Optical department at Rhode Island Eye Institute

Optical

Designer frames, premium lenses, sunglasses, and sports eyewear, fitted by opticians who work side-by-side with our doctors at our Providence and South Kingstown offices.

Designer Frames
You'll Love

From Ray-Ban and Maui Jim to Prada, Tiffany & Co., and Tory Burch, our optical departments stock a curated selection of designer and lifestyle frames for every face, prescription, and budget.

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Love The Way You See

Find frames you love and lenses built for your vision. Our opticians help you choose eyewear that fits your style, your prescription, and your everyday life.

Frames,
Sunglasses & More

Our optical departments carry hundreds of designer and lifestyle frames for adults and children, plus prescription sunglasses, sports goggles, swim goggles, and reading accessories. Whether you wear glasses every day, only at the computer, or just on the water, our opticians help you choose frames that fit your face, your prescription, and how you actually live.

Optical and frames are available at our Providence and South Kingstown offices, both connected to our exam suites so you can move from your eye exam to a frame fitting in a single visit.

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Premium Lens Technology

The frame is half the equation. The lens is the other half. Our opticians fit a complete menu of premium lens technologies, matched to your prescription, your day, and the screens, sun, and activities you live with.

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Crizal®

An anti-reflective coating that cuts glare from headlights, overhead lights, and screens while resisting smudges, dust, water, and scratches. Crizal also blocks harmful UV reflected off the back surface of your lens, so your night driving is sharper, your screen time is easier on your eyes, and your lenses stay clearer for longer.
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Transitions®

Lenses that automatically darken in sunlight and clear up indoors, so one pair of glasses covers both. Newer Transitions generations react faster, fade back faster, and block 100% of UVA and UVB rays, with options like Transitions GEN S and Transitions XTRActive for stronger outdoor tint and even behind-the-windshield activation in the car.
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Eyezen®

An enhanced single-vision lens designed for the way younger adults actually see, with a slight power boost in the lower portion of the lens to relax your eyes when you're locked onto a phone or laptop. A great option for patients in their 20s and 30s who feel tired or strained after long screen days but aren't yet candidates for progressives.
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Xperio UV®

Prescription polarized sun lenses that cut blinding glare off water, snow, pavement, and car hoods. Xperio UV blocks 100% of UVA and UVB rays and comes in a range of tints and mirrors, so your prescription sunglasses look as good as they perform on the boat, the slopes, the golf course, or behind the wheel.
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High-Index Lenses

Because our optical sits inside our eye care offices, your optician sees your full prescription and history. That means we can pair the right lens material to your needs, including thinner high-index lenses for strong prescriptions, blue-light filtering for screen-heavy work, prism for double vision, and post-surgical lenses after cataract or refractive procedures.
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Expertise Beyond the Exam Room

Our opticians work in the same building as our optometrists and fellowship-trained ophthalmologists, the doctors patients across Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts already trust for cataract, cornea, retina, glaucoma, and pediatric care. That means your prescription, eye health history, and any post-surgical needs all factor into the lenses and frames we recommend.

Need high-index lenses for a strong prescription? Lenses tuned for keratoconus, dry eye, or post-cataract vision? Glasses for a child enrolled in our myopia management program? Our optical team coordinates directly with your doctor so the eyewear you walk out with actually fits your eyes, not just your face.

Kids Eyewear They Love

Children need eyewear that keeps up with their lives. Our optical departments stock durable, kid-friendly frames designed for comfort and play, plus prescription sports goggles built for basketball, soccer, lacrosse, and swim. Our opticians work with parents to find frames that fit a small face, look great on the school photo, and actually survive recess.

For children enrolled in our myopia management program with our pediatric ophthalmology team, we also fit specialty options including ortho-K lenses and myopia-control contacts to help slow the progression of nearsightedness, alongside prescription glasses tailored to your child's eye exam.

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