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Eye care center in Encino, CA
4.8 · 241 reviewsOpens today at 8 AMOpens today at 8 AM
The Colvard-Kandavel Eye Center is a nationally recognized practice specializing in the medical and surgical management of a comprehensive range of eye conditions. Chosen as a “Best of LA” Eye Care Group by KCAL TV with physicians selected as “Super Doctors” by LA Magazine, the Colvard-Kandavel Eye Center is dedicated to providing compassionate, thoughtful and personalized care, using the finest and most advanced technology available today. Our physicians are leading practitioners, teachers and researchers in the surgical treatment of cataracts, laser vision, oculoplastics, innovative treatments for glaucoma, the medical management of diabetes and other medical conditions affecting the eyes.
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What Colvard-Kandavel Eye offers, what it costs, and what people come for.
Colvard-Kandavel Eye lists 12 services on its website. Here's each one, with how many reviews mention each.
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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 Colvard-Kandavel Eye.
4.8from 241 reviews on Google
The clinic is well-regarded for its skilled doctors and thorough eye care, though it faces criticism for administrative inefficiencies. Colvard-Kandavel Eye Center is characterized by a professional and courteous atmosphere, where patients feel at ease during their visits. Many reviewers highlight the thoroughness of the examinations and the attentiveness of the staff, particularly Dr. Robert Smyth-Medina and Dr. Kandaval, who are noted for their patient care and expertise in procedures like cataract surgery.
Listed on 2 of the 2 directories AI reads.
The AI Score is out of 100, read from 8 signals across search and AI.
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The page ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google read about Colvard-Kandavel Eye. The code version is exactly what their crawlers get.
Local AI Registry · Eye care centers in Encino, CA · Editorial
By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated October 27, 2026.
Published July 9, 2026 · Updated October 27, 2026 · Machine-readable version below
Colvard-Kandavel Eye Center is an eye care center in Encino, CA. Its AI Score is 54 of 100, which is fair.
What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Eye care center |
| Address | 5363 Balboa Blvd #540, Encino, CA 91316, USA |
| Hours | Mon to Fri 8 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun |
| Phone | (818) 906-2929 |
| Rating | 4.8 across 241 reviews on Google |
| Updated | October 27, 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 | 5363 Balboa Blvd #540, Encino, CA 91316, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Description | The Colvard-Kandavel Eye Center is a nationally recognized practice specializing in the medical and surgical management of a comprehensive range of eye conditions. Chosen as a “Best of LA” Eye Care Group by KCAL TV with physicians selected as “Super Doctors” by LA Magazine, the Colvard-Kandavel Eye Center is dedicated to providing compassionate, thoughtful and personalized care, using the finest and most advanced technology available today. Our physicians are leading practitioners, teachers and researchers in the surgical treatment of cataracts, laser vision, oculoplastics, innovative treatments for glaucoma, the medical management of diabetes and other medical conditions affecting the eyes. | 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 | Colvard-Kandavel Eye Center | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Phone | (818) 906-2929 | 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 | Astigmatism correcting lenses | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Cataract self test | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Cataract surgery | AI guess | |
| Services | Service | Crystalens surgery | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Diabetic eye care | AI guess | |
| Services | Service | Diabetic retinopathy | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Glaucoma treatment | AI guess | |
| Services | Service | Intraocular lens implants | AI guess | |
| Services | Service | Laser cataract surgery | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Laser vision correction | AI guess | |
| Services | Service | Laser vision self test | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Light adjustable lens | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Macular degeneration | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Oculoplastics | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Ora laser aberrometer | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Prk | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Vivity intraocular lens | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Macular degeneration treatment | AI guess | |
| Links | https://facebook.com/colvardvision | AI guess | Our record | |
| Links | https://instagram.com/colvardvision | AI guess | Our record | |
| Links | Website | http://www.colvardvision.com/ | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
These are the 12 services Colvard-Kandavel Eye offers, with the price where we have one and where it came from.
