worth it or not, what do the regulars say
Question · by summer_lurker_east · Member since Jul 2026 · 121 posts · 7w7 weeks ago
Eye care center in Tukwila, WA
4.6 · 389 reviewsOpen today until 6 PMOpen until 6
Southcenter Eye Clinic is the local eye doctor to see for all of your eye care needs in Tukwila, WA. As your local Tukwila optometrist, Southcenter Eye Clinic can help diagnose, treat, and detect subtle changes in your eyes year over year. Come visit our offices at 416 Southcenter Mall Tukwila, WA 98188 and let us help you see and look your best. Our doctors are here to provide the professional eye care near you, to guarantee you have the clearest vision. Call today to schedule an appointment for your annual eye exam.
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What Southcenter Eye offers, what it costs, and what people come for.
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When it's quiet, where to park, and what's nearby.
Kitanda Espresso & Acai is next door for coffee. Braganza Tea is a 1 minute walk for Tea. Capital One Café is a 2 minute walk for coffee.
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 Southcenter Eye.
4.6from 389 reviews on Google
While some doctors are well-regarded, frequent complaints about rushed service and prescription errors overshadow the positive experiences. Customer experiences at Southcenter Eye Clinic are mixed, with some praising the knowledgeable staff and efficient service, particularly Dr. Hwahn and Dr. Patricia. However, many reviewers express frustration over rushed exams, incorrect prescriptions, and poor customer service, particularly at the front desk.
The AI Score is out of 100, read from 8 signals across search and AI.
Signal and how much it countsSouthcenter Eye
Every business is scored the same way, and nobody can pay for a better score.
Southcenter Eye, as AI sees it. Blue signals help Southcenter Eye, and red ones hold it back.
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The page ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google read about Southcenter Eye. The code version is exactly what their crawlers get.
Local AI Registry · Eye care centers in Tukwila, WA · Editorial
By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated October 30, 2026.
Published July 16, 2026 · Updated October 30, 2026 · Machine-readable version below
Southcenter Eye Clinic is an eye care center in Tukwila, WA. Its AI Score is 67 of 100, which is good.
What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Eye care center |
| Address | 416 Southcenter Mall, Tukwila, WA 98188, USA |
| Hours | Mon to Sat 10 AM to 6 PM · Sun 11 AM to 4 PM |
| Phone | (206) 431-8770 |
| Rating | 4.6 across 389 reviews on Google |
| Updated | October 30, 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 | 416 Southcenter Mall, Tukwila, WA 98188, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Description | Southcenter Eye Clinic is the local eye doctor to see for all of your eye care needs in Tukwila, WA. As your local Tukwila optometrist, Southcenter Eye Clinic can help diagnose, treat, and detect subtle changes in your eyes year over year. Come visit our offices at 416 Southcenter Mall Tukwila, WA 98188 and let us help you see and look your best. Our doctors are here to provide the professional eye care near you, to guarantee you have the clearest vision. Call today to schedule an appointment for your annual eye exam. | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Hours | Mon to Sat 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM · Sun 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Name | Southcenter Eye Clinic | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Phone | (206) 431-8770 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Monday | 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Tuesday | 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Wednesday | 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Thursday | 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Friday | 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Saturday | 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Sunday | 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Services | Service | Eye exams | AI guess | |
| Services | Service | Vision changes detection | AI guess | |
| Services | Service | Vision diagnosis | AI guess | |
| Team | Southcenter Mall Tukwila, WA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | |
| Links | Website | https://local.lenscrafters.com/eyedoctors/wa/tukwila/416-southcenter-mall.html | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
1 person is named on this page.
| Field | Value | Mark | Evidence |
|---|
Address: 416 Southcenter Mall, Tukwila, WA 98188, USA. Phone: (206) 431-8770. Hours: Mon to Sat 10 AM to 6 PM · Sun 11 AM to 4 PM. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)
From Google Business Profile: "Southcenter Eye Clinic is the local eye doctor to see for all of your eye care needs in Tukwila, WA. As your local Tukwila optometrist, Southcenter Eye Clinic can help diagnose, treat, and detect subtle changes in your eyes year over year. Come visit our offices at 416 Southcenter Mall Tukwila, WA 98188 and let us help you see and look your best. Our doctors are here to provide the professional eye care near you, to guarantee you have the clearest vision. Call today to schedule an appointment for your annual eye exam."
| Place | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kizuki Ramen & Izakaya (Southcenter Mall) | Ramen restaurant | 1 min walk |
| Kitanda Espresso & Acai - Southcenter Mall | Cafe | 1 min walk |
| Din Tai Fung | Taiwanese restaurant | 1 min walk |
| Braganza Tea | Cafe | 1 min walk |
| Lviv Croissants | Cafe | 2 min walk |
| Capital One Café | Coffee shop | 2 min walk |
4.6 average across 389 reviews: Google 389. (Confirmed, read July 16, 2026.)
