Selecting your glasses
- Select frame
- Choose quantity and right colour option
- Upload your valid prescription*
- Pupillary Distance (PD) - enter your pupillary distance measurement
- Select lens design - choose for what purpose you will be using your glasses.
- Select the Lens Option - choose what lens type you need. For example, level of thinning, coatings and treatments.
- Sunglasses Option - this is where you select between transitions, polarised or regular tints.
You will find the frame description and the sizing reference in the bottom two tabs of each spectacle frame
Why we take such information?
Spectacles work as they are supposed to, only when the frame fits well and the lenses are made to the required prescription and centered to your eyes. At specsonweb [sow], we go the extra mile to ensure we get these things right by asking additional information.
Hence, we simply ask you to upload your prescription copy so we can ensure it is valid and also our Opticians will be able to decipher the numbers to the required visual task. Once we have all the information, we will send you a confirmation email or a verification follow-up call to say we have started working on your glasses. This happens within two hours from placing the order.
Lens selection
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Our Lens Designs, types and add-ons
This part explains how to select the right lens for your needs after you have decided on the frame.
Lens-Design
This option is to inform us for what purpose you will be using your spectacles. Here, you will select
- Distance - eg: watching tv, driving...
- Reading - eg: only wear glasses for close reading (within 45-55cms)
- Intermediate - eg: a desktop monitor which is usually 75cms to 1 meter.
- Multifocal of bifocal - if you are a presbyope (over 40 years approx) and you have been told that you need different prescription for distance and reading. The prescription copy will have an 'ADD' element added.
Lens-Option
The second option is to select what lens material, coatings and treatments you would like. You may think of this as the extras that you apply on the lens that make the lens more comfortable to wear and gives you additional protection.
Spectacle lens treatments
Anti-reflection = This is a coating that allows more light to pass through the lens. You can choose a green or a blue reflection option. This means, when you look at this clear lens under a light source you will see the reflection in green or blue. This may also be called a blue filter or blue blocking lens. The benefits of these lenses range from VDU use to night driving.
Lens Thinning = There are three levels of lens thickness that we offer.
- LEVEL 1 = 1.6 refractive index (20% thinner than a standard lens)
- LEVEL 2 = 1.67 refractive index (30% thinner than a standard lens)
- LEVEL 3 = 1.74 refractive index (45% thinner than a standard lens)
Sunglasses Options
Transitions = These are the lenses that turn into sunglasses when you are outdoors. They react to UV from the Sun and their performance is reduced while driving as the windscreen will block the UV light.
Polarised lens = A permanent dark lens which removes the horizontal glare and is very comforting to wear in very bright sunlight.
Tint levels = This tint is a treatment on the lens that effectively darkens the lens and provides protection. Our tinted lens comes with up to 400nm UV protection as standard. This is the very basic sunglass option we offer.
About our Eyewear
Our Spectacle frames and lenses are carefully selected based on its quality and the material's ability to accommodate the required lenses. We aim to stock the most current designs and this means our styles are constantly renewed and refreshed. This sometimes also means, that you may not get the same frame as you previously purchased.
This is to make sure that our website stock matches the best designs that are current in today's optical market. Therefore, you get the best designs of spectacles for the best prices.
This simple formula makes us stand-out to several other online optical retailers.
All our frames come with 18 months manufacturer's warranty.
