Michael Reynard, MD

They keep billing the wrong insurance and have been sending me this incorrect bill 4 times despite speaking to them about their mix-up…they have yet to fix the problem. On top of it, my insurer already paid the bill… so they’re basically trying to double charge me.
Additionally, this office did a poor job educating me on what my insurance covers, and what exactly I was getting… now I have a pair of glasses I can’t use. Will not be coming back here.

Just went back for another exam. The business has been purchased by another doctor, who’s also very good but note that if you previously used your VSP insurance for the exam the price has gone up significantly. Instead of a combined eyeglass /​eye exam rate, they will now charge VSP for the eyeglass exam and bill you separately $ 140 for the contact lens exam.

I’ve been seeing Dr. Reynard for several years now. He is amazing! He is extremely intelligent and insightful as well. Plus he is personable, genuinely caring, and a dedicated perfectionist. I have not had any major eye problems, but that doesn’t mean that I don’t want to see the best eye doctor around! I’ve seen merely adequate eye doctors in the past, and they lack the intuition that the brilliant ones – like Dr. Reynard – have. That inner sense coupled with intelligence enables them to diagnose and treat without any missteps. Unlike another person who posted, I AM picky about eye doctors because I want to know that I can trust what they tell me so I don’t have to think about it myself!

I went to see Dr. Michael Reynard as he was highly recommended by people I respect. I was immediately impressed. He listened to me and didn’t rush thru the consultation. Dr. Reynard said I had cataracts in both eyes and that when I am ready he suggested surgery. A few months later I did have the procedure. Dr. Reynard made me feel at ease and I knew I was in good hands. The cataract on the left eye was removed and I was happy with the results. I could see perfectly. The surgical center he uses was wonderful. The nurses and staff very patient and kind. Also, he has a bright and helpful staff in his office. I will soon have my right eye done. I am so happy I found Dr. Michael Reynard because I trust him implicitly to take care of my eyes.
I had my right eye done by Dr. Reynard and Dr. Nodgi. I am happy again with the results. The staff was excellent… especially Ruby. She was so helpful and caring.
I still recommend this office for anyone seeking eye surgery.

I recently had my first appointment with Dr. Reynard because one eye was tearing constantly. In fact I’m 3^rd generation in my family to enjoy the outstanding care and service that Dr. Reynard provides. I had a clogged tear duct that he took care of on the spot. It was quick and painless. I felt calm and confident knowing I was in the most capable hands. I was pleased as well to learn I do not have glaucoma as it runs in the family. I am so grateful to Dr. Reynard for his tender care. In the top of his field, he’s pretty famous actually. He is also a teacher, and a really cool person.

Eyes. Yes, this goes way beyond sharing names for a great haircut or a good manicurist or the best Cuban roast pork.
Dr. Reynard is simultaneously caring and professional. A plethora of edgy diagnostics are available as needed and he not only takes the time to review the issues, he explains the procedures and possibilities.
I am so happy that I was referred here by a doctor that I trust implicitly. I did need a procedure done at a nearby surgical center (yes, the staff there was again professional but so kind and comforting). I was worried on the following Sunday, and Dr. Reynard met me at his office in a crisp white doctors coat to make sure I was comfortable.
It’s wonderful to know that you are with the most highly qualified doctor. Sometimes you need that.
And he is very kind. Yes, That matters too.

Dr. Reynard is extremely good in cataract surgery. After my right eye received a botched up surgery by one board certified ophthalmologist in Southern Orange County, I had my left eye operated by Dr. Reynard. He did an EXCELLENT job with initial vision exceeding ²⁰⁄₂₀ vision. He tends to be brief when it comes to diagnosis. A few years later after a second surgery at Jules Stein Eye Institute UCLA, saved by Dr. Schwarz the Chief Retina surgeon, my right eye got retina detachment. Dr. Reynard did not catch that. However, he DID insist that I should go to see a retina surgeon within 7 days. So, overall, I believe Dr. Reynard is a very good eye doctor. Nonetheless, always check with another subspecialty whenever there is doubt. His office is very busy. I just saw him again and learned that I now have glaucoma, which was not detected 6 months by an ophthalmologist at UCI.
Ophthalmology is a very difficult specialty. So, always get a second and if necessary even a third opinion. There are MANY completely incompetent practitioners out there. Good luck