While some doctors are well-regarded, frequent complaints about rushed service and prescription errors overshadow the positive experiences. (AI guess, from 389 reviews.)
We ask Perplexity, Gemini and ChatGPT about Southcenter Eye. These are the answers that don’t match this page.
ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 16, 2026.
| Fact | What AI says | What this page says |
|---|---|---|
| Address | Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 16, 2026: 16870 Southcenter Pkwy | 416 Southcenter Mall, Tukwila, WA 98188, USA |
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. Southcenter Eye scores 67. The same method scores every business on the registry.
| Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | Southcenter 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 | 67 | Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service. | Good |
| Reviews & response | 12 | 75 | 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 | 64 | Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you. | Fair |
| Google Business Profile | 8 | 79 | Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first. | Good |
| Speed & mobile | 7 | 50 | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. | Fair |
| Content freshness & schema | 5 | 57 | Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals. | Fair |
Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology
How AI decides what to say about an eye care center: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-ai-decides-eye-surgery. What to check before you choose one: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-to-choose-eye-surgery
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| Southcenter Eye Clinic | MedicalBusiness | #business | https://local.lenscrafters.com/eyedoctors/wa/tukwila/416-southcenter-mall.html | Subject of this page |
| Southcenter Mall Tukwila, WA | Person | #team-southcenter-mall-tukwila | ||
| Tukwila, Washington | City | #city | City Southcenter 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 Tukwila, 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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# Southcenter Eye Clinic, Tukwila WA: Reviews Source: Local AI Registry, https://localairegistry.com/biz/wa/tukwila/southcenter-eye-clinic-tukwila-wa. Free to reuse with a link back. By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated 2026-10-30. Canonical: https://localairegistry.com/biz/wa/tukwila/southcenter-eye-clinic-tukwila-wa ## Photos -  -  ## In short Southcenter Eye Clinic is an eye care center in Tukwila, WA. Its AI Score is 67 of 100, which is good. What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks ## Key facts | Fact | Value | | --- | --- | | Type | Eye care center | | Address | 416 Southcenter Mall, Tukwila, WA 98188, USA | | Hours | Mon to Sat 10 AM to 6 PM · Sun 11 AM to 4 PM | | Phone | (206) 431-8770 | | Rating | 4.6 across 389 reviews on Google | | Updated | October 30, 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 | 416 Southcenter Mall, Tukwila, WA 98188, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Location info | Description | Southcenter Eye Clinic is the local eye doctor to see for all of your eye care needs in Tukwila, WA. As your local Tukwila optometrist, Southcenter Eye Clinic can help diagnose, treat, and detect subtle changes in your eyes year over year. Come visit our offices at 416 Southcenter Mall Tukwila, WA 98188 and let us help you see and look your best. Our doctors are here to provide the professional eye care near you, to guarantee you have the clearest vision. Call today to schedule an appointment for your annual eye exam. | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Location info | Hours | Mon to Sat 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM · Sun 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Location info | Name | Southcenter Eye Clinic | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Location info | Phone | (206) 431-8770 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Monday | 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Tuesday | 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Wednesday | 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Thursday | 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Friday | 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Saturday | 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Sunday | 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Services | Service | Eye exams | AI guess | | | Services | Service | Vision changes detection | AI guess | | | Services | Service | Vision diagnosis | AI guess | | | Team | Southcenter Mall Tukwila, WA | | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Links | Website | https://local.lenscrafters.com/eyedoctors/wa/tukwila/416-southcenter-mall.html | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | ## Services and prices Add your services so AI can say what you offer ### Known for Share your review link so AI can say what you're known for ## The team 1 person is named on this page. ### Southcenter Mall Tukwila, WA | Field | Value | Mark | Evidence | | --- | --- | --- | --- | ## Visiting Southcenter Eye Address: 416 Southcenter Mall, Tukwila, WA 98188, USA. Phone: (206) 431-8770. Hours: Mon to Sat 10 AM to 6 PM · Sun 11 AM to 4 PM. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.) ### Location info from Google Business Profile From Google Business Profile: "Southcenter Eye Clinic is the local eye doctor to see for all of your eye care needs in Tukwila, WA. As your local Tukwila optometrist, Southcenter Eye Clinic can help diagnose, treat, and detect subtle changes in your eyes year over year. Come visit our offices at 416 Southcenter Mall Tukwila, WA 98188 and let us help you see and look your best. Our doctors are here to provide the professional eye care near you, to guarantee you have the clearest vision. Call today to schedule an appointment for your annual eye exam." ### 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 | | --- | --- | --- | | Kizuki Ramen & Izakaya (Southcenter Mall) | Ramen restaurant | 1 min walk | | Kitanda Espresso & Acai - Southcenter Mall | Cafe | 1 min walk | | Din Tai Fung | Taiwanese restaurant | 1 min walk | | Braganza Tea | Cafe | 1 min walk | | Lviv Croissants | Cafe | 2 min walk | | Capital One Café | Coffee shop | 2 min walk | ## Reputation 4.6 average across 389 reviews: Google 389. (Confirmed, read July 16, 2026.) While some doctors are well-regarded, frequent complaints about rushed service and prescription errors overshadow the positive experiences. (AI guess, from 389 reviews.) ### What people like - Efficient appointment scheduling ### What people do not like - Rushed exams and incorrect prescriptions - Poor customer service at the front desk - Appointment scheduling errors ### 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 ### worth it or not, what do the regulars say ### anything I should sort out before a consult at Southcenter Eye? ### Is numbing included here or is it extra? ### how much is a first visit around here ### cancellation list here, is there one ### Coffee near Southcenter Eye on Southcenter Mall? ### last update from here was when? ### Somewhere to park near Southcenter Eye? ### best optometrist in Tukwila ### people keep recommending Southcenter Eye, what for? ### what time does Southcenter Eye in Tukwila actually open? ### bad experiences at Southcenter Eye, anyone? ### are the injectors here nurses or doctors ### Finance options, anyone used them? ### does this place take insurance or is it all out of pocket? ### do I need to book this place or can I just turn up? ### torn between Southcenter Eye and Eye 5? ## What AI gets wrong about Southcenter Eye We ask Perplexity, Gemini and ChatGPT about Southcenter Eye. These are the answers that don’t match this page. ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 16, 2026. | Fact | What AI says | What this page says | | --- | --- | --- | | Address | Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 16, 2026: 16870 Southcenter Pkwy | 416 Southcenter Mall, Tukwila, WA 98188, USA | ## The AI Score: 67 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. Southcenter Eye scores 67. The same method scores every business on the registry. | Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | Southcenter 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 | 67 | Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service. | Good | | Reviews & response | 12 | 75 | 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 | 64 | Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you. | Fair | | Google Business Profile | 8 | 79 | Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first. | Good | | Speed & mobile | 7 | 50 | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. | Fair | | Content freshness & schema | 5 | 57 | Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals. | Fair | Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology How AI decides what to say about an eye care center: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-ai-decides-eye-surgery. What to check before you choose one: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-to-choose-eye-surgery ## Entity map Every person, place, organization and treatment named on this page, with a stable ID and a public reference. The JSON-LD below connects them to each other. | Entity | Type | ID on this page | Same as | Relationship to Southcenter Eye | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Southcenter Eye Clinic | MedicalBusiness | #business | https://local.lenscrafters.com/eyedoctors/wa/tukwila/416-southcenter-mall.html | Subject of this page | | Southcenter Mall Tukwila, WA | Person | #team-southcenter-mall-tukwila | | | | Tukwila, Washington | City | #city | | City Southcenter 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 Tukwila, linked to the lists and towns around it. ### Lists - Best eye care centers in Tukwila: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/wa/tukwila/eye-care-center - Best businesses in Tukwila: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/wa/tukwila ### Nearby - /wenatchee: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/wa/wenatchee - /seattle: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/wa/seattle - /east-wenatchee: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/wa/east-wenatchee - /bellevue: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/wa/bellevue - /moses-lake: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/wa/moses-lake - /leavenworth: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/wa/leavenworth ### Every list - Every leaderboard in Washington: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/wa ## References ### Sources cited - [1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJSyLPD9NckFQRu7oTh4sCeXw (accessed Jul 16, 2026) - [2] AI engine output: ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 16, 2026, https://localairegistry.com/methodology (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
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<p>Local AI Registry · Eye care centers in Tukwila, WA · Editorial</p>
<h2>Southcenter Eye Clinic, Tukwila WA: Reviews</h2>
<p>By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated October 30, 2026.</p>
