Dr. Lydia Matkovich

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Please avoid this doctor at all costs. My 81 year old kind and loving mother was verbally abused by her for over 20 minutes, because she couldn't keep her eye open. Yelling at her asking her why she was there and humiliating my mom in front of everyone. It was elderly abuse!!!

I really want to give 0 stars but that is not an option on google reviews. My elderly mother went to Dr. Matkovich for an eye exam last Friday and she had a hard time opening her eye during the exam . Dr. Matkovich started yelling loudly and very rudely at my mom saying she is doing this on purpose. My mom is 81 years old and suffers from macular degeneration and few days before she had just had gotten shot in her eyes for it so she was having a hard time getting her eye to open fully. She also does not see with the other eye and she is diabetic, elderly and fragile. Dr. Matkovich kept yelling at her so loudly while in the exam chair that the office manager came in to see what is going on. Dr Matkovich continued to yell telling her manager what is she doing here, she is on purpose not opening her eye and made my mom feel super humiliated and distressed. I have written a formal complaint to the Torrance Surgery Center and plan to complain to the medical board. According to previous google reviews, Dr. Matkovich seems to have a history of mistreating elderly people, an already vulnerable population that we should treat with care and gentleness. Yelling at anyone is not OK. I felled compelled to write a google review as well to ensure no one has to go through this. We have canceled all appointment with Dr. Matkovich. I really want to give 0 stars but that is not an option on google reviews. My elderly mother went to Dr. Matkovich for an eye exam last Friday and she had a hard time opening her eye during the exam . Dr. Matkovich started yelling loudly … More

Please avoid this doctor at all costs. My 81 year old kind and loving mother was verbally abused by her for over 20 minutes, because she couldn't keep her eye open. Yelling at her asking her why she was there and humiliating my mom in front of everyone. It was elderly abuse!!!

Yes I agree with everyone with the negative comment . This eye Dr is very rude and recommend you go to another eye doctor . Her temper with my 92 yr grandmother is unbelievable. Her assistant is very rude also . The anxiety and fear my grandmother had when she went to her appointment .

My 82 year old mom has been going to Dr M for a few years now. Always having anxiety when having to go!! I am absolutely disgusted that last week she went for an appt...(.will be her last one there)!!! She was yelled at and made her cry and very upset!! No doctor should practice in that way!! After reading several reviews I wish she had never gone to Dr. M. For the next one out there do your research before going to Dr. M!! My 82 year old mom has been going to Dr M for a few years now. Always having anxiety when having to go!! I am absolutely disgusted that last week she went for an appt...(.will be her last one there)!!! She was yelled at and made her cry and … More

My mother has been seeing this doctor for years but has cut ties after dealing with Dr. Matkovich's ugly temper. I am livid that this doctor yelled at my sweet 82-year-old mother, who already was stressed out from her glaucoma issues. My mom said she has heard her shouting at other patients from the waiting room several times and the office staff seems afraid of her. Her husband is the office manager so that’s why she gets away with treating people so unprofessionally. Also, I accompanied my mother to an appointment once and Dr. Matkovich went on and on about how little she is paid due to most of her patients being on Medi-Cal. This doctor has a bad attitude so she needs to retire and/or take anger management classes. Her behavior is rude and totally unprofessional. My mother has been seeing this doctor for years but has cut ties after dealing with Dr. Matkovich's ugly temper. I am livid that this doctor yelled at my sweet 82-year-old mother, who already was stressed out from her glaucoma issues. My … More

My mother has been seeing this doctor for years but has cut ties after dealing with Dr. Matkovich's ugly temper. I am livid that this doctor yelled at my sweet 82-year-old mother, who already was stressed out from her glaucoma issues. My mom said she has heard her shouting at other patients from the waiting room several times and the office staff seems afraid of her. Her husband is the office manager so that’s why she gets away with treating people so unprofessionally. Also, I accompanied my mother to an appointment once and Dr. Matkovich went on and on about how little she is paid due to most of her patients being on Medi-Cal. This doctor has a bad attitude so she needs to retire and/or take anger management classes. Her behavior is rude and totally unprofessional.

This doctor has been very rude and unprofessional toward my mother, who has been her patient for the past few years. The last straw was when she yelled at my elderly mother for asking if she could have her surgery in June. My mother has heard her yelling at other patients from the waiting room as well. She needs to take an anger management course! I am disgusted by the way she treated my mom.

