[[HIGHLIGHT]]I had a great experience at EyeDare Optometric on 16th Street.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] I came in with a pair of glasses I had managed to step on--the frame was bent and one of the lenses kept popping out mid sentence in conversations or while bending over a stove. Shane realigned the frame and secured the lens quickly and expertly. [[HIGHLIGHT]]He was kind, knowledgeable, and generous with his time--and didn't even charge me.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] The shop itself felt calm and quiet, almost like a sanctuary from the wind and noise outside, which made the whole experience even better. [[HIGHLIGHT]]I really appreciated the care and professionalism and would absolutely come back.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

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I stopped by Eyedare Optometric while visiting the city after years away. The office sits on a lively Mission corner a few blocks from BART, with large windows that let in tons of natural light, and I came in for a full eye exam for contacts and glasses. Dr. Huang is a keen conversationalist, competent, and sharp. She immediately picked up on some eye symptoms (very likely related to me wearing "two-week" contacts for... uhh, longer than two weeks...) and explained everything clearly. The office uses both modern tech and classic tools; I appreciated the retinal imaging, and when one eye didn't cooperate, she pivoted calmly to traditional dilation instead. [[HIGHLIGHT]]She answered all my curious questions and had the images emailed after.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] At one point she pulled out a long briefcase full of optometry lenses and tools from under the desk, and for a split second I thought I was about to witness the assembly of a spy gadget. Nope -- just professional wizardry to fine-tune my prescription. It was awesome to watch, and I knew I was in good hands. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Carlos and Diana up front were also great -- helpful, friendly, and zero sales pressure.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] We couldn't find frames in my size, so they fitted newer thinner lenses into my existing ones, which turned out great. I also appreciate that Eyedare doesn't rely on Luxottica frames. Beyond the exam, I'd forgotten how vibrant the Mission is. Within minutes you can grab Salvadoran pupusas with plantains, Shanghainese bao, Bi-Rite ice cream, relax at Dolores Park... and now also watch robots talking to other robots (Zoox waiting on a Waymo robotaxi). Only in SF. read more

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I initially contacted the office in January since I moved to SF recently and lost one of my Ortho-K CRT lenses. I had been previously fit for the lenses, so I just needed them to be re-ordered. In May, I scheduled a routine eye exam (which is what they recommended for getting contact lens from them) since I hadn't gotten one in over a year due to a busy schedule. After the appointment, they handed me a bill for the routine eye exam (which was covered by insurance) and on top of that, $800 for an "Ortho-K new exam." They did not notify me when I made the appointment or before doing the exam of this charge, so it was a complete surprise when it was time to check out. I would have appreciated some pricing transparency before doing the exam rather than being surprised by it after. I also didn't realize it was a "new" exam given that I had my old prescription from 2023 (which hasn't changed), and I didn't have to get newly fitted - I brought my old contacts in and the doctor examined how they sat on my eye. [[HIGHLIGHT]]The front desk manager Carlos was also rude during the entire encounter, and made me regret choosing Eyedare.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

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[[HIGHLIGHT]]I was very pleasantly surprised at how much fun I had at my introductory appointment at Eyedare.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] [[HIGHLIGHT]]The staff in the front office was great.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] The owner/ optometrist spent plenty of time with me. I brought in 4 (!!) pair of glasses to review. The optometrist figured out the prescription for each and rated them for my use. Everyone was professional and warm plus there was no wait for the appointment. It started and ended right on time. I will definitely be returning for all my vision needs. read more

Dr Huang has helped us with my husband's scleral lenses. If you have keratoconus and need scleral lenses rest assured that you are in good hands. She's a pro. [[HIGHLIGHT]]She listens to my husband's observations and adjusts the lenses accordingly.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] It's been a year since she helped us and we haven't had any problems. Thank you Dr Huang and team. We would be your lifetime customers if we weren't moving back to tn. read more

[[HIGHLIGHT]]Great experience and great location![[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Dr. Huang was very thorough with the examination and explained every single step in detail. Highly recommended to see Dr. Huang. I didn't get my new glasses here since the selection wasn't that great. read more

