prices round here, anyone got a number
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Eye care center in Bala Cynwyd, PA
4.9 · 658 reviewsOpen today until 5 PMOpen until 5
Welcome to Bala Eye Care We offer comprehensive medical and surgical eye care for adults and children of all ages. Our board-certified Eye MDs specialize in small-incision, sutureless, outpatient cataract surgery, utilizing the most advanced laser and intraocular lens technology. Additionally, we provide routine eye exams and expert fitting and dispensing of a complete line of contact lenses and fashionable, functional eyeglasses. Our philosophy is basic. We treat patients in a state-of-the-art facility combining the highest standards of personalized care with the finest technology available.
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What Bala Eye offers, what it costs, and what people come for.
Bala Eye lists 3 services on its website. Here's each one, with how many reviews mention each.
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No code detected[Photo 4]When it's quiet, where to park, and what's nearby.
Tuesday or Thursday, before 8 AM.
Busiest Monday and Thursday from 10 AM to 4 PM.
Rock Hill Pizzeria is a pizza restaurant a 9 minute walk away for a meal. Westminster Cemetery, a cemetery, is a 6 minute walk.
Nearby places from Google Maps, read Oct 23, 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.
Usually not too busy now. Busiest Mon and Thu, 10 AM to 4 PM.
What reviews, press and directories say about Bala Eye.
4.9from 658 reviews on Google
Bala Eye Care is distinguished by its skilled doctors and efficient service, though customer service in the optical shop has received mixed reviews. Patients at Bala Eye Care describe a consistently positive experience, highlighting the efficiency and professionalism of the staff. Many appreciate the thoroughness of the doctors, particularly Dr. Keith J. Mathers and Dr. Ralph DiGiovanni, who are noted for their expertise in procedures like cataract surgery. The atmosphere is characterized by a caring approach, making patients feel comfortable and well-cared for.
The AI Score is out of 100, read from 8 signals across search and AI.
57 Bala Cynwyd avg
Signal and how much it countsBala Eye
Every business is scored the same way, and nobody can pay for a better score.
Bala Eye, as AI sees it. Blue signals help Bala Eye, and red ones hold it back.
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The page ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google read about Bala Eye. The code version is exactly what their crawlers get.
Local AI Registry · Eye care centers in Bala Cynwyd, PA · Editorial
By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated November 1, 2026.
Published July 16, 2026 · Updated November 1, 2026 · Machine-readable version below
Bala Eye Care is an eye care center in Bala Cynwyd, PA. Its AI Score is 44 of 100, which is poor.
What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Eye care center |
| Address | 501 Belmont Ave, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004, USA |
| Hours | Mon to Fri 7:30 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun |
| Phone | (610) 667-4066 |
| Rating | 4.9 across 658 reviews on Google |
| Quietest time | Friday |
| Updated | November 1, 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 | 501 Belmont Ave, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Description | Welcome to Bala Eye Care We offer comprehensive medical and surgical eye care for adults and children of all ages. Our board-certified Eye MDs specialize in small-incision, sutureless, outpatient cataract surgery, utilizing the most advanced laser and intraocular lens technology. Additionally, we provide routine eye exams and expert fitting and dispensing of a complete line of contact lenses and fashionable, functional eyeglasses. Our philosophy is basic. We treat patients in a state-of-the-art facility combining the highest standards of personalized care with the finest technology available. | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Hours | Mon to Fri 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM · Sat to Sun Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Name | Bala Eye Care | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Phone | (610) 667-4066 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Monday | 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Tuesday | 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Wednesday | 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Thursday | 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Friday | 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Saturday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Sunday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Services | Service | Cataract surgery | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Comprehensive eye exams | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Contact lenses | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Eyeglasses | AI guess | |
| Services | Service | Laser eye surgery | AI guess | |
| Services | Service | Pediatric eye care | AI guess | |
| Links | Website | http://balaeyecare.com/ | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
These are the 3 services Bala Eye offers, with the price where we have one and where it came from.
