The Eye Center Durham

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Eye care center in Durham, NC

4.8 · 1,262 reviewsOpens today at 10 AM

Optical chain selling prescription eyewear, contact lenses & sunglasses. Most offer on-site exams.

Eligible to offer 20% cashback to customers who shop here.OrbitBack

AI ScorePerplexity mentions The Eye and ChatGPT and Gemini don't.Scored from 8 signals across search and AI.

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Updated Nov 1, 2026Last activity 1 month ago, a question from careful_on_fayetteville.

Services

What The Eye offers, what it costs, and what people come for.

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Today10 AM to 6 PM

Reputation

What reviews, press and directories say about The Eye.

4.8from 1,262 reviews on Google

The Eye Center Durham is praised for its knowledgeable doctors and clean environment, but faces criticism for billing issues and appointment management. Customers generally describe The Eye Center Durham as a clean and efficient eye care facility with friendly staff. Many appreciate the professionalism of specific staff members, including Dr. Wang and Dr. Besharat, who are noted for their informative consultations. However, some reviews indicate issues with appointment scheduling and billing transparency.

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Would go back96%96% of reviews give the visit 4 or 5 stars.Positive 96%, 4 or 5 stars · Neutral 4%, 3 stars · Negative 0%, 1 or 2 stars
The good
  • Dr. Wang's informative consultations
  • Dr. Besharat's care
  • Clean environment
  • Friendly front desk staff
The bad
  • Billing transparency problems
  • Long wait times despite appointments
  • Inaccurate prescriptions

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How AI sees The Eye

The AI Score is out of 100, read from 8 signals across search and AI.

52out of 100

50 Durham avg

What the score is made of

Signal and how much it countsThe Eye

  • Retrieval grounding 26%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.50
  • Off-property attestation 20%Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability.40
  • AI visibility 14%Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service.33
  • Reviews & response 12%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.88
  • Backlink & citation authority 8%Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you.64
  • Google Business Profile 8%Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first.90
  • Speed & mobile 7%Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone.49
  • Content freshness & schema 5%Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals.57

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Local AI Registry · Eye care centers in Durham, NC · Editorial

The Eye Center Durham, Durham NC: Reviews

Steve Lee

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

In short

The Eye Center Durham is an eye care center. Its AI Score is 52 of 100, which is fair.

What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks

Key facts

FactValue
TypeEye care center
Address6910 Fayetteville Rd, Durham, NC 27713, USA
HoursMon to Fri 10 AM to 6 PM · Closed Sat · Sun 12 PM to 5 PM
Phone(919) 484-9696
Rating4.8 across 1,262 reviews on Google
UpdatedNovember 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.

GroupFactValueMarkEvidence
Location infoAddress6910 Fayetteville Rd, Durham, NC 27713, USAConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
Location infoDescriptionOptical chain selling prescription eyewear, contact lenses & sunglasses. Most offer on-site exams.ConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
Location infoHoursMon to Fri 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM · Sat Closed · Sun 12:00 to 5:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
Location infoNameThe Eye Center DurhamConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
Location infoPhone(919) 484-9696ConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursMonday10:00 AM to 6:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursTuesday10:00 AM to 6:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursWednesday10:00 AM to 6:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursThursday10:00 AM to 6:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursFriday10:00 AM to 6:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursSaturdayClosedConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursSunday12:00 PM to 5:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
ServicesServiceContact lens salesAI guess
ServicesServiceEye examsAI guess
ServicesServicePrescription eyewear salesAI guess
ServicesServiceSunglasses salesAI guess
LinksWebsitehttps://local.lenscrafters.com/eyedoctors/nc/durham/6910-fayetteville-road.html?cid=yext_odLCOD1319-110000031&y_source=1_MjI4MDMyMi03MTUtbG9jYXRpb24ud2Vic2l0ZQ%3D%3DConfirmedGoogle Business Profile

Services and prices

Known for

The team

Visiting The Eye

Address: 6910 Fayetteville Rd, Durham, NC 27713, USA. Phone: (919) 484-9696. Hours: Mon to Fri 10 AM to 6 PM · Closed Sat · Sun 12 PM to 5 PM. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)

Location info from Google Business Profile

From Google Business Profile: "Optical chain selling prescription eyewear, contact lenses & sunglasses. Most offer on-site exams."

Parking and getting in

Nearby

PlaceTypeDistance
Pretzel TwisterRestaurant1 min walk
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Panera BreadCafe2 min walk
Capital One CaféCoffee shop2 min walk
Starbucks Coffee CompanyCoffee shop3 min walk
Thai kitchenThai restaurant3 min walk

Reputation

4.8 average across 1,262 reviews: Google 1,262. (Confirmed, read July 16, 2026.)

The Eye Center Durham is praised for its knowledgeable doctors and clean environment, but faces criticism for billing issues and appointment management. (AI guess, from 1,262 reviews.)

