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Eye care center in Buffalo, NY
4.5 · 1,437 reviewsOpen today until 4:30 PMOpen until 4:30
Unlike some eye care providers, the Ross Eye Institute is unique in Western New York in that we focus extensively on providing education – not just to our patients, but to our providers. As the only university-affiliated vision care practice in the region, we work with University at Buffalo students to provide the latest information, education and insight into new technologies and approaches, giving our patients access to the latest standards and capabilities of eye care.
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What Ross Eye offers, what it costs, and what people come for.
Ross Eye lists 10 services on its website. Here's each one, with how many reviews mention each.
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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 Ross Eye.
4.5from 1,437 reviews on Google
Despite excellent doctors, Ross Eye Institute struggles with appointment management and communication, leading to significant patient frustration. Patients often express frustration with long wait times and poor communication, particularly regarding appointment scheduling and prescription management. However, some reviewers highlight the expertise of specific doctors like Jamie Schaffer and Dr. May, noting their caring approach and effective treatment.
Listed on 2 of the 2 directories AI reads.
The AI Score is out of 100, read from 8 signals across search and AI.
Signal and how much it countsRoss Eye
Every business is scored the same way, and nobody can pay for a better score.
Ross Eye, as AI sees it. Blue signals help Ross Eye, and red ones hold it back.
Claiming your page is free.
The page ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google read about Ross Eye. The code version is exactly what their crawlers get.
Local AI Registry · Eye care centers in Buffalo, NY · Editorial
By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated October 29, 2026.
Published July 10, 2026 · Updated October 29, 2026 · Machine-readable version below
Ross Eye Institute is an eye care center in Buffalo, NY. Its AI Score is 62 of 100, which is fair.
What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Eye care center |
| Address | 1176 Main St, Buffalo, NY 14209, USA |
| Hours | Mon to Tue 8 AM to 4:30 PM · Closed Wed · Thu to Fri 8 AM to 4:30 PM · Closed Sat to Sun |
| Phone | (716) 881-7900 |
| Rating | 4.5 across 1,437 reviews on Google |
| Updated | October 29, 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 | 1176 Main St, Buffalo, NY 14209, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Description | Unlike some eye care providers, the Ross Eye Institute is unique in Western New York in that we focus extensively on providing education to not just to our patients, but to our providers. As the only university-affiliated vision care practice in the region, we work with University at Buffalo students to provide the latest information, education and insight into new technologies and approaches, giving our patients access to the latest standards and capabilities of eye care. | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Hours | Mon to Tue 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM · Wed Closed · Thu to Fri 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM · Sat to Sun Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Name | Ross Eye Institute | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Phone | (716) 881-7900 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Monday | 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Tuesday | 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Wednesday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Thursday | 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Friday | 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Saturday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Sunday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Services | Service | Cataract | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Cataract surgery | AI guess | |
| Services | Service | Contact lenses | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Contact lens fitting | AI guess | |
| Services | Service | Cornea | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Diabetic retinopathy | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Dry eye | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Glaucoma | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Light adjustable lens | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Light adjustable lens fitting | AI guess | |
| Services | Service | Macular degeneration | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Ophthalmology residency program | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Ophthalmology services | AI guess | |
| Services | Service | Retina | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Glaucoma treatment | AI guess | |
| Services | Service | Retina care | AI guess | |
| Services | Service | Cornea treatment | AI guess | |
| Services | Service | Diabetic retinopathy treatment | AI guess | |
| Services | Service | Dry eye treatment | AI guess | |
| Services | Service | Macular degeneration treatment | AI guess | |
| Links | https://facebook.com/61582778678505 | AI guess | Our record | |
| Links | Website | https://rosseye.com/?utm_source=GMBSocialClimb&utm_medium=RossEyeInstitute | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
These are the 10 services Ross Eye offers, with the price where we have one and where it came from.
