History
While EyeCare Associates of SF was formed in 1995, its founder and CEO, Dr. Samuel Gelbart has been in practice in the same locations in San Francisco since 1982. Dr. Gelbart is a Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology at UCSF. Dr. Barry Kerman has been associated with the practice since 2000 but recently semi-retired in November 2015 to the East Bay in order to be closer to his family. Dr. Kevin Tan succeeded Dr. Gelbart as the new owner of the practice on August 1, 2015. Dr. Gelbart continues to serve at both the Union Square and Stonestown offices as a part-time medical ophthalmologist and consultant.
Specialties
EyeCare Associates of SF is a team of ophthalmologists, optometrists, and opticians that all work together to provide comprehensive evaluation and treatment of medical eye and vision problems. Whether it be routine exams for glasses and contact lenses or eye care emergencies affecting your eyes or your vision and anything in between, we are prepared, staffed, and equipped to address and correct the problem. We are experts at LASIK and other refractive procedures, Cataract Surgery and the latest multifocal and astigmatic lens implants, Eyelid Rejuvenation, and Glaucoma treatment. We also reserve same day appointments for eye care emergencies.