<p>Published July 16, 2026 · Updated October 30, 2026 · Machine-readable version below</p>
</header>
<section id="ai-in-short">
<h3>In short</h3>
<p>Southcenter Eye Clinic is an eye care center in Tukwila, WA. Its AI Score is 67 of 100, which is good.</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>
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<tr><td>Type</td><td>Eye care center</td></tr>
<tr><td>Address</td><td>416 Southcenter Mall, Tukwila, WA 98188, USA</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Mon to Sat 10 AM to 6 PM · Sun 11 AM to 4 PM</td></tr>
<tr><td>Phone</td><td>(206) 431-8770</td></tr>
<tr><td>Rating</td><td>4.6 across 389 reviews on Google</td></tr>
<tr><td>Updated</td><td>October 30, 2026</td></tr>
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<section id="ai-all-the-details">
<h3>All the details</h3>
<p>Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from.</p>
<table>
<thead><tr><th scope="col">Group</th><th scope="col">Fact</th><th scope="col">Value</th><th scope="col">Mark</th><th scope="col">Evidence</th></tr></thead>
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<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Address</td><td>416 Southcenter Mall, Tukwila, WA 98188, USA</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Description</td><td>Southcenter Eye Clinic is the local eye doctor to see for all of your eye care needs in Tukwila, WA. As your local Tukwila optometrist, Southcenter Eye Clinic can help diagnose, treat, and detect subtle changes in your eyes year over year. Come visit our offices at 416 Southcenter Mall Tukwila, WA 98188 and let us help you see and look your best. Our doctors are here to provide the professional eye care near you, to guarantee you have the clearest vision. Call today to schedule an appointment for your annual eye exam.</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Hours</td><td>Mon to Sat 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM · Sun 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Name</td><td>Southcenter Eye Clinic</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Phone</td><td>(206) 431-8770</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Monday</td><td>10:00 AM to 6:00 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Tuesday</td><td>10:00 AM to 6:00 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Wednesday</td><td>10:00 AM to 6:00 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Thursday</td><td>10:00 AM to 6:00 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Friday</td><td>10:00 AM to 6:00 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Saturday</td><td>10:00 AM to 6:00 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Sunday</td><td>11:00 AM to 4:00 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Eye exams</td><td>AI guess</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Vision changes detection</td><td>AI guess</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Vision diagnosis</td><td>AI guess</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Team</td><td>Southcenter Mall Tukwila, WA</td><td></td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Links</td><td>Website</td><td>https://local.lenscrafters.com/eyedoctors/wa/tukwila/416-southcenter-mall.html</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
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<section id="ai-services-and-prices">
<h3>Services and prices</h3>
<h4>Known for</h4>
</section>
<section id="ai-the-team">
<h3>The team</h3>
<p>1 person is named on this page.</p>
<h4>Southcenter Mall Tukwila, WA</h4>
<table>
<thead><tr><th scope="col">Field</th><th scope="col">Value</th><th scope="col">Mark</th><th scope="col">Evidence</th></tr></thead>
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<section id="ai-visiting-southcenter-eye">
<h3>Visiting Southcenter Eye</h3>
<p>Address: 416 Southcenter Mall, Tukwila, WA 98188, USA. Phone: (206) 431-8770. Hours: Mon to Sat 10 AM to 6 PM · Sun 11 AM to 4 PM. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)</p>
<h4>Location info from Google Business Profile</h4>
<p>From Google Business Profile: "Southcenter Eye Clinic is the local eye doctor to see for all of your eye care needs in Tukwila, WA. As your local Tukwila optometrist, Southcenter Eye Clinic can help diagnose, treat, and detect subtle changes in your eyes year over year. Come visit our offices at 416 Southcenter Mall Tukwila, WA 98188 and let us help you see and look your best. Our doctors are here to provide the professional eye care near you, to guarantee you have the clearest vision. Call today to schedule an appointment for your annual eye exam."</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>
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<tr><td>Kizuki Ramen & Izakaya (Southcenter Mall)</td><td>Ramen restaurant</td><td>1 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Kitanda Espresso & Acai - Southcenter Mall</td><td>Cafe</td><td>1 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Din Tai Fung</td><td>Taiwanese restaurant</td><td>1 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Braganza Tea</td><td>Cafe</td><td>1 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Lviv Croissants</td><td>Cafe</td><td>2 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Capital One Café</td><td>Coffee shop</td><td>2 min walk</td></tr>
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</table>
</section>
<section id="ai-reputation">
<h3>Reputation</h3>
<p>4.6 average across 389 reviews: Google 389. (Confirmed, read July 16, 2026.)</p>
