Before you place your order, you will need to have a copy of your prescription, provided it is less than two years old.

If you need a new prescription, book an eye test with your local Optician, who is required by law to provide you with a copy of your prescription. Remember you are under no obligation to purchase your glasses from them.

Once you a get your prescription, at first glance it may look a little complicated, but its actually really simple to get the information you need



Sphere (SPH) is the lens power, if this is minus value (–), you are short sighted; if it has a plus value (+) or you are long sighted.

Cylinder (CYL) is the lens power for astigmatism. If nothing appears in this column, you have no astigmatism. As with the SPH this can either have a (-) or (+) value.

Axis if there is a value in the CYL column, then the value here will be a number from 1 to 180

Add only needed for varifocals , it is the additional power to your distance prescription on the same lens. It will always have "+" value. In some cases 'NEAR' will also be shown as 'ADD'.

PD This is the distance between your pupils. It is not always shown on your prescription. When you receive your prescription, try to get your optician to give you your PD measurement. If you can't get this then don’t worry because our team of glazing experts can assess your individual prescription. You can also ask a friend to measure it for you (see below), it is the horizontal distance between the centre of the pupil of one eye to the centre of the pupil of the other eye