Dr. Reynard did my lasiks surgery in 2000 and almost 13 years later (Oct. 2012) I still have perfect vision with absolutely no problems. I was practically blind without my glasses before. I am so grateful to Dr Reynard. Dr Reynard also removed a cancerous growth from below my mother’s eye and left no scar (and it was over an inch deep). He’s always been completely professional, polite and thorough.

Dr. Reynard is an affable, likeable man with a ready quip but more importantly, he explained every single thing he was doing — from checking for glaucoma, pressure, peripheral vision and he was able to detect my floaters.
His fee was reasonable and he took his time with me.
I left the office feeling I was welcomed as a new patient, I felt that Dr. Reynard was a caring man.
Thanks to his wife for the referrral.

DO NOT GO HERE!!! I REPEAT! DO NOT GO HERE FOR ANY REASON, and certainly do not have them do your eye glass lenses, unless you want to have to have them re-​done over 3 times!!! and have sub-​par coating and lenses They are HORRIBLE!!! Dr. Reynard himself is a very nice personable Dr., always quick to crack a joke, however, he doesnt really take you seriously. I’ve had a bad case of eyelid allergies irritation that has made my right eye swollen and red and painful, all my eyelashes fell out etc. and I’m very self conscious about walking around with an oozy eye– and when I finally switched to another Dr., they diagnosed me with Roseacea blepharitis and gave me 2 prescriptions that I got instant relief from and the swelling and redness went away and I’m finally able to wear eye makeup again. When I went for treatment at Dr. Reynards, Dr. Reynard pretty much just threw up his hands, like oh well, its allergies, what can you do? (Apparently quite alot as my eye looks nearly normal now and I dont have the constant aching burning pain and oozing eye I had previously when left untreated).
I also got two new eye glass frames filled and upon receiving them back, the prescription was not correct, or, it was good if I looked straight ahead – but from the side, up or down, it was out of focus (??) I’ve worn glasses since I was a child, lived overseas, I’ve never had that happen. So, when they re-​did them, I received back one pair, that had a hairline scratch and I noticed the coating was different – I showed them to Dr. Cohen’s office and they confirmed yes, both glasses had a different coating – which I paid for the same coating. And one coating appears to be less quality. The completely incompetent guy who does the lenses is called Jaime, he obviously has no training –was supposed to re-​do the glasses over yet again – mind you, this started in June 17^th! when I got my eye glasses and the crappy bad lenses and today is October 20^th!!! I still dont have the lenses corrected!!! ?On the 3^rd attempt, I finally said, enough! I’m going somewhere else, please refund my $ 600. They said they would, then didnt and I had to call and ask them to run my card for the refund. I was told that they would do it when they felt like it and had time (??) and they were dealing with other patients (??) and furthermore, was told, when I said I’m waiting for the refund to get correct lenses – that’s fine… we dont want you here. Wow, I am sooooo glad I am getting a refund. Do not get bamboozled by this charletan Jaime… he is sleazy and does horrible work and was super rude. I will give credit to Dr. Reynard, he did offer me a refund which I will take and not look back, wow, really unbelievable how rude and unprofessional that idiot Jaime is. He screwed up my lenses and he has the nerve to be rude to me? when its been going on since June? I have never written a review on Unilocal before, but if I can save one person from the nightmare I went through, I’ll feel better.
I am soooo kicking myself I didnt get a refund sooner! But I thought, ok, be nice, everyone makes mistakes… no, not acceptable and his sneeringly rude comments of we dont want you sealed it for me. I just want to warn others to go somewhere else. Good luck people!