Deep expertise in medical eye care — glaucoma, macular degeneration, cataracts, and diabetic eye disease — plus comprehensive exams for patients of all ages and abilities. Online booking takes about a minute.
Dr. David Barley — caring for Williamsburg's eyes for 27 years.
We take the time to explain your results, walk through your options, and answer every question — we're partners in this. We know that if you understand your unique vision and eye health concerns, you'll have better long-term outcomes.
You can be assured that you are getting an accurate prescription tailored to your needs, not to our bottom line. Fill it anywhere you like. There is an excellent optical shop right next door.
From managing age-related eye disease to routine exams for the whole family — in one office.
Glaucoma, macular degeneration, cataracts, diabetic eye disease, dry eye, and emergencies — monitored over time with advanced imaging.
Thorough vision and eye-health exams for adults and children — including accurate eyeglass and contact lens prescriptions.
Fittings for standard and hard-to-fit lenses, plus easy online reordering.
Order your lenses →Children's exams with special attention to how vision affects learning in school.
Many serious eye diseases — glaucoma, macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy — have no symptoms in their early stages. These tools let us see trouble long before you'd notice it, when it is most treatable.
A high-resolution photograph of the retina at the back of your eye. It gives us a permanent baseline of your eye health and lets us spot — and track — subtle changes year over year. Quick and painless — and for some patients it may reduce the need for dilation.
Think of it as an ultrasound made of light: a cross-section scan of the retina's layers, measured to a fraction of a millimeter. It can reveal glaucoma, macular degeneration, and diabetic changes far earlier than a surface exam. Non-contact, and it takes seconds.
A Williamsburg native, Dr. Barley began his career teaching special needs students — work that sparked his interest in how vision problems affect learning, and led him to optometry. He earned his Doctorate at the University of Alabama's School of Optometry, where he served as class president and received the Southern Council of Optometrists Clinical Excellence Award as his school's most outstanding clinician.
Dr. Barley opened Family Eyecare in 1999. He takes the time to explain your exam results, describe your options, and listen — because good eye health is an ongoing partnership. His teaching background never left him: working with patients with special needs remains one of the great joys of his practice.
Schedule with Dr. BarleyBefore becoming an optometrist, Dr. Barley was an award-winning special education teacher — and caring for special populations remains a distinctive strength of this practice. Patients of all ages with developmental, cognitive, or physical disabilities are welcome here. Exams move at each person's own pace, techniques are adapted to each person's abilities, and caregivers are always part of the conversation. If you've had trouble finding an eye doctor who's truly comfortable with your needs, or those of your loved one, we'd be so happy to help.
Much of our practice is medical eye care for older adults — glaucoma, macular degeneration, cataracts, and diabetic eye disease. You're welcome in the exam room. We explain findings in plain language, put instructions in writing, coordinate with your parent's other physicians, and accept Medicare. Have questions before booking? Call us at (757) 229-6601 — we're glad to talk it through first.
A vision plan covers your routine exam and eyewear. Eye disease — like dry eye, glaucoma, or diabetic eye care — is covered by your medical insurance, not your vision plan. Each plan sets its own rules for what it covers — our staff follows those rules, submitting each part of your visit to the appropriate plan. Within those rules, we'll help you use every benefit you're entitled to.
Vision plan or medical insurance — which covers your visit? →
One form, your choice of format. Before your visit, we'll send you a secure link to our online intake form — if you complete that, you're all set. Prefer paper? Download the same form below instead, fill it out on your computer or by hand, print it, and bring it in. Either way, you only fill it out once.
At Settler's Market in New Town — next door to Visionworks. We chose this spot deliberately: our doctors focus entirely on your eye care, and the awesome opticians next door help you with your eyeglass selections and fitting.
Family Eyecare, Dr. David Barley & Associates
4645 Casey Boulevard, Suite 130
Williamsburg, VA 23188
Phone: (757) 229-6601
Fax: (757) 259-4691
| Monday | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
| Tuesday | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
| Wednesday | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
| Thursday | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
| Friday | 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
We accept cash, check, debit, Visa, Mastercard, and Discover.