Very smooth experience for our family. Excellent providers and selection of glasses and frames…read more Very thorough examinations and patient care. Glasses are more expensive but have guarantees and coverage for damage. Highly recommended.

WARNING: Dr. Gregory Richard performed light adjusted cateract surgery on me in June of last year…read more He told me (it's not stating it too strongly to say promised me) that I would never have to wear glasses again. The brochure said the same thing. Never did he say there could be complications. It cost me $8,000 that was not covered by insurance. I was so excited to never have to wear glasses I took the money out of my retirement fund. After surgery my eyesight is much worse than it was before. I can barely see out of my left eye and still have to wear reading glasses. I now have to have surgery to remove scar tissue caused by his surgery. I would stay away from him and his clinic.

I have been having my annual eye exam here for a few years now and the service is a excellent. The…read moreselection of frames they offer is also excellent. Highly recommend.

I am disappointed in the payment/insurance billing process. I was told today that the annual vision…read moreexam would not be charged to my vision insurance plan because it was a "medical" exam - not a vision exam. The purpose of the exam was an annual check-up. I wear contacts. The first contact trial made my vision worse. The second testing was on target. I thought I had paid the bill in full last week but today was told of another $94.00 charge. The front office handled things poorly, when I asked questions. The explanation given was that I was older, and this was the way it was done for older patients. I am 72. I don't have glaucoma. I don't have cataracts. I do have some neurological problems. I declined to speak with Dr. Jacobs at the time because I felt the need to remove myself from the situation. I respect his expertise. However, I will not be returning to this practice because of the billing methods. My husband recently had a good experience. He had his annual vision exam and purchased glasses a for a quarter of my cost using the same vision insurance. His visit was not labeled "medical". He is seven years older than I am. Live and learn.

I couldn't ask for better care for my eyes than what Dr. Neal Jessup and his staff provide…read more Exceptional service that's always above and beyond. Best Optometrist in the area by far.

Honestly, I have a huge fear of anything having to do with eyes and this was my first time getting…read moremy eyes checked. They were great, they were also able to do the exam without dilation so I could get back to work. They were also very respectful of my time and knew I had a short window to do this appointment. Everyone was great to work with and I'm excited to have my glasses in a few days.

Lynn is the best! If you usually get your glasses at your eye doctor, I highly recommend going to…read morethe optical shop before you make your purchase. Lynn is an optician and knows how to fit frames to your face and eyes to make your vision the best it can be. How many times I've been told, "oh those are cute frames!" In reality the frames were cute but they weren't meant for the shape of my face or bridge of my nose, so they didn't give me optimal vision. He also uses top of the line lenses and cuts them on site, ensuring everything is aligned properly before you leave. I don't think I'll ever get another pair of glasses from anywhere except the optical shop.

