/We know that our optician, Anthony Rebello, The Novel Eye, 1 West Main St, North Kingstown, RI, #401 251-2309,
will cut your prescription lenses into our frames, right in the open in his wonderful shop, but I cannot always guarantee the skills/actions of other opticians.
We provide a list of recommended opticians for your convenience. Sometimes they are more helpful if you remove the lenses (that is the hardest part in which they risk breaking the frames.)
The opticians on this list have been recommended by our customers, have previously cut lenses into our frames
or have agreed to fit lenses into other people’s/our frames when contacted by me. The ones that say ‘ask for’ are opticians I have spoken to over the phone when looking for people to recommend. I have never had anyone turn me down so if you can’t find someone close enough to you on this list just go online and look up best opticians or puts lenses in vintage frames (on Yelp) in your area and then try calling them first just to make sure their policy hasn’t changed before going.
Don’t bother with chains or big box opticals, unless you have checked. Recently I have had a Walmart optician and a BJ’s optician tell me that they will put lenses into your frame for a small additional charge but their lens prices probably make up for that.
CONNECTICUT
Guilford Optical Shoppe
115 State St, Guilford, CT 06443. |.(203) 453-6776. |. referred by some very happy customers
Madison Optical
59 Bradley Rd, Madison, CT 06443. |. (203) 245-4465. |. ask for Patrick
Garofano
1215 Chapel St, New Haven. |.(203) 865-4742. |. ask for Bob Richards
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Willows Optical
129 Kings Highway North, Westport. |.(203) 227-9380 |. ask for Barbara
Optical Options
18 Greenwich Ave, Greenwich, Ct. | (203) 661-2020. | ask for Michael
specs
115 Post Rd E, Westport, Ct. |.(203) 226-8380. |. ask for Cimmy
GEORGIA
Eye Gallery
3330 Piedmont Road NE. |.Atlanta. |. (404) 231-3772. |.ask for Jamie Berkson
MARYLAND/WASHINGTON D.C.
Georgetown Opticians Eastern Market
660 Pennsylvania Ave SE
Washington, DC 20003
Visionworks
23415 Three Notch Road. |.Suite 1101. |.California, MD 20619. | sent by a happy customer who had them
put her prescription lenses in and highly recommends them
Paris West Optical
521 N Charles St, |.Baltimore. |.(410) 528-1877. | Ask for Kaitlin (mgr) or Jordan Owner
Affordable Optics
837 N Howard St. |.Baltimore. |. (410) 383-0651
OREGON
Glance Glasses
220 A Avenue. Lake Oswego. |. 330 Court St,Salem, Oregon |.503-344-6621
PENNSYLVANIA
Snyder Opticians
251 S 17th Street, Philadelphia. |.215-437-3214/ask for Gary or Christie
PHILADELPHIA VISION CENTER
2536 Welsh Rd, Philadelphia. |. (215) 671-8000 |. ask for Bruce Rubin
–
NEW YORK
Manhattan Grand Optical
203 Grand St, NYC. |.(212) 219-889688. |. Puts lenses into other people’s frames from reviews on yelp
Occhiali
1188 Lexington Avenue, NYC. | 212 639-1188. |. Susan Fein, I met Susan at Lincoln Center show
Optical Hester
116 Mott St, NYC. |.(212) 343-1947. |.“Will put lenses in any frame you bring in”
Optique Elegance
76 Fulton Ave, Poughkeepsie. |.(845) 485-4080. |. ask for Brien Shapiro. |. referred by a customer
Gerald A. York of Hudson River Eye Care
4 N Broadway, Tarrytown | (914) 332-4074 | ask for Rex
Eye Designs, Armonk
WE NO LONGER WISH TO RECOMMEND THIS OPTICIAN
Vision Associates
64 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck. |. (516) 482-0129. |. referred by customer
NEW JERSEY
RAVINE EYE CENTER
1722 New Bedford Rd, Wall Township . |. (732) 974-1400. |. Lynn is the optician
who puts lenses in many of my glasses.
Optical Boutique
1 Spring Street #101. |.New Brunswick, NJ. |. (732) 246-6895. |. reccommended by a customer
KBT Opticals
3333 Fairmont Ave, Ocean, NJ. |. 732-988-4000. |. ask for Danielle. |. affiliated with my eye dr
My Optics of Little Silver
131 Markham Place, Little Silver. |.(732) 530-861. |. ask for Susan Linn. |. a local optician who has
put lenses into our frames
Gerald A York
21 S Finley Ave, Basking Ridge. |. (908) 766-0939 |. ask for Gerald or Chris
–
NJ Eyeglass Boutique
261 James St. |. Ste 1B. |. Morristown. |. (973) 285-1566. |. ask for Glenn
MASSACHUETTS
Sprague Fitton
31 Lincoln St # 1, Worcester. |. (508) 755-7365. | from a customer
Focal Point
882 Walnut St, Newton Center, Ma .|. 248 Harvard St, Coolidge Corner, Brookline. |.Has put lenses into my handmades
241 Opticals
1208 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge |.(617) 441-0006. |. ask for Yulia or Michael
Optical Designs
Needham/Wellsley/Chestnut Hill
Market Square Optical
Newburyport, MA
The Eye Store
Beacon Street, Brookline(John)
ILLINOIS
Use My Frame.com
104E. 3rd St
Rock Falls, Ill 61071
...and in Houston, Texas
Don Pecka (optician) | 713.668.6827 | recommended by Maxie (a Houston opthamologist and a great customer!)
...and in Rhode Island (our new home!)
