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University Eye Care

Your Eye Care Professionals

 

Product Selections

Office view We carry many brands of quality eyewear, and the latest lens technologies. Our wide selection of frames assures perfect fit for your facial features, style and budget.

We carry a wide variety of contact lens trials in our office. In most cases, the day of your exam you leave our office wearing contacts!

Order Contact Lenses Online!

Buying contact lenses online direct from your eye care doctor is the safest, most efficient way of purchasing contact lenses. Our staff will provide you with login information. Click the button below to begin our safe, secure online order process in a new window.
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Eye Wear

Bebe, Badgley Mischka, Charmant Line Art, Charmant Rimless, Costa Del Mar, Esprit, Haggar,Life Is Good, Nike, Paradox, Ray Ban, Silhouette, Sospiri, Vera Bradley & XOXO to name a few!

Many of our frame selections are available in all sizes from children to adults. Our frames are continuously changing. Please feel free to call us or ask your sales associate. Our Eye Wear policy appears below.

Lens Designs, Coatings, Options

  • Varilux
  • Kodak
  • Crizal
  • Transitions
  • Xperio UV (Polarization)
  • And many many more!

Complimentary Services

We also offer eye glass adjustments, cleanings, repairs, nose pads and cleaning cloths.

Contact Lenses

Alcon-Ciba Vision, Bausch and Lomb, Cooper Vision, Hydrogel, Vistakon and many more!

Your contact lens fitting can vary in price depending on the type of contacts you need. Please ask a contact lens technician for your specific price or any questions you may have. Your contact lens fitting includes all trials and follow-ups with your contacts within 90 days of your eye exam. At your initial exam you will be taught how to put the contacts in and take them out. Our contact lens policies appear below.

Types of Contact Prescriptions

  • Spherical
  • Toric (Astigmatism)
  • Multifocal
  • Mono Vision
  • Dailies

Colored Contact Lenses

Ever wonder how you would look wearing colored contact lenses? AIR OPTIX® COLORS contact lenses provide stunning eye color and outstanding comfort. Visit the AIR OPTICS® Color Studio to find out!

CareCredit Makes Payment Easy!

CareCredit LogoCareCredit is a healthcare credit card designed for your wellness needs. Pay for your treatments and procedures in convenient monthly payments. For complete details and terms, please review the CareCredit account agreement within the application. You can also apply for CareCredit in our office.

Don't Forget Your Accessories

• Lens Cleaner • Vera Bradley Cases • Eye Glass Mini Repair Kits • Over The Counter Readers •

University Eye Care Policies & Information

  • 50% deposit is required on all glasses orders. Balance is due upon pick-up.
  • Glasses are a custom made product. We have a 60 day policy against defective workmanship and Dr. prescription changes.
  • Any frame style changes will incur a lens remake charge at 50% of retail price done within 60 days of purchase date.
  • All frames (unless otherwise noted) come with a 1 year warranty against manufacturers defect.
  • Warranty does not include loss, dog or other animal chewing, etc.
  • In order for the frame to be warrantied the entire frame must be present.
  • Lens warranties can vary depending on coatings and upgrades, please ask your sales associate.
  • **Frame and lens warranties can vary depending on certain coatings on lenses and frame manufacturers. Please ask your sales associate if you have any further questions.**
  • 50% deposit is required on all contacts orders. Balance is due upon pick-up.
  • If you're a disposable contact lens wearer, you will be fitted with a pair of trial contact lenses on your initial visit (providing we have the needed pair in stock).
  • Once you receive your trial pair, you will try them out for approximately 1 week.
  • We will set up a return, no charge visit for 1 week, at the end of your initial visit.
  • Upon returning for your 1 week contact lens check, (*You must come wearing your lenses for the check-up*) Dr. Altman will check the fit of the lenses and the health of the eye. If all is satisfactory, (if the lens we have provided for you is unsatisfactory, you will receive another pair and will again return approximately 1 week later to have the new pair checked) you will then receive your actual prescription. Any additional visits outside of 90 days of your initial visit will result in a charge.
  • You will be dilated upon your return visit. Please make arrangements if you feel you need a driver.
  • The 1 week follow up is extremely important! If you do not come back for that visit, you will not receive a contact lens prescription.
  • We have a 60 day policy to return contact lenses. Packaging must be unopened & intact. Each box is subject to a $5.00 re-stocking fee.

For Previous Patients Only

  • Single Vision RGP’s: Two remakes can be made within 90 days. More than two remakes and/or anything outside of 90 days may result with a charge.
  • Multifocal RGP's: Two remakes can be made within 90 days. More than two remakes and/or anything outside of 90 days may result with a charge.
  • If you have any questions concerning the remake policy/charges, please do not hesitate to ask.
  • Wash your hands before putting your contacts in and before taking them out.
  • Wear time is 4 hours for the first day and add 2 hours every day until you are wearing them all day.
  • DO NOT SLEEP, SWIM, OR SHOWER WITH YOUR CONTACTS IN!!
  • Make sure you have fresh solution in your case each time you put your contacts in it. DO NOT mix different solutions together.
  • Most contact lens solutions advertise "No Rub", but we recommend that you still rub the lenses.
  • Keep in mind that lens lubricants (ie. Refresh Contacts) may alleviate any discomfort of dryness symptoms.
  • Extended wear patients: maximum wear time is 6 days. Please remove contacts on day 7.
  • Risks of wearing contacts can include but are not limited to infections, corneal abrasions, etc.
  • Any medical office visit will result in a charge even if the visit is within the 90 day period of contact lens trials.
  • If you have any redness or irritation, remove contacts immediately and call our office!