Stavros Petrou, OD

Vision is one of those really important things that we take for granted. My experience with this shop started one morning a couple months ago when I became worried that my contact lens was stuck/​disintegrated in my eye and couldn’t be removed. Although I hadn’t been there in over five years — they told me to come right in.
Dr. Stavros inspected and determined that I was fine. When I walked out — I fully expected to be handed a bill — but they said there was none to be had. What a solid and ethical practice. They helped me out when I desperately needed it and didn’t charge me a dime.
I figured the least I could do was go back for a eye exam. So I booked one; showed up two weeks later, was taken on time; and boom 20 minutes later had a new prescription. I don’t have a health plan, but the $ 65 (I think) exam fee wasn’t a big deal especially considering the piece of mind knowing your eyes are fine gives you.
A couple of months later, I needed a copy of the prescription so I could order a new set of contact lenses. I called and they said to come in. They reprinted it for me again without charge or fuss.
Overall this place deserves five stars and two thumbs up.

Needed to get my eyes checked and after reading the reviews of Dr. Petrou I decided to give him a try. All I have to say is all the reviews are correct, I would highly recommend him. The fee for the appointment was $ 80. I was able to book a same day appointment.

I was able to get a last minute appointment.
I was treated very well by the friendly receptionist. Dr. Stavros was kind and extremely knowledgeable.

I am trying to support my local businesses since moving to the east end a few years ago; it made sense to seek out a new eye doctor too and I had my first visit here a couple of weeks ago.
The office is a no nonsense, basic eye doctor’s office supporting just Mr. Petrou. Talk about independent!
I felt like my exam/​experience was preformed professionally, that Petrou is warm, friendly and competent. $ 75 for the exam is a good value. Also, I was seen on time.
Since I had worn contacts in the recent past, there was no charge or extra examining to make sure I was still a candidate; my suspicious is that my old eye doctor used this as a convenient way to make a few extra bucks.
My trial lenses arrived by order within a week and I have placed an order for a 3 month supply. ($ 145 for daily disposables – probably cheaper at the contact mail order place but ordering from them doesn’t keep my local businesses in business)
The selection of eye glass frames is pretty limited; you are probably better off somewhere else.
Note that the hours are also limited – I think Tuesday is the only day when they do not close at 5pm.
If you need an eye exam, and live near the Danforth, I highly recommend Stavros Petrou.

Couldn’t have asked for a better eye doctor! He was professional but extremely personable… A truly nice person with great knowledge. He took the time to explain what he was doing and answered all questions with a very personal approach. This guy knows his stuff and is a real people person too! A great combo if you ask me! The receptionist was also a pleasure!
Fast, easy and on time appointment also gets my kudos! Highly recommended!

I moved into East Danforth this past summer, had my first appointment with Dr. Petrou last week. His office is small, with just a tiny sign outside. But that doesn’t matter, what matters for an optometrist, at least for me, is (a) competence, and (b) friendliness. Dr. Petrou had both.
It was just a simple eye exam, but he was patient and explained to me what was going on with my eyes (I got 0.5 dioptres worse over the last year, which has me very concerned), explained what I can do to slow the degeneration, and discussed my glasses, contacts, and the possibility of laser eye surgery. (Not an option: they want to see stability for 2 years before considering it, so that you don’t get the laser surgery only to need glasses again in a year.) Anyway, we discussed my options and then he re-​ordered my contacts for me; same brand as I was already using, so that was nice.
His secretary showed up late so when I got there for my morning appointment, he was answering the phone (in Greek!) and scheduling appointments himself. He seemed to accept this with a sort of patient resignation; I get the feeling it wasn’t the first time it had happened.
Anyway, this is not a flashy office, and most of the patients seem to be older, but I would highly recommend giving Dr. Petrou a call.

Dr. Petrou is the best! In addition to being a terrific person, he is extremely knowledgeable and was able to properly diagnose and quickly treat an eye problem that was missed by my gp during my physical. Dr. Petrou explains everything with patience and caring. He’s been our family optometrist for years and we couldn’t be more thankful.

Great optometrist — relatively painless to get an appointment, no unreasonable wait past appointment time, takes time to diagnose/​explain everything. He’s cut a pair of lenses for a pretty difficult frame (high curvature), and the office has a small-​ish but very decent and good quality frame and sunglasses selection.

I called the day before and got an appointment. I got in right on time without having to wait like most doctors make you do. It was only $ 75 for my eye exam and it didn’t take very long. Great.

Nice Guy, easy to get an appointment and best of all reasonably priced. Thanks Eric for the recommendation.

This is the best optometrist I’ve ever had. He takes the time to diagnose, explain what he is doing and answer any questions you have.
I’ve had trouble finding the right contacts to fit my eyes properly and I’ve seen him multiple times at no extra cost.
His prices are reasonable and his office is at a great location on the Danforth near a subway stop.