For Eyes Optical

This For Eyes is very busy on the weekends. This tends to make the wait a little longer, however, the service of the employees never digressed. They were polite, quick, and professional.
When I was called back for my exam, it took all of 15 minutes from start to finish.
When picking out my frames, the woman assisting me was very attentive and aware of my style preference and size. She was actually able to get glasses to look good on me! Thank you! I hate the idea of putting in contacts every day!
I received my glasses in one week and even though my prescription is very small I can see a noticeable difference.
Overall, great experience, but be prepared to wait a little if you’re going in on a weekend.

First let me start off saying that my husband and I up until recently, went to for eyes for our exams and glasses HOWEVER because of recent events with my son w will not be going there anymore. As it was some of their receptionists were rude. Whether in person or over the phone, just rude. The eye doctor is very nice but she tends to rush through exams and doesnt listen much to the patient. Matters were made worse last month when I called to schedule an appointment for my children. I have 2 young boys ages 4 &5. My 5 year old is very mature for is age however my 4yr old is a bit immature. He’s not violent and doesnt have tantrums but he does get emotional and crabby if pushed too hard or he’ll just shut down. I asked for an early appointment as I needed the eye doctor to be patient and thorough with my little guy. Thanks to his pediatrician we already new he had issues seeing through his right eye. Now we just needed to know how bad and if glasses would help. We took our 2 children to for eyes for their 4pm appointment. My oldest was seen at 5:15 and my youngest at 5:30 although I’d asked that they take my youngest first. My oldest was rushed by the eye doctor to read the letters on the chart but rather then get upset he just read through the letters as quickly as he could. Still with some lines, she wouldnt let him get past the first 2 letters before switching it to the next line. My oldest was so frustrated once he was done he left the room and didnt say good bye to the doctor. My kids are very polite and will talk to almost anyone so for him to not say good-​bye or thank you shows how mad he was. Thankfully he got through it and we already knew his eyes were fine (from the pediatrician). It wasnt that smooth for my youngest though. First the doctor didnt believe me when I told her my son knew his alphabet and would have no trouble with the regular exam. After much arguing she went with the letter chart. I’d told her she’d have to be patient with my son and if he said he couldnt see or didnt know a letter then to ask him to guess or do his best because he will give up and want to get off the chair asap. She asked him to read the first 3 lines. By line 3 he started having trouble. She’d asked him to read line 4 and because he wasnt reading it fast enough she got loud with him so by that point he didnt want to be there. She asked him to read the next line, he said «I cant» (as he wasnt looking at the chart at the tie anyway. I told my son to look at the chart and try and just as he started reading the letters the eye doctor flipped to another line. Now my son’s looking around and telling me he’s want to go home. So the eye doctor decides to put the huge eye glass thing on his face. Doesnt tell him what it is or its purpose. Of course as it is she barely spoke to him at all even when he tried to tell her about the toy he’d brought with him to help him not be afraid. So naturally my son didnt want this thing on his face and started squirming. She starts telling him (loudly again) not to touch it in case he has germs on his hands so he doesnt make it dirty for the next patient. Yes, she said that. At this point I just wanted to take him and leave but my crappy insurance only pays for this eye doctor in our area and I couldnt afford someone else at the time. So anyway, she rushed through the exam, determined he’s almost blind in his right eye and gave him a prescription which we got filled and picked up a week later. Now on to 3 weeks of my son crying, feeling sick to his stomach, with headaches and insisting he can neither see nor walk in these glasses. Finally last week we got our tax return so I took my son to a different eye doctor in our area. They not only were very patient and friendly with him but they also took a look at his previous prescription and were surprised at how strong it was. I was pissed and relieved to find out that my sons were not as bad as the doctor at for eyes had said. We got the new prescription and glasses the same day, paid for everything with cash at put the glasses on my son. He absolutely loved them. He said «look mommy I can see with my new glasses». I was almost in tears at the thought of what he’d gone through and how happy he was to be looking around at everything. He’s worn his new glasses everyday for the past 4 days and has yet to take them off his face or complain about having them on. NEVER NEVER NEVER AGAIN will I go to For Eyes. I’d rather pay the extra money out of pocket for good competent exams than save money for inadequate ones.

Well, this was my first time at For Eyes… I usually go to Pearle Vision on Aramingo in Philadelphia I guess you could say Pearle Vision spoiled me, when it comes to the contact lens exam. When I called to schedule my appointment at For Eyes, the appointment was made for the same day. The person who took my call, asked if I was coming in for a eye exam, contact exam or both. I stated I wanted to get an exam for glasses and a contact prescription to fill elsewhere. I was told over the phone that it wouldn’t be a problem! When I came in for my exam, I completed the routine paperwork. I was taken to the back, where I asked more questions about the contact exam, because I was being told it would cost anywhere from $ 115 – 125. Pearle Vision included it in their basic exam and it costs me $ 0. The technician informed me that I would get better information from the doctor, granted I hear the two of them discussing it in the hallway, my hesistance towards paying the $ 115 – 125 (the cost of the fitting). The doctor came in to tell me that cost was around $ 84 for the fitting and that I would be given samples to take home and solution and yada yada yada. I bought in to it… Big mistake! The fitting was of demo contacts — DEMO is clearly written on the contacts and it is quite visible to anyone looking you directly in your eyes. And not only are they clearly marked «DEMO», they are non prescription. And I was only given one pair… so, if your looking to change you eye color great… if you want to be able to see in the DEMO contact lenses… Forget about it! The doctor informed me that I could purchase my new contacts in office, because they had them in stock, all I had to do was go through the optical part, because she only completed the exams, she had nothing to do with the glasses or contacts. I paid $ 84 and waited to meet with someone who handled the glasses and contacts. Well, I found a cute pair of glasses, that I was happy with… I just wasn’t happy with the fact that they don’t do the work at their location. I have to wait five business days, because the order is shipped to Florida and then sent back overnight to the store! That sucks… and the contacts… well, they don’t have contacts in stock, like Pearle Vision had… she told me that they would have to order the contacts… But, they could price match it… Well, what’s the point of me ordering through you, when I can order through tsomeone else for the same price and have it delivered to my home versus through the store… It made no since at all… for two boxes of contacts they quoted me around $ 80… I was able to get two boxes for each eye @ Vision Direct for $ 90! Go me! Needless to say, I won’t be doing For Eyes anymore… I’m going to stick with what I know… and go to Pearle Vision… I’ve never gone out to get glasses and not be able to have them the same day or the next… or get contacts that are with my new prescription to wear while I wait for my own… I truly feel like I paid $ 84 for nothing… Well, you learn something new everyday… and this all taught me… to stick with what you know! And with the holiday coming up… that whole five day business thing is probably going to be two weeks… My contacts will probably get here, before I go to pick up my new glasses!