Oculus Optometry

This place is fantastic. There are no forms to fill out, other than a single slip of paper for confidentiality. Everything is digital, which I love. I came a little early for my appointment, but I was still helped immediately. The staff were all very welcoming and helpful, and they clearly explain the pricing for everything performed. The place is very professional and the doctor was incredibly helpful with my specific needs. The glasses selection are also quite nice. Although limited, their selection is very modern with recognizable brand names. If you are looking for a new optometrist that won’t hit you with hidden charges and fees, then this is your place.

I cannot say enough great things about Oculus, I have always gone to Linden Optometry in Pasadena however I had a day off and called them on a whim to make a same day appointment and not only were they RUDE but they also pretty much made me feel bad that I needed a same day appointment. So I Unilocaled places close to me and found Oculus Optometry. THEY ARE AMAZING! Myrna was so friendly and made an appointment for me within 5 mins for that same day. It was a little late in the day but the Doctor was able to squeeze me in. The people at the front desk were so nice and sweet and the Dr. Shirvanian was awesome! She listened to my concerns and gave me several options to try. She even gave me a sample of contact lenses to try for a week and then saw me again to see how I liked them. My VSP insurance covered everything which was even better. I ended up buying some Ray Ban glasses that I love — I am an avid contact wearer but these glasses were so cute that I’ve been wearing them again. What’s even better is that Myrna at the front desk sat with me and showed me which glasses were covered with my insurance, what I had to pay out of pocket (if any) and the very specific breakdown of everything. All of my questions were answered without me having to ask!

If I could give this place 6 stars, I would. Was recommended to come to this place by my roommate… and I’m so happy I did.
Dr Shirvanian was absolutely amazing. Forget the «Doctor» for a quick second, she is an awesome human being. Kind, compassionate, and willing to listen to all your concerns with a smile on her face. Now, as a doctor, she was very attentive, professional, kind, and personable. This was hands down the best experience I’ve ever had with an optometrist. She didn’t expedite me in any way when she was testing my eyes, she was patient, and she offered me options so as not to «overprescribe» as she called it. I was in and out in less than 20 minutes.
The store she has set up is very hip and trendy, serving all the latest frames. Friendly staff that greet you with a smile. I will definitely be recommending this place to all my friends and family.

Dr. Shirvanian and her staff are very helpful, customer-​oriented, and they are very good at what they do. The frame fitter (Alas! I cannot find where I wrote his name) was more particular than I was about the way my glasses fit. Also, I didn’t have to schedule my appointment weeks in advance. I was able to get in pretty quickly. The male trainee was also very helpful. Obviously, Dr. Shirvanian values excellent customer service and care as much as I do. Thank you so much for the great experience!

Dr. Shirvanian and Ryan have exceptional patient care. From initial phone call to picking out glasses for my son. I have a 5-​year-​old that has speech problems and every time he did a vision test he would fail, due to «lack of communication». When I called the office to inquire about services Ryan assured me that my child would be taken care of. Check in was fast and easy and Ryan explained the process from start to finish. When my child was examined by Dr. Shirvanian, she did a thorough eye exam, and let me just say, I was very impressed! She truly makes her patients her number one priority! My son was comfortable with her as she has such a calm and welcoming demeanor that it doesn’t feel like your typical optometrist office. Towards the end of the visit it turns out my child needed glasses and the moment he started to distinguish and say what the objects shown were, it almost brought me to tears. She has been one of the few doctors that did not treat my child as if there was something terribly wrong for not pronouncing things right. When it came time to pick out glasses Ryan was awesome in assisting my 5-​year-​old pick glasses that would work best for him and not to mention parents that also wanted a certain look. The process was quick and simple, I will always forever be thankful I found them and that my child was treated exceptionally! I HIGHLY recommend this office, you will not regret!

I’m sooooo happy I walked inside Oculus. The staff and Dr. Shiravanian were so professional, knowledgeable and accommodating to my vision needs. They are so close to my favorite restaurant, boutique I regularly shop at above all, close to home and work! It took less than 1 week for my new glasses to be ready and I should get my contact lenses by the end of this week.
I’ll recommend to Oculus to my colleagues this way they could try on stylish eyewear and update their look!

