which one, University Optometric or Woodbridge?
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Eye care center in Irvine, CA
4.7 · 200 reviewsOpens Tuesday at 9 AMOpens Tuesday at 9 AM
Welcome to University Optometric Center! We provide the highest quality eye care to patients in Irvine, CA and surrounding areas. If you are in need of glasses, contacts, or an eye doctor, we can help! Our team specializes in eye care for children, teens, and adults. Contact us today to schedule your appointment!
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What University Optometric offers, what it costs, and what people come for.
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The business is Located inside the University Center at The UCI campus. Dunkin' is a coffee shop next door for a drink. Starbucks Coffee Company is a coffee shop a 1 minute walk for a drink.
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 University Optometric.
4.7from 200 reviews on Google
University Optometric Center stands out for its advanced eye exam technology and the personalized care provided by Dr. Ghodsi and Dr. Reyes. Customers appreciate the efficient and professional service at University Optometric Center, often highlighting the thoroughness of their eye exams and the advanced technology used, such as non-dilating check-ups. Dr. Susan Ghodsi and Dr. Reyes receive particular praise for their attentive care and detailed explanations, making patients feel valued and well-informed.
The AI Score is out of 100, read from 8 signals across search and AI.
44 Irvine avg
Signal and how much it countsUniversity Optometric
Every business is scored the same way, and nobody can pay for a better score.
University Optometric, as AI sees it. Blue signals help University Optometric, and red ones hold it back.
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The page ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google read about University Optometric. The code version is exactly what their crawlers get.
Local AI Registry · Eye care centers in Irvine, CA · Editorial
By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated October 27, 2026.
Published June 29, 2026 · Updated October 27, 2026 · Machine-readable version below
University Optometric Center is an eye care center in Irvine, CA. Its AI Score is 49 of 100, which is fair.
What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Eye care center |
| Address | 4255 Campus Dr Ste A110, Irvine, CA 92612, USA |
| Hours | Mon to Thu 9 AM to 6 PM · Fri 10:30 AM to 6 PM · Sat 9 AM to 1 PM · Closed Sun |
| Phone | (949) 854-7122 |
| Rating | 4.7 across 200 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 | 4255 Campus Dr Ste A110, Irvine, CA 92612, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Description | Welcome to University Optometric Center! We provide the highest quality eye care to patients in Irvine, CA and surrounding areas. If you are in need of glasses, contacts, or an eye doctor, we can help! Our team specializes in eye care for children, teens, and adults. Contact us today to schedule your appointment! | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Hours | Mon to Thu 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM · Fri 10:30 AM to 6:00 PM · Sat 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM · Sun Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Name | University Optometric Center | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Phone | (949) 854-7122 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Monday | 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Tuesday | 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Wednesday | 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Thursday | 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Friday | 10:30 AM to 6:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Saturday | 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Sunday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Services | Service | Children's eye care | AI guess | |
| Services | Service | Contact lenses | AI guess | |
| Services | Service | Eye exams | AI guess | |
| Services | Service | Optomap retinal imaging | AI guess | |
| Services | Service | Prescription glasses | AI guess | |
| Links | https://facebook.com/university-optometric-center-413077695887096 | AI guess | Our record | |
| Links | https://instagram.com/universityoptometriccenter | AI guess | Our record | |
| Links | Website | https://www.universityoptometriccenter.com/ | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
Address: 4255 Campus Dr Ste A110, Irvine, CA 92612, USA. Phone: (949) 854-7122. Hours: Mon to Thu 9 AM to 6 PM · Fri 10:30 AM to 6 PM · Sat 9 AM to 1 PM · Closed Sun. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)
From Google Business Profile: "Welcome to University Optometric Center! We provide the highest quality eye care to patients in Irvine, CA and surrounding areas. If you are in need of glasses, contacts, or an eye doctor, we can help! Our team specializes in eye care for children, teens, and adults. Contact us today to schedule your appointment!"
| Place | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Bowl Superfoods - Irvine | Restaurant | 1 min walk |
| Chipotle Mexican Grill | Fast food restaurant | 1 min walk |
| Blaze Pizza | Pizza restaurant | 1 min walk |
| Campus-University Center | Bus stop | 1 min walk |
| Chick-fil-A | Fast food restaurant | 1 min walk |
| Dunkin' | Coffee shop | 1 min walk |
4.7 average across 200 reviews: Google 200. (Confirmed, read June 29, 2026.)
