LIC Optometry, PC

Cheapest appointment I found without insurance ($ 90 visit for contacts + glasses exam). The doctor is SO nice and thorough. It’s easy to make an appointment and you don’t need a CostCo membership. Didn’t buy glasses or contacts there; I told the doctor I was going to order contacts online. After discussing brands of contacts he wrote me an additional contacts script because I’d need different scripts for online and he was happy to do it. Sometimes eye doctors connected to stores (pearl vision, cohens, etc) can get annoyed that you’re not shopping in store, he was totally cool about it. So glad I checked this before booking elsewhere.

Dr. Choi is friendly, professional and attentive. Highly recommended for locals and people just looking for a great optometrist who’ll meet all your needs. Free parking is nice, especially for such a busy area like LIC.
**Costco membership not required**

Dr. Choi is patient, professional and very nice.
His secretary is exactly the same, and they get along well.
Worth the $$ (if you don’t have insurance).

Dr. Choi is very professional and great doctor!

Dr. Choi is the best! He was professional and sincere. I will definitely come back.

I’ve been to many optometrists, but none have ever explained diabetic retinopathy to me with such clarity and enthusiasm. It’s refreshing and extremely beneficial to visit a medical practitioner with Dr. Choi’s knowledge, experience, and love for his field. Highly recommended.

My first visit to this office, I got my eyes checked for contact lenses. I appreciated how Dr. Choi has a very calm, professional demeanor. He wasn’t in a huge rush to get me out of the way, but answered all my «eye» questions about make-​up, contacts, styes etc. Since I have frequent problems with my eyes, it was important for me to be able to talk with my eye doctor and get all the information I needed. He noticed that my previous prescription was totally off (and that was at a local opthalmology office!) and adjusted it for me. This improved my comfort and lessened the strain on my eyes. I would recommend this office to anyone looking for a convenient and quality professional.

It was finally time for me to get a pair of glasses and I could not have asked for a better experience! Who would have known that I would have been able to find a high quality optometrist in a Costco.
I walk into his office and was greeted with a smile, which isn’t something you always get in a medical office. Everything looked clean and organized which brought a lot of comfort when it was time to start the examination. Dr. Choi was extremely polite and gentle during the examination and both thoroughly informative and patient explaining the diagnosis.
The end result — a great experience at the optometrist, learned about potential illnesses that I need to monitor and watch out for in the following years, bought a new pair of eye glasses from the next door shop, and found an optometrist that I trust to care for my family, for any eye related needs.
Highly recommend for eyeglass newbies such as myself, for those who are looking for a new optometrist, or anyone that is fed up with the poor experience that they are having from your current one.
btw — no Costco membership needed to access LIC Optometry. Great since you have access to a free parking lot instead of trying to find street parking or metered parking.

This place is a gem in the LIC/​Astoria area. I’ve worn contacts and glasses since elementary school so I’ve met all kinds of optometrists in my lifetime.
I needed a thorough, efficient, honest, professional and personable doctor who really cares about my eye health so I’m so happy I found Dr. Choi. His assessment of my eyes and prescription were spot-​on, and he helped me find contact lenses that felt the most comfortable for my eyes, unlike other doctors who just ok’ed whatever I was wearing without inquiring too much about it.
I would highly recommend making an appointment with Dr. Choi. I saw some people walking in to be seen, but I personally don’t like to wait and like knowing that I have a specific, dedicated time slot with the doctor.

No wait — doctor very professional. Took their time when taking measurements. Very clean new equipment. Actually told me to ask my doctor about my chronic dry eye — I like that he paid attention to that and didn’t just dismiss it.

Very happy with the service there. I got a contact lens fitting, and it was very easy to make an appointment. The visit itself was very efficient — Dr. Choi was thorough but the exam was pretty quick, and no wait time to see him. I got a pair of monthly lenses, but since they were too dry, I went back to get another 2 pairs to try on, at no charge. The follow-​up appointment was very easy to make as well. His front desk person is very friendly and capable.
I originally made an appointment for a fitting at my regular opthalmologist, who would have charged sixty bucks more. And bonus, this happens to be in LIC, so very close by and open on the weekend!
You don’t need to have a Costco membership to go to see Dr. Choi, since he’s separate from the Optical Dept. You do, however, to order contacts or glasses through Costco’s optical dept.

LIC is growing and growing but what about services in the neighborhood?
Two things we have always been missing over the past 7 years were an hardware store and an optical store. At this stage 50% of the gap has been closed!
I really admire the spirit opening a store like this in LIC where at this stage nobody really knows if the incredibly rising population will consider their new Zip code as a real community or only as a type of cheaper better life dormitory vs. Manhattan.
We do not belong to the second category and we do believe that that if you live in LIC you want to support and be a part of it. Thanks to LIC Optometry every truly LIC lover will never have to take the 7^th train to solve their sight problems.
the shop is indeed hard to find (at this stage LIC is evolving so fast that you never know if they will be in the middle of the loop in a couple of years!) but it is all worth it.
Great selection for frames, the services are amazing and friendly and you really see that the people behind it want to add something special to the community.
So welcome to LIC and a lot of success you really deserve it.
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This past Saturday was my second time at LIC Optometry and both times were as pleasant as they get! I’ve worn glasses/​contacts ever since I was 9 so finding a good optometrist is very important to me and I think I indeed found a good one! :) Dr. Choi was very professional, thorough and the front desk was friendly and helpful. The facilities are also comfortable and clean.
I happen to have a Costco membership so I could grocery shop, get an eye exam and order contact lenses at the optical center right next door, which adds to the convenient factor BUT you don’t need a Costco membership to see Dr. Choi.
Appointments are recommended, especially on Saturdays.

FYI: You don’t need COSTCO membership to see the optometrist here. (It’s in the Costco)
I used to get new glasses every year as a treat to myself, but since I got married I thought I could save some money and get a new pair every other year or so.
I also thought an eye exam was just a quick 2 minute check where you read off a line of letters saying 1 or 2 was clearer. In my experience the optometrist just wanted to get a quick prescription so that I could buy a pair of glasses from his store.
To my surprise, the eye exam was pretty thorough and the Dr was explaining everything he was doing and told me what was up with my eyes. I didn’t know I had a slight astigmatism! Wth?! He also didn’t have to get real close to my face to switch the lenses on the lens machine gizmo. Always felt awkward when the optometrist was an inch away from my face with just the lens gizmo separating our lips! Haha
LIC optometry isn’t really connected to the Costco I think. I didn’t have to buy glasses at the Opticians right next door to the office.
My wife got me a pair of SUPER’s and I just used the prescription I got from the Dr and ordered lenses to fit the frames.
Great professional optometrist not a glorified optician out to sell you glasses!

I had a last minute emergency and Dr. Choi was kind enough to see me even though he was closing. He was very professional and