Family Eye Care

Family Eye Care Family Eye Care proudly serves the River Forest, Oak Park, Elmwood Park, and Chicago areas with qual

Family Eye Care of Elmwood Park takes great pride in offering the best vision care possible for your entire family. Whether you need to be fitted with eyeglasses or contact lenses, or you need a comprehensive eye exam, our practice utilizes the latest technology and treatments available. Our staff will take the time to answer all of your questions and explain treatment options through your entire

eye care experience. Our Services include:

Comprehensive Eye Exams
Contact Lens Services
Corneal Refractive Therapy (CRT)
Ocular Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
Emergency Eye Care
Laser Vision Surgery Consultation & Co-Mangement
Optical Dispensing

Highly trained staff are ready to assist you with the selection appropriate for your specific needs. We take the time to discuss how different lens selections and frame styles will impact your vision. We carry designer frames, funky new fashions and old standards.... something for everyone.

A Super Common Cause for Your Itchy Eyes
04/30/2026

A Super Common Cause for Your Itchy Eyes

Ocular allergies are among the most common eye conditions to hit people of all ages.Though typically worse in the seasons of Spring and Summer, some people suffer with allergies all year. This is especially true for people who have allergies to...

Is Your Child's Nearsightedness Progressing? We can help! -
04/28/2026

Is Your Child's Nearsightedness Progressing? We can help! -

Family Eye Care is now be able to prescribe Stellest lenses to our pediatric patients! Stellest lenses are the only FDA approved prescription spectacle lenses indicated to slow the progression of myopia (nearsightedness) in children, ages 6-12 at the initiation of treatment. In a two-year clinical s...

An Eye on Screen Time
04/22/2026

An Eye on Screen Time

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." These famous words by Charles Dickens are playing out today in the area of technology.We are living in the best of times when it comes to obtaining knowledge at the push of a button. But...

Wanna Hear Some Eye Jokes?
04/16/2026

Wanna Hear Some Eye Jokes?

Ready or not...here are 13 more jokes to make you groan!1. Patient: "What’s that floater doing in my eye, doctor?" Doctor: “The sidestroke.”2. Doctor: “Have your eyes ever been checked before?” Patient: “No, they’ve always been hazel.”3. Why...

What Might Cause Your Eyes to Change Color
04/08/2026

What Might Cause Your Eyes to Change Color

It's pretty common for eye doctors to have older patients come in asking if the white part of their eye, the sclera, has a growth or is turning a gray color.Usually, the culprit is senile scleral plaque, which is commonly seen in people over the...

ABC's of Primary Angle Glaucoma
04/01/2026

ABC's of Primary Angle Glaucoma

There are several different variations of glaucoma, but in this article we will mainly focus on Primary Open Angle Glaucoma. This means that there is no specific underlying cause for the glaucoma, like inflammation, trauma or a severe cataract....

7 Easy Tips for Getting a Great Eye Exam
03/25/2026

7 Easy Tips for Getting a Great Eye Exam

The eye holds a unique place in medicine. Your eye doctor can see almost every part of your eye from an exterior view. Other than your skin, almost every other part of your body cannot be fully examined without either entering the body (with a...

Finding a Wrinkle in Your Eye
03/04/2026

Finding a Wrinkle in Your Eye

A wrinkle on the retina -- which is also known as an epiretinal membrane or a macular pucker -- is a thin, translucent tissue that develops on the surface of the retina.The retina is the inner layer that lines the inside of the back of the...

Bilberry and Macular Degeneration
02/25/2026

Bilberry and Macular Degeneration

Is bilberry a wonder supplement for your macular degeneration?The jury is still out on that question. There is some supportive experimental data but no well-done human studies that show significant benefit.What you shouldn’t do is pass up taking...

How to Make Your Red Eyes Redder
02/18/2026

How to Make Your Red Eyes Redder

Is it safe to use "Redness Relief" eye drops regularly? The short answer is NO. Here’s the slightly longer answer. There are several eye “Redness Relief” products on the over-the-counter market, such as those made by Visine, Clear Eyes,...

Love Is in the Air...and the Eyes
02/11/2026

Love Is in the Air...and the Eyes

We have all heard the term ”Love is in the Air,” but did you know that love can be wonderfully expressed through the eyes? Certain chemicals that help produce the emotion of love can be emitted through emotions expressed in the...

Macular Degeneration--A Common Vision Condition
02/04/2026

Macular Degeneration--A Common Vision Condition

Age-related macular degeneration, often called ARMD or AMD, is the leading cause of vision loss among Americans 65 and older.AMD causes damage to the macula, which is the central portion of the retina responsible for sharp central vision. AMD...

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7369 North Avenue
River Forest, IL
60305

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 6pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
Saturday 9am - 1pm

Telephone

+17084563232

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