Mak Kelvin K Dr Optometrist

Dr. Mak has been my optometrist from when I first got glasses in middle school, so I’ve known him now for almost two decades.
Always ridiculously nice and his prices are rock bottom (he charges only enough to cover costs since this is his way of serving the Chinatown community).
Kindest person I know, and I’m sad to report that he’ll be retiring once the Empress of China building closes up and kicks him out of his little office in the back.

Dr. Mak is super accommodating and very knowledgeable in his field. He also offers eye wear and gets the orders done in a timely manner. The best eye doctor ever! :D

Dr. Mak is very nice and professional. I highly recommend him.

If you’re looking for a no-​frills, affordable friendly optometrist, Dr. Mak is perfect. I was adamant that I either had astigmatism or there was something wrong with my eyes, and it’s been over a decade since my last eye check-​up. Mostly because I had perfect vision and didn’t think it changed, until the last few years. Focusing of lights/​vision at night seemed not great. I hate driving in the rain at night because all the lights are reflective/​not focused and crazy.
Dr. Mak was awesome, and performed the eye exam, checked out my optic nerve, looked at my eyes and checked to see if there was bacteria on my lashes. apparently that’s a thing! He also performed the eye puff test, which I was a little nervous about. He did each eye easily and described everything he was doing, so I felt at ease.
So, I went in the exam as asian girl, and I left the exam with a prescription in hand, and now I’m asian girl with glasses (at night anyways!) No astigmatism, but now I’m Clark Kent (by night), superhero by day. To all the people who were astonished that I’ve never needed glasses. enjoy your victory. It’s a small one. -.75 and -.25 to be exact. Just very minorly nearsighted. Doh. I was so proud of my previously perfect vision.
His assortment of frames is limited to generic brands, but they’re affordable. If you want name brands, you can probably go elsewhere, or ask if he could order them for you. Exams while uninsured will cost you roughly $ 40. He also gave me my prescription with my pupillary distance, so if I ever wanted to order frames elsewhere I could.
FYI — Cash or Check only!
His little tiny office is in the back of the Empress of China building on the ground floor way in the back of the building, so you need to go through the shop to get to his office. Oh, and fun fact, he’s had his own practice since the 80’s. I know him because he’s an Optometrist for NEMS (the health clinic), but to avoid membership/​financial background info checks and paperwork stuff, I decided to go to his private practice. His appointment times start at 5:15pm, though his receptionist/​assistant is there by 4pm, and he’s only open a few days out of the week. Call ahead of time.

I have been seeing Dr. Mak since I was a kid! We knew Dr. Mak from church when my brother and I used to go to Saturday school at this church. He taught my brother kung-​fu. It was funny b/​c my brother started having vision problems so my mom had asked his then pediatrician for a referral and we were referred to Dr. Mak. Instantly i whispered to my mom that he was my brother’s kung-​fu teacher (as a hobby) and she thought i was nuts. Finally it was confirmed…:) So we have been seeing him for a couple of decades. He’s so honest and friendly. I still go back to him for eye exams but it’s kind of hard now that I no longer live in SF. He’s got limited hours and only works a couple of hours a day at this little private practice.