Lee Optometrics Optometry

Palo Alto, United States

4.5

Closed now

20 reviews

Accepts Credit Cards

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Telephone:
+1 650-353-3072
Website:
www.leeoptometrics.com
Address:
231 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto, CA, 94301
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
0.2 miPalo Alto Transit Center
0.2 miPalo Alto
0.5 miStanford
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Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Parking
Garage, Street
Bike Parking
Yes
Wheelchair Accessible
Yes
By Appointment Only
No

Today

Today 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Closed now
Local time (Palo Alto) 6:15 PM Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Business hours

Monday –
Tuesday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Wednesday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Thursday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Friday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Saturday 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Sunday –

Description

Specialties

We offer exquisite eye wear and exceptional eye care for comprehensive eye exams, contact lenses, CRT lens fittings, urgent care, and expert opticianry.

In addition to the largest selection of unique and high quality eye wear in Palo Alto for adults and children, we carry the most complete selection of frames for unique Asian, African American, and difficult fits.

We offer boutique frame lines:

Barton Perriera (handmade from Japan, original designers of Oliver Peoples frames), Metropolitan (handmade from Germany from the makers of OWP), Hackett of London (vintage inspired with contemporary style), ENTOURAGE OF 7 (pure titanium frames with a 60’s mashed with 80’s vibe), HOYA DF by Avantek (ultra light titanium «float» lenses), Tory Burch, Kate Spade, Bevel, Oakley, Maui Jim, TC Charton, Dior, Flexon, Nike, Kawasaki, 2.5, Masunaga, Toki, Prodesign, Rudy Project, IC Berlin, Kawasaki, Rainbow by Italee, Rayban and budget lines (frame and lens for $ 60).

Call or walk-​in to make an appointment! We can also accommodate same day exams.

History

Established in 2006.

Lee Optometrics is a local family business in downtown Palo Alto, CA. We provide primary eye care, comprehensive exams, contact lens services, urgent eye care services and coordinated care with ophthalmology. Dr. Adrienne Lee founded this boutique, jewel box style professional office in 2006 with over 16 years of eye care experience in the Bay Area. Our long time associate optometrists represented at the practice are Dr. Pearl Yee and Dr. Noelle Sung. Introducing in 2015, our newest optometrist is Dr. Gloria Lin who is glaucoma certified and also practices full scope optometry.

Meet the Business Owner

Adrienne L.

Business Owner

Practicing since 1990, Dr. Adrienne Lee enjoys providing eye care to the families and business people of Palo Alto. She is a native of San Jose and attended UC Berkeley for both her B.A. in Microbiology and O.D. at the School of Optometry. She enjoys her family of 2 kids and is a tennis and violin enthusiast.

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20 reviews of Lee Optometrics Optometry

