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Marc H. Shomer, MD, PhD

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Dr. Marc Shomer is a UCLA-trained, board-certified ophthalmologist and cataract surgeon at Eye MDs of Inland in Upland, CA, and an Adjunct Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, where he teaches cataract surgery. He specializes in cataract surgery with premium lens implants (PureSee, enVista Envy, toric and Light Adjustable Lens), laser cataract surgery, dry eye evaluation and treatment, diabetic eye exams, eyelid surgery and same-day urgent eye care. Comprehensive medical eye exams for adults; Medicare and most PPO plans accepted. Serving Upland, Rancho Cucamonga, Ontario, Claremont, Montclair and the Inland Empire. Se habla espanol: el Dr. Shomer y todo el personal hablan espanol.

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4.9from 37 reviews on Google

The practice is noted for its effective cataract surgery and attentive patient care, making it a trusted choice for vision health. Patients describe a welcoming and professional environment, where they feel cared for and informed throughout their treatment. The experience of cataract surgery and chalazion removal is highlighted for its thorough explanations and gentle approach, contributing to a sense of safety and trust during procedures.

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Would go back96%96% of reviews give the visit 4 or 5 stars. We assume a good visit means they'd go back.Positive 96%, 4 or 5 stars · Neutral 0%, 3 stars · Negative 4%, 1 or 2 stars
The good
  • Cataract surgery outcomes
  • Chalazion removal process
  • Thorough eye examinations
  • Professional and friendly staff
  • In-office laser treatment
The bad
  • Long waits in the surgery center
  • Issues with post-surgery vision

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Local AI Registry · Eye care centers in Upland, CA · Editorial

Marc H. Shomer, MD, PhD, Upland: an eye care center in Upland (2026 guide)

Steve Lee

By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Former Google Search executive and former Microsoft executive, with 20+ years in digital.

Fact-checked against 1 source · Published October 22, 2026 · Updated October 22, 2026 · Machine-readable version below

Owner review: not yet. Marc H. Shomer, MD, PhD has not checked this page. Claim to review it

In short

Marc H. Shomer, MD, PhD is an eye care center in Upland, CA. Its AI Score is 47 of 100, which is fair.

Every fact on this page carries one of three marks: Confirmed (from their website, Google Business Profile, review sites, licensing boards, or measured by Local AI Registry), Visitor submitted (added by a person, with a date and how they know), or AI guess (what AI engines like Gemini and ChatGPT are saying, not confirmed by anyone). Every mark points to a reference at the end of this page.

Key facts

FactValue
TypeEye care center
Address1298 W 7th St, Upland, CA 91786, USA
HoursMon to Fri 8 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun
Phone(909) 981-9800
Medical directorNothing found
Rating4.9 across 37 reviews on Google
Known forNothing found
PricesNothing found
Quietest timeNothing found
ParkingNothing found
Last verifiedOctober 22, 2026, 7:49 PM

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.

GroupFactValueMarkEvidence
Location infoNameMarc H. Shomer, MD, PhDConfirmedGoogle Business Profile, checked Oct 22, 2026
Location infoAddress1298 W 7th St, Upland, CA 91786, USAConfirmedGoogle Business Profile, checked Oct 22, 2026
Location infoPhone(909) 981-9800ConfirmedGoogle Business Profile, checked Oct 22, 2026
Location infoHoursMon to Fri 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM · Sat to Sun ClosedConfirmedGoogle Business Profile, checked Oct 22, 2026
Location infoDescriptionDr. Marc Shomer is a UCLA-trained, board-certified ophthalmologist and cataract surgeon at Eye MDs of Inland in Upland, CA, and an Adjunct Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, where he teaches cataract surgery. He specializes in cataract surgery with premium lens implants (PureSee, enVista Envy, toric and Light Adjustable Lens), laser cataract surgery, dry eye evaluation and treatment, diabetic eye exams, eyelid surgery and same-day urgent eye care. Comprehensive medical eye exams for adults; Medicare and most PPO plans accepted. Serving Upland, Rancho Cucamonga, Ontario, Claremont, Montclair and the Inland Empire. Se habla espanol: el Dr. Shomer y todo el personal hablan espanol.ConfirmedGoogle Business Profile, checked Oct 22, 2026
HoursMonday8:00 AM to 5:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile, checked Oct 22, 2026
HoursTuesday8:00 AM to 5:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile, checked Oct 22, 2026
HoursWednesday8:00 AM to 5:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile, checked Oct 22, 2026
HoursThursday8:00 AM to 5:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile, checked Oct 22, 2026
HoursFriday8:00 AM to 5:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile, checked Oct 22, 2026
HoursSaturdayClosedConfirmedGoogle Business Profile, checked Oct 22, 2026
HoursSundayClosedConfirmedGoogle Business Profile, checked Oct 22, 2026
LinksWebsitehttps://inlandeyedoctor.com/about/marc-shomer-md-phd/ConfirmedGoogle Business Profile, checked Oct 22, 2026

