South Austin Optical

Mickey is better than as good as it gets.
We’ve never been to someone who can offer the best, great-​looking glasses right away. And while we may look at others because he has so many, we agree that he has a gift for selecting what would look better on each person. And we end up selecting what he already has picked out.
But that’s just the looks part. His expertise, professionalism and attention to detail always have left us happy customers, which is why we drive an hour into town and South Austin Optical.

I was very impressed with Mickey’s fast and friendly service! I had a pair of scratched lenses that needed to be replaced, but I wanted to keep the original frames. After reading the many raving reviews, I decided to give South Austin Optical a try– and boy am I happy I did. Not only were my lenses replaced in a very timely manner, the quality of the lenses were significantly improved. I highly recommend South Austin Optical for all of your eye needs. This is really as good as it gets! Thanks again, Mickey!

What a great experience! I had been all over town looking for the right frames. Finally I stopped in South Austin Optical and found them. I was welcomed by Mickey. the proprietor. He is a master at his craft. He improved upon my current Rx, adjusted my new favorite frames perfectly and did it sooo fast! Old school Austin at it’s best. Shop local/​Shop friendly

There’s a huge selection of frames here, and he’s got an artist’s eye for what looks good on people. He can sort of just say «hello,» size you up for a second, grab a frame for you to try — and it’s completely flattering. A rare visual skill.
Lenses are really crystal clear. None of that vague fog that you can’t quite get out of the glass, no matter how hard you spray and wipe. These must have a nice coating on them, because colors are as bright as they are with my own eyes — no subtle haze at all.
He also takes time with the adjustment to make sure you’re not getting squeezed at the temple, and nothing’s sliding around. But not too much time! You can get in and out of there quickly if you’ve got a busy day.

Mickey is a very nice guy. I visited there for a new frame and lenses. In less than one minute he picked a frame that fit perfect in my face. Very good service. Local business run by a very nice guy! I recommend.

As always, Mickey is great to deal with. He treats my eyes as if they were his own and is more than fair about fixing even the slightest hiccup. Great customer service and an amazing selection of frames… what’s not to like?

I haven’t seen this well in 30 years and I’m not kidding. Somehow, Mickey got my prescription moreright than it ever had been.
Mickey is friendly, knowledgeable, and a cool guy to get glasses from! This place beats the pants off the big chains. Definitely a great place to get glasses.

Mickey was incredibly helpful and knew exactly which glasses would look great on me. to top it off, he was incredibly patient and accommodating to my schedule, and even ordered a different pair of frame for me when I began having second thoughts on my original selection. Been wearing the new glasses for two weeks, and they fit perfectly thanks to his adjustments.
While he is priced a little higher than most, it’s well worth it in service and quality. I’ll be using him again when I need new glasses.

Five star service and products. Mickey is extremely knowledgeable and helpful. I’ve been a customer for several years and refuse to go anywhere else for glasses.

I will never go back to a large store or chain again to get glasses!
I have now dealt with Mickey twice and he has been awesome both times. He is a very cool guy and professional. His prices are very fair and he gets the job done-​FAST! My glasses fit and look great, most importantly I see better than ever. As long as I live in Austin, I will go to Mickey for all my optometry needs.
Also, pretty nice that he texts you when your glasses are done, way better than a place like Walmart!

What a great and easy experience. Mickey made me comfortable immediately when I walked in the door of South Austin Optical as I was nervous to pick out glasses for the first time in 32 years. He told me to relax and he chose the perfect frames and frame color for my face. I tried them on and knew he was right! I was in and out of the store within 15 minutes of having chosen both regular glasses and sunglasses. I was so happy when I walked out. He made it easy.
Here’s the amazing part. Mickey texted me in less than 2 business days that my glasses were ready! I went back and they were perfect! I can actually see now and its amazing. I don’t know what kind of magic Mickey does but you would be missing out if you went somewhere else! THANK YOU MICKEY. I never thought I would say this about glasses but, you changed my life. I can see!