| Service | Price | Price mark | Price evidence | Service mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornea | From their website | |||
| Diabetic retinopathy | From their website | |||
| Contact lenses | From their website | |||
| Dry eye | From their website | |||
| Glaucoma | From their website | |||
| Light adjustable lens | From their website | |||
| Macular degeneration | From their website | |||
| Ophthalmology residency program | From their website | |||
| Cataract | From their website | |||
| Retina | From their website |
Address: 1176 Main St, Buffalo, NY 14209, USA. Phone: (716) 881-7900. Hours: Mon to Tue 8 AM to 4:30 PM · Closed Wed · Thu to Fri 8 AM to 4:30 PM · Closed Sat to Sun. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)
From Google Business Profile: "Unlike some eye care providers, the Ross Eye Institute is unique in Western New York in that we focus extensively on providing education – not just to our patients, but to our providers. As the only university-affiliated vision care practice in the region, we work with University at Buffalo students to provide the latest information, education and insight into new technologies and approaches, giving our patients access to the latest standards and capabilities of eye care."
| Place | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Main Street & Dodge Street | Bus stop | 1 min walk |
| Main Street & Dodge Street | Bus stop | 1 min walk |
| Papa Johns Pizza | Pizza restaurant | 2 min walk |
| Main Street & Summer Street | Bus stop | 2 min walk |
| Summer-Best Station | Bus stop | 2 min walk |
| Summer Street & Main Street | Transit station | 2 min walk |
4.5 average across 1,437 reviews: Google 1,437. (Confirmed, read July 10, 2026.)
Despite excellent doctors, Ross Eye Institute struggles with appointment management and communication, leading to significant patient frustration. (AI guess, from 1,437 reviews.)
Listed on 2 of the 2 directories we checked.
| Directory | Listed |
|---|---|
| Apple Maps | Listed |
| Yelp | Listed |
We ask Perplexity, Gemini and ChatGPT about Ross Eye. These are the answers that don’t match this page.
ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 10, 2026.
| Fact | What AI says | What this page says |
|---|---|---|
| Address | Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 10, 2026: 902 Main St | 1176 Main St, Buffalo, NY 14209, USA |
| Phone | Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 10, 2026: (716) 633-7386 | (716) 881-7900 |
It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Eye care centers on the registry run 19 to 73. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Ross Eye scores 62. The same method scores every business on the registry.
| Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | Ross Eye |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retrieval grounding | 26 | 100 | 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 | 40 | 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 | 82 | 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 | 56 | 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 | 61 | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. | Fair |
| Content freshness & schema | 5 | 61 | 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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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Buffalo, New York | City | #city | City Ross 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 Buffalo, linked to the lists and towns around it.
This is exactly what this page sends to Google, Bing, ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Gemini. We publish it in the open for two reasons: so you can see nothing here is hidden or made up, and so any business or developer can copy it. Being a good local AI steward means the machine version says exactly what the human version says.
Sent before the page. They tell crawlers the canonical address and that a plain markdown copy exists.
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Title, description, canonical, robots and Open Graph tags. This is what shows in search results and link previews.