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Visiting Marc H

Address: 1298 W 7th St, Upland, CA 91786, USA. Phone: (909) 981-9800. Hours: Mon to Fri 8 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile, checked October 22, 2026 at 7:49 PM.)

Location info from Google Business Profile

Business description, written by Marc H on its Google Business Profile: "Dr. Marc Shomer is a UCLA-trained, board-certified ophthalmologist and cataract surgeon at Eye MDs of Inland in Upland, CA, and an Adjunct Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, where he teaches cataract surgery. He specializes in cataract surgery with premium lens implants (PureSee, enVista Envy, toric and Light Adjustable Lens), laser cataract surgery, dry eye evaluation and treatment, diabetic eye exams, eyelid surgery and same-day urgent eye care. Comprehensive medical eye exams for adults; Medicare and most PPO plans accepted. Serving Upland, Rancho Cucamonga, Ontario, Claremont, Montclair and the Inland Empire. Se habla espanol: el Dr. Shomer y todo el personal hablan espanol."

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Reputation

4.9 average across 37 reviews: Google 25. (Confirmed, read October 22, 2026.)

The practice is noted for its effective cataract surgery and attentive patient care, making it a trusted choice for vision health. (AI guess, from 37 reviews.)

What people like

  • Cataract surgery outcomes
  • Chalazion removal process
  • Thorough eye examinations
  • Professional and friendly staff
  • In-office laser treatment

What people do not like

  • Long waits in the surgery center
  • Issues with post-surgery vision

Press

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Awards

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Directories

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Recent updates from Marc H

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Questions people ask

going rate for eye doctors locally, any idea

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how far out is Marc H booking right now?

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Why do people rate Marc H?

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best ophthalmologist in Upland, CA

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anywhere on 7th to sit while I wait

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What AI gets wrong about Marc H

We ask Gemini and ChatGPT about Marc H. These are the answers that disagree with the record.

ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Oct 22, 2026.

No capture has disagreed with the record yet.

The AI Score: 47 of 100

The AI Score measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Upland eye care centers run 26 to 62. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Marc H scores 47, above the Upland average of 42. The same method scores every business on the registry.

SignalWeightScoreWhat it measuresMarc H
Retrieval grounding2625Whether 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 attestation2042Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability.Poor
AI visibility14Not read yetWhether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service.Nobody at all was recommended in the 2 answers we hold, so there is nothing to score.
Reviews & response1281The 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 authority853Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you.Fair
Google Business Profile890Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first.Good
Speed & mobile770Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone.Good
Content freshness & schema581Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals.Good

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

How AI decides what to tell you about an eye care center

When you ask ChatGPT, Gemini or Google for a med spa, the AI does not visit each business. It reads what is already written about it: the business website, its Google Business Profile, review sites like Yelp and RealSelf, news stories, licensing boards and directories like this one. Then it repeats what those sources agree on.

That is why AI gets small facts wrong. If Yelp says a place is open Mondays and the website says it is not, the AI has to pick one. The table above shows the answers that disagree with the record today.

The more sources agree, and the more specific they are, the more confidently AI recommends a business. A review that says "the nurse did half a syringe in my lips and it looks natural" is far more useful to an AI than one that says "great place."

How to choose an eye care center in California, with or without AI

A few checks take ten minutes and matter more than any rating. This is general information, not medical advice.

