Texas State Optical

Austin, United States

4.2

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15 reviews

Accepts Credit Cards
By Appointment Only

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Telephone:
+1 512-327-3605
Website:
www.westlaketso.com
Address:
2712 Bee Caves Rd, Austin, TX, 78746
Rollingwood
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
0.9 mi2531 Lake Austin
0.9 miLake Austin/Dumas
0.9 mi2500 Lake Austin
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Accepts Credit Cards
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By Appointment Only
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Today

Today 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
Open now
Local time (Austin) 4:07 PM Sunday, June 22, 2025

Business hours

Monday 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
Tuesday 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
Wednesday 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
Thursday 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
Friday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday –
Sunday 9:00 am – 6:00 pm

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Specialties

Westlake TSO specializes in comprehensive eye care for the entire family. We provide dry eye treatment, LASIK surgery co-​management, Latisse treatment, contact lens fittings, eyeglasses and eye emercency help.

History

Established in 1936.

Texas State Optical was established in 1936 when the Rogers family opened the first TSO office in Beaumont, Texas. Our founders planned for TSO’s continuous growth and expansion of services, but not without first building a foundation of patient care and quality products that stand the test of time. It became their vision to offer patients convenient locations, qualified Doctors of Optometry and a complete line of competitively priced eyewear that is fashionable and functional. These core values have remained unchanged throughout the years.

Today, the TSO family has grown to become a respected organization of doctor-​owned and operated eye care practices in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Oklahoma.

Westlake TSO is proud to be a part of this prestigious vision service provider. Call our offices in Austin, TX to arrange your next eye exam.

Meet the Business Owner

Gregg Kamnetz K.

Business Owner

Dr. Gregg Kamnetz has a doctor of optometry degree from the optometry school at Indiana University. He has over 25 years of experience working as an optometrist in Austin, TX.

Dr. Kamnetz moved his practice after 15 years from the Barton Creek Mall to the Westlake/​Rollingwood area in 2007. In the optical community Dr. Kamnetz is known for his outstandin degree of customer service and high standards. in addition, he is a current memeber of the Texas Optometrc Association and on the TSO Board of Directors.

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15 reviews of Texas State Optical

