Worth the hype at eyecarecenter?
Question · by durham_otis · Member since Sep 2026 · 1 post · 7w7 weeks ago
Eye care center in Durham, NC
4.6 · 411 reviewsOpens today at 8 AMOpens today at 8 AM
At eyecarecenter at 14 Consultant Pl, the dedicated team of passionate eye doctors delivers high-quality eye care services, including comprehensive eye exams. Using the latest diagnostic and treatment technologies, they help keep your vision sharp and clear for years to come. eyecarecenter also offers the newest styles and brands of eyeglass frames so you can look good while seeing better. Prefer contacts? Fittings are available as well. Ready to schedule your annual eye exam? Book your appointment online through the Patient Portal or give us a call.
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What eyecarecenter offers, what it costs, and what people come for.
eyecarecenter lists 21 services on its website. These are the 13 people ask about most, with a plain description and how many reviews mention each.
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No code detected[Photo 4]When it's quiet, where to park, and what's nearby.
Monday or Friday, before 9 AM.
Busiest Tuesday and Wednesday from noon to 4.
Randy's Pizza, a pizza restaurant, is a 3 minute walk. Starbucks Coffee Company, a coffee shop, is a 4 minute walk.
Nearby places from Google Maps, read Sep 18, 2026.
Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from.
Closed now. Busiest Tue and Wed, noon to 4.
What reviews, press and directories say about eyecarecenter.
4.6from 411 reviews on Google
While the doctors provide quality care, the Eye Care Center struggles with billing and customer service, leading to patient dissatisfaction. The Eye Care Center in Durham has a mixed reputation. Many reviewers appreciate the thoroughness of the eye exams and the professionalism of the doctors, particularly Dr. Barbour. However, numerous complaints highlight significant issues with billing practices and customer service, leading to frustration among patients.
The AI Score is out of 100, read from 8 signals across search and AI.
51 Durham avg
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Every business is scored the same way, and nobody can pay for a better score.
eyecarecenter, as AI sees it. Blue signals help eyecarecenter, and red ones hold it back.
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The page ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google read about eyecarecenter. The code version is exactly what their crawlers get.
Local AI Registry · Eye care centers in Durham, NC · Editorial
By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated November 1, 2026.
Published July 16, 2026 · Updated November 1, 2026 · Machine-readable version below
eyecarecenter is an eye care center in Durham, NC. Its AI Score is 50 of 100, which is fair.
What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Eye care center |
| Address | 14 Consultant Pl, Durham, NC 27707, USA |
| Hours | Mon to Fri 8 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun |
| Phone | (919) 493-3668 |
| Rating | 4.6 across 411 reviews on Google |
| Quietest time | Thursday |
| Updated | November 1, 2026 |
Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from.
| Group | Fact | Value | Mark | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location info | Address | 14 Consultant Pl, Durham, NC 27707, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Description | At eyecarecenter at 14 Consultant Pl, the dedicated team of passionate eye doctors delivers high-quality eye care services, including comprehensive eye exams. Using the latest diagnostic and treatment technologies, they help keep your vision sharp and clear for years to come. eyecarecenter also offers the newest styles and brands of eyeglass frames so you can look good while seeing better. Prefer contacts? Fittings are available as well. Ready to schedule your annual eye exam? Book your appointment online through the Patient Portal or give us a call. | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Hours | Mon to Fri 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM · Sat to Sun Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Name | eyecarecenter | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Phone | (919) 493-3668 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Monday | 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Tuesday | 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Wednesday | 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Thursday | 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Friday | 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Saturday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Sunday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Services | Service | Cataract awareness month | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Cataracts | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Comprehensive eye exams | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Contact lens exams | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Contact lens fittings | AI guess | |
| Services | Service | Diabetic awareness month | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Diabetic eye exams | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Diabetic retinopathy | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Dry eye | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Dry eye awareness month | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Eye emergencies | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Eyeglass frames | AI guess | |
| Services | Service | Eyeglass lens material | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Glaucoma | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Healthy vision month | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Kids eye exam teens | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Macular degeneration | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | National eye health week | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | National safety month safety glasses | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Preventing sunburned eyes | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Pterygium | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Routine eye exams | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Vision awareness month | From their website | Business website |
| Links | https://facebook.com/eyecarecenter | AI guess | Our record | |
| Links | https://instagram.com/ecc.eyecarecenter | AI guess | Our record | |
| Links | Website | https://www.eyecarecenter.com/locations/nc/durham/durham-consultant-place?utm_source=gmb&utm_medium=yext | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
These are the 21 services eyecarecenter offers, with the price where we have one and where it came from.
