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Welcome to CLASSIC OPTICAL
Your Optometrist in Ithaca, NY

Call us at (607) 273 1234 today.

Welcome to CLASSIC OPTICAL in Ithaca. Chuck Cooley and the CLASSIC OPTICAL team strive to provide the best in optometry services. We invite you to browse our website to learn more about our optometry services and join our patient family by scheduling an eye exam appointment at our Ithaca office.

CLASSIC OPTICAL is a full service eye and vision care provider, accepting both eye emergencies as well as scheduled appointments. Patients throughout the Ithaca area come to CLASSIC OPTICAL because they know they will receive the personal attention and professional care that is our foundation. Cooley and our team are dedicated to keeping our patients comfortable and well-informed at all times. At CLASSIC OPTICAL, we will explain every exam and procedure and answer all of our patients' questions. Additionally, at CLASSIC OPTICAL, we offer vision financing options and will work with vision insurance providers to ensure good eye health and vision care for all of our patients.

Our Approach to Optometry

Our one-on-one approach to optometry makes Cooley and the CLASSIC OPTICAL staff the eye and vision care providers of choice in the Ithaca area. Our Ithaca optometrist offers the following services: complete eye exams, contact lenses, glasses, glaucoma testing, and pre- and post-operative care. For a complete list of services, visit our services page or call our Ithaca office at (607) 273 1234.

At CLASSIC OPTICAL, we are dedicated to providing high-quality optometry services in a comfortable environment.Call us at (607) 273 1234 or schedule an appointment today online.

Chuck Cooley
Ithaca Optometrist | CLASSIC OPTICAL | (607) 273 1234
106 Dryden Rd
Ithaca, NY 14850

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    "Excellent customer service! I'm looking forward to my new Rudy Project sunglasses and my prescription goggles. Thank you, Chuck!"
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    "Absolutely AWESOME! Chuck and Mari were lifesavers this is the way customer service should be. They are fantastic"
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    "Great place to get glasses! Just picked up a pair of Maui Jim's with a prescription and they are crystal clear, Chuck and Mari are the BEST!"
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    "Great service from the friendliest staff. I highly recommend them."
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    "Best and Most helpful people in the business! Try them once and you'll never go anywhere else."
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    "Best staff, selection, and quality! I've been going to Classic Optical for years and I won't go anywhere else."
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Ithaca Office

Monday:

10:00 am-5:00 pm

Tuesday:

10:00 am-5:00 pm

Wednesday:

10:00 am-5:00 pm

Thursday:

10:00 am-5:00 pm

Friday:

10:00 am-5:00 pm

Saturday:

Closed

Sunday:

Closed