Everyone at Eye Doctors is professional and friendly from start to finish. Dr. Gordon is so…read morethorough,knowledgeable, thoughtful, kind and genuine. I look forward to my visits with her. All members of the office staff and the optometrists are equally friendly, knowledgeable, and professional. The office is spotlessly clean and they are on time for appointments. They have a great selection of frames as well. I highly recommend Eye Doctors and particularly, Dr. Gordon.

Nice staff, but Don't be fooled by any Optometrist playing on your emotions via some feel-good…read moretactic. More importantly, focus to ensure that the end result of service rendered equates to quality of lenses in frames received in exchange for your money. Don't be fooled by the old illusion of the 3-D bird trick that's been around at least since the early 1990s, but haven't seen it in a while until recently. I recall this being revealed as a gimmick many years ago. Interesting to see it resurface again. What clients get as the end product should match that experience. As customers/clients, we know when we've ever had a pair of good quality lenses and feel that the Optometrist got it right. By the same token, we know upon trying on new glasses whether or not it is either too strong or just a weak, problematic pair of glasses akin to looking out of a window pane leaving the client better off wearing their older pair of better quality for vision care. Now I know times are hard in the world of Optometry business, but this is messed up. I was so happy to stop by & pick up my glasses, but was disappointed upon realizing that they were weak and unhelpful. The Optical Assistant growing a bit frustrated insisted on telling me to just keep the new glasses and wear them for more than a week in order "to get use to them" with her ongoing reasoning to my responses. For the sake of moving on with the time being, I rode out the time and tried wearing them only to find myself struggling & squinting to read the Road Signs from a reasonable distance until too late in approaching to make a turn or lane decision. To be safe, I have had to wear a much older pair of glasses. They are hard & painful on my nose bridge & ears, but at least they are much better on the vision. With the exception of the reading glasses (bifocal area), the new ones are akin to looking through a window pane wasting my time and insurance money. There was no getting used to a new pair of glasses after the first day. Either they work or they do not! Don't make the mistake of given into that which is designed to send your right on out the door with them. Unfortunately, the office remain closed due to the Coronavirus crisis leaving my son and I hanging. Unfortunately, he trusted them and purchased three pairs with two of them being quite expensive or going into the Hundreds of Dollars in total. We were told that the Obamacare insurance used a different lab to cut cost. He was assured that the pay-out-pocket would result in a different lab with better results. What's the point of buying COSTLY frames with lenses that are not a good fit for better vision? Since we were told that our vision hasn't changed much, we could have simply taken our previous prescription to a direct online frame & lense company with high reviews & reputable or to a Costco, BJs, JCPenny, etc. Shouldn't the goal of private offices be to differentiate oneself to stand ahead of the competition? IMO It is one thing to practice good customer service, it is another skill to deliver quality of care with satisfaction for clients/customers for equal exchange of goods and services in terms of money/insurance rendered for payment for prescription glasses.

After my exam, I ordered glasses using the prescription given to me. I can't see out of the…read moreglasses. I brought them back here to be checked and they confirmed that the lenses match my new glasses. i asked to have my eyes reexamined ASAP, and was told they have no appointments available for weeks. I left a message to have the doctor call me, and a text and an email and still have not even heard from him.

Dr Holstrom goes above and beyond with his eye exam. I have never had such extensive eye exams as…read morethe ones he and his assistants perform in their offices. He also took the time to help me find the best price on prescription eye drops he recommended I use for my dry eye condition, and they really worked and I am able to get them with my insurance at a very affordable price. He didn't push me into buying prescription reading glasses, but tested my readers for me to make sure I was buying the correct strength. He is super friendly and doesn't rush through the process, he takes his time and makes sure you understand what each test is for and what the outcome is. I would highly recommend him to anyone looking for a new optometrist.

I just took my 2 daughters ages 6 and 10 here for the first time last week for eye exams. The…read morepeople here were very friendly and professional. They were great with my kids and had a nice selection of glasses to chose from as well. My oldest ended up needing glasses and I was called just a few days later to say they were ready. No complaints here.

Hello folks; I have been going to Essex Vision Center for over 5 years now and have always been…read moregreeted with not only a friendly "hello" but more importantly to me, an authentic "Hello; how are you doing"? Dan and his associates are very well experienced, professional, skilled and experienced and I went there in the middle of May 2020 to get some more (I have purchased 5 pairs of sunglasses from 3 different ((for me and my friends)) manufacturers in the past 5+ years) high quality sunglasses that would help me see better during dusk and dawn driving and Dan spent quite a bit of time with me to make sure that I got the right lens color, frame and lens material (coated glass vs. plastic) and had them all ready for me the next week in my frame of choice and WOW!, did they do the job, I can see so well now at these times of the day when light and visibility are normally nominal! Conclusion: you can not go wrong with going to Essex Vision Center in Spencer's Square in Centerbrook, because their service, prices and product quality are un-parralelled / second to none! Signed, a very happy repeat customer; Edward H.

