Book an eye testWhat happens at a test

Thirty unhurried minutes with the same optometrist every time. Tests this week, Saturdays included.

A pair of round black and gold glasses on a white surface

  • Eye tests

    £25

    Free on the NHS if you qualify. We check for you and do the form.

  • Glasses

    £69 complete, from

    Frame, lenses and fitting. Ready in about a week, adjusted free for life.

  • Contact lenses

    £0 to try

    A fitting, a lesson and a week of lenses before you decide.

Your first visit, minute by minute

Nobody rushes you and nobody sells at you. If your eyes are fine, we say so and see you in two years.

  1. Arrive

    Bring your current glasses and a list of any tablets you take. That is all.

  2. The quick checks

    A photo of the back of each eye and a pressure reading. No puff of air, we use the gentle one.

  3. With the optometrist

    Better one, or better two? Twenty minutes to find your prescription and look at the health of your eyes.

  4. Choose, or don't

    Try frames with someone honest beside you, or take your prescription and go. It is yours either way.

About four hundred frames, none of them pushed

Independent makers alongside sensible budget ranges. Children's frames are free with an NHS voucher.

Rows of glasses on a display rack
Thin wire-framed glasses on a white table
Tortoiseshell glasses resting on a book

The same two people since 1989

Ruth Pellow tests your eyes. Martin Wren makes and fits your glasses in the workshop behind the shop. Between them they have seen three generations of some families.

Home visits for anyone who cannot get to us.

The lens instrument an optometrist uses to find a prescription Hands holding a pair of glasses in front of a sight chart

Questions before you book

Do I have to pay for my eye test?

Not if you are under 16, over 60, diabetic or on certain benefits, plus a few other cases. Ring and we will check for you. Otherwise it is £25.

Can you put new lenses in my own frames?

Yes, from £45 a pair, as long as the frame is sound. We will tell you if it is not worth it.

How often should I have a test?

Every two years for most adults. Yearly for children, over 70s and anyone we are keeping an eye on.

Something is wrong with my eye today. Can you see me?

Ring us. We keep two emergency slots every day and can refer you straight to the hospital eye clinic.

Book an eye test

Pick a time and we will ring to confirm it. Or just telephone, a person answers.

01632 960 518
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