  • Look up every injector. Doctors are listed by the California medical board, and nurses and nurse practitioners by its nursing board. Both lookups are free.
  • Ask who does the injections, and check that person's license.
  • Ask for the price per unit of Botox and per syringe of filler, not per area.
  • Read reviews that name a provider and a treatment. Vague praise is easy to fake.
  • Check that the hours and phone number match on Google, Yelp and the website. Mismatches are how people end up at a locked door.
  • Ask whether they dissolve filler and when they would tell you not to add more.

How to read the marks on this page

  • Confirmed (solid circle): from a known source. The business website, its Google Business Profile, review sites like Yelp, Healthgrades and RealSelf, a licensing board, or measured by Local AI Registry.
  • Visitor submitted (hollow circle): added or corrected by a person, with the date and how they know, like a phone call or a visit.
  • AI guess (hollow triangle): what AI engines are saying right now. Nobody has confirmed it.

About the author

Steve Lee is the founder and CEO of Local AI Registry and sets its editorial standards. He is a former Google executive in Search and a former Microsoft executive, with more than 20 years in digital: search, local discovery, and how people find businesses online. He is based in Irvine.

  • Expertise: search at Google and Microsoft, AI search, answer engine optimization, generative engine optimization, local SEO, structured data and entity mapping.
  • Industry: medical aesthetics, injectables, med spa operations and marketing.
  • Disclosure: Local AI Registry sells services to business owners, including Marc H if it claims this page. That does not change what this page says. Every fact carries its source.

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.

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Upland, CaliforniaCity#cityNothing foundCity Marc H is in
Local AI RegistryOrganization#publisherhttps://localairegistry.comPublisher of this page
Steve LeePerson#authorhttps://localairegistry.com/teamAuthor of this page

Topical map

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

Lists

  • Best eye care centers in Upland: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/upland/eye-care-center
  • Best businesses in Upland: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/upland

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Every list

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Frequently asked questions

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Getting a business named when a neighbor asks ChatGPT, Gemini, or Perplexity for a recommendation. Some call it AI SEO, some call it generative engine optimization. Traditional SEO fights for ten blue links; this fights for the one answer an assistant says out loud. The AI Score on this page measures the eight signals that drive it.

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Who writes the answers here?

Registry AI writes the first answer under every question, from the Record and the public sources named beneath it. Neighbors write the rest under pseudonyms. A registered owner can reply as the business, and their reply says so.

I own Marc H. Shomer, MD, PhD. How do I fix something or rank higher?

Register the page. It is free, it takes about five minutes, and it lets you correct the Record and reply as the business. Nothing on this page is for sale, so the only thing that moves the score is the work.

References

Sources cited

  • [1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJqydgQkAxw4AReGh9N1p3u1s (accessed Oct 22, 2026)

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1. HTTP response headers

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One connected graph. Every person and service has its own @id and links to the business, and a licensed person links to the license and the board that issued it.

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A plain index for language models: what the site is, which pages to read first, and where the markdown copies live.

# Local AI Registry

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Local AI Registry is the editorial, never-sponsored record of what local
businesses are known for, and whether AI assistants actually recommend them.
We score every local business the same way and rank them: website, reviews,
AI visibility, and more. Eight signals, one number from 0 to 100. The heaviest
is whether AI can retrieve you at all.

## Read these first

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- [Journal](https://localairegistry.com/journal): How AI assistants decide which local businesses to recommend, and what owners can do about it.

## Business pages

- [Sitemap](https://localairegistry.com/sitemap.xml): Every business page on the registry, with the day each was last updated.
- Every business page has a markdown copy at its own address with `.md` on the end. The copy holds the same facts, marks and sources as the page, in the page's order: the photos with their captions, the team and their licenses, the reviews summary, and the questions locals asked with the replies. The page names it in its head and its HTTP `Link` header.

7. Markdown copy of this page (marc-h-shomer-md-phd-upland-ca.md)

The article as plain text: the same headings, facts, marks and sources.

# Marc H. Shomer, MD, PhD, Upland: an eye care center in Upland (2026 guide)

Source: Local AI Registry, https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/upland/marc-h-shomer-md-phd-upland-ca. Free to reuse with a link back.

