I had a great eye doctor visit BUT fitting for eye glasses was awful! The woman put the close up…read morelens too far down on the glasses and I had to resort to holding glasses a certain way to read. Went back and a different woman adjusted so that specs ride very high up on nose and chafe my ears as well. Now view through a slanted lens which seems to be not as clear as original position. Will return one more time for fitting or or see if they can replace with correct position. Or will try replacement lenses on my old tried and true frame but if no satisfaction will go back to my old source for glasses. Also had to wait a month for new glasses then another month for the replacement. FAR TOO LONG! gw

Not a good experience regarding cataract surgery referral by Dr Ericson. She would not listen to…read moremy input on the state of my eyes and kept wanting to sell me a new prescription when I needed surgery. Went to Dr Good in Summerland for second opinion at which time he said surgery was necessary as soon as possible and helped get me on waiting list for amazing Dr Browne. I felt I was treated as a retail patient and not a medical one. The cost for over $400 for a new prescription that last 2 weeks and 6 month delay getting on waiting list for surgery is not acceptable.

I needed an emergency check up and I phoned optometrists in Osoyoos and Penticton, Some did not…read morecall back and others could get me an appointment in 2 weeks, But DR. SPECS took me in that afternoon and the service was outstanding and I would definitely recommend them.

I don't recommend buying glasses from them…read more The Eye Doctor's there are really good. So I trusted them to look after my eye glass needs. They up sell you on everything and convinced me to get progressive lense glasses even though I really only needed readers. (Prescription for distance was for only one eye, and next to nil) Purchased August. 22. 2024 Waited roughly two weeks for the glasses ( not bad ). I was told I had 3 months to try them out. From day one there were problems. After coming back to them on three separate occasions, they convinced me to keep trying them and my eyes would get used to them. Today Dec.3.2024, I went back to them and was told that it was past the 3 month period and that basically the cost for a remedy would be at my expense, and mine alone. Suddenly they have ideas on things that could be done. Redo eye exam, tweek design of the lense, etc... none of these were mentioned when I was there the three times within warranty. They just told me to trust the process and my eyes would adjust. I feel like they strung me along to wait out the warranty. Which I might add would not be expired if they calculated it from the day I received my glasses... Instead of the date of purchase. All very shady business IMO. Not enjoying my $800 glasses that can't be used for reading or distance... They look great on a shelf though...

The Lab Staff in the Penticton Branch is very knowledgable.read more

I am new to BC, in the last couple of years. My first time at Strawn was an amazing experience!…read moreFrom the time I walked in the door until I left; the most warm and welcoming staff! Dr. Shawn Laycock was very detailed in describing his findings. I would highly recommend this business to everyone.

From the owner: We offer comprehensive eye examinations, emergency eye care, contact lens services, dry eye…read moretherapy, surgical co-management, automated visual field assessment and high definition 200 degree wide field retinal imaging that avoids the need for dilation drops. We have over 1000 frames and sunglasses in our dispensary and have an in-house edging lab. No referral required!

Ordered my glasses in December got them finally in February after a couple of changes. Got my…read moreglasses and the lens fell out of the frame. So tried to take them back after spending $1400.00. They told me they would have a supervisor call me, and to my surprise no call. I ordered off of them cause I wanted to support local, but apparently my satisfaction is not that important to them. My entire family wears glasses and we would have purchased many more pairs. it's not if a business messes up, it's how they fix it. Refusing to deal with the situation is not right. I'm sick and tired of employers that don't give staff the authority to be able to help their supporters. Sorry I can no longer recommend a business that doesn't put customers first!

A modern, comfortable optometry office with excellent staff and comparable pricing. The service…read morehere is fantastic. Lots of choices, staff are very knowledgable about all aspects of wearing glasses and are very helpful with decision making. Highly recommended.

I work in long term care and I often bring glasses to FYI as the staff is always very friendly and…read moreprofessional. While they always do a great job, today was exemplary as I brought them a pair of very broken glasses for a senior, and they couldn't be repaired. Instead, what they did was put the lenses into second hand frames they had on hand at NO charge. This was for a lady with limited income, and when she saw them she was SO happy to see again. FYI doesn't just do eyes, they do hearts as well.

I have had such care and attention to detail getting my prescription right. I wear progressives,…read moreand because of a not very successful cataract surgery 2 yrs ago,,, it's difficult to say the least, to get glasses to work. I am new to this city, and was until now, concerned about finding a place to get my eyes and glasses straightened out in such a smaller town. Being from Surrey, even there, i had no end of not quite getting things right from others who also tried hard, but for some reason these folks here brought the essential tweaks to my prescription and application that helped instantly. They have given such appreciative attention to detail to get this to work, very admirable,, and all with indomitable good cheer, respect, and helpfulness. The discomfort i felt wearing glasses from Costco, that just didn't feel well, eyes and even my brain trying to cope with what wasn't quite right,, has now been rectified. April, the optometrist, as well as Dr. Jacob Binnema, thankyou much for helping this challenging patient / customer, to achieve good vision, and comfort without head or eye strain! ps, both very nice people as well, couldn't imagine greater professionalism and feeling of intelligent, quality attention. Kelly J