Eyeglasses & Contacts
Comprehensive Eye Exams & So Much More
Making a decision about your eyewear...
Eyeglasses
Designer Frames
We carry a large variety of top designer frames for both eyeglasses and sunglasses.
Eyeglass Basics
Eyeglasses are more popular today than ever, despite the availability of contact lenses and vision correction surgery.
Sunglasses
Well-chosen sunglasses offer fashion, function and protection from UV rays and can slow formation of cataracts!
Prescription Eyeglasses
Get tips on caring for your lenses and frames and learn about the benefits of bifocals, progressives, high index lenses, and prescription sunglasses.
Lens Treatments
Today’s eyeglass lens treatments make a real difference in what you see, and what you don’t see. Scratches, glare, ultraviolet rays—all are potential hazards or annoyances and can be minimized or eliminated by a lens treatment. Seattle has some of the worst glare in the USA- really!
Contact Lenses-Live Your Best Life
We offer a wide selection of contact lenses, including disposable soft contacts, bifocal, multifocal, toric, colored, and scleral lenses.
A good contact lens fit starts with a thorough eye exam to ensure the most up-to-date prescription and rule out any pre-existing conditions that could interfere with contact lens wear. We will determine the best contact lens modality based on your lifestyle needs and the shape and health of your eye. In many cases, you’ll have the opportunity to try lenses on the same day as your exam.
Follow-up visits after the initial evaluation visit might be necessary to make changes to the fit of the contacts. We'll also teach you about proper contact lens care and the possible consequences if proper care is not taken. Then we'll continue with long-term follow-up care to monitor the condition of the eyes and lenses and to ensure that everything is working well down the line!
We can obtain almost any superior quality contact lens
We often serve as a test market with various highly regarded companies for the latest soft contact lens releases, before they are found elsewhere!
Disposable Contacts
Disposable contact lenses are generally considered to be far superior in comfort and wearability than hard and rigid lenses. All contacts are not the same, and are medical devices that are on the most sensitive part of the body, the cornea.
Eye Exams for Contact Lenses
Contact lenses are medical devices.
A routine exam won’t provide some of the measurements and testing that are required to determine if your eyes are suitable for contact lens wear, and to generate your appropriate optimized contact lens Rx. Therefore a contact lens evaluation is an additional service as it takes more time, expertise, and potential risk.
Gas Permeable (GP) Contact Lenses
These rigid lenses aren’t as popular or well-known as soft lenses, but they offer the advantages of durability, crisp vision, and high oxygen permeability.
Multifocal Contact Lenses
Fortunately, for those who don’t like the look, feel, or inconvenience of reading glasses, there is another option! Multifocal and progressive contact lenses are available in both soft and rigid varieties.
We prescribe a lot of these for folks who know what dialing a phone meant, or what a record looks like! Even some kids!
Contact Lenses for the "Hard-to-Fit" Patient
Challenges such as very high astigmatism, keratoconus, severe dry eyes, post-LASIK vision problems, and corneal grafts needn’t be a barrier to wearing contact lenses. They just require more time, education, and patience.