Robert Kapust, OD

I haven’t been to an eye doctor in over 10 years. I was so happy with my experience w/​Mr. Kapust last month. He made my visit painless, and enjoyable. He’s extremely knowledgable. Great staff too! I’m happy with my glasses and thankful I can actually see.
All around wonderful experience. Highly recommend!

I would highly recommend Dr. Kapust and his staff. They are thorough, explain everything to you and have the state of the art equipment to provide all of the testing you need to make sure you are on track. They have a great selection of eye wear and very helpful in their opinions to what looks good and what looks great. They also carry the newest in contacts so go check them out!

Our 4^th year with the family. Dr. Kapust and his staff has helped us with some eye exercises, which hep my son tremendously, going from glasses to contact to both, and the regular eye care.
All of us are very satisfied

His staff is friendly and his examinations are very detailed and extensive. Before you go however make sure you know what your insurance company covers!

The doctors and staff at Dr. Kapust’s office are all amazing! Their customer service and knowledge are above and beyond. My husband and I have been patients for years and we always have a positive experience when we go in. I would recommend them to anyone.

Dr Kapust and his staff are incredibly helpful and knowledgeable. Always enjoy my appointments.

I have been going to Dr. Kapust for many years, and have always been completely satisfied with the experience. He is professional, courteous, and a good listener. His staff also provides excellent service.

I started seeing Dr. Kapust in… 2001? 2004? I forget. Anyway, I’d just moved to the South Bay and had made a list of optometrists in the area and was driving around scoping them out (what is it with doctors’ offices in California being kinda decrepit-​looking?) and besides his office being in order, I was intrigued by the idea of ortho-​k (which I’d never heard of at the time).
Fast-​forward to 2015 and I’m living in Arizona and making the trip to LA to keep seeing him. Also, loving ortho-​k, for what it’s worth.
Anyway, I appreciate the thoroughness of Dr. Kapust’s care, especially his regard for maintaining a solid history so we can detect anything that goes wrong.

Highly recommend this office. Dr. Kapust was so nice and explained everything in such detail. The staff was very knowledgable and helpful. I will definitely come back here.

I saw Dr. Chang– she was awesome! Very knowledgeable, sincere and kind. I didn’t have to wait, and they took me on a Saturday. I will definitely be back. :)

Because of various issues with my eyes over the years, I’ve always gone to ophthalmologists. However, I haven’t had any success in finding one I’m happy with since moving to the South Bay. I put off going to any eye doctor for a couple years because of it. Finally my friend recommended Dr. Kapust to me last year, so I went. It was a great experience! I just went back this week for my annual check up and to order more contacts. He’s very thorough and knowledgeable. He does offer a variety of services for inspecting your eye’s health, and highly recommends one of the more expensive treatments (some sort of photo of the inside of your eye so you don’t have to have your eyes dilated), but he’s not forceful about it; just very informative. I still haven’t had it done, but eventually I will. I have to wear reading glasses, in addition to my contacts (something I’ve needed since college), but the over the counter ones aren’t working for me anymore. This time he showed me an alternative lense that will help me. It’s amazing! He really does know his stuff and wants what’s best for his patients. I highly recommend Dr. Kapust for all your eye’s needs.

I went in for an eye exam recommended by my main doctor as it has been awhile since I had an eye exam. After searching on Unilocal,I found this place. The staff and the dr. Kapust were nice. However, I feel like the dr. was pushing for unnecessary addition to the eye exam. He mentioned that he usually recommends patient to take a photo of the exam to have a baseline to see if there is any damages in the future. He mentioned that it was totally up to me. but I felt pressured to say yes. I know I shouldn’t have gave in. but the fact that I am a patient and I felt like I had to follow the doctor’s recommendations. So, even though he said it is up to me, I could sense that he strongly wanted me to allow him to take a photo of my eyes, so I told him it’s okay. It turns out it cost as much as my co-​pay costs. I have to say that I did not have a bad experience there but I think that he should not really push the patients for unnecessary exam/​items to make extra money. I am not too sure if I can trust him and his recommendations after this experience though.

Top notch optometrist. Cordial staff who are attentive. Dr. Kapust is extremely thorough, and goes well beyond what the average optometrist does in his testing. I’ve been to other optometrists in the past, but Dr. Kapust is the best.

Dr. Kapust & staff are great at putting you at ease. He is on time with his appointments. The eye exam is thorough and his explanations are clear. I highly recommend him for both children and adults.

The service was great no complaints, the customer service that the crew has is great especially Ambar & Evelyn I will definitely recommend this optometrists to my friends and family.

Dr Kapust is the best. The staff is thoughtful and professional. The eye exam was completely thorough. I would highly recommend Dr. Kapust to anyone in need of a great OD.

I had a fantastic experience with Dr. Robert Kapust. I was seen right away, all the tests were done quickly and efficiently and all my options were clearly explained both with regard to what my insurance did and did not cover. I was also given many options for contacts, and they even found me a rebate with my favorite contact brand. Dr Kapust clearly has a love for what he does and takes the ocular health of his patients seriously, I found him to be both professional and personable. I would highly recommend him and his office staff.

I agree with the other one-​star reviews. My experience sounds remarkably similar.
I went in for an annual eye exam a few weeks ago, and was prescribed eye drops by Dr. Kapust for a corneal condition and instructed to come back for a follow up appointment a week later. At the follow up appointment, I told Dr. Kapust that I felt like the drops were making the condition worse. Dr. Kapust’s response was abrupt and that he had never seen any other patient experience that response. He told me to discontinue the drops altogether and come back to see him after his vacation in a week. This seemed like a strange response given the level of discomfort I was in at the time. I felt rushed and left with several questions.
In his absence, I sought out a second opinion because my condition seemed to exacerbate. The second opinion resulted in a higher dosing regimen of the drops (for the corneal condition) in addition to treatment of dry eye.
Upon Dr. Kapusts return, I saw him for a follow up appointment. At that appointment, I told him that I had sought a second opinion. He was visibly irritated that I had done so, and the rest of the appointment was hurried, abrupt, and demeaning at times. His evaluation lacked responses, and anytime I asked him questions to better understand my options, his responses were defensive in tone and generally condescending.
From a business owner perspective, I understand why Dr. Kapust would feel threatened if a patient sought a second opinion. His behavior seemed odd and juvenile given the fact that I chose to come back to him for the follow up exam following his vacation.
Overall, it seems like Dr. Kapust does not want his care plans to be questioned. In my opinion, a good practitioner should want to engage with his patients and other colleagues to identify the best care plans for that individual. I will not be moving forward with him as my optometrist, and would recommend an optometrist with less volatility.

WOW. Just moved back to Hermosa. Bad experience with Dr. Kapust. He tried hard to sell me unnecessary extras. He told me I had a «hole» in my cornea. When questioned, he became surly, and backed off this story. Then, he told me I needed a prescription for anti-​biotic, and I needed to come back for 2^nd visit after the meds were used. I should have left the office right then & there! Charged me for a follow up. The prescription for contacts was incorrect. I went to a ophthalmologist, & he confirmed I was given an incorrect prescription. My impression at the time was he was desperate for the business. I felt a little bit sorry for him, but I would NOT recommend this eye care «professional». I am still MAD. Stay away!

Dr. Kapust is a fantastic doctor who truly cares about your eyes. I’ve been to many eye doctors, both small shops and places like LensCrafters, and no one else took the interest he has in getting my prescription right and making sure my eyes are healthy.
He’s very open and candid in explaining any tests, eye health and all the options. I’m someone who likes to understand the process — so this is very important to me. I definitely recommend him to anyone.