I was so looking forward to being treated by this optometrist because of all the good reviews, but [[HIGHLIGHT]]the staff is rude and they're unprofessional[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] in San Francisco when you make an appointment the first thing they tell you is there's only street parking. They did not tell me that they also tell you if they have late policy they did not tell me that so therefore I was not properly informed prior to my appointment when I get there there's absolutely no parking. [[HIGHLIGHT]]They call me five minutes after my appointment time to tell me that I'm late and they have a five minute grace period.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] [[HIGHLIGHT]]I'll tell the young lady I'm I'm looking for parking I'm trying to get there. She says to me. Oh let me talk to the optometrist[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]]. I'm circling circle in I find a park while I'm walking in. They're calling me so I don't answer I get in and they tell me we're not gonna be able to see you because you're 20 minutes late now my appointment was at 3:30. I got there at 3:40 that doesn't equal 20 minutes [[HIGHLIGHT]]during the time of talking to me about rescheduling it takes at least 15 minutes for them not to be able to find me an appointment[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] so I said to the optometrist well you could've done my eye exam during all this time it's taken 15 minutes and you still haven't found me an appointment so her staff member says well you were 15 minutes late and appointments take 40 minutes so I say to him I was not talking to you. That is very rude. I'm going to leave and find me another optometrist [[HIGHLIGHT]]as a first time client your first impressions are so so important. The impression I got was discriminatory and racist.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] None of them were of my ethnicity none of them made eye contact, and none of them gave a hoot about me having to circle the block to look for a park even when I said I really need I can't see my computer to work. [[HIGHLIGHT]]She didn't care she told me she had an appointment that was almost a month out.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] I'm so done. I will never go back. Good luck. read more

had the most amazing experience here... Dr Huang was so thorough with her examination and gave me tons of great advice. Carlos helped with frame selection and was patient & extremely helpful. He also helped adjusted my frames from elsewhere. Overall an amazing experience!!!! read more

Such nice peeps here! The doctor is very kind and takes his time with you. I have high maintenance eyeglasses and sunglasses. The staff and doctor took great care with making sure they were adjusted to my face just right. Always a great experience, please pay them a visit if you're in need of eyewear. read more

I've been coming here for ten years and have always had a fantastic experience. Dr. Huang is excellent! Highly recommend.

On time, helpful, professional. Accurate assessment of how to correct your vision is where it all begins--and Eyedare (hurray Dr. Quan) is very good at it! And then--a great selection of stylish frames is icing on the cake. Have been going here for over 15 years and never regret it. read more

This rating is for the optician. Is his name Carlos? I chose Eyedare because of all the great reviews on Yelp. The newest review for this business that is not a 5-star review is from 2012, according to the sort feature on Yelp. Dr. Huang was great. Addressed all my concerns and was really thorough with my examination. Gave advice and suggestions. SO happy with her professionalism and easy communication. Once with the optician, things broke down. He acted bothered by having to provide service to me. There was absolutely NO concern for my selection of frames. I was left alone to rummage through them. When I found one, he couldn't answer questions about the variety of colors or finish. I decided on a frame, but wanted a different color and finish. After checking what was available, he promised to order the other color and notify me when it came in so I could decide. I never talked to him again. It took three more visits and five weeks to get the correct lenses and correct frames. I still don't have the finish I wanted on the frames. Inattention to detail? Don't know. I would love to go back to Dr. Huang, but my experience with the optician was sloppy, apathetic, and disrespectful. read more

They are under new management and the place feels fresh. I had a great exam. Really happy with them.

Always a great experience. Well operated and thorough eye exam. Great team as well. It's my go-to spot since 2006.

Great and friendly optometry along with a well curated selection of frames in the Mission.

Amazing doctor Will return - so caring and thorough with her work Also gave me recommendations on my Dry eyes condition. read more

I went in for my annual eye exam yesterday, and both the doctor and staff were wonderful. The doctor addressed all my vision questions/concerns, as well as doing a thorough eye exam. The office is clean and welcoming, and the doctor and staff even fixed both my regular glasses frame and sunglasses frame. I had temporarily switched to a different practice after a move out of the area, and it was great to be able to return to Eyedare for this exam. read more

I've been going to Eyedare for maybe 10 years! Their doctors are very professional, knowledgeable and friendly! They've helped me through contact fittings, astigmatism issues, glasses, and post-PRK follow up. The office is a cute neighborhood space, always good tunes. I've actually never had to wait for my appointment; they are quite efficient & thorough. And the front staff are great. read more

