Eyeballs Eyewear is an independent optometry practice and eyewear boutique at 342 Oxford Street, Paddington. We do full eye examinations with retinal photography, fit prescription lenses into every frame we sell, and cut most single-vision lenses on site.
What an eye test here involves
Most of the value in an eye test is in the health side, not the prescription. We check your refraction, of course: distance, near, astigmatism, and how the two eyes work together. Then retinal photography, so there is a baseline image to compare against year on year; intraocular pressure for glaucoma risk; a macular assessment; and a look at the front of the eye for dry eye and lid disease. If something needs an ophthalmologist we refer you, and we tell you why.
We are comfortable with the harder problems: progressive lenses people actually get on with, high prescriptions, prism, and occupational lenses for anyone who spends the day between two screens and a keyboard.
How often should you have your eyes examined?
Every two years is the general recommendation for clear, healthy vision. Your optometrist may suggest more often depending on the health of your eyes or what you use them for, and contact lens wearers need an aftercare visit every twelve months.
Lenses, made here
Our lens lab is on site. Most single-vision glasses can be cut and fitted in about an hour, and every lens is edged to the frame by the people who sold it to you, which matters on a heavy acetate front or a rimless titanium where a fraction of a millimetre decides how the frame sits. Multifocal and specialised lenses come from the laboratory; we use current designs with wide corridors and minimal peripheral distortion, not the older designs that gave multifocals their reputation.
After you buy
For the life of your eyewear we provide complimentary comfort-and-fit checks: a thorough clean, frame and temple alignment, screw tightening and nose-pad adjustment. Drop in whenever it needs it.
What to bring
- Your current glasses and sunglasses
- Health fund card, if you have one
- Any recent scripts or specialist letters
- A note of family history of glaucoma or macular degeneration, if you know it