anyone been to both here and Richmond Family?
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Eye care center in Staten Island, NY
5.0 · 401 reviewsOpen today until 5 PMOpen until 5
Sterling Optical is a family owned business for over 45 years. We strive for excellence and treat each customer like family. Our goal is to make every person feel comfortable in making a decision about their eye wear needs and contact lenses. We love to make "YOU SEE"
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What Sterling offers, what it costs, and what people come for.
Sterling lists 7 services on its website. Here's each one, 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.
On A Roll is next door for a hamburger. Dunkin' is a 1 minute walk for coffee.
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.
What reviews, press and directories say about Sterling.
5.0from 401 reviews on Google
Sterling Optical stands out for its thorough eye exams and personalized service, though some customers have reported issues with specific staff interactions. Customers describe a welcoming and attentive atmosphere at Sterling Optical, where staff like Renata and Lauren provide personalized assistance in selecting frames and navigating insurance options. Many appreciate the thorough eye exams conducted by Dr. Paul Repage and Dr. Awad, which contribute to a sense of trust and satisfaction.
The AI Score is out of 100, read from 8 signals across search and AI.
44 Staten Island avg
Signal and how much it countsSterling
Every business is scored the same way, and nobody can pay for a better score.
Sterling, as AI sees it. Blue signals help Sterling, and red ones hold it back.
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The page ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google read about Sterling. The code version is exactly what their crawlers get.
Local AI Registry · Eye care centers in Staten Island, NY · 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
Sterling Optical is an eye care center in Staten Island, NY. Its AI Score is 33 of 100, which is poor.
What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Eye care center |
| Address | 2656 Hylan Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10306, USA |
| Hours | Mon to Fri 10 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun |
| Phone | (718) 987-7200 |
| Rating | 5.0 across 401 reviews on Google |
| 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 | 2656 Hylan Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10306, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Description | Sterling Optical is a family owned business for over 45 years. We strive for excellence and treat each customer like family. Our goal is to make every person feel comfortable in making a decision about their eye wear needs and contact lenses. We love to make "YOU SEE" | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Hours | Mon to Fri 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM · Sat to Sun Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Name | Sterling Optical - The Boulevard | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Phone | (718) 987-7200 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Monday | 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Tuesday | 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Wednesday | 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Thursday | 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Friday | 10:00 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 | Comprehensive optometry | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Contact fittings | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Contact lenses | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Contact lens fittings | AI guess | |
| Services | Service | Designer frames | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Eye exams | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Glasses repair | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Vision health | From their website | Business website |
| Links | https://facebook.com/sterling-optical | AI guess | Our record | |
| Links | https://instagram.com/sterlingopticalusa | AI guess | Our record | |
| Links | Website | http://www.sterlingoptical.com/hylan-plaza/ | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
These are the 7 services Sterling offers, with the price where we have one and where it came from.
| Service | Price | Price mark | Price evidence | Service mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contact fittings | From their website | |||
| Designer frames | From their website | |||
| Eye exams | From their website | |||
| Contact lenses | From their website | |||
| Vision health | From their website | |||
| Glasses repair | From their website | |||
| Comprehensive optometry | From their website |
Address: 2656 Hylan Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10306, USA. Phone: (718) 987-7200. Hours: Mon to Fri 10 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)
From Google Business Profile: "Sterling Optical is a family owned business for over 45 years. We strive for excellence and treat each customer like family. Our goal is to make every person feel comfortable in making a decision about their eye wear needs and contact lenses. We love to make "YOU SEE""
| Place | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| On A Roll | Hamburger restaurant | 1 min walk |
| Dunkin' | Coffee shop | 1 min walk |
| Valducci's Pizza 2 (Inside ShopRite) | Pizza restaurant | 2 min walk |
| Ebbitts St/Hylan Bl | Transit station | 2 min walk |
| Patrizia's Pizza, Pasta & Panini | Pizza restaurant | 2 min walk |
| Applebee's Grill + Bar | Restaurant | 2 min walk |
5.0 average across 401 reviews: Google 401. (Confirmed, read July 16, 2026.)
Sterling Optical stands out for its thorough eye exams and personalized service, though some customers have reported issues with specific staff interactions. (AI guess, from 401 reviews.)
We ask ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini about Sterling. 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: 9 Bay Street | 2656 Hylan Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10306, USA |
It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Staten Island eye care centers run 33 to 65. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Sterling scores 33, below the Staten Island average of 44. The same method scores every business on the registry.
| Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | Sterling |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retrieval grounding | 26 | 0 | 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. | Poor |
| 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 | 95 | 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 | 60 | 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 | 58 | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. | Fair |
| 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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| Staten Island, New York | City | #city | City Sterling 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 Staten Island, 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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Title, description, canonical, robots and Open Graph tags. This is what shows in search results and link previews.