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I am disgusted with this dr and her assistance. I have been taking my child here for many years unfortunately and have only put up with her gross, abusive behavior because my child only needs to see her once every year. I always give her anither chance ti reddem herself or apilogize but it gets worse everytime. I FINALLY reached my breaking point. This was my last visit! She like always insists my kids not wearing the glasses properly ( not true) ...she then explains what she's going to do new prescription etc..but speaks extremely fast. I asked her politely repeat what she said and then she begins to belittle me telling my kid " you understand right"? And continues " you see mom your kid who is 11 understands". I was so disgusted. The worse part is that she then told my kid to look into contacts cause Noone in his age group wants to wear glasses. I was mortified . My kid likes glasses and we worked hard to lift up self image and the this disgusting EYE DR. makes my child feel ugly . NOT OK. My kid cried for days!!! SHAME ON YOU !!! YOU SHOULDN'T BE A DR!!! YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE A LICENSE! !! I will definitely be reporting this!!! I am disgusted with this dr and her assistance. I have been taking my child here for many years unfortunately and have only put up with her gross, abusive behavior because my child only needs to see her once every year. I always give her … More

I happened to discover that I have glaucoma even though I wasn’t yet even 40. I was referred to her as one of only a few great glaucoma specialists in LA. She helped me navigate the issue and get treatment. She is a real world doctor, she doesn’t beat around the bush and yet she is kind in a meaningful way. No sugar coating but you know she cares. She is in this work for the right reasons. Our good friend’s young son ended up seeing her as well and they are very happy with his progress. I happened to discover that I have glaucoma even though I wasn’t yet even 40. I was referred to her as one of only a few great glaucoma specialists in LA. She helped me navigate the issue and get treatment. She is a real world doctor, she … More

I should have read the reviews first. This woman is UNPROFESSIONAL!! She is very rude and was screaming at me in front of my daughter saying that my daughter is blind. My daughter is not blind and she got scared when she heard that and started crying. I have reported her to the Board and I really hope that they will investigate this matter. AWFUL EXPERIENCE I should have read the reviews first. This woman is UNPROFESSIONAL!! She is very rude and was screaming at me in front of my daughter saying that my daughter is blind. My daughter is not blind and she got scared when she heard that and … More

She is very RUDE and unprofessional. Can't believe she is listed as Pediatric Ophthalmologist. She doesn't know how to talk to kids. She has been criticizing me for explaining things to my daughter calling it West LA parenting. Would never go back to her.

If you don't like the truth then Lydia Matkovich is not for you. I have seen her close down the office almost to help save a young mans eyesight. Had her employee drive him to the emergency room to have emergency surgery to save his sight. She has helped save my eye sight by doing extensive testing and that's why I would recommend Lydia to anyone that asked!! If you don't like the truth then Lydia Matkovich is not for you. I have seen her close down the office almost to help save a young mans eyesight. Had her employee drive him to the emergency room to have emergency surgery to save his sight. … More

I was very surprised to see the reviews of Dr. Matkovich so I felt that I should share our experience with having her as my mother-in-law's glaucoma specialist for many years. When we were referred to Dr. M our mom had lost quite a bit of her vision due to glaucoma and her HMO doctor who just kept watching her pressure go up as well as irreparable damage being done to her eyes. After INSISTING on a specialist we were sent to Dr. M and she was AMAZING! Yes, she is forthright with her patients but she is extremely smart (a genius as far as we are concerned) and makes sure that she knows the latest cutting edge procedures. She stopped the progressing damage to our mom's eye and performed several surgeries over the years with skill and perfection every time! When my mom's healthcare would no longer pay for outside specialists we switched her insurance (which was a hard decision because her primary doctor was also great and we hated to lose her). The specialist that the insurance sent us to within their network was all the way in Culver City and he did not know how to do a new surgery that she needed. Dr. M did the new surgery and saved the day again! She even called the Culver City doctor to let him know about the new surgical development. Dr. M has always been very kind and spent ample time explaining my mom's condition and answering our endless questions. We highly recommend her! I was very surprised to see the reviews of Dr. Matkovich so I felt that I should share our experience with having her as my mother-in-law's glaucoma specialist for many years. When we were referred to Dr. M our mom had lost quite a bit of … More

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We saw Dr. Matkovich after a very suspicious eye exam with another MD (e.g., MD dilated our eyes and THEN did the vision test) and she saved my vision. Turns out I had narrow angle glaucoma and could have gone blind because the original opthalmologist was too lazy to perform a simple procedure that would have revealed this condition. She saw my husband had two hemorrhages and sent him to a specialist just to be on the safe side. She is forthright, honest and cares deeply about her patients!

She is very RUDE and unprofessional. Can't believe she is listed as Pediatric Ophthalmologist. She doesn't know how to talk to kids. She has been criticizing me for explaining things to my daughter calling it West LA parenting. Would never go back to her.

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Do not ever go to her. She was rude, yelled at me for asking questions and made by daughter cry. She's very unprofessional and I hope she gets reprimanded by the board! If I can give her no stars, I will!

Unprofessional staff for 2 years and Dr. Matkovich has a horrible attitude..

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Dr Matkovitch explained my eye problems to me thoroughly, was patient and spent a good long time with me to ensure that I understood the treatment offered.

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