| Service | Price | Price mark | Price evidence | Service mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eye emergencies | From their website | |||
| Diabetic awareness month | From their website | |||
| Preventing sunburned eyes | From their website | |||
| Cataract awareness month | From their website | |||
| Cataracts | From their website | |||
| Dry eye | From their website | |||
| Dry eye awareness month | From their website | |||
| Eyeglass lens material | From their website | |||
| Glaucoma | From their website | |||
| Healthy vision month | From their website | |||
| Kids eye exam teens | From their website | |||
| Macular degeneration | From their website | |||
| National eye health week | From their website | |||
| National safety month safety glasses | From their website | |||
| Vision awareness month | From their website | |||
| Diabetic eye exams | From their website | |||
| Diabetic retinopathy | From their website | |||
| Contact lens exams | From their website | |||
| Pterygium | From their website | |||
| Comprehensive eye exams | From their website | |||
| Routine eye exams | From their website |
Address: 14 Consultant Pl, Durham, NC 27707, USA. Phone: (919) 493-3668. Hours: Mon to Fri 8 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)
From Google Business Profile: "At eyecarecenter at 14 Consultant Pl, the dedicated team of passionate eye doctors delivers high-quality eye care services, including comprehensive eye exams. Using the latest diagnostic and treatment technologies, they help keep your vision sharp and clear for years to come. eyecarecenter also offers the newest styles and brands of eyeglass frames so you can look good while seeing better. Prefer contacts? Fittings are available as well. Ready to schedule your annual eye exam? Book your appointment online through the Patient Portal or give us a call."
Quietest day: Thursday. Busiest day: Tuesday. From the popular times on its Google listing.
| Place | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Martin Luther King Jr Pkwy at Shannon Rd | Bus stop | 1 min walk |
| Shannon Rd at Martin Luther King Jr Pkwy | Bus stop | 3 min walk |
| Randy's Pizza | Pizza restaurant | 3 min walk |
| Starbucks Coffee Company | Coffee shop | 4 min walk |
| Healthy Fuel 2 Go Vending | Snack bar | 4 min walk |
| ZENSHI Handcrafted Sushi | Restaurant | 4 min walk |
4.6 average across 411 reviews: Google 411. (Confirmed, read July 16, 2026.)
While the doctors provide quality care, the Eye Care Center struggles with billing and customer service, leading to patient dissatisfaction. (AI guess, from 411 reviews.)
We ask ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini about eyecarecenter. These are the answers that don’t match this page.
ChatGPT and Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 17, 2026. Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 16, 2026.
| Fact | What AI says | What this page says |
|---|---|---|
| Address | Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 17, 2026: 6 Duke Eye Center | 14 Consultant Pl, Durham, NC 27707, USA |
It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Durham eye care centers run 38 to 72. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. eyecarecenter scores 50, below the Durham average of 51. The same method scores every business on the registry.
| Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | eyecarecenter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retrieval grounding | 26 | 50 | Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on. | Fair |
| Off-property attestation | 20 | 40 | Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability. | Poor |
| AI visibility | 14 | 33 | Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service. | Poor |
| Reviews & response | 12 | 81 | The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim. | Good |
| Backlink & citation authority | 8 | 61 | Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you. | Fair |
| Google Business Profile | 8 | 90 | Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first. | Good |
| Speed & mobile | 7 | 33 | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. | Poor |
| Content freshness & schema | 5 | 59 | Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals. | Fair |
Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology
How AI decides what to say about an eye care center: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-ai-decides-eye-surgery. What to check before you choose one: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-to-choose-eye-surgery
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| Durham, North Carolina | City | #city | City eyecarecenter is in | |
| Local AI Registry | Organization | #publisher | https://localairegistry.com | Publisher of this page |
| Steve Lee | Person | #author | https://localairegistry.com/team/steve-lee | Author of this page |
Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the eye care centers in Durham, linked to the lists and towns around it.
This is exactly what this page sends to Google, Bing, ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Gemini. We publish it in the open for two reasons: so you can see nothing here is hidden or made up, and so any business or developer can copy it. Being a good local AI steward means the machine version says exactly what the human version says.
Sent before the page. They tell crawlers the canonical address and that a plain markdown copy exists.
