Prism Optical

Extremely helpful and friendly staff! They really worked hard to find the best deal, they almost beat my insurance price! Will be back.

Right before our wedding, we found Prism Optical and were so glad we did! They were able to accommodate our request for a tricky lenses situation with Oakley frames. With certain prescription levels, Oakley will not do rimless framed lenses (neither will many shops like Lenscrafters and Spex in the area) but Jorge & Darlene were able to do a spectacular job! Not only did they provide flexibility about making the rimless glasses but their prices were competitive by $ 100-​$ 200. They also helped us rush order our prescription swim googles in time to make our honeymoon trip! This is a lovely, small community-​based shop owned by a terrific couple –Darlene and Jorge– who are very friendly and personable. Will go to them again in the future without hesitation! :)

Prism Optical was recommended from a good Optometrist friend of mine, Dr. Randall Ricketts. The Owners Jorge and Darlene are extremely friendly, knowledgeable, prompt and reasonably priced. They helped ease me into the new world of wearing progressive lenses, and made me feel very comfortable. The have a nice selection of frames and I plan to go back to Prism Optical to order an additional pair soon. I highly recommend them. Check them out online and on their facebook page. Good people. Great service. Thanks, Jorge and Darlene! –Bobby

I can’t say enough good things about my experience (s) with Prism Optical. George and Darlene, the owners of Prism, are customer focused, experts in the optical field, and awesome people to boot! I live in the area, and am happy to support a local establishment instead of the chain stores that are way overpriced for the quality, or the snooty boutique stores that SNL used to have skits about — these are the same glasses at a fraction of the cost (literally — a fraction of the cost!) Prism has an excellent selection — brand name designer frames — Ray Bans, Oakley’s, Persols, as well as exclusive, hard to find frames. Their selection is always changing. George can customize the lens for non-​glare, readers, progressive lenses, tints of all kinds, polarized sunglasses with a prescription, etc., etc. Depending on the prescription and order, the turn around is super fast. They are also great about doing adjustments — George is the «glasses whisperer» — he can do magic with banged-​up, bent, crooked frames. Since discovering Prism, I have purchased all of my glasses from there (I have a lot), and have recommended them to family and friends. I could go on and on — but check it out for yourself. You will be happy you did.

My entire family and myself go here for all our optical needs. I have bought two different pairs of glasses here and got a great deal on both and love wearing them. They had no problem going the extra mile to ensure my glasses fit properly and my lens were properly fitten to my face and my eyes.

So nice! This place is nearby and my contact ripped so I went in. The lady who works there (I feel bad I didn’t learn her name) was so helpful! I showed her my prescription and she got me a trial pair and an appointment for the next day. The doctor I met was friendly and professional. I had planned on ordering contacts online with my new prescription but Prism had better prices! They also have a pretty good selection of frames there and they make the glasses in shop. Friendly eye lady even helped me look for frames and I wasn’t buying them that day! Prism is the best and I’m going back when I need more contacts or glasses.

Get your glasses here! Save money, get them quickly, and support independent business owners. Seriously.
A few years ago, I started needing glasses for reading. Paired with the gray hairs I was finding, the reading glasses did not bode well for my self-​esteem. But I went to the eye doc, picked out frames there, and after my insurance discount, still ended up paying $ 95 for a pair of so-​so glasses. Then I needed to up my prescription. Again, I paid almost $ 100 for glasses that I often «forget» to put on. And that is AFTER my insurance discount! Jeepers. Why even bother with insurance?
I decided I want cool, hip glasses so I began my Unilocaling. It seemed that most of the places that people loved were on Southport, Roscoe, Damen, etc. And they are PRICEY! My friend suggested we pop in to this independently owned place, Prism, just to see what is there. Simply put, we had a FABULOUS experience.
They have a decent selection of standard frames as well as some pretty cool ones. But I am astounded by the prices! Holy Cow! I’m talking way lower than my eye doc and way way lower than the shops that have to make up for the high rent.
The wife part of the owners was totally friendly and helpful. I tried on many many pairs, and this lady was supportive of me trying on more and more. I could tell she didn’t love my choice in frames (but what normal person really would love rhinestone embellished glasses?) but she really gave great feedback. She never said she didn’t like them. Dont get me wrong, she was very kind and professional. And I love an honest salesperson.
I narrowed it down to two pairs of glasses. and I finally decided on the retro rhinestone glasses. But they both looked so great! So she gave me half-​price on the second pair. Wanna know the total bill? Now this is without my insurance (stupid insurance only covers one pair a year and that was already used up). For two pairs of glasses, one with bifoocal lenses, I paid $ 185. Even better, the specs should be ready by Wednesday or Thursday. I was there at 4:00 on Saturday. Waaayyyy faster than the other places.
Here is why the prices are so low: They make the lenses there in the shop. They make the glasses for a lot of other shops. My eye doc sends the glasses to Prism to get made. I found this out when I handed her my prescription.
So skip the chain stores, don’t fall for the high-​rent shops, come to Prism and make this world a better place!