Mc Eye Center & Optical

Came here after the galleria was trying to get over on me for their crazy expensive glasses ($ 400 for vogue -.-) found this place and came in about 30 mins before closing but they still made my glasses and were quick, fitted to perfection by the AWESOME doctor & all these ppl saying negative things about him are just mean. He was very polite & kind. So was the lady in the front. Very reasonably priced and QUICK service. Going back here with any additional eye problems.

I wish there is a 0 star or negative review that I ca out. this place is indeed a horrible place to go. The doctor is a Vietnamese old creepy guy and I’m not sure if he has a doctor’s degree or not. I scheduled for an eye exam and in the beginning, he wanted to put eye drops in my eyes. I refused because I don’t I was told don’t put anything to my eyes until you know what it is by a real doctor. Then the Vietnamese «Doctor» starts to threaten me he can refuse his services. I was like, what the hell is that, am I begging your services? But I said nothing and ask him politely to continue. Then he started to ask me general questions about my disease history, but I don’t understand some of the medical words so I ask him to explain. He became impatient instantly and tell me just to answer yes or no, then I told him I can’t answer questions that I don’t understand. Then he ask me to go somewhere else and I left with no hesitation. How could this S**t pass a MD? Warning! Nobody goes here!!!

Do not go here! I got an eye exam — it is incorrect. I have now spent $ 250 on exam and lenses for the wrong prescription. The doctor never asked me to compare which lens was better — he arrogantly stood back and told me this was my prescription without ever asking if I could see more clearly or not. This type exam without input from patient requires the most advanced technology — which they don’t have. His arrogance was hollow — and wrong!

Amazing eye doctor! Doctor cares, I felt comfortable. The doctor has reasonable prices, funny, very educating. He is well giving and understanding. I would recommend this place!

Have been going there for five years. The lady that works in the front is super rude. She has no respect and treats customers awful. She has been working there for years and is family with the Dr. She has no education and does not know how to treat customers. When they had somebody else working with her, she started yelling at the other girl in front of other people. Try to call before and ask questions, she will be extremely rude to you and by that I mean she wont even have common courtesy to say bye bye. Does job bad as well, she has given me the wrong prescription and does not apologizes. She thinks she is the owner or the Doctor. Talks in Vietnamese about people, so people wont understand. She does not have the patience to show you contacts or glasses to try on. She has also put the wrong amount of drops in my eyes. I am happy with the the doctor but she does not help. Everytime I go there, her service scares people away. I will not go there anymore because of HER. Rude, bad mannered and just awful customer service. They have raised their prices on everything as well.

Best contact exam price in town! Gave me a exam for my contacts and educated me on the importance of healthy eating. Gave me great conversation to help me feel at ease. Awesome!
Don’t mind the area. Go to this place and get a proper exam, glasses and contacts without feeling ripped off. Doctor knows his stuff! Friendly staff and fast service.
I am sold. Give them a call!

Great service, great prices and the Dr was very nice. I had an eye infection in both eyes from sleeping in my contacts and he really opened my eyes about how important it is to not sleep in them… (Which I already knew. but I’m stubborn) I will definitely go back to him. Highly recommended!

Friendly, competent, and affordable. Dr Pham is great, too!

I was recommended to Mc Optical by Smith opticians. This place is completely affordable! At only $ 35 you can get a complete eye exam! And they accept walk ins all throughout the week, even SATURDAY!!! I couldn’t have been any more happy with my experience here. The optometrist is an old asian man and he was so straightforward and friendly. I will continue to go here and get my eyes checked and if you are on a budget and want to support a local business I recommend you go here also.

Do not go to this place!!! They have the worst customer service ever! They are disorganized and have old equipment. I called to refill my prescription and when I got there they had me waiting for over an hour because they LOST MY PRESCRIPTION. After wasting my time waiting, they finally found it in the TRASH CAN! They did not even apologize for the horrible service and both the Dr. and the Assistant tried making up a prescription to refill my contacts!!!
Learn for my mistake, and DONT go there!!!

