Stephen D Cohen, MD

I have the highest regard for this doctor. (I see others do too).
A rare gem of a man and eye guy.
He gets five stars.

Having worn glasses since I was between 5 and 6 yrs old, I have developed a keen interest in my eye health and whom I trust and subsequently rely upon to examine and treat my eyes. There have been a range of doctors who initially saved and strengthened my vision from early childhood (lazy eye) to those navigating each progressive stage of eye maturity. That being said, I feel that I hit paydirt today after a visit with Dr. Cohen. I don’t often write reviews but here goes… Dr. Cohen is a rare find because he gets that spending quality time with a patient is still the protocol to follow. This is in contrast to the herd them in and herd them out office visits demanded by health insurance providers. Dr. Cohen marches to his own drummer. When I came to my initial appt., I had a few sticky notes of questions. Dr. Cohen provided me with so much information that I had just enough paper to record his findings. I did have a couple of important decisions to make regarding getting a new vision prescription (more eyeglasses), what prescription would be the most beneficial at this current time, and when exacty to consider cataract surgery.(I’m not that mature, maybe early onset.) By the time that Dr. Cohen completed his thorough eye health and vision exam, I walked away with not only a complete understanding of my eye health and history, but also no question about what route I would follow to manage current vision dilemnas or concerns. Dr, Cohen filtered all of his diagnostic info in such a user friendly way making it clear for me as to how I want to proceed. So, set aside some time in your day when you make an appt to see Dr. Cohen. He is an eye care specialist who indulges us and probably spends more time with patients than one would anticipate, which might not be for everyone cause there could be a wait. That’s his passion. I will continue to rely on Dr. Cohen’s monitoring of my vision functioning and recommendations for treatment.

I think Dr. Cohen was the most kind gentleman I have met. I was constantly amazed at how attentive and thorough he was being.
I have a very weird condition where I’ve written tons of documentation about it. He sat down with me and read the documentation, and discussed it with me as he went. I was then able to know exactly what he knew about my problem and able to see how seriously he was taking it! To be honest, I think he’s the first doctor who has read my documentation!
He was unable to help my problem, however, he did understand my problem and knew of many great people who possibly could help my problem.
He definitely demonstrated with me his belief that doctors should be attentive to their patients, and to give them ample time to ensure the best care.
Now… the office might be a bit off-​putting. My boyfriend, in fact, was very uncomfortable there. But, don’t let that deter you. Once you get into the exam room, the nurses and doctors immediately put you at ease.

My son had one red eye that would not resolve. After three visits to the pediatrician, we were referred to Dr. Cohen. He diagnosed iritis right away and within two days the eye was much better. He gave our son a thorough exam and he called to follow-​up every few days and check progress. His schedule was jammed but he made time for us, working through lunch when all the staff was gone. Funny, personable, smart and caring — he’s terriffic! (But expect long wait times … it is worth it)

Thorough and knowledgeable. He was able to identify a potentially severe problem visually. I got the same conclusion after visiting a specialist and wasting time and money undergoing hours of various tests.

Dr. Cohen is kind, dedicated, smart and an amazing physician, highly recommend him.

Dr. Cohen and his supportive staffs are the best on earth. He removed the cataracts, 2006 and 2009, in both of my eyes. They were so successful, and I could be able to see God again.
I have no other avenue to express my joy and happiness.
Thanks from my heart…

Rubbing my eyes in my shower this morning (because you don’t do it too?) I felt something getting into my eye. No big deal I thought, I will remove it when I am done.
It wouldn’t come out, I washed it with water, I went to walgreens and bought a eyewash, full service and all, did it 20 times, still there… I contemplated the idea of jumping in a pool, and then under water, try to get it off…
Fortunately, I first called Doc Cohen office and they were able to squizz me in this afternoon. Looked up on Unilocal and just called the first office to come up in Alameda.
Since I have the wrong type of medical insurance (is there a «medical Insurance for dummies» somewhere out there?) I decided to go out of the pocket style. «Are you sure?» «Yes I am», no time for referral process and … «Bring a good book», they said. No problem, I am more than ok to wait but just get it off.
I was received quite shortly after my Squizz time, and everybody was nice. I told my story to the assistant and when Doc Cohen came and read it back io me, he just stressed: «20 times, waw, that’s quite a few times». He didn’t laugh, but just smiled warmly at me. and I didn’t feel like the stupido who is overdoing it…
He was quite appelled it did happen when I showered because the water, he says, should have drained it out… well, I am special this way.
After examining my eyes, he lifted my eyelid, and here was the non idendifed object, after removing it delicately, Doc Cohen showed it to me… What? And I thought I had a dinosaur bone under there… how can such a small thing, a dust, be so irritable…
Doc Cohen then reminded me of the tale of the princess and the pea, and your eyelid, he said, is like the princess, very sensitive, sensible (now here is my English all mixed up).
So, after a 21^st wash (he couldn’t resist), a antibio drop because my eye was swollen due to the excessive wash (excessive?), he whisked me out with a bill way under what I expected. And this was the cherry …
Really Doc Cohen, you are way too nice. I will be back, for sure.

I was unfortunately born with a cataract in my left eye. I decided to have it removed in my mid-30’s. I was recommended to Dr. Cohen from my optometrist Dr. Moonsamy on Lakeshore Ave. He was such a nice man and the whole process was a great experience, considering I was one of his youngest patients ever. My eyesight even improved in that eye from ⁸⁰⁄₂₀ to ⁶⁰⁄₂₀. Not bad considering that my whole life every doctor I talked to said it would not improve at all.
He even let my husband watch him as he cleared up some fogginess after the surgery with a laser. Lawrence still talks about that at dinner parties.