About Us

Keeping your eyes healthy and your vision the best it can be is our mission. If you are new to our office we look forward to serving you.

Since 1999, Gulfcoast Eye Center has served as a dedicated and caring provider of quality vision services to Sarasota and the surrounding communities. Our eye doctor, Dr. Steven Bovio is an optometric physician in Sarasota who specializes in primary eye care of all ages. Learn more about Dr. Bovio on our Doctors & Staff page.

Our friendly eye care staff has many years of experience to help you with your needs while delivering exceptional customer service.

Our Mission Statement

The mission of Gulfcoast Eye Center is to provide the latest advancements in eye health care. We provide the most up to date vision care technology to improve eye health. We have the finest quality products for optimal vision. Ensuring the future of your vision to improve the quality of your life is the mission of our friendly professional staff.

Come Experience The Optical

Our state of the art optical featuring quality designer frames with the latest lens technology. This ensures the best vision for you. We feature designer brands such as Coach, L.A. Eyeworks, Timberland, Kate Spade, Jhane Barnes, and many more. We also adjust and repair your eyeglass frames on site.

Exceptional Contact Lens Fitting

This is an exciting part of the practice. It has been very gratifying to help those patients who have been struggling for years with their previous contact lenses or fitting new patients at any age who thought they could not wear contact lenses. The latest improvements have been in bifocal contact lenses where we have almost a 100 percent success rate. Please click here to learn more about contact lenses.

Thank you Lions Club for the Helen Keller award, honoring Dr. Bovio and the entire office for Gulf Coast Eye Center’s crusade against low vision and promoting eye health.