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# Ross Eye Institute, Buffalo NY: Reviews Source: Local AI Registry, https://localairegistry.com/biz/ny/buffalo/ross-eye-institute-buffalo-ny. Free to reuse with a link back. By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated 2026-10-29. Canonical: https://localairegistry.com/biz/ny/buffalo/ross-eye-institute-buffalo-ny ## Photos -  -  -  -  -  ## In short Ross Eye Institute is an eye care center in Buffalo, NY. Its AI Score is 62 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 | 1176 Main St, Buffalo, NY 14209, USA | | Hours | Mon to Tue 8 AM to 4:30 PM · Closed Wed · Thu to Fri 8 AM to 4:30 PM · Closed Sat to Sun | | Phone | (716) 881-7900 | | Rating | 4.5 across 1,437 reviews on Google | | Updated | October 29, 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 | 1176 Main St, Buffalo, NY 14209, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Location info | Description | Unlike some eye care providers, the Ross Eye Institute is unique in Western New York in that we focus extensively on providing education to not just to our patients, but to our providers. As the only university-affiliated vision care practice in the region, we work with University at Buffalo students to provide the latest information, education and insight into new technologies and approaches, giving our patients access to the latest standards and capabilities of eye care. | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Location info | Hours | Mon to Tue 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM · Wed Closed · Thu to Fri 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM · Sat to Sun Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Location info | Name | Ross Eye Institute | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Location info | Phone | (716) 881-7900 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Monday | 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Tuesday | 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Wednesday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Thursday | 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Friday | 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Saturday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Sunday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Services | Service | Cataract | From their website | Business website | | Services | Service | Cataract surgery | AI guess | | | Services | Service | Contact lenses | From their website | Business website | | Services | Service | Contact lens fitting | AI guess | | | Services | Service | Cornea | From their website | Business website | | Services | Service | Diabetic retinopathy | From their website | Business website | | Services | Service | Dry eye | From their website | Business website | | Services | Service | Glaucoma | From their website | Business website | | Services | Service | Light adjustable lens | From their website | Business website | | Services | Service | Light adjustable lens fitting | AI guess | | | Services | Service | Macular degeneration | From their website | Business website | | Services | Service | Ophthalmology residency program | From their website | Business website | | Services | Service | Ophthalmology services | AI guess | | | Services | Service | Retina | From their website | Business website | | Services | Service | Glaucoma treatment | AI guess | | | Services | Service | Retina care | AI guess | | | Services | Service | Cornea treatment | AI guess | | | Services | Service | Diabetic retinopathy treatment | AI guess | | | Services | Service | Dry eye treatment | AI guess | | | Services | Service | Macular degeneration treatment | AI guess | | | Links | Facebook | https://facebook.com/61582778678505 | AI guess | Our record | | Links | Website | https://rosseye.com/?utm_source=GMBSocialClimb&utm_medium=RossEyeInstitute | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | ## Services and prices These are the 10 services Ross Eye offers, with the price where we have one and where it came from. | Service | Price | Price mark | Price evidence | Service mark | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Cornea | | | | From their website | | Diabetic retinopathy | | | | From their website | | Contact lenses | | | | From their website | | Dry eye | | | | From their website | | Glaucoma | | | | From their website | | Light adjustable lens | | | | From their website | | Macular degeneration | | | | From their website | | Ophthalmology residency program | | | | From their website | | Cataract | | | | From their website | | Retina | | | | 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 Ross Eye Address: 1176 Main St, Buffalo, NY 14209, USA. Phone: (716) 881-7900. Hours: Mon to Tue 8 AM to 4:30 PM · Closed Wed · Thu to Fri 8 AM to 4:30 PM · Closed Sat to Sun. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.) ### Location info from Google Business Profile From Google Business Profile: "Unlike some eye care providers, the Ross Eye Institute is unique in Western New York in that we focus extensively on providing education – not just to our patients, but to our providers. As the only university-affiliated vision care practice in the region, we work with University at Buffalo students to provide the latest information, education and insight into new technologies and approaches, giving our patients access to the latest standards and capabilities of eye care." ### 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 | | --- | --- | --- | | Main Street & Dodge Street | Bus stop | 1 min walk | | Main Street & Dodge Street | Bus stop | 1 min walk | | Papa Johns Pizza | Pizza restaurant | 2 min walk | | Main Street & Summer Street | Bus stop | 2 min walk | | Summer-Best Station | Bus stop | 2 min walk | | Summer Street & Main Street | Transit station | 2 min walk | ## Reputation 4.5 average across 1,437 reviews: Google 1,437. (Confirmed, read July 10, 2026.) Despite excellent doctors, Ross Eye Institute struggles with appointment management and communication, leading to significant patient frustration. (AI guess, from 1,437 reviews.) ### What people like - Dr. A. ### What people do not like - Long wait times for appointments - Poor communication from phone operators - Issues with the patient portal ### 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 ### is there parking at Ross Eye or is it street only? ### Downsides nobody puts in a five star review? ### last update from here was when? ### Any membership pricing at Ross Eye? ### are the injectors here nurses or doctors ### Saturdays at Ross Eye, are they open? ### numbing here, do you have to ask for it? ### walk in here, or is it appointment only? ### Ballpark for a visit to an eye doctor in Buffalo? ### Why do people rate Ross Eye? ### anyone been to both here and Eye Care? ### people keep recommending Ross Eye, what for? ### what is actually on the menu here? ### opening hours at Ross Eye in Buffalo, what are they these days? ### do I need to fill anything in beforehand ### best eye care center in Buffalo ### anything good on Main to kill time near Ross Eye? ## What AI gets wrong about Ross Eye We ask Perplexity, Gemini and ChatGPT about Ross Eye. These are the answers that don’t match this page. ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 10, 2026. | Fact | What AI says | What this page says | | --- | --- | --- | | Address | Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 10, 2026: 902 Main St | 1176 Main St, Buffalo, NY 14209, USA | | Phone | Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 10, 2026: (716) 633-7386 | (716) 881-7900 | ## The AI Score: 62 of 100 It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Eye care centers on the registry run 19 to 73. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Ross Eye scores 62. The same method scores every business on the registry. | Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | Ross Eye | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Retrieval grounding | 26 | 100 | 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 | 40 | 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 | 82 | 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 | 56 | 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 | 61 | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. | Fair | | Content freshness & schema | 5 | 61 | 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 Ross Eye | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Ross Eye Institute | MedicalBusiness | #business | https://rosseye.com/?utm_source=GMBSocialClimb&utm_medium=RossEyeInstitute | Subject of this page | | Buffalo, New York | City | #city | | City Ross 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 Buffalo, linked to the lists and towns around it. ### Lists - Best eye care centers in Buffalo: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ny/buffalo/eye-care-center - Best businesses in Buffalo: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ny/buffalo ### Nearby - /new-york: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ny/new-york - /poughkeepsie: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ny/poughkeepsie - /middletown: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ny/middletown - /flushing: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ny/flushing - /kingston: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ny/kingston - /huntington: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ny/huntington ### Every list - Every leaderboard in New York: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ny ## References ### Sources cited - [1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJNx1TlfYS04kRX4IWi7LkNek (accessed Jul 10, 2026) - [2] rosseye.com, https://www.rosseye.com/cataract (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [3] rosseye.com, https://www.rosseye.com/cornea (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [4] rosseye.com, https://www.rosseye.com/diabetic-retinopathy (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [5] rosseye.com, https://www.rosseye.com/dry-eye (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [6] rosseye.com, https://www.rosseye.com/glaucoma (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [7] rosseye.com, https://www.rosseye.com/light-adjustable-lens (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [8] rosseye.com, https://www.rosseye.com/macular-degeneration (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [9] rosseye.com, https://www.rosseye.com/educational-programs/residency-program (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [10] rosseye.com, https://www.rosseye.com/retina (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [11] rosseye.com, https://www.rosseye.com/contact-lenses (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [12] AI engine output: ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 10, 2026, https://localairegistry.com/methodology (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
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<p>Local AI Registry · Eye care centers in Buffalo, NY · Editorial</p>
<h2>Ross Eye Institute, Buffalo NY: Reviews</h2>
<p>By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated October 29, 2026.</p>
<p>Published July 10, 2026 · Updated October 29, 2026 · Machine-readable version below</p>
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<h3>In short</h3>