I've been to all the store front optometrist offices in the area, and I'm really happy I selected Eyedare. I didn't have to wait at all for my appointments; I got there, they took me in. The front office staff have been really, really patient with my lack of ability to make a decision and my odd requests, etc., and I greatly appreciate that. The doctor is terrific; the exam was thorough but efficient so I could get on my way. She even sent me an email with some images she took of my eyes and suggested I forward them to my Primary Care physician so they could be added to my mychart records. That kind of attentiveness, kindness, and professionalism will keep me coming back. I brought in my own glasses and sunglasses, but I looked around and they have a really good selection of cool, up-to-date frames; whoever does their ordering obviously knows what the latest trends in eyewear are, and also has very good taste. All the stars! read more

Once again I had a great experience in my annual eye exam here at Eyedare. Maryam Nassiri was my doctor. She was professional, friendly, very informative, and patient with my questions. I was completely satisfied with the expert care I received and am now confident that I've found a health practitioner that I feel like I can trust. read more

Great selection of glasses with very friendly and helpful staff. Dr Huang and Carlos understands what frames work best for your eyes and face, and are super patient and professional. They are a VSP provider which makes billing easier if you have VSP. I appreciate how well-run this office is, how they are quick to respond via text or email, and how they handle walk-in patients who just need new glasses. Highly recommend! read more

Second time going to see Dr Huang for an eye exam and again had a very pleasant experience. She's very professional and thorough. Great location too. read more

Screw this place. I set an appointment on Nov 20th and they claimed to have reached out to confirm my appt ONE TIME between then and today but I have no messages from them. No additional comms or even courtesy email. In addition came early for the appt to a sign that read on lunch between 2-3... with 3 employees on site. Take your business elsewhere. read more

Love Eyedare! Best eye doctors, best staff, incredibly efficient and appreciative of everyone's time being valuable. And I love that appointments and masking are necessary so I feel safe. read more

So refreshing to find a friendly neighborhood optometrist! The staff was friendly, the annual checkup was quick and featured modern tech, and the selection of eyewear was great. So thankful I found this spot through my insurance! read more

Dr. Quan is very thorough and patient. My vision is pretty bad, he has been helping me for years now to dial in the best contacts and glasses, even if it takes a few tries. And he has been a great advocate for me with my insurer, something that my prior optometrists neglected. read more

Fast, friendly, and comfortable. I definitely recommend Eyedare! The optometrist has a great personality and made my visit enjoyable.

Mediocre selection, unhelpful staff. Best thing they did for my companion and I was tell us where in the city we could go to find stylish frames, for coming out from behind the counter to help us would have been too much to ask. read more

The most pleasant and thorough visit I've experienced when getting my eyes checked. I've finally found a spot I can stick with!

This establishment was very wholesome. The front sales clerk , Orange, was extremely friendly and welcoming. They were very prompt and on time with my appointment. Orange was very knowledgeable about utilizing my insurance coverages to get the best care for me. The ophthalmologist was very warm and welcoming as well. She answered all of my questions in perfect detail. She was also very gentle with the equipment and explaining how each instrument helped with my eye care. Orange was very helpful with frame selection. Overall, I had a very comfortable experience! read more

Dr Chu figured out an unusual issue with my eyesight on my first visit. My previous optometrist hadn't been able to figure out the issue even after several visits. I'm very grateful to know what's going on and have a solution. I really appreciate the time Dr Chu took to investigate. We also went over a few options for contact and glasses prescriptions. The visit started on time, wasn't at all rushed and everyone was very easy to work with. I'll be back! read more

This was my first visit to Eyedare. I was so impressed and pleased by Dr. Quan. He explained things about my eyes that other doctors (optometrists and ophthalmologists) had never bothered to do so. Great experience. read more

This was my first time at Eyedare. The people at the front were never nice and welcoming. I saw Dr. Chester Quan, who didn't just checked my eye and prescribed but actually explained everything while examining my eye, like you'd expect from your visit. Very satisfied with my choice. Thank you read more

I love Eyedare, I would not go anywhere else. The selection of frames is fantastic. Dr. Quan and staff are so careful and thorough and nothing is intimidating. I feel like my vision gets the best care possible. read more