<p>While some doctors are well-regarded, frequent complaints about rushed service and prescription errors overshadow the positive experiences. (AI guess, from 389 reviews.)</p>
<h4>What people like</h4>
<ul>
<li>Efficient appointment scheduling</li>
</ul>
<h4>What people do not like</h4>
<ul>
<li>Rushed exams and incorrect prescriptions</li>
<li>Poor customer service at the front desk</li>
<li>Appointment scheduling errors</li>
</ul>
<h4>Press</h4>
<h4>Awards</h4>
<h4>Directories</h4>
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<section id="ai-questions-people-ask">
<h3>Questions people ask</h3>
<h4>worth it or not, what do the regulars say</h4>
<h4>anything I should sort out before a consult at Southcenter Eye?</h4>
<h4>Is numbing included here or is it extra?</h4>
<h4>how much is a first visit around here</h4>
<h4>cancellation list here, is there one</h4>
<h4>Coffee near Southcenter Eye on Southcenter Mall?</h4>
<h4>last update from here was when?</h4>
<h4>Somewhere to park near Southcenter Eye?</h4>
<h4>best optometrist in Tukwila</h4>
<h4>people keep recommending Southcenter Eye, what for?</h4>
<h4>what time does Southcenter Eye in Tukwila actually open?</h4>
<h4>bad experiences at Southcenter Eye, anyone?</h4>
<h4>are the injectors here nurses or doctors</h4>
<h4>Finance options, anyone used them?</h4>
<h4>does this place take insurance or is it all out of pocket?</h4>
<h4>do I need to book this place or can I just turn up?</h4>
<h4>torn between Southcenter Eye and Eye 5?</h4>
</section>
<section id="ai-what-ai-gets-wrong">
<h3>What AI gets wrong about Southcenter Eye</h3>
<p>We ask Perplexity, Gemini and ChatGPT about Southcenter Eye. These are the answers that don’t match this page.</p>
<p>ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 16, 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>
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<tr><td>Address</td><td>Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 16, 2026: 16870 Southcenter Pkwy</td><td>416 Southcenter Mall, Tukwila, WA 98188, USA</td></tr>
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</section>
<section id="ai-score">
<h3>The AI Score: 67 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. Southcenter Eye scores 67. 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">Southcenter Eye</th></tr></thead>
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<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>67</td><td>Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service.</td><td>Good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Reviews & response</td><td>12</td><td>75</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>64</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>79</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>50</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>57</td><td>Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals.</td><td>Fair</td></tr>
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</table>
<p>Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology</p>
<p>How AI decides what to say about an eye care center: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-ai-decides-eye-surgery. What to check before you choose one: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-to-choose-eye-surgery</p>
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<section id="ai-entity-map">
<h3>Entity map</h3>
<p>Every person, place, organization and treatment named on this page, with a stable ID and a public reference. The JSON-LD below connects them to each other.</p>
<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 Southcenter Eye</th></tr></thead>
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<tr><td>Southcenter Eye Clinic</td><td>MedicalBusiness</td><td>#business</td><td>https://local.lenscrafters.com/eyedoctors/wa/tukwila/416-southcenter-mall.html</td><td>Subject of this page</td></tr>
<tr><td>Southcenter Mall Tukwila, WA</td><td>Person</td><td>#team-southcenter-mall-tukwila</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Tukwila, Washington</td><td>City</td><td>#city</td><td></td><td>City Southcenter 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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<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 Tukwila, linked to the lists and towns around it.</p>
<h4>Lists</h4>
<ul>
<li>Best eye care centers in Tukwila: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/wa/tukwila/eye-care-center</li>
<li>Best businesses in Tukwila: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/wa/tukwila</li>
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<h4>Nearby</h4>
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<li>/wenatchee: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/wa/wenatchee</li>
<li>/seattle: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/wa/seattle</li>
<li>/east-wenatchee: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/wa/east-wenatchee</li>
<li>/bellevue: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/wa/bellevue</li>
<li>/moses-lake: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/wa/moses-lake</li>
<li>/leavenworth: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/wa/leavenworth</li>
</ul>
<h4>Every list</h4>
<ul>
<li>Every leaderboard in Washington: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/wa</li>
</ul>
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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:ChIJSyLPD9NckFQRu7oTh4sCeXw (accessed Jul 16, 2026)</li>
<li>[2] AI engine output: ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 16, 2026, https://localairegistry.com/methodology (accessed Sep 18, 2026)</li>
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