In Focus Optometry

Awesome place, and caring employees
I was seen here about 1 month ago & my experience was super comfortable and very professional. I have never had doctors in any capacity that I have enjoyed as much as I have these 2. I will be using In Focus Optometry for all my eye care needs and you should too!

doctor is great! you can tell he is out to recommend what is best for you not what is more expensive

Like many other reviewers said, Dr. Choi is very patient and explains all the steps long the way clearly including how each insurance policy works. The whole process was efficient as well. Would definitely recommend him to anyone looking for an optometrist in the area!

I’ve always had great service here. Good, attentive staff who actually know your name months after your appointment. That’s personalization. I feel as though I am receiving good, high quality eye care with Dr. Choi and team.

The doc swapped lenses out from a broken frame to a good frame in less than 10 minutes for a minimal fee.

Came in here for a comprehensive eye exam given by Dr.Choi. He was very knowledgable and insightful on the type of lenses I needed. I didn’t want to be dilated but Dr. Choi offered that I can come back and get dilated if I wished on another day.
Once I was done with the eye exam I was helped by Ana. She was very nice and was very knowledgable as to what type lenses I would want and frame style. I was looking for sunglasses and Ana showed me the selection they had. She mentioned that I shouldn’t worry so much about the color of the frame because usually frames come in more than 1 color. I found some Ray Ban frames that I liked but wanted it in a different color that they didn’t have in stock so She ordered the frame so I can view it to see if it was what I wanted to go with. She called me as soon as they came in so I can view and I liked them. I wanted to go ahead and ordered them with my prescription. She explained to me the difference between getting a tint vs polarized. I personally liked how the polarized looked like, everything was clearer from the demo she showed me. She explained how the frame I had might have light bounce in from the back. Overall I trusted in what she was telling me and decided to go for it. She quoted me about a week to a week in a half to get the glasses. I got the glasses pretty quick! I love my sunglasses and definitely would go back to get my yearly eye exam and glasses done here. The customer service here is great.
Also scheduling an appointment here is super easy, I was able to come in the next day.

Dr. Dear has been my wife’s and my optometrist for almost a decade. The service at this office is excellent and Dr. Dear has excellent patient skills as other reviewers have noted.
However, great service is only great if the doctor can correctly diagnose and solve problems. For years I suffered with mucus floating on my eyes and I lost of a lot of time struggling to read, watch TV, or work on my computer as I used fingers to clear my eyes and they would become clogged again within minutes. Sometimes I would give up and go to bed early.
Dr. Dear diagnosed the problem as an allergy and suggested a treatment. That treatment didn’t work. When I informed him of that he had no other suggestions.
Eventually I went to Dr. Amy Chi, an optometrist, and her treatments made the problem more manageable but a hot compress over the eyes and then eyelid wipes ate about 40 minutes a day.
Next I tried Dr. Karen Shih, an optometrist, and her diagnosis was just dry eyes. She attacked with several treatments, including the hot compress over the eyes twice a day, and she nailed it. Now all I need are artificial tears a few times a day and the problem is mostly solved. Tears dissolve the mucus emitted by the eyelids and wash it away. Not enough tears and they mucus builds up. Nice to have a clue how that works and it seems that anyone educated in eye care should know that.
Under Dr. Dear I had several years of needless daily struggle for a very easy to diagnose condition. We’re moving on.

I received a call back from Dr. Dear. and he is willing to waive the $ 25 that is very kind of
I give the review back to 5 stars because of that.
I just want to point out that whole time, I was not informed if we missed appointment, there will be a charge. I was not told on the call. it would be nice if you can tell your receptionist to do that on every single call. thank you.
thank you Dr. Dear.

This is a good place to check your eye sight. I can give 4.5 star. Dr. Choi and Dr. Dear are very kind and professional. They will answer what I need for information. The reason I gave 4 star is because of the parking. They used to allow us to park the nearest parking, which is right behind their office. Not any more. if you park there, anybody have to pay the parking fee from their own pocket. Now they have alternative parking lot for validation. Wish that they could tell me about it when I made reservation.

This Optometry office was highly recommended to me over 10 years ago. At first I wasn’t sure if it would work for me as we live so far from downtown SJ. Dr. Dear was the first one I saw, and he is amazingly knowledgeable, extremely thorough with great «chair-​side» manner during exams. I have been helped by Dr. Choi through the years as well, just as caring & pleasant. My entire family now makes the drive to their offices regularly. And all the boyfriends/​girlfriends of our grown kids have come aboard as well. All happy campers with In Focus Optometry!

I agree with James that this is a great practice. Their hours are conducive to my 9 – 6 work schedule and they also get me great deals on contacts. I compared what I pay them to an online retailer and they are same to same without the hassle of me having to order them myself.
The best part about Dr. Choi is that he’s not a car salesman trying to make a buck selling me prescription Gucci sunglasses. He seems to care about the health of my eyes and he educates me on my issues as well as my future options in eye care like laser surgery.

I’ve been Dr Dear’s patient for four years, and while I’ve moved 35 miles away from San Jose, I continue to go back. He extremely thorough (discovering my father-in-law’s glaucoma), patient (I have a –10.25 diopter and helped me through 4 different contact brands), and forgiving (he’s never charged me for being 30 min late for 2 separate appointments and completely missing as many visits). Plus, he is always conscientious about my costs as a patient — he called me and told me to wait 3 weeks to order new glasses so my insurance would cover the costs.

The staff and the doctors are very courteous and polite. They go out of the way to serve their patients. If you are not satisfied with the lens or the frame they order new ones without any hassle and no extra cost to you. I highly recommend In Focus Optometry since I am a satisfied customer.

This is a great practice. They are very professional and will call to confirm your appointment. Get Dr. Dear if you can for your appointment though Dr. Choi is just as great. He’s very thorough with your exam and is patient.
Other optometrists I had in the past become frustrated with my answer to, «So which lens is more clearer? The first lens or (flip) the second lens?»
I reply, «Uhhh…they both look the same.»
They sigh and become frustrated.
But Dr. Dear just laughs and tries a different method. Oh, and he gave me 30% off on my glasses because of my black eye and we went to the same school. Go Bears!

I went in for a check up and I’m very happy! The staff are very nice and professional, and the doctor made me very comfortable and knew just what I needed. They offer parking validation if you park in the 2^nd street public parking. So far, they are very good.

I chose this place because they are about a block away from my home and because they accept VSP insurance. I got an appointment for the next morning.
Good selection of glasses to choose from. Dr. Choi made me feel very comfortable and his recommended changes to my contact lenses were definitely for the better.
Gina, the receptionist, is sweet too. They called me right away when my contacts and glasses arrived and let me walk in to pick them up.

They’re around the block from work. Very convenient on light rail. I’ve had glasses for about 8 years, and this time I went in for contacts. Best service I’ve ever had, period.