I hadn’t updated my glasses’ prescription in about 5 years and found myself squinting a lot and getting headaches, so i thought it was time to get an updated set of lenses, and decided to try Dr. Pham because he is inexpensive.
The office smells like something gross and unidentifiable Even though I made an appointment, I still waited nearly an hour to be seen. I really just wanted my prescription checked but they insisted on dilating my eyes prior to the exam. I explained to the girl giving me the drops that I was concerned that they would distort my vision, resulting in an inaccurate rx. She assured me not to worry and that the room would be dark enough that the drops would not cause a problem.
The exam was incredibly rushed, and I was never able to see any of the letters clearly, although I was technically able to read the chart. Dr Pham concluded the exam and wrote a prescription, even though I explained that I was never able to see the letters clearly. He explained that the letters remained out of focus because of the my eyes being dilated. Great.
When I had my prescription checked against my now 5 year old prescription of my glasses, he had actually made my prescription weaker. I’m glad I didn’t get new lenses without checking first, because now I’d be walking around seeing even less clearly than before and getting even more headaches than I already am.
On top of that, in Dr. Pham’s poor attempt at making small talk, he asked me if I had eaten at the new Twin Peaks restaurant near my office… Now I know twin peaks isn’t a strip club or anything, but I thought it was a little creepy that of all the restaurants he would ask me about, it would be one where hot chicks serve burgers wearing next to nothing. Of course he’s asking me this while right in front of my face in a dark room… Creepy.
Anyways, It was a bad idea to try and save money on something as important as my vision. Lesson learned.

I try to support small businesses in my area. Sometimes this works for me, sometimes it doesn’t. This time, it worked! I really, really love this place. The staff was so friendly. I didn’t realize my vision insurance needed to fax my benefits over in advance of my 4:00 appointment. «No problem,» the young lady said. I could just call my insurance and ask them to fax it right then. My insurance said they would. We waited a bit, but no fax came through. Dr. Pham said he’d go ahead and see me. The exam isn’t fancy — don’t look for the newest equipment here. But he is thorough, and he knows what he’s doing. Plus, he’s pretty funny. After the exam, my insurance fax still hadn’t come through, so I paid the full exam price. It was $ 60!
Great service, friendly people, and reasonable prices. This is the kind of business I desperately want to keep around Houston.

I went to MC Eye Center on 3321 Fannin St last week for an eye glasses exam. I’m only 32 years old and they did a dilated eye exam. For the dilated eye exam Dr.
Pham’s assistant put too many eye drops in each eye because my pupils are still dilated days later. She put 2 eye drops in each eye instead of 1 eye drop in each eye.

Though its name gives the impression that it’s staffed by headset wearers and dispatchers, you will be shocked by how real they keep it at MC Eye. Situated in a forgotten and somewhat desolate corner of Midtown, MC Eye has retained what appears to be its original storefront; its peeling-​red-​painted letters a testament to its wholesome, non-​mega-​eye-​mart-​ness.
It’s hard to imagine that a shop like this can still compete in these days of daily EyeMaster/​LensCrafter mailers, but Dr. Pham (owner/​optometrist) is extremely generous in his exam pricing policy, not to mention a kind and interesting soul. (In under 30 minutes of interaction, he executed a thorough eye exam, while educating me on the deep roots of sadness underlying the poetry characteristic of his culture.) Sans vision insurance, I was sure I’d have to fork over multiple hundreds of dollars that I don’t have, but the sum total of my visit (exam + new frames) was less than ¹⁄₃^rd of what I’ve paid at every other office I’ve been to.
In brief, the pluses:
— Very reasonable charges
— Weekend hours
— Walk-​ins welcome
— Rapid exam
— Diverse frame selection (+ some very unique ones from Japan)
— Longstanding history (20+ years of service)
— Local business (Stick it to the Man!)
— No pushy «recommendations» for unnecessary eye imaging or other procedures
— Experienced optometrist
— Dr. Pham’s kind personality
The «minuses»:
— Wait time
Since walk-​ins are welcome, the office visit may require a variable
wait time, but the exam itself is swift and painless.
— Parking
There is a small lot behind the office with maybe 4 spaces that are
somewhat crammed together. If you’re there during weekday
business hours and the lot is full, you’ll likely have to feed a meter.
MC Eye is absolutely a hidden gem of Houston; there are increasingly few services for which I can say I know where my money goes (i.e., to the person who actually performed the service), and that’s where I prefer to take my business.