Prescription lenses are not on sale yet. The house is putting a registered dispensing optician in place before it supplies them. Everything on this page describes how the service will work. Frames, sun and clear non-prescription lenses are available today.
Service — Prescriptions
Every prescription pair is checked by a qualified dispensing optician before the lenses are cut, and again before it ships. Here is everything you need to order with confidence.
| OD / OS | Latin shorthand your optician uses. OD (oculus dexter) is your right eye. OS (oculus sinister) is your left. Some UK prescriptions simply say R and L — same thing. |
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| SPH | Sphere — the main lens power, in dioptres. Minus for short-sight, plus for long-sight. e.g. −1.75. We dispense from −8.00 to +6.00. |
| CYL | Cylinder — correction for astigmatism. Often blank; that's normal. e.g. −0.50. We dispense to ±4.00. |
| AXIS | The orientation of your astigmatism correction, 1–180 degrees. Always present if CYL is. e.g. 180 |
| ADD | Reading addition, for bifocal or varifocal corrections. e.g. +2.00. We glaze single vision, bifocal and varifocal — choose your vision type in the atelier. |
| PD | Pupillary distance — the distance between your pupils in millimetres, written as one number (63) or as right/left halves (31.5 / 31.5). If your prescription omits it, ask your optician, or we'll guide you through measuring it from a photograph. |
The dispensing process
Type it in when you order or upload a photo of the prescription itself — dated within the last two years.
At orderA qualified dispensing optician reviews every order. Anything ambiguous, we contact you before a single lens is cut.
Within 48hPremium 1.6 index as standard; 1.67 recommended above ±4.00. Single vision, bifocal or varifocal. UV400 on every lens — tinted, mirrored, flash-coated, photochromic or clear. Your finish is applied after surfacing.
Days 5–9Powers verified on a focimeter against your prescription, centration checked against your PD, then signed off on your provenance card.
Before dispatchYes — that's the point of the house. Prescription Sun combines your exact correction with any tint in the atelier, solid, graduated or polarised. Your correction is surfaced first, the colour applied after, so the tint never compromises the optics.
Yes. We glaze single vision, bifocal and digitally-surfaced varifocal lenses — and every one of them takes any tint, mirror, flash or photochromic finish in the atelier. Enter your ADD with your prescription and choose Varifocal or Bifocal at the lens step.
Ask the practice that tested you — it's part of your record. If that's awkward, order anyway: we'll send you a simple guide to measuring it from a photograph, verified by our optician against your uploaded prescription.
Under two years, in line with UK dispensing practice. If yours has lapsed, book a sight test first — your eyes are worth the hour.
The upload wins. Our optician dispenses from the written prescription and will flag any mismatch with you before cutting.
If your lenses don't feel right, contact us within 30 days. We'll re-check the dispense against your prescription and remake at no cost if we've erred.
This page is general dispensing information, not medical advice. Only a registered optometrist can examine your eyes and issue a prescription. If you have sudden changes in vision, see an optometrist or doctor promptly.