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# eyecarecenter, Durham NC: Reviews Source: Local AI Registry, https://localairegistry.com/biz/nc/durham/eyecarecenter-durham-nc. Free to reuse with a link back. By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated 2026-11-01. Canonical: https://localairegistry.com/biz/nc/durham/eyecarecenter-durham-nc ## Photos -  -  -  -  -  ## In short eyecarecenter is an eye care center in Durham, NC. Its AI Score is 50 of 100, which is fair. What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks ## Key facts | Fact | Value | | --- | --- | | Type | Eye care center | | Address | 14 Consultant Pl, Durham, NC 27707, USA | | Hours | Mon to Fri 8 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun | | Phone | (919) 493-3668 | | Rating | 4.6 across 411 reviews on Google | | Quietest time | Thursday | | Updated | November 1, 2026 | ## All the details Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from. | Group | Fact | Value | Mark | Evidence | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Location info | Address | 14 Consultant Pl, Durham, NC 27707, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Location info | Description | At eyecarecenter at 14 Consultant Pl, the dedicated team of passionate eye doctors delivers high-quality eye care services, including comprehensive eye exams. Using the latest diagnostic and treatment technologies, they help keep your vision sharp and clear for years to come. eyecarecenter also offers the newest styles and brands of eyeglass frames so you can look good while seeing better. Prefer contacts? Fittings are available as well. Ready to schedule your annual eye exam? Book your appointment online through the Patient Portal or give us a call. | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Location info | Hours | Mon to Fri 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM · Sat to Sun Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Location info | Name | eyecarecenter | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Location info | Phone | (919) 493-3668 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Monday | 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Tuesday | 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Wednesday | 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Thursday | 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Friday | 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Saturday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Sunday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Services | Service | Cataract awareness month | From their website | Business website | | Services | Service | Cataracts | From their website | Business website | | Services | Service | Comprehensive eye exams | From their website | Business website | | Services | Service | Contact lens exams | From their website | Business website | | Services | Service | Contact lens fittings | AI guess | | | Services | Service | Diabetic awareness month | From their website | Business website | | Services | Service | Diabetic eye exams | From their website | Business website | | Services | Service | Diabetic retinopathy | From their website | Business website | | Services | Service | Dry eye | From their website | Business website | | Services | Service | Dry eye awareness month | From their website | Business website | | Services | Service | Eye emergencies | From their website | Business website | | Services | Service | Eyeglass frames | AI guess | | | Services | Service | Eyeglass lens material | From their website | Business website | | Services | Service | Glaucoma | From their website | Business website | | Services | Service | Healthy vision month | From their website | Business website | | Services | Service | Kids eye exam teens | From their website | Business website | | Services | Service | Macular degeneration | From their website | Business website | | Services | Service | National eye health week | From their website | Business website | | Services | Service | National safety month safety glasses | From their website | Business website | | Services | Service | Preventing sunburned eyes | From their website | Business website | | Services | Service | Pterygium | From their website | Business website | | Services | Service | Routine eye exams | From their website | Business website | | Services | Service | Vision awareness month | From their website | Business website | | Links | Facebook | https://facebook.com/eyecarecenter | AI guess | Our record | | Links | Instagram | https://instagram.com/ecc.eyecarecenter | AI guess | Our record | | Links | Website | https://www.eyecarecenter.com/locations/nc/durham/durham-consultant-place?utm_source=gmb&utm_medium=yext | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | ## Services and prices These are the 21 services eyecarecenter offers, with the price where we have one and where it came from. | Service | Price | Price mark | Price evidence | Service mark | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Eye emergencies | | | | From their website | | Diabetic awareness month | | | | From their website | | Preventing sunburned eyes | | | | From their website | | Cataract awareness month | | | | From their website | | Cataracts | | | | From their website | | Dry eye | | | | From their website | | Dry eye awareness month | | | | From their website | | Eyeglass lens material | | | | From their website | | Glaucoma | | | | From their website | | Healthy vision month | | | | From their website | | Kids eye exam teens | | | | From their website | | Macular degeneration | | | | From their website | | National eye health week | | | | From their website | | National safety month safety glasses | | | | From their website | | Vision awareness month | | | | From their website | | Diabetic eye exams | | | | From their website | | Diabetic retinopathy | | | | From their website | | Contact lens exams | | | | From their website | | Pterygium | | | | From their website | | Comprehensive eye exams | | | | From their website | | Routine eye exams | | | | From their website | ### Known for Share your review link so AI can say what you're known for ## The team Add your team so AI can name who works here ## Visiting eyecarecenter Address: 14 Consultant Pl, Durham, NC 27707, USA. Phone: (919) 493-3668. Hours: Mon to Fri 8 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.) ### Location info from Google Business Profile From Google Business Profile: "At eyecarecenter at 14 Consultant Pl, the dedicated team of passionate eye doctors delivers high-quality eye care services, including comprehensive eye exams. Using the latest diagnostic and treatment technologies, they help keep your vision sharp and clear for years to come. eyecarecenter also offers the newest styles and brands of eyeglass frames so you can look good while seeing better. Prefer contacts? Fittings are available as well. Ready to schedule your annual eye exam? Book your appointment online through the Patient Portal or give us a call." ### When to go Quietest day: Thursday. Busiest day: Tuesday. From the popular times on its Google listing. ### Parking and getting in Add your parking so AI can tell people where to park Add how to find your door so AI can walk people in ### Nearby | Place | Type | Distance | | --- | --- | --- | | Martin Luther King Jr Pkwy at Shannon Rd | Bus stop | 1 min walk | | Shannon Rd at Martin Luther King Jr Pkwy | Bus stop | 3 min walk | | Randy's Pizza | Pizza restaurant | 3 min walk | | Starbucks Coffee Company | Coffee shop | 4 min walk | | Healthy Fuel 2 Go Vending | Snack bar | 4 min walk | | ZENSHI Handcrafted Sushi | Restaurant | 4 min walk | ## Reputation 4.6 average across 411 reviews: Google 411. (Confirmed, read July 16, 2026.) While the doctors provide quality care, the Eye Care Center struggles with billing and customer service, leading to patient dissatisfaction. (AI guess, from 411 reviews.) ### What people like - Thorough eye exams - Helpful staff in the glasses area ### What people do not like - Billing mismanagement - Poor customer service - Appointment cancellations ### Press Add a press story so AI can say who's written about you ### Awards Add an award so AI can name it ### Directories Get listed in directories so AI can tell you're real ## Questions people ask ### Worth the hype at eyecarecenter? ### eyecarecenter or Duke Eye? ### anything good on Consultant to kill time near eyecarecenter? ### walking in for a consult, what happens ### last update from here was when? ### anyone been on a Saturday, were they trading ### Busiest day at eyecarecenter, anyone know? ### opening hours at eyecarecenter in Durham, what are they these days? ### Somewhere to park near eyecarecenter? ### the good stuff about eyecarecenter, what is it? ### prices round here, anyone got a number ### bad experiences here, anyone? ### can I ask for numbing here without it being weird? ### what is actually on the menu here? ### medical staff at eyecarecenter, or is it techs? ### do I need to book this place or can I just turn up? ### best eye care center in Durham ## What AI gets wrong about eyecarecenter We ask ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini about eyecarecenter. These are the answers that don’t match this page. ChatGPT and Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 17, 2026. Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 16, 2026. | Fact | What AI says | What this page says | | --- | --- | --- | | Address | Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 17, 2026: 6 Duke Eye Center | 14 Consultant Pl, Durham, NC 27707, USA | ## The AI Score: 50 of 100 It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Durham eye care centers run 38 to 72. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. eyecarecenter scores 50, below the Durham average of 51. The same method scores every business on the registry. | Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | eyecarecenter | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Retrieval grounding | 26 | 50 | Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on. | Fair | | Off-property attestation | 20 | 40 | Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability. | Poor | | AI visibility | 14 | 33 | Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service. | Poor | | Reviews & response | 12 | 81 | The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim. | Good | | Backlink & citation authority | 8 | 61 | Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you. | Fair | | Google Business Profile | 8 | 90 | Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first. | Good | | Speed & mobile | 7 | 33 | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. | Poor | | Content freshness & schema | 5 | 59 | Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals. | Fair | Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology How AI decides what to say about an eye care center: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-ai-decides-eye-surgery. What to check before you choose one: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-to-choose-eye-surgery ## Entity map Every person, place, organization and treatment named on this page, with a stable ID and a public reference. The JSON-LD below connects them to each other. | Entity | Type | ID on this page | Same as | Relationship to eyecarecenter | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | eyecarecenter | MedicalBusiness | #business | https://www.eyecarecenter.com/locations/nc/durham/durham-consultant-place?utm_source=gmb&utm_medium=yext | Subject of this page | | Durham, North Carolina | City | #city | | City eyecarecenter is in | | Local AI Registry | Organization | #publisher | https://localairegistry.com | Publisher of this page | | Steve Lee | Person | #author | https://localairegistry.com/team/steve-lee | Author of