Ophthalmology: Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
Providence, East Greenwich
4.8
280 Ratings
76 Comments
Dr. David Robbins Tien is a board-certified pediatric ophthalmologist and the founder of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Associates. Dr. Tien completed his fellowship training in pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus at Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital.
Dr. David Robbins Tien is a board-certified pediatric ophthalmologist and the founder of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Associates. Dr. Tien completed his fellowship training in pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus at Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital.
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He’s a great Pediatric Ophthalmology
Jul-2024
He is very exceptional at what he does he is very particular and a man of many words. I appreciate the surgery he had done on my son because the outcome was amazing for the first time and my son's life he was able to look me in the eyes ❤️
Jun-2024
We found this doctor to lack any sense of common courtesy when we came for our first visit. We waited for 90 minutes and never received an apology for the wait. He was abrupt, dismissive and seemed bothered by our questions. We won’t be returning.
Jan-2024
Dr. Tien is amazing. The wait in the office is less desirable especially when you take your child out of school early and then you don’t even get seen until after school hours.
Dec-2023
Been taking my son here for years, Dr.Tien is phenomenal!
Dec-2023
Very friendly and professional service. Thank you
Aug-2023
Great provider! Extremely knowledgeable and thorough. Awesome experience with the East Greenwich office - everyone is so kind.
Jul-2023
Dr. Tien is excellent. He performed surgery on one of my eyes in 2018 and that cleared up my double vision at the time. I have a great deal of confidence in Dr. Tien.
Jul-2023
He is great, with my kids. My son is autistic and had to have surgery he was so good at explaining everything so he could understand. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Jul-2023
He has been my daughter's pediatric Ophthalmologist for many years and he has been excellent. She has had 2 eye surgeries and had to be monitored closely. Can't recommend him enough.
Jul-2023
Dr. Tien is very kind and polite
Jul-2023
We’ve been seeing Dr. Tien for 10 years, he’s so kind and has been great with my son since he was 3! We recommend him to anyone that needs a eye dr for their kids!
Apr-2023
He could use an upgrade in his “bedside” manner. Didn’t tell me what to expect after the surgery.
Jan-2023
There were a few details left out of the consultation.
Nov-2022
Excellent visit. Not rushed. Everything explained thoroughly. His medical assistant also completed a thorough exam. I felt like I was in competent hands.
Oct-2022
Great visit!
Oct-2022
Dr. Tien has always been thorough, personable, and extremely helpful!
Aug-2022
Dr. Tien is the best! Always great with my son and very patient as well.
Aug-2022
Excellent physician with incredible experience. I trust him 100% with my sons eye issues.
Jul-2022
Smart and experienced opthomalagist
Jul-2022
Great Doctor!
Jun-2022
Excellent Doctor
Jun-2022
Dr. Tien is always awsome with my grandson
Jun-2022
Dr Tien was very informative about my eye problem, Surgery is needed. He explained the options about prism glasses they would not work for me. If I got them it would be very heavy and he did not that for me. I have muscle problems, Thanks for Dr Tien
Jun-2022
He is very knowledgeable and
Apr-2022
Excellent care and feedback!
Apr-2022
Dr Tien is great. check in staff is rude
Apr-2022
He was nice, professional and on time. He also did an amazing job of correcting my eye alignments.
Apr-2022
Wonderful doctor and staff!!!
Apr-2022
Dr. Tien,
Best doctor ever & am grateful to be his patient. Would recommend to everyone! His staff is awesome too!
Mar-2022
Amazing Doctor! Did double strabismus surgery on my 2 year old and could not have had a better outcome. Absolutely would recommend him!
Mar-2022
Very impressed with Doctor. He was very patient and calming.
Mar-2022
Dr Tien has been seeing my daughter since she was a baby. It’s been 18yrs now and her being born at 24 weeks have been challenging. Dr. Tien positivity has made her visits very promising. She see 20/20 with glasses!!! When you visit a doctor who is confident it makes the patient feel the same. Mind over body for sure!!! We have been so happy with Dr Tien!!! We highly recommend him.!!!
Mar-2022
Dr tien is a excellent and professional eye doctor he made the miracle of given my little boy his site back.im grateful appreciate his kindness.!! Thank you. 😊
Feb-2022
Dr.Tien is sharp, soft spoken and answered all the random questions on my kids’ minds.
The office staff is kind, funny and do very well with their high volume patient care.
The medical techs are superb and have very efficient tech to use for assessment with minimal fuss…a necessity for wary young kids.
There is an optical shop right in-office that offers all the latest frame fashions and is able to process lens/frame needs on the spot.
We came by Dr.Tien and staff through referral from another top notch adult ophthalmology office in the Providence area.
Our family was happy with the overall kindness alone - everything else is a complete bonus in my mind.
Thank you to the office for excellent patient care. A++++. Stay well. Stay kind. Keep doing what you are doing.
Feb-2022
Great doctor!
Feb-2022
We’ve been going to Dr. Tien for about 5 years now. He is very good at what he does. Our son has special needs and Dr. Tien’s calm nature is helpful for our little guy. He is a no nonsense kind of doctor who doesn’t sugar coat anything but is happy to answer our many questions. We are extremely thankful to have our son in his care.
Feb-2022
Dr Tien is pleasant, and thorough. Answers my questions, and my daughter feels very comfortable at his office. Wait time are long (30+ minutes at least) but staff is pleasant and I can deal with the wait times at our 2-3 appts a year. Overall a good experience, and I would recommend others to Dr Tien’s office.
Feb-2022
Dr.Tien is the best!!
Jan-2022
He is absolutely awesome with children and his staff is amazing and down to earth. I would recommend anyone and everyone with children to schedule an appointment with him.