| Service | Price | Price mark | Price evidence | Service mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystalens surgery | From their website | |||
| Diabetic retinopathy | From their website | |||
| Vivity intraocular lens | From their website | |||
| Oculoplastics | From their website | |||
| Ora laser aberrometer | From their website | |||
| Laser cataract surgery | From their website | |||
| Laser vision self test | From their website | |||
| Light adjustable lens | From their website | |||
| Macular degeneration | From their website | |||
| Cataract self test | From their website | |||
| PRK | From their website | |||
| Astigmatism correcting lenses | From their website |
Address: 5363 Balboa Blvd #540, Encino, CA 91316, USA. Phone: (818) 906-2929. Hours: Mon to Fri 8 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)
From Google Business Profile: "The Colvard-Kandavel Eye Center is a nationally recognized practice specializing in the medical and surgical management of a comprehensive range of eye conditions. Chosen as a “Best of LA” Eye Care Group by KCAL TV with physicians selected as “Super Doctors” by LA Magazine, the Colvard-Kandavel Eye Center is dedicated to providing compassionate, thoughtful and personalized care, using the finest and most advanced technology available today. Our physicians are leading practitioners, teachers and researchers in the surgical treatment of cataracts, laser vision, oculoplastics, innovative treatments for glaucoma, the medical management of diabetes and other medical conditions affecting the eyes."
| Place | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tasty Town | Sandwich shop | 1 min walk |
| SP+ Parking | Parking garage | 2 min walk |
| Balboa / Fwy Off-Ramp | Bus stop | 2 min walk |
| Metropolis | Parking garage | 2 min walk |
| Balboa Blvd / Ventura Fwy | Bus stop | 3 min walk |
| Balboa Blvd & Burbank Blvd (Southbound) | Bus stop | 5 min walk |
4.8 average across 241 reviews: Google 241. (Confirmed, read July 9, 2026.)
The clinic is well-regarded for its skilled doctors and thorough eye care, though it faces criticism for administrative inefficiencies. (AI guess, from 241 reviews.)
Listed on 2 of the 2 directories we checked.
| Directory | Listed |
|---|---|
| Apple Maps | Listed |
| Yelp | Listed |
We ask ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini about Colvard-Kandavel Eye. These are the answers that don’t match this page.
ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 9, 2026.
| Fact | What AI says | What this page says |
|---|---|---|
| Address | Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 9, 2026: 7 Colvard-Kandavel Eye Center | 5363 Balboa Blvd #540, Encino, CA 91316, USA |
It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Encino eye care centers run 26 to 55. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Colvard-Kandavel Eye scores 54. The same method scores every business on the registry.
| Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | Colvard-Kandavel Eye |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retrieval grounding | 26 | 53 | 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. | Fair |
| Off-property attestation | 20 | 42 | 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 | 87 | 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 | 53 | 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 | 67 | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. | Good |
| Content freshness & schema | 5 | 60 | 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
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.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colvard-Kandavel Eye Center | MedicalBusiness | #business | http://www.colvardvision.com/ | Subject of this page |
| Encino, California | City | #city | City Colvard-Kandavel 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 Encino, 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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# Colvard-Kandavel Eye Center, Encino CA: Reviews Source: Local AI Registry, https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/encino/colvard-kandavel-eye-center-encino-ca. Free to reuse with a link back. By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated 2026-10-27. Canonical: https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/encino/colvard-kandavel-eye-center-encino-ca ## Photos -  -  -  -  -  ## In short Colvard-Kandavel Eye Center is an eye care center in Encino, CA. Its AI Score is 54 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 | 5363 Balboa Blvd #540, Encino, CA 91316, USA | | Hours | Mon to Fri 8 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun | | Phone | (818) 906-2929 | | Rating | 4.8 across 241 reviews on Google | | Updated | October 27, 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 | 5363 Balboa Blvd #540, Encino, CA 91316, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Location info | Description | The Colvard-Kandavel Eye Center is a nationally recognized practice specializing in the medical and surgical management of a comprehensive range of eye conditions. Chosen