Roger D Friedman, MD

Excellent Dr! Our children had a very bad experience with another ophthalmologist, so our pediatrician referred us to Dr. Friedman. He is patient, kind, and an overall great doctor!

Dr. Friedman is Excellent and professional. I am a physician myself. About 13 years ago, I brought my son to see Dr. Friedman because my son was a newborn and had a huge strawberry hemangioma by his right eye. Dr. Friedman reassured me and told me that the hemangioma would go away with time. 13 years later, Dr. Friedman was correct. The huge birthmark (straberry Hemangioma) has completely involuted and gone away.
Dr. Friedman was and is excellent. I had no billing problems when I brought my son in. Everyone was kind and helpful.

Brought our three year old son in hysterical and in a lot of pain after getting a granule of sand stuck in his eye. Dr. Friedman worked quickly and calmly to find and fix the problem, then won over my son’s heart with a cookie and a smile. A winning combo of kind, calm and totally competent. Highly recommended.

Horrible, careless staff! Never care if the doctor even sees the patient. Clinics like that should be closed. I wonder if the doctor or the office manager knows what is going on with scheduling and resecheduling of patients who are kids and need most attention!
Dr. S. M

Roger M Friedman charged $ 500 in advance of his seeing my son. The receptionist is rude. The office claimed to have sent me bills in Hawaii, but they never arrived. After I spoke with a receptionist, the bills started to arrive again. This business is a disgrace to capitalism and an affront to health care.

Have an appointment in a month so we’ll see. Tell you one thing, their receptionists have little to be desired, felt like I was calling the welfare office. Gruff and a little rude.

Great doctor. Honest and caring. Very sincere. He took ample time to properly diagnose and the outcome was excellent. I highly recommend him to anyone with a vision problem.

Colossal crooks.
We asked upfront about costs to make sure there would be no surprises and when we paid our co-​pay, we were assured it was all done … later they hit us with a bill for an additional $ 300. So a simple eye exam ended up costing over $ 1,000.
How can we trust someone like that?
We will never go back there.
Others — Be warned and beware.

Our daughter was diagnosed with Strabismus when she was only 3 years old. After trying to correct the issue with patching the good eye with no luck, Dr. Friedman recommended eye surgery. Our daughter was only 4 years old at the time and we were extremely anxious about the surgery. Dr. Friedman was extremely kind, patient and professional during the entire process. The surgery successfully corrected the problem and my daughter’s eyes are perfectly aligned and healthy! I would highly recommend Dr. Friedman! He is an excellent doctor and has excellent bedside manner!

The 5 stars are solely for Dr. Friedman– he is an amazing man and talented doctor/​surgeon. Knowledgable, kind, patient, and professional.
(Staff on the other hand is awful but well worth the struggle because of how amazing this doctor is)
I had been diagnosed with diplopia 2 years ago and was prescribed prisms while my double vision gradually worsened. Thankfully I found Dr. Friedman and with only one single surgery my eyes could see normal again.
I am forever thankful and would recommend him to anyone looking for an eye doctor or eye surgeon.

Our daughter was diagnosed with a severe eye condition when she was an infant. We are very grateful that Dr. Friedman is her opthalmologist. He is a very thorough and professional doctor, a talented surgeon and has an incredible bedside manner for both the littlest patients and the nervous parents.
Our daughter has needed multiple surgeries and the outcome of each one has been amazing! Now you can’t even tell she ever had any issues (she is almost 4years old). It can be stressful to deal with any health issues, especially when it comes to your children, but Dr. Friedman is understanding and compassionate. After surgery, he gave us his personal phone number in the event we needed anything or had questions. Plus, his staff has always gotten us in to see him right away if there are any issues or concerns, even months after surgery.
Between regular check ups and pre and post operation visits we have dealt with his office staff a lot. They have always been helpful and polite. We would definitely recommend him.

Dr. Friedman is not only a very talented ophthalmologist but also a very dedicated MD and surgeon. He is the type of guy that will always go that extra mile for his patients whether they are 4 years old or 50 years old. Dr. Friedman’s professionalism is really second to none and the relationship that he has with each patient is of the utmost importance to him and I know this first hand. If you are seriously looking for a family eye doctor or possibly a doctor for your children, there is no doubt, Dr. Friedman is your man. You will not be disappointed.
Keep up the Great Work and Thank You.
Ron S.

I travel all the way from the Antelope Valley to bring my son to see Dr. Friedman because he is an AMAZING doctor, (the 5 stars are solely based on Dr. Friedman) I’d reccomend him to anyone. However the ladies in the front office are a complete nightmare to work with! In particular the lady that takes all info when you first sign in. When I scheduled the appointment I was told to bring just my son’s insurance card I asked if there was anything else needed and was told no just the insurance card, when I get here they stated they needed a different insurance card… I told her that the one I brought was the only insurance card my son was ever issued and that all his insurance info has been the same for many years, asked why she would need a different card she did not give me a reason just said that if I didn’t have it I would need to pay for my visit out of pocket. I let her we drove from the AV and would have been nice to have known exactly what to bring and expressed how much of an inconvenience it was to have driven and hour n a half just to be told to that I would need to pay out of pocket when my insurance covered the visit and was pre-​authorized by my insurance company as well. She stated we were causing them a big inconvenience by not having the insurance card they were requesting again she said if we wanted to be seen by the doctor we’d have to pay out of pocket or come back another day with the correct card. I went back and forth with her and a manager for sometime and both were EXTREMELY RUDE, neither was able to tell me why i needed a diffent card. Both need to be trained on having communication skills as well as having good customer service skills. …again Dr. Friedman is an amazing doctor and I’d recommend him to anyone but I’d also let them know they have to take a great amount of patience to deal with these awful ladies. …

