Glasses
Two hundred frames on the wall, chosen because they fit a range of faces rather than because a rep brought them. Nothing here is a house brand pretending to be a designer one.
Every pair is fitted twice: at collection, and again a fortnight later once it has settled on your nose. The second fitting is free and it is the one that matters.
Lenses, in plain figures
| Lens | From | What it is for |
|---|---|---|
| Single vision, 1.5 index | £39 | One distance. Most prescriptions. |
| Single vision, 1.6 thinned | £69 | Above about ±4.00 D, where thickness shows. |
| Bifocal | £98 | A hard line, two zones, no swim. |
| Varifocal, 40 mm corridor | £145 | Short frames, close work. |
| Varifocal, 55 mm corridor | £210 | Deeper frames, wider mid-distance. |
| Occupational, desk | £120 | Screen and paper only. Not for driving. |
Anti-reflection coating is included on every lens above £69 and is £18 below it. We will say when a coating is not worth buying, which is most of the time.
Measured, not estimated
Pupillary distance, fitting height, pantoscopic tilt and back vertex distance are taken on the frame you have chosen, in the frame you have chosen. A varifocal ordered on a standard height is a varifocal you will take off.
Repairs and adjustments
Free for the life of the pair, whoever sold it to you. Bring it in; most jobs are done while you wait, and we will tell you honestly when a frame is beyond saving.