By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Fact-checked against 1 source. Updated 2026-10-23. Owner review: not yet.

Canonical: https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/upland/marc-h-shomer-md-phd-upland-ca

## Photos

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## In short

Marc H. Shomer, MD, PhD is an eye care center in Upland, CA. Its AI Score is 47 of 100, which is fair.

Every fact on this page carries one of three marks: Confirmed (from their website, Google Business Profile, review sites, licensing boards, or measured by Local AI Registry), Visitor submitted (added by a person, with a date and how they know), or AI guess (what AI engines like Gemini and ChatGPT are saying, not confirmed by anyone). Every mark points to a reference at the end of this page.


## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Type | Eye care center |
| Address | 1298 W 7th St, Upland, CA 91786, USA |
| Hours | Mon to Fri 8 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun |
| Phone | (909) 981-9800 |
| Medical director | Nothing found |
| Rating | 4.9 across 37 reviews on Google |
| Known for | Nothing found |
| Prices | Nothing found |
| Quietest time | Nothing found |
| Parking | Nothing found |
| Last verified | October 22, 2026, 7:49 PM |


## 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 | Name | Marc H. Shomer, MD, PhD | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Oct 22, 2026 |
| Location info | Address | 1298 W 7th St, Upland, CA 91786, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Oct 22, 2026 |
| Location info | Phone | (909) 981-9800 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Oct 22, 2026 |
| Location info | Hours | Mon to Fri 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM · Sat to Sun Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Oct 22, 2026 |
| Location info | Description | Dr. Marc Shomer is a UCLA-trained, board-certified ophthalmologist and cataract surgeon at Eye MDs of Inland in Upland, CA, and an Adjunct Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, where he teaches cataract surgery. He specializes in cataract surgery with premium lens implants (PureSee, enVista Envy, toric and Light Adjustable Lens), laser cataract surgery, dry eye evaluation and treatment, diabetic eye exams, eyelid surgery and same-day urgent eye care. Comprehensive medical eye exams for adults; Medicare and most PPO plans accepted. Serving Upland, Rancho Cucamonga, Ontario, Claremont, Montclair and the Inland Empire. Se habla espanol: el Dr. Shomer y todo el personal hablan espanol. | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Oct 22, 2026 |
| Hours | Monday | 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Oct 22, 2026 |
| Hours | Tuesday | 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Oct 22, 2026 |
| Hours | Wednesday | 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Oct 22, 2026 |
| Hours | Thursday | 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Oct 22, 2026 |
| Hours | Friday | 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Oct 22, 2026 |
| Hours | Saturday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Oct 22, 2026 |
| Hours | Sunday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Oct 22, 2026 |
| Links | Website | https://inlandeyedoctor.com/about/marc-shomer-md-phd/ | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Oct 22, 2026 |


## Services and prices

Services not read yet, back on Scan Day.


### Known for

None of the 5 reviews we've read names a service yet.


## The team

Nothing found


## Visiting Marc H

Address: 1298 W 7th St, Upland, CA 91786, USA. Phone: (909) 981-9800. Hours: Mon to Fri 8 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile, checked October 22, 2026 at 7:49 PM.)


### Location info from Google Business Profile

Business description, written by Marc H on its Google Business Profile: "Dr. Marc Shomer is a UCLA-trained, board-certified ophthalmologist and cataract surgeon at Eye MDs of Inland in Upland, CA, and an Adjunct Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, where he teaches cataract surgery. He specializes in cataract surgery with premium lens implants (PureSee, enVista Envy, toric and Light Adjustable Lens), laser cataract surgery, dry eye evaluation and treatment, diabetic eye exams, eyelid surgery and same-day urgent eye care. Comprehensive medical eye exams for adults; Medicare and most PPO plans accepted. Serving Upland, Rancho Cucamonga, Ontario, Claremont, Montclair and the Inland Empire. Se habla espanol: el Dr. Shomer y todo el personal hablan espanol."


### When to go

Busy times not read yet, back on Scan Day.


### Parking and getting in

Nothing found


### Nearby

Nearby places not read yet, back on Scan Day.


## Reputation

4.9 average across 37 reviews: Google 25. (Confirmed, read October 22, 2026.)

