Daniel Goodman, MD – Goodman Eye Center

Dr. Yin-​Yin Aung is amazing: extremely personable, incredibly scientific, and brilliantly intuitive. Could not have asked for a better experience. I feel educated, cared for and much better off. Thanks Goodman Eye Center!

Dr. Goodman is a great Doctor! He diagnosed my cataract and did a brilliant job in surgery removing it from my left eye and placing a multifocal lense. His team is outstanding too! Thank you Dr. Goodman!

Dr. Goodman and the staff at Goodman Eye Center are the epitome of healthcare efficiency. As other reviewers have stated, most patients are there for one reason – to find out if you’re a candidate for LASIK surgery and then to have the procedure. They’re there to get you in, fix your crappy vision, and send you on your way. Dr. Goodman is a straightforward, to-​the-​point guy (which some interpret as lacking «warm and fuzzy»), but I also never felt like I was just another notch in their LASIK bedpost, either. We’re talking about zapping eyeballs with lasers here, so I kinda appreciated the no-​nonsense of it all.
I don’t consider myself an opthalmic expert or anything, but I felt more comfortable with an all-​laser procedure that Dr. Goodman performs – a previous LASIK evaluation was with a doctor who used the older microkeratome blade method. My boyfriend also had LASIK with Dr. Goodman a few years ago and had fantastic results, so I scheduled a consult and was unsurprisingly told that I was still a good candidate. It was about a month-​long wait for an open surgery slot. I had to move around the surgery appointment once, which they were more than willing to accommodate.
Fast-​forward to my surgery day, I arrived about a half-​hour early (what can I say, I was nervously excited to get this done) and surprisingly they took me right back to do a few more pre-​operative measurements. I hung out in an exam room for another 10 minutes, and then Dr. Goodman came in to review the procedure one more time. Before I knew it, I was laying down between the two lasers and the surgery was getting started. All in all, it took *maybe* 15 minutes from start to finish – and I didn’t feel much besides some pressure during the flap creation process. Dr. Goodman explained every step of the way and I felt completely reassured throughout the process. My surgery was scheduled for 3:00pm, and I was on my way out of the office with my huge sunglasses before 3:30.
I was already seeing better on the ride home from the procedure. The pain didn’t really set in for me until I had been home for about two hours, and then it was four hours of pretty crappy sleep (the lorazepam «sleeping pill» didn’t do much for me, YMMV). Woke up at 9:00pm and felt much better. Waking up the next morning and not needing to reach for my glasses to see was incredible – I already knew I was seeing better than 20/​20, which was confirmed at my post-​op visit that morning. A week later, my vision has stabilized at ²⁰⁄₁₅. Honestly, the worst part of the whole process is wearing only glasses for two weeks before you have the surgery done.
If you’re considering LASIK, max out your employer flex-​spending account and just do it. It was seriously life-​changing for me – I was practically blind (–6.5 in one eye, –5.5 in the other) without my glasses or contacts. Tossing my contacts after 15 years felt so great, and as everyone else who had a successful LASIK experience, I wish I would have done this years ago.

Dr. Goodman is one hundred percent the finest eye doctor in the Bay Area. Yes, he is brilliant, professional, skilled, and experienced, but so are lots of eye doctors, everywhere you look. What makes him different is that he cares about your eyes as much as you care about your eyes. This care is genuine. When he deals with your eyes, they are the only thing in the world that matters to him. He doesn’t advise treatment based on what everyone else needs or what everyone else says, but on what you yourself need. He doesn’t mince words — he lays it on the line and sometimes it hurts a little because it wasn’t what you wanted to hear, but he exists to take care of your eyes, and when he tells you something, listen. I went to him because my eye had been injured, and he had brought the eyes of a friend of mine back from the brink of disaster. He did the same for me. There is no one finer.

Dr. Jenny Su is fantastic. Very thorough and answers questions well. Not sure why all the complaints about wait times; I get in quickly every time. They do tend to take emergency walk-​ins (very nice) and honor appointments even for late-​comers so perhaps they may be a bit behind time to time. Best state-​of-​the-​art equipment and MD’s hands down!

