Chinatown Optometric Center

This is a great, local business to visit. Small office with personalized attention, doctors willing to explain what they are doing and their diagnosis, and affordable prices. I got a same day appointment, walked down, and was seen right away. They didn’t pressure me into buying anything, and gave me some tips on low-​cost options. I just realized the receptionist tightened my current reading glasses frame without my having to ask… that type of attention to customer service is increasingly rare. I probably wouldn’t have chosen this place had it not been in my neighborhood, but will continue to come back even if I move.

I’ve been attending this optometry for over 9 years. Receptionist and Doctor is very sweet and will cater to your needs. They are spot on!

I’ve been coming to this office for 15 years, and I have to say, their optometrists really do get to know you on a personal level, which makes the experience that much better. They services are quick and reasonably priced, and they make sure you get helped as soon as they can. I wouldn’t go anywhere else!

Ive been coming to this place for about 20 years. Staff is great as well as the prices. I wouldn’t want to go anywhere else.
Just make sure you call and set up an appt

i love this place! great prices, good service, & nice people!

Went here for the first time this week, and was very impressed! It’s a small office, but they offer personal service, and didn’t try to sell me anything I didn’t need. They also gave me some sample contact lenses to make sure I got the best ones for me. Excellent staff, will be returning for a long time to come!

A great experience. Professional, extremely skilled and caring, friendly staff. Clean and comfortable office. Go!

QUICK REVIEW:
I’ve been going to this optometrist since I was a kid (I grew up in Chinatown). The staff here are always so nice. It’s always a pleasant visit to the optometrist every year.
PARKING: It’s like every other place in Chinatown, you have to park on the street. Just pay for meter parking, it should take less than hour (assuming you make an appointment or else you’ll have to wait).
Besides, what were you REALLY going to do with all the loose change sitting at the bottom of your pocket (aside from laundry)?
FIRST IMPRESSIONS: The place is kind a hole-​in-​the-​wall. It’s located next to that Peking duck/​Asian dimsum food place.
It seems pretty small from the outside, but the inside is very well kept and is very clean.
There’s seats just for waiting, or seats for you to fill out forms/​look at the display cases.
Speaking of display cases, there’s LOTS of glasses in here. The ones in the back tend to be cheaper, ranging from about $ 15 – 25 for those frames, while the ones in the front are designer, and can be priced upwards of $ 150.
SERVICE: The receptionist is REALLY friendly (I always respectfully address her by what is roughly translated to ‘Auntie’ in Vietnamese, so I don’t know her real name).
She makes every patient feel welcome and is thorough in explaining everything: from the cost of the eye exam, to what your insurance will cover, how long it will take for your glasses to be done, etc.
For the past several years, I had been seeing one of the optometrists (the older lady with short, cropped hair — forgot her name unfortunately). She was very charismatic and made me feel at ease whenever I was in for another eye exam.
However, my most recent exam was with Dr. Lee (the younger optometrist, out of the two). She was the optometrist there at the time, since the other doctor was out on the day I scheduled my appointment.
She was very friendly, talked to me about my time away at college, how I liked it, etc etc.
She even asked me if I was interested in contacts (no thanks, I’m too much of a klutz) and laughed when I told her why I didn’t want them.
After my exam, the auntie-​receptionist completed my appointment, confirmed my choice of frames, and told me she would give me a call when my glasses were done.
Only about two weeks later, she called me again & told me they were done, so I had my mom go to pick them up for me.
They ended up fitting really well (auntie-​receptionist helped me pick them out since my dad was no help) and the prescription was perfect.
OVERALL: This is the only place I would go to get my eye exams. They’re honest and polite, and the entire staff know how to do their job really well.
A++++

After a really sketchy attempt at an eye exam in Little Tokyo, I came here next and was pleasantly impressed.
The optometrist and optician were both incredibly nice, helpful, and professional.
Also, having declined my work’s (I think) overpriced vision insurance, it was also good to have an inexpensive exam for $ 50 (+$ 75 for a contact lens evaluation)

Dr. Lee is great! She does a thorough eye exam for a very affordable price. She’ll answer all your questions, and she’s kind, friendly, and patient.
Although you won’t find this season’s hottest glasses styles, you will find a wide selection of glasses to choose from. I found the frames that I’ve been looking for that accommodated my small nose bridge (usually the frames I like have that part that sits on your nose bridge molded into the frame, but I found a pair that has those little adjustable rubber doodads that sit up on your nose).
My glasses were ready in a few short days, and they were perfect! When I came back to get a repair on those rubber doodads, it was only $ 5 and she did it in 5 minutes.

I have been wearing glasses for over 10 years and have been to several Optometrists. The Optometrist (a young asian woman) is the best by far– no contest. She answered all my «dumb» questions, was very nice and personable. I came in for an eye exam and to replace the lenses on my frames.
I recommend coming here for an eye exam.

This place is really small compared to other Optometrist offices i have been too in all my years, but they do the job right.
Paid $ 50 dollars for my eye exam and the person that helped me, i would have to say the younger of the two women that i saw that day, she was extremely helpful from beginning to end, she answered all my questions and she asked me a few important questions as well.
Since i was sent to get a eye exam for the DMV, this office was on my way home from work, and real easy to find on Ord just off of Broadway Blvd.
Parking is $ 3 dollars (flat rate) so if you need to walk around or what not for some food or some supplies in Chinatown, the rate is good.
I did not buy my prescription glasses at this office, but from what i noticed, their prices are just as good as any other place you can buy from, and the turn around is about 5 days.
So if you need a eye exam, and to be honest its a decent price since two other offices went from charging $ 80 to $ 160 for just the eye exam alone, yes, those are really crazy prices, but then again it is for your eye site right?
I really hope if you need a Optometrist and your in the area, try them out, you will not be disappointed here, that is for sure.

I got a $ 50 eye exam from Dr. Truong (her married name) and thought she was very personable and experienced. She gave me a thorough exam and was very helpful in explaining my situation to me and making me feel at ease. I highly recommend her, and I don’t usually like doctors! Super friendly, helpful and professional.

I love Stephanie Lee. She is a lovely woman, very gentle, and the place is great for a quality, inexpensive eye exam.

I had my eye exam here. Dr. Stephanie Lee was very friendly and helpful. She gave some excellent advice on keeping your eyes healthy if you’re on the computer a lot:
1) Take short breaks every 30 minutes. You don’t necessarily have to get up. Just look at and focus your eyes on something far away.
2) Remember to blink. Sometimes when staring at a monitor you may become so focused that you forget to blink. So your eyes may dry out.
3) Computer eyeglasses may help reduce eyestrain. Basically they are glasses in a lighter prescription.
4) Consider fake tears. They help prevent your eyes from drying out and they don’t have the side effects of regular eye drops. She even gave me a couple of coupons! :)
The eye exam was $ 50. They have a decent selection of frames and lenses but I got mine elsewhere. Okay time for a break!

Recommended. Ask for Dr. Garry Chan, OD.