Every time I visit the office the Opticians have something new to show me. I love that they have the newest products and styles. ~Kevin D.

I got my first pair of glasses from Parrelli Optical® Today, I took my daughter there for her first pair. I wouldn’t trust anyone else. ~Rhonda C.

The eye exam I got at Parrelli was probably the most extensive examination of my ocular health I've ever had. And then the contact lens fitting! John started pulling out laminated articles and explaining the relative benefits of various different lenses. There were *options*!

I have gone on to recommend Parrelli to various friends and coworkers. Even though their office is not covered under my employer's vision insurance, I will continue to go there for my eye exams. ~Nicole

John,

I really appreciate the excellent service you and your staff have provided to me consistently for the past 15 years.

Since 1990, I have been coming to Parrelli Optical to get annual eye exams, new contact lenses, eyeglasses or for other eye care needs. I am happy to say that I have received nothing but quality service every time I stopped in and even when I just called to ask a question.

Your staff is friendly, courteous and helpful. Just yesterday, I stopped by at Parrelli to get my old glasses repaired. Chris did a great job of fixing the problem quickly and efficiently. He also promptly gave me copies of my last eye exams as I requested.

Although I did not have an appointment to see you that day, you accommodated me in your busy schedule. Very quickly, you identified the problem with my new contact lenses, had them professionally cleaned and gave me two sample kits of the Boston Advance Cleaner! All of this was done at no cost to me. My contact lenses and eyeglasses feel perfectly fine now.

I know how difficult it is to get good service these days, so I sincerely would like to thank you, Chris, and Dr. Seligman.


My best wishes to you all to keep up the good work.

Sincerely, ~Ranjana Mayur

I have been a long-time customer of Parrelli Optical, and I recommend them to others because they are one of the few businesses that still understand the value of customer service. The entire staff is dedicated to the utmost satisfaction of each customer, and they address any of my concerns immediately. Numerous times, I have walked in with a need for new glasses yet clueless on what to purchase, and each time, I have walked out with the perfect fit that I feel confident wearing every day. Something you need to wear every day needs to feel and look just right, and that is why I always choose and recommend Parrelli Optical. ~Diana Dusel

I have been a customer of Parrelli Optical for more than 20 years. The service at Parrelli Optical is simply the most personal and professional. The products are of the highest quality with close attention to detail. If you want the best, Parrelli Optical is the place to go. ~Christine Nason

To all the staff at Parrelli Optical;

I would like to take this time to thank the entire staff of Parrelli Optical for all your help in assisting me with all my optical needs. As most of you are aware, fitting me with the correct contact lens was quite challenging to say the least.

I was referred to Jonathan Parrelli from another eye care professional who knew he was one of the best at solving difficult contact lens customers. That referral couldn't have been any better. Jonathan was knowledgeable, friendly and thorough. It would have been easy for him to fit me in contacts in a few sessions and I would have been satisfied. Instead Jonathan could see that I needed more attention to get the best fit and comfort possible. He encouraged me to be patient through the process of finding the ideal lens. I took his advice and he was right. My contacts are PERFECT! I didn't think it was possible for me to get contacts that would be comfortable all day and give crystal clear vision. Thanks to Jonathan's persistence I am one satisfied customer.

I wouldn't have been 100% satisfied without the support of all the other professional staff at Parrelli Optical. Everyone was friendly, attentive and professional. Calls were promptly returned. Questions were quickly answered. Problems were always solved to my satisfaction. A great team is only as good as their weakest link. At Parrelli Optical there is no weak link, only ‚'All-Stars.‚'

In my own profession, I service about 100 specialty retailers. I do see what great full service retailers do to create happy customers. Parrelli Optical is a great example of how to build happy customers. I can’t imagine finding an Optical store that could do as well.

Thanks again for all your expert service. You are the best!

Sincerely, ~Whitey Baun

I had been wearing rigid gas permeable contact lenses for thirty plus years, although I received unwelcome news that I could no longer wear standard lenses. My lenses were distorting my corneas and causing problems which forced me to have to wear spectacles. I was not able to get back into contact lenses again until I came to Parrelli Optical. Jonathan Parrelli took on the task of working with specialty laboratories to design custom lenses for me. After 6 months of meticulous effort and creative designs, Jonathan perfected a pair of lenses that allowed me to see better at both distance and near than I am able to see with eyeglasses. These lenses even allowed me to read movie subtitles and even the fine print on medicine bottles! I love my custom lenses and the experience I have had at Parrelli Optical. ~Linda Crafts

Dear Jonathan,

My birthday present for my 16th birthday in 1964 was a pair of contact lens. I wore them for years. I loved seeing without glasses.

I had many types along the way as technology advanced. I wore some soft lens for a while but never really liked them. Soft lens were floppy and always seemed to big and thick to me. I was able to wear the Boston astigmatic lens and wore them until about 2001 when I began to need reading glasses. I was told then that contacts were really no longer practical for me, and that I would need to wear both glasses and contacts.

