anything new from Southern California Eye lately?
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Eye care center in Bakersfield, CA
4.5 · 109 reviewsOpens Tuesday at 8 AMOpens Tuesday at 8 AM
Your vision health demands the highest standard of care available, especially if you require eye surgery. Under the leadership of world-renowned ophthalmologist, Dr. Rohit Varma (MD, MPH), SCEI delivers unsurpassed patient outcomes in the prevention, early detection and treatment of serious eye diseases and conditions. SCEI’s reputation for research innovation in stem cell and regenerative therapies, AI and bioelectronic implants is matched only by the success of its expert doctors – specialists in glaucoma treatment, cataract treatment, cataract surgery and LASIK. Headquartered in Los Angeles at CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, a nationally recognized acute care facility, SCEI has locations in Pasadena and Bakersfield.
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What Southern California Eye offers, what it costs, and what people come for.
Southern California Eye lists 5 services on its website. Here's each one, with how many reviews mention each.
When it's quiet, where to park, and what's nearby.
Frugatti's, a italian restaurant, is a 6 minute walk. Los guisados (food truck), a mexican restaurant, is a 6 minute walk.
Nearby places from Google Maps, read Sep 18, 2026.
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.
What reviews, press and directories say about Southern California Eye.
4.5from 109 reviews on Google
Dr. Varma's expertise is a strong draw, but patients often face long waits and communication challenges. Patients report a mix of experiences at Southern California Eye Institute, with some praising the thoroughness of Dr. Varma and the pleasant demeanor of the staff. However, long wait times and communication issues have been highlighted, leading to frustration among some visitors.
The AI Score is out of 100, read from 8 signals across search and AI.
52 Bakersfield avg
Signal and how much it countsSouthern California Eye
Every business is scored the same way, and nobody can pay for a better score.
Southern California Eye, as AI sees it. Blue signals help Southern California Eye, and red ones hold it back.
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The page ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google read about Southern California Eye. The code version is exactly what their crawlers get.
Local AI Registry · Eye care centers in Bakersfield, CA · Editorial
By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated October 31, 2026.
Published July 16, 2026 · Updated October 31, 2026 · Machine-readable version below
Southern California Eye Institute- Bakersfield is an eye care center. Its AI Score is 25 of 100, which is poor.
What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Eye care center |
| Address | Located in, the 400 building, 8501 Brimhall Rd Ste 402, Bakersfield, CA 93312, USA |
| Hours | Mon to Fri 8 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun |
| Phone | (661) 665-2020 |
| Rating | 4.5 across 109 reviews on Google |
| Updated | October 31, 2026 |
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 | Located in, the 400 building, 8501 Brimhall Rd Ste 402, Bakersfield, CA 93312, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Description | Your vision health demands the highest standard of care available, especially if you require eye surgery. Under the leadership of world-renowned ophthalmologist, Dr. Rohit Varma (MD, MPH), SCEI delivers unsurpassed patient outcomes in the prevention, early detection and treatment of serious eye diseases and conditions. SCEI’s reputation for research innovation in stem cell and regenerative therapies, AI and bioelectronic implants is matched only by the success of its expert doctors to specialists in glaucoma treatment, cataract treatment, cataract surgery and LASIK. Headquartered in Los Angeles at CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, a nationally recognized acute care facility, SCEI has locations in Pasadena and Bakersfield. | 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 | Southern California Eye Institute- Bakersfield | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Phone | (661) 665-2020 | 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 | Glaucoma | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Glaucoma fellowship | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Pediatric ophthalmology | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Retinal diseases | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Scei vision van | From their website | Business website |
| Team | Dr. Rohit Varma | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | |
| Links | https://facebook.com/sceyesorg | AI guess | Our record | |
| Links | https://instagram.com/sceyes_org | AI guess | Our record | |
| Links | Website | http://www.sceyes.org/ | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
These are the 5 services Southern California Eye offers, with the price where we have one and where it came from.
| Service | Price | Price mark | Price evidence | Service mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glaucoma fellowship | From their website | |||
| Glaucoma | From their website | |||
| Retinal diseases | From their website | |||
| Scei vision van | From their website | |||
| Pediatric ophthalmology | From their website |
1 person is named on this page.