this page | ## Topical map Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the eye care centers in Durham, linked to the lists and towns around it. ### Lists - Best eye care centers in Durham: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/nc/durham/eye-care-center - Best businesses in Durham: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/nc/durham ### Nearby - /raleigh: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/nc/raleigh - /chapel-hill: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/nc/chapel-hill - /greensboro: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/nc/greensboro ### Every list - Every leaderboard in North Carolina: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/nc ## References ### Sources cited - [1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJ9S4mjFzmrIkRsEeIulbIYVI (accessed Jul 16, 2026) - [2] eyecarecenter.com, https://www.eyecarecenter.com/eye-care-resources/cataract-awareness-month (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [3] eyecarecenter.com, https://www.eyecarecenter.com/eye-care-services/cataracts (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [4] eyecarecenter.com, https://www.eyecarecenter.com/eye-care-resources/preventing-sunburned-eyes (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [5] eyecarecenter.com, https://www.eyecarecenter.com/eye-care-services/pterygium (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [6] eyecarecenter.com, https://www.eyecarecenter.com/services/routine-eye-exams (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [7] eyecarecenter.com, https://www.eyecarecenter.com/eye-care-resources/vision-awareness-month (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [8] eyecarecenter.com, https://www.eyecarecenter.com/eye-care-services/eye-exam (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [9] eyecarecenter.com, https://www.eyecarecenter.com/contacts (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [10] eyecarecenter.com, https://www.eyecarecenter.com/eye-care-resources/daily-vs-monthly-contacts (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [11] eyecarecenter.com, https://www.eyecarecenter.com/eye-care-resources/diabetic-awareness-month (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [12] eyecarecenter.com, https://www.eyecarecenter.com/eye-care-services/diabetes (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [13] eyecarecenter.com, https://www.eyecarecenter.com/eye-care-services/diabetic-retinopathy (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [14] eyecarecenter.com, https://www.eyecarecenter.com/eye-care-services/dry-eye (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [15] eyecarecenter.com, https://www.eyecarecenter.com/eye-care-resources/dry-eye-awareness-month (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [16] eyecarecenter.com, https://www.eyecarecenter.com/eye-care-services/ocular-emergencies (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [17] eyecarecenter.com, https://www.eyecarecenter.com/eye-care-resources/eyeglass-lens-material (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [18] eyecarecenter.com, https://www.eyecarecenter.com/eye-care-services/glaucoma (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [19] eyecarecenter.com, https://www.eyecarecenter.com/eye-care-resources/healthy-vision-month (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [20] eyecarecenter.com, https://www.eyecarecenter.com/eye-care-services/kids-eye-exam-teens (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [21] eyecarecenter.com, https://www.eyecarecenter.com/eye-care-services/macular-degeneration (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [22] eyecarecenter.com, https://www.eyecarecenter.com/eye-care-resources/national-eye-health-week (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [23] eyecarecenter.com, https://www.eyecarecenter.com/eye-care-resources/national-safety-month-safety-glasses (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [24] AI engine output: ChatGPT and Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 17, 2026; Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 16, 2026, https://localairegistry.com/methodology (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
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<p>Local AI Registry · Eye care centers in Durham, NC · Editorial</p>
<h2>eyecarecenter, Durham NC: Reviews</h2>
<p>By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated November 1, 2026.</p>
<p>Published July 16, 2026 · Updated November 1, 2026 · Machine-readable version below</p>
</header>
<section id="ai-in-short">
<h3>In short</h3>
<p>eyecarecenter is an eye care center in Durham, NC. Its AI Score is 50 of 100, which is fair.</p>
<p>What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks</p>
</section>
<section id="ai-key-facts">
<h3>Key facts</h3>
<table>
<thead><tr><th scope="col">Fact</th><th scope="col">Value</th></tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td>Type</td><td>Eye care center</td></tr>
<tr><td>Address</td><td>14 Consultant Pl, Durham, NC 27707, USA</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Mon to Fri 8 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun</td></tr>
<tr><td>Phone</td><td>(919) 493-3668</td></tr>
<tr><td>Rating</td><td>4.6 across 411 reviews on Google</td></tr>
<tr><td>Quietest time</td><td>Thursday</td></tr>
<tr><td>Updated</td><td>November 1, 2026</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</section>
<section id="ai-all-the-details">
<h3>All the details</h3>
<p>Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from.</p>
<table>