as a “Best of LA” Eye Care Group by KCAL TV with physicians selected as “Super Doctors” by LA Magazine, the Colvard-Kandavel Eye Center is dedicated to providing compassionate, thoughtful and personalized care, using the finest and most advanced technology available today. Our physicians are leading practitioners, teachers and researchers in the surgical treatment of cataracts, laser vision, oculoplastics, innovative treatments for glaucoma, the medical management of diabetes and other medical conditions affecting the eyes. | 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 | Colvard-Kandavel Eye Center | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Location info | Phone | (818) 906-2929 | 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 | Astigmatism correcting lenses | From their website | Business website | | Services | Service | Cataract self test | From their website | Business website | | Services | Service | Cataract surgery | AI guess | | | Services | Service | Crystalens surgery | From their website | Business website | | Services | Service | Diabetic eye care | AI guess | | | Services | Service | Diabetic retinopathy | From their website | Business website | | Services | Service | Glaucoma treatment | AI guess | | | Services | Service | Intraocular lens implants | AI guess | | | Services | Service | Laser cataract surgery | From their website | Business website | | Services | Service | Laser vision correction | AI guess | | | Services | Service | Laser vision self test | From their website | Business website | | Services | Service | Light adjustable lens | From their website | Business website | | Services | Service | Macular degeneration | From their website | Business website | | Services | Service | Oculoplastics | From their website | Business website | | Services | Service | Ora laser aberrometer | From their website | Business website | | Services | Service | Prk | From their website | Business website | | Services | Service | Vivity intraocular lens | From their website | Business website | | Services | Service | Macular degeneration treatment | AI guess | | | Links | Facebook | https://facebook.com/colvardvision | AI guess | Our record | | Links | Instagram | https://instagram.com/colvardvision | AI guess | Our record | | Links | Website | http://www.colvardvision.com/ | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | ## Services and prices These are the 12 services Colvard-Kandavel Eye offers, with the price where we have one and where it came from. | Service | Price | Price mark | Price evidence | Service mark | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Crystalens surgery | | | | From their website | | Diabetic retinopathy | | | | From their website | | Vivity intraocular lens | | | | From their website | | Oculoplastics | | | | From their website | | Ora laser aberrometer | | | | From their website | | Laser cataract surgery | | | | From their website | | Laser vision self test | | | | From their website | | Light adjustable lens | | | | From their website | | Macular degeneration | | | | From their website | | Cataract self test | | | | From their website | | PRK | | | | From their website | | Astigmatism correcting lenses | | | | From their website | ### Known for Share your review link so AI can say what you're known for ## The team Add your team so AI can name who works here ## Visiting Colvard-Kandavel Eye Address: 5363 Balboa Blvd #540, Encino, CA 91316, USA. Phone: (818) 906-2929. 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: "The Colvard-Kandavel Eye Center is a nationally recognized practice specializing in the medical and surgical management of a comprehensive range of eye conditions. Chosen as a “Best of LA” Eye Care Group by KCAL TV with physicians selected as “Super Doctors” by LA Magazine, the Colvard-Kandavel Eye Center is dedicated to providing compassionate, thoughtful and personalized care, using the finest and most advanced technology available today. Our physicians are leading practitioners, teachers and researchers in the surgical treatment of cataracts, laser vision, oculoplastics, innovative treatments for glaucoma, the medical management of diabetes and other medical conditions affecting the eyes." ### 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 | | --- | --- | --- | | Tasty Town | Sandwich shop | 1 min walk | | SP+ Parking | Parking garage | 2 min walk | | Balboa / Fwy Off-Ramp | Bus stop | 2 min walk | | Metropolis | Parking garage | 2 min walk | | Balboa Blvd / Ventura Fwy | Bus stop | 3 min walk | | Balboa Blvd & Burbank Blvd (Southbound) | Bus stop | 5 min walk | ## Reputation 4.8 average across 241 reviews: Google 241. (Confirmed, read July 9, 2026.) The clinic is well-regarded for its skilled doctors and thorough eye care, though it faces criticism for administrative inefficiencies. (AI guess, from 241 reviews.) ### What people like - Efficient and courteous staff ### What people do not like - Long wait times for calls - Billing practices and overcharging concerns - Elevator issues in the building ### Press Add a press story so AI can say who's written about you ### Awards