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    Target Optical Santee

    4.7 (75 reviews)
    Closed 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
    Updated 3 weeks ago

    Services - Target Optical Santee

    Eye exams

    Eyewear fitting

    Retinal imaging

    Eye testing and diagnosis

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    Leatha M.

    Our insurance changed and was not looking forward to a change. I made my appointment for me and my two active 7 and 11 year old kids. Dr. Kelly was out in maternity leave, but her replacement Dr. Alla Young was sitting in for her and I was amazed on how she explained everything to us! I learned more about putting in my contacts from her then in my 24 years of wearing contacts. She handled my son and daughter really well, switched methods with both of them for age appropriateness! She explained to the kids what she was testing for and explained the difference in their prescriptions. She explained to my son that he should be wearing his glasses all day and what needs to happen before we can put him in contacts. I was so impressed and thankful for the time and explanations!

    In love with my prescription blue-light Ray Ban glasses!!

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    2 months ago

    Got a nice, patient demonstration of a new technology. The store can do all normal optician functions.

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    Everyone that works here is amazing. Very welcoming and professional. Adjusted my glasses just as I asked. Always my choice for eye care.

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    Very thoroughly, highly recommend! Great service every time from all staff here.

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    My boys and i saw Dr Keane yesterday and she's was amazing with my young children. She answered all my questions and addressed my concerns.

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    . Doctor Kelly explains everything and the newer technology means you don't have to get your eyes dilated

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    Eyeglass World - Wearable technology Heads up display with 32gigs

    Eyeglass World

    3.4(91 reviews)
    0.4 mi
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    Absolute scammers…read more I want to preface this review by saying that everything that happened to me today happened last year when I ordered my contacts through them as well. That time, I chalked it up to a misunderstanding. This time, it's clearly a scam. Several weeks ago I got my annual eye exam. My prescription didn't change much, just a few degrees in one eye. Still have an astigmatism in the other. I have been wearing the same brand of contacts for years. The doctor asked me if I liked them. I said yes. We had a whole conversation about them being bi-weekly, and her double checking to ensure that I liked that. Then, she trialed me on the updated prescription. This part is important--I opened the trial contacts myself. I tried 3 different ones, just different numbers, *ALL THE SAME BRAND*. I know what they look like, I've been using them for years. My trial was the same as what I always use, what we discussed, and what I asked for. Flash forward to picking up my contacts. I pre paid when I ordered. When I arrived at the store, I look in the bag and the first thing I notice is that there are not enough boxes for a year supply. There are. 12 pairs of contacts. I pick up the box, and it's not my brand. It's the store's own personal brand. Not only are these monthlies, but they're a whole separate brand. I tell the girl at the desk (glass, black hair, shorter) that these are the wrong contacts. While she was professional enough, I do want to say that she was very passive aggressive with me. She told me that the doctor trialed me on this brand. I told her I opened up the contacts myself and that the doctor and I had a whole conversation about it, and that is factually untrue. She just says "okay" and then continued to say FIVE MORE TIMES that the doctor trialed me on this new brand and that I'm wrong. I shut it down each time. Anyway, I ask for my correct contacts, and come to find out that the doctor put it IN MY PRESCRIPTION that I can only have this brand. In my literal prescription, the thing that I should be able to take to any store, she noted that I can only have some soft flex thing or whatever that's in their own personal brand. This is absolutely crazy to me, which I made sure to tell them. I straight up asked to girl helping me "does this not seem like a scam to you? To say that I can only have the brand made by your company?" She didn't really have much to say about it. It was very clear that she thought I was the problem, when they're the ones running a very clear scam. I stayed until they changed my prescription to take that out. We never discussed this brand. Never discussed soft flex. The girl at the desk tried to tell me that my old brand wouldn't work for my astigmatism, but I told her the astigmatism isn't new, and that the brand does cater to it. She did a quick check to very quickly realize I was right. They tried to order me the correct contacts, but I had them refund my order entirely and give me an updated prescription to take elsewhere. This place will never, EVER be getting my business again. It feels like it should be illegal to put that I can only have this company's brand in my official medical prescription. Absolutely absurd. I'm sure they get a kick back from selling their own brand somehow, especially since this happened to me not once, but twice. And on the second time, I clarified with them at the order that I wanted the same brand I always wear, and they confirmed that's what I'd be getting. I walked out of there nearly an hour later with no contacts, and an absolute disgust from this company and Doctor Diem Tran. They should be ashamed of themselves.

    america's best is a stretch. used to go to eyeglass world and had no issues. the staff was friendly…read moreand helpful. my lenses were changed out in less than 48 hours. the price was very affordable when paying oop. now that they changed they wont change my lenses cause my frames are designer. they had a long list of frames they won't do. they always had you sign a waiver and they charged you extra for your own frames, so not sure why the negative switch. hope their corporate sees this cause they lost a loyal customer. *2 stars cause their employees are always helpful and knowledgeable

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    Grosso Ernest J

    Grosso Ernest J

    3.1(11 reviews)
    0.8 mi

    My mother just had the worst experience with this doctor. She was having issues with her new…read morePrescription and when she went in to get them rechecked he literally yelled at her. Told her that she had no idea what she was talking about and kicked her out of his office. He stated that he knew what he was doing and she shouldn't complain because he was right. On top of that during his exams with her he would have inappropriate discussions regarding the fact that kids these days don't have enough sex and aren't making enough babies. Why bring that up when checking someone's eyes? The yelling and berating all happened in front of the doctors wife who stood there. Her comment later was "well he was upset." This type of behavior from a male or from any person is unacceptable. Do not see this man.

    He genuinely is, "as good as it gets". 5 stars, 100%. I came here, or rather my mother dragged me…read morehere, after realizing that driving at night is quite frightening when you can't see the signs. So, after years and years of blurry vision and risking my life on the road, I opted for contacts. Stepped in, immediately taken in the room with the crazy eye contraptions. He read my mind, yes it's a scary looking machine but it's not going to poke your eyes out. I already like this guy, he knows me! Quick exam, thorough questions, and I am set up with a beginners set of lenses. He's easy to talk to, and I find myself confessing that the reason it took me so long to get contacts was my nervousness in sticking something willingly in my eye. You know how hard it is to stick something IN your eye? It's against all instincts and as predicted, my eyeballs weren't having it. The assistant patiently taught me tips, tricks, and the basic methods of contact lenses and sat by my side with a tissue box as my eyes streamed a trail of tears, resisting my every effort. After an hour I was embarrassed, I still couldn't do it. I was forever doomed to blurry vision (glasses give me headaches). Enter Dr. Grosso, who told my eyeballs who was boss, opened my eyelids and gently put them right in. Ah, I can see! But then he told me to take them out and have me do it. Tough love! But it worked, and I did it. Sometimes you just need someone to show you how it's done. A year later and I am seeing fine and dandy, road signs and all. My hero. Or at the very least, everyone in San Diego's since I can clearly see those road signs.

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