I decided that if I had to wear glasses anyway, why wear both. I asked every year at my yearly appointment with my eye doctor if things had advanced so that I could again wear just contacts and was told no, but this year I asked if my eyes could tolerate contact lens and was told yes. My eye doctor didn't seem to be too keen on helping me with contacts.

I walked into Parrelli Optical and spoke with Karen Parrelli and she used some really fantastic high tech equipment to take very advanced measurements and pictures of my eyes, and my answer was yes, my son Jonathan is our lens fitting specialist and he can help you.

Well, both Jonathan and I are picky about vision. We have arrived at the point of my vision with contact lens at 20/20+ and my reading with the contacts is excellent. The lens are very comfortable and once again I can see better than I ever expected. I have to read poor fuzzy print at work, and at night I am a fine arts artist. I really appreciate how well these lens work for me. Jonathan tells me he would have fit me well as long as 4 years ago. I am sorry that I missed seeing well during the four years, but am loking forward with pleasure to a sharp, clear, view of the world for years into the future.

Thanks Again, ~Donna Hill

Hi Jonathan,

I cannot thank you enough for all you and your staff have done. I am 55 years old and had given up on wearing contacts and having crystal clear vision. My new digital progressive glasses are the most comfortable I have had, and my near and far vision is clear.

I had given up on wearing contacts due to eye irritation and having to decide on clear near OR distant vision. I found by the end of the day I was stressed due to poor clarity all day long.

You came highly recommended, and after my first visit, when I left your office I could not believe that my vision near and far could be so clear with contact lenses. I am now wearing my progressive contacts 10-12 hours a day, no eye irritation, and cannot remember when I ever saw this well with contacts or glasses.

You and your staff have greatly improved my quality of life. Thank you again for your help and great service.

Gary ~Gary Kracoff

I want to thank Rachel at your Cambridge office for the excellent service I received yesterday. While your office was very busy Rachel gave me the quality of service I have not seen in years.

I will recommend your office to all of my friends who might need an exam or glasses.

I'm sure to be a satified customer for years to come.

Greg ~Greg Vieth

I have been going to Parrelli Optical for the past 17 years and have always gotten outstanding service! They are the best. When I wore contacts, John Parrelli always found or invented something that would work for me. Now that I am wearing glasses, Mo made the most beautiful pair of hand designed glasses I have ever seen. I just wish I could post a picture of his artistry! Parrelli is the BEST! ~Michele Forinash

From the moment I walked into Parrelli for the first time I felt I made the right decision and I certainly did. Mo welcomed me and helped me so much with my eyeglass selection. Victor also assisted. Both were caring and excellent in their jobs.

I will refer my friends and family to Parrelli Optical. Not only did I get great glasses but also had a few laughs with a great group of people.

Thanks again. ~Susan Corcoran

I have an extremely challenging prescription and have been struggling for years to find solution for my vision problems. Mo was extremely knowledgeable and suggested all sorts options I had never heard about, that other opticians never mentioned. I decided to try one of the more unusual ones he suggested, and this turned out to be just what I needed. Mo, and all the staff at Parrelli, are truly experts in their field, and go out of their way to provide great service and ensure that the customer is fully satisfied. They made many changes for me I didn't even ask for, just to make sure I walked away with a result the worked. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Parrelli to anyone. ~Matt Schneps

I had been to several places looking for eyeglasses. I had spent a few months looking because I wear progressives, which are more expensive than the average glasses, so I wanted to be sure that I'd really like them. It's not that I'm crazy fussy, I happen to have a very narrow face and have never been able to find frames that fit me well. I have had to settle in the past, wearing glasses that are too wide for my face. So, I was thrilled when I walked into Parrelli Optical in Danvers and met Maurice ("Mo"). He spent a great deal of time with me trying on frames and ultimately designing and making custom glasses to fit my face. He introduced me to a type of rimless frame that allowed you to pick the style ~Catherine Monoxelos

I am one of the unlucky few in the population who needs keratoconus lenses, but lucky for me seven years ago my brother told me to try Parrelli Optical.

They are the best! Jonathan Parrelli is a perfectionist. He is relentless in designing the best lenses that you can possibly dream of. The staff is superb. Do not waist your time, or money going anywhere else.