<thead><tr><th scope="col">Group</th><th scope="col">Fact</th><th scope="col">Value</th><th scope="col">Mark</th><th scope="col">Evidence</th></tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Address</td><td>14 Consultant Pl, Durham, NC 27707, USA</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Description</td><td>At eyecarecenter at 14 Consultant Pl, the dedicated team of passionate eye doctors delivers high-quality eye care services, including comprehensive eye exams. Using the latest diagnostic and treatment technologies, they help keep your vision sharp and clear for years to come. eyecarecenter also offers the newest styles and brands of eyeglass frames so you can look good while seeing better. Prefer contacts? Fittings are available as well. Ready to schedule your annual eye exam? Book your appointment online through the Patient Portal or give us a call.</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Hours</td><td>Mon to Fri 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM · Sat to Sun Closed</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Name</td><td>eyecarecenter</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Phone</td><td>(919) 493-3668</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Monday</td><td>8:00 AM to 5:00 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Tuesday</td><td>8:00 AM to 5:00 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Wednesday</td><td>8:00 AM to 5:00 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Thursday</td><td>8:00 AM to 5:00 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Friday</td><td>8:00 AM to 5:00 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Saturday</td><td>Closed</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Sunday</td><td>Closed</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Cataract awareness month</td><td>From their website</td><td>Business website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Cataracts</td><td>From their website</td><td>Business website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Comprehensive eye exams</td><td>From their website</td><td>Business website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Contact lens exams</td><td>From their website</td><td>Business website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Contact lens fittings</td><td>AI guess</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Diabetic awareness month</td><td>From their website</td><td>Business website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Diabetic eye exams</td><td>From their website</td><td>Business website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Diabetic retinopathy</td><td>From their website</td><td>Business website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Dry eye</td><td>From their website</td><td>Business website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Dry eye awareness month</td><td>From their website</td><td>Business website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Eye emergencies</td><td>From their website</td><td>Business website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Eyeglass frames</td><td>AI guess</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Eyeglass lens material</td><td>From their website</td><td>Business website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Glaucoma</td><td>From their website</td><td>Business website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Healthy vision month</td><td>From their website</td><td>Business website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Kids eye exam teens</td><td>From their website</td><td>Business website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Macular degeneration</td><td>From their website</td><td>Business website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>National eye health week</td><td>From their website</td><td>Business website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>National safety month safety glasses</td><td>From their website</td><td>Business website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Preventing sunburned eyes</td><td>From their website</td><td>Business website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Pterygium</td><td>From their website</td><td>Business website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Routine eye exams</td><td>From their website</td><td>Business website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Vision awareness month</td><td>From their website</td><td>Business website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Links</td><td>Facebook</td><td>https://facebook.com/eyecarecenter</td><td>AI guess</td><td>Our record</td></tr>
<tr><td>Links</td><td>Instagram</td><td>https://instagram.com/ecc.eyecarecenter</td><td>AI guess</td><td>Our record</td></tr>
<tr><td>Links</td><td>Website</td><td>https://www.eyecarecenter.com/locations/nc/durham/durham-consultant-place?utm_source=gmb&utm_medium=yext</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</section>
<section id="ai-services-and-prices">
<h3>Services and prices</h3>
<p>These are the 21 services eyecarecenter offers, with the price where we have one and where it came from.</p>
<table>
<thead><tr><th scope="col">Service</th><th scope="col">Price</th><th scope="col">Price mark</th><th scope="col">Price evidence</th><th scope="col">Service mark</th></tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td>Eye emergencies</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>From their website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Diabetic awareness month</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>From their website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Preventing sunburned eyes</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>From their website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Cataract awareness month</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>From their website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Cataracts</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>From their website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Dry eye</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>From their website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Dry eye awareness month</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>From their website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Eyeglass lens material</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>From their website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Glaucoma</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>From their website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Healthy vision month</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>From their website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Kids eye exam teens</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>From their website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Macular degeneration</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>From their website</td></tr>
