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Here at Perception Optical Boutique (East Arlington, MA) our mission is to help you see your world as clearly as possible. We are an independently owned and family-run business. Walk-ins welcome, but we encourage making an appointment online or contact us at : (781) 316-0141

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What we offer

The “Perception Method” for patient care

We specialize in personalized eye care, glasses & lenses for all. Each patient receives a tailored eyewear fitting session and can help select frames for you based upon your vision objectives, fit needs, preference for design, and of course - budget. We make our fitting sessions as enjoyable as possible, giving you devoted one-on-one time to ask questions and feel excited about your eyewear.

Frame styles + fits for all faces

We opened Perception with a clear mission: help everyone. We carry a wide selection of independently owned eyewear makers with an eye for stylish, durable and timeless frames. We carry frames of all shapes (round, square, tulip, cat-eye, ‘squircle’), and materials, including specific fits for larger and petite faces.

The world’s best lenses

Perception Optical prioritizes lenses. We works exclusively with Zeiss Vision, the world’s leading lens manufacturer to offer you the highest-quality lenses available on the market. Our Zeiss lenses are unmatched in clarity, visual comfort & durability.

Want more? Zeiss’s expansive portfolio includes popular items like:

Top of the line anti-reflective, blue-light and glare-reducing coatings (standard with all lenses)
single-vision & progressives lenses
task-lenses (reading and computers)
“The Boost” lens for a bump of reading magnification
PhotoFushionX (aka ‘transitions')
magnetized & customizable polarized clip-ons
colored lens tints (great for migraine sufferers and light-sensitive eyes)
polarization & high-reflective mirror coating for sun protection
lab safety lenses
enhanced coatings night-time driving
children’s anti-shatter lenses
2-year lens warranty (at no additional cost)

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Perception Optical & Adam’s Story

Adam Estapa
Co-owner & Optician (LDO,ABOC,NCLEC)

Adam Estapa believes everyone has the right to see their world as best as they can. He is a graduate of the Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology with an Associate of Applied Science in Opticianry, and certified and licensed optician by the American Board of Opticians and National Contact Lens Examiners. Adam has worked for numerous optical stores, including Warby Parker, SEE Eyewear, Boston Eye Group, and Vision Works. He speaks regularly at the Carroll Center for the Blind, offering help and hope to those living with visual disabilities.

Adam’s life-long passion for optics started with his very first pair of glasses – at just 13 months old. Born with Stargardt Disease, a rare genetic eye disorder, Adam’s whole world has literally been shaped by his glasses. He is legally blind, photophobic and color-blind. But that didn’t stop him from becoming a trained and licensed optician with one goal in mind: to help others see the best they can. Perception Optical was born out of frustration that so many optical retailers were not willing to listen to or able to solve his most basic vision issues. Adam understands deeply just how important eyewear is.

Rachel (Rae) Estapa
Co-owner & Operations & Stylist

Rachel (Rae) is driven to help people feel good about themselves no matter what life throws at them. As our resident frame stylist, Rae also has over two decades of operations, marketing & administrative experience to help ensure mission-driven organizations stay on track. Prior to opening Perception Optical, she worked for Harvard University’s Office of Public Affairs + Relations. When not working on Perception, Rae is creator of More to Love Yoga, the award winning body-positive yoga and wellness practice based in Boston. Rae teaches, speaks, and writes on topics such as yoga, wellness, body-positivity, entrepreneurship and more.

Yes, we’re married!

Rachel & Adam Estapa

One of their first dates, Adam and Rachel(Rae) made a list together called “Things I Want To Do With My Life” and at the top was owning their own business and doing what they each loved. They opened Perception in 2020, right when the pandemic struck and held fast to their vision. 15 years in, Adam & Rae still work as a team on everything and want Perception to feel like an extension of their home. Each bring their unique talents to Perception Optical and are proud of being a family-owned, Boston-area business.

Let’s help you see YOUR world