I have been wearing glasses my entire life and have seen my share of optometrists. Oculus is by far the most modern and technologically up to date facility I have ever been a patient at.
Do you ever go into an optometrists off and feel like you just stepped back in time? Well this is definitely NOT that place!
Dr. S is very knowledge, very patient, and makes great recommendations when it comes to glasses.
I usually wear contacts, but because of the huge selection of glasses, which Dr S helped me pick out, I mostly wear glasses now. I also ordered my contacts here for backup and had them delivered right to my house.
Oculus also took my VSP INSURANCE, which made it all the better.

This is a great spot to get your eyes checked and pick up a pair of glasses! I like to patronize local small businesses and this place is great. I was draw in at first by the beautiful interior design, but I keep coming back because everyone who works there is friendly and professional. Dr. Shirvanian is approachable and takes her time with her clients. She’s very friendly and conversational while also staying on task and giving good advice. They worked easily with my VSP insurance. They offer a nice range of moderate to expensive frames and don’t mind if you take all day trying to pick the perfect pair… like I do.

I enjoyed my first visit. As a mother of 3, it’s hard to schedule an appointment, let alone take my kids with me. My boys were offered a coloring book they enjoyed coloring while I was getting checked. The staff was helpful and very welcoming. I would highly recommend this place. I too came from South Pasadena Optometry, who did not accept my new insurance. I honestly love this place a lot more than my previous optometrist.

What a wonderful place!
It was easy to make an appointment, the store is lovely, the staff are very helpful and the optometrist, Dr. Shirvanian, was amazing! My husband and I asked tons of questions about every test that was done and they were all answered thoroughly and with a smile. We ended up browsing the store for a while for a new pair of frames — the staff never hassled us nor were they pushy, but they were always ready to answer any question we had. I definitely recommend this place!

The staff here is very modern, down to earth and lovely! The Dr. Has awesome table side manner and state of the art equipment. Glasses price point is on the high end but worth it!

I do have to say I was quite impressed with this joint. I used to go to the fancy South Pasadena Optometry but they have a problem with taking EyeMed Health Insurance. I was like really? So we moved to this joint for my son and the doctors are extremely nice to the kids and I will go going there now as well. Forget the other place that is snooty that they won’t take a certain insurance. They just lost business and will never go back.

I was referred to Oculus Optometry through my VSP insurance and had no idea they were located in a part of town that I spend a lot of time in… they are right down the street from Busters if you’re familiar with that block of Mission St…
Upon entering, I was kindly greeted by a gentleman at the desk, checked in and allowed to browse frames before Dr. Shirvanian called me back. The location is clean, has modern décor and has plenty of natural white lighting. It made selecting a frame unusually quick.
Dr. Shirvanian! You are a breath of fresh air! She was kind, thorough but concise and very approachable. It was the easiest eye exam I’ve had — her skill at the dreaded eye pressure test (pump of air into your eye) was wonderful!
With the help of Myrna, I was able to select a flattering and timeless frame. Myrna was helpful without being pushy.
I am so glad to have found Dr. Shirvanian and Oculus Optometry. I’ll be returning to pick out some sunglasses soon and will be referring others as this was a very positive experience! :)

I have always recommended Oculus to all my friends. Today they went above and beyond. My bf noticed a yellow spot on my eye. I was paranoid as we were going on vacation in a few days so I called to see if I could get an appt ASAP. Luckily, they had an opening. I appreciate them squeezing me in and just their overall friendly staff. The spot was nothing and I was able to laugh off the fact that I was so paranoid for nothing. They were so gracious about it. I highly recommend them for any eye needs… not to mention their line of glasses are amazing!!!

Thank you to everyone here on Unilocal for your wonderful reviews — they were the final influence on making an appointment with Dr. Shirvanian. She is the BEST optometrist I have ever experienced (and trust me — I’ve seen about 15 over my lifetime).
She is very patient with those of us with anxieties, does a very thorough examine without making you feel like the tests are redundant, explains everything in terms I understood without making me feel like a dolt ~ and did not at all mind if I sought to fill my prescription elsewhere. Best of all — she accepts VSP, who sent me a list of doctors in my area.
My only wish is that there were a bit more cost-​effective frames available. There are some, and a great lens/​frame package goes along with them, but the selection is very limited. Perhaps we Unilocalpers can drum up more business for her and she in turn can have more variety for us budget-​conscientious folks.

I had always overlooked that there was an optometry office on Mission. Maybe i should of paid more attention on my way to work.
But anyways I was referred to them by VSP insurance. I got a list of locations in my surrounding area, and i called the first 2 off my list. Unfortunately the first 2 did not answer, and i’m glad they didn’t. My exam was nothing but pleasant and relaxing, Dr. Shirvanian really makes you feel at home, and the receptionist was also very kind. I will definitely be coming back in the future.

