Our hope is that you thoroughly enjoy your experience and are comfortable referring your friends and family to our practice. We are a small, personal clinic with an experienced and compassionate doctor to care for your specific eye care needs. We enjoy the benefits of providing individual and attentive care so that we may get to know and grow with each of our patients and their family.
We are pleased to welcome you to our unique East Austin practice and to be given the opportunity to provide outstanding services for you and your family. A native Texan, Dr. Chavez fell in love with Austin and the Eastside at first sight. He is just as passionate about his family as he is with making you feel like you are part of his family.
We are pleased to welcome you to our unique East Austin practice and to be given the opportunity to provide outstanding services for you and your family. A native Texan, Dr. Chavez fell in love with Austin and the Eastside at first sight. He is just as passionate about his family as he is with making you feel like you are part of his family.
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Dr. Chavez received his undergraduate degree from the University of Texas (Hook 'Em!) and his Doctorate of Optometry from the University of Houston College of Optometry. He has extensive training in treating eye diseases, prescribing eyewear, fitting contact lenses, and co-managing surgeries, including cataract surgery and LASIK.
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Rachel Nicole King
Jan 02, 2022
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Steven Russell
Sep 02, 2021
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Isabella Suazo
Jul 03, 2021
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Extremely friendly and personable. Filled me in on every step of the appointment — I felt aware of what was going on the entire time. Also, she let me know about pricing before she continued with each step, since I was paying out of pocket. I was not blindsided about any aspect of my visit. She’s great!
K.
Jan 24, 2021
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Erika M.
Jan 22, 2021
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Brittany Florentine
Jan 16, 2021
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Miguel Rizo
Dec 29, 2020
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Anthony Trinh
Jul 04, 2020
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10/10 HIGHLY RECOMMEND! Eye Capitol and Dr. Melendez is simply the best. Everyone is nice, knowledgeable and sincerely care about your wellbeing. Dr. Melendez took the time to
enthusiastically teach me a lot about my eyes (both of them) and I truly appreciated it. She has a great sensor of humor and has an unquestionable love for healthy eyes. I had a fun eye exam for the first time in my life and love that they're using the newest technology in the optometry game. This office was also SUPER clean, organized and smelled like a bed of fresh flowers picked from the Garden of the Gods.
enthusiastically teach me a lot about my eyes (both of them) and I truly appreciated it. She has a great sensor of humor and has an unquestionable love for healthy eyes. I had a fun eye exam for the first time in my life and love that they're using the newest technology in the optometry game. This office was also SUPER clean, organized and smelled like a bed of fresh flowers picked from the Garden of the Gods.
Amer Mughawish
May 19, 2020
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Been coming here for 3 years now, best experience I've had at an optometrist! The staff are very friendly and knowledgeable. Dr. Melendez is very sweet and caring! The measures for covid have been taking seriously, I felt very comfortable taking my exams this year with the current situation. Got fitted for contacts and they showed me how to put them in and take them out! Highly recommend this place! :)
Darrell R.
Feb 20, 2020
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I went into Eye Capitol on February 4 to have my eyeglass prescription filled. I went through the whole process, got fitted and given a promise time of 10-14 days. Mind you I have never worn glasses, so quite naturally I have questions. The agent appeared to be very impatient, I was a little reluctant but went through with the process. A week later I receive a call in reference to the color of the tint, which I confirmed. Then a few days later I receive another call, stating that the wrong prescription was filled. At that point, I was like just cancel the order. I go into the office on 2/20/20
Kevin L.
Feb 14, 2020
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Have been visiting this place for my eye care needs for the past three years about. Most recently my eye doctor here was Dr. Amanda Melendez and I found her service to be extremely great! I can't ever recall a doctor give so much interesting information in such a short time on any subject related to my health. Her pace was not too fast for me to understand what she said but I wondered if she was under pressure to do a lot of appointments or else she just came from New York or Chicago and they speak at maybe 1.25 or 1.5 speed there, like when you speed up YouTube! Anyway, also it was the first
Briana C.
Jul 30, 2019
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I've been seeing Dr. Chavez for 6 years. I scheduled my appointment in June using their website, since you have to book pretty far in advance. I received a call from their office 3 days before my scheduled appointment, August 1, informing me that they no longer accept my insurance. What?? Are you kidding me?! I asked how long they haven't been accepting my insurance and the woman told me "since June."
If you suddenly stop accepting a certain insurance, it seems to me you'd want to let those people know right away so they can make other arrangements as soon as possible
If you suddenly stop accepting a certain insurance, it seems to me you'd want to let those people know right away so they can make other arrangements as soon as possible
Auburn Bain
Jul 03, 2019
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Amy M.
Jun 15, 2019
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In addition to being extremely competent and tech-savvy, Dr. Chavez is one of the most patient and caring doctors I've ever met. He truly wants to help patients find the best contact and glasses fit possible. He is happy to take time answering all your questions, as opposed to some doctors who seem to want to rush you out of the office as quickly as possible. His staff is very friendly and careful to clearly present all pricing options before services are rendered. They open really early, which makes getting an appointment before rush hour possible.
Kristian C.
Jun 13, 2019
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The service is exceptional from calling in, receiving an eye exam, and choosing frames/lenses. The staff is incredibly attentive, responsive, informed and patient. I was REALLY indecisive with which frames I wanted, but the staff supported me in every way until I found the exact frames I wanted. I couldn't be happier or more thankful. Special shoutout to Ruby who was a total saint and superhero throughout the process, THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ali M.
May 03, 2019
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I visited this place about 3 weeks ago; I'm intentionally delaying the review to not to be biased.
