We go to Optique, 12880 Carmel Country Rd., 858-350-1302. Fine for optician. Small selection of reasonably-priced glasses; lots of expensive ones. Very nice people who adjust all glasses very professionally, whether or not they were purchased there.

Dentist is in Del Mar: Patricia Murphy, 1410 Camino Del Mar, Suite 120. 858-792-8880. I like her because she has 7am appointments and nice parking right in front of the door. Although they are not cheap, they don’t seem to push unnecessary stuff, like other dentists. They let me keep my yellow teeth without always nagging me to bleach 🙂