Premier
Destination
For Eyecare
In NYC

Routine eye exams, contact lens fittings, emergency eyecare for infections, allergies, and dry eyes. 

Meet The Doctors

Dr. Mitchell Cassel

Dr. Mitchell Cassel received both a B.S. Degree and Doctorate of Optometry from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry, after completing a B.S. Degree in Biology at Lehigh University. Dr. Cassel, President of Studio Optix, has been in a private group practice in NYC for over 20 years. In addition to providing general eye care, his specialties include providing prosthetic soft lenses for disfigured eyes, and special eye effects to many leading actors in the motion picture and television industries.

Dr. Cassel is the founder and present co-chairman of the Vision Management Group, a national think tank and study group of optometric practitioners. He has conducted several clinical studies, published several journal articles, and is a frequent lecturer on prosthetic, cosmetic and contact lens topics.

Dr. Brandon Butler

A native Californian, Dr. Brandon Butler earned his Doctorate of Optometry and Physiological Optics degrees from UC Berkeley School of Optometry.

Dr. Sarah Klibanoff

Dr. Sarah Klibanoff has been practicing with Studio Optix since 2002. She graduated from Queens College summa cum laude and from SUNY Optometry School with top honors. Dr. Klibanoff was also inducted into Beta Sigma Kappa, the Optometric Honor Society.

She has received the Dr. William M. Eisenberg award for excellence in ocular disease, the Dr. William Feinbloom award for outstanding clinical proficiency in low vision, the Dr. and Mrs. I. Ungar award for excellence in optometry, and the Marchon Award for excellence in dispensing.

Cutting Edge Testing Equipment

Optos

Ultra wide image of your retina. It can replace the need to dilate, which eliminates the need for drops and blurry vision following your exam.

Autorefractor

Gives the doctor a baseline of your glasses prescription and measurements of your cornea. We have 2 machines to make sure you are seen as fast as possible

Optical Coherence Tomography

OCT: Uses light to image sections of the eye down to microscopic layers. We can detect glaucoma, macular degeneration, and diabetic changes before they become irreversible.

Zeiss Visual Field

Peripheral vision test that detects silent diseases like glaucoma. We have helped diagnose diabetes and even brain tumors from its findings.

Specular Microscope

Images one cell layer of your cornea (the front window of the eye). The specular microscope enables the viewer to study the morphology of the cells to look for any abnormalities indicating trauma. This type of microscope is helpful when identifying ocular conditions such as glaucoma, Fuch's Dystrophy, and uveitis.

Non Contact Tonometer

This glaucoma screening takes the pressure of your eyes without the use of drops. Yes, this is the air puff test.

Corneal Topographer

Our Oculus Keratograph corneal topographer maps the corena to determine and follow irregularities like keratoconus and also offers advanced dry eye testing.

Auto Lensometer

Digitally reads all types of spectacle corrections. The newest generation, released 2024, can even confirm the level of UVA, UVB, and Blue Light protection in your current spectacle lenses.