# Acuity Eye Group, Bakersfield CA: Reviews

Source: Local AI Registry, https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/bakersfield/acuity-eye-group-bakersfield-on-16th-st-bakersfield-ca. Free to reuse with a link back.

By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated 2026-10-31.

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## In short

Acuity Eye Group is an eye care center in Bakersfield, CA. Its AI Score is 58 of 100, which is fair.

What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks


## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Type | Eye care center |
| Address | 2323 16th St Ste 400, Bakersfield, CA 93301, USA |
| Hours | Mon to Fri 8 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun |
| Phone | (661) 479-0757 |
| Rating | 4.7 across 791 reviews on Google |
| Quietest time | Wednesday |
| Updated | October 31, 2026 |


## All the details

Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from.

| Group | Fact | Value | Mark | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Location info | Address | 2323 16th St Ste 400, Bakersfield, CA 93301, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Description | At the Retina Institute & Acuity Eye Group, our industry-leading team of retina doctors are committed to providing best-in-class patient care and comprehensive services to those in Bakersfield and the surrounding neighborhoods of Kern County.Our retina specialists are experts in the treatment of a number of diseases including retinal detachment, diabetic retinopathy, and macular degeneration.We are a preferred provider for many HMO and PPO plans. Please call our office directly for a list of plans we accept. | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Hours | Mon to Fri 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM · Sat to Sun Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Name | Acuity Eye Group - Bakersfield on 16th St. | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Phone | (661) 479-0757 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Monday | 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Tuesday | 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Wednesday | 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Thursday | 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Friday | 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Saturday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Sunday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Services | Service | Cataract treatment | AI guess |  |
| Services | Service | Diabetic retinopathy treatment | AI guess |  |
| Services | Service | Emergency eye appointments | AI guess |  |
| Services | Service | Macular degeneration treatment | AI guess |  |
| Services | Service | Oculoplastics | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Ophthalmology | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Optical | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Retina | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Retinal detachment treatment | AI guess |  |
| Links | Facebook | https://facebook.com/acuityeyegroup | AI guess | Our record |
| Links | Instagram | https://instagram.com/acuityeyegroup | AI guess | Our record |
| Links | Website | https://www.acuityeyegroup.com/locations/detail/26/retina-institute-bakersfield | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |


## Services and prices

These are the 4 services Acuity Eye offers, with the price where we have one and where it came from.

| Service | Price | Price mark | Price evidence | Service mark |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Retina |  |  |  | From their website |
| Optical |  |  |  | From their website |
| Oculoplastics |  |  |  | From their website |
| Ophthalmology |  |  |  | From their website |


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## The team

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## Visiting Acuity Eye

Address: 2323 16th St Ste 400, Bakersfield, CA 93301, USA. Phone: (661) 479-0757. Hours: Mon to Fri 8 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)


### Location info from Google Business Profile

From Google Business Profile: "At the Retina Institute & Acuity Eye Group, our industry-leading team of retina doctors are committed to providing best-in-class patient care and comprehensive services to those in Bakersfield and the surrounding neighborhoods of Kern County.Our retina specialists are experts in the treatment of a number of diseases including retinal detachment, diabetic retinopathy, and macular degeneration.We are a preferred provider for many HMO and PPO plans. Please call our office directly for a list of plans we accept."


### When to go

Quietest day: Wednesday. Busiest day: Thursday. From the popular times on its Google listing.


### Parking and getting in

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### Nearby

| Place | Type | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Truxtun & B | Bus stop | 2 min walk |
| Garden of Hope Mural | Tourist attraction | 3 min walk |
| Truxtun & Pine | Bus stop | 3 min walk |
| Truxtun @ Mercy Hospital | Bus stop | 3 min walk |
| Truxtun & Pine | Transit station | 4 min walk |
| Truxtun & Pine | Bus stop | 4 min walk |


## Reputation

4.7 average across 791 reviews: Google 791. (Confirmed, read July 16, 2026.)

 (AI guess, from 791 reviews.)