Anthony Rebello (our favorite optician!), The Novel Eye, 1 West Main St, North Kingstown, 401251-2309
will cut your prescription lenses into our frames, right in the open in his wonderful shop, but I cannot always guarantee the skills/actions of other opticians.
We provide a list of recommended opticians for your convenience. Sometimes they are more helpful if you remove the lenses (that is the hardest part in which they risk breaking the frames.)
The opticians on this list have been recommended by our customers, have previously cut lenses into our frames
or have agreed to fit lenses into other people’s/our frames when contacted by me. The ones that say ‘ask for’ are opticians I have spoken to over the phone when looking for people to recommend. I have never had anyone turn me down so if you can’t find someone close enough to you on this list just go online and look up best opticians or puts lenses in vintage frames (on Yelp) in your area and then try calling them first just to make sure their policy hasn’t changed before going.
Don’t bother with chains or big box opticals, unless you have checked. Recently I have had a Walmart optician and a BJ’s optician tell me that they will put lenses into your frame for a small additional charge but their lens prices probably make up for that.
CONNECTICUT
Guilford Optical Shoppe
115 State St, Guilford, CT 06443. |.(203) 453-6776. |. referred by some very happy customers
Madison Optical
59 Bradley Rd, Madison, CT 06443. |. (203) 245-4465. |. ask for Patrick
Garofano
1215 Chapel St, New Haven. |.(203) 865-4742. |. ask for Bob Richards
–
Willows Optical
129 Kings Highway North, Westport. |.(203) 227-9380 |. ask for Barbara
Optical Options
18 Greenwich Ave, Greenwich, Ct. | (203) 661-2020. | ask for Michael
specs
115 Post Rd E, Westport, Ct. |.(203) 226-8380. |. ask for Cimmy
GEORGIA
Eye Gallery
3330 Piedmont Road NE. |.Atlanta. |. (404) 231-3772. |.ask for Jamie Berkson
MARYLAND/WASHINGTON D.C.
Georgetown Opticians Eastern Market
660 Pennsylvania Ave SE
Washington, DC 20003
Visionworks
23415 Three Notch Road. |.Suite 1101. |.California, MD 20619. | sent by a happy customer who had them
put her prescription lenses in and highly recommends them
Paris West Optical
521 N Charles St, |.Baltimore. |.(410) 528-1877. | Ask for Kaitlin (mgr) or Jordan Owner
Affordable Optics
837 N Howard St. |.Baltimore. |. (410) 383-0651
OREGON
Glance Glasses
220 A Avenue. Lake Oswego. |. 330 Court St,Salem, Oregon |.503-344-6621
PENNSYLVANIA
Snyder Opticians
251 S 17th Street, Philadelphia. |.215-437-3214/ask for Gary or Christie
PHILADELPHIA VISION CENTER
2536 Welsh Rd, Philadelphia. |. (215) 671-8000 |. ask for Bruce Rubin
–
NEW YORK
Manhattan Grand Optical
203 Grand St, NYC. |.(212) 219-889688. |. Puts lenses into other people’s frames from reviews on yelp
Occhiali
1188 Lexington Avenue, NYC. | 212 639-1188. |. Susan Fein, I met Susan at Lincoln Center show
Optical Hester
116 Mott St, NYC. |.(212) 343-1947. |.“Will put lenses in any frame you bring in”
Optique Elegance
76 Fulton Ave, Poughkeepsie. |.(845) 485-4080. |. ask for Brien Shapiro. |. referred by a customer
Gerald A. York of Hudson River Eye Care
4 N Broadway, Tarrytown | (914) 332-4074 | ask for Rex
Eye Designs, Armonk
WE NO LONGER WISH TO RECOMMEND THIS OPTICIAN
Vision Associates
64 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck. |. (516) 482-0129. |. referred by customer
NEW JERSEY
RAVINE EYE CENTER
1722 New Bedford Rd, Wall Township . |. (732) 974-1400. |. Lynn is the optician
who puts lenses in many of my glasses.
Optical Boutique
1 Spring Street #101. |.New Brunswick, NJ. |. (732) 246-6895. |. reccommended by a customer
KBT Opticals
3333 Fairmont Ave, Ocean, NJ. |. 732-988-4000. |. ask for Danielle. |. affiliated with my eye dr
My Optics of Little Silver
131 Markham Place, Little Silver. |.(732) 530-861. |. ask for Susan Linn. |. a local optician who has
put lenses into our frames
Gerald A York
21 S Finley Ave, Basking Ridge. |. (908) 766-0939 |. ask for Gerald or Chris
–
NJ Eyeglass Boutique
261 James St. |. Ste 1B. |. Morristown. |. (973) 285-1566. |. ask for Glenn
MASSACHUETTS
Sprague Fitton
31 Lincoln St # 1, Worcester. |. (508) 755-7365. | from a customer
Focal Point
882 Walnut St, Newton Center, Ma .|. 248 Harvard St, Coolidge Corner, Brookline. |.Has put lenses into my handmades
241 Opticals
1208 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge |.(617) 441-0006. |. ask for Yulia or Michael
Optical Designs
Needham/Wellsley/Chestnut Hill
Market Square Optical
Newburyport, MA
The Eye Store
Beacon Street, Brookline(John)
ILLINOIS
Use My Frame.com
104E. 3rd St
Rock Falls, Ill 61071
...and in Houston, Texas
Don Pecka (optician) | 713.668.6827 | recommended by Maxie (a Houston opthamologist and a great customer!)
...and in Rhode Island (our new home!)
Anthony Rebello (our favorite optician!), The Novel Eye, 1 West Main St, North Kingstown, 401251-2309