Our Precision Eye Care & Lens Customisation Process
The Eye Philosophy Difference: How We Customise Your Vision
Getting new glasses should be an exciting experience, not a frustrating one. At Eye Philosophy Optometrists, we go beyond a standard eye test to ensure your new eyewear provides truly comfortable, clear, and personalised vision. Our meticulous process focuses on every detail, from your unique prescription to your daily lifestyle, guaranteeing lenses that are perfectly suited for you.
1. Accurate Prescription Measurement
We measure your most up-to-date prescription, ensuring maximum clarity harmonised with comfortable vision across both eyes.
2. Personalised Prescription Trends
We utilise your prescription history to customise the transition between your current and previous glasses, making adaptation smoother and easier.
3. Dominant Eye Consideration
Just as you're naturally right or left-handed, your eyes also have dominance. We identify your dominant eye for distance vision and factor this into your lens design.
4. Precise Pupillary Distance (PD)
Your pupillary distance—the exact measurement between the centres of your pupils—is precisely measured to ensure optimal accuracy and comfort when viewing through your lenses.
5. Detailed Frame Fit Measurements
We measure critical details such as frame height and positioning over your nose bridge to ensure your lenses align perfectly with your eyes.
6. Expert Frame Selection Guidance
Our specialists help you select frames tailored to your facial structure and specific needs. For example, ensuring the frame doesn't sit too high, allowing sufficient space for your reading area.
7. Managing Multifocal Lens Challenges
We proactively guide you through common challenges associated with multifocal/progressive lenses, such as distortion caused by astigmatism or limited space for intermediate (computer) and distance viewing in stronger reading prescriptions.
8. Tailored to Your Lifestyle
Understanding your unique visual requirements for work, leisure, or outdoor activities, we customise your lens gradients—whether that's more space dedicated to computer work, enhanced reading zones, or expanded distance viewing for sunglasses and driving.
9. Optimal Viewing Parameters
We adjust lens parameters to prioritise the areas you use most frequently. Examples include enhancing intermediate vision for office work or emphasising near vision for detailed reading and smartphone usage.
10. Comprehensive Lens Fitting Check
When you collect your lenses, we verify they're performing to your expectations and comfortably fitting your visual needs—whether it's your first multifocal experience or you have prior experience (positive or negative).
11. Ongoing Adaptation Support
We stay in touch to ensure you’re comfortably adapting to your new lenses at home and work, providing continued support as you adjust.
12. Flexible Adjustments & Lens Optimisation
If your experience indicates you might benefit from a different lens balance—more distance, intermediate, or reading—we will happily redesign and recreate your lenses, ensuring they remain perfectly optimised for your lifestyle and visual needs.