About Us

Envision Eye Care is a small private office whose mission is to provide excellent service and quality products to our patients.  To update ourselves with the latest advances in patient care and ophthalmic products, our doctors and staff attend numerous seminars and workshops throughout the year.  Your satisfaction is our utmost reward.

At Envision Eye Care, you’ll also be able to find a wide variety of eyewear that will appeal to you. We feature an amazing selection of frames from all over the world including Japan, France, Switzerland,  Italy, Spain, Denmark, and the U.S. There are so many unique and stylish frames that you’ll be sure to find the right pair for your new look.  And with frames from affordable to extravagant, there will surely be a look that’s right for you.


Meet the Optometrist

Giao Q. Nguyen
Doctor of Optometry
Envision Eye Care

Dr. Giao Nguyen graduated Magna Cum Laude with a degree of Doctor of Optometry in 1999 from the University of Houston College of Optometry. She also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Rice University (1986).

Dr. Nguyen has 4 children: Robin (a Chemical Engineering graduate from the University of Texas Austin), Leslie and Chloe (both engineering graduates from Rice University),  and Spencer (a student at Carnegie High School). She spends most of her spare time volunteering as a teacher at a Vietnamese language school and knitting! She tries to stay healthy with yoga and fitness classes, and watches the Foodnetwork channel, making notes of recipes that she will hopefully try some day.

Specialties

  • Family Practice
  • Diagnosis and Treatment of Eye Diseases
  • Contact Lens Fitting
  • Computer Vision Syndrome Evaluation

Achievements

  • Beta Sigma Kappa International Optometry Honor Society
  • National Eye Institute Research Fellowship
  • Deborah Adler Grinberg Vision Science Award
  • Phi Lambda Upsilon Honor Society

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Meet the Staff

  • Norma Medrano
    Office Manager

    Norma has been a member of Envision Eye Care for almost a decade!  She is dedicated to our mission to provide excellent vision care to all patients, and has thorough understanding of our operation.  From frame styling to insurance benefits, if she does not already know the answer, she will find one out for you.  

  • Esther Rangel
    Receptionist

    In addition to receiving patients, Esther obtains insurance authorization and confirms your appointment.  She performs preliminary tests such as retinal photography, visual field analysis, and OCT (optical coherence tomography) for Dr. Nguyen prior to each examination.  Esther also orders all contact lenses for our office, and teaches contact lens insertion and removal.  

Houston Office

Monday:

Closed

Tuesday:

8:30 am-5:30 pm

Wednesday:

8:30 am-5:30 pm

Thursday:

8:30 am-5:30 pm

Friday:

8:30 am-4:00 pm

Saturday:

9:00 am-2:00 pm

Sunday:

Closed

Testimonial

  • "Loved this practice. I finally has an eye doctor that listened to my eyesight issues. Looking forward to having my eye exams done here yearly from now on. Also the staff is very friendly and knowledgeable. I highly recommend them! Very affordable and worth becoming a patient/customer of theirs."
    Whitney J., Yelp user
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