This is a review for Dr. Chester Quan who works at Eyedare and Visionarium. If Yelp was around in the 90s, I would have written then. I went to Dr. Quan for about 10 years and then (not sure why) went to other places to get my exams. I spent literally thousands of dollars on visits and frames that I could not use. THEN I remembered Dr. Quan!!! How could I have forgotten?! He's the best! Patient. GREAT sense of humor. AND I COULD SEE WITH THE PRESCRIPTION!! It does not make sense to me how one doctor can get it right and others wrong, since I'm the one choosing what looks clearer in the exam. BUT Dr. Quan has always gotten it right. read more

Very professional staff. I have had many eye exams here and had prescriptions filled. The quality has always been excellent. Great coatings that last and quality lenses. read more

I bought a pair of LA Eyeworks Mugs from Eyedare. The frame quickly became a legend among my friends. Eyedare has a great selection, so it was not hard to make a great find. But this was still the honeymoon. Read on. One fateful day, the legendary glasses decided to come loose from one of their temples when I was taking them off. It was very sad. (The template is the side bar that goes over your ear, in case, you didn't know.) I took them back to Eyedare to see if they could do anything. Not in the store, but we will give you a deal on these other frames, different color, same style. Hm. Can you talk to LA Eyeworks? I didn't abuse them; just took them off my face. Haha, that's what everyone says. Um, ok, can you ask LA Eyeworks anyway? Okay, but don't get your hopes up. A week later, a phone call. Good news! LA Eyeworks has decided to fix your glasses! Rejoicing. Came in two days later when they were ready. Malcolm adjusted them ever so carefully and I proudly put them back on. Got home, hung around the house for a while, and took them off to go to bed. The temple broke off again. Weird, I thought to myself, and inspected the glasses further. Someone had superglued the temple back on. This is not repairing, my friends. Why did Malcolm adjust the glasses so carefully before handing them back to me? Or why did he not notice that LA Eyeworks had simply superglued them? And why did he think I would consider them fixed just because of a little superglue? It was Professor Plum with a candlestick in the library! One star for the selection, negative four for the betrayal of trust, or at least the crappy service. read more

I've always wanted to be a four-eyes. When I talk to other queens my age, I'm amazed when I hear them telling me about the rough jocks they fawned over in high school, because growing up I always had crushes on those boys with glasses. So when I took my drivers' test at 17 I was secretly delighted to learn that I barely passed the vision portion, and at 18 when my eyesight had degraded to 20/70, I was enamored with the opportunity to finally wear glasses. So I've been through a few pairs in my years - and tend to like bold, squarish shapes that offset my facial roundness. Anyway, Eyedare carries Booth and Bruce glasses and has a GREAT, friendly doctor. It was a year ago and I can't remember her name. They take my insurance, too, and Malcolm (not sure if he still works there) was a total joy to work with and a big help in finding just the right pair. read more

I finally fled from my semi-sleazy/creepy old optometrist in San Mateo to see Dr. Quan at Eyedare -- smart decision! I had a wonderful appointment and was fitted with new contacts that didn't irritate my eyes like my old contacts. The doc was totally honest and didn't recommend I get new lenses for my glasses even though i would've been totally willing to pay for them. I will be coming back next year! [Also: 16th St/Mission BART station is only two blocks away] read more

Located conveniently near the 16th Mission Street Bart, Eyedare Optometrica straddles the borders of The Castro and Mission District. The office is vibrant, inviting, and you can't help but notice the array of glasses frames starring back at you through their vintage style, old-fashioned cabinets. As a first-time patient, I was warmly greeted by Malcolm, who was incredibly cordial and helpful as he guided me through registering as a first-time patient. The form was pretty basic (general health checks, previous eye inquiries, insurance, etc.). Soon after, Dr. Chang came out to personally introduce herself and thank me for waiting. The eye exam was pretty routine: a series of tests to measure my visual acuity (the classic eye chart), general cornea health, and it ended with a pupil dilation (since I couldn't remember the last time I had one) to check for any internal discrepancies. Dr. Chang was ridiculously friendly and exemplified deep, professional knowledge of her field while maintaining a cool and casual calm throughout it all. She was great to talk with and even recommended some remedies for dry eyes (OCuSOFT wipes for those who are on the computer most of the day). Malcolm concluded my exam with a walkthrough through of what my insurance could provide, and possible avenues I could take depending on whether I wanted glasses or contacts. I walked out with three different types of contacts to try out for the next couple of weeks, and an optometry I'll definitely return to when my eyes call for it. Incredibly efficient and incredibly friendly--thanks again Eyedare Optometrica! read more