TLDR: Staff was insulting and probably at least a little racist - immediately felt threatened. (and…read morethey do not take insurance) More context below. I arrived at little after 10 o'clock this morning at the Optical Shop to find a potential customer sitting waiting for them to open. I parked, got out of my car, and tried the door, but it was locked and I could now see that the lights were out. I sat in my car for a few minutes before the other person drove away. Another person came and went. I waited for until 10:15 and then decided to drive away, too. The posted opening time is 10 a.m. I stopped into another optical shop on my way home. Now at the second shop, I was greeted right away with a smile in this already bustling shop that had just opened in the last 20 minutes. I was checked-in and introduced to a specialist who walked me through all the frame choices and she summarized my options relevant to my vision care insurance plan. I saw several frames and she offered suggestions. A very pleasant experience, indeed. I decided to check out some more choices before committing to a big expenditure and said I would come back later to decide on a frame. On my way home, I decided to try the Optical Shop again. This time, the lights were on and I went inside - no other customers were present. The shop has a dim, closed in feel - not terribly welcoming. I noticed an older gray haired man in a gray tee shirt sitting facing away from the doors at a desk. After a few moments of browsing, he asked if there was anything I was looking for in particular. I said, "yes, I'm looking for prescription sunglasses, but I understand that insurance doesn't cover the Maui, Costa, or Oakley frames." He stood, approached me, and said, "we can help put in your out-of-network claim for you, but we don't use insurance." I said something like, "oh, ok, I gotcha." He replied, "yeah, we don't sell 'Made in China' mass market frames. Insurance only covers mass produced cheap 'Made in China' stuff." I said, "no, that's not true, I got the glasses I'm wearing with insurance," and he interrupted and said, "well, those were made in China, let me show you." I took off my glasses and looked and said I didn't see any Made in China markings, but I was pretty sure they were made in Italy. He reached out and grasped my frames and I said, "wait, no, let go," and he let go. He said, "yeah, those are cheap LensCrafters 'Made in China'." In fact, my glasses are Dolabany and I did not get them from LensCrafters. By now, this man had insulted me, my glasses, LenCrafters, and China, all within about 3 minutes, so I decided to leave. I said, "I've already decided to not spend my money with your shop." He replied, "ok." I then said, "you've got a terrible attitude, sir," and as I was walking out the door, he just replied, "ok." This man has no business working in a customer service job. I was deeply uncomfortable and honestly, he was aggressive and insulting to me, a potential customer, who was willing and able to spend hundreds of dollars on prescription Maui Jim sunglasses. It's true, there are a lot of frames that are made in China. But it is not true that my frames were and he had absolutely no basis for such an assumption. It's also not true that insurance only covers frames that are made in China. It's also not true that frames that are made in China are necessarily of poor quality. Very nice, high quality things can come from China and terrible quality things can come from western countries, too. It's a pretty backwards, small minded view to cut out an entire side of the world just because it's not something you understand. How about trying to learn about it? And I'd prefer to buy American, too. Not saying China's necessarily better by any means, but don't be so plainly ignorant. Perhaps what disturbed me more was his whole air of grievance he carried with him. It was almost a point of pride for him that they didn't take insurance. Instead of pointing out the positives of not doing so, or what quality his shop had to offer, he only expressed (false) opinions about how everyone else did business and how bad it all was. When prices are going higher and higher all the time, it seems like insurance is something you would want to offer. I know there's an expense for the vendor, but not offering it could be why his shop was a ghost town and the other was very busy. I will not be shopping at the Optical Shop again and I will steer anyone asking away from there, too. There are many options in town for eye glasses and this shop does not need to be on anyone's list. Good riddance!!

Great team of eye care professionals who genuinely care about their patients and their craft. I…read morehighly recommend them. They're also quite talented at repairing damaged or broken glasses and frames. They fixed a pair of Oakley Holbrook glasses for me.

I am blessed to be able to see again thanks to Dr. Eng and his amazing staff. I put off cataract…read moresurgery years ago and was walking blind. Praise God and this wonderful man and his staff I now see in 4k and HD . I have my life back. Please don't wait the chance to see again is at this beautiful facility.

I cannot say enough good things about Steve! My Hokie son broke his glasses a week ago, and went…read moreto a practice on Main Street to get them replaced. With all the upselling, the price tag was over 500! We happened onto Steve. My son took his glasses in and Steve is going to replace in a day....at a cost under 200! Great guy!

My husband and I came here for glasses during Covid. They scheduled an appointment to look at…read moreglasses so we were the only ones in the area. The optician was very helpful without being pushy, and she was happy to look up insurance prices and options. Not a huge selection of glasses, but all high end brands - coach, longchamp, Kate spade, etc.

My wife went in for an eye exam. We are uninsured. We were quoted fees for the exam. When…read morefinished the price was significantly higher than what we were quoted. When we tried to ask for a reasonable explanation, the staff became abusive and impatient with us. There was no reason for the disrespectful treatment. It seems fairly obvious that this office does not want to be bothered with uninsured persons. It is also obvious that the staff is very poorly trained in customer service. Edit-I have spoken to Shelli Wright of Kepler Vision and was treated with respect by the senior staff who promised to address the incident.

Helped me make my first "legit" camera purchase. Guided me through the entire process in a kind and…read morepositive manner.

I would not normally review an electronics store but, this is a rare case. I am a photographer…read moreand finding true professional gear in the Roanoke Valley is about impossible now that some of the older privately owned camera stores have been bought out. Luckily Lee Hartman saw a market and grabbed it. The selection may not be huge but they try to keep in stock what a photographer would need in the way of lenses and camera bodies. Sure, you can buy online and get a wider selection or maybe cheaper. But I love being able to try out what I buy, I also support my local stores. If I try it there, I buy it there. The price is usually right in line with the street price if you consider the shipping.