Personalized Optometry
in Chicago

Dr. Steven Chander

As the clinical director of Primary Eye Care Associates, Dr. Steven Chander combines over two decades of optometry experience with a lifelong passion for helping others. Dr. Chander is board-certified by the National Board of Examiners in Optometry and regularly educates other eye doctors regarding important eye health topics.

Dr. Chander also completed a residency at the Chicago Medical Center Department of Ophthalmology. This experience working with leading ophthalmologists gave him the necessary training to enhance his patients' vision with laser eye surgery. In fact, he authored a book on the topic. 

Dr. Chander is dedicated to providing exceptional care and a positive experience every time you visit our state-of-the-art office in Chicago, IL. Our optometrist ensures that every aspect of treatment - including materials, procedures, and the office itself - is held to the highest standards to provide patients with the best possible vision care.

Dr. Brian Coffey

Dr. Coffey grew up in the Chicago area, attending Marist High School, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and the Illinois College of Optometry. He completed a residency in Low Vision and Primary Care through Nova Southeastern University at the Lake City VA Medical Center in Lake City, Florida.

Outside of Primary Eye Care Associates, Dr. Coffey has given classes to other optometrists, educating them on the uses and fitting of specialty contact lenses. He sees people with some of the most advanced visual deteriorations at the Chicago Lighthouse for the Blind, restoring parts of their lives they thought lost.

Dr. Coffey is passionate about personalized eye care, and makes sure that every individual is fully cared for and knows their options. He believes it’s important for both the doctor and patient to work as a team to keep the eyes healthy and functional.

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Orthokeratology enhances your vision without surgery.

For those seeking an alternative to glasses and LASIK, our doctors can prescribe a special contact lens that reshapes the cornea during sleep. In the morning, you'll experience improved eyesight without wearing prescription eyeglasses or contacts.

This remarkable non-surgical treatment is called orthokeratology, which we're proud to offer at our optometry center.

Also known as ortho-k and corneal refractive therapy (CRT), orthokeratology can safely and effectively correct the vision of children and adults who suffer from:

• Myopia
• Hyperopia
• Astigmatism
• Presbyopia

You can repeat the benefits of treatment by simply wearing ortho-k contacts at night as directed. It's that easy.

Dry, red, and irritated eyes can be extremely uncomfortable and ruin your day. Dry eye has a variety of causes, but it's typically the result of poor tear composition or reduced tear production.

Dr. Chander heads the Chicago Dry Eye Center of Excellence, which focuses on the treatment of dry eyes. He can prescribe and recommend a number of treatments depending on your needs, including:

• The LipiFlow® Thermal Pulsation System
• Tear duct plugs
• Medicated eye drops
• Nutrition counseling and supplementation

During your consultation, we can identify the reason you're suffering from dry eye and then develop a custom treatment plan that will renew, refresh, and revive your eyes.

We have many methods of relieving dry eye syndrome.