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Zionsville Eyecare owner Dr. Nicholas Garn worked closely with architects and specialist dispensary designers to create a feel that is “modern but not cold”.

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“I love texture in a space,” says Zionsville Eyecare owner Dr. Nicholas Garn, “so creating that using hand-scraped wallpaper on some surfaces and dark stained wood bump-outs on others gives distinction to each highlighted frame line.”

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Zionsville Eyecare’s interiors are sleek but filled with eye-catching details, like this three-sided fish tank inset into a wall.

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Other standout features of the optical at Zionsville Eyecare include three-dimensional ceilings and digital art works displayed on high-definition TVs to provide pops of color.

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Zionsville Eyecare moved to a new state-of-the-art facility in 2020 that includes an optical shop that tripled in size to 3,500 square feet to feature a wide array of eyewear.

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Zionsville Eyecare stocks the classics like Ray-Ban and Nike, but its gallery wall also offers patients the opportunity to see the value in independents like Mykita, LA EyeWorks, Barton Perreira, LaFont and Face a Face.

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A bar-like feature in the optical at Zionsville Eyecare. Says owner Dr. Nicholas Garn, “Doctors and staff always try to step up our customer service. It’s little things like not charging patients for eyewear adjustments or basic nose pads, or standing to greet each person as they enter. Our patient experience specialist offers extra attentiveness by making a latte… or sharing a friendly chat.”

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A view of the office at Zionsville Eyecare. As the practice has grown it has introduced department leads, who hold weekly meetings in addition to social outings. Each department has its own quarterly outing to a restaurant or other activity to help team bonding.

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Zionsville Eyecare prides itself on using state-of-the-art tech. It’s also a preview site for new-market contact lenses and related products. Says owner Dr. Nicholas Garn, “Patients who have moved to other states still return to get their exams with us.”

Zionsville Eyecare’s previous owner, Dr. James L. Haines (left), who still works as an associate OD at the practice, is seen during a Volunteer Optometric Services for Humanity mission to Kenya to provide eyecare to people who lack the means to obtain it.

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Zionsville Eyecare’s current and former owners (from left) Dr. Nicholas Garn and Dr. James Haines. Dr. Haines is still an associate OD at the practice.