Dr Daraius A Unwalla & Associates

I have been getting eye exams all my life, and haven’t had a bad one, but this is the first where I have felt it was worth writing a review. Dr Unwalla really connects with patients and answered a lot of questions about my vision and choices (progressive lenses or not?). I felt very listened to. He has a very calm, reassuring, caring manner and projects a lot of confidence and competence. I would drive out of my way to see him again. And he has a great staff too!

Ive been wearing lenses over 30 years, I learned more about my eyes in one visit than the last 30 years of visits to ophthalmologist and optometrists. Detailed, informative and both welcomes and encourages questions.
However I Had to get my prescription adjusted and that has never happened to me. No matter what I kept having problems with the glasses. Ultimately I think it was both an oversight from Dr and poor craftmanship by Lenscrafters

I called Thursday late afternoon, and was able to get an appointment for the next morning. Upon arriving, the receptionist greeted me, had me fill out some paperwork, and verified my insurance coverage. Since it was a routine exam, I had no out of pocket costs. She was friendly and courteous throughout.
It was my 2^nd time seeing Dr. Norlando Conanan (License #618 001 120) for a routine eye exam (the last time was ~3 years ago). I’m a big BABY about my eyes and always stream tears throughout the exam (been like that since I was a kid… just sensitive to light and things being put near them). Despite this, Dr. Conanan was very patient and empathetic. So that I could relax/​rest, he reminded/​asked me to close my eyes when he didn’t need them be open; he gave encouraging feedback and praise («good job»); and he spoke calmly and kindly throughout the exam. My tearing, holding my breath, and not blinking are irrational and silly indeed; but real nonetheless; and he helped mitigate all of it. Dr. Conanan also took the time to educate me on the eye and keeping it healthy in general; and what I can expect moving forward. I found him to be informative and explanatory.

I’ve had many doctors, dentists, physical therapists, etc., over the years. The one constant has been Dr. Unwalla’s team. I’ve been a patient here since 1997 and even kept going to his office during the 8 years I lived in Maryland. The staff always remembers me, and even asks about my son if he’s not with me. They are incredibly thorough during their exams, make sure I understand all the options when I consider increasing or decreasing my lens strength, and then set follow up exams to be sure new contacts are fitting right. When I’ve lost contact lenses while on vacation, their staff helps me find a local eye doctor and faxes my prescription over super fast. I can’t say enough great things about the entire team at this location.

I had an excellent experience with Dr. Unwalla. I had a general eye exam done, and the entire eye exam process was smooth and efficient. Dr. Unwalla explained everything I needed to know about my prescription in thorough detail. He also went over the details about what he was actually testing for during the eye exam, which was great for someone interested in knowing what is going on during an eye exam.
I’ve been to many other eye doctors in the past, and Dr. Unwalla was definitely the best one I’ve been to! I highly recommend him to anyone needing an eye exam!

The entire experience was amazing compared to other eye doctors or even other lenscrafter doctors. I felt comfortable and valued, was extremely informative and explained the reasoning behind everything. Walked me through everything had me RE TEST my eyes using the new contact prescription (something others don’t do) and wrote me a prescription ON THE SPOT which I could use online to purchase contacts. SO friendly and genial. Always coming back to Dr. Daraius!!!

I have been going to Dr. Unwalla for over 5 years. Even after I moved from Alexandria to southern Maryland, I continued to make the trek down for my annual exam and contacts/​glasses prescription. Dr. Unwalla is not only highly knowledgeable and professional (he’s always up on the latest research in eye care, lasik, etc), he is warm, funny, and engaging. He remembers me every time I come in even when it’s been over a year. His staff is also wonderful. Recommend!

I highly recommend Dr. Unwalla and his staff. They are soooo incredibly nice and friendly to deal with. Never a problem getting an appointment in the 10+ years I’ve been coming here. Dr. Unwalla has been fantastic at finding solutions to my various eye issues over the years — even finding a contact lens I can wear comfortably with my dry eye issues. Even if I moved away — I’d happily make the trip to come see him either here or at one of his other office locations.