Welcome to General Optical!
We're in Cambridge, MA. Thanks for your visit!General Optical provides thorough eye exams, the latest in eyeglasses and contact lens technology, and a willingness to meet or exceed your expectations.
35 Years in Porter Square. We know our business!
Celebrating 35 years in Porter Square Cambridge; many of those as the “Winner of the Readers Choice Award.” Thank you to all who have supported us, and to those yet to come!! We’re your Porter Square Optometry experts!
Quality Service. Unsurpassed Selection.
We provide the latest in Zeiss and Varilux progressive bifocals, ultra-thin lenses, and anti-reflective coatings for sharpening visual performance, computer monitors and night driving glare. We also specialize in custom e-clips sunglasses for all frames. With over 1200 frames in stock, our selection of contemporary plastic, titanium and stainless steel frames offers an unsurpassed selection to meet every need. We also carry Silhouette the ultimate in lightweight eyewear. Our staff specializes in helping you make the choice that’s best for you. General Optical Co. is a total eye care store offering complete eye exams, contact lens fittings, laser vision co-management, and ocular disease management.
Dr. Klaahsen is professional and straightforward. She thinks about preventative care and about how to ease patients into new prescriptions. The General Optical staff is absolutely the best, bar none. From Ron and Leslie to Dianne, Paul and Carla, they all provide the best service whether selecting new glasses or servicing old ones. I cannot recommend General Optical enough.
Mary Lou D.
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