See clearly. And be treated like family.
An independent, doctor-owned optometry practice with three offices in Vernon, Windsor and East Windsor. Routine exams, medical eye care, contact lens fittings, and nearly 1,000 frames to choose from.
Three offices, one phone number
Find your office
Same practice, same records, same phone number at all three. Book at whichever one is closest.
Vernon
458 Talcottville Road, Suite 1
Vernon, Connecticut 06066
- MondayClosed
- Tuesday9:00 – 6:00
- Wednesday9:00 – 6:00
- Thursday9:00 – 7:00
- Friday9:00 – 6:00
- SaturdayBy appointment
- SundayClosed
Windsor
186 Broad Street
Windsor, Connecticut 06095
- MondayClosed
- Tuesday8:00 – 5:00
- Wednesday8:00 – 5:00
- Thursday8:00 – 5:00
- Friday8:00 – 5:00
- SaturdayClosed
- SundayClosed
East Windsor
122 Prospect Hill Road
East Windsor, Connecticut 06088
- Monday7:00 – 1:00
- TuesdayClosed
- Wednesday9:00 – 6:00
- Thursday9:00 – 5:00
- Friday9:00 – 5:00
- SaturdayClosed
- SundayClosed
The East Windsor Monday hours read “7 am – 1 pm” on the current site with no day attached, so I've placed them on Monday as a guess. Vernon's hours also disagree with the Yelp listing. Vernon has no online booking link yet — is it coming, or is phone-only deliberate?
Why an independent practice
The same doctor, year after year
Dr. Abby Kelly came to optometry the long way around — undergraduate degrees at Elon, a Master of Business Administration from the University of Maryland, and a stretch in the corporate world before going back for pre-medical study and her doctorate. She opened this practice in 2016 with one idea: keep it hands-on.
That's still how it works. You see the same doctor each visit. Nobody rushes you through a lane. If something looks off, you get told what it is and what happens next, in plain language.
Meet the doctorsDon't wait on these
Sudden changes to your vision are urgent
New flashes, floaters, or a curtain or veil across your vision. Pain in the eye. Sudden redness or discharge. These can threaten your sight and they are not something to sit on over a weekend. Call the office right away and we will get you seen.
Call 860-870-5822Locations & hours
Three offices across north-central Connecticut
One phone number reaches all three: 860-870-5822. Your records follow you between offices, so you can book wherever it's convenient.
Vernon
458 Talcottville Road, Suite 1 · Vernon, Connecticut 06066
Inside the Fashion Opticians building
- MondayClosed
- Tuesday9:00 am – 6:00 pm
- Wednesday9:00 am – 6:00 pm
- Thursday9:00 am – 7:00 pm
- Friday9:00 am – 6:00 pm
- SaturdayBy appointment
- SundayClosed
Windsor
186 Broad Street · Windsor, Connecticut 06095
- MondayClosed
- Tuesday8:00 am – 5:00 pm
- Wednesday8:00 am – 5:00 pm
- Thursday8:00 am – 5:00 pm
- Friday8:00 am – 5:00 pm
- SaturdayClosed
- SundayClosed
East Windsor
122 Prospect Hill Road · East Windsor, Connecticut 06088
- Monday7:00 am – 1:00 pm
- TuesdayClosed
- Wednesday9:00 am – 6:00 pm
- Thursday9:00 am – 5:00 pm
- Friday9:00 am – 5:00 pm
- SaturdayClosed
- SundayClosed
Correct hours for all three offices, and especially whether East Windsor's early morning block is Monday. Also worth adding per office: parking, whether the entrance is street level, and which doctors are usually there on which days.
Services
What we take care of
Most people come in for a routine exam. But eyes get sick like anything else, and a lot of what we find — glaucoma, diabetic changes, cataracts — shows up first at a regular check-up.
Routine care
Usually covered by vision insurance.
Routine eye exams
A check on the health of your eyes, plus sorting out blurry vision that needs correcting with glasses or contacts.
Contact lens fittings
We fit a variety of lens types for every kind of prescription — daily, monthly, astigmatism, multifocal — and match them to how you actually live.
Children's eye exams
Vision problems in kids often get mistaken for trouble reading or paying attention. A proper exam sorts it out early.
Medical eye care
Usually billed to your medical insurance rather than your vision plan.
Glaucoma
Often found during a routine exam. Untreated, it can cause permanent vision loss — caught early, it's manageable for life.
Cataracts
Caused by age, medication or injury. Vision loses its clarity even with glasses. Your medical insurance covers detection and treatment.
Diabetic eye exams
Diabetes puts you at risk of vision loss and other complications. A yearly exam is the single best thing you can do about it.
Dry eye
Dry, sticky eyes — or eyes that water constantly — are often the same problem. Come in for an evaluation and a treatment plan, then pick up what you need from our product shop.
Conjunctivitis & infections
Redness, pain, discharge or anything that feels wrong: call us rather than waiting it out or going to urgent care.
Macular degeneration
Monitoring and management of age-related changes to the macula, alongside your other care.
Eye emergencies — call, don't wait
New flashes of light. Floaters that just appeared. A curtain or veil across part of your vision. Pain in the eye. Sudden redness or discomfort that won't settle. Any of these can threaten your sight.
I've rewritten her service descriptions in plainer language and added a few she offers but doesn't list (children's exams, macular degeneration — remove if wrong). Every word on this page needs her sign-off before it goes live. Also worth adding: which technology the offices have, since “state-of-the-art” means nothing but “we do retinal imaging so most patients don't need dilating drops” means a lot.
Glasses & contacts
Nearly 1,000 frames on the wall
Glasses do more than help you see — they're on your face all day. Our opticians will pull frames that suit your prescription, your face and your budget, and tell you honestly when something isn't working.
Lenses
We'll walk you through what's actually worth paying for: anti-reflective coating, progressives, thinner high-index lenses for stronger prescriptions, transitions, and blue-light filtering. Some of it is worth it for you and some of it isn't, and we'll say which.
Reordering contacts
Once you've been fitted and your prescription is current, you can reorder online and have lenses shipped straight to you. No trip to the office, no phone call.
Reorder your lensesWhich frame brands are carried? Sunglasses and prescription sunglasses? Is there a warranty or adjustment policy worth stating?
Shop
Reorder without leaving the house
Our online shop carries your contact lenses plus the eye health products our doctors actually recommend — warm compress masks, omega supplements, preservative-free drops and lid care. Order in about thirty seconds and it ships to your door.
Shop by category
Contact lenses
Your usual brand, in the quantity you usually get. If your prescription is current, reordering takes under a minute.
Nutrients and supplements
Not all fish oil is the same. The omega products we carry are the ones with real evidence behind them for dry eye.
Eye masks
Reusable warm compresses that unblock the oil glands in your eyelids. Usually where dry eye treatment starts.
Drops and ointments
Preservative-free artificial tears and night-time ointments. Preservative-free matters once you're using drops more than a few times a day.
Eyelid hygiene
Cleansers and wipes for blepharitis and irritated lid margins.
Tools and accessories
Cases, inserters, removers and the small things that make daily wear easier.
Why order here
Everything in the shop was chosen by our doctors for our own patients, and every order is checked against your prescription before it ships. You'll get a reminder when you're running low, and you don't have to make a trip to the office to pick anything up.
Ordered before?
The shop already knows you. Enter the email address or mobile number we have on file and it'll text or email you a code to get straight into your account and your past orders.
Sign in and reorderEmbedding this store in a frame is actively costing her. The platform detects that it's inside a frame and hides things — the whole “shop by category” grid, the store's own logo, the footer, and the “we've made eyecare easier” explanation all get switched off. Patients in the frame see only a sign-in box and a plain “Browse Products” button. Everything I've laid out on this page is functionality she is already paying for and nobody can see.
There's also an “Aesthetics” category I've left off this page because I don't know what's in it — she should say whether it belongs here.
Our doctors
Who you'll actually see
Three optometrists, all of whom you'll get to know by name.
Dr. Kelly and family.
Dr. Abby Kelly
Optometrist · Owner
Dr. Kelly has worked in eye care since she was sixteen. She earned undergraduate degrees in International Business and Economics from Elon University, went on to a Master of Business Administration at the University of Maryland, and spent time in the corporate world before returning to school — pre-medical study at the University of Hartford, then her Doctor of Optometry from Inter American University. She opened Kelly Family Eyecare in 2016.
