Drs. Joanne and Tem Gronquist, OD
Optometry
1805 State Street
Suite B
Santa Barbara,
CA
93101-8417
(805) 569-1504
Mon: 9:00AM - 6:00PM
Tue - Thu: 8:00AM - 5:00PM
Fri: 8:00AM - 12:00PM
Sat - Sun: Closed
About
Our Mission:
To preserve the precious gift of sight, with the highest quality vision care in a warm, congenial atmosphere.
Educate our patients about all that will restore, preserve and enhance their vision.
To provide the best in comprehensive eye care, service, and quality eyewear.
To keep up to date with advances in healthcare and medical technology.
Services
- General Optometry
- Cornea & Contact Lenses
- Infants
- Ocular Disease
- Pediatrics
Languages
- English
- Spanish
Insurance
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- EyeMed
- Medicare
- VSP
Payments
- Cash
- Check
- Debit
- Mastercard
- Visa
Staff
Sonia (OM)
tammi jacob
Certifications & Memberships




1 stars Anonymous Verified customer
I have been a patient here for over 15 years. The new front desk staff is, unfortunately, not up to standards. They appear more interested in talking amongst themselves and loudly ordering take out food for 20-25 minutes than in assisting patients. I scheduled a 15 minute appointment with the optician for 10:30am but I was still waiting at 11am. The desk staff did not let the optician know I was in the waiting room because they were focused on ordering food. I approached the desk after waiting quite a long time. I needed reschedule my appointment since I could not wait further and the optician still had not appeared, and the desk staff let me know I was not to interrupt her more important business of lunch.
5 stars Barbara E Customer since 2013
Me and husband came together for our first visit. It was nice that we could print our paperwork and have it completed prior to the appointment. We saw Dr. Tem and were both very impressed with his caring style and how he explained the procedures. He was not pushy and didn't try to sell us anything we didn't need. The staff was courteous and helpful. We are so glad we found our new eye doctor.
5 stars Kathleen W Customer since 2009
Thorough and he gave me complete information on my vision problems
5 stars William S Customer since 2010
Everything was excellent. Competent and Caring. I would appreciate a chair in the waiting room that was a little bit higher.
5 stars Michael M Customer since 2009
Joanne Gronquist is an exquisite combination of humanity, hard science and concern for patients. Her prescriptions have been accurate and she will always make adjustments when necessary. In my case, she has helped out when frightening episodes of flashes and floaters accompanied by dizziness caused symptoms consistent with strokes. She used her knowledge to examine and photograph my eyes' blood vessels to determine whether blood clots or other indicators of cardiovascular health were present while explaining the significance of these and other tests. She is conservative in treatment: uncomfortable eye symptoms led another optometrist to blame them on age and prescribe various eye drops and other medications. Joanne found a lens which eliminated the symptoms permanently.
5 stars Gregory H Customer since 2013
Had a great visit June 26th 2013. Staff was friendly and did not have a long wait. My eyeglass fitting was perfect and i was able to select from a large variety and get helpful feedback.
Thank you
5 stars Timothy M Customer since 2013
Very helpful, knowledgable and friendly.
5 stars Nancy A Customer since 2009
Dr. Joanne Gronquist is friendly and informative. She asks insightful questions and provides excellent service. My family has been her patients for many years. We are delighted with the services provided by her and her staff.
4 stars Judy N Customer since 2009
Always like to see Dr. Joanne
5 stars Louise A Customer since 2009
As usual I was seen immediately for what I feared was a medical emergency.
Dr Tem put my mind at rest and gave me a careful check and recommended several ways to treat my inflamed eye.