Foxglove Vision Co. began as a two-chair studio above a bakery on Broadway. Eleven years later, we still measure success the same way: by how many patients leave feeling actually heard.
Annette grew up in Paradise, California, and spent ten years working as a licensed optician for a national chain before she opened Foxglove Vision Co. in the spring of 2014. What began as a two-chair studio above Upper Crust Bakery has become one of Chico's most quietly trusted independent eye care practices.
She's a member of the California Optometric Association and holds an American Board of Opticianry (ABO) certification. But she'd rather you knew that she still greets nearly every new patient at the door, personally.
We book fewer patients per day than most practices. Every exam is one hour, not twenty minutes, and there's real breathing room between visits.
We aren't owned by a lens conglomerate. Every frame on our shelves was chosen because we thought it was worth choosing — not because a distributor sent it.
If you don't need new glasses, we'll tell you. If a competitor is a better fit for a specialty procedure, we'll say so and refer you.
We're Chico people. We sponsor the Bidwell Park cleanup, buy our tea from Blackbird, and hire our staff from within a ten-mile radius.
Two exam chairs, one optician, and a curated wall of thirty frames.
Chico's first practice to offer in-office meibomian gland imaging.
A converted farmhouse, five exam rooms, and a garden patients can walk through before their visit.
We become a certified MiSight provider and expand into pediatric care.
A team of six, roughly forty patients a week, and still no double-booking.
Every year we donate 40 pairs of prescription glasses to families through the Butte County Community Action Agency.
We host one optometric extern each fall from local pre-health programs.
Bring in a pair you no longer wear and we'll clean, repair, and donate them — plus $25 off your next lenses.
Walk-ins welcome for frame browsing, appointments needed for exams.