Great experience. Woke recommend to family or friends for LASKIK.
The office is clean and all the staff were professional. They don’t treat you like they would in the hospitality industry, but quite honestly you are probably there for one reason. To review your eligibility for LASIK and then undergo the procedure.
I was a good candidate and had the procedure done in less than 15 minutes. Dr. Goodman and his staff are so organized and quick about the procedure you don’t really have time to be nervous. The only thing I can even closely relate to pain during the procedure was the pressure the suction cup exerts in the eye before they cut the flap in your cornea with a laser. That is gone quickly.
As soon as the surgery was over i had improved vision. I went strait Holme and my amazing girlfriend took care of me. Basically I took the drops and painkiller and sleeping pill they recommended and slept. The first four hours I couldn’t sleep and it was uncomfortable. Then I are some homemade chicken noodle soup and slept until 7 am the next morning.
Came in for my post op and I am ²⁰⁄₂₀! Slight bit of haze that will dissipate as my eye tissue heals. But so far this process has been easy, clear and well conducted. Thank you Dr. Goodman and staff!

Last week I had an appointment at Dr. Goodman’s clinic and showed up for the appointment on time at 1:30. At 2:45 I had to leave for another appointment and never saw a doctor. Yesterday, after Dr. Goodman cancelled my appointments twice during the past 4 months, I arrived for my 2:15 appointment on time. I finally saw a technician an hour later and after she ran two tests on my eyes (I have a serious eye disease and am facing a cornea transplant) she said, whoops sorry, I didn’t need to run those tests we already did that! So, after waiting an hour and fifteen minutes, following his cancelling 2 previous appointments, he saw me for 8 minutes. Unsatisfactory. Also, by way of feedback: How often do you clean the restroom. It’s always a mess! Never again!!!

I was referred in the mid-90’s to Dr. Goodman for Lasik by Dr. Alan Shapiro (since deceased). Dr. Goodman was then and remains simply the most skilled surgeon in the city, or anywhere that I know of. I had cataracts removed from both eyes this summer and now at 63 see better than I have in many years.
He is careful and conservative in his practice and at the leading edge, always.
I’ve told all my friends and colleagues that should they need any eye surgery they cannot go anywhere else.
Dr. Goodman’s staff are also professional, friendly and skilled.
I would recommend him to anyone.

One day, when I listened to NPR’s morning show they aired a segment on the «California Report» about voluntarism in California, and they devoted it to Dr. Goodman. That’s how I heard about him. He operated on my Ptrygium (Surfer-​Eye) and 6-​month later, removed my cataract. 3 surgeries, 3 successes. Wow! No more glasses no more bleary world for me. Happiness is: my vision is ²⁰⁄₂₀. Dr. Goodman took me on a ride that really has changed my life.

I recently had cataract surgery for my right eye from Dr. Goodman and I am very pleased with the outcome. Dr. Goodman and his entire staff was very helpful and I would highly recommend to anyone who is in need of eye care.

Dr. Goodman and his wonderful staff epitomize the word «Professional».Everyone I dealt with in my two cararact surgeries was very helpful friendly and were able to explain all the details of my surgical process. If you want the best outcome, don’t wait, call them now.

Professional friendly service. So glad I came here!

Had laser done 15 years ago. That worked well for me here with Goodman, which is why I came back. When that started failing, came back to see if it could be brought back. They said yes. I had PRK since I was older and not a candidate for lasik. It worked great for a 6 month period then started failing. I came back to see what was wrong. I think they forgot to get me back for a post check up (according to a staff person) which might have avoided the relapse-​but not sure. Anyway, got a temporary improvement, but only with steroids-​something not to be on too long. After a year plus, I’m on glasses again. Didn’t feel a lot of love or information this time around with the failure of this procedure. May be too old or other issues-wasn’t given any 411 as to why it didn’t work, that was problematic for me-​just no feedback, info or else, other than a bill.

Daniel Goodman, In my mind the «Go To» Eye Surgeon. He did my wife’s Lasik — great outcome, my Son’s cutting edge (no pun) preventative surgical procedure — great outcome, and just recently, my two cataracts — unbelievable outcome. I see, I see, like never before.
Soup to nuts, it was the best medical experience I’ve ever encountered. Great, convenient office with parking. Personable, knowledgeable, respectful staff. The optometrists are thorough and patient with an «On time percentage» of 100%. I’ve been there for 7 – 8 appointments and have never waited more than 5 minutes.
The Doc himself — a rare gentleman who takes the time to check you out and explain things, he even calls the evening after surgery to see how you are feeling. A rarity in this day and age.

