I needed a new pair of glasses done in a trifocal prescription because I am a pilot and the instrument panel is at a distance where a reading power does not work. I was recommended to Silverbell Eyecare Center by an acquaintance so I made an appointment for December 26th. The doctor was very good, let me get that out of the way. High regards for the doctor! My issue is with the Manager of the center. When I was at the point of picking out a frame, she showed me only only two frames, both the same except for the color of the frame, one being grey and one being black. That really surprised me but I picked the frame that I liked. Then I stressed the importance that the clip on sunglasses be non-polarized because flying with polarized lenses is downright dangerous. Do a Google on the subject and you will learn what I am talking about. I really stressed the importance and safety of having non-polarized sunglasses. The manager said she would be sure to contact the lab to ensure the lenses were non-polarized. After waiting until the 4th week of January, I finally was sent a text message that my glasses were ready. A month of waiting! I go in to pick up my glasses and I asked the manager to check that the sunglasses clip on were non-polarized, as I ordered. The clip was polarized! The manager apologized for the mistake and ensured me that she would personally contact the lab to get the correct lenses made that I should have had from the beginning. I waited another two weeks and finally received a phone call that my sunglasses clip had come in. Remember, this all started on December 26th and it was now February 6th! I was scheduled to fly on February 7th so I was so happy to finally get my sunglasses! I picked them up and went home. I told my wife who is a Master Optical Lab Technician with over 42 years of experience that I finally got my finished sunglasses. By the way, the only reason that I did not go to my wife's place of work is because they did not, at that time, accept VSP insurance. Anyway, my wife inspected the sunglasses and she reluctantly told me that, once again, they were polarized! I hit the ceiling and rightfully so! I asked my wife if her lab could make the non- polarized sunglasses and that I did not care how much they cost. My wife had a great pair of tinted plano non-polarized lenses made the very next day! I had called Silverbell Eyecare and left a voice mail message informing them of all of this and the manager had the gall to leave me a voice message stating that when I left their center on February 6th, I was happy. You darn right I was happy after waiting over a month and a half for my glasses to be finished! I am not an expert on optics so when I was handed the sunglasses clip, I did not know they were polarized, again.
Needless to say, I paid money out of my pocket to correct a mistake that Silverbell Eyecare should have fixed weeks ago. I will never go back to them again. It is a shame because the doctor was first rate! It was the optical staff that failed repeatedly. read more