Top Notch Prescription Eye Care in Puerto Vallarta Erin Staley - PV Guide
go to original September 19, 2013

Visit Doctors Agustín and Kelly to see how they can help you enjoy the world one view at a time.

We take in the world with our eyes, admiring its wonder and appreciating its beauty. However, when our vision is impaired, we can no longer fully enjoy the things around us. This is when it’s time to visit Opticas Álvarez in Puerto Vallarta.

As graduates of Autonomous University of Aguascalientes, Doctors Agustín Álvarez Valdivia and Kelly Rios Izquierdo of Ópticas Álvarez have been helping residents and travelers see more clearly. As a husband and wife team, they take pride in their guaranteed service, which has been the heart and soul of their business for over 23 years. In fact, customer service was something they had learned from Vallarta’s first optometrist, Agustín Álvarez Senior.

For decades, Dr. Álvarez Senior had been passionate about improving the vision of the people in the Vallarta community. In 1967, he opened Óptica Italia where his family lived just above the neighborhood shop. Every year, Dr. Álvarez would host Santa Barbara based optometrists who would operate of those in need of eye care. But because the traveling doctors were only here for a short time, Dr. Álvarez would continue to care for the patients long after their surgeries. It was this heart for service that the doctor shared with his son. But the service did not stop beyond the shop door.

Dr. Álvarez Senior believed in giving back and promoting the community. Over 43 years ago, he founded Puerto Vallarta’s Rotary Club. Following in his father’s footsteps, Dr. Agustín served as the Rotary president for three terms and was the former president of Coparmex. Today, he serves on the city council and promotes tourism with Fideicomiso de Turismo. In addition, Drs. Agustín and Kelly offer a social eye care program to those resort employees who need eyeglasses. It is this community mindedness that has made Ópticas Álvarez a leading contributor in the Vallarta community.

“We love to live in PV, and we love doing our part to unite the community while building trust in the services we provide,” explains Dr. Agustín. “Our first goal is to satisfy the customer. I learned customer service from my father, and he always guaranteed service any time. We do the same.”

If your glasses are broken or lost, Ópticas Álvarez will help. They handle everything from reading glasses to prescriptive and from contact lenses to one-hour emergency repair and replacement service. Prescription or not, a visit to Ópticas Álvarez will help you see more clearly for a fraction of the price you would pay elsewhere.

If you are concerned with the health of your eyes, Ópticas Álvarez offers a state-of-the-art eye exam. And make no mistake; this isn’t your average eye exam. Ópticas Álvarez uses the cutting-edge technology of Visioffice, a system that scientifically calculates the shape and thickness of your lenses for a truly customized fit.

And while the technology is incredibly sophisticated, the exam itself is easy as 1-2-3. Simply select up to four frame options and follow the visual instructions. Visioffice will record your exact measurements which are then sent to the lab. The high definition lenses will be cut and inserted into the frames of your choice. Within five days, your glasses will be ready. From the moment you put them on, you will have up to 30% more visual contrast.

“It’s a good investment in your vision care,” says Dr. Agustín. “This is not a shoe store where you can buy something to use for a short time. You have to trust that your eyeglasses are quality so that two or three years down the road, they’re still working.”

Visit Doctors Agustín and Kelly to see how they can help you enjoy the world one view at a time. They have two offices in Plaza Caracol and one in Pitillal.

If designer frames are what you seek, their Plaza Caracol location has all the latest styles including D&G, Versace, Carolina Herrera, Varilux, Acuvue, Bausch & Lomb, Transitions, Ray-Ban, Calvin Klein, Bulgari, LightPC, Prada, Converse, Nautica, Christian Dior and Salvatore Ferragmo. Of course, the other Ópticas Álvarez offices carry high quality frames with 100% UV protection as well as the same level of service you’ve come to expect.

And with the holidays fast approaching, take advantage of the professional eye care savings from any Ópticas Álvarez location. Pay with your Bancomer Debit Card and get 6 to 12 months interest free on your purchase. There’s no better time to take care of your eyes – and your budget – than during the holiday season.

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