Lakeview Eye Care

This place is expensive compared to others but it is worth it. The office has a very knowledgeable and efficient staff. Dr. Weiler is friendly and approachable. When I was in for my first visit, I did not have to wait long for my appointment. I was given a full, satisfactory exam. All the necessary tests were administered. Dr. Weiler suggested I switch to daily disposable contacts. I took his advice and am glad I did. If you are looking for a stellar optometrist in the city, check this place out! xoxo

I love going to the eye doctor! This office and staff is amazing. They are very professional and thorough but still make things so comfortable. I wish going to the medical doctor and dentist was as nice as visiting this office and staff.

I really like this place! Dr. Weiler and his staff are incredibly friendly and extremely helpful with everything from picking out frames to identifying your insurance benefits.
Allie and Hazel helped me to pick out frames that I really like and I’m super happy with. Dr. Weiler is continuing to help me find right contacts for my challenging eyes. I like that he’s not giving up on me and my crazy prescription, as you know, sometimes we just wanna wear our contacts!
Check these guys out. You won’t be disappointed. Oh, and you get to pick how they contact you… text, phone, email. Love that.

Dr. Weiler is incredibly nice and thorough. The office is equipped with current and up to date machines to get you a great fit and proper prescription. After reading other reviews, keep in mind he is an Optometrist, not an opthalmologist. He will do more and also knows more than the latter. Therefore it may cost a bit more but if there’s ever a real issue, he’s the one who can fix it. Also, the problem is les skillet to occur. I’m willing to pay a bit more to ensure my eyes are healthy.

Great experience. Fantastic customer service and care. The doctor was fabulous, helpful, and clearly listened to me, my experience, my concerns, etc.

I agree with other comments about «contact fit» fee, a slight rip-​off, but since my insurance pays it hasn’t been a problem.
Very nice staff and Dr, very accomodation and understanding about missed appointments. I love the fact that they are open at the weekend. Dr Weiler also recently saw my 8-​year-​old son. He was kind and patient and explained things in a way an 8-​year-​old can understand. My son gave him a thumbs-​up.

I’ve been a patient of Lakeview Eyecare for years and found the staff to be great and Dr. Weiler to be a very through eye doctor. I have Spectera Vision insurance and they are one of the few places in the area that take my plan and worked quite well with it. In terms of the level of care I’d highly recommend Dr Weiler and his staff, he also saw me many times for seasonal allergies with no charge at all. I will caution you they do charge a premium on contact and glasses. I’ve stuck with them through contact lens purchases as they have been great about giving me the latest rebate offers. Highly Reccomend Lakeview Eye Care – super convenient to brownline as well.
Deal Tip: Get your perscription for glasses and head to Costco to get them made. I saved almost $ 200 over the cost of the same pair at Lakeview Eyecare

There are pros and cons to this office.
PROS —
Professional. The staff is knowledgeable and helpful.
Expert. Dr. Weiler is great at what he does. I’ve never had such a great eye exam. I left feeling that all of my eye care needs were addressed.
Comfortable. The staff does not push frames on you.
Clean. The office is nice and sanitary.
CONS —
The price. This office is WAY more expensive than other offices. I wish I would have known about the «fit» fees in advance. I called and explained this to the office, but they didn’t seem to react.
The selection. If you do want frames, this is not the place to choose from.
I cannot afford to do business with this office again. I will go to a cheaper place next time.

I went here yearly when I had vision insurance, and found the doctor to be nice and the staff to be helpful.
However, like one of the other reviewers, the contact ‘fit’ fee is kind of baffling. I ended up spending less WITHOUT insurance using a Groupon for an eye exam and googling my brand of contacts until I found a great deal. When not having insurance costs less than having it, you know a place is overpriced.
If price is not an issue though, it is a wonderful office.

I stopped in today to check out their selection of frames, which took me about 2 minutes. There wasn’t much to see here.
The girls at the desk were nice, though.

I’ve been to Lakeview Eyecare twice now, and both times have been been great experiences (well, under the circumstances… that is).
Being the clumsy/​ditsy person that I am, I accidentally paper-​cutted my eye about a month ago. I called Lakeview Eyecare that day and they squeezed me in within a couple hours. I was impressed. The eye doctor I saw was AMAZING. Not only did he check my eye out for the paper cut incident, but he looked at my vision in general and recommended that I consider glasses. He/​the office was very accomodating about the fact that I didn’t have health insurance, and the rate that I was charged for the visit was totally reasonable (under $ 50).
Fast forward one month — and my paper-​cutted eye was having problems again. I came back in and saw another (also extremely friendly and helpful) doctor who told me that sometimes this happens with eye scratch injuries. He gave me sample drops, I was again charged the same reasonable rate, and was also given a prescription for other drops I needed.
I cannot emphasize just how personable and amazing the eye doctors I saw were! Seriously, I did not feel rushed on either visit (which is really important to me for doctor visits). He talked to me and fully explained the problem, worked with me despite my lack of insurance. Overall — amazing visit.
I’m getting health insurance from my job in about 30 days and will definitely be coming back to obtain glasses from this office. I have no doubt that they’ll probably cost more than they would from a Target or Four Eyes — but given how much I trust their work, I have no problem paying a little extra money.

Love Dr. Weiler. He’s patient and thorough but doesn’t waste time. I appreciate that the office is open late sometimes and that they don’t push you to buy your glasses from them. When buying contacts, they will let you know if there are rebates available and help you with the paperwork. I’ve also gotten free boxes of travel size contact solution. Overall, this place is a win in my book!

This place was great! Dr. Weiler is very thorough, and listened to my concerns about my old contacts. He suggested new ones that work beautifully and don’t dry out the way my old ones did. Everyone there is very nice. My only complaint, really, is that it’s difficult to get an appointment.

For someone who should’ve been called Four-​Eyes since First Grade (for some reason I was never picked on – please don’t start now), Lakeview Eyecare Center is a godsend.
Ever since leaving my hometown for college, where I had a *real* optometrist, I’ve suffered through disqualified Lenscrafters doctors. I recently decided to put my foot down and find a solid optometrist/​eye care center and Lakeview Eyecare Center fits the bill perfectly.
The staff there have been almost too friendly, with confirmation calls the day before my appointment – and subsequently putting up with my day-​of calls to confirm my appointment time due to my forgetful-​of-​appointment-​time nature.
And what can I say about Dr. Weiler? So far he has been great about putting up with my vision neuroticism. For someone who has worn crazy-​high prescription glasses/​contacts for 20+ years, I’m a pretty tough patient, but he explains everything clearly, and is incredibly thorough, and addresses any concerns I may have.
In fact today I went in as I felt my new left contact wasn’t quite up to par with where it should be. He checked it out, made a few revisions to my prescription and ordered new contacts – all without charging me for the new contacts or the visit!

I recently went for a normal eye exam. Everything seemed great and when it was time to pay for the copay, they informed me there was a $ 55 «contact fit fee» that is NOT covered by the insurance. I was confused and didn’t understand how this wasn’t part of the exam? I am VERY annoyed that they didn’t tell me ahead a time that a «contact fit» would NOT be covered by the insurance. I am also VERY annoyed that this supposedly «contact fit» procedure lasted about 2 minutes at the end of the exam and they charged me $ 55. I would not recommend this place due to their dishonesty and the fact they took advantage of this «contact fit fee». I didn’t need a «contact fit» and would have been alright without one!