quality eye care in

Traverse City

Caring Staff, Dedicated to you

Welcome to EyeSee Vision Care!

If you’re looking for an Optometrist and team that will treat you like family, you have found the right place.

Dr. Soave (pronounced “Swä-vee”) and Dr. Mauk (pronounced like “walk” or “talk”) have well earned reputations for excellence in managing a broad range of eye problems of varying complexity, and are proud to provide you with quality vision care and ocular disease management for you and your family.

Services

Comprehensive EYe Exams

We are dedicated to providing our patients with compassionate attention based on personal eye care needs. Our doctors will determine the best eye glass prescription or vision correction service to allow your eyes to function at their highest ability, in addition to offering a wide range of preventative and vision management services. This includes using the latest diagnostic technology to screen for evidence of diseases such as glaucoma, macular degeneration, dry eye syndrome, cataracts and others.

Emergency & MEDICAL EYE CARE

It can be frightening to experience an unexpected vision related emergency. Our doctors have vast experience in the treatment of urgent eye issues, including a sudden change in vision or the development of an eye condition. If you experience a red or pink eye, foreign body, flashes or floaters, or believe you may have scratched your eye, please call or stop in to our office so that we can provide you immediate care.

Additionally, we handle and educate our patients through diagnostic and management measures for eye issues such as cataracts, diabetic retinopathy, concerns relating to glaucoma, dry eye or macular degeneration.

EYE WEAR & CONTACT LENSes

At Eyesee Vision Care, we pride ourselves in offering a wide selection of eyewear, including quality frames, sunglasses and more. We carry both classic and unique designs to complement any style and prescription need, and are focused on finding you the perfect fit to complete your look. We also offer contact lens evaluations, for the most basic to the more difficult multi-focal, monovision, toric and astigmatism contact lens wearers.

Located in Traverse City, Eyesee Vision Care has been providing compassionate eye care for generations.

With over 60 years of experience, EYESEE Vision Care is dedicated to providing the best products and services for you and your family. We have made a commitment to you, your family, and our Community.

We focus on creating lasting relationships and promise to give you the highest quality eye care. On behalf of the doctors and staff, we would like to thank you in advance for choosing EYESEE Vision Care for all your eye care needs.

Always a great experience! Top quality care, and wonderful staff! I live in Southeast Michigan and it is certainly worth the drive for my annual appointment - been going there for many years. -Ken Swanstrom

Really great with kids. He explained everything to them. My daughter said he was the best Dr!!!! -Lisbeth Russ Krause

Phone

(231) 947-6767

Location

1040 South Garfield Ave Traverse City, MI 49686

Hours

M-F 8:30a - 5p

Closed 1 - 2 for lunch

**Scott J. Soave, OD, FAAO, ACMO**
Originally from downstate, Dr. Soave has returned to his roots after spending time across the country and is now happy to call Traverse City home.
After completing his undergraduate studies in Biomedical Science at Grand Valley State University, he attended the Pennsylvania College of Optometry in Philadelphia obtaining his Doctorate in Optometry in 2009. He then elected to pursue a residency in ocular disease and was selected by the highly competitive Hu Hu Kam Memorial Hospital in Sacaton, Arizona .
After completing his residency he took a staff position at the hospital, serving patients with some of the highest rates of diabetes in the world. In the subsequent years he became a fellow with the American Academy, faculty at four schools of optometry, and was awarded Arizona's "Young Optometrist of the Year" in 2015.
Dr. Soave has a passion for eye care. He enjoys meeting people, problem solving, and learning: He has completed advanced competency testing in medical eye care and has been teaching ocular disease for many years. He treats and manages a wide array of eye diseases, ocular trauma, and enjoys primary eye care examinations.
Dr. Soave is loving all that Northwest Michigan has to offer with his two young and energetic boys, Cole and Wyatt. Dr. Soave enjoys hiking, woodworking, spending time on the water, and any type of DIY project.

Johanna Mauk, O.D.

Originally from Traverse City, Dr. Mauk is thrilled to return to her hometown for the opportunity to serve the community that is near and dear to her heart.

Following graduating from Central High School, Dr. Mauk earned her associates degree at Northwestern Michigan College. From there, she completed her undergraduate studies at Ferris State University earning a Bachelor’s in Biology/Pre-Optometry. Dr. Mauk then went on to earn her Doctorate in Optometry from the Michigan College of Optometry in 2016.

Since 2016 Dr. Mauk has enjoyed the private practice setting in Cheboygan, MI and with experience treating and managing a variety of eye diseases, fitting contact lenses, and doing primary eye care exams, she is an incredible asset to our team. Dr. Mauk also has experience and enjoys working with the special needs population and pediatric patients. Dr. Mauk is passionate about improving her patients' quality of life through their vision and ocular health.

Dr. Mauk married her high school sweetheart, Jeff, and together they have a son and two dogs. Dr. Mauk enjoys cooking new recipes, spending time with family and doing anything outdoors!

GLASSES

Want a new look?

At Eyesee Vision Care we pride ourselves on offering a wide selection of quality frames.

We bring you the latest fashions with our independent eye-wear frame lines. Independent Eyewear brands are focused only on one thing. eyewear. When a company’s sole focus is on eye-wear, you’ll find frames with detailed craftsmanship and innovative technology.

We truly try and carry something for everyone, since no two faces are alike. Stop by today and take a look at our huge selection of hand-picked frames, we are always getting new styles in.

Lens Treatments

Lens MaterialS

Eysee Vision Care offers contact lens examinations, from the most basic to the more difficult multi-focal, monovision, toric, and astigmatism contact lens patients.

We fit the most current and innovative contact lenses

Contact lens services

The contact lens fitting is an additional service beyond an annual eye exam.

Ensure your eye health meets the necessary standards to wear contact lenses
Choose the best material and lens design to match your lifestyle
Provide any trial contact lenses and all necessary follow up visits to determine a proper contact lens fit and prescription.

Our goal is to insure that contact lens wearers have and maintain healthy eyes.

PATIENT CENTER

Schedule your eye exam today by calling our office at 231-947-6767

Insurance

Since there are so many plans and coverage varies widely, please call us to find out if your plan covers care in our office. Our staff will verify and explain your benefits before your visit at no charge.

Patient forms

The best way to expedite your visit with us is to fill out the paperwork beforehand. We will be happy to mail the patient forms to your home address upon request or you may print and fill out the forms from the following links.

FILL OUT PATIENT HISTORY FORMS ONLINE

CONTACT LENS AGREEMENT

NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES