# 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

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## 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

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## The team

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## 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

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### 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

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### Awards

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### Directories

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## 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)