For Eyes Optical

If you are looking for attitude, and a complete lack of product knowledge, THIS IS THE PLACE!
I went to Chicago Eye Care Center, on Devon. The difference is a beautiful day vs vast hopeless nothingness.

I really like the service at this place. Everyone who works there is friendly and knowledgeable. I currently don’t have vision insurance and the woman today really helped me find the best deal. They also repair and tighten my glasses whenever needed. The only thing that bothers me is the selection — they need a larger selection.

This is for a visit/​experience I had several years ago in 2006-​07. The staff there were very rude towards me and I had to back and forth several times regarding issues I had with my glasses. I also paid an arm and leg for my glasses too. I have warned people ever since to avoid this place if possible. It was after my experience that I started going to independent eye places because the customer service was much better.

Very friendly and helpful staff! Glasses are at a affordable price! They are knowledgeable and caring!

I don’t understand how someone can give a bad review after having one good experience here and one bad experience. Don’t you at least need to have a tie breaker? I came here with my two boys, all of us had a great exam experience and the salespeople didn’t hover over us or push us to buy anything above what insurance was covering. The frame selection was great, even my teenager found something he loves. On top of this, the staff were extremely patient in looking over how I could get the most out of my insurance. I was totally impressed and will be a loyal customer!

If it wasn’t for the good deals we get with this franchise, i would never go there to deal with the incompetence of some of the staff. We are talking about staff not knowing to operate their own computer system. To get to the point, we went there for my husband to inquire for a quote to replace the lens on his glasses. No problem there, the person at the reception desk helped us right away and she was very knowledgeable and fast. We didn’t want to proceed because he didn’t want to leave his glasses there because he didn’t have his second pair with him. Came back a couple of days later and it was a complete disaster. The young girl who handled our order was the definition of incompetence and it took her about 30 – 45 minutes to figure out what to do. An older, more knowledgeable associate there kept on helping her out and giving her pointers in the hope that she would solve this order faster. Again, if it wasn’t for the good price, there is no way we would go there at all to deal with that mess. I felt really bad for the people waiting because of this girl… choose another location is my advice to you guys.

Staff is VERY helpful, fast and provides great feedback in terns of what looks good on you. Bought two pairs and used a great Groupon, which added to the overall value. There’s a large variety of styles to choose from and parking was easy too. Exam is also done onsite.

Sat in the store for 1.5 hours with a sales person who had no idea what she was doing. Good God. She was completely clueless and the baby voice put it all over the top. While trying to get the computer to work, she got fed up and left me to help someone else for a HALF HOUR. I would have left except it was just about my only chance to get this done. 3 stars for good selection and decent prices.

Great Place to go! The staff is Very Pleasant and the exams were quick! I needed contacts and was taken care of very well! I’m glad I chose For Eyes!

This place was fantastic. It was my first time visiting and I needed an eye exam, contacts, and new glasses.
I called and they were able to get me an appointment the same day. The doctor and her receptionist were very friendly and worked very quickly. It was a no-​nonsense exam with the typical «which is better, one or two» test.
The best part was when receptionist double checked my insurance when I said I didn’t have any. She saved me $ 100 (for the exam, contacts prescription, and glasses prescription).
They’re right beside the store and I had Rosie helping me. I had found a coupon for 25% off contacts at another store and asked if they would match it, she said she would try to beat it, and depending on how many contacts I bought from them, I’d get a discount on my glasses.
I’m terrible at choosing new frames and Rosie was completely honest about what did and did not work on my face. She could tell I liked a pair that were a little on the crazy side but encouraged me to get them and I’m so happy I did.
She did manage to beat my coupon for contacts and gave me 40% off of my new glasses. In selling me lenses, she told me I only needed to pick from the two cheaper options. She didn’t even want me to consider the expensive ones because she said for my fairly weak prescription they were totally unnecessary.
I loved my experience here and would recommend it to everyone.

I was looking for a pair of non-​prescription sunglasses that fit and look nice. Checked out For Eyes and they had a pretty good selection of ready to go sunglasses. The staff was helpful and the woman who helped me was friendly and helped me choose some nice shades in my price range. Also, got an AARP discount.
Overall a good experience and I’m happy to have sunglasses.

My husband has been coming here for years and likes it quite a bit, but I have never stepped in the place with my superhuman 20 – 10 vision! But, the inevitable letter came home from school that my daughter flunked the school eye exam and needed a check-​up, so off we went to For Eyes.
Exam:
The waiting area is just adjacent to the actual For Eyes store (points for convenience) and was immaculately kept… even in the midst of a blizzard. The receptionist was kind and professional and even double checked to see if our insurance would give us a discount on the exam, even though we do not have vision coverage. We saw Dr. Karina Nikogosian, who could not have been nicer or more professional. She calmly explained each procedure and what it was for to my nervous pre-​teen. She was thorough and patient and spent a significant amount of time determining the exact nature of my daughter’s vision issues. The total bill = $ 44.00! I had been quoted 4x that at another — dare I say ‘more chic’ — eye shop nearby.
Store:
Huge selection! We worked with Madeline, who directed us to the glasses that would fit my daughter and what the price points were. She explained the best deals, letting us make the decision if we wanted to spend more. I mentioned that my daughter is a pre-​teen, so we were in the store for over an hour, trying on glasses and texting photos of them to family fashionistas. Ultimately, my daughter selected two pairs of very cool glasses and we will have them in hand in one week. Madeline was awesome and treated my daughter like a client, not a kid.
This place has fantastic optometrists (my husband is a big fan of Dr. Haskins), great customer service, a terrific selection and great prices. Did I mention free parking, proximity to the L and Metra and an awesome Indian Market two doors down?

