UT Southwestern Medical Center has an on-site optometry clinical practice to provide for total eye health and care. The clinical practice is staffed with some of the most outstanding optometrists in Dallas who have access to the latest contact lens technologies. It is adjacent to UT Southwestern’s Optical Shop, which stocks the latest frames for all eyeglass prescriptions.

Our Optometry Program offers the following:

• Contact lens prescriptions
• Full medical eye exams
• Low vision exams
• Routine eye exams
• Sophisticated equipment and the latest technology for vision testing

Our optometrists have access to the latest scientific findings and treatments, some of which were developed at UT Southwestern. For example, our ophthalmologists developed contact lenses that improve oxygen flow to the eye, reducing the amount of bacteria that enters the cornea.

Optical Shop

The opticians at UT Southwestern’s Optical Shop have 80 years of combined experience. They are trained to help customers with difficult-to-fill prescriptions and make the best possible selection of frames using facial and color analysis.

The Optical Shop’s regular inventory features more than 1,000 frames and lens options, including the latest in lens design technology. It stocks famous-maker and designer glasses and sunglasses, cleaning supplies and other visual accessories, as well as lens materials and medical devices such as ptosis crutches. Opticians can also adjust and repair glasses. Call 214-645-2023.