Matthew W. Gifford

01/25/2022

01/25/2020

Happy (belated) birthday to my beautiful wife! You get better every day and I am the luckiest man in the world! (This came late because both her and I had that virus from China... or at least felt like it.)

12/23/2019

The Letters to Santa presents are all dropped off and ready for Christmas! Thank you to all the wonderful patients that made this possible! Regarding hours, we will be closing at 3pm on Christmas Eve, closed all day on the 25th & 26th and normal business hours will resume on the 27th.

12/10/2019

The Letters to Santa gifts are in! These gifts will make it possible for underprivileged children to have presents to open for Christmas. A big thanks to the generous patients that made it possible from the whole Red Eye Team!

12/09/2019

End of the year appointments are almost gone! If you need to be seen for a yearly exam before the new year make sure to get that scheduled ASAP! It's also a good time to use up any remaining insurance benefits or FSA dollars if you haven't already.

12/07/2019

Today is the day! Come on in for deals on Legre and Penguin eyewear, both of which have the entire collection here for you to look at. And if that's not enough for you we also have cookies! 😄 We hope to see you today, the trunk show ends at 3pm!

12/07/2019

Who's coming tomorrow?! We hope to see you tomorrow, Dec 7th between 11am-3pm for our trunk show with Legre and Penguin eyewear!

12/05/2019

If you've been waiting for a sign to come try on some glasses here it is! Come out this Saturday Dec 7th from 11am-3pm for deals on our trunk show brands, Legre and Penquin. We look forward to seeing you!

12/04/2019

Everything looks better out of rose colored glasses! This frame by Penquin will have you smiling all day. Come check out their full line (along with Legre) this Saturday, Dec 7th from 11am-3pm. There will be specials running and fun glasses to try on!

12/03/2019

We're getting pumped for our trunk show Dec 7th from 11am-3pm! There will be special discounts running all day, so come in and take a look!

12/02/2019

We still have some Letters to Santa available! Direct Effect collects Letters to Santa written by the neediest children in Chicago schools, which are at 95% poverty or higher. Help a needy child without even having to wrap the gift! Stop by for your chance to make a difference.

12/02/2019

Only 5 days until our trunk show! Come check out the Legre and Penguin eyewear collections with us from 11am-3pm December 7th. We hope to see you there!

11/30/2019

Dec 7th we're having a trunk show with Legre and Penquin eyewear from 11am-3pm! Come in and check the collections out with us! Here's a pair of Penquins modeled by Leslie as she very nonchalantly reads a magazine.

11/29/2019

Here's hoping everyone had a great Thanksgiving! The end of the year is creeping up on us, so remember to get your appointments scheduled if you haven't already this year. It's also time to get your orders placed if you've been saving that FSA/HSA money for glasses or contacts!

11/26/2019

We're having a trunk show on December 7th! Come join us and try on the Legre and Penguin eyewear collections!
Holiday hours this week are as follows: Wednesday Nov 27th we will be open from 10am-4pm, Thursday Nov 28th we will be closed, Friday Nov 29th open from 12 noon until 6pm and Saturday Nov 30th open from 11am-4pm.

11/25/2019

Thanks to our generous patients, almost half of our letters to Santa have been claimed! If you'd like to take part in the holiday giving stop by now!
Also, a reminder that in honor of the holiday our hours will change as follows: Wednesday Nov 27th we will be open from 10am-4pm, Thursday Nov 28th we will be closed, and Friday Nov 29th open from 12 noon until 6pm.

11/23/2019

Thanksgiving is right around the corner! In honor of the holiday our hours will change as follows: Wednesday Nov 27th we will be open from 10am-4pm, Thursday Nov 28th we will be closed, Friday Nov 29th open from 12 noon until 6pm and Saturday Nov 30th open from 11am-4pm. In the meantime don't forget about those extra FSA or HSA dollars if you've been waiting to use them for contacts or glasses!