Bifocals lenses – include you distance and ready prescrption. There is a line dividing the two so there is a sudden transition
Varifocal lenses – they look like normal lenses, so there is no line running across. The distance prescription is at the top of the lens & your prescription gradually changes to reading. They are designed to give you clear vision at all distances. If you would like to know more, feel free to pop in for a chat with one of our Optometrists
If we have your single vision prescrption lenses in stock, we can have glasses ready for you on the same day! Varifocal or bifocal lenses tend to take 7-10 working days. We will always do our very best to provide you with your new glasses when you need them.
All our comprehensive & detailed eye examinations are performed by our highly qualified Optometrists. The exam not only determines your prescription, but it also aids the Optometrist in detecting conditions such as high blood pressure, diabetes, glaucoma, cataract, retinal and corneal disorders. We pride ourselves in having the most up-to-date technology enabling us to do this very early on.
Myopia, hyeropia and astigmatism are different types of eye disorders, or refractive errors. In the normal eye, light enters through the front of the eye at the cornea and is directed to a single point at the back of the eye on the retina. In an eye with a refractive error, the light is not directed to a single point to the back of the eye but in front of the retina. This is known as myopia or shortsightedness. When the light is directed to a point behind the retina, the refraction error is known as hyperopia or longsightedness. The refractive error known as astigmatism occurs when the light is sent to two points behind, in front of or on the retina.