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Place rating: 5
Austin, TX
I highly recommend TSO and Dr. Kamnetz specifically! It was easy to get an appointment and everyone was extremely friendly and professional. The appointment itself was relaxed but very thorough, and I liked that rather than just going through the tests Dr. Kamnetz took time to explain the results afterwards and what each test was looking for. The staff was very knowledgeable as well. I recently switched insurance companies and they were very patient in walking me through what was covered in order to find the best options for me. I’ve been to other offices and felt like I was being sold/​upsold the whole time, but here they were simply helpful and respectful of what I was looking for. I’ll definitely be back :)
Place rating: 5
West Sacramento, CA
Great experience! Friendly staff. Knowledgeable, professional and they really care about your vision. Kika is awesome! Great frame selection. I had some issues with my new frames I purchased and they went out of their way to solve my problem. They took very good care of me. I highly recommend this office.
Place rating: 4
Austin, TX
I was so surprised and pleased when my frames and lenses were replaced free of charge because of the one year guarantee. For Pete’s sake, it was my own fault — stepped on them when I was gardening. No problem, new glasses in 4 days. Happy customer. A slightly more stylish selection of frames would get them 5 stars. I do use my own opthalmologist.
Place rating: 2
Baytown, TX
I went in for a new RX, and they didn’t have my trial contacts in stock. The office staff was helpful during the appointment, but upon calling the office to see if they had arrived, the lady who answered was very curt and very unwilling to help. She said they hadn’t ordered me trials, but just contacts. And if they don’t work, I’ll have to pay for another visit and fitting… I will not be going back.
Place rating: 5
Austin, TX
Despite being in an old scrubby looking business strip, this place is really nice. Beautiful inside with quite a large selection of glasses in different price brackets. Warm, inviting staff that acknowledged me despite being busy. They are organized and efficient. I liked my Dr. (Forgot his name) because he was very practical in helping me decide what type of contacts I need for my lifestyle (not the old days where there were only soft and hard!)
I highly recommend the TSO and the Ophthalmology staff at the Bee Caves location.
Place rating: 5
Austin, TX
The office staff were incredibly helpful and rearranged one of our two appointments to an earlier spot without a murmur.
On arrival Melissa was very helpful with the insurance questions. Hannah did a great job with the initial tests and when she needed help with one test deferred to Elton, he was very calm and clearly a good mentor. Kudos to Hannah reaching out for assistance when she needed it and Elton for responding in such a gracious manner.
Dr Kamnetz was very professional, very patient and explained everything simply but effectively. Frankly this was my first eye appt in the US where I felt that I was being seen by a professional that took pride in his field and cared about his patients.
After the eye exam I picked out a couple of frames, Melissa helped me compare and picked out something even lighter and very practical for my needs. When I looked at the price tag I found it was lower than the set I had selected myself. The staff at TSO Westlake care about what you need, what works for you and not the price tag. With such good service I was fully prepared to deal with a wait for a few days for my new spectacles. It seemed worth the inconvenience for such good service, instead Melissa told me I could have my new glasses within 24 hours. In fact she beat her own estimate, Melissa called me four hours later to tell me everything was ready.
I guarantee I came away with better quality glasses at a price much less than the ‘Eye Doc in a box’ at the mall. The office staff were lovely and Dr Kamnetz was superb. So glad I took the advice of a friend to visit TSO Westlake.
Place rating: 5
The Village, OK
Eldon and Kika are wonderful! I can’t say enough about the service I received at Westlake TSO yesterday. Thank you for saving the day — you guys are professional, caring, and solution-​oriented!
Place rating: 5
Austin, TX
I had to make an appointment with TSO after falling asleep in my contacts and waking up with the angriest eye I’ve ever seen. I was so relieved to find out they were open until 6 on Saturday and were able to see me same-​day. The front desk staff were very personable and engaging. Dr. Pourrier was fantastic. She quickly put me at ease and didn’t try to shame me for sleeping in my contacts (although she did make me agree to never do it again, haha, which wasn’t very difficult). It was very clean and comfortable. The entire staff was friendly and personable. I’m giving them 5 stars because I generally do not like medical office environments, but this will be my new eye care provider.
Place rating: 2
Austin, TX
As a returning patient at TSO Westlake, I was incredibly disappointed with my experience with all individuals that I have encountered working at the front desk. While Dr. Kamnetz is great, it has been such a complete nightmare trying to deal with anyone in the office that I can’t bring myself to go back. For example: I ordered and paid for contacts at the end of my visit and weeks later I had never heard back. I finally went in to ask about it, when I learn that they never ordered my contacts in the first place. No one was apologetic, or even remotely helpful. Then I was told that they would come in within a few days. I called back a few weeks later and they still weren’t in, and the person that I spoke with was far from helpful. I waited a few more weeks, so as not to be unrealistic in my expectations for delivery, and they tell me that they have been in for almost a month. I never received any kind of notification about it. Considering the only reason that I need to go into this office is to get contacts, it is incredibly frustrating for the process to be this difficult and those handling it to be so rude. I would definitely not recommend this office.
