San Luis Obispo Eye Associates

Ophthalmology • San Luis Obispo, CA • 1 location (San Luis Obispo, CA) locations

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San Luis Obispo Eye Associates and Shepard Eye Center (Elite Eyecare Medical Group A Medical Corporation) operate as eye care providers in California, with Shepard Eye Center offering cataract surgery, LASIK, and cosmetic eye treatments. The company is private, headquartered in Santa Maria, CA, and runs 3 offices across California (including Santa Maria and Lompoc). Main contact shows multiple Santa Maria and Lompoc office addresses with phone lines listed. If you’re comparing for San Luis Obispo, note that this entity’s listed locations are Santa Maria and Lompoc, not San Luis Obispo, though it serves the region and markets eye care services (refractive surgery, cataract surgery, LASIK) under the Shepard Eye Center brand. For precise location in San Luis Obispo, consider contacting the listed numbers or checking if there is a separate San Luis Obispo ophthalmology practice.

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Clinic Type

Ophthalmology

Address

910 E STOWELL RD, Santa Maria, California 93454, us

Phone

805.781.3937

Email

info@sloeyemd.com

Opening Hours

Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.

Website

https://www.shepardeye.com/san-luis-obispo.html

Services Offered

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Team

Dr. Frank Basich, Graduate of Stanford University; medical degree from UCSF; residency at USC-Doheny Eye Institute; trained at Sinskey private practice; joined San Luis Obispo Eye Associates in 1997; lives in San Luis Obispo — ophthalmologist / cataract and pterygium surgery specialist
Dr. James Gealy, Medical training at Yale School of Medicine; John P. Peters Prize; internship at University of Michigan; ophthalmology residency at Jules Stein Eye Institute; fellowship in retina, vitreous and uveitis at Scripps Clinic; board certified; AAO Fellow; Assistant Clinical Professor at Jules Stein Eye Institute — founding partner; medical and surgical comprehensive and vitreoretinal eye care
Dr. Stephen Bylsma, Clinical faculty at UCLA; MD from Oregon Health & Science University; residency in ophthalmology at UC San Diego — specialist in vision-correction surgery including cataract with IOL implants, LASIK; glaucoma surgery; cosmetic eyelid surgery

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What Patients Say

Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed

Birdeye: 4.4 out of 5 stars (385 reviews)

Patients praise

High regard for the medical expertise of doctors and their assistants
Satisfactory outcomes from surgical procedures such as cataract surgery
Instances of helpful and professional individual staff interactions

Common complaints

Long wait times past scheduled appointment slots
Dissatisfaction with front office staff communication and perceived rudeness
Issues with appointment scheduling and overbooking
Inaccurate information provided by office staff
Concerns regarding optical department efficiency and experience

"The doctors and their assistants, I wish I could rate separately, because I would give them 4-5 stars... Front desk seems frazzled and actively irritated... The waiting room is always full with at least a dozen people, and a simple eye checkup will take a minimum of two hours."

— LocalityBiz Review

"The doctors are great in what they do and the staffs are nice and friendly.i had both my eyes-cataract with laser surgery...all your eye care needs this is a great eye center for the whole family."

— Birdeye Review

"As we wait 40+ minutes, so far, past the appointment, we reflect on this business has the audacity to charge $75 if the patient is late. It should be businesses that are charged for wasting..."

— MapQuest Review

Synthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 10, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].

Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 10, 2026. Own this clinic? Claim or correct this listing.