EyeDesigns Optometry

I have been going to Ron Garcia for years. He is a warm, funny, and extremely knowledgeable doctor. The staff there are wonderful as well — friendly, efficient, and very helpful. One of the many things I like about the practice is that they stay current with technology so that I feel that I am always getting the best available care for my eyes. I seriously wish that Dr. Garcia and his staff could handle all of my medical needs!

I’ve been a patient of Ron Garcia since almost the beginning of his practice. I’ve been seeing him for about 25 years! There are many things I like about him and Eye Designs. One thing is that they they stay up-​to-​date with the latest technology. I know I’m getting the best care possible. Ron always asks me about my family and remembers what I told him two years ago! He is one of the warmest, nicest practitioners I have. And the best part is that not only is he all that, but he’s a great doctor and he really knows his stuff!

Great Doctor and excellent service, and the staff are great, thoughtful caring and professional.
Cannot recommend this place more highly, really impressive.

I’ve been going to Dr. Garcia for years and he is one of the most competent, intuitive, thoughtful and caring individuals I’ve ever met. Also one of the nicest guys as well.
His staff is great. Selection and service is great.
Can’t recommend him/​them highly enough.

Absolutely the best I could ask for in an optometry office is what I found here at EyeDesigns. From the kind greetings when you walk in the door to the knowledgeable staff ready to help in any way to the doctors that make you feel like family, I can’t imagine any place better. I’m happy. My eyes are happy. You will be too!

Very thorough and well executed eye exam! The staff is fantastic and makes you feel special too. Loved Dr Garcia! Wonderful personality, wit, and ensures you have everything you need and that everything is documented for your eye history. Going to pick up my new eyeglasses and contacts very soon! Thank you all for being so wonderful. (p.s. Kaiser’s got nothing on you!)

Well, what can I say, I had the best eye exam ever, and I have been having them since I was 12. He is fantastic, professional, precise and direct. Perfection!!! Reasonable. !!!

This IS the place to go for eye exams and glasses. All are professional and have the latest technology.

I came in as this is where my wife suggested. The receptionist was welcoming, and said I didn’t need to bring anything with me to the exam. After the exam she said that I have new insurance and have to pay $ 111 for my eye exam, a little shock I said okay. she mentioned it’s my responsibility to know what I’m cover for, so okay. Come to find out I have a totally different provider that they don’t even use. Now I have to choose another place to get my glasses and although the eye Dr. was cool I am still out $ 111 that my insurance would have paid. If the receptionist had just asked me to bring in my own paperwork instead of insisting that I didn’t need to bring anything, I guess I would have found another place. Nice place but beware the surprise billing. 2 stars for great service by the dr. but minus 3 for misleading the customer
But there’s more to this story.. situation resolved. Earned those 3 stars back :) They followed up with a nice letter and check and apologized for my experience.
Yay happy ending. And like I said the doctors were great! Just make sure they take your insurance :)

I came to EyeDesigns to find frames. As an Asian, it is not easy to pick frames that are compatible with my tiny nose bridge. Frankly, I did not have high hopes for finding frames I love because it almost never happens.
However, Amanda was so amazing! She quickly assessed that I’d need glasses that are designed for my tiny nose bridge and narrowed down the choices that fit the width of my face and accomodated my thick prescription. (At other places, opticians just go by frame material and color– pretty much just telling me to try on frames that are typically too tight or lack nose pads. Just kill me already!)
Amanda picked out at least half a dozen frames to try out from all price points. She’s very funny, warm, and extremely skilled at what she does. Unlike some opticians, I felt that she wasn’t trying to push a pair of frames with fake flattery just to make a sale.
At the end, I went with one of her top recommendations, a pair of Ted Baker burgundy metal frames that I love! Even enough to leave my contacts at home sometimes.
Street parking is very easy to find.

Needed a new place to go after 20 years at another optician in San Rafael… I could not be more pleased with everything at eye design… the quick appointment. them being on time… an extremely thorough eye exam… big choice of frames with everybody in the office helping to choose the right style… my experience was near perfect… thanks to all who work there, as it is a great place !

Well, since I’ve been going here for 3 decades now, it’s about time I give these guys props.
On my last visit, Dr. Garcia told me about some research that just came out this week, a warning about protecting your vision. The optician repeated the new information and cautionary note to me while I was choosing frames. On the way home, my husband commented, «Now that’s good medical practice.» Instead of phoning it in, these guys are continuously upping their game, staying current and applying best practices not just to eyewear, but to eye health.
My 11 year old son now goes to Dr. Garcia, and turns out they are great with kids, too.
You won’t find a lot of turn over at this place. I see the same faces every year; they know me and I know them. I believe Linwood has been there since I started.
Eye Designs will do exhaustive research to figure out how to get the most out of your insurance plan, and will work with them directly until things are straightened out.
Finally, the whole gang will pile on to help me choose my frames, and I always get compliments on my glasses. They have great taste and infinite patience.
My family now drives 45 minutes one way to see them, pick up glasses, etc. They’re that good. Can’t recommend them highly enough.