Mickey Stasey has made the last two sets (pairs?) of bifocal lenses for me and they’re so good! I had used one-​hour optical chain stores before, but never could read or see well with the lenses I got there. I saw good reviews for South Austin Optical and decided to try it out. Mickey was very helpful and meticulous about fine tuning my prescription. I couldn’t believe how well I could see with my new lenses. Really glad I found this place!

Mickey is great! I can’t recommend him and his shop enough.
You buy from Mickey you get the best customer service. Period.
On top of that Mickey can fit any pair of glasses perfectly. I have an odd shaped noggin and all the glasses Mickey has done for me stay on perfectly. I could practically use a pair of plastic ray bans as a sport glass because he can fit them perfectly to any face.
Forget Online glass shops, you want a pair of frames that actually fit, go see Mickey. It’s worth it without a doubt. On top of that you support a great guy and local business.

Finally! Great frames that fit my face visually and functionally! This has never happened before! Mickey narrowed down choices to a few that really looked good on me – and when we picked them up, he explained how to use them and how to get them to fit and stay well fitted. I live in New Braunfels but will always come to South Austin for glasses now. Always! Huge new fan, Mickey! Thank you!

I LOVE South Austin Optical. Mickey is fantastic. When I first moved to town and had NO money many years ago, he took the lenses out of my broken frames and re-​shaped them to put in new frames.
AMAZING. Now I go to him for all my glasses and contacts. He is a total sweetheart.

Mickey helped me pick out frames, of which they have a large selection, and worked with me to get the best lenses for my vision. This was no easy task. I highly recommend his shop and believe he loves what he does and it shows! Great job!
Update: The original 5 stars for all the good, sparkle pony, fantastic just dropped to 2 stars and updated because: the reading portion of one of the farsightedness lenses is way off. I started getting headaches and eye strain while wearing these $ 600.00+ frames and lenses and had the reading checked.
The glasses/​prescription was made wrong by the lab that Mickey uses and it slid past him. I’ve been wearing bad lenses!
Will update with figures on how wrong the lab was when I retrieve the info from my files.

You gotta love great customer service when you see it.
A few weeks ago, my husband decided to finally get new lenses put in his glasses after years of dealing with an outdated prescription. He wanted to keep his original frames, so we looked up the best reviews in our area to find Mickey’s South Austin Optical. The man knows a thing or two about glasses. We left the frames with him along with the prescription, and Mickey said it would be a few days to have the lenses made and that he would give us a call when they were finished. On the day we went to pick them up, we found out that dear husband’s frames were brittle and broke during the process of inserting the lens! No! In Mickey’s defense, they were originally frames for sunglasses, but we were bummed nonetheless that his favorite frames would possibly be no more.
However, Mickey made it right. After temporarily fixing the break in the frames, he told us that he could order us some very similar frames at no charge to us, and he would replace those lenses, too. The temporary glasses would work until we got him some new frames altogether. A few days later, Mickey called to let us know that he would be glad to let us go to Gene Rogers Optical to see if they had any comparable frames in stock and that he would reimburse us for them if we did find some. We ended up finding some very similar and classy frames that my husband liked, so we bought them and kept the receipt for Mickey. After dropping them off last week, Mickey called to give us the news this weekend: the glasses were done!
The glasses look great, we were refunded our purchase from Gene Rogers and the husband can finally see again! I would definitely go back to Mickey, and I am sure my husband would say the same. Thanks Mickey, for being the best in Austin!

My wife’s experience pretty much mirrored Amy M’s. I would add that he is terrific at picking out frames that look good – amazing, really. The best thing is his service after the sale. Hmm… maybe the best thing is actually the help in picking out frames – you know how hard that is! Anyway, he cheerfully does whatever needs to be done to get the glasses just perfect. Because of the nature of the lenses and frames my wife got, they need to be tightened every few weeks, and Mickey is happy to oblige. He has even offered to take the frames back, exchanging them straight up for ones that wouldn’t need adjusting, but we love these frames that he helped us pick out so much that we’re going to keep them. In short:
Super nice guy
Great selection of frames
Good optician
A great help in picking out frames (no kidding – you don’t even need to bring a friend along)
Great service
I can’t recommend this place highly enough.