Dr. James Lewis Plotnik, MD

I can only say I wouldn’t recommend Dr. Plotnik at all. My daughter’s vision case is very delicate and he didn’t took the best approach to improve her vision. If anything, it got worse. I won’t go into details cuz I wouldn’t even know where to begin and at this point it really doesn’t matter anymore. Please do your research before you decide on any surgery/treatment with him.

Dr plotnic didn’t do what he said he would do. Failed. I had to pay to fix his mistake.

Poor results. Didn’t do what he said he would do. Poor results.

Just had muscle surgery to correct adult double vision. Surgery was extremely successful and I suffered for 10 Years before I decided To have thesurgery. Should have done it 9 years ago. Dr Plotnik is amazing. Surgery was easy. Cant recommenced it enough !

staff was not so pleasant waited over an hour while everyone else coming in the door was being called back . no organization and that's too bad doctor Plotnik is a very talented doctor I know hes corrected my eyes a few years back

Unhappy with the results of his surgery for double vision, had a second opinion at the UCLA Jules Stein Eye Clinic. Had Plotnick done proper, thorough testing, he'd have seen that it wasn't the issue of my eyes not coordinating images properly, it's my brain which can't properly receive the images seen. The surgery was unnecessary (made thing slightly worse!), the lens prisms Plotnick prescribed were useless...his arrogance, indifference, and the general 'know-it-all attitude (he was dismissive of my issues, respectfully presented) are truly breathtaking. Took six minutes with me, each meeting. Angry--but it's not technically malpractice.

Waited over an hour and a half with my 18 month old before being given about 3 minutes total with Dr. Plotnick. I am currently looking for another specialist to perform my son's eye surgery due to their lack of professionalism, bedside manner, and overall lack of compassion for patients. In my opinion, they over book just to get as much money in their pockets as possible. They should be ashamed of themselves.

Excellent care

My son was born with a congenital eye condition that was diagnosed when he was 4 months old. It was terrifying to think that your new baby had this challenge. The nurse was abrupt and wanted to dilate my son's eyes. I questioned this and she got snotty and left the room. About 10 minutes later, Dr. Plotnik stuck his head in the door, announced my son has this condition and to dilate his eyes and closed the door. I was terrified and he and his staff were no help. They always seem to be rushed and distracted. He used words like jiggly and wiggly to describe my son's eye condition and constantly talked about surgery. I would get a sick stomach days before an appointment knowing I would have to deal with him and his staff. I finally found another doctor and my son does wonderfully and has never needed a surgery. Dr. Plotnik might know his stuff but he needs to slow down and remember that these are children and they are the world to their parents who are scared and worried.

Superb bedside manner, great with my son and more than willing to communicate with parents. After dealing with an arrogant, and flat-out rude doctor in the same practice, Dr. Plotnik was a breath of fresh air. He is not only incredibly knowledgeable and skilled, but takes the time to answer ALL of my questions...and explain things in a way I can understand. For morning appointments (which I prefer) we haven't run into issues regarding wait times, but he definitely gets backed up in the afternoons. The one time we had a late after noon appointment, we waited almost an hour in the room. There is always a super long hold time to make an appointment, though, and they could most definitely benefit from hiring another few people to answer the phones.