<tr><td>National eye health week</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>From their website</td></tr>
<tr><td>National safety month safety glasses</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>From their website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Vision awareness month</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>From their website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Diabetic eye exams</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>From their website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Diabetic retinopathy</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>From their website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Contact lens exams</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>From their website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Pterygium</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>From their website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Comprehensive eye exams</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>From their website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Routine eye exams</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>From their website</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h4>Known for</h4>
</section>
<section id="ai-the-team">
<h3>The team</h3>
</section>
<section id="ai-visiting-eyecarecenter">
<h3>Visiting eyecarecenter</h3>
<p>Address: 14 Consultant Pl, Durham, NC 27707, USA. Phone: (919) 493-3668. Hours: Mon to Fri 8 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)</p>
<h4>Location info from Google Business Profile</h4>
<p>From Google Business Profile: "At eyecarecenter at 14 Consultant Pl, the dedicated team of passionate eye doctors delivers high-quality eye care services, including comprehensive eye exams. Using the latest diagnostic and treatment technologies, they help keep your vision sharp and clear for years to come. eyecarecenter also offers the newest styles and brands of eyeglass frames so you can look good while seeing better. Prefer contacts? Fittings are available as well. Ready to schedule your annual eye exam? Book your appointment online through the Patient Portal or give us a call."</p>
<h4>When to go</h4>
<p>Quietest day: Thursday. Busiest day: Tuesday. From the popular times on its Google listing.</p>
<h4>Parking and getting in</h4>
<h4>Nearby</h4>
<table>
<thead><tr><th scope="col">Place</th><th scope="col">Type</th><th scope="col">Distance</th></tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td>Martin Luther King Jr Pkwy at Shannon Rd</td><td>Bus stop</td><td>1 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Shannon Rd at Martin Luther King Jr Pkwy</td><td>Bus stop</td><td>3 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Randy's Pizza</td><td>Pizza restaurant</td><td>3 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Starbucks Coffee Company</td><td>Coffee shop</td><td>4 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Healthy Fuel 2 Go Vending</td><td>Snack bar</td><td>4 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>ZENSHI Handcrafted Sushi</td><td>Restaurant</td><td>4 min walk</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</section>
<section id="ai-reputation">
<h3>Reputation</h3>
<p>4.6 average across 411 reviews: Google 411. (Confirmed, read July 16, 2026.)</p>
<p>While the doctors provide quality care, the Eye Care Center struggles with billing and customer service, leading to patient dissatisfaction. (AI guess, from 411 reviews.)</p>
<h4>What people like</h4>
<ul>
<li>Thorough eye exams</li>
<li>Helpful staff in the glasses area</li>
</ul>
<h4>What people do not like</h4>
<ul>
<li>Billing mismanagement</li>
<li>Poor customer service</li>
<li>Appointment cancellations</li>
</ul>
<h4>Press</h4>
<h4>Awards</h4>
<h4>Directories</h4>
</section>
<section id="ai-questions-people-ask">
<h3>Questions people ask</h3>
<h4>Worth the hype at eyecarecenter?</h4>
<h4>eyecarecenter or Duke Eye?</h4>
<h4>anything good on Consultant to kill time near eyecarecenter?</h4>
<h4>walking in for a consult, what happens</h4>
<h4>last update from here was when?</h4>
<h4>anyone been on a Saturday, were they trading</h4>
<h4>Busiest day at eyecarecenter, anyone know?</h4>
<h4>opening hours at eyecarecenter in Durham, what are they these days?</h4>
<h4>Somewhere to park near eyecarecenter?</h4>
<h4>the good stuff about eyecarecenter, what is it?</h4>
<h4>prices round here, anyone got a number</h4>
<h4>bad experiences here, anyone?</h4>
<h4>can I ask for numbing here without it being weird?</h4>
<h4>what is actually on the menu here?</h4>
<h4>medical staff at eyecarecenter, or is it techs?</h4>
<h4>do I need to book this place or can I just turn up?</h4>
<h4>best eye care center in Durham</h4>
</section>
<section id="ai-what-ai-gets-wrong">
<h3>What AI gets wrong about eyecarecenter</h3>
<p>We ask ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini about eyecarecenter. These are the answers that don’t match this page.</p>