It was a kinda good experience but not exceptional at all. Not the best, not the worst.
I had to wait for 30 minutes for Dr. Chavez after my appointment time. He seemed a good and helpful person. I liked him. He said his estimate on my PD number is different from computer diagnosis.
After getting my prescription, I began looking at the available eyeglasses, they were too small so I could not buy anything; plus they don't have any rimless ones which is my preference.
Then the disappointment
It was a kinda good experience but not exceptional at all. Not the best, not the worst.
I had to wait for 30 minutes for Dr. Chavez after my appointment time. He seemed a good and helpful person. I liked him. He said his estimate on my PD number is different from computer diagnosis.
After getting my prescription, I began looking at the available eyeglasses, they were too small so I could not buy anything; plus they don't have any rimless ones which is my preference.
Then the disappointment
Evan S.
Apr 25, 2019
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I had an incredible experience today at Eye Capitol! First of all, they have online appointment booking which allows you to see and select from all their available appointments. I booked my appointment only two days in advance! Their online platform also allows you to fill out medical forms/insurance forms online ahead of time which helps eliminate wait time. My wait when I arrived at the appointment was only about two minutes.
The front desk staff was very friendly and welcoming. They were very helpful when it came to explaining billing/insurance information. Dr. Melendez was very professional
The front desk staff was very friendly and welcoming. They were very helpful when it came to explaining billing/insurance information. Dr. Melendez was very professional
Abby K.
Nov 28, 2018
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A clean and modern design for the practice. The front desk staff and assistants are really friendly and easy going. They take insurance and discount out of pocket payments, which is what I did. I don't have kids but It seems very kid friendly. I've gone twice for prescription check ups and will continue to go here and recommend them. Dr. Chavez is a fantastic doctor who really cares about what he does. He spent over an hour in my appointment with me, showing me scans of my eyes, using models and photos to explain everything they look for during exams, and focused on the overall health
Daniel S.
Oct 04, 2018
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My experience at Eye Capital was nothing short of amazing! I recently moved to Austin and was looking for a new eye doctor. After doing some research and reading previous reviews I decided to try this office out. The first thing that stood out to me was how fast and efficient the service was. I was seen promptly and even between the eye dilation and browsing glasses I hardly had any down time which is rare to find at any office. The staff was also super helpful and friendly clearly explaining my financial options and breaking down everything to me so I didn't feel pressured into buying more
S. V.
Sep 06, 2018
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Tl; dr. Great doctor; less-than-stellar staff
I've been a patient of Michael Chavez. Great doctor. He is so passionate about his work, it is infectious. Love the guy.
I saw him about a year ago. I went back recently for another exam and the lady that was getting me started (with the ​contraption​ where you stick your chin on a support and look into the viewfinder) was "telling" me about what it does. "Telling" because it was a ramble at a 1000 words/minute. I tried to tell her about it so she would slow down and have a normal conversation. But, she just continued
I've been a patient of Michael Chavez. Great doctor. He is so passionate about his work, it is infectious. Love the guy.
I saw him about a year ago. I went back recently for another exam and the lady that was getting me started (with the ​contraption​ where you stick your chin on a support and look into the viewfinder) was "telling" me about what it does. "Telling" because it was a ramble at a 1000 words/minute. I tried to tell her about it so she would slow down and have a normal conversation. But, she just continued
Steven X.
Jul 26, 2018
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Staff is friendly and doesn't try to upsell you. Love the Dr, would highly recommend going to him. Only reason I'm giving 4/5 is how long it took them to get my glasses in after I ordered and the huge lack of communication.
Ordered glass and was told it would arrive in a few weeks. Checked in few weeks later, nothing. Checked in about 1.5 months later, nothing. Checked in almost 2 months later, said it has been sitting there. This entire time, they didn't reach out once. Then again, that wasn't the experience I had the first time I ordered glasses from them but still, enough
Ordered glass and was told it would arrive in a few weeks. Checked in few weeks later, nothing. Checked in about 1.5 months later, nothing. Checked in almost 2 months later, said it has been sitting there. This entire time, they didn't reach out once. Then again, that wasn't the experience I had the first time I ordered glasses from them but still, enough
Vivian F.
Mar 29, 2018
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This place is the best!! It's opened "late" aka you can make it after work. The ladies at the front are SO NICE. I only went to get frames (and they have a decent amount to select from), so I can't comment on the exam/eye doc part, but I left satisfied with what I came for.
Frames took a week to deliver even though they say 2-3 weeks, everything went smooth and I'm happy with my new frames!
The only thing is it's kind of out of the way unless you're driving out of town/to the airport/really south on Airport.
4 stars because I literally could not call through
Frames took a week to deliver even though they say 2-3 weeks, everything went smooth and I'm happy with my new frames!
The only thing is it's kind of out of the way unless you're driving out of town/to the airport/really south on Airport.
4 stars because I literally could not call through
April F.
Mar 19, 2018
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I found this place through yelp and was impressed with the reviews and let me say, every positive review is right on par. I actually had to come back and check if it was possible they had any bad reviews and of course, only two are 3 stars or lower.
The staff was so incredibly friendly and helpful, I didn't have to wait at all to be seen. Dr. Melendez was fantastically friendly and explained all the results and what they meant, which other doctors have never done for me. She asked many times to make sure I didn't have any questions or concerns. After my appointment, I browsed the glasses
The staff was so incredibly friendly and helpful, I didn't have to wait at all to be seen. Dr. Melendez was fantastically friendly and explained all the results and what they meant, which other doctors have never done for me. She asked many times to make sure I didn't have any questions or concerns. After my appointment, I browsed the glasses