(AI guess, from 200 reviews.)
It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Irvine eye care centers run 25 to 61. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. University Optometric scores 49, above the Irvine average of 44. The same method scores every business on the registry.
| Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | University Optometric |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | 0 | Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service. | Poor |
| Reviews & response | 12 | 93 | 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 | 57 | Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you. | Fair |
| Google Business Profile | 8 | 84 | 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
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| Irvine, California | City | #city | City University Optometric 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 Irvine, 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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# University Optometric Center, Irvine CA: Reviews Source: Local AI Registry, https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/irvine/university-optometric-center-irvine-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/irvine/university-optometric-center-irvine-ca ## Photos -  -  -  -  -  ## In short University Optometric Center is an eye care center in Irvine, CA. Its AI Score is 49 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 | 4255 Campus Dr Ste A110, Irvine, CA 92612, USA | | Hours | Mon to Thu 9 AM to 6 PM · Fri 10:30 AM to 6 PM · Sat 9 AM to 1 PM · Closed Sun | | Phone | (949) 854-7122 | | Rating | 4.7 across 200 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 | 4255 Campus Dr Ste A110, Irvine, CA 92612, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Location info | Description | Welcome to University Optometric Center! We provide the highest quality eye care to patients in Irvine, CA and surrounding areas. If you are in need of glasses, contacts, or an eye doctor, we can help! Our team specializes in eye care for children, teens, and adults. Contact us today to schedule your appointment! | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Location info | Hours | Mon to Thu 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM · Fri 10:30 AM to 6:00 PM · Sat 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM · Sun Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Location info | Name | University Optometric Center | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Location info | Phone | (949) 854-7122 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Monday | 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Tuesday | 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Wednesday | 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Thursday | 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Friday | 10:30 AM to 6:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Saturday | 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Sunday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Services | Service | Children's eye care | AI guess | | | Services | Service | Contact lenses | AI guess | | | Services | Service | Eye exams | AI guess | | | Services | Service | Optomap retinal imaging | AI guess | | | Services | Service | Prescription glasses | AI guess | | | Links | Facebook | https://facebook.com/university-optometric-center-413077695887096 | AI guess | Our record | | Links | Instagram | https://instagram.com/universityoptometriccenter | AI guess | Our record | | Links | Website | https://www.universityoptometriccenter.com/ | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | ## Services and prices Add your services so AI can say what you offer ### 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 University Optometric Address: 4255 Campus Dr Ste A110, Irvine, CA 92612, USA. Phone: (949) 854-7122. Hours: Mon to Thu 9 AM to 6 PM · Fri 10:30 AM to 6 PM · Sat 9 AM to 1 PM · Closed Sun. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.) ### Location info from Google Business Profile From Google Business Profile: "Welcome to University Optometric Center! We provide the highest quality eye care to patients in Irvine, CA and surrounding areas. If you are in need of glasses, contacts, or an eye doctor, we can help! Our team specializes in eye care for children, teens, and adults. Contact us today to schedule your appointment!" ### 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 | | --- | --- | --- | | Blue Bowl Superfoods - Irvine | Restaurant | 1 min walk | | Chipotle Mexican Grill | Fast food restaurant | 1 min walk | | Blaze Pizza | Pizza restaurant | 1 min walk | | Campus-University Center | Bus stop | 1 min walk | | Chick-fil-A | Fast food restaurant | 1 min walk | | Dunkin' | Coffee shop | 1 min walk | ## Reputation 4.7 average across 200 reviews: Google 200. (Confirmed, read June 29, 2026.) (AI guess, from 200 reviews.) ### What people like - Non-dilating eye check-ups - Quick and efficient service - Friendly and professional staff ### What people do not like - Lack of attention to detail during appointments - Limited insurance acceptance ### 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 ### paying in instalments, is that possible here ### medical staff at University Optometric, or is it techs? ### anyone actually happy with this place? ### which one, University Optometric or Woodbridge? ### Are the hours on Google right for University Optometric in Irvine? ### anywhere cheaper than University Optometric in Irvine that is still good? ### points or member pricing at University Optometric, worth signing up? ### Somewhere to park near University Optometric? ### University Optometric, any chance to book in this week? ### What are the best optometrists in Irvine? ### do they shut Sundays ### Worth the hype at University Optometric? ### Who are the notable doctors here? ### walk in here, or is it appointment only? ### how much is a first visit around here ### anything people actually moan about here? ### pain wise, what is it like here ## The AI Score: 49 of 100 It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Irvine eye care centers run 25 to 61. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. University Optometric scores 49, above the Irvine average of 44. The same method scores every business on the registry. | Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | University Optometric | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 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 | 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 | 0 | Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service. | Poor | | Reviews & response | 12 | 93 | 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 | 57 | Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you. | Fair | | Google Business Profile | 8 | 84 | 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 University Optometric | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | University Optometric Center | MedicalBusiness | #business | https://www.universityoptometriccenter.com/ | Subject of this page | | Irvine, California | City | #city | | City University Optometric 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 Irvine, linked to the lists and towns around it. ### Lists - Best eye care centers in Irvine: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/irvine/eye-care-center - Best businesses in Irvine: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/irvine ### 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 - /mountain-view: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/mountain-view - /santa-clara: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/santa-clara ### 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:ChIJkaMmOgze3IAR4S-N2F3aztY (accessed Jun 29, 2026) - [2] AI engine output: ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Jun 29, 2026, https://localairegistry.com/methodology (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
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<p>Local AI Registry · Eye care centers in Irvine, CA · Editorial</p>
<h2>University Optometric Center, Irvine CA: Reviews</h2>
<p>By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated October 27, 2026.</p>
<p>Published June 29, 2026 · Updated October 27, 2026 · Machine-readable version below</p>
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<section id="ai-in-short">
<h3>In short</h3>
<p>University Optometric Center is an eye care center in Irvine, CA. Its AI Score is 49 of 100, which is fair.</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>
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<thead><tr><th scope="col">Fact</th><th scope="col">Value</th></tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td>Type</td><td>Eye care center</td></tr>
<tr><td>Address</td><td>4255 Campus Dr Ste A110, Irvine, CA 92612, USA</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Mon to Thu 9 AM to 6 PM · Fri 10:30 AM to 6 PM · Sat 9 AM to 1 PM · Closed Sun</td></tr>
<tr><td>Phone</td><td>(949) 854-7122</td></tr>
<tr><td>Rating</td><td>4.7 across 200 reviews on Google</td></tr>
<tr><td>Updated</td><td>October 27, 2026</td></tr>
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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>4255 Campus Dr Ste A110, Irvine, CA 92612, USA</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Description</td><td>Welcome to University Optometric Center! We provide the highest quality eye care to patients in Irvine, CA and surrounding areas. If you are in need of glasses, contacts, or an eye doctor, we can help! Our team specializes in eye care for children, teens, and adults. Contact us today to schedule your appointment!</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Hours</td><td>Mon to Thu 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM · Fri 10:30 AM to 6:00 PM · Sat 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM · Sun Closed</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Name</td><td>University Optometric Center</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Phone</td><td>(949) 854-7122</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Monday</td><td>9:00 AM to 6:00 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Tuesday</td><td>9:00 AM to 6:00 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Wednesday</td><td>9:00 AM to 6:00 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Thursday</td><td>9:00 AM to 6:00 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Friday</td><td>10:30 AM to 6:00 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Saturday</td><td>9:00 AM to 1:00 PM</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>Children's eye care</td><td>AI guess</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Contact lenses</td><td>AI guess</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Eye exams</td><td>AI guess</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Optomap retinal imaging</td><td>AI guess</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Prescription glasses</td><td>AI guess</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Links</td><td>Facebook</td><td>https://facebook.com/university-optometric-center-413077695887096</td><td>AI guess</td><td>Our record</td></tr>
<tr><td>Links</td><td>Instagram</td><td>https://instagram.com/universityoptometriccenter</td><td>AI guess</td><td>Our record</td></tr>