### What people like

- Short wait times
- Friendly staff
- Helpful scheduling


### What people do not like

- Poor service in optical department
- Long wait times for appointments
- Communication issues
- Dismissive behavior from some doctors


### Press

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### Awards

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### Directories

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## Questions people ask


### topical numbing, standard or extra


### anywhere on 16th to sit while I wait


### opening hours at Acuity Eye in Bakersfield, what are they these days?


### parking at Acuity Eye, where does everyone put the car?


### what is actually on the menu here?


### Downsides nobody puts in a five star review?


### is there a day here that is not slammed


### Do they post anywhere?


### consult at Acuity Eye, what do I need to bring?


### Worth the hype at Acuity Eye?


### picking between the two, is Empire Eye the safer bet?


### are prices in Bakersfield higher than everywhere else


### best ophthalmologist in Bakersfield


### medical staff here, or is it techs?


### the good stuff about Acuity Eye, what is it?


### Saturdays at Acuity Eye, are they open?


### walk in here, or is it appointment only?


## The AI Score: 58 of 100

It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Bakersfield eye care centers run 25 to 59. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Acuity Eye scores 58, above the Bakersfield average of 45. The same method scores every business on the registry.

| Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | Acuity Eye |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Retrieval grounding | 26 | 75 | Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on. | Good |
| Off-property attestation | 20 | 35 | Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability. | Poor |
| AI visibility | 14 | 33 | Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service. | Poor |
| Reviews & response | 12 | 96 | The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim. | Good |
| Backlink & citation authority | 8 | 60 | Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you. | Fair |
| Google Business Profile | 8 | 90 | Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first. | Good |
| Speed & mobile | 7 | 69 | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. | Good |
| Content freshness & schema | 5 | 57 | Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals. | Fair |

Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology

How AI decides what to say about an eye care center: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-ai-decides-eye-surgery. What to check before you choose one: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-to-choose-eye-surgery


## Entity map

Every person, place, organization and treatment named on this page, with a stable ID and a public reference. The JSON-LD below connects them to each other.

| Entity | Type | ID on this page | Same as | Relationship to Acuity Eye |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Acuity Eye Group | MedicalBusiness | #business | https://www.acuityeyegroup.com/locations/detail/26/retina-institute-bakersfield | Subject of this page |
| Bakersfield, California | City | #city |  | City Acuity Eye is in |
| Local AI Registry | Organization | #publisher | https://localairegistry.com | Publisher of this page |
| Steve Lee | Person | #author | https://localairegistry.com/team/steve-lee | Author of this page |


## Topical map

Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the eye care centers in Bakersfield, linked to the lists and towns around it.


### Lists

- Best eye care centers in Bakersfield: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/bakersfield/eye-care-center
- Best businesses in Bakersfield: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/bakersfield


### Nearby

- /san-jose: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-jose
- /los-angeles: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/los-angeles
- /san-francisco: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-francisco
- /san-diego: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-diego
- /irvine: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/irvine
- /mountain-view: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/mountain-view


### Every list

- Every leaderboard in California: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca


## References


### Sources cited

- [1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJWSvfzplp6oARFwDB8rPAj9c (accessed Jul 16, 2026)
- [2] acuityeyegroup.com, https://www.acuityeyegroup.com/patient-information/vision-benefits-1 (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [3] acuityeyegroup.com, https://www.acuityeyegroup.com/patient-information/cataracts-landing (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [4] acuityeyegroup.com, https://www.acuityeyegroup.com/our-services/retina (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [5] acuityeyegroup.com, https://www.acuityeyegroup.com/patient-information/vision-benefits (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [6] acuityeyegroup.com, https://www.acuityeyegroup.com/patient-information/prescription-glasses (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [7] acuityeyegroup.com, https://www.acuityeyegroup.com/our-services/oculoplastics (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [8] acuityeyegroup.com, https://www.acuityeyegroup.com/our-services/ophthalmology (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [9] acuityeyegroup.com, https://www.acuityeyegroup.com/glasses-and-contacts (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [10] acuityeyegroup.com, https://www.acuityeyegroup.com/doctor-information/optometrist-recruitment (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [11] AI engine output: ChatGPT, read by Local AI Registry on Sep 11, 2026; Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 17, 2026; Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 16, 2026, https://localairegistry.com/methodology (accessed Sep 18, 2026)