| Field | Value | Mark | Evidence |
|---|
Address: Located in, the 400 building, 8501 Brimhall Rd Ste 402, Bakersfield, CA 93312, USA. Phone: (661) 665-2020. Hours: Mon to Fri 8 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)
From Google Business Profile: "Your vision health demands the highest standard of care available, especially if you require eye surgery. Under the leadership of world-renowned ophthalmologist, Dr. Rohit Varma (MD, MPH), SCEI delivers unsurpassed patient outcomes in the prevention, early detection and treatment of serious eye diseases and conditions. SCEI’s reputation for research innovation in stem cell and regenerative therapies, AI and bioelectronic implants is matched only by the success of its expert doctors – specialists in glaucoma treatment, cataract treatment, cataract surgery and LASIK. Headquartered in Los Angeles at CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, a nationally recognized acute care facility, SCEI has locations in Pasadena and Bakersfield."
| Place | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Frugatti's | Italian restaurant | 6 min walk |
| Los guisados (food truck) | Mexican restaurant | 6 min walk |
| Coffee & Brimhall | Bus stop | 6 min walk |
| Coffee & Brimhall | Transit station | 6 min walk |
| Coffee & Brimhall | Bus stop | 7 min walk |
| Bocados Sushi Bar | Sushi restaurant | 7 min walk |
4.5 average across 109 reviews: Google 109. (Confirmed, read July 16, 2026.)
(AI guess, from 109 reviews.)
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. Southern California Eye scores 25, below the Bakersfield average of 52. The same method scores every business on the registry.
| Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | Southern California Eye |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retrieval grounding | 26 | 0 | 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. | Poor |
| Off-property attestation | 20 | 36 | 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 | 0 | Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service. | Poor |
| Reviews & response | 12 | 80 | 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 | 79 | Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first. | Good |
| Speed & mobile | 7 | 45 | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. | Fair |
| Content freshness & schema | 5 | 64 | 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
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| Dr. Rohit Varma | Person | #team-rohit-varma | ||
| Bakersfield, California | City | #city | City Southern California 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 |
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.
This is exactly what this page sends to Google, Bing, ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Gemini. We publish it in the open for two reasons: so you can see nothing here is hidden or made up, and so any business or developer can copy it. Being a good local AI steward means the machine version says exactly what the human version says.
Sent before the page. They tell crawlers the canonical address and that a plain markdown copy exists.
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Title, description, canonical, robots and Open Graph tags. This is what shows in search results and link previews.
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# Southern California Eye Institute- Bakersfield, Bakersfield CA: Reviews Source: Local AI Registry, https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/bakersfield/southern-california-eye-institute-bakersfield-ca. Free to reuse with a link back. By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated 2026-10-31. Canonical: https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/bakersfield/southern-california-eye-institute-bakersfield-ca ## In short Southern California Eye Institute- Bakersfield is an eye care center. Its AI Score is 25 of 100, which is poor. What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks ## Key facts | Fact | Value | | --- | --- | | Type | Eye care center | | Address | Located in, the 400 building, 8501 Brimhall Rd Ste 402, Bakersfield, CA 93312, USA | | Hours | Mon to Fri 8 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun | | Phone | (661) 665-2020 | | Rating | 4.5 across 109 reviews on Google | | 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 | Located in, the 400 building, 8501 Brimhall Rd Ste 402, Bakersfield, CA 93312, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Location info | Description | Your vision health demands the highest standard of care available, especially if you require eye surgery. Under the leadership of world-renowned ophthalmologist, Dr. Rohit Varma (MD, MPH), SCEI delivers unsurpassed patient outcomes in the prevention, early detection and treatment of serious eye diseases and conditions. SCEI’s reputation for research innovation in stem cell and regenerative therapies, AI and bioelectronic implants is matched only by the success of its expert doctors to specialists in glaucoma treatment, cataract treatment, cataract surgery and LASIK. Headquartered in Los Angeles at CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, a nationally recognized acute care facility, SCEI has locations in Pasadena and Bakersfield. | 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 | Southern California Eye Institute- Bakersfield | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Location info | Phone | (661) 665-2020 | 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 | Glaucoma | From their website | Business website | | Services | Service | Glaucoma fellowship | From their website | Business website | | Services | Service | Pediatric ophthalmology | From their website | Business website | | Services | Service | Retinal diseases | From their website | Business website | | Services | Service | Scei vision van | From their website | Business website | | Team | Dr. Rohit Varma | | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Links | Facebook | https://facebook.com/sceyesorg | AI guess | Our record | | Links | Instagram | https://instagram.com/sceyes_org | AI guess | Our record | | Links | Website | http://www.sceyes.org/ | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | ## Services and prices These are the 5 services Southern California Eye offers, with the price where we have one and where it came from. | Service | Price | Price mark | Price evidence | Service mark | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Glaucoma fellowship | | | | From their website | | Glaucoma | | | | From their website | | Retinal diseases | | | | From their website | | Scei vision van | | | | From their website | | Pediatric ophthalmology | | | | From their website | ### Known for Share your review link so AI can say what you're known for ## The team 1 person is named on this page. ### Dr. Rohit Varma | Field | Value | Mark | Evidence | | --- | --- | --- | --- | ## Visiting Southern California Eye Address: Located in, the 400 building, 8501 Brimhall Rd Ste 402, Bakersfield, CA 93312, USA. Phone: (661) 665-2020. 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: "Your vision health demands the highest standard of care available, especially if you require eye surgery. Under the leadership of world-renowned ophthalmologist, Dr. Rohit Varma (MD, MPH), SCEI delivers unsurpassed patient outcomes in the prevention, early detection and treatment of serious eye diseases and conditions. SCEI’s reputation for research innovation in stem cell and regenerative therapies, AI and bioelectronic implants is matched only by the success of its expert doctors – specialists in glaucoma treatment, cataract treatment, cataract surgery and LASIK. Headquartered in Los Angeles at CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, a nationally recognized acute care facility, SCEI has locations in Pasadena and Bakersfield." ### Parking and getting in Add your parking so AI can tell people where to park Add how to find your door so AI can walk people in ### Nearby | Place | Type | Distance | | --- | --- | --- | | Frugatti's | Italian restaurant | 6 min walk | | Los guisados (food truck) | Mexican restaurant | 6 min walk | | Coffee & Brimhall | Bus stop | 6 min walk | | Coffee & Brimhall | Transit station | 6 min walk | | Coffee & Brimhall | Bus stop | 7 min walk | | Bocados Sushi Bar | Sushi restaurant | 7 min walk | ## Reputation 4.5 average across 109 reviews: Google 109. (Confirmed, read July 16, 2026.) (AI guess, from 109 reviews.) ### What people like - Friendly and helpful staff - Excellent optometrist ### What people do not like - Long wait times - Poor communication from staff - Difficulty obtaining records ### Press Add a press story so AI can say who's written about you ### Awards Add an award so AI can name it ### Directories Get listed in directories so AI can tell you're real ## Questions people ask ### what else is on Located In around this place? ### walking in for a consult, what happens ### anything new from Southern California Eye lately? ### genuinely, what is good about this one ### Any medical supervision on site? ### people keep recommending Southern California Eye, what for? ### Are the hours on Google right for Southern California Eye in Bakersfield? ### Saturdays at Southern California Eye, are they open? ### can I ask for numbing at Southern California Eye without it being weird? ### services here, what do people go in for? ### Southern California Eye or Empire Eye? ### best ophthalmology clinic in Bakersfield ### Ballpark for a visit to an eye doctor in Bakersfield? ### payment plans at Southern California Eye, is that a thing? ### do I need to book this place or can I just turn up? ### bad experiences here, anyone? ### Somewhere to park near Southern California Eye? ## The AI Score: 25 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. Southern California Eye scores 25, below the Bakersfield average of 52. The same method scores every business on the registry. | Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | Southern California Eye | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Retrieval grounding | 26 | 0 | 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. | Poor | | Off-property attestation | 20 | 36 | 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 | 0 | Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service. | Poor | | Reviews & response | 12 | 80 | 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 | 79 | Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first. | Good | | Speed & mobile | 7 | 45 | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. | Fair | | Content freshness & schema | 5 | 64 | 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 Southern California Eye | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Southern