Ocula Boutique — Independent Eyewear, Adams Morgan DC

Eyewear

The premise

How you see. How you're seen.

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Distinctive frames from small European houses, made slowly and worn long.Distinctive frames from small European houses, made slowly and worn long.Measured and fitted to your face, in person — never a box or a guess.The owners fit your frames, repair them in the shop, and remember you.

The QUALITY in Ocula Boutique Eyewear will TRANSFORM your confidence to a product that you can TRUST!

An independent eyewear boutique, in Adams Morgan consisting of a chair, a mirror, a conversation. Exclusive, unique frames offered nowhere else in DC — repaired in the shop by the hands that fitted them.

The reception desk beneath the Ocula Boutique sign — Fig. 01 — the reception desk

Collections

[ the index ]

Tarian Italy, by hand

Made from sculptured cellulose acetate — also known as cotton wood — cut, polished, and finished by hand in a small Italian atelier, then fitted to your face here.

Tarian Camondo — Gradient Purple and Pink

Woodys Barcelona, worn loud

Barcelona’s graphic optical house — colour and shape worn without apology, for the face that wants to be seen.

Coexist Montpellier, la passion

Carla W. Sfeir’s Artisan d’Art atelier in the south of France — sculptural frames drawn, carved, and finished by hand from natural cotton and wood fibre, each engraved with the Coexist mark of peace.

Coexist — Butterfly, wax print red and gold

The sun shelf every house, darker

The sun shelf, across every house — the same frames you love, darkened for the street.

Tarian Rue De Bearin — Emerald and Black

Tarian Beaux-Arts — Purple, Pink and Green

Tarian Rue De Bearn — Tortoise Shell Purple and Turquoise

Tarian Beaux-Arts — Black Pact, Blue and Coral

Tarian Port Royal — Glittery Pink, Blue, and Red

Tarian Pont De L'Alma Mirabeau — Brown Clear and Blue

Tarian Pont De L'Alma Mirabeau — Tortoise Shell Burgundy

Tarian Rue Saint-Claude — Tortoise Shell Green Orange

Tarian Pas De La Mule — Dark Grey and Yellow

Tarian Branly — Tortoise Shell and Green

Tarian Pont Saint-Michel — Gradient Green and Purple

Tarian Pont De L'Alma — Tortoise Shell Black and White

Tarian Pont De L'Alma — Pink Gradient and Pink

Visual Eyes Vibes Glee — Gold/Black Tort

Visual Eyes Success Sun 5 — Brown/Gradient

Coexist — Rounds, red segments over wax print

Coexist — Cat rounds, wax print fuchsia and lemon

Coexist — Squares, green and pink diagonal stripe

$Coexist — Rounds, lime and tangerine stripes$ Coexist — Octagon rounds, wax print with red temples

Coexist — Square, orange and black wax with yellow temples

Coexist — Sculpted squares, olive with tortoise temples

Coexist — Rounds, canary yellow with olive temples

Coexist — Hex squares, blue glitter with painted temples

Coexist — Squares, snakeskin check with yellow rim

Frames on display — Fig. 02 — the collection case

Optical frames — Fig. 03 — Woodys, Barcelona

Statement frames — Fig. 05 — Tarian, Italy

The practice

[ what we do ]

Personal fitting

Face, prescription, habits, wardrobe — a fitting is a conversation, not a transaction. Expect honesty over flattery.

Repairs & adjustments

Done in-house, at the shop, usually while you wait. Frames bought here are looked after here.

House calls

Local to the neighborhood? We come to you — collect your frames, inspect them, service them to the best of our abilities, and return them to your door.

Hotel pickup & return

Visiting Washington? We'll collect your frames, service to the best of our abilities, and return them before you check out.

Non-clinical boutique — for eye exams we will happily point you to neighborhood optometrists.

Efrain Perez and Yolanda Dobles cutting the ribbon at the grand opening

[ the neighbors ]

One of the last true mom-and-pop shops — a counter, two names, and a chair waiting in Adams Morgan.

His hands, her care — one counter.

Efrain Perez learned his craft the long way — more than forty years as an optician in New York City, working with patients from around the globe. Yolanda Dobles built her career in HR management in New York and Virginia. In April of 2026, they opened Ocula Boutique Eyewear in Adams Morgan, DC — his hands, her care, one counter.

Mom-and-pop is not nostalgia here; it is the service model. The people who fit your frames are the owners, and they will remember your face when you come back. Come in, try things on, disagree with us. That is what the chairs are for.

A framed photograph from the shop wall — Efrain Perez with Samuel L. Jackson

The regulars

Efrain has made dozens of frames for Samuel L. Jackson.

Forty years at the shop builds a clientele. The same hands, the same standard — whether the face is famous or it is yours.

[ from the shop wall ]

The boutique

[ a relaxed bohemian and moroccan aesthetic ]

The waiting lounge — green walls, leather loveseat, Moroccan rug — Fig. 06 — the waiting lounge

Storefront at 2206 18th St NW on opening day — Fig. 07 — opening day

Sunglasses on the shop table among plants and warm walls — Fig. 08 — a closer look

Sunglass wall and consultation chair — Fig. 09 — the sun wall

Velvet loveseat with mandala pillows — Fig. 10 — sit awhile

Red frames styled on a white mandala tray with a succulent — Fig. 11 — the red tray

Painting above a rattan cabinet — Fig. 12 — color studies

Frames in the blue display case — Fig. 13 — the blue case

Browline sunglasses on a clear acrylic stand — Fig. 14 — on the stand

Business cards at the front desk — Fig. 15 — say hello

Ocula gift bags in the cabinet — Fig. 16 — to go

The dispensing desk — a wooden table with velvet chairs against the green wall — Fig. 17 — the dispensing desk

Questions

[ before you visit ]

01Do you take insurance?+

We don't take insurance directly. If you bring a copy of your allowance, we'll work to get close to — or match — it, while giving you a better product than the plan would. If your plan includes free frames or lenses, we'll turn that into a discount.

02Do you do eye exams?+

Bring your current doctor's prescription, or a pair of glasses with a satisfactory prescription, and we will handle the rest — and if you need an exam, we are happy to point you to neighborhood optometrists we trust.

03Do you do transition lenses?+

We do better — XTRActive lenses, which turn 75 to 85% darker than standard transitions.

04Do you do progressive lenses?+

Yes — high-end digital lenses, finished with a 10-layer anti-reflective coating and a blue-defense coating for computer use.

05I'm having problems with my progressive lenses. Can you help?+

We'll have to evaluate and determine exactly what's wrong. Your explanation and our examination will determine that. If we can, we will.

06Can you help with new lenses, frames, or repairs?+

Most repairs and adjustments happen in-house at the shop, usually while you wait. Come in and we will take a look.

07I'm only in Washington for a few days — can you still help?+

We'll help to the best of our abilities — from pick-up to drop-off. Tell us where you're staying, we'll collect your frames, service them at the shop, and return them before you check out.

Visit

[ come by, in person ]

The boutique

2206 18th Street NWUnit C4 · Adams Morgan · Washington, DC 20009

Tuesday – Wednesday10 am – 6 pm

Thursday10 am – 7 pm

Friday – Saturday10 am – 6 pm

Sunday – MondayClosed

Phone202-738-6110

Emailnewocula2206@hotmail.com

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Inside Ocula Boutique — the reception desk in Adams Morgan

2206 18th St NW · Adams Morgan