<tr><td>Links</td><td>Website</td><td>https://www.universityoptometriccenter.com/</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>
<h4>Known for</h4>
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<section id="ai-the-team">
<h3>The team</h3>
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<section id="ai-visiting-university-optometric">
<h3>Visiting University Optometric</h3>
<p>Address: 4255 Campus Dr Ste A110, Irvine, CA 92612, USA. Phone: (949) 854-7122. Hours: Mon to Thu 9 AM to 6 PM · Fri 10:30 AM to 6 PM · Sat 9 AM to 1 PM · Closed Sun. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)</p>
<h4>Location info from Google Business Profile</h4>
<p>From Google Business Profile: "Welcome to University Optometric Center! We provide the highest quality eye care to patients in Irvine, CA and surrounding areas. If you are in need of glasses, contacts, or an eye doctor, we can help! Our team specializes in eye care for children, teens, and adults. Contact us today to schedule your appointment!"</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>Blue Bowl Superfoods - Irvine</td><td>Restaurant</td><td>1 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Chipotle Mexican Grill</td><td>Fast food restaurant</td><td>1 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Blaze Pizza</td><td>Pizza restaurant</td><td>1 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Campus-University Center</td><td>Bus stop</td><td>1 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Chick-fil-A</td><td>Fast food restaurant</td><td>1 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Dunkin'</td><td>Coffee shop</td><td>1 min walk</td></tr>
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<section id="ai-reputation">
<h3>Reputation</h3>
<p>4.7 average across 200 reviews: Google 200. (Confirmed, read June 29, 2026.)</p>
<p> (AI guess, from 200 reviews.)</p>
<h4>What people like</h4>
<ul>
<li>Non-dilating eye check-ups</li>
<li>Quick and efficient service</li>
<li>Friendly and professional staff</li>
</ul>
<h4>What people do not like</h4>
<ul>
<li>Lack of attention to detail during appointments</li>
<li>Limited insurance acceptance</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>paying in instalments, is that possible here</h4>
<h4>medical staff at University Optometric, or is it techs?</h4>
<h4>anyone actually happy with this place?</h4>
<h4>which one, University Optometric or Woodbridge?</h4>
<h4>Are the hours on Google right for University Optometric in Irvine?</h4>
<h4>anywhere cheaper than University Optometric in Irvine that is still good?</h4>
<h4>points or member pricing at University Optometric, worth signing up?</h4>
<h4>Somewhere to park near University Optometric?</h4>
<h4>University Optometric, any chance to book in this week?</h4>
<h4>What are the best optometrists in Irvine?</h4>
<h4>do they shut Sundays</h4>
<h4>Worth the hype at University Optometric?</h4>
<h4>Who are the notable doctors here?</h4>
<h4>walk in here, or is it appointment only?</h4>
<h4>how much is a first visit around here</h4>
<h4>anything people actually moan about here?</h4>
<h4>pain wise, what is it like here</h4>
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<section id="ai-score">
<h3>The AI Score: 49 of 100</h3>
<p>It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Irvine eye care centers run 25 to 61. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. University Optometric scores 49, above the Irvine average of 44. 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">University Optometric</th></tr></thead>
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<tr><td>Retrieval grounding</td><td>26</td><td>75</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>Good</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>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>93</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>57</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>84</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>69</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>57</td><td>Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals.</td><td>Fair</td></tr>
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</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>
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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 University Optometric</th></tr></thead>
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<tr><td>University Optometric Center</td><td>MedicalBusiness</td><td>#business</td><td>https://www.universityoptometriccenter.com/</td><td>Subject of this page</td></tr>
<tr><td>Irvine, California</td><td>City</td><td>#city</td><td></td><td>City University Optometric 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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<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 Irvine, linked to the lists and towns around it.</p>
<h4>Lists</h4>
<ul>
<li>Best eye care centers in Irvine: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/irvine/eye-care-center</li>
<li>Best businesses in Irvine: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/irvine</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>/mountain-view: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/mountain-view</li>
<li>/santa-clara: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/santa-clara</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:ChIJkaMmOgze3IAR4S-N2F3aztY (accessed Jun 29, 2026)</li>
<li>[2] AI engine output: ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Jun 29, 2026, https://localairegistry.com/methodology (accessed Sep 18, 2026)</li>
</ul>
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