California Eye Institute- Bakersfield | MedicalBusiness | #business | http://www.sceyes.org/ | Subject of this page | | Dr. Rohit Varma | Person | #team-rohit-varma | | | | Bakersfield, California | City | #city | | City Southern California 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:ChIJWeU-B2dD6oARNk5Y83dGmGA (accessed Jul 16, 2026) - [2] sceyes.org, https://sceyes.org/specialties/glaucoma (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [3] sceyes.org, https://sceyes.org/glaucoma-fellowship (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [4] sceyes.org, https://sceyes.org/specialties/pediatric (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [5] sceyes.org, https://sceyes.org/specialties/retina (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [6] sceyes.org, https://sceyes.org/vision-van (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
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<p>Local AI Registry · Eye care centers in Bakersfield, CA · Editorial</p>
<h2>Southern California Eye Institute- Bakersfield, Bakersfield CA: Reviews</h2>
<p>By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated October 31, 2026.</p>
<p>Published July 16, 2026 · Updated October 31, 2026 · Machine-readable version below</p>
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<section id="ai-in-short">
<h3>In short</h3>
<p>Southern California Eye Institute- Bakersfield is an eye care center. Its AI Score is 25 of 100, which is poor.</p>
<p>What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks</p>
</section>
<section id="ai-key-facts">
<h3>Key facts</h3>
<table>
<thead><tr><th scope="col">Fact</th><th scope="col">Value</th></tr></thead>
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<tr><td>Type</td><td>Eye care center</td></tr>
<tr><td>Address</td><td>Located in, the 400 building, 8501 Brimhall Rd Ste 402, Bakersfield, CA 93312, USA</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Mon to Fri 8 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun</td></tr>
<tr><td>Phone</td><td>(661) 665-2020</td></tr>
<tr><td>Rating</td><td>4.5 across 109 reviews on Google</td></tr>
<tr><td>Updated</td><td>October 31, 2026</td></tr>
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</table>
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<section id="ai-all-the-details">
<h3>All the details</h3>
<p>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.</p>
<table>
<thead><tr><th scope="col">Group</th><th scope="col">Fact</th><th scope="col">Value</th><th scope="col">Mark</th><th scope="col">Evidence</th></tr></thead>
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<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Address</td><td>Located in, the 400 building, 8501 Brimhall Rd Ste 402, Bakersfield, CA 93312, USA</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Description</td><td>Your vision health demands the highest standard of care available, especially if you require eye surgery. Under the leadership of world-renowned ophthalmologist, Dr. Rohit Varma (MD, MPH), SCEI delivers unsurpassed patient outcomes in the prevention, early detection and treatment of serious eye diseases and conditions. SCEI’s reputation for research innovation in stem cell and regenerative therapies, AI and bioelectronic implants is matched only by the success of its expert doctors to specialists in glaucoma treatment, cataract treatment, cataract surgery and LASIK. Headquartered in Los Angeles at CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, a nationally recognized acute care facility, SCEI has locations in Pasadena and Bakersfield.</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Hours</td><td>Mon to Fri 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM · Sat to Sun Closed</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Name</td><td>Southern California Eye Institute- Bakersfield</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Phone</td><td>(661) 665-2020</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Monday</td><td>8:00 AM to 5:00 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Tuesday</td><td>8:00 AM to 5:00 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Wednesday</td><td>8:00 AM to 5:00 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Thursday</td><td>8:00 AM to 5:00 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Friday</td><td>8:00 AM to 5:00 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Saturday</td><td>Closed</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Sunday</td><td>Closed</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Glaucoma</td><td>From their website</td><td>Business website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Glaucoma fellowship</td><td>From their website</td><td>Business website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Pediatric ophthalmology</td><td>From their website</td><td>Business website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Retinal diseases</td><td>From their website</td><td>Business website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Scei vision van</td><td>From their website</td><td>Business website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Team</td><td>Dr. Rohit Varma</td><td></td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Links</td><td>Facebook</td><td>https://facebook.com/sceyesorg</td><td>AI guess</td><td>Our record</td></tr>