| Service | Price | Price mark | Price evidence | Service mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cataract surgery | From their website | |||
| Contact lenses | From their website | |||
| Comprehensive eye exams | From their website |
Address: 501 Belmont Ave, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004, USA. Phone: (610) 667-4066. Hours: Mon to Fri 7:30 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)
From Google Business Profile: "Welcome to Bala Eye Care We offer comprehensive medical and surgical eye care for adults and children of all ages. Our board-certified Eye MDs specialize in small-incision, sutureless, outpatient cataract surgery, utilizing the most advanced laser and intraocular lens technology. Additionally, we provide routine eye exams and expert fitting and dispensing of a complete line of contact lenses and fashionable, functional eyeglasses. Our philosophy is basic. We treat patients in a state-of-the-art facility combining the highest standards of personalized care with the finest technology available."
Quietest day: Friday. Busiest day: Monday. From the popular times on its Google listing.
| Place | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bala Cynwyd Park | Park | 4 min walk |
| Bala Cynwyd Park Parking Lot | Parking lot | 4 min walk |
| Westminster Cemetery | Cemetery | 6 min walk |
| Cynwyd Trail Parking Lot | Parking lot | 8 min walk |
| Rock Hill Pizzeria | Pizza restaurant | 9 min walk |
| Wawa | Fast food restaurant | 10 min walk |
4.9 average across 658 reviews: Google 658. (Confirmed, read July 16, 2026.)
Bala Eye Care is distinguished by its skilled doctors and efficient service, though customer service in the optical shop has received mixed reviews. (AI guess, from 658 reviews.)
We ask Gemini, Perplexity and ChatGPT about Bala Eye. These are the answers that don’t match this page.
ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Oct 23, 2026. Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 17, 2026. Perplexity via DataForSEO on Oct 23, 2026.
| Fact | What AI says | What this page says |
|---|---|---|
| Address | ChatGPT, read by Local AI Registry on Oct 23, 2026: 1 Bala Ave | 501 Belmont Ave, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004, USA |
| Address | Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 17, 2026: 9 City Ave | 501 Belmont Ave, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004, USA |
| Phone | Perplexity via DataForSEO on Oct 23, 2026: 610-470-2329 | (610) 667-4066 |
It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Bala Cynwyd eye care centers run 44 to 62. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Bala Eye scores 44, below the Bala Cynwyd average of 57. The same method scores every business on the registry.
| Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | Bala Eye |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 41 | 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 | 45 | Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service. | Fair |
| Reviews & response | 12 | 85 | 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 | 84 | Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first. | Good |
| Speed & mobile | 7 | 68 | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. | Good |
| Content freshness & schema | 5 | 37 | Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals. | Poor |
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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| Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania | City | #city | City Bala 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 Bala Cynwyd, 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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# Bala Eye Care, Bala Cynwyd PA: Reviews Source: Local AI Registry, https://localairegistry.com/biz/pa/bala-cynwyd/bala-eye-care-bala-cynwyd-pa. Free to reuse with a link back. By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated 2026-11-01. Canonical: https://localairegistry.com/biz/pa/bala-cynwyd/bala-eye-care-bala-cynwyd-pa ## Photos -  -  -  -  -  ## In short Bala Eye Care is an eye care center in Bala Cynwyd, PA. Its AI Score is 44 of 100, which is poor. What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks ## Key facts | Fact | Value | | --- | --- | | Type | Eye care center | | Address | 501 Belmont Ave, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004, USA | | Hours | Mon to Fri 7:30 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun | | Phone | (610) 667-4066 | | Rating | 4.9 across 658 reviews on Google | | Quietest time | Friday | | Updated | November 1, 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 | 501 Belmont Ave, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Location info | Description | Welcome to Bala Eye Care We offer comprehensive medical and surgical eye care for adults and children of all ages. Our board-certified Eye MDs specialize in small-incision, sutureless, outpatient cataract surgery, utilizing the most advanced laser and intraocular lens technology. Additionally, we provide routine eye exams and expert fitting and dispensing of a complete line of contact lenses and fashionable, functional