<p>ChatGPT and Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 17, 2026. Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 16, 2026.</p>
<table>
<thead><tr><th scope="col">Fact</th><th scope="col">What AI says</th><th scope="col">What this page says</th></tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td>Address</td><td>Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 17, 2026: 6 Duke Eye Center</td><td>14 Consultant Pl, Durham, NC 27707, USA</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</section>
<section id="ai-score">
<h3>The AI Score: 50 of 100</h3>
<p>It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Durham eye care centers run 38 to 72. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. eyecarecenter scores 50, below the Durham average of 51. The same method scores every business on the registry.</p>
<table>
<thead><tr><th scope="col">Signal</th><th scope="col">Weight</th><th scope="col">Score</th><th scope="col">What it measures</th><th scope="col">eyecarecenter</th></tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td>Retrieval grounding</td><td>26</td><td>50</td><td>Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on.</td><td>Fair</td></tr>
<tr><td>Off-property attestation</td><td>20</td><td>40</td><td>Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability.</td><td>Poor</td></tr>
<tr><td>AI visibility</td><td>14</td><td>33</td><td>Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service.</td><td>Poor</td></tr>
<tr><td>Reviews & response</td><td>12</td><td>81</td><td>The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim.</td><td>Good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Backlink & citation authority</td><td>8</td><td>61</td><td>Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you.</td><td>Fair</td></tr>
<tr><td>Google Business Profile</td><td>8</td><td>90</td><td>Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first.</td><td>Good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Speed & mobile</td><td>7</td><td>33</td><td>Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone.</td><td>Poor</td></tr>
<tr><td>Content freshness & schema</td><td>5</td><td>59</td><td>Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals.</td><td>Fair</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology</p>
<p>How AI decides what to say about an eye care center: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-ai-decides-eye-surgery. What to check before you choose one: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-to-choose-eye-surgery</p>
</section>
<section id="ai-entity-map">
<h3>Entity map</h3>
<p>Every person, place, organization and treatment named on this page, with a stable ID and a public reference. The JSON-LD below connects them to each other.</p>
<table>
<thead><tr><th scope="col">Entity</th><th scope="col">Type</th><th scope="col">ID on this page</th><th scope="col">Same as</th><th scope="col">Relationship to eyecarecenter</th></tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td>eyecarecenter</td><td>MedicalBusiness</td><td>#business</td><td>https://www.eyecarecenter.com/locations/nc/durham/durham-consultant-place?utm_source=gmb&utm_medium=yext</td><td>Subject of this page</td></tr>
<tr><td>Durham, North Carolina</td><td>City</td><td>#city</td><td></td><td>City eyecarecenter is in</td></tr>
<tr><td>Local AI Registry</td><td>Organization</td><td>#publisher</td><td>https://localairegistry.com</td><td>Publisher of this page</td></tr>
<tr><td>Steve Lee</td><td>Person</td><td>#author</td><td>https://localairegistry.com/team/steve-lee</td><td>Author of this page</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</section>
<section id="ai-topical-map">
<h3>Topical map</h3>
<p>Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the eye care centers in Durham, linked to the lists and towns around it.</p>
<h4>Lists</h4>
<ul>
<li>Best eye care centers in Durham: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/nc/durham/eye-care-center</li>
<li>Best businesses in Durham: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/nc/durham</li>
</ul>
<h4>Nearby</h4>
<ul>
<li>/raleigh: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/nc/raleigh</li>
<li>/chapel-hill: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/nc/chapel-hill</li>
<li>/greensboro: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/nc/greensboro</li>
</ul>
<h4>Every list</h4>
<ul>
<li>Every leaderboard in North Carolina: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/nc</li>
</ul>
</section>
<section id="ai-references">
<h3>References</h3>
<h4>Sources cited</h4>
<ul>
<li>[1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJ9S4mjFzmrIkRsEeIulbIYVI (accessed Jul 16, 2026)</li>
<li>[2] eyecarecenter.com, https://www.eyecarecenter.com/eye-care-resources/cataract-awareness-month (accessed Sep 18, 2026)</li>
<li>[3] eyecarecenter.com, https://www.eyecarecenter.com/eye-care-services/cataracts (accessed Sep 18, 2026)</li>
<li>[4] eyecarecenter.com, https://www.eyecarecenter.com/eye-care-resources/preventing-sunburned-eyes (accessed Sep 18, 2026)</li>
<li>[5] eyecarecenter.com, https://www.eyecarecenter.com/eye-care-services/pterygium (accessed Sep 18, 2026)</li>
<li>[6] eyecarecenter.com, https://www.eyecarecenter.com/services/routine-eye-exams (accessed Sep 18, 2026)</li>
<li>[7] eyecarecenter.com, https://www.eyecarecenter.com/eye-care-resources/vision-awareness-month (accessed Sep 18, 2026)</li>
<li>[8] eyecarecenter.com, https://www.eyecarecenter.com/eye-care-services/eye-exam (accessed Sep 18, 2026)</li>
<li>[9] eyecarecenter.com, https://www.eyecarecenter.com/contacts (accessed Sep 18, 2026)</li>
<li>[10] eyecarecenter.com, https://www.eyecarecenter.com/eye-care-resources/daily-vs-monthly-contacts (accessed Sep 18, 2026)</li>
<li>[11] eyecarecenter.com, https://www.eyecarecenter.com/eye-care-resources/diabetic-awareness-month (accessed Sep 18, 2026)</li>
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