My review is for Front office staff, however, I will soon see the Dr. there too.
Candace is the best! She was a lifesaver providing me an emergency pair of contacts prior to my vacation! THANK YOU!!!

I have been going to Eyedesigns since I was a kid, even when I didn’t need glasses I still came for checkups. In my early 20s my vision began to deteriorate rapidly and Dr Garcia was so reassuring, calming, patient with my questions and gave excellent eye care advice. He is one of my favorite doctors in any practice. I recently saw Dr Iwami on my last few visits and he is equally humorous, patient, calming and knowledgeable.
The staff is amazing, they always understand my insecurities about wearing glasses and guide me to the best frames for my face shape, skin color, hair color, eye width, etc… And they ALL call me by name and ask after my mom who goes here too.
They also keep a superior stock of mid level designer to highend brands and have the most current exciting trends. I just sprung for a stunning pair of Fendi frames, so beautiful they literally make me want to pop out my contacts and start wearing glasses again! Thank you Eyedesigns for over a decade of warm friendly service and beautiful eyewear options.

I had gone to a couple of eye doctors (including the AWFUL Kaiser optometry department who said my vision problems were my imagination) before I found Dr. Garcia at Eye Designs.
Not only was he extremely professional and knowledgable (diagnosed my vision problems as a rarer type of stigmatism), he has a great doctor-​patient rapport. He knows when to make you laugh and how to explain things to you.
I’ve been a patient here now 3 years and my only previous gripe with eye designs was the frame selection, but they brought in Candace last year and she turned it around to bring in the latest brands and styles and can help you pick out some great looking glasses.
Knowing that they have different hours, I always call ahead, but LOVE that they are open on Saturdays until 3.

While unfortunately reflecting the ridiculously high cost of heath care in America this business provides excellent service and very humane care with a smile. I have been a very satisfied patient for many years and will continue to pay the price for the excellent service and conscientious and ethical care the supply. they also have a wonderful selection of high quality eye wear for the label conscious Marin shopper.
As a contrast to another review i find their hours wonderful and the fact that they actually close for lunch once a week a wonderful model for U.S. businesses, it’s time that we as a «culture» slowed down and enjoyed our lives rather than always following the addictive pattern of more = better. consider the fact that well rested and fed people will be far more likely to actually care for you vs. the bottom line which is actually just a short sighted path to self destruction, both for our humanity and the planet.

The folks at EyeDesigns are friendly. Roger is one of the guys you’re likely to run into there, and he’s always helpful. I’ve gone back to have him adjust my frames from time to time.
Why only 3 stars. Their business hours drive me nuts. I’ve now gone THREE times during what would seemingly be normal business hours only to find they’re closed. All three times I had to drive quite a ways to get here so it was inconvenient all three times.
The first time they were closed it was because I went on a Monday, and they’re closed Mondays. Learned that the hard way. Then I cam back the following Tuesday but they were closed that day because Monday was a holiday. The third time was around lunch time. Their lunch hours differ from day to day.
I wish these guys would just be open during business hours like a normal business instead of making it a moving target.

I really like the people here. I’ve been going here for two+ years and always had a good experience with contact and eye glasses fittings. Dr. Iwami knows his stuff, is super friendly and fun. The entire staff is very professional but light-​hearted. They have a great level of customer service, eye care and product choices. Definitely give them a look if your looking for a new eye doctor in San Rafael.

This place is great! Everyone is very friendly and personable.
Granted I haven’t been to an optometrist in 20 years and since, a lot of tests have advanced! No more air shot into your eyes, instead they use a liquid drop that thickens your tears so they can shine a blue laser into your eye to measure pressure. There are some other pretty cool tests they set you up with. One can even test if you have brain disease (another good reason to go get your eyes checked out).
I met with Dr. Garcia and he was a blast. We made jokes and laughed through the whole appointment (even when he put on his doctor hat to be serious). I had a stigmatism with ²⁰⁄₂₀ in one eye and ²⁰⁄₃₀ in the other eye. He did not try and push contacts or glasses or laser surgery on me which is a plus compared to other medical/​health places where they try to push treatments or products on you when you don’t really need it.
The place is really easy to find and on their website you can download the new patient forms to fill out before hand. I like that!

I really had fun at my last appointment here. The gal at the front desk was friendly and after a little paperwork and discussion about insurance, they started to do some preliminary tests, which are all pretty stress-​less. They didn’t blow that air thing in my eyes either.
The optometrist (Dr Iwami) was really nice and laid-​back. While my eyes were dilating, we had a brief chat about laser surgery (my presciption was too low to do it) and about the schools our kids go to. They have a pretty good selection of frames also. It was by far the most thorough and most enjoyable eye appointment I ever had!