Optometry First

I went here once, yeeeaaarrrsss ago. The doctor is so arrogant. I went here for a contact lense exam. It was my first time ever getting contacts so I didn’t know how contacts were supposed to feel in my eyes. He gave me a trial pair to wear and they kept moving. I told him but he said they are supposed to move a little. Well they moved a lot! So much that there was no point in wearing them. My vision was skewed everytime I blinked. But he was in such a hurry he didn’t bother checking to make sure the fit was correct. He told me try them out for one week and come back. I left that day and didn’t bother wearing them because there was no point. I came back for my 1 week follow up appointment and I’m sure he realized the fit was completely off but he didn’t say anything. He ended up switching them out without a different brand. I never came back after that.

This review is strictly for their prices. I called to make an app so I can renew my contact prescription. The receptionist was friendly. I told her I had no insurance and she let me know that it was $ 109 for the eye exam and $ 60-​$ 80 more for the contact exam/​prescription. I decided to call around and called a place that I had went to many years ago. They said the complete exam and contact prescription was $ 84 so I booked an app with them instead. I have no clue why one charges almost twice as much for the same service but since I never had issues with the one I booked in the past, I don’t see a need to pay more.

Besides having the best phone number for an eye doctor, Dr. Garvin has the most personable interactive style. He explains things through analogies. His office is conveniently located, his receptionists are professional and his waiting room is child-​friendly. And he has RayBans!

I am consistently blown away by this place. The staff there is friendly and above all understands what customer service means! Dr. Garvin is great! He is understanding and very knowledgeable. Further more he explains things to you like a human being. Doesn’t use and bunch of doctor jargon but doesn’t talk to you like an idiot either. I have loved this place since I first went in 2006, I even left the country for 3 years and open returning I thought only to go back here! Great place. And accept tricare. :-D