Roy E Baker, OD

All I can say is that Dr. Baker is a genuinely good guy. I happened to be in town this weekend visiting a friend and forgot my daily contact lens back in Atlanta. Stressful morning since my peripheral vision is not great in my eyeglasses given that my prescription is really high. So I get headaches with too much time in my eyeglasses. I frantically called Dr. Baker since he was close by and told him my dilemma. He listened attentively and came to the rescue within the hour. So grateful!
Very impressive for a Sat morning during Labor Day weekend. He really cares about others and I would recommend him to anyone I knew in the Boston area looking for a good, caring eye doctor.

I don’t think I’ll be going back. I mean, Roy is a nice guy albeit a little weird, but the entire experience was uncomfortable for me. The office was as old as you can get which I didn’t mind. I had to wait an extra 15m for my appointment which wound up going over into my work schedule. The appointment itself was uncomfortable (he shined some lights directly into my eye for a good 10 minutes), but at least it was thorough. In the end, I did get what I wanted, but not without paying for it. I told him I had VSP so he took the liberty to charge me a ridiculous price. The insurance covered most of it, but he still went over what I should have easily covered everything and I had to pay an extra $ 100 out of pocket. On top of that, when I came back to get my glasses it was a 20 minute wait with two people coming in after me on the top of the hour. I can’t see myself going back to Roy. Your mileage may vary. He’s nice and all, but that doesn’t make up for all the issues I had with him.

I love Dr. Baker! He is a fantastic optometrist who cares very much about his patients. The guy is old school for sure, but he knows what he’s talking about. Every pair of glasses that I have gotten from him are of the best quality. He doesn’t have an enormous selection of frames, but he will gladly put them in other frames for you if you bring them. Go see him!

Dr. Baker is my regular eye doctor as well as my father’s, and we couldn’t be happier with the care he’s given to our family over the years. I wanted to write this review today in particular because a) it’s long overdue and b) he was exceptionally helpful and understanding today when I had an appointment for something a bit different than the usual.
I’m going a bit overboard on a monster costume for an event coming up in October, and I was curious to see if I could rock a pair of red or yellow contacts to really sell my half-​orc character. I only wear glasses for reading and have never worn contacts, so I wasn’t sure if the expense and uphill battle of learning to wear them would be worth it.
Dr. Baker worked out the proper prescription for me very quickly and then showed me how to put them in. After a few minutes of talking to me and watching how I adjusted to the lenses, he very patiently taught me how to insert the lenses myself and remove them again. I write «patiently» because I was all thumbs, and it took me absolutely FOREVER to find my groove. I’ll cop to being a giant wimp when it comes to eye-​touching, and Dr. Baker was very sensitive to that. He sat with me and offered excellent instructions when I needed help, and gave me space to figure it out when I needed space. I’m not used to being so slow to pick up a new skill and was pretty embarrassed that I just couldn’t seem to get it, so his kindness meant a lot to me.
Once I got the hang of it he had me leave for a while and wear the lenses for a few hours to see how I felt. When I returned he checked my eyes again to make sure they were ok, and then he assigned me some homework: wear the lenses all day for a few days to see how they feel. He wanted me to practice putting them in and taking them out, and he wanted to make sure I would be comfortable wearing them for several hours at a stretch before having to pop them in and run around in the woods all day.
It would have been easy for him to simply measure me, order some lenses, and send me on my way to figure it out on my own. Dr. Baker cares too much about his patients to do something like that, and that’s why my family keeps going back. He’s a wonderful Doctor and neighbor, and I enthusiastically recommend him. He gets these 5 star reviews for a reason. Seriously.

A great Dr, who loves what he does.
The office is outdated but if you want a thorough eye exam and an honest opinion about what you need, without someone trying to over sell then this is the place to go. He is excellent with children, is very accomodating with and gets you the glasses fast.

When you first walk in to Dr. Bakers office, it doesn’t look as you would have pictured, it looks more like you’ve walked into a living room, but I liked that. It made it feel homey. Dr. Baker didn’t keep me waiting long at all and he came right into the waiting room and introduced himself. He is very nice and very friendly. I was a little apprehensive about the glaucoma test, because I had past doctors who had scared me, but Dr. Baker took the time to explain to me what it was and why he does this test, also how he does it. I feel like he went out of his way to make sure that I was comfortable and I really appreciated that. At the end of the exam, he even helped me pick out a pair of frames. I highly, highly recommend Dr. Baker to anyone who is looking for an optometrist in the Arlington or surrounding areas.

I had a fantastic experience here. Dr. Baker really took the time with me to get my contact prescription right. I returned for multiple appointments to try different types of lenses and prescriptions. In the end, I ended up with lenses that were perfect for me. Dr. Baker is very likable and really cares about his patients and their eye health. The practice is nothing fancy and I think he may be the owner and sole employee, but don’t be fooled — this is as good as it gets!

I like Dr. Baker a lot. I need bifocal contacts but have never been able to find any that work for me. He spent a lot of time with me, getting me different contacts to try over several weeks and appointments in order to get the right combination.