Dr. Shirvanian and Myrna are the sweetest! They accommodated my very last minute eye exam and were extremely informative, caring, and honest.
Would definitely recommend Oculus to anyone. Also, they accept VSP insurance! 5 stars in my book.

This is a really nice place. From first glance it becomes evident that a lot of effort went into designing this office.
The way they have laid out the frames is very cool since you can just browse through all of them as you walk along the really long displays running along both side walls of the office. And the displays are nicely lit from above and below giving you a clear look at the frames. I’m not sure why this in particular struck me as important but I guess it contrasts with other offices where you go from stand to stand looking for the right frame.
The doctor and staff are super nice as well and they used equipment I hadn’t seen before at other optometrists I’ve visited over the years. The main measuring device the OD used was all digital and she was switching between lenses with a flick of a button so I feel we were more thorough with getting the right measurements.
The optician as well used a digital device I hadn’t seen before to get the dimensions of my face so the glasses fit properly (and they both gave clear explanations of what does what and how it works).
This was definitely a different optometrist experience for me. And the glasses turned out just perfect.
I definitely recommend this optometrist office.

I very much enjoyed my recent eye exam and contact fitting at Oculus Optometry. They are in network with my vision insurance – VSP – and I found them on my insurance company’s list of providers (though I had been eyeing them for several months each time I walked by their gorgeous storefront.)
The receptionist, Myrna, was very helpful in checking and then explaining my benefits to me before I made the appointment. I appreciated knowing ahead of time how much I was going to pay for, say, the most comprehensive exam and highest quality contact lenses.
Once I arrived, Myrna warmly greeted me and I filled out minimal paperwork (I didn’t even need to sit to fill it out it was that brief!)
Dr. Shirvanian then did the standard vision, glaucoma, eye check up tests, etc. done at other optometry offices, but she was more thorough than the rest; She took her time examining my eyes, told me what she found as she went along, never rushed me, and several times, she asked me if I had any questions.
I was most impressed with how careful and conservative she was in prescribing specific contact lenses to me. Instead of suggesting I immediately purchase the trial contact lenses she fitted me with that day, she had me come back one week later, reexamined my eyes, and only at that point did she okay the ordering of them. She wanted to make sure I wasn’t having any issues with them before ordering a whole year’s supply.
Myrna was also very knowledgeable about the different brands of glasses they carry and she, like Dr. Shrivanian, was genuinely interested in me getting the best product possible; I found a line of glasses that looked okay, but instead of purchasing one of those, Myrna told me I could do better and suggested I come back in a few weeks when they were going to have more styles that would look better on me. This shows me that Myrna has integrity which is really a rare find in the case of businesses that have a retail component.
Myrna and Dr. Shrivanian are such a great addition to the historic district of Mission St. They sell glamorous sunglasses, prescription glasses, and also offer excellent and personable professional services as well. I look forward to sending my whole family there in the future!

Convenient Location with Exceptional Service
Frequent visitors the SouthPas area, my husband and I were anticipating the opening of this store for a long time. The location is very easy to find with (free) ample parking (it used to be the old arts & crafts store Zinnia). It’s also in the middle of SouthPas’ quaint little boutiques and café’s on downtown Mission St. – which makes it pleasant if you want to take a stroll or grab lunch afterwards.
Finally having the chance to go in this weekend we were left nothing short of impressed. The unique storefront will definitely grab your attention, not to mention the distinctly attractive architecture inside. It’s a modern store, in an urban location with a charming feel. The store was very relaxing and had a personable atmosphere. The artworks on the walls were also a nice twist to the typical model display ads.
My husband and I took turns to get our eyes examined and had the same impression of the doctor: extremely knowledgeable, very patient and highly attentive. Both Dr. Shirvanian and Myrna were non-​imposing, very helpful and friendly in letting us pick out frames. We tried them on at our leisure without the pressure of being rushed into making a purchase just for a sale. We were excited to check out some of their wide-​range selection of eyewear: RayBan, Prada, Persol, Saint Laurent, Tom Ford, Alexander McQueen – there’s definitely a style for everyone. They made sure we were completely satisfied with our decision before leaving – we left with three pairs of shades.
Their customer service was exceptional and the ease of having to fill out the paperwork in a smooth, easy, and timely manner was also a big plus. It was definitely worth the wait to come here and we can’t wait to go back. Highly recommended overall.