I'm surprised Eye Galleria doesn't have more reviews/ratings. I've been wearing glasses and contacts for more than half of my life. In those years of needing eyeglasses/contacts, I've gotten all my exams, glasses and contacts done at Davis Vision (or what's now known as Visionworks). But after my insurance expired, I ventured out to small businesses to get my vision taken care of because I never appreciated the service/care Visionworks provided - they were always rude, not very helpful, and SLOW. But I only continued going to VIsionworks because it's what my insurance covered at the time.
Although Eye Galleria is pretty far from where I live out in LI, I bit the bullet and tried it out. The shop itself is small, but I would say that their inventory of eye frames, contact brands, and sunglasses are pretty generous. I've never had a problem with parking as they have a small parking lot right in front of the store. I don't remember who the optometrist was when I initially came here back in 2015, but I remember they did a thorough eye exam for glasses and contacts. I also got my frames from this store, and I just get the lens replaced with my current prescription so I can wear them to this day and people compliment them often.
I took a break from Eye Galleria because it was so far from where I live, but I recently went back to get my contact exams done here this past week and let me tell you, it's WORTH the trip from LI. I suffer from chronic dry eyes and my eyes had been SO red recently. But of all the eye exams I've had, Dr. Jenny Mar went above and beyond to make sure all my questions and concerns were answered, and ultimately helped me find out what was wrong with my eyes. Dr. Mar was wonderful, patient, and extremely helpful. I could tell she takes pride in her work and wants to make sure that her patients (or clients? haha idk what the right term would be for optometrist) can see clearly and comfortably.
After evaluating my eyes, she found that my meibomian glands were clogged which was why my eyes were irritated, red, and extremely dry. It gave me tons of relief to finally have answers of why my eyes were acting up the way they were. Dr. Mar gave me tons of tips on how to take care of my eyes, the discomfort I feel, and even suggested several home remedies to aid in the healing of my eyes. After fitting me for a new brand of contacts, Dr. Mar insisted to check how they sit on my eyes and found that the curve of the contacts weren't allowing optimal oxygen flow to my cornea, so she went out of her way to fit me for the same brand of contacts but with a different curve that fits my cornea the best. I've never had any of the prestigious optician stores treat me the way Dr. Mar has, and I'm so appreciative for how closely she paid attention to detail for my eyes' comfort.
I share all this in-depth information to show the high-quality care/concern that was shown to me by the staff at Eye Galleria, which I truly appreciated. Eye Galleria's care to detail and customer service is unmatched to other name-brand optician stores I've been to year after year.
The prices here are definitely not cheap, but I don't think their costs are extremely unreasonable nor out of the ordinary compared to other optician stores. When you're paying out of pocket, vision care is not cheap -- what do you expect? As someone who pays out of pocket for vision, I think Eye Galleria's prices are fair ESPECIALLY for the quality of the products they offer. read more