Add an award so AI can name it ### Directories Listed on 2 of the 2 directories we checked. | Directory | Listed | | --- | --- | | Apple Maps | Listed | | Yelp | Listed | ## Questions people ask ### lunch near Balboa, what is good ### services here, what do people go in for? ### last update from here was when? ### what time does Colvard-Kandavel Eye in Encino actually open? ### topical numbing, standard or extra ### worth it or not, what do the regulars say ### anyone been to both here and Ophthalmology Associates? ### parking at Colvard-Kandavel Eye, where does everyone put the car? ### best ophthalmology clinic in Encino ### consult at Colvard-Kandavel Eye, what do I need to bring? ### Is Colvard-Kandavel Eye run by medical people? ### anything people actually moan about here? ### people keep recommending Colvard-Kandavel Eye, what for? ### planning a Saturday visit, is that a wasted trip ### going rate for eye doctors locally, any idea ### do I need to book this place or can I just turn up? ### discounts for coming back, is that a thing ## What AI gets wrong about Colvard-Kandavel Eye We ask ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini about Colvard-Kandavel Eye. These are the answers that don’t match this page. ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 9, 2026. | Fact | What AI says | What this page says | | --- | --- | --- | | Address | Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 9, 2026: 7 Colvard-Kandavel Eye Center | 5363 Balboa Blvd #540, Encino, CA 91316, USA | ## The AI Score: 54 of 100 It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Encino eye care centers run 26 to 55. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Colvard-Kandavel Eye scores 54. The same method scores every business on the registry. | Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | Colvard-Kandavel Eye | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Retrieval grounding | 26 | 53 | 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. | Fair | | Off-property attestation | 20 | 42 | 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 | 87 | 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 | 53 | 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 | 67 | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. | Good | | Content freshness & schema | 5 | 60 | 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 Colvard-Kandavel Eye | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Colvard-Kandavel Eye Center | MedicalBusiness | #business | http://www.colvardvision.com/ | Subject of this page | | Encino, California | City | #city | | City Colvard-Kandavel 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 Encino, linked to the lists and towns around it. ### Lists - Best eye care centers in Encino: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/encino/eye-care-center - Best businesses in Encino: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/encino ### 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:ChIJsbrX88yZwoARE-PyC7qdCJQ (accessed Jul 9, 2026) - [2] colvardvision.com, https://colvardvision.com/premium-lens-los-angeles/vivity-intraocular-lens/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [3] colvardvision.com, https://colvardvision.com/premium-lens-los-angeles/astigmatism-correcting-lenses/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [4] colvardvision.com, https://colvardvision.com/cataract-surgery-los-angeles/cataract-self-test/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [5] colvardvision.com, https://colvardvision.com/lasik-encino/prk/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [6] colvardvision.com, https://colvardvision.com/premium-lens-los-angeles/crystalens-surgery/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [7] colvardvision.com, https://colvardvision.com/eye-care-services-los-angeles/diabetic-retinopathy-los-angeles/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [8] colvardvision.com, https://colvardvision.com/cataract-surgery-los-angeles/laser-cataract-surgery/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [9] colvardvision.com, https://colvardvision.com/lasik-encino/laser-vision-self-test/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [10] colvardvision.com, https://colvardvision.com/premium-lens-los-angeles/light-adjustable-lens/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [11] colvardvision.com, https://colvardvision.com/eye-care-services-los-angeles/macular-degeneration/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [12] colvardvision.com, https://colvardvision.com/oculoplastics-los-angeles/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [13] colvardvision.com, https://colvardvision.com/cataract-surgery-los-angeles/ora-laser-aberrometer/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [14] AI engine output: ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 9, 2026, https://localairegistry.com/methodology (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
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<p>Local AI Registry · Eye care centers in Encino, CA · Editorial</p>
