Mark Silverberg, MD, FAAP, FAAO

Having lived all my life with strabismus (lazy eye) now 43, I was finally able to get the surgery to fix my eyes. Dr. Silverberg and his staff were highly recommended and lived up to every expectation. The wait times were reasonable and the care was compassionate. I ended up needing two surgeries to straighten my eyes and Dr. Silverberg absolutely nailed it on the second surgery. It was a painful procedure but it was worth it. It’s been 6 weeks since my surgery and the double vision is gone, my eyes are straight now and all the redness is gone. The benefits of this surgery are amazing! I feel
Like I have a new and better relationship with every eye that I now meet. Dr. Silverberg has the best bed side manner and genuinely seems to care for his patients. Thank you Dr. Silverberg and your staff forgiving my eyes, I am eternally grateful!

If anyone out there is looking for relief from strabismus (double vision from mis-​aligned eyes), then go no further. If I could give Dr. Silverberg and his opthamology team ten stars, I would. I have essentially suffered from crossed eyes, double vision for over forty years and even had a first strabismus surgery 20 years ago in Dallas that helped greatly at the time, but did not fully resolve the problem. Over the next twenty years, I found myself increasingly unable to resolve the double image problem until January of this year when I happened to meet an associate of Dr. Sliverberg at a social function who recommended him specifically I and made a subsequent appointment.
I cannot say enough about the professionalism of Dr. Mark and his entire opthamology team throughout the examination and subsequent eye operation phases. Throughout, I felt like I was in great hands (literally). I was so comfortable and confident with Dr. Silverberg’s obvious skills, I was even joking and laughing with the also highly skilled prep crew prior to the operation. The operation was just a huge success. Dr. Mark just nailed the realignment and I had true singular vision when I woke up for the first time in forty years.
I might also note that, unlike my previous strabismus surgery, the recovery time has been minimal; I never did need any pain medicine beyond two days worth of Tylenol, and the redness that accompanies the surgery has mostly disappeared.
It’s been a month now and the joy and wonder has not abated. I’m so pleased with my new gift of normal sight!
If anyone is reading this that would love to have the operation but is afraid of the operation itself, I would state categorically my belief that you could not find another Eye Surgeon with greater skill than Dr. Mark and his team! Go for it… and relax; you are truly in great hands!

I went to Dr. Silverberg for many years for glaucoma. He said I had ptosis and suggested surgery but when I went for a second opinion, I was told that I had toxic conjunctivitis, caused by my glaucoma medication, and that once my medication was stopped, the eyelid swelling would abate.

Amazing doctor! He is experienced, caring, takes his time to explain and opts for less invasive and more natural approaches whenever possible. Highly recommend him!

When my daughter was about 11 months old, I noticed that she had a lump at the corner of her right eye and it slowly kept getting bigger. At her 2-​year checkup, her pediatrician ultimately recommended we see Dr. Silverberg to get it evaluated. Yes, his office is often running a good 15 – 30 minutes behind, but he was worth the wait. Turns out my daughter had an orbital dermoid cyst that was not going to go away on its own. I appreciated that Dr. Silverberg didn’t put her through the added risks of an MRI or CT scan, since it wasn’t necessary in her case, but just immediately scheduled her for surgery. Including eye exam to see the impact of the cyst on her vision, the procedure took about an hour and a half. It’s 2 weeks later now and I couldn’t be happier with how it went! She’s healing up so well that I don’t think there will be any noticeable scarring by the time she goes to school. I was concerned about putting her through this at such a young age, but Dr. Silverberg and the staff at the Sansum Eye Center made the experience so positive for her that she didn’t seem scared at all. And now I don’t need to worry that she will suffer any permanent vision damage by waiting too long to get her treated.

Dr. Silverberg and his staff are great. We were recommended to him after being diagnosed with amblyopia by our pediatrician. The staff is knowledgeable and always happy, ready to make the visit as painless as can be. The exams are age appropriate and my daughter happy to come. Love the new location, plenty of parking.

I started seeing doubles when I was about 6 years old and they’ve progressively gotten worse as I’ve gotten older. I’m now 23 and have had to wear prism glasses to make the image singular. One afternoon I woke up seeing two of everything and my glasses no longer worked. I saw my optometrist that day and she said surgery was the only option for me. I was extremely nervous and I told her I was really scared to have eye surgery. My optometrist laughed and said, «Go see Dr. Silverberg at Sansum, he’s simply the best.»
Me optometrist scheduled an emergency appointment with them the following day. I scheduled an appointment with his office and went in. I was immediately put at ease by his friendly staff and Dr. Silverberg’s knowledge. He is very gentle and calm which made me a little less scared. I scheduled my strabismus surgery and a few weeks later, no more glasses.
The surgery was not painful at all. I went home within an hour and that afternoon I was able to take the bandages off and move my eye around.
I could not be happier with the results. You can’t tell that anything was ever wrong with my eye and that is saying a lot. Anytime I looked to the right, my left eye would not follow and it really used to embarrass me that I had a lazy eye. He fixed more than just my eye, he fixed me. My optometrist was right, he simply is the best.
Thank you Dr. Silverberg, from the bottom of my heart.