The practice is noted for its effective cataract surgery and attentive patient care, making it a trusted choice for vision health. (AI guess, from 37 reviews.)


### What people like

- Cataract surgery outcomes
- Chalazion removal process
- Thorough eye examinations
- Professional and friendly staff
- In-office laser treatment


### What people do not like

- Long waits in the surgery center
- Issues with post-surgery vision


### Press

No press story about Marc H found yet.


### Awards

None named yet.


### Directories

Directory listings not read yet.


## Recent updates from Marc H

Marc H hasn't posted an update here yet.


## Questions people ask


### going rate for eye doctors locally, any idea

No answer yet


### where do I park at Marc H?

No answer yet


### booked my first appointment here, how does it go

No answer yet


### how far out is Marc H booking right now?

No answer yet


### do regulars get anything here

No answer yet


### does it matter who you see here

No answer yet


### picking between the two, is Optometric Group the safer bet?

No answer yet


### anything new from Marc H lately?

No answer yet


### planning a Saturday visit, is that a wasted trip

No answer yet


### Booking a consult here, what happens?

No answer yet


### Aftercare here, what does it involve?

No answer yet


### who actually does the work here?

No answer yet


### what do I actually do when I get to Marc H in Upland?

No answer yet


### never been to Marc H, how does it go?

No answer yet


### Training and licences at Marc H?

No answer yet


### Is Marc H run by medical people?

No answer yet


### Why do people rate Marc H?

No answer yet


### best ophthalmologist in Upland, CA

No answer yet


### anywhere on 7th to sit while I wait

No answer yet


### can I ask for numbing at Marc H without it being weird?

No answer yet


## What AI gets wrong about Marc H

We ask Gemini and ChatGPT about Marc H. These are the answers that disagree with the record.

ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Oct 22, 2026.

No capture has disagreed with the record yet.


## The AI Score: 47 of 100

The AI Score measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Upland eye care centers run 26 to 62. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Marc H scores 47, above the Upland average of 42. The same method scores every business on the registry.

| Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | Marc H |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Retrieval grounding | 26 | 25 | 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 | 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 | Not read yet | Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service. | Nobody at all was recommended in the 2 answers we hold, so there is nothing to score. |
| Reviews & response | 12 | 81 | 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 | 70 | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. | Good |
| Content freshness & schema | 5 | 81 | Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals. | Good |

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


## How AI decides what to tell you about an eye care center

When you ask ChatGPT, Gemini or Google for a med spa, the AI does not visit each business. It reads what is already written about it: the business website, its Google Business Profile, review sites like Yelp and RealSelf, news stories, licensing boards and directories like this one. Then it repeats what those sources agree on.

That is why AI gets small facts wrong. If Yelp says a place is open Mondays and the website says it is not, the AI has to pick one. The table above shows the answers that disagree with the record today.

The more sources agree, and the more specific they are, the more confidently AI recommends a business. A review that says "the nurse did half a syringe in my lips and it looks natural" is far more useful to an AI than one that says "great place."


## How to choose an eye care center in California, with or without AI

A few checks take ten minutes and matter more than any rating. This is general information, not medical advice.

- Look up every injector. Doctors are listed by the California medical board, and nurses and nurse practitioners by its nursing board. Both lookups are free.
- Ask who does the injections, and check that person's license.
- Ask for the price per unit of Botox and per syringe of filler, not per area.
- Read reviews that name a provider and a treatment. Vague praise is easy to fake.
- Check that the hours and phone number match on Google, Yelp and the website. Mismatches are how people end up at a locked door.
- Ask whether they dissolve filler and when they would tell you not to add more.


## How to read the marks on this page

- Confirmed (solid circle): from a known source. The business website, its Google Business Profile, review sites like Yelp, Healthgrades and RealSelf, a licensing board, or measured by Local AI Registry.
- Visitor submitted (hollow circle): added or corrected by a person, with the date and how they know, like a phone call or a visit.
- AI guess (hollow triangle): what AI engines are saying right now. Nobody has confirmed it.


## About the author

Steve Lee is the founder and CEO of Local AI Registry and sets its editorial standards. He is a former Google executive in Search and a former Microsoft executive, with more than 20 years in digital: search, local discovery, and how people find businesses online. He is based in Irvine.