Jan-2022
Highly recommend Dr. Tien. The front office staff is extremely friendly and his nurse was very sweet with my 2 year old. Dr. Tien was very thorough and easy to talk to. He has good bedside manner as well.
Jan-2022
The dr and the nurse clearly explained what they were looking for in my son and clearly explained next steps and what we could expect.
Dec-2021
Wonderful caring staff and Doctor.
Dec-2021
Excellent!! So kind to my son!
Dec-2021
Dr. Tien was pleasant and understanding.
Dec-2021
Very good friendly doctor
Nov-2021
Amazing doc plugged in to current research and top knowledge base
Nov-2021
Very patient.
Oct-2021
Minimum of a half hour wait, unpleasant opticians, and the doctor wasn’t even wearing a mask the entire time!
Sep-2021
My kiids have been coming here for years ,he and his staff are amazing
Sep-2021
Dr tien is amazing!
Sep-2021
Dr. Tien is very caring and great with the kids. He takes his time and will explain anything that you need answered. I never feel rushed.
In fact, he treats all three of my kids since they were babies and they are now fourteen and the twins are twelve.
Thank you Dr. Tien
Aug-2021
Great doctor ! Rude secretary unorganized unable to multitask does not inform patients if anything with billing or appts. Medical assistant was very nice but does not know
How to organIze her patients to 1st come 1st serve. Office needs works and a deep cleaning
Aug-2021
He is awesome!
Jul-2021
Great experience every time. My son has been going since he was born and also did his ptosis surgery. Great results!
Jul-2021
Muy complacida y agradecida con su trabajo.
Jun-2021
Very polite and informative
Jun-2021
Best
Jun-2021
Does a good Job, but very judgemental. If something is going on with your child's eyes (like pink eye for example), he makes you feel like you must be a bad parent for letting it happen.
Jun-2021
Dr. Tien is a great doctor very knowledgeable and caring.
Jun-2021
Dr Tien is very personable and relates well with my son who is shy around new faces
May-2021
Dr. Tien was very calming and compassionate with our daughter - who can be quite anxious at times.
May-2021
Dr. Tien was very personable, reassuring, and helpful. He was wonderful with my younger daughter.
Apr-2021
We love Dr Tien! He is extremely knowledgeable. Has worked with my kids for years.
Apr-2021
He saved my daughters vision by operating on her when she was 4 months old. Forever grateful
Apr-2021
I feel safe in dr tiens hands. He is a doctor who really cares about his patients. I'm so happy to have him as my doctor.
Apr-2021
Muy buena atención
Apr-2021
Doc was fine but maybe because this seems to be a high volume office he seemed to forget or be indifferent to the fact that this was a first time appointment for a 6 year old (and mom) and handed me a sheet explaining the diagnosis but wasn’t really helpful or interested in answering questions. He wasn’t unkind, just.... indifferent, bored.
Apr-2021
Very professional, always willing to answer your questions and he does show that he cares for his patients.
Apr-2021
Great doctor easy to work with and has an incredible knowledge of the eye
Apr-2021
Highly recommended, is super helpful and is an excellent pediatric Ophthalmologist!
Apr-2021
Dr. Tien, is a very knowledgeable and professional. He's been our children's eye doctor for over 16 years.
Apr-2021
Dr. Tien is amazing and wonderful with making the kids feel comfortable.
Apr-2021
Good Doctor !
Apr-2021
Doctor Tien has been my child's doctor since he was an infant.He has provided several eye surgeries on him i. his life time.Dr Tien expertise and professionalism is impeccable.He is thorough in his evaluation.He sent my son for extensive TESTING in Boston.
Thankfully the tests were fine.As a parent I am grateful that he wa ted the best for my child.He fought and wo. to have him checkef at Mass eye and Ear.
Apr-2021
Very pleasant and professional pleased with the surgery that was performed
Dr. Tien graduated from the University of Michigan Medical School. He is a board-certified pediatric ophthalmologist, and completed his ophthalmology residency at New York University and his fellowship in pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus at Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital. He founded Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Associates in 1993 and was chief of ophthalmology at Hasbro Children's Hospital for 20 years. Dr. Tien is also associate clinical professor at Brown University Department of Ophthalmology. He has hospital appointments at Rhode Island Hospital, Hasbro Children's Hospital, and Women and Infants' Hospital, and has been named a Rhode Island "Top Doc" numerous times. Dr. Tien has lectured around the country and throughout the world on pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus, and is the author of numerous scholarly publications in the field. Click on Dr. Tien's photo for more information.
He’s a great Pediatric Ophthalmology
He is very exceptional at what he does he is very particular and a man of many words. I appreciate the surgery he had done on my son because the outcome was amazing for the first time and my son's life he was able to look me in the eyes ❤️
We found this doctor to lack any sense of common courtesy when we came for our first visit. We waited for 90 minutes and never received an apology for the wait. He was abrupt, dismissive and seemed bothered by our questions. We won’t be returning.
Dr. Tien is amazing. The wait in the office is less desirable especially when you take your child out of school early and then you don’t even get seen until after school hours.
Been taking my son here for years, Dr.Tien is phenomenal!
Very friendly and professional service. Thank you
Great provider! Extremely knowledgeable and thorough. Awesome experience with the East Greenwich office - everyone is so kind.
Dr. Tien is excellent. He performed surgery on one of my eyes in 2018 and that cleared up my double vision at the time. I have a great deal of confidence in Dr. Tien.
He is great, with my kids. My son is autistic and had to have surgery he was so good at explaining everything so he could understand. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
He has been my daughter's pediatric Ophthalmologist for many years and he has been excellent. She has had 2 eye surgeries and had to be monitored closely. Can't recommend him enough.