Morris Eye Group

Everyone at Morris Eye group have been professional, friendly and well informed. They have followed me for over 15 years now and I could not be happier with my experience. Dr. Codner and the entire staff are wonderful.. Thanks all !!!

Greg H.

I liked the way the boss spoke to his staff - very respectful and everyone who works there seems happy. Be sure to clarify whether you want to use you vision insurance or your health insurance. Keith at checkout was extremely helpful. Great place with lots of options.

I've had bad experiences here in the past with my own care, as well as my family's. After yesterday's experience, I felt like writing a review because of consistently poor customer service.

I scheduled an eye exam about 5 weeks ago (yesterday was first available) and took some time off work to go to my appointment. When I arrived about 30 minutes early, the front desk attendant asked me, "Did you need a prescription today?"

I replied, "Yes, that's why I had scheduled an eye exam."

She looked at her computer and said, "Well, we can only do the medical exam, which we bill for separately than your eye exam. But the doctor who was going to do your eye exam isn't here and has been out since the 14th (for the last 2 days). Did you get a phone call?"

I replied, "No, I wasn't informed. All I need is the eye exam. Can we still get that done?"

She said it wasn't possible at the Encinitas location and offered to book me an appointment at their Vista office, but I did not have time to go there before my next appointment. She apathetically apologized and said it was their fault for not informing me, then when I wanted to reschedule. I chose not to and left. On the way out, I reached the elevator and turned around to see the two women at the front desk laughing about something. It could have been our interaction or something completely different, but I won't be returning.

For what it's worth, the times I have been there previously, the examination portions of my visits and care quality have been fine, but the front and back office personnel have been completely unprofessional and have not always clearly communicated fees with some things not being covered by insurance.

Everyone was professional, friendly, and efficient.
Each procedure was explained and all my questions were answered.
I usually feel a bit uncomfortable when I need to have my eyes examined, but your patience and expertise was reassuring.
Thank you for your excellent care.

Came here as a follow up to an urgent care issue. I looked at my health coverage's website and found the Morris Eye Group. Based on their reviews / rating, I gave them a call and they got me right in the following day. The check in process was great and the technical staff was really easy going and competent. I asked to get an eye exam while I was there, and luckily my vision hasn't changed since my last exam over 4 years ago. The ophthalmologist was friendly, did a thorough exam and recommended I come back in a couple months just to follow up. No complaints.

Morris Eye Group Encinitas is an excellent organization.

Getting an appointment is straight forward (sometimes with a waiting period, if necessary). Front desk folks are friendly, professional, helpful. Support personnel are the very best. They take their time, they listen and ask questions when needed. My doctor and surgeon, Dr. Amanlari, came highly recommended to me by several friends.
He is patient, through, listens, answers questions, is willing to talk about my concerns with good feed back. I have the best vision after my cataract surgery two years out now. I am so grateful I was referred to him for my situation. Thank you to all staff.

Morris Eye Group is great! Abraham got me started and was quick, engaging and super friendly.

My eye doctor was professional and explained everything thoroughly.

The office is super clean and well staffed.

I will see them again.

Horrible experience. Incompetence at every turn. First appointment exam, they took measurements and the technician "forgot" to save them. Too late to do over, as eyes were already dilated. Following dilation, they didn't say, "Sorry, we screwed up. You'll have to come back." No, they just proceeded, and took a stab at the prescription, and of course, got it wrong. Glasses were unusable. (Very expensive by the way.).

Second appointment - returned to be re-examined and return glasses. Glass frames were refitted with "new" lenses. The new lenses are very different than the previous lenses. Easier to see, for the most part. It's just that this new batch has visible etchings all over them. Called Morris to inquire about this, and was told that "thats how the new progressives come. The only thing we can do is send them back and ask them to make them less noticeable." No explanation as to how the first lenses, although the wrong prescription, did not include these etchings.

Did the technology change over night? Well, actually no. I found articles going back years, explaining the use of etchings. After just a few minutes of on-line research, I also discovered that the etchings should be invisible to the wearer and only visible to the optician using a specialized "identifier."

You be the judge. Would you wear these glasses and not be annoyed by the visible etchings directly in your line of sight? Would you be annoyed that you had to return and be re-examined, thereby taking time off from work twice, and that you now have to return yet again, taking time off form work for the fourth time, (third time was picking up the etched lenses)? Would you be annoyed that in order to have the etchings mitigated, it will require a fourth (drop off) and fifth (pick up) trip in hopes that the next batch of lenses will be usable?

Unless you have time and money to throw away, avoid this business. Already three trips, and still no usable glasses. Trip number four, and five, here I come. Ugh. It's funny how you can have eye exams, and buy glasses, year after year and have no problems; and you don't really appreciate that until you run into a business like this, and have nothing but problems.

As I age and need not just an optician, but an ophthalmologist, I am so thankful for Morris Eye Group. Everyone at the Oceanside location is so friendly and treats you like a person and not a number. The technicians are thorough and patient. And my doctor always takes time with me and listens to my concerns. I have pretty bad floaters and I feel she goes above and beyond to really take care of my eyes. Highly recommend!

Went in for a long overdue eye exam. This is a busy office, that being said, the staff were all professional and productive. My exam went well and I was given good service and information regarding my eye health/vision.
I would recommend this office.

The staff and services are great. My wife and I have been going for years, and keeping going back.

The downsides we've experienced is that the staff is often overworked, leading to stressed staff and longer wait times. Sometimes the staff is amazing (like this last visit) and so friendly. Other times I feel like they're taking my questions personally and impatiently. Also, they're not as up front with their costs as I think they could be. You may walk in expecting a $10 copay, and walk out spending $100-300. It depends on if you want a glasses exam, medical exam, contacts prescription, and so forth. By the end you can feel like they're about to surprise you with another fee every time a new staff member talks to you.

All that said, they're a solid, well rounded practice trying to perform a lot of services. They're human, so it's not always perfect. But the end result is good and that counts for a lot. I'd recommend them.