<h2>Colvard-Kandavel Eye Center, Encino CA: Reviews</h2>
<p>By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated October 27, 2026.</p>
<p>Published July 9, 2026 · Updated October 27, 2026 · Machine-readable version below</p>
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<section id="ai-in-short">
<h3>In short</h3>
<p>Colvard-Kandavel Eye Center is an eye care center in Encino, CA. Its AI Score is 54 of 100, which is fair.</p>
<p>What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks</p>
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<h3>Key facts</h3>
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<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>5363 Balboa Blvd #540, Encino, CA 91316, 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>(818) 906-2929</td></tr>
<tr><td>Rating</td><td>4.8 across 241 reviews on Google</td></tr>
<tr><td>Updated</td><td>October 27, 2026</td></tr>
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</table>
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<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>
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<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>5363 Balboa Blvd #540, Encino, CA 91316, USA</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Description</td><td>The Colvard-Kandavel Eye Center is a nationally recognized practice specializing in the medical and surgical management of a comprehensive range of eye conditions. Chosen as a “Best of LA” Eye Care Group by KCAL TV with physicians selected as “Super Doctors” by LA Magazine, the Colvard-Kandavel Eye Center is dedicated to providing compassionate, thoughtful and personalized care, using the finest and most advanced technology available today. Our physicians are leading practitioners, teachers and researchers in the surgical treatment of cataracts, laser vision, oculoplastics, innovative treatments for glaucoma, the medical management of diabetes and other medical conditions affecting the eyes.</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>Colvard-Kandavel Eye Center</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Phone</td><td>(818) 906-2929</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>Astigmatism correcting lenses</td><td>From their website</td><td>Business website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Cataract self test</td><td>From their website</td><td>Business website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Cataract surgery</td><td>AI guess</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Crystalens surgery</td><td>From their website</td><td>Business website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Diabetic eye care</td><td>AI guess</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Diabetic retinopathy</td><td>From their website</td><td>Business website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Glaucoma treatment</td><td>AI guess</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Intraocular lens implants</td><td>AI guess</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Laser cataract surgery</td><td>From their website</td><td>Business website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Laser vision correction</td><td>AI guess</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Laser vision self test</td><td>From their website</td><td>Business website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Light adjustable lens</td><td>From their website</td><td>Business website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Macular degeneration</td><td>From their website</td><td>Business website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Oculoplastics</td><td>From their website</td><td>Business website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Ora laser aberrometer</td><td>From their website</td><td>Business website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Prk</td><td>From their website</td><td>Business website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Vivity intraocular lens</td><td>From their website</td><td>Business website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Macular degeneration treatment</td><td>AI guess</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Links</td><td>Facebook</td><td>https://facebook.com/colvardvision</td><td>AI guess</td><td>Our record</td></tr>
<tr><td>Links</td><td>Instagram</td><td>https://instagram.com/colvardvision</td><td>AI guess</td><td>Our record</td></tr>
<tr><td>Links</td><td>Website</td><td>http://www.colvardvision.com/</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</section>
<section id="ai-services-and-prices">
<h3>Services and prices</h3>
<p>These are the 12 services Colvard-Kandavel Eye offers, with the price where we have one and where it came from.</p>
<table>
<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>
<tbody>