<p>Ross Eye Institute is an eye care center in Buffalo, NY. Its AI Score is 62 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>1176 Main St, Buffalo, NY 14209, USA</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Mon to Tue 8 AM to 4:30 PM · Closed Wed · Thu to Fri 8 AM to 4:30 PM · Closed Sat to Sun</td></tr>
<tr><td>Phone</td><td>(716) 881-7900</td></tr>
<tr><td>Rating</td><td>4.5 across 1,437 reviews on Google</td></tr>
<tr><td>Updated</td><td>October 29, 2026</td></tr>
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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>1176 Main St, Buffalo, NY 14209, USA</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Description</td><td>Unlike some eye care providers, the Ross Eye Institute is unique in Western New York in that we focus extensively on providing education to not just to our patients, but to our providers. As the only university-affiliated vision care practice in the region, we work with University at Buffalo students to provide the latest information, education and insight into new technologies and approaches, giving our patients access to the latest standards and capabilities of eye care.</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Hours</td><td>Mon to Tue 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM · Wed Closed · Thu to Fri 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM · Sat to Sun Closed</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Name</td><td>Ross Eye Institute</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Phone</td><td>(716) 881-7900</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Monday</td><td>8:00 AM to 4:30 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Tuesday</td><td>8:00 AM to 4:30 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Wednesday</td><td>Closed</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Thursday</td><td>8:00 AM to 4:30 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Friday</td><td>8:00 AM to 4:30 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>Cataract</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>Contact lenses</td><td>From their website</td><td>Business website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Contact lens fitting</td><td>AI guess</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Cornea</td><td>From their website</td><td>Business website</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>Dry eye</td><td>From their website</td><td>Business website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Glaucoma</td><td>From their website</td><td>Business website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Light adjustable lens</td><td>From their website</td><td>Business website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Light adjustable lens fitting</td><td>AI guess</td><td></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>Ophthalmology residency program</td><td>From their website</td><td>Business website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Ophthalmology services</td><td>AI guess</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Retina</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>Retina care</td><td>AI guess</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Cornea treatment</td><td>AI guess</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Diabetic retinopathy treatment</td><td>AI guess</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Dry eye treatment</td><td>AI guess</td><td></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/61582778678505</td><td>AI guess</td><td>Our record</td></tr>
<tr><td>Links</td><td>Website</td><td>https://rosseye.com/?utm_source=GMBSocialClimb&utm_medium=RossEyeInstitute</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 10 services Ross 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>Cornea</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>Contact lenses</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>From their website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Dry eye</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>From their website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Glaucoma</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>From their website</td></tr>
<tr><td>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>Ophthalmology residency program</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>From their website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Cataract</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>From their website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Retina</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-ross-eye">
<h3>Visiting Ross Eye</h3>
<p>Address: 1176 Main St, Buffalo, NY 14209, USA. Phone: (716) 881-7900. Hours: Mon to Tue 8 AM to 4:30 PM · Closed Wed · Thu to Fri 8 AM to 4:30 PM · Closed Sat to Sun. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)</p>
<h4>Location info from Google Business Profile</h4>
<p>From Google Business Profile: "Unlike some eye care providers, the Ross Eye Institute is unique in Western New York in that we focus extensively on providing education – not just to our patients, but to our providers. As the only university-affiliated vision care practice in the region, we work with University at Buffalo students to provide the latest information, education and insight into new technologies and approaches, giving our patients access to the latest standards and capabilities of eye care."</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>Main Street & Dodge Street</td><td>Bus stop</td><td>1 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Main Street & Dodge Street</td><td>Bus stop</td><td>1 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Papa Johns Pizza</td><td>Pizza restaurant</td><td>2 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Main Street & Summer Street</td><td>Bus stop</td><td>2 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Summer-Best Station</td><td>Bus stop</td><td>2 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Summer Street & Main Street</td><td>Transit station</td><td>2 min walk</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</section>
