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Your eye health should be a main priority to you, as it is to us. Eye tests not only makes sure your eyes stay healthy, but also detects some common eye conditions early on. They are important in dictating whether your prescription needs changing or if you need to start wearing glasses.
It is recommended you have an eye test every two years for adults and one year for children. However, any patients with underlying health conditions may be asked to come in every year by the optometrist.
First a member of our team in Shepherds Bush branch will provide you with a free OCT scan, Digital retinal photography (DRP), Eye pressure test (tonometer) and an Autorefractor Test.
The eye pressure test involves a tonometer blowing a gentle puff of air onto the surface of each eye to measure the internal pressure. This helps the optometrist determine your risk of developing glaucoma.
The autorefractor test measures how long or short sighted you are by assessing the ability of your eyes to focus. This gives the optometrist an estimation of your prescription.
Fundus imaging involves taking an image of the back of the eye (digital retinal photography). This image is saved onto our system and helps us monitor any changes to your eye health with your future visits.
OCT scan, optical coherence tomography scan allows the optometrist to view the deeper layers of your eye and the structure to examine the health of your eyes. This is then reviewed by our optometrist who determines how healthy your eyes are or if there is any underlying health conditions to be concerned about such as:
The eye test will be conducted to also check the health of your eyes and to determine your prescription.
Essentially, an OCT scan is crucial in providing the optometrist a clearer idea of your eye health when testing your eyes and acts as a baseline comparison image so they can monitor any changes over time.
That’s the best part! At Special eyes eyecare, we do it for free before every eye test as it’s a crucial part in detecting any underlying eye health conditions early on, before they get serious.
The optometrist will take you into the testing room and will start the test. We make sure to sanitise all our equipment thoroughly before every test begins.
Our latest state of the art technology allows us to make sure your prescription is accurate and exact. A series of tests will be conducted to determine your prescription and to check the complete overall health of your eyes.
At the end of the test, the optometrist will discuss your result and if there is any concerns to address, they will give you appropriate advice and will talk through suitable glasses lens options to match your prescription and lifestyle. Treatments for any eye conditions are also discussed at this point, as well as possible referral to a specialist.
You will be able to get a copy of your prescription upon request
If you spend a lot of time staring at a screen and want to protect your eyes and lenses, you may consider investing in some lens coatings. Lens coatings have the potential to significantly increase your visual performance. We offer a variety of coatings, including:
These lenses are thermally coated with an extra layer to prevent the lens from scratching thus making the lens more durable. This is applied on plastic lenses as plastic materials scratch more easily than glass.
Anti-reflection coatings are there to improve the clarity of your lenses by removing reflections from external light sources. All our antiglare lenses have hard coatings as well as hydrophobic properties.
An easy clean coating is an extra coating that is added on top of antiglare lenses and provides a superior level of scratch resistance and hydrophobic properties. Due to this, these lenses are easier to clean and have reduced smudging. They also come with a UV 400 coating. The benefit of having a UV coating is that it helps prevent conditions such as macular degeneration and cataracts as it blocks harmful rays from passing through the lens into your eye.
This lens is a superior antiglare lens which provides protection from blue light as well as green light. Our blue antiglare coating also includes easy clean and a UV 420 filter. This coating provides maximum protection from artificial lights. This lens is ideal for people who spend a long time on the computer or any screens.
The driving coating is a type of coating designed to improve driver safety in low-light settings such as rain, fog, and night driving. This lens offers UV 400 protection as well as a hydrophobic coating that makes it more resistant to scratches.
Here at Specialeyes Eyecare in Shepherds Bush, we have a wide variety of tinted lenses, both for those who need them to protect their eyes from the sun and for those who simply want a more fashionable look. Here are some of the lenses we have available:
These lenses can also be referred to as prescription sunglass lenses. This lens would be made in the colour you choose, and if both the lens and the colour you want are in stock, we might be able to have it made on the same day. You can also choose to have a graduated tint, which means that the top of the lens will be tinted darker than the rest of the lens, and the tint will get lighter as you move down the lens.
Mirror tints have an extra optical layer designed to reflect light. Because of the reflective coating, it appears like a mirror; thus, these sunglasses are also known as "mirrored sunglasses." They protect our eyes from glare and overly bright light during the day, which increases our visibility. In addition to this, the reflective coating that is applied to these lenses makes them resistant to scratching.
Polarised lenses are a special type of tinted lens which blocks all light that reflects horizontally. This in-turn would block most of the reflections that you see through your glasses. These lenses can be used to see-through water as they block most of the reflections. It is a lens that provides superior comfort to a normal tinted lens, and is recommended to those who are sensitive to sunlight or spend time near the water.
Transition signature 8 lenses are the latest and fastest ‘react to light’ (photochromic) lenses on the market. The lens works by reacting to the UV light that comes from the Sun. It comes in three colours as standard (Grey, Brown, Graphite green). They also come in custom colours (Emerald, Sapphire, Amethyst, Amber).
This lens utilises the TRANSITIONS® DRIVEWEAR® technology. It is a polarised lens which also transitions to a darker lens colour when exposed to sunlight. It is recommended for driving during the day or as an upgrade to standard polarised lenses. This lens only comes in the colour brown.
Due to car windscreens having a UV filter, conventional transition lenses do not react to sunlight as much when in the car. This is because transition lenses react to the UV light emitted from the Sun. Transitions XTRActive is a new generation of lenses which turn extra dark outdoors as well as reacting to sunlight inside the car. They are the darkest photochromic light intelligent lens in hot temperatures.
1.50 (plastic) – recommended for prescriptions from 0.00 to 2.50
1.60 (plastic) – recommended for prescriptions from 2.50 to 4.00
1.67 (plastic) – recommended for prescriptions from 4.00 to 6.00
1.74 (plastic) – recommended for prescriptions above 6.00
1.90 (glass) – recommended for prescriptions above 15.00
Please keep in mind that these are general recommendations that may vary based on the frame used. You can always speak to one of our staff members for further advice.
As the name implies, these are spectacles with no border around the lens. Wearing rimless glasses will give the impression that you are not wearing glasses at all. Rimless frames are a wonderful alternative if you need glasses but are concerned about how others would see them. They are extremely light and comfortable. Due to their design they require polycarbonate lenses, which are both sturdy and light.
Polycarbonate lenses have a 1.59 index, which makes them lighter and thinner than standard plastic lenses (1.50). They are also 10 times more impact-resistant than plastic or glass lenses and provide UV protection from the sun. These lenses are ideal for rimless and safety glasses due to their light weight, high level of comfort, and good impact resistance.
Our main aim to provide you the highest quality of lenses and we strive to make sure the quality you receive meets your expectations. Your eye health matters to us and we want to make your everyday spectacle use a little bit easier and more comfortable. You can always visit us in store to help create the perfect lens tailored for you.
Want to stand out from the rest? Speak to one of our expert team members in store about and we’d be happy to help get a lens tailor made for you.
Being shortsighted means that you find it hard to see things clearly when they are far away. This is because the light from what you are looking at is focused in front of the retina rather than on it. It often runs in families so if your mum or dad, brother or sister is shortsighted you might be too.
Being longsighted is when light entering your eye focuses behind your retina. This means that you are able to see things further away clearer than things closer to you.
Normally the front of you I should be round like a sphere. If you have astigmatism, this means that the surface of your eye is not the same curvature across all angles. It is normally compared to the shape of a rugby ball where one side is flatter and the other side is steeper. This causes lights that enters your eye to focus in two places, causing distorted vision. This may cause your eyes to feel tired or you might get headaches.
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