<tr><td>Links</td><td>Instagram</td><td>https://instagram.com/sceyes_org</td><td>AI guess</td><td>Our record</td></tr>
<tr><td>Links</td><td>Website</td><td>http://www.sceyes.org/</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
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<section id="ai-services-and-prices">
<h3>Services and prices</h3>
<p>These are the 5 services Southern California Eye offers, with the price where we have one and where it came from.</p>
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<thead><tr><th scope="col">Service</th><th scope="col">Price</th><th scope="col">Price mark</th><th scope="col">Price evidence</th><th scope="col">Service mark</th></tr></thead>
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<tr><td>Glaucoma fellowship</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>From their website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Glaucoma</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>From their website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Retinal diseases</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>From their website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Scei vision van</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>From their website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Pediatric ophthalmology</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>From their website</td></tr>
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<h4>Known for</h4>
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<section id="ai-the-team">
<h3>The team</h3>
<p>1 person is named on this page.</p>
<h4>Dr. Rohit Varma</h4>
<table>
<thead><tr><th scope="col">Field</th><th scope="col">Value</th><th scope="col">Mark</th><th scope="col">Evidence</th></tr></thead>
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<section id="ai-visiting-southern-california-eye">
<h3>Visiting Southern California Eye</h3>
<p>Address: Located in, the 400 building, 8501 Brimhall Rd Ste 402, Bakersfield, CA 93312, USA. Phone: (661) 665-2020. Hours: Mon to Fri 8 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)</p>
<h4>Location info from Google Business Profile</h4>
<p>From Google Business Profile: "Your vision health demands the highest standard of care available, especially if you require eye surgery. Under the leadership of world-renowned ophthalmologist, Dr. Rohit Varma (MD, MPH), SCEI delivers unsurpassed patient outcomes in the prevention, early detection and treatment of serious eye diseases and conditions. SCEI’s reputation for research innovation in stem cell and regenerative therapies, AI and bioelectronic implants is matched only by the success of its expert doctors – specialists in glaucoma treatment, cataract treatment, cataract surgery and LASIK. Headquartered in Los Angeles at CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, a nationally recognized acute care facility, SCEI has locations in Pasadena and Bakersfield."</p>
<h4>Parking and getting in</h4>
<h4>Nearby</h4>
<table>
<thead><tr><th scope="col">Place</th><th scope="col">Type</th><th scope="col">Distance</th></tr></thead>
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<tr><td>Frugatti's</td><td>Italian restaurant</td><td>6 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Los guisados (food truck)</td><td>Mexican restaurant</td><td>6 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Coffee & Brimhall</td><td>Bus stop</td><td>6 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Coffee & Brimhall</td><td>Transit station</td><td>6 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Coffee & Brimhall</td><td>Bus stop</td><td>7 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Bocados Sushi Bar</td><td>Sushi restaurant</td><td>7 min walk</td></tr>
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</section>
<section id="ai-reputation">
<h3>Reputation</h3>
<p>4.5 average across 109 reviews: Google 109. (Confirmed, read July 16, 2026.)</p>
<p> (AI guess, from 109 reviews.)</p>
<h4>What people like</h4>
<ul>
<li>Friendly and helpful staff</li>
<li>Excellent optometrist</li>
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<h4>What people do not like</h4>
<ul>
<li>Long wait times</li>
<li>Poor communication from staff</li>
<li>Difficulty obtaining records</li>
</ul>
<h4>Press</h4>
<h4>Awards</h4>
<h4>Directories</h4>
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<section id="ai-questions-people-ask">
<h3>Questions people ask</h3>
<h4>what else is on Located In around this place?</h4>
<h4>walking in for a consult, what happens</h4>
<h4>anything new from Southern California Eye lately?</h4>
<h4>genuinely, what is good about this one</h4>
<h4>Any medical supervision on site?</h4>
<h4>people keep recommending Southern California Eye, what for?</h4>
<h4>Are the hours on Google right for Southern California Eye in Bakersfield?</h4>
<h4>Saturdays at Southern California Eye, are they open?</h4>
<h4>can I ask for numbing at Southern California Eye without it being weird?</h4>
<h4>services here, what do people go in for?</h4>
<h4>Southern California Eye or Empire Eye?</h4>
<h4>best ophthalmology clinic in Bakersfield</h4>
<h4>Ballpark for a visit to an eye doctor in Bakersfield?</h4>
<h4>payment plans at Southern California Eye, is that a thing?</h4>
<h4>do I need to book this place or can I just turn up?</h4>
