Optical Shop

The Optical Shop is dedicated to providing you with the highest standards of professional eye care, together with a friendly service, quality products and excellent value.

As an established independent opticians, we are free to select the best products from any manufacturer. This means we are able to offer you a wide choice of eyewear with quality frames.

Our commitment to quality extends to the people who look after your eyesight. At our practice your eyes will be examined by a qualified optometrist, while your spectacle or contact lenses will be provided by fully trained dispensing staff. You will always receive professional advice on your vision and on choosing the best products for your needs, appearance and lifestyle.

The Optical shop provides a comprehensive eye care service. This is reflected in the range of spectacle frames on offer. Our aim is to cater for all spectacle wearers, irrespective of age, budget or requirements. Feel free to browse at leisure through hundreds of frames on display including many of the leading designer styles.

Our highly skilled staff are on hand to help select a comfortable, well fitting frame. You are free to return at any time to have your frames readjusted.

You can feel confident of our commitment to your satisfaction.

Contact Lenses

The Optical Shop provides an excellent contact lens service.

Our contact lens professionals are available everyday to advise you and to ensure that your contact lenses requirements are met.

Our service provides for both novice and existing wearers.

Daily Disposable

Great for both occasional and full time wearers, Daily Disposables are quickly becoming the best modality in contact lens wear! By using a brand new lens every day, your eye is much less likely to develop microbial infections (compared with traditional re-usable lenses) and whereas original Daily Disposables may have been dry or unsuitable for long days, modern materials such as Alcon’s Water Gradient Technology in ‘Dailies Total 1’ enable comfortable & health lens wear all day every day.

Weekly – Monthly

Great for full time wearers, reusable contact lenses have been around for many years and come in a variety of shapes, sizes and materials. These rely on greater care, as a single lens sometimes has to last up to 3 months, but can be more cost effective when worn full time. The wide range of reusable lenses means that they can be better for people with stronger prescriptions (which may not be available in a daily disposable). Modern reusable lenses tend to be made of Silicon Hydrogel materials, which enable more oxygen to the front of your eye, thereby allowing a longer wear time and even overnight wear – imagine waking up with clear vision!

Toric (for Astigmatism)

Whilst the more common short & long sighted prescriptions can be corrected with standard “spherical” contact lenses, Astigmatic Prescriptions require a “toric” lens. These more specialized lenses allow better accuracy at correcting the distortion that’s seen at all distances with an astigmatic or “rugby-ball shaped” eye. Toric lenses are now available in more and more varieties, including Daily Disposable, Monthly Reusable, Traditional Hydrogel, or breathable Silicon Hydrogel materials.