What people like

  • Clean environment
  • Friendly front desk staff

What people do not like

  • Billing transparency problems
  • Long wait times despite appointments
  • Inaccurate prescriptions

Press

Awards

Directories

Questions people ask

are prices in Durham higher than everywhere else

medical staff here, or is it techs?

is there a socials account worth following

which one, The Eye or Duke Eye?

services here, what do people go in for?

pain wise, what is it like here

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anyone tell me what a consult here involves

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What AI gets wrong about The Eye

We ask ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini about The Eye. 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.

FactWhat AI saysWhat this page says
AddressPerplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 17, 2026: 7 Duke Eye Center6910 Fayetteville Rd, Durham, NC 27713, USA

The AI Score: 52 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. The Eye scores 52, above the Durham average of 50. The same method scores every business on the registry.

SignalWeightScoreWhat it measuresThe Eye
Retrieval grounding2650Whether 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 attestation2040Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability.Poor
AI visibility1433Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service.Poor
Reviews & response1288The 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 authority864Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you.Fair
Google Business Profile890Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first.Good
Speed & mobile749Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone.Fair
Content freshness & schema557Crawl 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.

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Durham, North CarolinaCity#cityCity The Eye is in
Local AI RegistryOrganization#publisherhttps://localairegistry.comPublisher of this page
Steve LeePerson#authorhttps://localairegistry.com/team/steve-leeAuthor 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

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Sources cited

  • [1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJ14gjAMjorIkRsfO9_hZcLhI (accessed Jul 16, 2026)
  • [2] 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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Title, description, canonical, robots and Open Graph tags. This is what shows in search results and link previews.

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# The Eye Center Durham, Durham NC: Reviews

Source: Local AI Registry, https://localairegistry.com/biz/nc/durham/the-eye-center-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/the-eye-center-durham-nc

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## In short

The Eye Center Durham is an eye care center. Its AI Score is 52 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 | 6910 Fayetteville Rd, Durham, NC 27713, USA |
| Hours | Mon to Fri 10 AM to 6 PM · Closed Sat · Sun 12 PM to 5 PM |
| Phone | (919) 484-9696 |
| Rating | 4.8 across 1,262 reviews on Google |
| 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 | 6910 Fayetteville Rd, Durham, NC 27713, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Description | Optical chain selling prescription eyewear, contact lenses & sunglasses. Most offer on-site exams. | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Hours | Mon to Fri 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM · Sat Closed · Sun 12:00 to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Name | The Eye Center Durham | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Phone | (919) 484-9696 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Monday | 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Tuesday | 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Wednesday | 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Thursday | 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Friday | 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Saturday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Sunday | 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Services | Service | Contact lens sales | AI guess |  |
| Services | Service | Eye exams | AI guess |  |
| Services | Service | Prescription eyewear sales | AI guess |  |
| Services | Service | Sunglasses sales | AI guess |  |
| Links | Website | https://local.lenscrafters.com/eyedoctors/nc/durham/6910-fayetteville-road.html?cid=yext_odLCOD1319-110000031&y_source=1_MjI4MDMyMi03MTUtbG9jYXRpb24ud2Vic2l0ZQ%3D%3D | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |


## Services and prices

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### Known for

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## The team

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## Visiting The Eye

Address: 6910 Fayetteville Rd, Durham, NC 27713, USA. Phone: (919) 484-9696. Hours: Mon to Fri 10 AM to 6 PM · Closed Sat · Sun 12 PM to 5 PM. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)


### Location info from Google Business Profile

From Google Business Profile: "Optical chain selling prescription eyewear, contact lenses & sunglasses. Most offer on-site exams."


### Parking and getting in

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### Nearby

| Place | Type | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pretzel Twister | Restaurant | 1 min walk |
| Chipotle Mexican Grill | Mexican restaurant | 2 min walk |
| Panera Bread | Cafe | 2 min walk |
| Capital One Café | Coffee shop | 2 min walk |
| Starbucks Coffee Company | Coffee shop | 3 min walk |
| Thai kitchen | Thai restaurant | 3 min walk |


## Reputation

4.8 average across 1,262 reviews: Google 1,262. (Confirmed, read July 16, 2026.)

The Eye Center Durham is praised for its knowledgeable doctors and clean environment, but faces criticism for billing issues and appointment management. (AI guess, from 1,262 reviews.)


