Every Clear Vision branch has an in-house optical store offering frames, single-vision and progressive lenses, high-index thin lenses, anti-reflective, blue-filter and photochromic coatings, and contact lens fitting with training included. Single-vision spectacles are typically ready in 1–2 working days; progressives and specialty lenses take 3–7 working days.
Why it matters that the store is in the hospital
A spectacle prescription is not just three numbers. How it is dispensed — the height the lens sits at, the distance from your eye, the frame's fit across your nose and ears — changes what you actually see through it. Two people with an identical prescription can get very different results from the same lens.
When the optical store sits inside the hospital, a query about your prescription is a conversation rather than a phone call to a different business. If a new pair does not feel right, the person who tested your eyes is upstairs.
What we dispense
Lenses
- Single vision — for distance or reading
- Bifocal — distance and near with a visible dividing line
- Progressive — distance, intermediate and near with no line
- High-index — noticeably thinner and lighter for stronger numbers
- Photochromic — darkens automatically in sunlight
- Anti-reflective coating — cuts night-driving glare and screen reflections
- Blue-filter — for long screen hours
- Children's lenses — impact-resistant, with myopia-control designs where indicated
Contact lenses
- Daily, fortnightly and monthly disposables
- Toric lenses for astigmatism
- Multifocal contact lenses
- Specialty lenses for keratoconus — rigid, scleral and hybrid designs. See corneal services.
Fitting and training are included. No one leaves with their first pair of contact lenses without being taught to insert, remove and care for them, and being shown exactly which warning signs mean stop wearing them and come in.
Getting the fit right
- Progressive lenses need accurate fitting heights — a few millimetres out and the reading zone sits in the wrong place
- Strong prescriptions look and work better in smaller frames, which keep the lens thin at the edges
- Children's frames must sit correctly for the whole prescription to reach the eye; a slipping frame is an untreated prescription
- Adjustments are free at any branch, for as long as you have the spectacles
Frequently asked questions
How long does it take to get new spectacles?
Single-vision spectacles in a standard power are usually ready within one to two working days. Progressive lenses, high powers, thin high-index lenses and specialty coatings are made to order and typically take three to seven working days.
Do blue-light filter lenses actually help?
Blue-filter coatings reduce glare and are comfortable for many people who work long hours at screens, but the evidence that blue light itself damages the eye is weak. Most screen-related discomfort comes from a reduced blink rate and a dry ocular surface, not from blue light. See the dry eye clinic — a blue filter is a reasonable addition, not a substitute.
How long do progressive lenses take to get used to?
Most people adapt within one to two weeks. Moving your head rather than only your eyes helps, and stairs feel unfamiliar at first because the lower part of the lens is set for reading. Wearing them consistently shortens the adaptation. If they still feel wrong after two weeks, come back — the fitting height may need adjusting.