unprofessional persona! His staff destroyed my glasses and they are not taking any responsibility. All they had to say was we are not liable! Well you are. I came in for a service and you/​your staff melted my glasses.
On my lunch break just an hour ago I walked down from my office to get my prescription glasses adjusted by Richard Hoffman’s store. His staff told me it will cost five dollars and I said that is not a problem. She took it back one time and tried to straighten them and when I tried they were still loose. Then she took them back again and when she brought them back the handle was melted!!!
They are Gucci glasses that I had just bought maybe one year ago.
They melted the handle and now the side of my vision is messed up because I can see in the corner of my vision.
He said it’s too bad and I said I won’t let this just go. He said try me.
How can they just destroy my 1000 dollar glasses and say it’s too bad.
He said that his assistant tells you the risks of doing this but she never did. She just took them melted them and gave them back and threw me out.
My prescription is 6.5 and my eyes have been irritated from contacts so I have been advised to not wear my contacts for 3 weeks by an optometrist so my glasses are all I have.
I can not see at all without them and now my vision is distorted and my glasses are destroyed!!!
You cannot just destroy someone’s glasses and say too bad! You are liable and I am not letting this go.

I waked into Dr. Hoffmans office for my eye exam. I really didn’t know what to expect. The last office I went to I was treated like a number and not a patient. But when I walked in I was greeted with a friendly hello from the staff. They were very friendly and made me feel at home right away. Marta Sinai was very friendly and very knowledgeable of all the different styles of frames and and different designs and brand of lenses and coating that would benefit me. I then went into the exam room to see Dr. Hoffman he was very pleasant and had great «bedside manners.» Dr Hoffman was very thural with his exam and he answered all my questions I had for him. I will be back next year.

The only redeeming quality this office has is the friendly and efficient receptionist. All that goes out the window when you then have to deal with Richard Hoffman.
As some other reviewers have noted, they like the convenience of the location; that is the reason I also chose it. What a mistake. I blame myself for returning to this clown more than once. I’ve finally had enough and will cease to be a customer.
In my opinion, Richard Hoffman should not be in the business of interacting with the public. He’s unfriendly, pompous, condescending, and annoyingly garrulous. It doesn’t help that all the verbal diarrhea he spews during a routine eye exam is compounded by the funk of his breath, which is fairly close to that of diarrhea itself. All this takes place in the very personal space of the poor customer having his or her eyes checked. Hey Richard, just stick to «better one, better two»; but, please, only after rinsing with an adequate amount of mouthwash.
Compared to a visit with Richard Hoffman, I think waterboarding might feel therapeutic.
Moreover, the services of this «optometrist» are way overpriced. Most of his aforementioned chatter is his attempt to convince you to spend your money on your optical needs at his sorry office.
Don’t be a masochist; avoid this office.

Great service and medical care. The office has a decent frame selection in house but will find glasses for you if you want something different.

Walked in for a contact fitting and they had a free opening 2 hours later. Not a good sign. My last eye doc told me I had astigmatism. Dr. Hoffman told me I didn’t and it took him 2 hours to figure out while being rude. My bad but don’t shoot the messenger. Really rude, chatty and condescending. He gets a star for being convenient, knowledgeable and right downstairs from my work..

He has been my eye Dr. since the 80s, in the Arco towers. I totally trust him with my eyes. Without my eyes, I am out of business. Great office. He’s way too chatty. But he takes good care of my eyes. When family members have eye problems, they go to Dr. Hoffman. He is the Special Forces of eye doctors. Did he ever tell you about how he was an eye doctor for the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles?

Incompetent staff. Showed up for an 11 AM appointment that I made the previous day and was told that my appointment was at 11:30 AM. I expected a little more precision from a place that I am entrusting with my sight. As a professional, I value my time and I expect people that I do business with to respect it.

I wish I could give 5 stars to the receptionists only. They are amazing and will go above and beyond to make sure you get what you need in terms of insurance, appointments, etc. Really, really wonderful ladies.
Dr. Hoffman is nice enough, and I think he is a good dr., but to be frank, he is kind of annoying. He will hold you up well beyond your appointment time telling really useless stories. He kind of treats you like a child, repeating stuff 5 times and interrupting you. Like I said, he’s fine and will get you what you need, but sometimes I think he’s just thinking of what he’s going to say next, rather than listening.

Same thing as everyone else has said, convenience! Dr. Hoffman is a great eye doctor and very knowledgeable, he will give you tons of tips for optimal eye health and best acclimation to new glasses or contacts.
My only quip for the 4 stars rather than 5 is cost, which I’m sure is directly related to the convenience factor, but it still seems a little high for frames, contacts, etc. But he does take insurance, so I can’t really complain since insurance cuts costs so much!

I’ve been going to Dr. Hoffman for 2 years now. I got both contacts and lenses from them.
I work downtown and the location is super convenient. I’ve always been able to make appointments during lunch time. The one this is, Dr. Hoffman does like to strike up a conversation. Careful… usually does take over an hour for a full exam. Especially for a contacts exam.
Mr. Hoffman is very friendly and will give you some very usuful, yet scary information about proper eye care.
Staff is friendly and will take the time to help you pick out a pair of lenses. But yes, as some others have mentioned, they are expensive.
The staff will also figure out all your insurance coverage. There’s never a big surprise on what your out of pocket cost will be.

The perks of Dr. Hoffman’s office for me are the proximity to my work, the fact that my insurance covers care there, and friendliness of the staff. So in general, my love is all about convenience.
Which isn’t to say that the care wasn’t great because it was, but if my insurance didn’t cover it, I probably could not afford to come here as it’s totally expensive (although I’m not surprised considering it’s in the middle of the financial district in Downtown — I just can’t compete with the suits I guess).
I was originally going to give them 3 stars but I’m bumping it up one because everyone there seemed genuinely helpful and caring and although Dr. Hoffman, himself, talked A LOT, he was knowledgeable and I know it was all in the sake of preventative care.

If you work downtown, Dr. Hoffman’s office is too convenient to pass up. He’s very friendly (don’t get him started chatting or you’ll be there all afternoon) and can tell you a million things about your eyes that you probably didn’t even want to know. He’ll show you the proper way to take care of your contact lenses and his friendly staff will help you select some slick glasses. They carry some great frames.
One star off for being incredibly expensive and not being terribly sensitive to the fact that I do, in fact, have to get back to work at some point and can’t chat about eye diseases all afternoon.