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# Sterling Optical, Staten Island NY: Reviews Source: Local AI Registry, https://localairegistry.com/biz/ny/staten-island/sterling-optical-the-boulevard-staten-island-ny. 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/ny/staten-island/sterling-optical-the-boulevard-staten-island-ny ## Photos -  -  -  -  -  ## In short Sterling Optical is an eye care center in Staten Island, NY. Its AI Score is 33 of 100, which is poor. What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks ## Key facts | Fact | Value | | --- | --- | | Type | Eye care center | | Address | 2656 Hylan Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10306, USA | | Hours | Mon to Fri 10 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun | | Phone | (718) 987-7200 | | Rating | 5.0 across 401 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 | 2656 Hylan Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10306, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Location info | Description | Sterling Optical is a family owned business for over 45 years. We strive for excellence and treat each customer like family. Our goal is to make every person feel comfortable in making a decision about their eye wear needs and contact lenses. We love to make "YOU SEE" | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Location info | Hours | Mon to Fri 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM · Sat to Sun Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Location info | Name | Sterling Optical - The Boulevard | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Location info | Phone | (718) 987-7200 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Monday | 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Tuesday | 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Wednesday | 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Thursday | 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Friday | 10:00 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 | Comprehensive optometry | From their website | Business website | | Services | Service | Contact fittings | From their website | Business website | | Services | Service | Contact lenses | From their website | Business website | | Services | Service | Contact lens fittings | AI guess | | | Services | Service | Designer frames | From their website | Business website | | Services | Service | Eye exams | From their website | Business website | | Services | Service | Glasses repair | From their website | Business website | | Services | Service | Vision health | From their website | Business website | | Links | Facebook | https://facebook.com/sterling-optical | AI guess | Our record | | Links | Instagram | https://instagram.com/sterlingopticalusa | AI guess | Our record | | Links | Website | http://www.sterlingoptical.com/hylan-plaza/ | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | ## Services and prices These are the 7 services Sterling offers, with the price where we have one and where it came from. | Service | Price | Price mark | Price evidence | Service mark | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Contact fittings | | | | From their website | | Designer frames | | | | From their website | | Eye exams | | | | From their website | | Contact lenses | | | | From their website | | Vision health | | | | From their website | | Glasses repair | | | | From their website | | Comprehensive optometry | | | | 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 Sterling Address: 2656 Hylan Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10306, USA. Phone: (718) 987-7200. Hours: Mon to Fri 10 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.) ### Location info from Google Business Profile From Google Business Profile: "Sterling Optical is a family owned business for over 45 years. We strive for excellence and treat each customer like family. Our goal is to make every person feel comfortable in making a decision about their eye wear needs and contact lenses. We love to make "YOU SEE"" ### 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 | | --- | --- | --- | | On A Roll | Hamburger restaurant | 1 min walk | | Dunkin' | Coffee shop | 1 min walk | | Valducci's Pizza 2 (Inside ShopRite) | Pizza restaurant | 2 min walk | | Ebbitts St/Hylan Bl | Transit station | 2 min walk | | Patrizia's Pizza, Pasta & Panini | Pizza restaurant | 2 min walk | | Applebee's Grill + Bar | Restaurant | 2 min walk | ## Reputation 5.0 average across 401 reviews: Google 401. (Confirmed, read July 16, 2026.) Sterling Optical stands out for its thorough eye exams and personalized service, though some customers have reported issues with specific staff interactions. (AI guess, from 401 reviews.) ### What people like - Personalized frame selection assistance from Renata and Lauren - Efficient service for glasses and contact lenses ### What people do not like - Rude customer service from an older male staff member - Claims of overpriced glasses compared to online prices - Reports of feeling rushed during service ### 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 ### anyone been to both here and Richmond Family? ### On a budget in Staten Island, is this place the one? ### anything new from Sterling lately? ### best eye care center in Staten Island ### Somewhere to park near Sterling? ### what time does Sterling in Staten Island actually open? ### services here, what do people go in for? ### anywhere on Hylan to sit while I wait ### Worth the hype at Sterling? ### Sundays at Sterling, are they open? ### prices round here, anyone got a number ### walk in here, or is it appointment only? ### Why do people rate this place? ### Downsides nobody puts in a five star review? ### medical staff at Sterling, or is it techs? ### points or member pricing at Sterling, worth signing up? ### can I ask for numbing at Sterling without it being weird? ## What AI gets wrong about Sterling We ask ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini about Sterling. 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: 9 Bay Street | 2656 Hylan Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10306, USA | ## The AI Score: 33 of 100 It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Staten Island eye care centers run 33 to 65. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Sterling scores 33, below the Staten Island average of 44. The same method scores every business on the registry. | Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | Sterling | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Retrieval grounding | 26 | 0 | 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. | Poor | | 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 | 95 | 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 | 60 | 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 | 58 | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. | Fair | | 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 Sterling | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Sterling Optical | MedicalBusiness | #business | http://www.sterlingoptical.com/hylan-plaza/ | Subject of this page | | Staten Island, New York | City | #city | | City Sterling 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 Staten Island, linked to the lists and towns around it. ### Lists - Best eye care centers in Staten Island: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ny/staten-island/eye-care-center - Best businesses in Staten Island: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ny/staten-island ### Nearby - /new-york: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ny/new-york - /poughkeepsie: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ny/poughkeepsie - /middletown: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ny/middletown - /flushing: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ny/flushing - /kingston: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ny/kingston - /huntington: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ny/huntington ### Every list - Every leaderboard in New York: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ny ## References ### Sources cited - [1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJvWdFzk9JwokRE6ha1OFqULM (accessed Jul 16, 2026) - [2] sterlingoptical.com, https://www.sterlingoptical.com/vision-health/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [3] sterlingoptical.com, https://www.sterlingoptical.com/locations/staten-island-the-boulevard/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [4] sterlingoptical.com, https://www.sterlingoptical.com/contacts/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [5] sterlingoptical.com, https://www.sterlingoptical.com/designer-frames/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [6] 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 Staten Island, NY · Editorial</p>
<h2>Sterling Optical, Staten Island NY: 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>Sterling Optical is an eye care center in Staten Island, NY. Its AI Score is 33 of 100, which is poor.</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>2656 Hylan Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10306, USA</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Mon to Fri 10 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun</td></tr>
<tr><td>Phone</td><td>(718) 987-7200</td></tr>
<tr><td>Rating</td><td>5.0 across 401 reviews on Google</td></tr>
<tr><td>Updated</td><td>November 1, 2026</td></tr>
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</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>2656 Hylan Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10306, USA</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Description</td><td>Sterling Optical is a family owned business for over 45 years. We strive for excellence and treat each customer like family. Our goal is to make every person feel comfortable in making a decision about their eye wear needs and contact lenses. We love to make "YOU SEE"</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Hours</td><td>Mon to Fri 10:00 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>Sterling Optical - The Boulevard</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Phone</td><td>(718) 987-7200</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Monday</td><td>10:00 AM to 5:00 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Tuesday</td><td>10:00 AM to 5:00 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Wednesday</td><td>10:00 AM to 5:00 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Thursday</td><td>10:00 AM to 5:00 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Friday</td><td>10:00 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>Comprehensive optometry</td><td>From their website</td><td>Business website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Contact fittings</td><td>From their website</td><td>Business website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Contact lenses</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>Designer frames</td><td>From their website</td><td>Business website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Eye exams</td><td>From their website</td><td>Business website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Glasses repair</td><td>From their website</td><td>Business website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Vision health</td><td>From their website</td><td>Business website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Links</td><td>Facebook</td><td>https://facebook.com/sterling-optical</td><td>AI guess</td><td>Our record</td></tr>
<tr><td>Links</td><td>Instagram</td><td>https://instagram.com/sterlingopticalusa</td><td>AI guess</td><td>Our record</td></tr>
<tr><td>Links</td><td>Website</td><td>http://www.sterlingoptical.com/hylan-plaza/</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
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</section>
<section id="ai-services-and-prices">
<h3>Services and prices</h3>
<p>These are the 7 services Sterling 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>Contact fittings</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>From their website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Designer frames</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>From their website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Eye exams</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>From their website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Contact lenses</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>From their website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Vision health</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>From their website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Glasses repair</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>From their website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Comprehensive optometry</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>From their website</td></tr>
</tbody>
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<h4>Known for</h4>
</section>
<section id="ai-the-team">
<h3>The team</h3>
</section>
<section id="ai-visiting-sterling">
<h3>Visiting Sterling</h3>
