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Lyon Contact Lens Center

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Lyon Contact Lens Center

As contact lens specialists, we offer our patients state-of-the-art contact lenses so comfortable th

11/13/2025

One of our patients sent us a report card of our reviews on Yelp...So grateful for all of you who have been part of our story...

Lyon Contact Lens Center is very highly rated across multiple platforms:
Yelp: 5 stars with 44 reviews
Birdeye: 4.9 stars with 107 reviews
Facebook: 98% recommend with 64 reviews

The center, located in Santa Ana, California, specializes in fitting contact lenses for patients who need more specialized care, such as those with high prescriptions, post-surgical needs, or medical conditions. They’ve been established since 1975 and are led by Bill Lyon.
Reviews consistently praise Bill Lyon’s expertise, the personalized care, and his ability to fit patients who have had difficulty with contact lenses elsewhere. Many reviewers mention being long-term patients, with some having visited for 10- 30+ years.

Specializations:

80% of their patients are drop-out or high-risk individuals who couldn’t wear contact lenses in the past BirdEye.

They specialize in:
- Post-surgical patients (including unsuccessful LASIK corrections)
- High prescriptions and astigmatism
- Medical conditions requiring therapeutic lenses
- Keratoconus
- Pediatric patients (as young as 16 months old)
- Geriatric patients (up to age 96)
- Piggy Back” lenses (soft lenses for corneal protection combined with rigid lenses for vision correction)

Location & Contact:
- Address: 3000 W MacArthur Blvd, Suite 413, Santa Ana, CA 92704
Phone: (714) 979-9747
- Hours: Monday-Friday, 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
- Website: lyonlens.com

History & Growth: - They’ve expanded from their original 1975 office to their current location near South Coast Plaza in 1997, which has 5 exam rooms and an on-site laboratory. By 2015-2019, they had fitted 25,000 patients.

Patient Reach: - They serve patients from 32 states and 10 foreign countries who return annually for exams BirdEye.

They’re widely regarded as a referral resource for leading optometrists and ophthalmologists in the area for specialty contact lens cases.

11/11/2025

To Our Wonderful Veterans On Their Special Day,

Today, we pause to honor not only those who have worn our nation's uniform, but also the families and loved ones who have stood beside them. Service to our country extends far beyond the individual veteran; it encompasses an entire circle of sacrifice, strength, and unwavering support.

To our veterans: Your courage, dedication, and willingness to serve something greater than yourselves inspires us all. You have defended our freedoms, protected our communities, and represented the best of our nation's values.

Whether you served in times of war or peace, at home or abroad, your commitment has made a lasting difference. We see you, we honor you, and we are forever grateful.

Respectfully,
Bill Lyon and Staff

11/07/2025

Meet Ingrid Terry, Our Featured Patient Of The Week: Ingrid may be familiar to many of you because of her father, Dr. Sheldon Nankin who for 40 years was the leading pediatric ophthalmologist here in Southern California. Dr. Nankin referred Ingrid to us 10 years ago because of her complex prescription of -12.00 Diopters, which did not allow her to see clearly with eyeglasses that were more than 1/2 inches thick at the time.
Over the years, we have introduced Ingrid to many of our latest technologies which now includes our 5th generation High-Definition soft lens that allows Ingrid to see a solid 20/20 in her distance vision, while providing her to see clearly up close when she reads to her children at night before they go to bed.
It amazes Ingrid that such a small comfortable lens that fits perfectly over her eyes can provide crystal clear vision and gives her the freedom in a world without her thick and heavy eyeglasses!
Thank you Ingrid for the many years you have been a blessing to our office, and please thank your father Dr. Nankin for referring you. Here at the Lyon Contact Lens Center, we could never do the things we do without your love and support!

10/28/2025

Meet Beth Stoffregen, Our Featured Patient Of The Week: Both Beth and her husband Bill have been patients for 4 decades here at our office. They were both kids at the time when Beth's husband Bill called to make his first appointment.

It was the 1990s when Bill came to us struggling with thick heavy lenses. We fitted him into our newly developed “Micro Thin Gas Permeable Lenses” specially designed for complex prescriptions and sensitive eyes.

The results? Life changing! Bill was so thrilled that Beth called soon after, saying “I want exactly what my husband has!” And the rest is history!

Fast forward to today… and we’re still caring for this amazing couple! They’ve grown with us through every innovation, from those first breakthrough lenses to their current bifocal program. And yes, they’re still rocking with excellent results!

Beth and Bill aren’t just patients – they’ve trusted us through many decades of our advancements in lens technology, and their friendship and loyalty mean the world to us!

Thank you Beth and Bill, for the many years you have blessed us as both patients and friends to our office. Stories like yours are exactly why we love what we do here at Lyon Contact Lens Center!

Here’s too many more years of crystal-clear vision together!