She grew up in Connecticut and lives in Tolland. Outside the office she travels, raises two Old English Sheepdogs, and spends every spare minute with her nephews and family.
Dr. Danielle Gurciullo
Optometrist
Pronounced Grr-chew-low. A Connecticut native raised in Meriden, Dr. Gurciullo graduated in Medical Laboratory Science from the University of Vermont in 2013 and received her Doctor of Optometry from the New England College of Optometry in Boston in 2022.
She's particularly interested in primary eye care and in diagnosing and treating glaucoma, and also treats diabetic retinopathy, cataracts and macular degeneration.
She hikes, sings in a chorale, and will happily spend a whole day reading at the beach — though her favourite company is her cat, Jasper.
Dr. Lauren Guzik
Optometrist
Originally from Chicago, Dr. Guzik holds undergraduate degrees from the University of Chicago and Northeastern Illinois University, and earned her Doctor of Optometry from the Illinois College of Optometry. She completed a one-year residency at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Newington, Connecticut.
She practises both routine and advanced care — dry eye, eye infections, allergic conjunctivitis, contact lens complications, uveitis, glaucoma, cataracts and macular degeneration — and works through the options with each patient rather than handing down a plan.
And the rest of the team
The opticians and front desk staff are the people most patients actually spend the most time with. A group photo and a line or two about each of them would do more for the “treated like family” promise than anything else on this site.
New patients & insurance
What to expect on your first visit
Nothing here should be a surprise. Here's how a first appointment goes and what to bring.
Your first appointment
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Book by phone or online
Windsor and East Windsor take online bookings. For Vernon, give us a call.
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Bring four things
Your insurance cards — both medical and vision, if you have them — a photo identification, your current glasses or contact lens boxes, and a list of any medications you take.
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Allow about an hour
A full exam takes roughly that long. If you're having contacts fitted for the first time, plan on longer.
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Ask about dilation
If your eyes are dilated, your vision will be blurry and light-sensitive for a few hours. Bring sunglasses, and consider having someone drive you home.
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Pick out glasses the same day
If you need a new prescription, you can go straight to the frame boards after your exam.
Insurance
“Do you take my insurance?” is the most common question any optometry practice gets, and the answer isn't anywhere on the existing website. People who can't find it call the next practice on the list instead. This needs a real list from Abby.
Placeholder list — replace with the plans actually accepted:
- Vision plan A
- Vision plan B
- Vision plan C
- Medical plan A
- Medical plan B
- Medical plan C
- Medicare
- State plans
Common questions
What's the difference between a vision plan and medical insurance?
A vision plan generally covers your routine exam and helps with glasses or contacts. Medical insurance covers eye problems — dry eye, glaucoma, cataracts, infections, diabetic exams. Some visits use one, some use the other, and occasionally both. We'll tell you which applies before you're billed.
How often should I have my eyes checked?
Once a year for most people. More often if you have diabetes, glaucoma, or you're being monitored for something specific.
Do I need to be dilated?
Sometimes. It gives a much better view of the back of the eye, which is where a lot of important things show up. Ask the doctor at your visit — this section should say whether the offices have retinal imaging as an alternative.
Can I get my prescription to order glasses elsewhere?
Yes. Your prescription is yours and you're entitled to a copy.
Do you see children?
Yes — needs Abby to confirm the youngest age seen.
The accepted insurance list, the correct answers to the questions above, and whether there are intake forms patients could download and fill in before arriving.
Contact
Get in touch
Call any office
860-870-5822One number reaches Vernon, Windsor and East Windsor.
aimee@kellyfamilyeyecarect.com
Please don't send medical details or test results by email — it isn't a secure channel. Call the office instead.
Book online
Follow along
Send us a message
A short form goes here — name, phone, which office, and the best time to reach you. Deliberately nothing about symptoms or health history.
Any form on a medical practice website touches HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act). A “call me back” form collecting only a name and phone number is low risk; anything inviting patients to describe symptoms is not. My recommendation is to keep this form minimal and route everything clinical to the phone or the existing booking system.
If it's urgent
Don't use email or a form. Call 860-870-5822. If the office is closed and you're losing vision or in severe pain, go to an emergency room.