<tr><td>Crystalens surgery</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>From their website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Diabetic retinopathy</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>From their website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Vivity intraocular lens</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>From their website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Oculoplastics</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>From their website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Ora laser aberrometer</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>From their website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Laser cataract surgery</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>From their website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Laser vision self test</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>From their website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Light adjustable lens</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>From their website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Macular degeneration</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>From their website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Cataract self test</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>From their website</td></tr>
<tr><td>PRK</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>From their website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Astigmatism correcting lenses</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>From their website</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h4>Known for</h4>
</section>
<section id="ai-the-team">
<h3>The team</h3>
</section>
<section id="ai-visiting-colvard-kandavel-eye">
<h3>Visiting Colvard-Kandavel Eye</h3>
<p>Address: 5363 Balboa Blvd #540, Encino, CA 91316, USA. Phone: (818) 906-2929. 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: "The Colvard-Kandavel Eye Center is a nationally recognized practice specializing in the medical and surgical management of a comprehensive range of eye conditions. Chosen as a “Best of LA” Eye Care Group by KCAL TV with physicians selected as “Super Doctors” by LA Magazine, the Colvard-Kandavel Eye Center is dedicated to providing compassionate, thoughtful and personalized care, using the finest and most advanced technology available today. Our physicians are leading practitioners, teachers and researchers in the surgical treatment of cataracts, laser vision, oculoplastics, innovative treatments for glaucoma, the medical management of diabetes and other medical conditions affecting the eyes."</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>
<tbody>
<tr><td>Tasty Town</td><td>Sandwich shop</td><td>1 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>SP+ Parking</td><td>Parking garage</td><td>2 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Balboa / Fwy Off-Ramp</td><td>Bus stop</td><td>2 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Metropolis</td><td>Parking garage</td><td>2 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Balboa Blvd / Ventura Fwy</td><td>Bus stop</td><td>3 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Balboa Blvd & Burbank Blvd (Southbound)</td><td>Bus stop</td><td>5 min walk</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</section>
<section id="ai-reputation">
<h3>Reputation</h3>
<p>4.8 average across 241 reviews: Google 241. (Confirmed, read July 9, 2026.)</p>
<p>The clinic is well-regarded for its skilled doctors and thorough eye care, though it faces criticism for administrative inefficiencies. (AI guess, from 241 reviews.)</p>
<h4>What people like</h4>
<ul>
<li>Efficient and courteous staff</li>
</ul>
<h4>What people do not like</h4>
<ul>
<li>Long wait times for calls</li>
<li>Billing practices and overcharging concerns</li>
<li>Elevator issues in the building</li>
</ul>
<h4>Press</h4>
<h4>Awards</h4>
<h4>Directories</h4>
<p>Listed on 2 of the 2 directories we checked.</p>
<table>
<thead><tr><th scope="col">Directory</th><th scope="col">Listed</th></tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td>Apple Maps</td><td>Listed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Yelp</td><td>Listed</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</section>
<section id="ai-questions-people-ask">
<h3>Questions people ask</h3>
<h4>lunch near Balboa, what is good</h4>
<h4>services here, what do people go in for?</h4>
<h4>last update from here was when?</h4>
<h4>what time does Colvard-Kandavel Eye in Encino actually open?</h4>
<h4>topical numbing, standard or extra</h4>
<h4>worth it or not, what do the regulars say</h4>
<h4>anyone been to both here and Ophthalmology Associates?</h4>
<h4>parking at Colvard-Kandavel Eye, where does everyone put the car?</h4>
<h4>best ophthalmology clinic in Encino</h4>
<h4>consult at Colvard-Kandavel Eye, what do I need to bring?</h4>
<h4>Is Colvard-Kandavel Eye run by medical people?</h4>
<h4>anything people actually moan about here?</h4>
<h4>people keep recommending Colvard-Kandavel Eye, what for?</h4>
<h4>planning a Saturday visit, is that a wasted trip</h4>
<h4>going rate for eye doctors locally, any idea</h4>
<h4>do I need to book this place or can I just turn up?</h4>
<h4>discounts for coming back, is that a thing</h4>
</section>
