KUONA'S STORY
KUONA IS A BOUTIQUE OPTOMETRY CLINIC AND OPTICAL STORE LOCATED AT THE BASE OF ONE OF NEW YORK CITY’S MOST ICONIC HOTELS, THE BEEKMAN. KUONA INTRODUCES A GROUNDBREAKING CONCEPT IN EYEWEAR, WHERE EXPERT EYE CARE MEETS THE WARMTH AND ELEGANCE OF LUXURY HOSPITALITY.
WE ARE REDEFINING WHAT IT MEANS TO VISIT THE EYE DOCTOR. NO MORE STERILE, IMPERSONAL EXPERIENCES — THIS IS EYE CARE, ELEVATED. A SPACE WHERE CLINICAL EXPERTISE MEETS CULTURAL RELEVANCE, AND WHERE THE RIGHT FRAMES DON’T JUST CORRECT VISION, THEY SHIFT PERCEPTION.
WE DON’T JUST PRESCRIBE LENSES; WE HELP YOU SEE YOURSELF, YOUR STYLE, AND THE WORLD IN SHARPER FOCUS. WITH A CURATED SELECTION OF EYEWEAR, CUTTING-EDGE VISION CARE, AND A FRESH TAKE ON WHAT AN OPTOMETRY EXPERIENCE SHOULD FEEL LIKE. KUONA IS WHERE YOUR WORLD COMES INTO FOCUS.
BECAUSE CLARITY ISN’T JUST ABOUT SIGHT. IT’S ABOUT PERSPECTIVE.
WELCOME TO KUONA.
ABOUT THE FOUNDER
DR. SOPHIA VISANJI BRINGS OVER 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE EYECARE INDUSTRY, INCLUDING OVER A DECADE PROVIDING CARE TO NEW YORKERS. SHE BEGAN HER CAREER AS A TECHNICIAN AND SALES ASSOCIATE WHILE EARNING HER BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA, MAJORING IN BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES. SHE ADVANCED TO BECOME AN OPTOMETRIST, EARNING HER DOCTOR OF OPTOMETRY DEGREE FROM THE NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY IN BOSTON, MA, WHERE SHE WAS A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL OPTOMETRIC HONORS SOCIETY.
IN 2022, SOPHIA MARRIED HER PASSION FOR FASHION WITH HER LOVE OF EYEWEAR AND BEGAN DESIGNING HER OWN LINE, ALIANA ROSE EYEWEAR. SHE CONTINUES TO BE A CONSULTANT FOR SOME OF THE MOST REPUTABLE COMPANIES IN THE INDUSTRY. SHE’S BEEN RECOGNIZED IN NUMEROUS PUBLICATIONS INCLUDING VOGUE INDIA, FORBES, INSTYLE, AND WAS DESCRIBED BY GLAMOUR AS BEING “KIND OF A CLARK KENT”.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU SOON.