This is related to a review at another store, and how I found my way to this store (
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Initially I had been using the West Rogers Park For Eyes, because I had a really great optometrist there. She moved on, and in a customer service debacle, I called this Evanston shop.
There I found an impressive and professional staff, a 40x cleaner shop and another really great doctor (Dr. Adkins). Had I known this shop existed, I would have likely changed to this store. It is worth the trip if you are deciding between the Peterson Ave location or this one.
I had a really great experience under fire and plan to continue on here. I even witnessed the front desk staff troubleshooting what seemed like a customer service clusterf*ck with grace, professionalism and tact.
Not an easy feat as I am sure they get the brunt of everything all day (ahh the intersection of retail and medical services, where no one wins.)
In the linked review, I refer to Dr. Adkins as a pro, and she is. An active listener who is very good at her job and an utmost professional.
Thanks For Eyes Evanston for making a crappy experience at the other shop into a good one in your shop.

I had my glasses broken this Sunday morning. I googled and Unilocaled for an optometrician’s office which is open on Sunday and found this in my neiborhood. The lady who repaired mine did a very nice job and didn’t charge me a penny. While she was working on it, I looked around and found they also have a great selections at affordable prices compared with Grinman’s office having selections only outrageously expensive but not worth the money. Unfortunately, For Eyes Optical is out of my vision plan’s network and so they may not be my primary optometrician but I will visit them for my next sunglasses frame.

I CAN’T SEE!
No, seriously, I cant. I’m farsighted in my right eye … nearsighted in my left. My left eye also has a slight astigmatism.
I’ve been using For Eyes since my days in DC — in fact — THEY are the ones who discovered my astigmatism! prior to that, there was always problems with my prescriptions!
Somehow, my last trip, I got a bad frame for my readers … the screws kept backing out — just cleaning them, they’d pop right out. Taking them to a store to adjust them didn’t work for long. For the first time in my life I bought a eyeglass kit for «just in case»
Today, the worst thing happened. I LOST the right lens. *silent scream — projectile tears*
The right eye compensated for the left, with out that lens, I was effectively in blurville without an escort!
I called in a panic, in tears. I didn’t realize just how much I depended on my glasses! DESPITE my hysterical dialogue, Maryanne was a gem! I went to the store, and gave her the defective frames — with the left lens still intact, but it fell out as she inspected the frames.
I picked up a pair of cheap readers in the mean time — I’ll be eating Advil for the headaches I’ll be getting — until the new ones come in, but at least I know it’s a short term solution!
My replacement glasses are on their way, I am very happy with the customer service here.

I didn’t get my eyes examined here, but I did buy two pairs of glasses. Very decent selection of frames for a place that advertises itself as being cheap (but spends tons on expensive television advertising), and the people working there are helpful, pleasant and happy to help you find the best choice for the best price. They have coupons on their website, but they pretty much offer you the same deal walking in.
I have a moderately strong prescription. I was getting a pair of sunglasses, and the sales person suggested I try the (less expensive) plastic lenses first, and if I thought they were too thick in the frame, I could switch up to higher-​index lenses. The plastic ones are fine. Lots of eye shops would have pushed the more expensive choice.
If you’re shopping purely on price, the internet places are cheaper, but if you want frames you can try on first to make sure you look ok, not to mention a modicum of service, For Eyes might do it for you.

I needed minor repairs (tightening of the arms and a screw placement) to both pair of glasses (prescription sun and regular), and since I live very close to this shop and do other business in the mall 2 – 3 times a week, I stopped in.
The service person, a young lady, was unable to place a screw in the frame of my regular pair and told me that my sunglasses were not polarized (which I knew them to be polarized), as she tightened the arm. I wasn’t quite in the market yet for 2 new pair of glasses, so I left out and went to Grinman Opticians on Davis St in Evanston. Dr. Grinman’s technician fixed my screw with a smile and refused to charge me. Needless to say, a few months later I returned and bought both pair of glasses from Dr. Grinman. Thank heavens for competing markets in my small town!
This was the 2^nd time in my lifetime that For Eyes has disappointed me, the first time being some 15 years earlier (not this particular shop), when they gave me a hard time about returning a new frame that they had damaged themselves. This was the company’s last chance, and they blew it.

AMAZING selection for a strip mall For Eyes. Helpful staff that gave me honest opinions with helping me decide on a set of frames. Ended up buying two different pairs and when I came back, they were even kind enough to readjust my older pair so in case I wanted to wear them, they fit just as well as the new.

I’ve been coming here for at least 8 years now. First to a Dr. Bethany now to a Doctor Diane. Both doctors are excellent.
They really take the time to make sure they messure your eye right… you get a great pair of fitted contacts.
The prices are very reasonable too.

I’ve been coming here since I got glasses in 3^rd grade (they were red plastic and alittle too big for my face). That would be 1991. I’ve never gotten my exam, glasses or lenses anywhere else, actually.
Good promotions.
Good selection. (designer and cheap brands)
Great salespeople.
The adjacent optician’s office is convenient. Quite a few different doctors have occupied the space over the years but they have all been very nice and helpful.
FYI: It’s right off the South Blvd Purple Line stop.