Texas State Optical

this TSO location has the most eclectic selection of frames ive ever seen for a chain.
i bought thee coolest pair of ANNE ET VALENTIN frames… so creative and fun
friendly – non pressuring staff… makes looking fun with no expectaions
shout out to tiffany and david… who helped me

10 years ago, this was a cool place but it sucks now. I decided to go with a normal prescription instead of a progressive one– they wrote out a progressive prescription. This place sucks.

Dr Fikkert is amazing! Their staff is also accommodating and always friendly. The prices are a little steep, but they have the best quality and types of frames I’ve seen. I want to own every single one of their frames.
And yes, along with others, the mid-​century modern look of this store is definitely appealing!

This place is 5 STARS!!! The place is very clean, professional, and very friendly. This place is sweeter than stolen honey.
I had to make an appointment day of and they made the most effort in fitting me in. (I had called most of the places in Galveston) Ruby went to the moon and back to help me out with figuring out my insurance and what was covered – she is probably the nicest person I have EVER came in contact with in customer service. Seriously. Now just interacting with Ruby made me a loyal customer but Dr. Fikkert made my experience AMAZING. Yea yea I’m getting my eyes checked how amazing can that get but she was very personable and friendly. Most doctors just get the info they need out of you and tell you bare minimum and leave. You feel like your treated like a statistic and not a person. Dr. Fikkert is the OPPOSITE of this. She’s very capable of reading her patients – as in she could tell I wanted to know everything like what the machine does, what she’s checking, what these pictures of my cornea, reteina, etc mean. And she broke it all down for me. I’m sure she wouldn’t spend the time and going into detail if you are the type to not really care, she adjusts her services to the way the client wants their information. I learned so much just from my one visit and I have been going to eye doctors for 20 years. I can’t emphasize my appreciation that she took her time to explain to me and answer all my questions. You can tell she loves what she’s doing and is enthusiastic when there is a customer she can share all her knowledge with! Their technology is up to date and she took me through different pictures of my eye and explained the health of my eye and these pictures helped make sense of everything!
I could not be more happy with an eye doctor than Texas State Optical. I am just some random student who just moved to the island who needed an appointment same day. They made it work for me. Ruby, Dr. Fikkert, and the lady who did my other testing (I didn’t get her name but she’s the one who did the eye pressure tests, etc.) were ALL very friendly, accommodating, and professional. There is a great team that works here and it definitely made me a loyal customer now. They make the experience pleasant and I recommend this place to everyone. Good job TSO!

Recently had a better experience here. I worked with Rachel this time and really appreciated her professionalism.

I like the modern feel of the place when you walk in. I’ve been in twice now, once for new glasses and once for contacts. They have up to date technologies and provide great service.
They have a wide selection of frames to choose from with prices varying. I happened to need new glasses when they were having their buy one get one sale. You could choose any frame you wanted and then you could choose a free pair from a small selection. I decided to splurge on the pair I was paying for since I was getting a second back up pair free.
Dr. Katz is a very nice and professional man to work with. He seems very knowledgable and will explain what exactly he is doing and what the test/​procedure is for.