Optical

The product knowledge and expertise of our long-term opticians is priceless. Experienced opticians can assist you in your selection by discussing the pros, cons and performance of the products based on your specific need. Our state-of-the-art, on-site optical lab produces fast, accurate, one-day services on most eyeglasses. Custom tinting, ultraviolet protection, scratch resistant coatings, non-glare treatments and more are available.

At Woodlands Eye Associates you receive personal care. When you order your frames and lenses from us, they are guaranteed. We ensure that you are fitted properly and the eyewear lives up to your expectations. We are here for adjustments, minor repairs and to answer all your questions. Online frame site may offer price and selection. But buyer beware, there are no guarantees, no take backs, no fitting, no adjustments, no minor repairs, no experienced opticians to guide you in your choices. Our optical departments have grown significantly since 1976 for a reason, we care for our patients and we make sure their eyecare is the best it can be.

Both offices have easy access, large showrooms, and prompt service. Convenience, tremendous choice and a price you can love.

A Little History of Lenses   

Apparently no visual instruments existed at the time of the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, or Romans. At least this view is supported by a letter written by a prominent Roman about 100 B.C . in which he stressed his resignation to old age and his complaint that he could no longer read for himself, having instead to rely on his slaves. The Roman tragedian Seneca, born in about 4 B.C., is alleged to have read "all the books in Rome" by peering at them through a glass globe of water to produce magnification. Nero used an emerald held up to his eye while he watched gladiators fight. This is not proof that the Romans had any idea about lenses, since it is likely that Nero used the emerald because of its green color, which filtered the sunlight. Ptolemy mentions the general principle of magnification; but the lenses then available were unsuitable for use in precise magnification.

The oldest known lens was found in the ruins of ancient Nineveh and was made of polished rock crystal, an inch and one-half in diameter. Aristophanes in "The Clouds" refers to a glass for burning holes in parchment and also mentions the use of burning glasses for erasing writing from wax tablets. According to Pliny, physicians used them for cauterizing wounds.  More »