Dr. Derek R. Rice

I came to see Dr. Rice to see if I was a candidate for LASIK and I am glad I did. Off the bat, he was very personable and didn’t seemed rushed to get me in and out. He answered every single question I had and often related his answers to his own personal experience. When I finally did go have my procedure done, the facility I used (which I had found on my own) made note that Dr. Rice is amazing and his exam results are very reliable. His staff is very friendly and always seems genuinely happy to greet you. I look forward to returning for my post-​op care and future exams as well as referring friends and family to him.

Handsome men and beautiful women! At an optometry office of all places! Besides being easy on the eyes Dr. Rice and staff are very precise and thorough in every way. From the vision care to the paperwork aspects they always make it easy and fun. I actually look forward to my annual checkups. I have been a customer for over 20 years and have yet to be dissapointed. To give you an idea of the level of service you can expect I jabbed a branch (accidentally) in my eye one Friday afternoon and tore my eyeball up. Dr. Rice was amazingly helpful and saw me after hours and made calls and I got the proper care right away. I’m forever grateful for his kindness. I should also note that the eye wear selection is superb. Lots of trendy fashions and old faithfuls too! Thank you to Dr. Rice and his wonderful staff for many years of outstanding service!

Dr. Rice is awesome. Very detail and explains your eye issue very clearly. He even helped me pick out my new glasses. The office staff is also great and helpful.

Our family has been going to Dr. Rice for many years and wouldn’t go to anyone else. I always look forward to my yearly visit knowing that it will be informative and fun. I still remember our daughter and a friend telling each other that they had the best eye doctor and then realizing that they both went to Dr. Rice. The office staff is friendly and helpful and I can’t recommend this business enough.

No waiting. Got me right in and great experience. The office staff are great and selection of frames are fantastic. Everything explained clearly and completely. The BEST!

I had recently moved to SoCal and needed an eye doctor. I looked at the insurance website and found Dr. Rice. That was 3 years ago. Dr. Rice is very kind, competent and friendly. He explains things in a way that I can understand. His staff is organized and knowledgable. For example, one of my contacts takes a long time to be delivered. She knew this without ever looking. The entire office provides a very pleasant experience.

Dr. Rice is a composed, intelligent and reasonable fellow with a professional demeanor and a carefully kind patient rapport. I come in once a year for an annual eye exam and to refill my contact prescription. His exams are comfortable and he is always willing to give a thorough breakdown of my often confusing insurance provisions. He always remembers me from the last appointment and makes it a point to enquire about what’s been going on with me over the previous year. He has consistently provided me with excellent eyewear and his staff are always kind, familiar and courteous. I would highly recommend him to anyone in need of an Optometrist.

I used to go to Lenscrafters for my eye exams, and they would always take so long for everything. Since my mom goes to Dr. Rice, I thought I would give it a try. I called and scheduled a next day appointment. When I arrived, I filled out my paperwork and was taken immediately to the exam room by Dr. Vazagov. She was very friendly and personable and got right down to business.
The exam was very comfortable and Dr. Vazagov was very vocal with what she needed from me. I was going to get contacts which I had never had before.
An assitant (I think named Jennifer) then took me to teach me how to use contacts via «contact training». She was very paitient and made me feel relaxed in an otherwise stressful situation. Any of you with contacts probably remember how difficult your first week with contacts is.
They were great at scheduling me a followup appointment and I was able to pay in payments rather than all at once. Dr. Vazagov and the receptionists are great. Very efficient and friendly!

Dr Rice is awesome! Great sense of humor, knows what he’s doing and doesn’t make you wait. I knew immediately on my first visit several years ago that I’d picked the right eye doctor.
I came to him originally with red stinging eyes and he realized right away that I needed a special kind of contacts… my previous eye doctor tried several kinds but I still had the redness and stinging. Dr. Rice nailed it and got me back to normal on the first try. SO HAPPY!
I would recommend him in a heart beat to anyone that asks.
The guy that helps you with your glasses is also very helpful and gives you great insight and opinion on what you need and what works with your face and the current styles.
I didn’t give 5 stars because of an incident with one of the ladies at the front desk who was completely rude… but I’ve never had any other problems since (with her or any of the others) but it still sits wrong with me for some reason. I should just get over it, which I have (basically) until I started thinking about this review. Let’s just say it’s 4.75 stars… ok ok ok, I changed it to 5 now. I’m over it. :)
GO SEE HIM IF YOU NEED YOUR EYES CHECKED!!! You’ll love it there.
Cheers to you Dr. Rice!

They are OK here. Dr Rosenberg was great (but he’s retired now) — and Dr. Rice seems fine — there’s just something about him that’s not quite as authentic as Dr. Rosenberg. He’s very smooth & charming but sometimes I feel he’s just going through the motions. The support staff seem great. The dispensing optician man is nice and funny. The other lady is a little grumpy. Overall they are OK — I’m not in love but I keep going back.

great place! highly recommend them, takes time with their patients and very proffessional for first timers like me! I love my glasses! ill get my contacts this May!

I’ve been going to the Rice/​Rosenberg practice for as long as I can remember. I still drive over 40 miles round-​trip, passing many other inferior optometrists and accruing major eco-​guilt because I love this practice so much. Everyone who works here is wonderful, the eyeglasses selection is fantastic and all the doctors on staff are easy-​going, funny and professional.

I LOVE going to get my eyes checked.
I was never one who was a fan of the optometrists, dilated eyes, reading weird letters… not really my thing.
Until my mother referred me to Dr Rice (and his former partner, Dr. Rosenberg).
It’s a small little place right off Whitter Blvd and has a very friendly and clean without being sterile.
They only get 4 stars because, though they have a decent selection of styles, it always takes me a while to find something I like… however, I’ve never left unhappy.
The best part of the whole experience are the doctors. Not only are they super professional, but they are charming, funny guys who are all about making everyone feel comfortable. I just starting seeing Dr. Rice because Dr. Rosenburg has retired. I am happy to report that Dr. Rice is just as great as his partner… caring, funny and knowledgeable.