We provide primary eye care, Optometry, Ophthalmology, glasses, and cataract surgery to Orinda and have proudly served the Orinda community in the same location for 52 years. We provide both ophthalmology and optometry services to Orinda and have an extensive selection of designer eyewear.

Orinda is a beautiful area and we strive to provide eyewear just as beautiful. It is difficult to have a single pair of sunglasses that works for all conditions. Regarding tints: Orinda Country Club golfers can speak to our optician about the best sunglass tint based on the color of your golf ball. Orinda can get fog, which is better navigated with an amber tinted sunglass to enhance contrast (which shines in lower light days). Dark gray tinted lenses are great for those scorching Summer days where the A/C can’t seem to get cool enough. Don’t forget your hat! (not sold here)

Regarding polarization: Whether you are spending a day at the San Pablo reservoir or the Briones Reservoir, polarized sunglasses are important to decrease glare from light that reflects off the water and improve comfort and visualization.

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Richard L. Rabin, M.D.

Vice Chair of Ophthalmology: John Muir Medical Center

Richard L. Rabin, M.D., a Board Certified ophthalmologist (eye doctor), specializes in glaucoma and laser cataract surgery. Dr. Rabin completed his fellowship with renowned glaucoma and cataract surgeon, Dr. Douglas Rhee, at Case Western Reserve University. Dr. Rabin specializes in the latest medical and surgical glaucoma care including minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) as well as the latest cataract techniques and premium lens technology including multifocal lens implantation, laser vision correction, and astigmatism correction. Dr. Rabin’s research has been presented at many scientific meetings and he has published numerous articles expanding the field of ophthalmology. These articles include current treatments in glaucoma, drug-induced eye pathology, neuro-ophthalmology, and macular degeneration. His most recent publications include “Co-management of cataract and glaucoma in the era of minimally invasive glaucoma surgery”, published in 2018 in Current Opinion in Ophthalmology, and “Ab-Interno Trabeculotomy“, a book chapter in Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery released January 2021. In 2022 one of Dr. Rabin’s rare diagnoses was published in EyeNet, the most widely distributed eye publication in the world, as a two month educational piece to teach other eye specialists. In February and March of 2023, Dr. Rabin published another article in EyeNet. In August of 2023 Dr. Rabin published a third article in EyeNet presenting a case and teaching about giant cell arteritis.

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