Place rating: 5
Austin, TX
Great experience.
Doctor’s appointment: Everyone with whom I interacted was super. Erika, who ran the tests, shared my glee at scoring 100% on the peripheral vision test and was patient with me when running the dreaded «puff air in your eyes to test you for glaucoma» machine. God I hate that thing. Dr. Kamnetz was friendly and warm, and really took his time, walking me through the results of the tests to make sure I understood everything — something no other optometrist has ever done before (shame on me for not asking the others, but Dr. Kamnetz did this as a matter of course). His examination was thorough and it turns out that my prescription really hasn’t changed enough to warrant me getting new glasses, which is sad because…
Frames: I found a large selection of good frames here. I was really pleased to find several glasses frames that met my needs (understated rimless but with a little bit of bling) and the perfect sunglass frames (supercool bug-​eye awesomeness). Stefan helped me out especially by figuring out which frames would work best given my prescription (obv before I realized I wouldn’t be getting new glasses), and Melissa helped me make the crucial call between two supercool options.
The location itself is nice, parking is easy peasey, and they take my insurance (VSP) and it seems most others. So yeah. It’s a win.
Place rating: 4
Austin, TX
I always have good luck in getting a same day appointment when I need it and everyone is helpful and friendly.
I had some issues where I was given 2 boxes of the same prescription of contacts (I needed two different sets) — and they fixed the problem quickly and let me keep the extra unopened box.
My ONLY issue — which is why they lost a star — is that I have never had luck finding a pair of frames that look good on me here. They DO have a large selection, but I’m ultra picky and have yet to find the perfect selection of frames in town. (Other than Eclectic Eyewear — but they don’t accept VSP.)
Place rating: 4
Austin, TX
Scene: me and another person in my car going down duval:
Me: Just another day, driving around town at night. dooo ho dum dee dum… gee, duval is nice this time of night OH MY GOD WHAT’S THAT!!! *brakes screeching* AHHH! OH MY GOD! THAT GUY ALMOST JUMPED IN FRONT OF THE ROAD!
Passenger: Uh, Stephen, that is a mailbox…
Me: Oh. Well… it looked like a person.
Enter TSO.
I worked in the medical field for three years as a pharmacy tech. As such, I trust no one and feel I know more about my body than any quack eye doctor possibly could…
These guys were great however. The staff got me checked in fast and the doctor answered all of my questions in a way I could understand. Place was comfortable and had me in and out in less than 30 minutes with my prescription and all the tests I’ve been avoiding since my last eye doctor appointment 10 years ago.
Very chill, positive environment, will be back when insurance will let me purchase another set of glasses.
Place rating: 5
Austin, TX
I love TSO! I was in the market for some frames and had been to 5 other stores that accepted VSP and couldn’t find the right pair. I went into TSO and was blown away with their selection, they have everything. For the next hour I had so much fun trying on frames and felt I could be very selective and take my time, and Elton was very helpful, I felt like I was shopping for glasses with a friend. I will definitely come back when it’s time, I’m so glad I found this place.
Place rating: 5
Austin, TX
Was having some blurry vision & so I thought «no problem, I’ll just drop by my last optometrist.» (I’d changed my insurance in April) They don’t take my new insurance (VSP).
Two more dentists that I was referred to by friends didn’t take it either. I started worrying about my insurance — was it no good? Would I find any decent optometrists on it?
I found Dr Kamnetz’s office on my insurance website (VSP). Had no idea what to expect & was pleasantly surprised all around.
The staff was very helpful and efficient — made an appointment VERY last-​minute for me on the phone (for 15 minutes later!)
Dr Kamnetz was friendly, gracious and explained everything in great detail. He outlined my options (not great ones, at my age, but he was honest!)
P. S. After leaving the office with a prescription in hand for some drops to use for «a few days», I was FLOORED by the cost. Over $ 100. I went back to the office to see if there was another formula or treatment. He gave me a sample of the drops that lasted the length of time I needed them.
Grateful, but it would have been nice if he’d given them to me to begin with. Maybe, on Bee Caves, he’s used to rich clients who wouldn’t bat an eye, but I almost passed out! He should have at least discussed the cost with me. :(
Place rating: 2
Houston, TX
I recently became a VSP member and since this place accepts this type of insurance and is close to my work, I decided to come here for my annual eye exam. The staff was friendly enough and I think they did an adequate job of figuring out what my new prescription was, but the only complaint I have is that it takes FOREVER for ordered contacts to come in. Since my VSP pays for contact boxes, I had ordered 4 boxes and it literally took 3 weeks! I have never waited so long for contacts before and next time I think I’ll just order my contacts online. It’s cheaper and I can get it the next day.