10/24/2025

Meet Maria Jimenez, Our Featured Patient of the Week: Maria’s story is truly remarkable. Nineteen years ago, she underwent a cornea transplant that left her legally blind in her right eye. Despite consulting multiple doctors, none were able to correct her vision.
While a gas permeable lens could improve her eyesight, the lenses she was given caused severe irritation to her transplanted cornea. Eventually, Maria lost hope of ever regaining vision in her right eye.
Recently, Dr. Norman Liu of Orange County Ophthalmology referred Maria to our office for a consultation. After carefully mapping her eyes, I immediately enrolled Maria into our "Piggyback Lens Program."
We successfully fitted Maria with a soft bandage lens to protect her transplanted cornea, followed by our seventh-generation Dream Lens... a Gas Permeable lens that fit perfectly over the bandage lens. The result? Perfect 20/20 vision fully restored!
Thank you Maria, for allowing us to be part of your journey to restore your vision!
At Lyon Contact Lens Center, we serve hundreds of patients who require Spanish translation services. We’re honored to provide care in both English and Spanish to better serve our community!

10/20/2025

Meet Laura Choi McKinley And Her Husband David: 50 Years Of Memories And Blessings!!!

This is just one example of the many messages we receive from our patients every week.

Thank you Laura, we are deeply grateful for the 40+ years you have been both a patient and a friend to our office.

Our work would not be possible without you!

Blessings,
Bill Lyon and Staff
Matthew 5:16

10/17/2025

I've Been Fitting Contact Lenses For 50 Over Years... So I Should Be Getting It Right By Now! At our office with God's help we've created magical moments for our patients. It's a beautiful thing to witness when patients walk out my door, and they can see their family members clearly for the first time in years!

I've dedicated my life to helping those that are most vulnerable with their vision needs. When I started my practice back in 1975, I never understood where all this would lead me. Still, it's all about relationships and connecting with every patient both young and old who come through our doors.

For many of you, it's been a lifetime relationship spanning many decades together while helping generations of your family members in the process.

My staff and I thank you for your continued support for all these wonderful years together, as we promise to continue to be of service to you and your families...

Blessings to you all,

Bill Lyon and Staff
Matthew 5:16

10/14/2025

One Of The Most Beautiful Things I Have Ever Witnessed: My Beautiful Daughter Iren Got Married This Past Weekend at the same church where I married my wife Gaby 47 years ago!

I had a surreal experience of walking my daughter down the same aisle at the United Armenian Congregational Church. It was the same church, only the next new generation of people were there.

I usually post about our patients, their eye conditions and how it relates to effective contact lens treatment and care for their eye health issues.

However, please accept my apologies as this past weekend was definitely an exception to my weekly posts I send your way.
Please enjoy a few of the pics I am sending to you of the very happy day our family was able to witness for my daughter Iren and her wonderful new husband, Orion.

Blessings,
Bill and Gaby Lyon

10/06/2025

Meet Beautiful Georgina Lopez, Our Featured Patient Of The Week: Georgina was only 12 years old when she was referred to my office by Dr. Sheldon Nankin 20 years ago. Having had 2 major eye surgeries and coming in with a +19.00 Diopter prescription, her eyeglasses were extremely thick and heavy.
I immediately put her into a 3rd generation gas permeable lens that could take in the full amount of correction. After re-designing her GP lenses twice, we finally had a very successful fitting!
Fast forward 21 years and we now see Georgina still wearing her contact lenses beautifully... only now she is in our 7th generation gas permeable "Dream Lens."
The "Dream Lens" allows her to have all day comfort and lets her pass her important vision test at the DMV. The smile on her face last week when we saw her for her yearly exam tells it all.
Thank you Georgina, and please thank your brother and sister who also came to our office as patients all those many years ago. Here at the Lyon Contact Lens Center, we are in our 5th decade of fitting patients who could never wear contact lenses before!
Call us, it will be a blessing to us to serve you and your loved ones as the holiday seasons are approaching!

10/03/2025

Highly Advanced Contact Lenses For The 21st Century Contact Lens Patient: That's You!
Every patient we see at our office is able to experience breakthrough lens designs, materials and techniques! From many of our youngest patients under age 5 that we fit for medical reasons, through our teen patients who need their contacts for sports and social activities, and our adult patients who are often in front of a computer for 8+ hours, and finally our active seniors who love the freedom of their clear comfortable contacts for golf and tennis.
Here at the Lyon Contact Lens Center, we will help you experience a new freedom in a world without thick and heavy eyeglasses and bifocals. Even if you have sensitive eyes, astigmatism, need bifocals or have had post lasik complications after refractive eye surgery, our office has been "the gold standard" of where to go, and who to see.
Whether for yourself, a family member or a loved one, call our office today! The holiday seasons are right around the corner, and this may be the best time to make a lifestyle change with clear vision and healthy eyes!

Address

3000 W MacArthur Boulevard, Ste 413
Santa Ana, CA
92704

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Website

http://www.lyonlens.com/

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