Golden Optometric Group

Really great place to have an eye exam and get glasses. Everyone there is super helpful and nice. My parents and I coming here for years and there’s a reason why. Cuz it’s a great place. Dr. Ardaya is is really great and nice. Really nice and personable. I would totally recommend this place to get your eye exam needs.

What great customer service from the time you walk in the door all the way from choosing your eyewear. The clarity in my glasses are amazing. I have recommended to family and friends. Im an RN my glasses are very important to me. Thank you

The place is a lot bigger inside than it looks on the outside. It’s clean, which is nice because an optometrist office. The optometrists are nice, and so are a few of the ladies in the front, but there’s a few who don’t even look up at you and acknowledge your presence. I took off 1 star for that, but other than that it was a pleasant experience. Once paid for, the glasses came in a little faster than I expected so that was nice. I most likely will be back at least once more to give them another shot. The ladies weren’t entirely rude, just not as pleasant as you’d expect when your receiving any type of health care.

Very good place. I heard about it from my friend who had a severe corneal ulcer and they saved the vision in his eye. Anyway the assistant was really nice to my daughter and then Dr Ivy Lin was very good with her too. I will go back here with my wife and son too.

I have gone to this place since I was little. I don’t know why we went here because my family is from Walnut, and we drove out here to get our glasses and eye exams. Though the case may be, this place is a great spot to get your eye exam, glasses, or contacts. This place is in a small tucked away strip mall in a not so great looking corner of Whittier, but once you are inside, everything feels new and clean. It is like day and night when you are inside compared to outside.
I recently visited for my eyes exam and reload up on my contacts. This would be the first time I checked in to this place and low and behold, you get free stuff if you check in. This place is in the Unilocal game! I appreciate that. I got a glasses cleaner. Not too bad. You never know when you need one.
The exam is about 30 minutes with the standard procedures. Their service is great, they care about your needs and I am totally comfortable going here no matter the distance, which is now in the orange. It definitely helps when it is near by a king taco across the freeway, since there’s no king taco near my place.

I’ve always had a huge problem with other doctors trying to get my vision right (I have REALLY bad eye sight) and was it really frustrating (I’ve gone to many places) until I came here a couple of years ago. A friend had recommended this place to me and since then I been coming and never will I go anywhere else. The doctors and staff or awesome, they are polite and professional. The doctors will do what it takes to make sure you are getting what you need and thoroughly answer any questions or concerns you have. They make you feel so comfortable as well. They’re great, I highly recommend this place!

My friend recommended this place highly and now i can SEE why. They welcomed as a Walk in, treated me like a king. Dr Corona explained everything along the journey. Super Silvia had great advice and was helpful in picking frames that she claimed looked good on me. Lol! I didnt pick frames just yet because my eyes were dilated from tests. Ill be going back in the morning with my daughter to make my pick official. It was fun!!! Thanks

Yvonne is very knowledgeable and nice and has great taste in style she’s great thanks Yvonne

Not a big fan of optometry. Actually, I dread it. I have a huge fear with eyes. I can’t stand anything near mine or people touching eyes, etc. Anyways, this place put me at ease.
They did run a little late. I had a 9am appt. but wasn’t seen until after 9:30am. The assistant that helped me was great and the doctor, Dave, was awesome. He was down to earth and chill. I did feel the actual «lenses» test went a little too fast (we only tried three different lenses when, last time I saw an eye doctor, we did like 7 or 8. But then you end up with the sales ladies.
I headed out to the lobby to pick out frames. The cost of the lenses and the frames, minus my co-​pay, etc was all over the place. I expected to only spend $ 100 or so on glasses but it came out to $ 240. I even tried to use the Unilocal check in (save $ 10) but she looked at it like she never seen it before. I never even saw it on my receipt. She swore she included it but it wasn’t itemized and the pricing was the same as before I talked about Unilocal.Oh well.
It is typical glasses sales. They upcharge you and charge you insane amounts of money for a plastic device to sit on your face. But, at this point, I need something for the eye strain!
Dr. Dave is worth 10 stars, the sales people are a negative 6 so we landed at 4 stars!
UPDATE: I went in today with my daughters and wife. It was a much better experience. Dr. Dave saw my wife and youngest daughter, who has eye issues to begin with. He was very attentive and my daughter, who has seen many eye doctors. She even commented he was her favorite. The other doctor saw my older daughter which my daughter liked as well. I felt bad that a few other patients were being delayed because my daughter was a little bit more involved case. I think when we come back, I will ask for them to block off two appt slots for her, even if I need to pay twice so we don’t hold everyone up!
Sylvia handled our eye glass purchase. She was very profession and assisted my wife and daughter with their selection. She made my daughter feel comfortable and special.
The doctor did talk with me about my previous experience and apologized profusely for what happened. He was very apologetic which was nice and he made sure the situation was handled appropriately.
Scary to say this but I look forward to my next check up next year!

For someone who doesn’t enjoy going to the optometrist, the doctors and staff at Golden Optometric made my visit into a pleasant experience. This was my first visit to this office, and Dr. Ruezga was very welcoming and knowledgeable. She was especially attentive to my concerns about my blurring vision. They have a wide selection of name brand glasses, and I will definitely be returning to pick out my next pair. Overall, this is a great practice with an excellent staff. I was happy with every aspect of my experience, and I would not hesitate to recommend Dr. Ruezga and Golden Optometric to a friend!

