Sugimura N Joy, OD

Dr Joy was very thorough. Her office was very relaxed. She did quite a few different eye tests. She also checked my old eye glasses for their prescription to check if it was still current. And thankfully it was. So I did not have to get new lenses. My contact lens prescription had changed slightly however, she recommended that I stay at same prescription to avoid having problems reading things close up. I just started having issues with my vision close up. She explained a lot of things that I did not know about eyesight and the eyes in general. I was very pleased with my visit. My only complaint would be that normally I get new trial lenses even if my prescription is the same and I did not. I ended up leaving with the same pair of contact lenses which I really needed to replace.

I am so happy to have found Dr. Sugimura. I’ve been searching for an excellent optometrist in the east bay for years. I’ve tried a few who were rated well. The big difference is that Dr Sugimura actually seemed to care about how the prescription was for me. She sent me home with a few lenses and let me wear them and call her back to give feedback /​modify if necessary. None of the rest that I went to did that. It makes all the difference in my seeing better.
Thanks Dr Sugimura!

Dr. Sugimura and her staff are awesome. They help you get an appointment when you need it (I was able to get an appointment on ¹²⁄₃₁ last year on the last day to use my FSA money!), and are very patient with you when trying on a billion frames. And Dr. Sugimura is super patient and explains everything she is doing, if you want to know, and uses the perfect mix of old and new technology.

Dr. Joy is extremely friendly and makes the entire visit a very pleasant one! I’ve been seeing optometrists my whole life, and I could easily tell that she is quite a professional!

It was a pleasure having my eyes checked by Dr Sugimura. I felt like she knew exactly what she was doing and she was careful to alert me to potential health risks due to my eyes changing. I also enjoyed talking with her during the appointment. She clearly cares about her patients and has a lot of experience. Highly recommended.

Dr. Joy is a great optometrist. Our Doctor /​patient relatiomnship gpes back to the nineties, and in all that time she has unfailingly kept her office running smoothly, hires great administraive assistants, and is always clean, professional, down-​to-​earth, warm and informative. I highly reccomend her.

Dr. Sugimura is a wonderful Optometrist! She’s been my Optometrist for more than 10 years now and she’s never disappointed. She’s extremely patient, well up to date on the newest research and she makes sure to get to know her patients.
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It is a joy to have my eyes checked by Joy.
But seriously, I’ve been coming here for a lot of years now, and every time I always get into engaging conversations about vision, perception, psychology, and she always explains everything that’s going on, and teaches me cool stuff about vision sciences, which is really cool.

I’ve seen Dr Sugimura a couple of times now (over a 2 year time) and she’s been personable and professional and thorough. This isn’t one of those factory operations that rushes through exams. You’ll get personal, expert attention and answers to your questions.

I have been seeing Dr. Sigimura for 10 years and highly recommend her. She is truly superb.

I’ve been going to see Dr. Sugimura for my vision needs for, oh, about 5 years now. Maybe more. I just picked her out of the list of vision care providers from VSP (vision care insurance through work) and lucked out. She is, as the other poster said, very knowledgeable, friendly, and does know the ins and out of insurance coverage. As a 50+ person, I appreciate that she is tuned into vision-​related impacts on health as you get older. The eyes are a window into your health, so taking care of them is as important as seeing your dentist regularly, having your mammogram (when advised), and all that. In fact, Dr. Sugimura related to me how she caught someone’s brain tumor in a very early, curable stage, through an eye exam. And this was a 20-​something. So, readers, take heed. I highly recommend Dr. Sugimura, though I agree with the other poster that the office is, ah, quaint. One might say comfortable, and anyway, what does it matter? What matters is the expertise and experience in the office.

Joy has been my eye doctor since I was in college at UC Berkeley and she was a staff doctor there more years ago than I care to say. She is friendly, extremely knowledgeable and always able to give great advice on contact lenses, glass frame styles and how to get the most out of your vision insurance. Her office in Piedmont is very small, cute and quaint but with a great selection of frames. She is one stop shopping and does everything herself which means great customer service. If you need an optometrist, don’t hesitate to try her out. You will not be disappointed.