- Expertise: search at Google and Microsoft, AI search, answer engine optimization, generative engine optimization, local SEO, structured data and entity mapping.
- Industry: medical aesthetics, injectables, med spa operations and marketing.
- Disclosure: Local AI Registry sells services to business owners, including Marc H if it claims this page. That does not change what this page says. Every fact carries its source.


## 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 Marc H |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Marc H. Shomer, MD, PhD | MedicalBusiness | #business | https://inlandeyedoctor.com/about/marc-shomer-md-phd/ | Subject of this page |
| Upland, California | City | #city | Nothing found | City Marc H is in |
| Local AI Registry | Organization | #publisher | https://localairegistry.com | Publisher of this page |
| Steve Lee | Person | #author | https://localairegistry.com/team | Author of this page |


## Topical map

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


### Lists

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


### Nearby

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


### Every list

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


## Frequently asked questions


### What is AI search optimization for local business?

Getting a business named when a neighbor asks ChatGPT, Gemini, or Perplexity for a recommendation. Some call it AI SEO, some call it generative engine optimization. Traditional SEO fights for ten blue links; this fights for the one answer an assistant says out loud. The AI Score on this page measures the eight signals that drive it.


### What is Local AI Registry?

The public record of how AI sees local business. We score every business we list by one published method, we keep the questions people ask about it in one place, and we never sell rank. Looking up any business here is free.


### How does this page help a business get recommended by AI?

Assistants read public pages before they answer. This one states what the business does, what people ask about it, and what the Record answers, in one place a machine can read. Correcting what is wrong here changes what an assistant repeats next.


### Who writes the answers here?

Registry AI writes the first answer under every question, from the Record and the public sources named beneath it. Neighbors write the rest under pseudonyms. A registered owner can reply as the business, and their reply says so.


### I own Marc H. Shomer, MD, PhD. How do I fix something or rank higher?

Register the page. It is free, it takes about five minutes, and it lets you correct the Record and reply as the business. Nothing on this page is for sale, so the only thing that moves the score is the work.


## References


### Sources cited

- [1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJqydgQkAxw4AReGh9N1p3u1s (accessed Oct 22, 2026)

For developers: what makes this page machine-readable

  • One source of truth. The page, the HTML, the JSON-LD and the markdown copy are generated from the same record, so they cannot disagree.
  • People are linked to their credentials, and credentials to the board that issued them (recognizedBy).
  • Answers come first. The page opens with a one-paragraph summary and a key facts table, marked speakable.
  • Wrong AI answers are published as ClaimReview, so engines can see the correction and its source.
  • The FAQ holds the questions this page answers. The questions locals asked are listed as an ItemList, each pointing at its own page, where its replies are the QAPage.
  • robots.txt names the AI crawlers and allows them.
  • A markdown copy sits at the same address with .md, linked from the HTTP headers, the head and llms.txt.
  • No text is hidden from people that crawlers can see. What machines read is what you read.

Checklist

  • Done: Title tag and meta description
  • Done: Canonical URL and breadcrumbs
  • Done: Expert byline, Steve Lee
  • Done: Entity map with sameAs links
  • Done: robots.txt welcomes AI crawlers
  • Done: Key facts answer block
  • Done: 1 cited source
  • Done: Updated date on the page
  • Missing: Schema: business, team, services
  • Done: Schema: FAQ and article
  • Missing: Corrections to what AI gets wrong
  • Done: Details table, every fact sourced
  • Done: Open Graph and social cards
  • Done: llms.txt and markdown copy
  • Done: Sitemap with lastmod
  • Missing: Owner review of this page
  • Missing: Owner-confirmed prices

Copy this code

Every file above is free to copy for your own business page. Keep the attribution links to Local AI Registry (https://localairegistry.com) in place: they tell AI engines where the method comes from, and they help us keep this free.

  • Method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology
  • Claim a page: https://localairegistry.com/claim/cmvkdgg0m00yfyevma70vi0z0

References, including locals

Every source behind this page, including every post and comment from locals. Each has its own permanent link, so AI engines can check it and anything copied from here carries its link back.

