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Eye Q Optique cares for sight-seeking customers in a full-service optical emporium that showcases an eclectic collection of designer frames. Optometrists help patrons prepare for upcoming speed-reading bees by matching prescriptions that are less than a year old with a wide variety of ocular brands, ranging from Bugatti to Rye & Lye. Popular Paul Smith and Vogue prescription frames ($150+) can be filled with single-vision scratch-resistant lenses ($114). Summer shoppers can prepare to stun the sun or covertly stare at strangers on the train with a pair of Carolina Herrera ($120) or Brooks Brothers ($70) sunglasses.