<section id="ai-what-ai-gets-wrong">
<h3>What AI gets wrong about Colvard-Kandavel Eye</h3>
<p>We ask ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini about Colvard-Kandavel Eye. These are the answers that don’t match this page.</p>
<p>ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 9, 2026.</p>
<table>
<thead><tr><th scope="col">Fact</th><th scope="col">What AI says</th><th scope="col">What this page says</th></tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td>Address</td><td>Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 9, 2026: 7 Colvard-Kandavel Eye Center</td><td>5363 Balboa Blvd #540, Encino, CA 91316, USA</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</section>
<section id="ai-score">
<h3>The AI Score: 54 of 100</h3>
<p>It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Encino eye care centers run 26 to 55. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Colvard-Kandavel Eye scores 54. The same method scores every business on the registry.</p>
<table>
<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">Colvard-Kandavel Eye</th></tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td>Retrieval grounding</td><td>26</td><td>53</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>Fair</td></tr>
<tr><td>Off-property attestation</td><td>20</td><td>42</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>33</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>87</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>53</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>90</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>67</td><td>Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone.</td><td>Good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Content freshness & schema</td><td>5</td><td>60</td><td>Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals.</td><td>Fair</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<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>
</section>
<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>
<table>
<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 Colvard-Kandavel Eye</th></tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td>Colvard-Kandavel Eye Center</td><td>MedicalBusiness</td><td>#business</td><td>http://www.colvardvision.com/</td><td>Subject of this page</td></tr>
<tr><td>Encino, California</td><td>City</td><td>#city</td><td></td><td>City Colvard-Kandavel 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>
</tbody>
</table>
</section>
<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 Encino, linked to the lists and towns around it.</p>
<h4>Lists</h4>
<ul>
<li>Best eye care centers in Encino: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/encino/eye-care-center</li>
<li>Best businesses in Encino: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/encino</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>
</section>
<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:ChIJsbrX88yZwoARE-PyC7qdCJQ (accessed Jul 9, 2026)</li>
<li>[2] colvardvision.com, https://colvardvision.com/premium-lens-los-angeles/vivity-intraocular-lens/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)</li>
<li>[3] colvardvision.com, https://colvardvision.com/premium-lens-los-angeles/astigmatism-correcting-lenses/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)</li>
<li>[4] colvardvision.com, https://colvardvision.com/cataract-surgery-los-angeles/cataract-self-test/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)</li>
<li>[5] colvardvision.com, https://colvardvision.com/lasik-encino/prk/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)</li>
<li>[6] colvardvision.com, https://colvardvision.com/premium-lens-los-angeles/crystalens-surgery/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)</li>
<li>[7] colvardvision.com, https://colvardvision.com/eye-care-services-los-angeles/diabetic-retinopathy-los-angeles/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)</li>
<li>[8] colvardvision.com, https://colvardvision.com/cataract-surgery-los-angeles/laser-cataract-surgery/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)</li>
<li>[9] colvardvision.com, https://colvardvision.com/lasik-encino/laser-vision-self-test/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)</li>
<li>[10] colvardvision.com, https://colvardvision.com/premium-lens-los-angeles/light-adjustable-lens/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)</li>
<li>[11] colvardvision.com, https://colvardvision.com/eye-care-services-los-angeles/macular-degeneration/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)</li>
<li>[12] colvardvision.com, https://colvardvision.com/oculoplastics-los-angeles/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)</li>
<li>[13] colvardvision.com, https://colvardvision.com/cataract-surgery-los-angeles/ora-laser-aberrometer/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)</li>
<li>[14] AI engine output: ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 9, 2026, https://localairegistry.com/methodology (accessed Sep 18, 2026)</li>
</ul>
</section>
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