Just an update - I sent a message over the weekend because I've had a floater in one eye for a…read moreweek. I got a call first thing Monday got an appointment today (one was offered for Monday but I couldn't make it). I saw Dr. Betsy and she and her assistant were great. They explain everything and I received a thorough exam and answers. Also, Michael fixed the glazed I sat on a month ago. I really cannot recommend this practice highly enough! Great doctors and staff!

Michael is the bomb....Been going here for years. Dr Swenby is very thorough and picked up on…read moresomething no one has. Love this place.

Dr Elgart is a pro, with experience, obsevations/ recommendations that are on point…read more Her optometrist, her make optometrist, ( I found the woman personable), is brash and arrogant. After purchasing an $1100 pair of glasses and told they were ready for puck up, he had no time for me. I waited 15 minutes, asked if he could make a minor adjustment for size and he said no, he was too busy, I should take a seat and wait. It was not so much WHAT he said, but the way in which he quickly dispatched me which O found offensive. I rarely, if ever, write reviews like this, BTW. Very disappointing. Will take my purchases somewhere else, if still seeing Dr Elgart.

I just had my first experience with this office, based on the recommendation of a friend. I got my…read moreprescription for eyeglasses elsewhere. But I recently bought my glasses here. I needed help selecting the frames. I described, generally, what I was looking for. The recommendation I received was spot on. The glasses are high quality. I don't remember being more pleased with a pair of glasses, and the service I received, in the 25 years I've been wearing glasses.

Certainly a nice facility with very modern equipment. I could list a few more positives however I…read moream compelled to share the down sides because I think this office could do a better job if more people would give them constructive feedback. I suspect that the majority of patients they see are not into the social thing so any poor experiences would most likely not be posted. Anyway here is my experience: 1. Professional Staff? Other than the doctor herself and a lab tech, my interaction was with the elaborately decked out adolescent staff members, pasted with makeup and extremely long flashy fingernails (I suspect someone's daughters). I felt I had entered the lobby of "Teen Magazine" or something like that. Definitely did not make me feel I was dealing with professional offices (or maybe I'm from the wrong generation. I don't know). 2. Get what you pay for? They did not provide the full service they are billing insurance for. I told the Dr. I had seen a retinal specialist in the past. Therefore did not give a full test for glaucoma or diabetic issues (I am diabetic), she said "I'll leave it to them do this". Didn't bother to ask if I was still seeing them and it didn't occur to me to question her at the time (had a senior moment). Once home I called the office to state my disappointment, wanted to have the full service due to me. Manager said she'd look into it. Almost a month now, no one has called me back. 3. Reasonable Delivery Date - Supposably about 14 day delivery for new glasses however mine took over 3 weeks to receive. No one called to alert me to the delay. So I called, was told they had to be remade due to breakage. OK, but still 3 weeks? The basic response was it was because of my health care provider stating THEY required them to use a lab that Durham Eye Care does not use. Well, nice if they would have told me this before I order my expensive glasses from them. At that price I would have ordered from another supplier had I know this. I needed something quick. 4. Did not give me a copy of my prescription. I emailed them stating I needed a copy and to please forward it to me. Going on 4 days not...crickets....no one calls back. 5. Voicemail - You get voice mail a lot with them. Can't understand why, they seem to be staffed well enough (including the kids). I don't bother leaving messages, too frustrating. Personal/General Observation - The medical industry has evolved in to point where patient care and service is secondary to healthcare management. I've experienced this with many family members in a number of health related offices. Here, this office has been non responsive AFTER the service. Call the health provider to inquire and report an issue, you struggling to communicate with service representative in the Philippines, Mexico, Nicaragua, etc. By its own nature a deterrent for the patient to pursue or petition a corrective action. Take the above four comments for what it is worth.

Picked up the ordered glasses today. Dr. SIMEONE was helpful in fixing it to fit me. Staff were…read morevery friendly and accommodating in I trying to get my next eye exam scheduled.

Very friendly and thorough. Dr. Simeone is the best. His…read morestaff is helpful and friendly and he has a good selection of frames to choose from.

Dr. Wagner at Optimystic Eyewear is great. I went here for my first pair of glasses about 10 years…read moreago and I always enjoy going back for my yearly examination or stopping for an adjustment or to browse. The service is top-notch, highly professional and really friendly. The location in downtown Mystic is convenient and inside the store you'll find the layout to be open, sunny and relaxing. He also carries a nice selection of stylish frames so I've bought many pairs of glasses here. Note: they carry Oakley and other sunglasses all year round.

Tonya is great. Wagner is a cyborg. Never seen him smile. Has absolutely zero communication skills…read more He is very curt, snippy and condescending. I have gotten glasses there but if I ever have real eye issues, I would never deal with him.