Our son James has been seeing Dr. Silverberg for about a year year. The first appointment was when James was about 6 months. We have three children under 5 with various special needs and I am a pediatric developmental specialist. I say this because I am always amazed at how many «pediatric» doctors really do NOT offer a child friendly environment for their patients. We enjoy going to Dr. Silverberg’s due to the staff being child friendly and most staff developmentally appropriate when dealing with our son but the child friendly environment is what makes these appointments. I don’t have to stress being put away in a room for a long time with nothing to do and with everything left out for my son to get into. All the visits with the doctor, we are not called back until he is ready for us. This is a life saver and I am not sure always possible but I love this. This last visit at the doctors new location the exam rooms had ample child friendly things for my son to do. Although my son is a toddler, children up to teenagers had something to play with watch, etc. to help distract them while waiting and during the exam.
Kudos…for getting this right.

Dr. Silverberg is excellent. A couple of years ago, our now 5 year-​old daughter was diagnosed with strabismus in both eyes. I was originally concerned that he would recommend surgery immediately, but was pleased to see that we exhausted all other options before finally resorting to surgery. When the time came, it was extremely comforting to know that our daughter’s was under the care of such a well known and well respected dr/​surgeon. Additionally, his staff was very kind and helpful (even when we had to reschedule our surgery because my daughter got sick at the last minute). I agree with the reviewer who said that the wait is often very long to see the Dr. Mark but I think it is well worth the wait and a testament to his well deserved popularity in SB.

Dr. Silverberg is a fabulous doctor with a great bedside manner and a huge amount of knowledge. He always takes the time to figure out what’s going on with each of our children and really knows what he is doing. Dr. Silverberg’s keen intelligence, wonderful sense of humor, and amazing reservoir of patience just makes him an overall top notch doctor. We are a bi-​coastal family (we shuttle between the East and West Coasts) and always make sure to schedule our appointments well in advance with Dr. Silverberg, because his care is simply the best. Thanks Dr. Silverberg!

When our son was a few months old, we recognized a lump under his right eye that seemed to grow. We took him to our pediatrician, who recommended we take him to Dr. Silverberg to get checked out. We are so glad we did. Dr. Silverberg suggested either a hemangioma or lymphangioma, but requested an MRI to be sure.
It turned out our son has a combination of hemangioma and lymphangioma. Dr. Silverberg was quick to take aggressive action to help reverse the growth. He has been more than patient in explaining both «–iomas» and is careful to make sure our son is in the best of care. He sent us down to UCLA for a 2^nd opinion, which turned out to be another great experience!
Our sons’ growth has definitely gotten a lot smaller, with all the doctors keeping tabs on him, and Dr. Silverberg is the one to thank. Had he not been so aggressive with treatment, our son would have likely ended up with permanent eye and vision damage. We are still regularly visiting Dr. Silverberg just to make sure all is on track.
The office is clean, the staff very friendly, and they definitely know how to work with babies! We could not have been happier with Dr. Silverberg and his staff. We highly recommend him.

Dr. Silverberg recently treated our daughter for strabismus and a few months ago performed surgery on her. She’s 4 and my husband and I were so nervous. We cannot express how pleased we are with him — not only his assurance, confidence, and professionalism in guiding us through this scary time, but also for being such an excellent surgeon. Her eyes are perfectly straight now and we will forever feel grateful to him for his talent and skill. Making health care decisions for someone else, especially a young child, is daunting, but when you are in the hands of Dr. Silverberg you can rest assured that you will get the best possible care. We cannot recommend him highly enough.

New office is great for adults and kids. I liked the Bilingual staff. I love the arcade game in the waiting room. Dr Silverberg is very qualified!

Dr. Silverberg has treated my entire family. Not only is he an incredible diagnostician, he has the unique ability to put a patient’s mind and heart at ease by his approachable and gentle manner. If it were not for Dr. Silverberg ‘s excellent diagnostic skills, both my husband and I would have risked losing our vision, as in each if our cases, our eye disease was non symptomatic. We will always be grateful to Dr. Silverberg for being so thorough and expert. His office is extremely well run, with knowledgeable, courteous staff, and a most pleasant waiting room. The children waiting to see Dr. Silverberg were relaxed and occupied, due to the thoughtful accoutrements placed in their waiting room arena.
Dr. Silverberg is my number one choice for Opthamologist, for both adult and child.

Dr. Silverberg is one of the best. He treated us like family right off the bat. His staff is welcoming and the office is very family oriented. I would recommend him to anyone looking for a pediatric eye doctor. My child was actually having fun!

My rating is based on the hour and forty min visit simple eye exam. I understand sometimes things take longer, but didn’t enjoy keeping a hyper 3-​year-​old entertained well into her nap time because the office can’t see people within a reasonable time frame. Sadly I’m forced to see this Dr since there isn’t another pediatric eye Dr in the area. Very irritating.

I saw Dr. Silverberg when I was living in Southern California. He is an excellent doctor who really understands eyes. As an added bonus his office staff is incredible. Dr. Silverberg is patient and understanding, and never makes you feel dumb for asking a question about your treatment plan. And for children who go see him, his ready smile is an added bonus. Thank you Dr. SIlverberg!