Sincerely, ~Will St Hilaire

I want to express my deepest appreciation to Jonathan Parrelli at Parrelli Optical. Over the last ten years, I have struggled to find corrective lenses that would restore my vision to even marginally acceptable levels. From the moment I met Jonathan, he began to meticulously evaluate my condition and ultimately create an effective solution to my chronic vision difficulties. He is a master craftsman at his trade and will not settle for anything less than perfection. After only several extended sessions, he was able to design and provide numerous options for my consideration. Ultimately, the exquisite attention to detail that he demonstrated provided me with customized contact lenses that improved my vision to better than 20/20. By regularly monitoring both the fit and comfort of the lenses, I am assured that any needed modifications will be made. The vision that I have today is significantly better than at any time in my adult life. To be able to see as clearly as I can today is indeed a life changing experience and I am certain that it would not have occurred without the expertise, commitment, passion and personal understanding of Jonathan Parrelli. He receives my strongest recommendation for anyone requiring personalized vision correction. ~Frank Connor

I had been to several places looking for eyeglasses. I had spent a few months looking because I wear progressives, which are more expensive than the average glasses, so I wanted to be sure that I'd really like them. It's not that I'm crazy fussy, I happen to have a very narrow face and have never been able to find frames that fit me well. I have had to settle in the past, wearing glasses that are too wide for my face. So, I was thrilled when I walked into Parrelli Optical in Danvers and met Maurice (Mo"). He spent a great deal of time with me trying on frames and ultimately designing and making custom glasses to fit my face. He introduced me to a type of rimless frame that allowed you to pick the style ~Ruth Fritz

I can't say enough good things about Parrelli Optical.

I do not have insurance for eye care :( and the folks at Parrelli worked with me to get the glasses I needed to be able to see clearly again, at an affordable price.

When it became apparent to Dr. Bridger in my eye exam that I needed to see a specialist, because I had double vision, he not only recommended me to an expert in the field but someone who was willing to work with me financially.

My double vision was unusual in that it was oblique (off both horizontal and vertical) which is a much more difficult prescription requiring very presice calculations. Jonathan Parrelli worked patiently with me to hone and perfect the prism in the lenses, following through with the lense manufacturer to ensure it was made correctly.

I had never worn glasses before this and I needed slight distance and reading corrections as well as the prism but now I wanted progressive lenses. Rather than put me in a pair of progressive lenses with all the corrections which would have been difficult for me to adjust to, at best, they came up with an affordable step process incorporating a series of lenses to *gradually* work me into my new lenses and prescription.

Then Mo (Mauricio Mendes) worked tirelessly (and cheerfully!) with me to find afordable frames that fit me comfortably *and* looked good and then adjusting and fitting my glases at each stage of the process.

When I got my final pair and put them on I was astounded at how much I had been missing visually, including depth and I spontaneously exclaimed I can see 3D!" and everyone cheered and laughed. ~Lou M.

I am a visual 'problem child'. I have a difficult prescription to execute. I had gone to several different Opticians over 7 years time and none of them could get my lenses to where I could really see UNTIL I found Parelli Optical. Dr. Peter Bridger did an excellent eye exam and the opticians did not rest until they had the lenses right.

I got my first 2 pairs of glasses with them in late 2008 and just got another pair in May of 2011. I hope I never have to find another place to go. They are THE BEST !!!!! ~Kat Bunker

Comments: This is a note to Matthew Mahoney, from your former patient now living in Canada. Hi Matthew, Thank you very much for suggesting Biofinity Toric to me. I told my optician in Canada to order Biofinity Toric for me and I am loving wearing them. I didn't know what I would do after CSI Toric was discontinued but thanks to your suggestion, Biofinity Toric is working extremely well for me. They are very comfortable and my vision is great. I don't miss my CSI Torics. Thanks for being a wonderful, skilled, and caring optician. Winnie Pang ~winnie

I am writing to share my experience at your Elm Street location. On different recent occasions I was assisted by Both Victor and Mo.

My situation is a bit unusual in that I am being treated for macular degeneration at Mass Eye and Ear, and when I mentioned to that doctor that I believed I needed a new eyeglass prescription, I was referred to their Low Vision Specialists" in Boston. My expectation was that they would have the latest equipment and take whatever time was required to give me the best possible prescription. Well ~John Collins

I have been to optometrists for 40 years (almost my entire life). Parrelli Optical has been by far the most detailed and comprehensive evaluation that I have ever received. One's eye sight is one of the most important things in life, and as I get older, there are increasingly more challenges in dealing with my vision problems. Seeing Jonathan today was a a most uplifting experience for me in that I feel that I am in good hands for dealing with my vision problems. Thank you Jonathan. Your extensive skills and expertise and you attention to detail are what make your practice truly the best. ~Nahid (Nancy Robertson)

I am writing to share my experience at your Elm Street location. On different recent occasions I was assisted by Both Victor and Mo.

My situation is a bit unusual in that I am being treated for macular degeneration at Mass Eye and Ear, and when I mentioned to that doctor that I believed I needed a new eyeglass prescription, I was referred to their Low Vision Specialists" in Boston. My expectation was that they would have the latest equipment and take whatever time was required to give me the best possible prescription. Well ~John Collins

I am writing to share my experience at your Elm Street location. On different recent occasions I was assisted by Both Victor and Mo.

My situation is a bit unusual in that I am being treated for macular degeneration at Mass Eye and Ear, and when I mentioned to that doctor that I believed I needed a new eyeglass prescription, I was referred to their Low Vision Specialists" in Boston. My expectation was that they would have the latest equipment and take whatever time was required to give me the best possible prescription. Well ~John Collins