Updated August 2026
Call (561) 799-3932 or book an appointment.
Eye Expressions sees seasonal residents in Palm Beach Gardens, and you do not need to be a year-round patient to be seen. If you winter here and keep an eye doctor up north, you can be seen once, for one thing, and go back to your regular practice in the spring. Everything on the services list is open to you on the same terms as a year-round patient — a comprehensive eye exam, a contact lens fitting, glasses, or urgent eye care for something that has gone wrong.
Can I see an eye doctor here if I’m only in Florida for the winter?
Yes. A single visit is a normal reason to come in, and being seen here does not mean transferring your care. Dr. Michael Nodland has practiced at 7100 Fairway Drive since 2010.
What actually brings seasonal residents in:
- You’ve run out of contact lenses, and your supply sits with a practice in another state
- You’ve lost or broken your glasses, and the pair you traveled with was the only one
- A red eye, an infection or an injury, with no local doctor to call
- A diabetic or glaucoma monitoring interval falls in the Florida months, so waiting means skipping it
- You need a prescription copy — or your records live in two states and neither doctor has all of them
What you can have done here
| What you need | What to bring | Which insurance it goes to |
|---|---|---|
| Routine exam | Insurance cards, current glasses, medication list | Vision plan, or self-pay |
| Contact lens supply | Current prescription, or a box or foil packet | Vision plan; fitting may bill separately |
| Replacement glasses — or ask us about a damaged pair | The pair you have, and your prescription | Vision plan materials benefit, if any remains |
| Urgent or medical visit | Medical or Medicare card, medication list | Medical / Medicare Part B |
| Disease monitoring — diabetes, glaucoma | Prior records or imaging | Medical / Medicare Part B |
A red eye, dry eye, an injury or disease monitoring is a medical visit, not a vision-plan visit. Say what is wrong when you call and we will book the right one.
What if I run out of contact lenses?
You can be supplied here, but a valid, unexpired contact lens prescription is required — and prescriptions expire. Bring yours, or a box or foil packet, so the brand, power and base curve are exact. If it has expired, you will need a contact lens exam first.
Will my insurance work in Florida?
It depends which card you are asking about. Original Medicare Part B works the same anywhere in the United States for medically necessary care, so an injury, a red eye, or diabetic and glaucoma monitoring is billed here the way it would be billed at home. It does not cover routine refraction for glasses, in Florida or anywhere else.
Vision plans are a different thing. They run on contracted networks rather than on a national benefit, the networks differ from carrier to carrier, and some plans are regional — a plan that is straightforward in Ohio or Massachusetts may look different in Florida, or may not extend here at all. That is a fact about your specific plan, not about the carrier’s name, and nobody can tell you the answer from the logo on the card.
Eye Expressions accepts Medicare, VSP, EyeMed, Humana, Aetna, Anthem, Blue View Vision, MetLife, Superior Vision, Davis Vision and Advantica. Plan networks vary — being covered by a carrier is not the same as your specific plan being one we are contracted with.
The only way to know is to call with the card in hand, and we do that anyway: when you book an appointment ahead, we check your benefits before the visit and send you an estimated copay. Call (561) 799-3932 with the card in front of you, or see insurance for what a vision plan pays for and what gets billed medically.
Can you send my records to my doctor up north?
Yes — you can be seen here without moving your care, and results and prescriptions can go back to your regular doctor. That matters most for conditions followed over time, like glaucoma, where the comparison between this year and last year is the point.
I’ve lost or broken my glasses — can you help?
Bring it in. Walk in, call or text — same day is fine — with the frame in hand, and tell us what has happened to it. Ask us what can be done with it: whether a frame bought at another practice can be repaired or re-lensed here is a question for the optical staff, not something this page can answer for you in advance.
What we can tell you now is that you do not need a new exam to get new glasses. If your prescription is current and unexpired, bring it in — a prescription written at another practice is welcome and we will fill it — and the optical carries Ray-Ban, Oakley, Maui Jim, Versace, Gold & Wood, Caviar, Leon Max and Flexon — see designer eyewear. The optical is open Saturday 9am–2pm, so you can browse frames, collect an order or get an adjustment then. Dr. Nodland does not hold regular Saturday exam hours, and the online scheduler does not offer Saturday, so a Saturday exam has to be requested by phone on (561) 799-3932.
Can I just come in? And will you use my prescription from home?
Yes to both. Walk in, call or text — same day is fine — whether you are browsing frames, ordering glasses or reordering contact lenses.
You do not need to have had your exam here, which is the point for most seasonal residents: your last exam was up north, and the prescription in your bag was written by your own doctor. Bring a prescription from another practice and we will fill it, as long as it is current and unexpired.
For an appointment rather than the optical — an exam, a contact lens fitting, a red eye — calling ahead is better. Scheduled patients are seen almost always on time, so a walk-in may wait behind them.
When should I book?
Book early in the season rather than the week before you fly home, particularly if you may need glasses made. The order has to be placed, made and collected while you are still in Florida — a March appointment before an April departure leaves little room.
Does the Florida climate change anything for my eyes?
Yes, in two ways. Glare and UV are year-round here rather than seasonal, so sunglasses matter more months of the year than up north — see golf sunglasses. And dry eye is common in seasonal residents: air conditioning runs constantly indoors, wind is steady outdoors. Burning, watering or gritty eyes after a few weeks here is treatable — see dry eye treatment.
Frequently asked questions
Do I have to become a permanent patient to be seen? No. Eye Expressions sees seasonal residents in Palm Beach Gardens for a single visit or for every winter. You keep your doctor up north.
Will Medicare cover my visit while I’m in Florida? Original Medicare Part B covers medically necessary eye care anywhere in the United States, so a medical visit in Palm Beach Gardens is billed as it would be at home. It does not cover routine refraction for glasses. A Medicare Advantage plan is a network plan rather than Original Medicare and the answer can differ — call (561) 799-3932 with the card and we will check.
Can I get a copy of my glasses prescription? A prescription is released after the exam that establishes it. If your last exam was up north, that practice holds it and can send it to you.
What do I bring to a first visit? Insurance cards, current glasses or lens boxes, a medication list, and your northern doctor’s name. See new patients.
Book while you’re here
Call (561) 799-3932, or request an appointment online — the scheduler takes requests at any hour, which is useful if you are still up north and planning the season. Directions, hours and the map are on contact.
Eye Expressions · 7100 Fairway Drive, Suite 39, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418 — on Fairway Drive just off PGA Boulevard, with parking at the door. Monday–Friday 10am–6pm · Saturday 9am–2pm (optical; exams by phone request) · Family-owned since 2010 · 5.0 stars from around 500 Google reviews