Dr. Kathryn Dugan

Eye Eco

Eye Eco operates on County Center Drive in Temecula, handling the range of routine eye care that most residents cycle through — annual exams, contact lens fittings, dry eye management, pediatric vision screening, and referrals for surgical cases like cataracts or LASIK. The practice carries eyewear frames in-house and maintains an on-site lab for glasses, compressing the typical wait-and-order timeline into same-visit pickup when timing allows. For established patients with straightforward prescriptions and frame needs, the local-practice setup works better than a chain optical counter where an exam happens in one department and frames are ordered through another. Insurance plans like VSP and EyeMed are standard accommodations here. Parents managing a child's first pair of glasses, contacts wearers needing a fitting checkup, and drivers with chronic dry eye who benefit from consistent provider continuity find this model more practical than the big-box alternative. For complex surgical candidates or low-vision rehabilitation requiring specialist referral, the practice positions itself as the clinical entry point rather than the final destination.