<section id="ai-reputation">
<h3>Reputation</h3>
<p>4.5 average across 1,437 reviews: Google 1,437. (Confirmed, read July 10, 2026.)</p>
<p>Despite excellent doctors, Ross Eye Institute struggles with appointment management and communication, leading to significant patient frustration. (AI guess, from 1,437 reviews.)</p>
<h4>What people like</h4>
<ul>
<li>Dr. A.</li>
</ul>
<h4>What people do not like</h4>
<ul>
<li>Long wait times for appointments</li>
<li>Poor communication from phone operators</li>
<li>Issues with the patient portal</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>is there parking at Ross Eye or is it street only?</h4>
<h4>Downsides nobody puts in a five star review?</h4>
<h4>last update from here was when?</h4>
<h4>Any membership pricing at Ross Eye?</h4>
<h4>are the injectors here nurses or doctors</h4>
<h4>Saturdays at Ross Eye, are they open?</h4>
<h4>numbing here, do you have to ask for it?</h4>
<h4>walk in here, or is it appointment only?</h4>
<h4>Ballpark for a visit to an eye doctor in Buffalo?</h4>
<h4>Why do people rate Ross Eye?</h4>
<h4>anyone been to both here and Eye Care?</h4>
<h4>people keep recommending Ross Eye, what for?</h4>
<h4>what is actually on the menu here?</h4>
<h4>opening hours at Ross Eye in Buffalo, what are they these days?</h4>
<h4>do I need to fill anything in beforehand</h4>
<h4>best eye care center in Buffalo</h4>
<h4>anything good on Main to kill time near Ross Eye?</h4>
</section>
<section id="ai-what-ai-gets-wrong">
<h3>What AI gets wrong about Ross Eye</h3>
<p>We ask Perplexity, Gemini and ChatGPT about Ross Eye. These are the answers that don’t match this page.</p>
<p>ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 10, 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 10, 2026: 902 Main St</td><td>1176 Main St, Buffalo, NY 14209, USA</td></tr>
<tr><td>Phone</td><td>Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 10, 2026: (716) 633-7386</td><td>(716) 881-7900</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</section>
<section id="ai-score">
<h3>The AI Score: 62 of 100</h3>
<p>It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Eye care centers on the registry run 19 to 73. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Ross Eye scores 62. 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">Ross Eye</th></tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td>Retrieval grounding</td><td>26</td><td>100</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>40</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>82</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>56</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>61</td><td>Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone.</td><td>Fair</td></tr>
<tr><td>Content freshness & schema</td><td>5</td><td>61</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 Ross Eye</th></tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td>Ross Eye Institute</td><td>MedicalBusiness</td><td>#business</td><td>https://rosseye.com/?utm_source=GMBSocialClimb&utm_medium=RossEyeInstitute</td><td>Subject of this page</td></tr>
<tr><td>Buffalo, New York</td><td>City</td><td>#city</td><td></td><td>City Ross 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 Buffalo, linked to the lists and towns around it.</p>
<h4>Lists</h4>
<ul>
<li>Best eye care centers in Buffalo: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ny/buffalo/eye-care-center</li>
<li>Best businesses in Buffalo: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ny/buffalo</li>
</ul>
<h4>Nearby</h4>
<ul>
<li>/new-york: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ny/new-york</li>
<li>/poughkeepsie: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ny/poughkeepsie</li>
<li>/middletown: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ny/middletown</li>
<li>/flushing: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ny/flushing</li>
<li>/kingston: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ny/kingston</li>
<li>/huntington: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ny/huntington</li>
</ul>
<h4>Every list</h4>
<ul>
<li>Every leaderboard in New York: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ny</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:ChIJNx1TlfYS04kRX4IWi7LkNek (accessed Jul 10, 2026)</li>
<li>[2] rosseye.com, https://www.rosseye.com/cataract (accessed Sep 18, 2026)</li>
<li>[3] rosseye.com, https://www.rosseye.com/cornea (accessed Sep 18, 2026)</li>
<li>[4] rosseye.com, https://www.rosseye.com/diabetic-retinopathy (accessed Sep 18, 2026)</li>
<li>[5] rosseye.com, https://www.rosseye.com/dry-eye (accessed Sep 18, 2026)</li>
<li>[6] rosseye.com, https://www.rosseye.com/glaucoma (accessed Sep 18, 2026)</li>
<li>[7] rosseye.com, https://www.rosseye.com/light-adjustable-lens (accessed Sep 18, 2026)</li>
<li>[8] rosseye.com, https://www.rosseye.com/macular-degeneration (accessed Sep 18, 2026)</li>
<li>[9] rosseye.com, https://www.rosseye.com/educational-programs/residency-program (accessed Sep 18, 2026)</li>
<li>[10] rosseye.com, https://www.rosseye.com/retina (accessed Sep 18, 2026)</li>
<li>[11] rosseye.com, https://www.rosseye.com/contact-lenses (accessed Sep 18, 2026)</li>
<li>[12] AI engine output: ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 10, 2026, https://localairegistry.com/methodology (accessed Sep 18, 2026)</li>
</ul>
</section>
</article>
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