### What people like

- Clean environment
- Friendly front desk staff


### What people do not like

- Billing transparency problems
- Long wait times despite appointments
- Inaccurate prescriptions


### Press

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### Awards

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## Questions people ask


### are prices in Durham higher than everywhere else


### medical staff here, or is it techs?


### is there a socials account worth following


### which one, The Eye or Duke Eye?


### services here, what do people go in for?


### pain wise, what is it like here


### paying in instalments, is that possible here


### cancellation list here, is there one


### anyone tell me what a consult here involves


### Somewhere to park near The Eye?


### Worth the hype at The Eye?


### what time does The Eye in Durham actually open?


### best eye care center in Durham


### the good stuff about The Eye, what is it?


### killing time on Fayetteville, any ideas


### anything people actually moan about here?


### Booking here, how does it work?


## What AI gets wrong about The Eye

We ask ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini about The Eye. 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: 7 Duke Eye Center | 6910 Fayetteville Rd, Durham, NC 27713, USA |


## The AI Score: 52 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. The Eye scores 52, above the Durham average of 50. The same method scores every business on the registry.

| Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | The Eye |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 88 | 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 | 64 | 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 | 49 | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. | Fair |
| Content freshness & schema | 5 | 57 | 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 The Eye |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| The Eye Center Durham | MedicalBusiness | #business | https://local.lenscrafters.com/eyedoctors/nc/durham/6910-fayetteville-road.html?cid=yext_odLCOD1319-110000031&y_source=1_MjI4MDMyMi03MTUtbG9jYXRpb24ud2Vic2l0ZQ%3D%3D | Subject of this page |
| Durham, North Carolina | City | #city |  | City The Eye 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:ChIJ14gjAMjorIkRsfO9_hZcLhI (accessed Jul 16, 2026)
- [2] 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)

The files every page on the registry shares, and how to copy this code for your own site, are here: https://localairegistry.com/developers

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Every source behind this page, including every post and comment from locals. Each has its own permanent link, so AI engines can check it and anything copied from here carries its link back.

  1. are prices in Durham higher than everywhere else Question by careful_on_fayetteville, Sep 14, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/nc/durham/the-eye-center-durham-nc/q/what-does-an-eye-care-center-actually-cost-in-durham
  2. medical staff here, or is it techs? Question by circling_on_fayetteville_27713, Sep 10, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/nc/durham/the-eye-center-durham-nc/q/is-the-eye-center-durham-run-by-medical-staff-or-by-technicians
  3. is there a socials account worth following Question by window_shopping_in_durham, Sep 10, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/nc/durham/the-eye-center-durham-nc/q/what-has-the-eye-center-durham-been-posting-lately
  4. which one, The Eye or Duke Eye? Question by researching_on_fayetteville, Sep 8, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/nc/durham/the-eye-center-durham-nc/q/the-eye-center-durham-or-duke-eye-center-for-eye-care-center
  5. services here, what do people go in for? Question by weekend_only_on_fayetteville, Sep 7, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/nc/durham/the-eye-center-durham-nc/q/what-special-features-does-the-eye-center-durham-offer
  6. pain wise, what is it like here Question by circling_in_durham, Sep 4, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/nc/durham/the-eye-center-durham-nc/q/can-i-ask-for-numbing-at-the-eye-center-durham-without-it-being-weird
  7. paying in instalments, is that possible here Question by early_on_fayetteville, Sep 4, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/nc/durham/the-eye-center-durham-nc/q/does-the-eye-center-durham-do-payment-plans
  8. cancellation list here, is there one Question by browsing_on_fayetteville, Sep 2, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/nc/durham/the-eye-center-durham-nc/q/does-the-eye-center-durham-ever-have-last-minute-openings
  9. anyone tell me what a consult here involves Question by holiday_parent_downtown, Aug 28, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/nc/durham/the-eye-center-durham-nc/q/what-should-i-know-before-a-consult-at-the-eye-center-durham
  10. Somewhere to park near The Eye? Question by long_overdue_on_fayetteville, Aug 27, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/nc/durham/the-eye-center-durham-nc/q/is-there-parking-available-at-the-eye-center-durham
  11. Worth the hype at The Eye? Question by fayetteville_wilder, Aug 25, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/nc/durham/the-eye-center-durham-nc/q/what-is-the-eye-center-durham-known-for
  12. what time does The Eye in Durham actually open? Question by durham_bram, Aug 20, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/nc/durham/the-eye-center-durham-nc/q/what-are-the-operating-hours-of-the-eye-center-durham
  13. best eye care center in Durham Question by fayetteville_may, Aug 14, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/nc/durham/the-eye-center-durham-nc/q/best-eye-care-center-in-durham
  14. the good stuff about The Eye, what is it? Question by second_opinion_in_durham, Aug 12, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/nc/durham/the-eye-center-durham-nc/q/what-do-people-actually-like-about-the-eye-center-durham
  15. killing time on Fayetteville, any ideas Question by summer_sitter_south, Aug 7, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/nc/durham/the-eye-center-durham-nc/q/what-is-around-the-eye-center-durham-on-fayetteville
  16. anything people actually moan about here? Question by walk_in_in_durham, Aug 6, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/nc/durham/the-eye-center-durham-nc/q/the-reviews-look-glowing-what-are-the-real-complaints
  17. Booking here, how does it work? Question by hopeful_on_fayetteville, Aug 3, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/nc/durham/the-eye-center-durham-nc/q/does-the-eye-center-durham-accept-reservations

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