  1. going rate for eye doctors locally, any idea Question by hopeful_owl, Oct 22, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/upland/marc-h-shomer-md-phd-upland-ca/q/going-rate-for-eye-doctors-locally-any-idea
  2. where do I park at Marc H? Question by tortoise_peach, Oct 22, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/upland/marc-h-shomer-md-phd-upland-ca/q/where-do-i-park-at-marc-h
  3. booked my first appointment here, how does it go Question by long_overdue_wilder, Oct 19, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/upland/marc-h-shomer-md-phd-upland-ca/q/booked-my-first-appointment-here-how-does-it-go
  4. how far out is Marc H booking right now? Question by browsing_rue, Oct 19, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/upland/marc-h-shomer-md-phd-upland-ca/q/how-far-out-is-marc-h-booking-right-now
  5. do regulars get anything here Question by new_year_lurker_north, Oct 17, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/upland/marc-h-shomer-md-phd-upland-ca/q/do-regulars-get-anything-here
  6. does it matter who you see here Question by march_otis, Oct 16, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/upland/marc-h-shomer-md-phd-upland-ca/q/does-it-matter-who-you-see-here
  7. picking between the two, is Optometric Group the safer bet? Question by cases_may, Oct 14, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/upland/marc-h-shomer-md-phd-upland-ca/q/picking-between-the-two-is-optometric-group-the-safer-bet
  8. anything new from Marc H lately? Question by picky_aviators, Oct 14, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/upland/marc-h-shomer-md-phd-upland-ca/q/anything-new-from-marc-h-lately
  9. planning a Saturday visit, is that a wasted trip Question by lenses_wilder, Oct 9, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/upland/marc-h-shomer-md-phd-upland-ca/q/planning-a-saturday-visit-is-that-a-wasted-trip
  10. Booking a consult here, what happens? Question by anti_glare_owl, Oct 9, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/upland/marc-h-shomer-md-phd-upland-ca/q/booking-a-consult-here-what-happens
  11. Aftercare here, what does it involve? Question by june_reader_east, Oct 6, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/upland/marc-h-shomer-md-phd-upland-ca/q/aftercare-here-what-does-it-involve
  12. who actually does the work here? Question by spontaneous_on_7th, Oct 2, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/upland/marc-h-shomer-md-phd-upland-ca/q/who-actually-does-the-work-here
  13. what do I actually do when I get to Marc H in Upland? Question by reader_fern, Sep 30, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/upland/marc-h-shomer-md-phd-upland-ca/q/what-do-i-actually-do-when-i-get-to-marc-h-in-upland
  14. never been to Marc H, how does it go? Question by window_shopping_cases, Sep 28, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/upland/marc-h-shomer-md-phd-upland-ca/q/never-been-to-marc-h-how-does-it-go
  15. Training and licences at Marc H? Question by lenses_hazel, Sep 24, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/upland/marc-h-shomer-md-phd-upland-ca/q/training-and-licences-at-marc-h
  16. Is Marc H run by medical people? Question by anti_glare_van, Sep 18, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/upland/marc-h-shomer-md-phd-upland-ca/q/is-marc-h-run-by-medical-people
  17. Why do people rate Marc H? Question by browsing_tess, Sep 18, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/upland/marc-h-shomer-md-phd-upland-ca/q/why-do-people-rate-marc-h
  18. best ophthalmologist in Upland, CA Question by frames_reed_91786, Sep 15, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/upland/marc-h-shomer-md-phd-upland-ca/q/best-ophthalmologist-in-upland-ca
  19. anywhere on 7th to sit while I wait Question by birthday_lurker_downtown_91786, Sep 11, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/upland/marc-h-shomer-md-phd-upland-ca/q/anywhere-on-7th-to-sit-while-i-wait
  20. can I ask for numbing at Marc H without it being weird? Question by winter_runner_uptown, Sep 7, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/upland/marc-h-shomer-md-phd-upland-ca/q/can-i-ask-for-numbing-at-marc-h-without-it-being-weird
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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.

  1. [1]VisitName, address, phone, hours and 2 other detailsGoogle Business Profile.Primary source · Accessed Oct 22, 2026 · https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJqydgQkAxw4AReGh9N1p3u1s · No archived copy yet