eyeglasses. Our philosophy is basic. We treat patients in a state-of-the-art facility combining the highest standards of personalized care with the finest technology available. | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Location info | Hours | Mon to Fri 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM · Sat to Sun Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Location info | Name | Bala Eye Care | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Location info | Phone | (610) 667-4066 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Monday | 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Tuesday | 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Wednesday | 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Thursday | 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Friday | 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Saturday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Sunday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Services | Service | Cataract surgery | From their website | Business website | | Services | Service | Comprehensive eye exams | From their website | Business website | | Services | Service | Contact lenses | From their website | Business website | | Services | Service | Eyeglasses | AI guess | | | Services | Service | Laser eye surgery | AI guess | | | Services | Service | Pediatric eye care | AI guess | | | Links | Website | http://balaeyecare.com/ | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | ## Services and prices These are the 3 services Bala Eye offers, with the price where we have one and where it came from. | Service | Price | Price mark | Price evidence | Service mark | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Cataract surgery | | | | From their website | | Contact lenses | | | | From their website | | Comprehensive eye exams | | | | 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 Bala Eye Address: 501 Belmont Ave, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004, USA. Phone: (610) 667-4066. Hours: Mon to Fri 7:30 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.) ### Location info from Google Business Profile From Google Business Profile: "Welcome to Bala Eye Care We offer comprehensive medical and surgical eye care for adults and children of all ages. Our board-certified Eye MDs specialize in small-incision, sutureless, outpatient cataract surgery, utilizing the most advanced laser and intraocular lens technology. Additionally, we provide routine eye exams and expert fitting and dispensing of a complete line of contact lenses and fashionable, functional eyeglasses. Our philosophy is basic. We treat patients in a state-of-the-art facility combining the highest standards of personalized care with the finest technology available." ### When to go Quietest day: Friday. Busiest day: Monday. From the popular times on its Google listing. ### 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 | | --- | --- | --- | | Bala Cynwyd Park | Park | 4 min walk | | Bala Cynwyd Park Parking Lot | Parking lot | 4 min walk | | Westminster Cemetery | Cemetery | 6 min walk | | Cynwyd Trail Parking Lot | Parking lot | 8 min walk | | Rock Hill Pizzeria | Pizza restaurant | 9 min walk | | Wawa | Fast food restaurant | 10 min walk | ## Reputation 4.9 average across 658 reviews: Google 658. (Confirmed, read July 16, 2026.) Bala Eye Care is distinguished by its skilled doctors and efficient service, though customer service in the optical shop has received mixed reviews. (AI guess, from 658 reviews.) ### What people like - Mathers' cataract surgery - Efficient and friendly staff - Thorough and knowledgeable doctors ### What people do not like - Rude behavior from optical shop staff - High prices for contact lenses - Inconsistent customer service experiences ### 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 ### same day appts, does that ever happen here ### the good stuff about Bala Eye, what is it? ### Somewhere to park near Bala Eye? ### trying to avoid the rush, which day is quiet ### Downsides nobody puts in a five star review? ### prices round here, anyone got a number ### medical staff here, or is it techs? ### Do they post anywhere? ### Open Saturdays here? ### walk in here, or is it appointment only? ### Worth the hype at Bala Eye? ### best eye care center in Bala Cynwyd ### is Bala Cynwyd expensive for this, or is it just here ### Anything this place is known for doing well? ### numbing at Bala Eye, do you have to ask for it? ### which one, Bala Eye or City Ave? ### what time does Bala Eye in Bala Cynwyd actually open? ## What AI gets wrong about Bala Eye We ask Gemini, Perplexity and ChatGPT about Bala Eye. These are the answers that don’t match this page. ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Oct 23, 2026. Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 17, 2026. Perplexity via DataForSEO on Oct 23, 2026. | Fact | What AI says | What this page says | | --- | --- | --- | | Address | ChatGPT, read by Local AI Registry on Oct 23, 2026: 1 Bala Ave | 501 Belmont Ave, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004, USA | | Address | Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 17, 2026: 9 City Ave | 501 Belmont Ave, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004, USA | | Phone | Perplexity via DataForSEO on Oct 23, 2026: 610-470-2329 | (610) 667-4066 | ## The AI Score: 44 of 100 It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Bala Cynwyd eye care centers run 44 to 62. