Meet Dr. Saher Sayed
O.D., M.P.H., M.B.A.
Personal eye care, with time for you.
Founder and lead optometrist at iDoctor, an independent boutique practice in Glendale Heights.
Get to know your doctor
A personal connection
to eye care.
At a glance
- Education
- Doctor of OptometryIllinois College of Optometry
- M.B.A. & M.P.H.Benedictine University
- Licensure
- Licensed in eight states
- Experience
- Corporate and private practice
- Languages
- English, Spanish, and Urdu
Dr. Saher Sayed got her first pair of glasses at age 10. She remembers reading every street sign out loud on the drive home and realizing that everyone else had been able to see them all along. That moment is still the reason she practices, and she wants every patient to have one like it.
Experience and leadership
She earned her Doctor of Optometry from the Illinois College of Optometry and holds an M.P.H. and an M.B.A. from Benedictine University. She is licensed in eight states. After working in both corporate and private settings, she founded iDoctor, an independent practice in Glendale Heights.
She also owns St. Charles Eye Center, where she leads three associate optometrists and a team of optometric technicians. In 2025, the American Optometric Association selected her for its Leadership Institute, a national program for emerging leaders in the profession.
Your care at iDoctor
Dr. Sayed sees patients at iDoctor on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays and conducts exams in English, Spanish, and Urdu.
Each comprehensive eye exam is scheduled for a full 30 minutes, and her contact lens fittings are just as unhurried. When patients choose retinal imaging, she walks them through their own images so they can see what she sees.
If you have never been fully happy with a pair of glasses, that is the problem she most enjoys solving. Complex prescriptions and prism prescriptions are among the hardest to get right, and she gives a routine update the same care.
She compares lens options side by side and listens closely to each patient’s feedback until the result is sharp and comfortable rather than close enough. Patients often tell her afterward that they have never seen so clearly.
Beyond the office
She lives nearby in Bloomingdale with her husband and four children. Outside the office, she likes traveling, new restaurants, and, just as much, a quiet weekend at home.
She loves long conversations and getting to know the person across from her, which may be why patients sometimes say an eye exam with her felt a little like a therapy session. She takes that as a compliment.
Her approach to your care
Good care starts
with listening.
Time for your questions
We schedule 30-minute eye exams so there’s time to discuss your concerns and ask questions.
Answers you understand
Clear explanations of your results and options help you know what comes next.
Personally selected frames
Dr. Sayed personally selects every frame in our collection, offering current styles and classic designs for a wide range of face shapes.
Patient reviews
Dr. Sayed, in her patients’ words.
Selected excerpts from our patients’ Google reviews.
Listening and care
“Dr. Sayed is wonderful! She is kind, listens to concerns, explains things thoroughly, and was very personable.”
A child’s first exam
“The entire staff and Dr. Sayed couldn't have been more wonderful. They were so kind, patient, and thorough.”
Thorough explanations
“Dr. Sayed was thorough and explained things well from the exam results and contact fitting…”