Don’t have Dr. Goodman do your LASIK. I had to have him do it twice within a year, and it was painful and a hassle each time. The first time he did it, it looked like my eyes were bleeding for over a week. My job made me take a day off to go see him for a follow up appointment because they were sure he had done something wrong, and they were probably also just really grossed out by looking at me.
Dr. Goodman is not a great person to deal with and it doesn’t seem like he’s particularly skilled at the procedure.

Dr. Goodman did both of my cataract surgeries and I now do not need glasses (after wearing them for over 20 years). He and his staff are professional, efficient (I never wait long when I arrive for an appointment) and friendly.
He never pushed the cataract surgery on me. Rather, I was the one who kept asking about it.
I have no connection to Dr. Goodman. I am just a patient.

Please read my review of 10÷5÷2013 before reading this one. That review has the true facts of what happened to me in Dr. Goodman’s office on 9÷27÷2013.
After my horrible experience with Dr. Goodman, he wrote a letter to my primary care physician on the same day (⁹⁄₂₇) which I quote below. He wasted no time attacking me and covering his incompetence and greed.
Although his letter that attacks me and never alludes nor describes the true encounter in his office, I never received a copy of it. I discovered the letter accidentally when reviewing my personal health records. Read the letter and you will see what kind of man Daniel Goodman is… one who takes no responsibility for his own actions, one who describes others as wrong (and in my case, exaggerates behavior with very negative and untrue descriptors), makes himself look like an «innocent» who has been wronged, one who does not care about his clients, one who has very limited (if any) communication skills, one who exaggerates and lies, …well, you’ll get the idea when you read his letter.
I have heard other stories from other of his clients, so I know that I am not «off the mark» on my evaluation of him as a health provider.
BODY OF D. GOODMAN’S LETTER TO MY PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN:
«I am sorry to report that (my name deleted by me), despite being a patient here for the past five years and initially being seen as an emergency patient and having been very accommodating to her over these past five years, left my office today very angrily and rudely during a potential cataract preoperative visit. I had examined her and had a preliminary discussion. I had asked her to have some additional testing with my technician and evidently she became very frustrated and left after being somewhat verbally abusive to my front office. I think it is best that she see another ophthalmologist for her ongoing eye care, once again I am very sorry that this happened with one of your patients.»

Dr. Goodman is an extremely nice and very skilled surgeon. I was referred to him by my optometrist, whose own wife and daughter had LASIK from him.
His staff were able to schedule me in at the last minute, and were very friendly and polite each time I came to the office.
Dr. Ong took me through the initial tests on my evaluation day, and also on my surgery day, and was very patient and explained everything to me and answered all of my questions.
On surgery day I arrived at my appointment when they said to arrive, and was seated in the exam room promptly, and after the pre-​op tests, was ushered into the surgery room where the surgical assistant was very friendly and reassuring as he got me ready.
The procedure itself was over in a matter of minutes, where Dr. Goodman talked me through the process and helped me through it.
Afterwards he told me that when I got home it would hurt, so to take the painkillers he had given me, but that I would probably be feeling fine by 4pm that afternoon. He was right on both counts, it did hurt, I took the painkiller and went to sleep, and then by 4pm I felt fine, and I could see!
At my followup appointment the next morning, I did have to wait a bit (only 15 min or so) in the exam room, but when Dr. Goodman came in, he apologized for the wait and gave my eyes the A-​OK.
My vision is perfect now, and am extremely satisfied with my experience.

My grandmother had cataract surgery from Dr. Daniel Goodman. He left remnants in her eye and she had to do the surgery again! When i went in there I personally witnessed his atrocious beside manners. I don’t think i have ever met a doctor so rude. I had to tell him that it was not right to be mean, nasty, and yell at an old lady. My grandmother is still having complications from whatever he did to her eyes. He did not follow up.

If you grade the quality of medical care on whether or not you have a to wait a few minutes for your appointment, then maybe don’t go here. However, if what matters to you is getting the best treatment for your eyes with the highest likelihood of a positive outcome, then this is the place.
I had lasik here 3 months ago. The competent staff do the prep work and much of the follow up, Dr Goodman carries out the main procedure and some of the more sensitive stuff in the follow up appointment (s). They’ve all been professional, I feel like I got value for money, and I now have 20 – 15 vision. Highly recommended.