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Your eyesight is your most precious sense and deserves the highest standards of professional care. Many different and potentially serious conditions can be detected through regular eye examinations.

Everyone should make a point of having their eyes tested regularly.

Eye tests are FREE in Scotland for all U.K. residents under the NHS. We also stock a range of FREE NHS lenses.

 

Your eye examination will include:

• health history
• distance and near vision assessment
• refractive analysis eye coordination and muscle balance test
• focusing ability and reflex test
• cornea and anterior eye examination
• retina, optic nerve and blood vessel examination
• a peripheral vision assessment
• visual field check and eye pressure check if required
• digital retinal photograph of the back of the eye

How often should I have an eye exam?

You should have an eye exam every two years if you are between 16 and 59 years old.

Once a year if you:

• are under 16 are 60 or over
• have ocular hypertentision or diabetes

If you have problems with your eyes before your next NHS eye examination is due, you should arrange an appointment as soon as possible.

Choosing the correct lenses for your spectacles:

Thin and lightweight

New hi-index materials mean that your lenses can be made thinner, lighter and better looking.

Single vision

As their name implies these are corrective spectacle lenses with the same prescription over their whole surface and are available in an extensive range of materials and powers. They are used when you want to have the widest field of vision for a specific focus – for example driving, intermediate or reading lenses.

Varifocals

If you require both near and distance vision correction, one solution is to have different pairs of spectacles for reading and distance vision but this can be inconvenient. Another option is bifocals, but they have a sudden change in focus and an obvious line across the lens. Varifocal have a gradual change in their optical power.There is no jump between your near and distance vision. As a result, varifocals give you better middle distance focus as well as looking more attractive without the dividing line of bifocals.

Choosing the best coatings for your lenses:

Scratch-resistant

Most people choose plastic lenses because they’re lighter than glass and less likely to break however plastic scratches more easily than glass. To prolong the life of your lenses, we recommend a scratch-resistant coating.

Anti-reflection

An anti reflective coating virtuallly eliminates the light reflected from the surface of the lenses. This has several important benifits. First, you will look better when wearing your glasses because there are no distracting reflections. Secondly, a reduction in reflected light can improve your vision and reduce eye strain. For example, an anti-reflection coating helps to reduce headlight glare when you are driving at night. It is also recommended for computor screens.

Tints and UV filters

Excessive exposure to the sun’s ultra violet rays can be harmful to your eyes and may cause long term damage. If you are at risk then a UV filter coating for your lenses is advisable. A wide choice of tints is also available to reduce the amount of light reaching your eyes and to make your vision more comfortable.

Seeing the world better – Essilor Lens Supplier

A world leader since 1881, Essilor is world famous for the Varilux lens, the world’s first varifocal, which was invented in 1959. Since then over 200 million Varilux lenses have been manufactured world wide. With a 25% market share, Essilor is the world leader in ophthalmic products with operations in Europe, Asia and North & South America. One in every two varifocal lenses sold worldwide is an Essilor lens. For plastic lenses, the proportion is one in three.

Essilor has four major brands that embody cutting edge technology. Varilux (varifocal lenses), Airwear (polycarbonate lenses), Crizal (lenses with multiple coatings) and Transitions (photochromic lenses).

The Varilux brand often features in the national press and on radio and linked merchandising for Varilux Specialist Opticians means its campaign is a familiar sight in almost every High Street. Essilor has attained ISO 9002 and ISO 9001:2000, following continual reassessment of systems, procedures and quality throughout the manufacturing facility.

Occupational Lenses

There are times when ‘standard’ designs are not completely suitable. For instance, Musicians, Pilots, Electricians, Mechanics, Painters and Decorators need to be able to see a close object above their eye-line as well as having normally placed distance and reading vision. There are a range of occupational designs for use under these circumstances. People who work on a VDU screen sometimes need a lens with a much wider intermediate area than normal, and specialist designs are available for this in Multifocal forms.

Choosing the right contact lenses for you is an important decision and one that depends on a number of factors, which will be discussed with you at your consultation.

Your Consultation

A consultation and fitting will include:

• Full assessment of eye health.
• Full eye examination, lens selection, how to use and care for lenses.
• Trial lenses are free and after a two week period a follow up examination is required to assess suitability of the lenses supplied.

We stock all different contact lenses from all manufacturers for all manners of use, We will try all to find a lens to suit you and your lifestyle.

We supply many contact lenses including:

Daily disposables: Focus Dailies, Focus Daily TORIC, 1-Day Acuvue, 1-Day Acuvue Moist, Soflens Daily Disposables and Soflens Daily Disposable TORIC

Monthly Disposables: Purevision, Purevision TORIC, Soflens Comfort, Soflens TORIC

Multifocals: Focus Daily Progressive, Purevision Multifocals

This is not a comprehensive list of contact lenses but are the most popular lenses used. However, if you use a particular contact lens which is not listed we are happy to discuss your requirements.