Excellent Service, Great Choice of frames, Lots of free parking, wheelchair accessibleread more

excellent, fantastic, great doctors at the top of their profession. I was sent there to see the…read moreonly retina specialist in the country. My son was also referred here to see a consultant. I'm so happy with the service and the treatment and in general its a great hospital. There is street paid parking. There's a nice cafe and its opposite a small lake so nice to walk around if you so feel like it.

Had my eye test here for the last few years excellent service fabulous Frames also brilliant after…read moreservice

From the owner: O'Farrell Opticians has been open since October 2009 with the aim of providing thorough,…read moreprofessional eye exams in a relaxed, friendly environment. We also pride ourselves in always trying to provide and maintain excellent service to both patients and non-patients alike. The owner Sean O'Farrell is a native of Portlaoise and is currently living in the town. He attended St. Paul's primary school and Patrician College, Ballyfin. He graduated from D.I.T, Kevin St in 1998 and so brings 20 years of experience with him. Part of the philosophy at O'Farrell's is individual, personal patient care. Each person who books an appointment is guaranteed at least half an hour with the optician. In this time the eye exam can be done and advice on lens type and/or frame selection can be given. As Sean is the sole owner of the practice, anyone returning will be seen by him each time, thereby guaranteeing continuity of care. O'Farrell Opticians happily accepts medical cards.

My sincere thanks to both Jonathan and Cora, I was in need of an emergency pair of glasses and was…read moreprovided for with very short notice. Excellent customer service.

From the owner: Elaine O'Sullivan F.A.O.I. Optometrist Owned and run by Elaine O'Sullivan F.A.O.I. Optometrist,…read moreOptique Opticians opened its doors on the first of October 2007. This state of the art Opticians is a visually striking shop that awakens the senses in more ways than one. One is greeted by the aroma of freshly brewed coffee, funky orange leather chairs, stunning eyewear in steel and frosted glass surroundings. Optique boasts the most advanced and latest eye care technology. We are able to photograph the interior of your eyes (specifically the retina) with our high resolution digital camera. This is a significant advancement in the early detection of eye disorders and diseases such as glaucoma, macular degeneration and diabetes. Our high tech laboratory centred on the practice floor delivers glasses in less than one hour*. Optique has a specially designed childrens area complete with DVD and play area and with an impressive range of fun and funky kids and teens glasses. Value for money is something the Optique takes seriously and with a special offer of two pairs of childrens glasses from €99, both child and parent are happy. Optique stocks an amazing array of designer glasses and sunglasses such as Prada, Gucci, Dior, Roberto Cavalli, Bvlgari, Oliver Peoples, Lacoste, Ralph Lauren, Tag Heuer & Timberland to mention but a few as well as the leading sports sunglasses such as Rayban, Maui Jim, Adidas, Bollé, Serengeti Drivers and Oakley...

Went in for a €30 eye exam and to see if they had some Ray-Ban frames I'd had my eye on…read more Before the exam I asked Mary McMahon if she would provide a PD measurement along with my prescription as I'd read I'd need that if I wanted to order glasses online. She asked if I was going to buy frames off the Internet, I told her honestly that I might. SHE SAID THAT WAS FINE. After paying for the exam, I was given a receipt, but no prescription. I requested of Mary the prescription and was provided a printed copy, but it excluded the PD measurement. When I asked for the PD measurement she refused, and she remarked that I tried on their frames, took down sizes and model numbers, and she would only provide the PD measurement to clients whom are purchasing frames from their establishment. I had tried on one pair of frames, and a store associate wrote down all the size and model information for me. There's two optometrists within hundreds of meters of Mary - choose one of the other ones, there's no client goodwill in this establishment.

Wow. Probably one of the most awkward and unimpressive customer service experiences I've had in a…read morewhile. I stopped in yesterday in the early evening of Oct 4th as I wanted to have a look around and interested in a specific brand of glasses that I'm after. However, I walked in and there was a salesperson who happened to step from their backroom/offices into sales floor, but didn't even greet me. I immediately felt awkward - I stood there for about 15 seconds yet she ignored me as she was doing her own thing, putting stuff into drawers or checking whatever it was she was doing. So it took me to break the ice and step around the displays to go to her, and say hi and ask if they sold the branded frames I was looking for. She thought about it for a second and answered 'no'. And to my genuine surprise - that was it. No apparent willingness to offer to a new customer an alternative or discuss what if anything she could do to earn my business. Nothing - not even a willingness to make-up for the earlier awkwardness and offer a 2nd impression of the shop's customer service. Nothing. Nada. Nought. Zilch. El zero. I felt even more awkward about this encounter by the second, and I just ended up thanking her, for nothing really, and I just saw myself out. I lingered outside the shop for a minute trying to make sense of the experience, but I quickly realized that this is really not a shop I felt I wanted to give another chance to win my business. Couldn't believe how big a fail this was as a first impression customer service experience on a first visit, and don't want to imagine what after-care service would be like. If this is what it's like to "shop local" then it proves that there's nothing at all wrong with thinking I "should've gone to SpecSavers." And I did. It was just up the road.