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Bala Eye scores 44, below the Bala Cynwyd average of 57. The same method scores every business on the registry. | Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | Bala Eye | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 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 | 41 | 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 | 45 | Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service. | Fair | | Reviews & response | 12 | 85 | 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 | 84 | Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first. | Good | | Speed & mobile | 7 | 68 | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. | Good | | Content freshness & schema | 5 | 37 | Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals. | Poor | 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 Bala Eye | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Bala Eye Care | MedicalBusiness | #business | http://balaeyecare.com/ | Subject of this page | | Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania | City | #city | | City Bala 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 Bala Cynwyd, linked to the lists and towns around it. ### Lists - Best eye care centers in Bala Cynwyd: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/pa/bala-cynwyd/eye-care-center - Best businesses in Bala Cynwyd: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/pa/bala-cynwyd ### Nearby - /pittsburgh: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/pa/pittsburgh - /york: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/pa/york - /harrisburg: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/pa/harrisburg ### Every list - Every leaderboard in Pennsylvania: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/pa ## References ### Sources cited - [1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJcWNhbaO4xokRS5NBFBWY-mg (accessed Jul 16, 2026) - [2] balaeyecare.com, https://balaeyecare.com/services (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [3] balaeyecare.com, https://balaeyecare.com/cataract-surgery (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [4] AI engine output: ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Oct 23, 2026; Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 17, 2026; Perplexity via DataForSEO on Oct 23, 2026, https://localairegistry.com/methodology (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
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<p>Local AI Registry · Eye care centers in Bala Cynwyd, PA · Editorial</p>
<h2>Bala Eye Care, Bala Cynwyd PA: Reviews</h2>
<p>By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated November 1, 2026.</p>
<p>Published July 16, 2026 · Updated November 1, 2026 · Machine-readable version below</p>
</header>
<section id="ai-in-short">
<h3>In short</h3>
<p>Bala Eye Care is an eye care center in Bala Cynwyd, PA. Its AI Score is 44 of 100, which is poor.</p>
<p>What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks</p>
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<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>501 Belmont Ave, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004, USA</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Mon to Fri 7:30 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun</td></tr>
<tr><td>Phone</td><td>(610) 667-4066</td></tr>
<tr><td>Rating</td><td>4.9 across 658 reviews on Google</td></tr>
<tr><td>Quietest time</td><td>Friday</td></tr>
<tr><td>Updated</td><td>November 1, 2026</td></tr>
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</table>
</section>
<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>501 Belmont Ave, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004, USA</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Description</td><td>Welcome to Bala Eye Care We offer comprehensive medical and surgical eye care for adults and children of all ages. Our board-certified Eye MDs specialize in small-incision, sutureless, outpatient cataract surgery, utilizing the most advanced laser and intraocular lens technology. Additionally, we provide routine eye exams and expert fitting and dispensing of a complete line of contact lenses and fashionable, functional eyeglasses. Our philosophy is basic. We treat patients in a state-of-the-art facility combining the highest standards of personalized care with the finest technology available.