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.

My New Glasses Are Making My Eyes Worse
10/15/2025

My New Glasses Are Making My Eyes Worse

Will reading glasses make your eyes worse? The short answer is "No."Although we don’t know the exact mechanism by which humans lose the ability to focus up close as we age , the fact remains that it happens to almost...

Keep Your Costumed Eyes from Crying BooHoo at Halloween
10/08/2025

Keep Your Costumed Eyes from Crying BooHoo at Halloween

Fall brings a lot of fun, with Halloween playing a big part in that.But did you know that some Halloween practices could harm your vision? Take Halloween contacts, for instance. Costume contacts vary widely, with everything from monster eyes to...

Refraction and Your Health or Vision Insurance
10/01/2025

Refraction and Your Health or Vision Insurance

A refraction is a test done by your eye doctor to determine if glasses will make you see better and what your prescription is.The charges for a refraction are covered by some insurances but not by all.For example, Medicare does not cover...

Coffee Addiction and Your Eyes
09/24/2025

Coffee Addiction and Your Eyes

The 2024 National Coffee Drinking Trends report showed that 67% of Americans said they had drunk coffee the previous day, which is interpreted as daily consumption. This is well up from 57 percent in 2016--more and more people are enjoying a cup...

My Eyes Feel Like the Sahara
09/17/2025

My Eyes Feel Like the Sahara

Itching, burning, watering, red, irritated, tired eyes... what is a person to do? The symptoms aforementioned are classic sign of Dry Eye Syndrome , which affects millions of adults and children. With increased screen time in all age groups,...

11 Terrible Contact Lens Habits
09/09/2025

11 Terrible Contact Lens Habits

Here are 11 bad contact lens habits we eye doctors often see-- #1 Sleeping in your contacts. This is the No. 1 risk factor for corneal ulcers, which can lead to severe vision loss and the need for a corneal transplant. Your cornea needs oxygen...

ADHD and Your Vision
09/03/2025

ADHD and Your Vision

Did you know that having one's eyes tested can reveal symptoms of ADHD ? ADHD is a set of symptoms that includes trouble with focus, overactivity, and behavioral control. It is estimated that one in five...

Why Bringing Your Current Glasses to the Eye Doctor Can Help a Lot
08/27/2025

Why Bringing Your Current Glasses to the Eye Doctor Can Help a Lot

Despite requests that patients bring their current glasses to their office visit, many show up without them.Sometimes it’s an oversight: “I was rushing to get here and forgot them”; “I left them in the car”; “I picked up my wife’s glasses instead...

When There Is Blood in the Back of Your Eye
08/13/2025

When There Is Blood in the Back of Your Eye

What does blood in the back of the eye signify, anyway?It could be a retinal vein occlusion, an ocular disorder that can occur in older people when the blood vessels to the retina are blocked.The retina is the back part of the eye where light...

Back-to-School Eye Exam? Check.
08/06/2025

Back-to-School Eye Exam? Check.

Is making an appointment for a comprehensive eye exam for your children on your back-to-school checklist? It needs to be.No amount of new clothes, backpacks, or supplies will allow your child to reach their potential in school if they have an...

Eyes on Parkinson's Disease
07/30/2025

Eyes on Parkinson's Disease

Parkinson’s disease is a progressive degenerative condition of the neurological system. Parkinson’s disease manifests itself in many ways, often starting off very slowly and subtly. One of the earliest symptoms is a slight tremor in one or both...

Are You Dealing with Allergies, Dry Eyes, or Something Else?
07/16/2025

Are You Dealing with Allergies, Dry Eyes, or Something Else?

As an eye doctor, diagnosing a red eye can be challenging. Are we dealing with an infection, allergy, inflammation, or dryness?A common question we get is, “Doc, my eyes are red, burning, itchy, and tearing. Is this dry eye or from allergies?”...

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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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