Heritage Optical Center

Heritage Optical Center is an optometrist in Detroit, MI, located at 87 Monroe St. The practice operates alongside two other Detroit locations on the East side and the West side, and offers routine eye exams, an extensive line of eyewear featuring designer frames, sunglasses and sportswear, and contact lens fittings covering soft daily wear, extended wear, disposable and color-changing lenses as well as rigid gas-permeable options. The Detroit Downtown office is open Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and is closed on weekends.

Heritage Optical was founded by George P. Barnes, Jr., who serves as President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of the company as well as of Heritage Vision Plans. Mr. Barnes has more than 40 years of experience in the Detroit business and civic community and is recognized for his community involvement, including service on the Board of Directors of the Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council, where he also chairs its Healthcare Industry Group, lifetime membership and board service with the Detroit NAACP, and an advisory role with the University of Detroit Mercy College of Business Administration.

The Monroe Street location sits at the corner of Monroe and Woodward Avenue in downtown Detroit, about a tenth of a mile from Cadillac Center and the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department, and a short walk from Bagley Memorial Fountain.

With three locations across the city and a founder whose involvement in Detroit's civic and business life stretches back more than four decades, Heritage Optical Center is one of the longer-established optical practices serving Detroit residents.