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Place rating: 5
Sunnyvale, CA
Very friendly staff, lots of choices, high tech facilities :)
Place rating: 5
Stanford, CA
One of my lens fell out of its semi-​rimless frame and I went to this shop for help. A staff just fixed it without any charge. He even gave me a lens cloth as a gift. I am very grateful for their help and I will definitely come back for my next pair of glasses.
Place rating: 5
Palo Alto, CA
Up to this point in my life i had no idea how the lens of my half-​rim glasses were secured onto a screw-​less frame. Countless times I have stared endlessly into the construction only to come to the conclusion i’d never have to worry about it. When i had an accident this all changed. Days later I found my self i walking around with a pair of glasses with a detached lens.
Is it even repairable? How much would it costs? Where would I get a new pair? I found myself at Lee’s explaining my tragic incident and the resulting frames. In my time of need I was treated with the utmost curtesy by their staff. They offered to fix it on the spot with for free. I am humbled by their service despite no exchange of money. I would plan on buying a pair from them if they didn’t fix my broken pair so well.
Place rating: 5
Stanford, CA
Great independently run place. Nice vibe. Smart staff. Professional service. Been going here for years. Can’t go wrong with them.
Place rating: 5
Los Alamitos, CA
Palo Alto is not a very student-​friendly area. As a student, it’s hard to find a place that meets your needs financially. Walked into this place to fix my boyfriend’s broken glasses. They did it for free. Frames are excellent. Because it’s a small store, they cater very well to your personal needs. Thumbs up
Place rating: 5
Redwood City, CA
Excellent customer service and great selection of stylish frames for glasses and sunglasses. I can always find something nice here for my son (now a teenager and have been bringing him here eight years) and for myself. Here I find glasses that don’t crowd my cheeks and thus do not steam up — particularly important with sunglasses in the heat. I always strongly recommend Lee Optometrics and am a dedicated customer. I have appreciated having been informed on six different occasions that repairs were free as they were covered by warranty (twice for me and four times for my son). Half hour drive for us since we moved 3 years ago but they are so worth the time that we are still patrons!
Place rating: 4
Santa Clara, CA
A very small, cozy and friendly optometrist office. It has the welcoming atmosphere, shame that being so small they have a very limited selection of frames. Still, they are my favorite place.
Place rating: 1
Palo Alto, CA
To sum up this place in one word: Janky. If I get one more word, Cheap.
I was not seen by Dr. Lee but by another woman. The equipment to determine my prescription was hand-​held rather than a stand-​alone device. The issue with this is the doctor couldn’t hold the device in a consistent way. I have no idea if the prescription given to me is garbage or not. In any event, it’s not useful.
They did give me a very cheap exam — less than $ 70, but I got approximately nothing out of it. Don’t come here!
Place rating: 5
San Jose, CA
Lee Optometrics is quality and personal service at its best. Dr Lee and staff are all cuts from the same school of Service, Patience, Quality, Responsiveness, and premium Expertese. A comfortable ambiance and friendly atmosphere where you can have a very personalized unrushed eye exam and choose from what appears to be the highest caliber brands and styles of frames and options. You will feel welcomed and at home in this small boutique shop; no stuffy or frou frou about this place.
Very likeable and friendly staff who know the dos/don’ts of fitting frames on all face types.
Great selection (They have a great variety of Asian fit frames!)
Highly recommended.
Place rating: 4
San Jose, CA
Last year, I availed a Groupon. Its the only Groupon I’ve been fully satisfied with. I love this office. My glasses from last year is still intact. What made me a fan is that they sent me a postcard this year to avail the same service at the same discounted rate. Who can refuse that? But its not only that, they fitted me for a new pair of glasses which I completely adore now.
Thank you.
Place rating: 5
Oakland, CA
I have to say, this place has a great selection of frames! Styles are current and fashionable with lots to choose from. I have visited several times and each time i have found multiple pairs that fit well and made me look good. :) Although larger establishments, I have found other places not to have quite the selection in quantity and quality. Dr. Lee and staff are courteous, patient, and friendly. I have found Dr. Lee to be very accommodating with my needs and schedule.
THIS is the optometry place!
Location is great. Order a pair/​contacts and grab a nice lunch around the corner.
Place rating: 5
Palo Alto, CA
I knew nothing about this place until I saw their coupon on Unilocal.Before buying it I went down to check them out. Seemed like nice people who knew what they were doing so I bought the coupon, made an appointment, and today got a new pair of glasses. The doctor, Pearl, was very careful, thorough, and answered all my dumb questions. And while no new pair of glasses is ever going to be cheap, the staff there did everything they could to give me a decent deal. Very pleased with this little place.
Place rating: 5
Newark, CA
Finally my first Unilocal Review!
I absolutely love this place. I am very particular about where I go to get my glasses and Exam’s at, and this place met all my expectations. During my exam, I was impressed with the all the equiptment and technology since it all looked very clean and up to date. I wish I remembered my Doctor’s name.(it’s been a little over a year, but I definitely will come back to this review to let you all know), but I loved her! She was very thorough during the exam, she made sure I that all my questions were answered, and she was really nice and made the exam comfortable because sometimes eye exams can get awkward since the Doctors can be all up in your face.
The Staff Members were the Cherry on top to my experience! Especially Christina! She was so helpful while I was looking for a new pair of glasses. She gave me the best suggestion by showing me this brand called TC Charton! It’s an asian fit brand, and for any of you guys or gals that are blessed with no bridges for a nose… This brand is perfect for you! So comfortable and looks great on!
If your looking for a new Optometry Office in the midst of Downtown Palo Alto this is your place!
Quick Tip: They take VSP Insurance :)
Place rating: 5
Los Altos, CA
Great experience. Went in for an eye exam and to select a pair fo glasses.
Dr. Lee took time to answer all my questions during my eye exam and was extremely personable.
Dr. Lee and her staff were very helpful in selecting a great pair of frames.
Very satisifed customer!
Place rating: 5
San Jose, CA
Lee Optometrics has an amazing selection of chic and stylish frames (the largest selection of frames in Palo Alto, according the their website), and the staff were all incredibly helpful and nice. They took time to assist me as I browsed, letting me know about the latest trends, which ones are popular, lighter in weight, etc. I tried on probably two dozen frames because there were so many that I liked.
I was very appreciative that this place carries a wide selection of Asian fit options, which sit way better on my nose. They carry the brand I was most interested in (Masunaga), and I ended up asking them to special order the Masunaga 008 – 23: Brown Half color from Japan. I just picked them up earlier this week and I love them!
I’d recommend this place to anyone in the area looking for beautiful eyewear, especially those interested in handmade classics from Japan as well as other exclusive designs from Europe and America.
Place rating: 1
Sunnyvale, CA
Is this place a scam?
Have to wonder if they are really in the eye glasses business or if they are a front for something.
They certainly had no interest in selling me eye glass frames.
Place rating: 5
Palo Alto, CA
A clip on my ic berlin glasses broke. I called them up to see if they might have the part, and they told me to come in. I had never been there before, but this didn’t matter. They didn’t have the clip in their spare parts bin, but they took one from a pair of display frames that was compatible. The whole time, they were nothing but extremely nice, attentive, and helpful.
Place rating: 5
Palo Alto, CA
Went in to get an eye exam, contacts, and eyeglasses. Staff was extremely friendly and very helpful. I asked for specific types of frame styles and the opticians were helping me throughout the process. In fact, they gave their opinion on which frame looked best on me and it was not based on price. Definitely would go again.
Place rating: 4
Mountain View, CA
Great little boutique optometrist. Really, really great selection of frames, and super friendly staff.
Only reason they’re not a 5? No reading material or ways to otherwise occupy yourself while you’re waiting for your eyes to dialate. I know, probably a bit of a nit…
Place rating: 5
Belmont, CA
Dr. Lee has a good selection on frames and very friendly staff. I bought here today a pair of Oakley prescription sunglasses and was pleased to hear that they as well can order prescription ski googles for me.