Paris West Optical

Paris West Optical is a full service, upscale optical boutique offering a large collection of exclusive international eyewear and sun wear, comprehensive eye examinations and contact lenses. Paris West Optical offers the perfect combination of style, service, quality and value. Stop in and see why we've been "changing the face of Baltimore" for more than 15 years.


Located in the historic Mount Vernon District in downtown Baltimore, Paris West Optical is a full service optical boutique offering the latest in high fashion exclusive eyewear, comprehensive eye examinations, contact lenses and Sun wear. Our staff has over 70 years of combined experience and will provide you with the level of personal attention and assistance not found anywhere else.


We have a high-tech optical laboratory in-house and a majority of our eyeglasses are created on-site. Every pair of glasses we sell comes with scratch coating, UV protection, lens tinting (if desired), and full warranties for no additional charge. We are confident that we can provide you with the best product, with the best service and the best price.


Paris West Optical even offers a one year price guarantee. Paris West Optical offers additional services such as eyeglass repair. Custom sunglass clip-ons are also available.


We are proud to be an Oakley Premium Dealer and offer the complete line of Oakley Sun wear and ophthalmic products. We also carry Rudy Project and Kaenon Polarized for your sport sunglass needs.. Paris West Optical's complete and comprehensive eye exams are performed in-house by Dr. Larry Rubin. Dr. Rubin will refract your eyes and does a full health check including glaucoma and cataract screening. Dilation is available and Dr. Rubin can fit any type of contact lenses available.


We offer a full array of contact lenses from clear daily-wear soft lenses to gas-permeable hard contacts. Any type or brand of contact is available,including fashion color lenses and program replacement lenses for astigmatism. Among the brands available are Bausch & Lomb,Cooper Vision,Ciba,Wesley Jessen,Ocular Sciences,Acuvue,Sunsoft,ProClear,and Boston.


Being that Paris West Optical is an independent shop,we can offer a wide variety of lens options. The majority of our work is done in-house and is guaranteed. We offer the newest in thin lens technology,anti-reflective coatings,no-line progressive multi-focals,polarized sun-lenses and more. Some of the companies we recommend include: Zeiss,Pentax,Nikon,Varilux,Transitions,Seiko,Rodenstock,Silor,Optima,Shamir,Definity,Drive wear,and others.