Absolutely love this place! Very professional, nice and helpful staff. I came to see Dr. Ardaya to get my eyes checked after 3 years of neglect. The office uses the newest high-​tech equipment in the market, making my eye exam quick, convenient and leaving zero down time for blurry vision. Dr. Ardaya is very knowledgeable about his specialty. He was very patient and happy to provide the time to patiently answer all my questions and explain the results of my eye exam.
After news that I had to start wearing glasses at night, I took an hour of looking through the vast collection of awesome frames they had and narrowed it down to 3. I was then referred to George, the optician to help me with checking out. After looking at my choices, he brought over a pair of Marc Jacobs frames that he thought would look better on me. I put them on and of course loved them. The best part was that it was cheaper than the frames I had picked for myself! A+ for honesty and great customer service.
Really happy I found a great optometrist. The staff works seamlessly well together and made me feel like I was VIP. I am now a happy loyal patient!

If I could give 1 star, I would. This place is a joke, and the people that work there have terrible customer service skills. They treated me like I was ignorant, and did not assist me at all. I should have never bought glasses here, and I advise you not to if you are thinking about it. This place is predominantly mexican run, and being a Latina myself I am saddened by how incompetent they turned out to be. Never again.
Sylvia Vanegas the office manager is confrontational. And does not know how to diffuse the situation.

Was there about a week ago not knowing what to expect. Took my girlfriend with me and the visit wasnt actually that bad. Only waited about 20 min which wasnt that bad considering I was a walk in. Staff was nice and the doctor made my first time at the opto comfortable and informed me and knowledgable about what was happening. When we finally got to part where I had to find my flasses. I found a couple I really liked. and narrowed it down to one. they were awesome. The price I paid was decent and worth it. Overall great experience would definately go back.

Great service! Been here here a few times and they have always been incredibly friendly and helpful. Prices are a bit high but I’m ok with that since the customer service is so good.

Been going here for over 20+ years… and absolutely LOVE the people and the service!!! Feel at «home» here! Optometrists and staffs are friendly, knowledgeable, honest… they take care of you… THANK YOU!

The staff has always treated my kids well & made them feel at ease with the exam. My concern is how pushy they are with you buying your frames there. They are highly expensive, Costco is a third of the cost of what they are charging. It’s ridiculous how expensive they are. Also, you should tell them up front you will be only getting an exam, otherwise they bill your insurance with exam plus materials. If they do this, it makes it very hard to get your frames approved somewhere else. Not cool.

Part 1 of a two-​part review:
I needed a new pair of prescription sunglasses. I had found a style I liked at Lenscrafters, but they don’t accept my insurance. Golden does. I called ahead to make sure they had the style of RayBans I was looking for. I told the gal who answered what style I was looking for and specified that I wanted that style in Tortoiseshell.
She seemed confused by this…“black?” she asked…“No, Tortoiseshell” I said
…silence at the other end of the line…
«like a light and dark brown» I clarified.
«Oh, brown!» she said «I didn’t know what you were talking about»
«Actually, I’m looking for tortoiseshell, not brown, because they have both»
…she tells me she’ll look for brown…
Her confusion confuses me
*I make a crumpled face*
Aren’t opticians supposed to know what tortoiseshell is? Thats a thing, right? Tortoiseshell colored frames? Benefit of the doubt… maybe she is new, or is a receptionist, maybe the doctors aide or something.
She says she’ll check and call me back. She never did call back.
Anyway, I’m still going to order from there. So, I’ll update my review once its all said and done.

This is the first optometrist place I have been too. The staff is super friendly and knowledgeable about all of the procedures. Dr. Ardaya was super thorough and was really friendly and professional. He made sure to dilate my eyes and to check for any diseases. I would was really impressed with all of the up to date technology and the great frame selections. A +

I have been going to Golden Optometric for… maybe 15 years? My mother took me there all through my elementary, Junior High and High School years and I never had any bad experiences, minus the air in the eyes… I hate that thing…
Now I have my wife coming to Dr. Golden and she loves it there. They are very friendly, they don’t pressure you into buying, they are very knowledgeable and the office is beautiful! (I hadn’t been in years, and they had since redone the entire office!)
Bottom line, it’s a very good Optometrist. Large variety of glasses and sunglasses, good turn around time, etc. I do think they may be pricey, I’m not really sure on prices anywhere else, as I haven’t been to any other optomitrist in years, but what they do give you is quality. My wife had gone somewhere a while ago that had a $ 99 special, and she did get what they described, but it was bare minimum and not quality. Everything at Dr. Golden’s is quality.

I started going here when I moved to the area. My wife has been a patient for many years and recommended I go here instead of driving to my old eye doc.
Optometrists are much like dentists – when you find a good one, you hold onto him or her, an you appraise all others with the same standard.
That said, I have met some of the nicest, most professional docs here. Dr. Golden is just the nicest guy you’ll ever meet. Very comfortable office and most of the staff are excellent and super friendly.
Why the ²⁄₅ stars then? Once, I came here to pick up my wife’s glasses for her while she was a work, she called ahead and everything. One of their front office staff was quite rude about it when I came to pick up the glasses. It was a while ago but I never forgot it.
Also, I purchased both mine and my wife’s glasses, contacts, and frames from this office as well as insurance for the lenses. A few weeks ago, a nose pad fell out of the frame of my glasses so I took them in to get replaced. They were nice and helpful but what I didn’t like was being charged $ 5 for something so insignificant. After all, I pay $ 5 co-​pay to go see the doctor who has medical training – I’ve never paid $ 5 to have the nose pad replaced on my glasses, at any optician. I mentioned that I got the lenses and frames there, had insurance on them, and the young woman who helped me said «well, that’s on the lenses» and that was it.
They are otherwise professional and the doctors are very nice but I’ve had better customer service at my old optician so we are going to start going there instead. I wish I could give Dr. Golden a ⁵⁄₅ but I think a Unilocal rating of «Meh. I experienced better» rating is about how I feel about this place after the last few visits.