We think being rare is cool.

Dan Leberer is a frame fanatic. He founded Visualeyes in 1988 to bring bold and brilliant eyewear to Buffalo. He’s also a bit of a lens lunatic. Dan believes you should look and see your best. He likes sporting his own sweet frames and helping others find theirs.

Dave Leberer loves contact lenses more than is probably natural. Which explains why professional athletes come see him. We think that’s cool. Dave has been fitting contact lenses so long, he could write a book on them. But he won’t. He’d rather help you see clearly and comfortably.

Dr. Leberer loves eyes. Really, he loves taking vision that’s good and making it much, much better. Which happens more than you’d think. He also loves his wife and their daughter and twin sons. He’s into playing hockey, snowboarding, boating, and golfing.

Betsy Leberer loves to hunt. For the most fashionable prey. She only needs her sharp eyes (thank you, lenses) and her love of fine frames. She said goodbye National Grid to “help out” at Visualeyes and bring her husband Dan’s vision to life. Over 15 years in, she juggles the roles of Manager, CFO and Int’l Trade Show frame huntress.

Dawn is a fan of her Visualeyes family. That’s why she’s still here after over 25 years as the Main Street location lead Optician. Dawn loves setting up a client with sweet frames and then getting a sweet friendship in return. Her keen sense of style comes into play when selecting the newest frames for our displays. She’s also a fan of her daughter, a driven and determined crew athlete.

People say “fortune favors the brave,” but it actually favors Nancy. She rides motorcycles. She skydives. She’s even done air tricks in a bi-plane. So, when she started from scratch in 2011 as an optician, she knew she’d find a new path. That path led straight to a full-time gig at Visualeyes. Now she uses her good sense of direction to help others find fantastic frames. When not at work she is keeping up with her twin grandsons or movin’ and groovin’ to live music.

It’s hard to say whether you’d notice Jennifer’s smile or her artistry first. As the newest addition to the Visualeyes team of opticians, she uses both to help whoever walks in find that rare pair of frames. Her own eyewear broadcasts who she is to the world, and her passion is helping others do the same. Her other passions are exploring beaches, forests, museums, and concert halls with her husband, her two kids, and her two dogs too.

Allison came into Visualeyes to buy some shades once. She never left. Now Allison’s the primary Optician at the Elmwood location. She practices the art of the perfect Rx, whether specs or shades. Allison enjoys live music, eclectic dining, walking the streets of beautiful Buffalo, and…endless home renovation.

Who would come back to Buffalo from the Big Apple? Diana would. She brought back with her a chic New York style and some serious eyewear enthusiasm. Diana loves finding that unique look that makes her clients say, “Yes! That’s it!”. She also loves music, gardening, and chasing her 2 boys around.

If you’ve been here, you know Amy. She’s been that smile at the door for over 10 years. But she’s also a bit of a matchmaker. She has a hand in helping clients fall in contact lens love. She loves that. Amy’s a fan of camping, traveling, photography, her husband and her golden retrievers Mac and Marley.

Sarah likes people. But she loves people who like people. That’s why she likes working with the team at Visualeyes. Sarah is a guide. She walks our customers through their journey. They start at sight and end at style. It’s her favorite. Because people are her favorite. Sarah is a fan of the arts and is pursuing a degree in sociology.

Nicole’s a lucky gal. She got a 50/50 split in her family, so she can watch her boys play hockey and then grab coffee and go shopping with her girls. Her awesome friendship with our own Dawn helped her land her new Visualeyes job. She discovered fashionable frames right when she started needing to wear them more. She loves wearing both her trademark Moscot frames and the cheeriest smile you ever saw. We love it too. And that cookie she’s holding? It’s from Cookies by NicoleRae, her COVID-hobby-turned-successful-cookie-business!