We have been going to Dr. Friedman for a couple of years now. Our son is 5 and just loves him, plus Dr. Friedman is very patient with him. He is very professional and has helped our son’s vision greatly. Plus we never feel rushed when we are in his office. Dr. Friedman takes the time to thoroughly explain what is happening with our son’s eyes. One time I was really concerned after a surgery, and called the doctor. Dr. Friedman, hearing the concern in my voice, told us to immediately come in to the office. He calmed my nerves. I would recommend Dr. Friedman to anyone who has children.

I absolutely would recommend Dr Friedman. He is very knowledgeable & a great surgeon too. His staff is superb

We start seeing Dr. Friedman since my daughter was 9 months old (now she is almost 5 years old). He is knowledgeable, professional & through. He is very patient with kids & their parents. P. S. I’m that kind of parent that will be asking the same question until I’ll get clear answer He explains carefully and making sure that I understand. His assistant did eye test today & I asked him if he can do it again by himself (Yes, I have trust issues sometimes when problem relates to my daughter) and He did without any questions ask. I trust Dr. Friedman. He is great surgeon, he did two surgeries on my daughter eyes. I never cared about office staff. I’m coming to the office to see the doctor not his staff. But I can tell that staff got much better. We don’t wait in the waiting room anymore. For example: I scheduled my appointment in last minute & lady mentioned that it might be a little wait. We waited 10 minutes, I don’t think that it’s a big deal. I do recommend this doctor to everyone, he is so good in his job and take time for extra exams to make sure to give you the accurate diagnose or recommendations. If your child needs surgery go to him, he really does know what he’s doing. He is excellent doctor & staff got much better.

I was a 9 and 11 year old patient here. I am now 23. I had severe double vision, so bad that I had to tilt my head back to focus on an object, and it required 2 ocular muscle surgeries. It changed my world. I always loved going to my appointments, because I looked forward to the oatmeal cookie he would personally hand to me and say, «Here’s an oatmeal cookie for doing such a great job today.» He always explained all of the procedures in full detail to me and my mother, and would warn me of the burn of getting your eyes dilated or if any pain were to be expected. He would be out of business if he were rude to children.
I can see him maybe being a little bit older now, and maybe even busier than when I saw him, but he is good at what he does and I would highly recommend this doctor. The wait time was horrible, and I could see that as a source of complaint, and the staff there probably have to put up with a bunch of whiny, stuck up people, causing them to treat you halfheartedly. Worth the wait, and the nicer you are, the nicer they are!

I didn’t find the reviews to be that accurate. Sure there was a wait after my babies eyes were dilated but I found the doctor to be very pleasant. He had a great bed side manner with my 5 month year old. Granted I’ve only seen him once. I also loved Pamela from his staff. She’s was a darling lady.

First, let me say if this review was for Dr. Friedman only, it would be 5 stars. He is a no-​nonsense sort of person, but an excellent doctor. He performed surgery on my eyes last summer and the result was more than I could have asked for.
The only drawback is his staff, which for the most part are INCREDIBLY rude. Horribly, awfully rude.
However, if you or your child needs surgery, I would say to just deal with his unpleasant staff, because he really does know what he’s doing.

Wow, I came here looking for his phone number since I don’t have it in my phone. Was I surprised to see so many bad reviews. My daughter is now 17, but we started seeing Dr. Friedman when she was about 4 years old. She was diagnosed with an Astigmatism through a Preschool Eye Exam at St. Bernadine’s Catholic School. Anyway, we’ve never been to another ophthalmologist because we’ve never had an issue with him or his staff. The first few years we went once a year and once she got into her teens he said he only needed to see her every other year. It’s always been easy, she got her pupils dilated so we had to sit a pretty long time in the waiting room but it was always pleasant in there. Lots of kids, no crying. That’s not going to be the case come March 5^th, 2013. I’m taking my son in at 9 AM and the whole San Fernando Valley is going to hear him scream. He’s not the kind that sits still, patiently, or quietly… LOL, he’s a screamer and he’s going to test their nerves… I wouldn’t even object to a papoose board if they have it. They’ll need it with him.
For those against papoose boards, you’ve never met my son… he’s 18 months with a tremendous temper & strength to match. And certain medical procedures are so important that to conduct them accurately my kid has to be held down by both my husband and I. However, this time I will be in the parking lot waiting since I do not have nerves of steel. It’ll be torture for him but diagnosing a possible Retinoblastoma is extremely important, life & death important. And I do trust Dr. Friedman to perform that test/​diagnosis.