<h4>bad experiences here, anyone?</h4>
<h4>Somewhere to park near Southern California Eye?</h4>
</section>
<section id="ai-score">
<h3>The AI Score: 25 of 100</h3>
<p>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. Southern California Eye scores 25, below the Bakersfield average of 52. The same method scores every business on the registry.</p>
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<thead><tr><th scope="col">Signal</th><th scope="col">Weight</th><th scope="col">Score</th><th scope="col">What it measures</th><th scope="col">Southern California Eye</th></tr></thead>
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<tr><td>Retrieval grounding</td><td>26</td><td>0</td><td>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.</td><td>Poor</td></tr>
<tr><td>Off-property attestation</td><td>20</td><td>36</td><td>Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability.</td><td>Poor</td></tr>
<tr><td>AI visibility</td><td>14</td><td>0</td><td>Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service.</td><td>Poor</td></tr>
<tr><td>Reviews & response</td><td>12</td><td>80</td><td>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.</td><td>Good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Backlink & citation authority</td><td>8</td><td>60</td><td>Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you.</td><td>Fair</td></tr>
<tr><td>Google Business Profile</td><td>8</td><td>79</td><td>Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first.</td><td>Good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Speed & mobile</td><td>7</td><td>45</td><td>Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone.</td><td>Fair</td></tr>
<tr><td>Content freshness & schema</td><td>5</td><td>64</td><td>Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals.</td><td>Fair</td></tr>
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<p>Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology</p>
<p>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</p>
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<section id="ai-entity-map">
<h3>Entity map</h3>
<p>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.</p>
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<thead><tr><th scope="col">Entity</th><th scope="col">Type</th><th scope="col">ID on this page</th><th scope="col">Same as</th><th scope="col">Relationship to Southern California Eye</th></tr></thead>
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<tr><td>Southern California Eye Institute- Bakersfield</td><td>MedicalBusiness</td><td>#business</td><td>http://www.sceyes.org/</td><td>Subject of this page</td></tr>
<tr><td>Dr. Rohit Varma</td><td>Person</td><td>#team-rohit-varma</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Bakersfield, California</td><td>City</td><td>#city</td><td></td><td>City Southern California Eye is in</td></tr>
<tr><td>Local AI Registry</td><td>Organization</td><td>#publisher</td><td>https://localairegistry.com</td><td>Publisher of this page</td></tr>
<tr><td>Steve Lee</td><td>Person</td><td>#author</td><td>https://localairegistry.com/team/steve-lee</td><td>Author of this page</td></tr>
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</table>
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<section id="ai-topical-map">
<h3>Topical map</h3>
<p>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.</p>
<h4>Lists</h4>
<ul>
<li>Best eye care centers in Bakersfield: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/bakersfield/eye-care-center</li>
<li>Best businesses in Bakersfield: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/bakersfield</li>
</ul>
<h4>Nearby</h4>
<ul>
<li>/san-jose: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-jose</li>
<li>/los-angeles: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/los-angeles</li>
<li>/san-francisco: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-francisco</li>
<li>/san-diego: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-diego</li>
<li>/irvine: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/irvine</li>
<li>/mountain-view: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/mountain-view</li>
</ul>
<h4>Every list</h4>
<ul>
<li>Every leaderboard in California: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca</li>
</ul>
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<section id="ai-references">
<h3>References</h3>
<h4>Sources cited</h4>
<ul>
<li>[1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJWeU-B2dD6oARNk5Y83dGmGA (accessed Jul 16, 2026)</li>
<li>[2] sceyes.org, https://sceyes.org/specialties/glaucoma (accessed Sep 18, 2026)</li>
<li>[3] sceyes.org, https://sceyes.org/glaucoma-fellowship (accessed Sep 18, 2026)</li>
<li>[4] sceyes.org, https://sceyes.org/specialties/pediatric (accessed Sep 18, 2026)</li>
<li>[5] sceyes.org, https://sceyes.org/specialties/retina (accessed Sep 18, 2026)</li>
<li>[6] sceyes.org, https://sceyes.org/vision-van (accessed Sep 18, 2026)</li>
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</html>This is the evidence for every fact on this page, across Locals, Services, Team, Visit, Reputation and Updates. Each reference names the fact, the source, what kind of source it is, and the date it was checked, with a link and an archived copy so anyone can verify it. Visitor references are dated firsthand accounts. AI guesses record what an AI engine said on that date, not what is true.