</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Hours</td><td>Mon to Fri 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM · Sat to Sun Closed</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Name</td><td>Bala Eye Care</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Phone</td><td>(610) 667-4066</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Monday</td><td>7:30 AM to 5:00 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Tuesday</td><td>7:30 AM to 5:00 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Wednesday</td><td>7:30 AM to 5:00 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Thursday</td><td>7:30 AM to 5:00 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Friday</td><td>7:30 AM to 5:00 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Saturday</td><td>Closed</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Sunday</td><td>Closed</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Cataract surgery</td><td>From their website</td><td>Business website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Comprehensive eye exams</td><td>From their website</td><td>Business website</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>Eyeglasses</td><td>AI guess</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Laser eye surgery</td><td>AI guess</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Pediatric eye care</td><td>AI guess</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Links</td><td>Website</td><td>http://balaeyecare.com/</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
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</section>
<section id="ai-services-and-prices">
<h3>Services and prices</h3>
<p>These are the 3 services Bala 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>
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<tr><td>Cataract surgery</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>Comprehensive eye exams</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>From their website</td></tr>
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<h4>Known for</h4>
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<section id="ai-the-team">
<h3>The team</h3>
</section>
<section id="ai-visiting-bala-eye">
<h3>Visiting Bala Eye</h3>
<p>Address: 501 Belmont Ave, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004, USA. Phone: (610) 667-4066. Hours: Mon to Fri 7:30 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)</p>
<h4>Location info from Google Business Profile</h4>
<p>From Google Business Profile: "Welcome to Bala Eye Care We offer comprehensive medical and surgical eye care for adults and children of all ages. Our board-certified Eye MDs specialize in small-incision, sutureless, outpatient cataract surgery, utilizing the most advanced laser and intraocular lens technology. Additionally, we provide routine eye exams and expert fitting and dispensing of a complete line of contact lenses and fashionable, functional eyeglasses. Our philosophy is basic. We treat patients in a state-of-the-art facility combining the highest standards of personalized care with the finest technology available."</p>
<h4>When to go</h4>
<p>Quietest day: Friday. Busiest day: Monday. From the popular times on its Google listing.</p>
<h4>Parking and getting in</h4>
<h4>Nearby</h4>
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<thead><tr><th scope="col">Place</th><th scope="col">Type</th><th scope="col">Distance</th></tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td>Bala Cynwyd Park</td><td>Park</td><td>4 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Bala Cynwyd Park Parking Lot</td><td>Parking lot</td><td>4 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Westminster Cemetery</td><td>Cemetery</td><td>6 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Cynwyd Trail Parking Lot</td><td>Parking lot</td><td>8 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Rock Hill Pizzeria</td><td>Pizza restaurant</td><td>9 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Wawa</td><td>Fast food restaurant</td><td>10 min walk</td></tr>
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</section>
<section id="ai-reputation">
<h3>Reputation</h3>
<p>4.9 average across 658 reviews: Google 658. (Confirmed, read July 16, 2026.)</p>
<p>Bala Eye Care is distinguished by its skilled doctors and efficient service, though customer service in the optical shop has received mixed reviews. (AI guess, from 658 reviews.)</p>
<h4>What people like</h4>
<ul>
<li>Mathers' cataract surgery</li>
<li>Efficient and friendly staff</li>
<li>Thorough and knowledgeable doctors</li>
</ul>
<h4>What people do not like</h4>
<ul>
<li>Rude behavior from optical shop staff</li>
<li>High prices for contact lenses</li>
<li>Inconsistent customer service experiences</li>
</ul>
<h4>Press</h4>
<h4>Awards</h4>
<h4>Directories</h4>
</section>
<section id="ai-questions-people-ask">
<h3>Questions people ask</h3>
<h4>same day appts, does that ever happen here</h4>
<h4>the good stuff about Bala Eye, what is it?</h4>
<h4>Somewhere to park near Bala Eye?</h4>
<h4>trying to avoid the rush, which day is quiet</h4>
<h4>Downsides nobody puts in a five star review?</h4>
<h4>prices round here, anyone got a number</h4>
<h4>medical staff here, or is it techs?</h4>
<h4>Do they post anywhere?</h4>
<h4>Open Saturdays here?</h4>
<h4>walk in here, or is it appointment only?</h4>
<h4>Worth the hype at Bala Eye?</h4>
<h4>best eye care center in Bala Cynwyd</h4>
<h4>is Bala Cynwyd expensive for this, or is it just here</h4>
<h4>Anything this place is known for doing well?</h4>
<h4>numbing at Bala Eye, do you have to ask for it?</h4>