<p>Address: 2656 Hylan Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10306, USA. Phone: (718) 987-7200. Hours: Mon to Fri 10 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: "Sterling Optical is a family owned business for over 45 years. We strive for excellence and treat each customer like family. Our goal is to make every person feel comfortable in making a decision about their eye wear needs and contact lenses. We love to make "YOU SEE""</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>On A Roll</td><td>Hamburger restaurant</td><td>1 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Dunkin'</td><td>Coffee shop</td><td>1 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Valducci's Pizza 2 (Inside ShopRite)</td><td>Pizza restaurant</td><td>2 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Ebbitts St/Hylan Bl</td><td>Transit station</td><td>2 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Patrizia's Pizza, Pasta & Panini</td><td>Pizza restaurant</td><td>2 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Applebee's Grill + Bar</td><td>Restaurant</td><td>2 min walk</td></tr>
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</table>
</section>
<section id="ai-reputation">
<h3>Reputation</h3>
<p>5.0 average across 401 reviews: Google 401. (Confirmed, read July 16, 2026.)</p>
<p>Sterling Optical stands out for its thorough eye exams and personalized service, though some customers have reported issues with specific staff interactions. (AI guess, from 401 reviews.)</p>
<h4>What people like</h4>
<ul>
<li>Personalized frame selection assistance from Renata and Lauren</li>
<li>Efficient service for glasses and contact lenses</li>
</ul>
<h4>What people do not like</h4>
<ul>
<li>Rude customer service from an older male staff member</li>
<li>Claims of overpriced glasses compared to online prices</li>
<li>Reports of feeling rushed during service</li>
</ul>
<h4>Press</h4>
<h4>Awards</h4>
<h4>Directories</h4>
</section>
<section id="ai-questions-people-ask">
<h3>Questions people ask</h3>
<h4>anyone been to both here and Richmond Family?</h4>
<h4>On a budget in Staten Island, is this place the one?</h4>
<h4>anything new from Sterling lately?</h4>
<h4>best eye care center in Staten Island</h4>
<h4>Somewhere to park near Sterling?</h4>
<h4>what time does Sterling in Staten Island actually open?</h4>
<h4>services here, what do people go in for?</h4>
<h4>anywhere on Hylan to sit while I wait</h4>
<h4>Worth the hype at Sterling?</h4>
<h4>Sundays at Sterling, are they open?</h4>
<h4>prices round here, anyone got a number</h4>
<h4>walk in here, or is it appointment only?</h4>
<h4>Why do people rate this place?</h4>
<h4>Downsides nobody puts in a five star review?</h4>
<h4>medical staff at Sterling, or is it techs?</h4>
<h4>points or member pricing at Sterling, worth signing up?</h4>
<h4>can I ask for numbing at Sterling without it being weird?</h4>
</section>
<section id="ai-what-ai-gets-wrong">
<h3>What AI gets wrong about Sterling</h3>
<p>We ask ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini about Sterling. 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>
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<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: 9 Bay Street</td><td>2656 Hylan Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10306, USA</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</section>
<section id="ai-score">
<h3>The AI Score: 33 of 100</h3>
<p>It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Staten Island eye care centers run 33 to 65. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Sterling scores 33, below the Staten Island average of 44. The same method scores every business on the registry.</p>
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<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">Sterling</th></tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td>Retrieval grounding</td><td>26</td><td>0</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>Poor</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>95</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>60</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>58</td><td>Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone.</td><td>Fair</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>
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</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 Sterling</th></tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td>Sterling Optical</td><td>MedicalBusiness</td><td>#business</td><td>http://www.sterlingoptical.com/hylan-plaza/</td><td>Subject of this page</td></tr>
<tr><td>Staten Island, New York</td><td>City</td><td>#city</td><td></td><td>City Sterling 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 Staten Island, linked to the lists and towns around it.</p>
<h4>Lists</h4>
<ul>
<li>Best eye care centers in Staten Island: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ny/staten-island/eye-care-center</li>
<li>Best businesses in Staten Island: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ny/staten-island</li>
</ul>
<h4>Nearby</h4>
<ul>
<li>/new-york: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ny/new-york</li>
<li>/poughkeepsie: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ny/poughkeepsie</li>
<li>/middletown: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ny/middletown</li>
<li>/flushing: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ny/flushing</li>
<li>/kingston: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ny/kingston</li>
<li>/huntington: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ny/huntington</li>
</ul>
<h4>Every list</h4>
<ul>
<li>Every leaderboard in New York: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ny</li>
</ul>
</section>
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<h3>References</h3>
<h4>Sources cited</h4>
<ul>
<li>[1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJvWdFzk9JwokRE6ha1OFqULM (accessed Jul 16, 2026)</li>
<li>[2] sterlingoptical.com, https://www.sterlingoptical.com/vision-health/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)</li>
<li>[3] sterlingoptical.com, https://www.sterlingoptical.com/locations/staten-island-the-boulevard/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)</li>
<li>[4] sterlingoptical.com, https://www.sterlingoptical.com/contacts/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)</li>
<li>[5] sterlingoptical.com, https://www.sterlingoptical.com/designer-frames/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)</li>
<li>[6] 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)</li>
</ul>
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