<h4>which one, Bala Eye or City Ave?</h4>
<h4>what time does Bala Eye in Bala Cynwyd actually open?</h4>
</section>
<section id="ai-what-ai-gets-wrong">
<h3>What AI gets wrong about Bala Eye</h3>
<p>We ask Gemini, Perplexity and ChatGPT about Bala Eye. These are the answers that don’t match this page.</p>
<p>ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Oct 23, 2026. Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 17, 2026. Perplexity via DataForSEO on Oct 23, 2026.</p>
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<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>ChatGPT, read by Local AI Registry on Oct 23, 2026: 1 Bala Ave</td><td>501 Belmont Ave, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004, USA</td></tr>
<tr><td>Address</td><td>Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 17, 2026: 9 City Ave</td><td>501 Belmont Ave, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004, USA</td></tr>
<tr><td>Phone</td><td>Perplexity via DataForSEO on Oct 23, 2026: 610-470-2329</td><td>(610) 667-4066</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</section>
<section id="ai-score">
<h3>The AI Score: 44 of 100</h3>
<p>It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Bala Cynwyd eye care centers run 44 to 62. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Bala Eye scores 44, below the Bala Cynwyd average of 57. 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">Bala Eye</th></tr></thead>
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<tr><td>Retrieval grounding</td><td>26</td><td>25</td><td>Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on.</td><td>Poor</td></tr>
<tr><td>Off-property attestation</td><td>20</td><td>41</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>45</td><td>Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service.</td><td>Fair</td></tr>
<tr><td>Reviews & response</td><td>12</td><td>85</td><td>The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim.</td><td>Good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Backlink & citation authority</td><td>8</td><td>53</td><td>Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you.</td><td>Fair</td></tr>
<tr><td>Google Business Profile</td><td>8</td><td>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>68</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>37</td><td>Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals.</td><td>Poor</td></tr>
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<p>Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology</p>
<p>How AI decides what to say about an eye care center: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-ai-decides-eye-surgery. What to check before you choose one: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-to-choose-eye-surgery</p>
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<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 Bala Eye</th></tr></thead>
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<tr><td>Bala Eye Care</td><td>MedicalBusiness</td><td>#business</td><td>http://balaeyecare.com/</td><td>Subject of this page</td></tr>
<tr><td>Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania</td><td>City</td><td>#city</td><td></td><td>City Bala Eye is in</td></tr>
<tr><td>Local AI Registry</td><td>Organization</td><td>#publisher</td><td>https://localairegistry.com</td><td>Publisher of this page</td></tr>
<tr><td>Steve Lee</td><td>Person</td><td>#author</td><td>https://localairegistry.com/team/steve-lee</td><td>Author of this page</td></tr>
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</table>
</section>
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<h3>Topical map</h3>
<p>Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the eye care centers in Bala Cynwyd, linked to the lists and towns around it.</p>
<h4>Lists</h4>
<ul>
<li>Best eye care centers in Bala Cynwyd: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/pa/bala-cynwyd/eye-care-center</li>
<li>Best businesses in Bala Cynwyd: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/pa/bala-cynwyd</li>
</ul>
<h4>Nearby</h4>
<ul>
<li>/pittsburgh: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/pa/pittsburgh</li>
<li>/york: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/pa/york</li>
<li>/harrisburg: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/pa/harrisburg</li>
</ul>
<h4>Every list</h4>
<ul>
<li>Every leaderboard in Pennsylvania: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/pa</li>
</ul>
</section>
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<h3>References</h3>
<h4>Sources cited</h4>
<ul>
<li>[1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJcWNhbaO4xokRS5NBFBWY-mg (accessed Jul 16, 2026)</li>
<li>[2] balaeyecare.com, https://balaeyecare.com/services (accessed Sep 18, 2026)</li>
<li>[3] balaeyecare.com, https://balaeyecare.com/cataract-surgery (accessed Sep 18, 2026)</li>
<li>[4] AI engine output: ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Oct 23, 2026; Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 17, 2026; Perplexity via DataForSEO on Oct 23, 2026, https://localairegistry.com/methodology (accessed Sep 18, 2026)</li>
</ul>
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