A patient in profile looks through a phoropter in a dim examination room; a backlit eye chart glows on the far wall.
A patient in profile looks through a phoropter in a dim examination room; a backlit eye chart glows on the far wall.

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A forty-minute eye test with an OCT scan, and 412 frames chosen one by one. In Hackney since 2019.

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Rx · P. Lal MCOptom

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A forty-minute eye test with an OCT scan, and 412 frames chosen one by one. In Hackney since 2019.

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A forty-minute eye test with an OCT scan, and 412 frames chosen one by one. In Hackney since 2019.

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Browse frames →

Refraction · R

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Hackney, London E8

London

10:42
Open · until 19:00

412 frames · 23 makers

Est. 2019

Hackney, London E8

London

10:42
Open · until 19:00

412 frames · 23 makers

Hackney, London E8

London

10:42
Open · until 19:00

40

Minutes per eye test

412

Frames on the wall

23

Independent makers

4.9

On Google · 612 reviews

Forty minutes.

Nobody rushes you.

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00:00 · 5 min

History

Your eyes, your work, your screens, your family. The boring questions catch the most.

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00:00 · 5 min

History

Your eyes, your work, your screens, your family. The boring questions catch the most.

2

00:05 · 5 min

Pre-tests

Eye pressure, a field test and a photo of the front of your eye.

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00:05 · 5 min

Pre-tests

Eye pressure, a field test and a photo of the front of your eye.

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00:10 · 5 min

OCT scan

A 3D scan of the layers at the back of your eye. You'll see it on the screen, and we'll explain it.

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00:10 · 5 min

OCT scan

A 3D scan of the layers at the back of your eye. You'll see it on the screen, and we'll explain it.

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00:15 · 12 min

Refraction

Better one, or two? We'll ask that about forty times. It's the most important question in the room.

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00:15 · 12 min

Refraction

Better one, or two? We'll ask that about forty times. It's the most important question in the room.

5

00:27 · 8 min

Eye health

A slit lamp, a bright light and a close look at everything the scan flagged.

5

00:27 · 8 min

Eye health

A slit lamp, a bright light and a close look at everything the scan flagged.

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00:35 · 5 min

Frames & advice

Your prescription, printed, explained, and yours to take anywhere.

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00:35 · 5 min

Frames & advice

Your prescription, printed, explained, and yours to take anywhere.

Everything about our eye tests →

412 frames.

None of them from a catalogue.

Twenty-three independent makers, from Copenhagen to Sabae. Sizes XS to XL. Single-vision lenses included in the price on the tag.

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Mare frame in dark tortoiseshell acetate, front view.
Mare frame, three-quarter view.

Mare

£185

Acetate

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47□21 145

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Wilton frame in brushed gold titanium.
Wilton frame in brushed gold titanium, three-quarter view.

Wilton

£245

Titanium

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45□22 145

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Lauriston frame in black acetate.
Lauriston frame in black acetate, three-quarter view.

Lauriston

£195

Acetate

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51□20 150

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Cassland frame in rose crystal acetate.
Cassland frame in rose crystal acetate, three-quarter view.

Cassland

£210

Acetate

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48□19 140

S

Kenton frame in gunmetal steel.
Kenton frame in gunmetal steel, three-quarter view.

Kenton

£225

Steel

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54□18 145

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Brett frame in natural horn.
Brett frame in natural horn, three-quarter view.

Brett

£420

Horn

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47□22 145

M

The price on the wall

is

the price.

Everything below is what you pay. Single-vision lenses come with every frame, and adjustments are free, forever.

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Eye examination

Refraction, eye health, pressure and fields

£35

Eye examination with OCT

Everything above, plus a 3D scan of your retina

£65

Children's eye test

Under 16, with a myopia check

Free

Contact lens fitting

Fitting, trial pair and a follow-up

£45

Myopia management

For children, lenses and check-ups included

£39 / month

Frames

Single-vision lenses included

from £145

Optotype Care

£12

per month, cancel any time

Two eye tests a year with OCT

Free adjustments and repairs

20% off replacement lenses

Breakage cover on your frames

Join Optotype Care

Optotype Care

£12

per month, cancel any time

Two eye tests a year with OCT

Free adjustments and repairs

20% off replacement lenses

Breakage cover on your frames

Join Optotype Care

A nine-metre oak wall of glasses frames lit by shelf lights, an optician placing a frame at the far end.

An old bookbinder’s workshop,

a nine-metre wall of oak,

and four people who’d rather you didn’t rush.

Priya Lal at the slit lamp, seen over a patient's shoulder.

Priya Lal

Optometrist · Co-founder

Tom Ferris showing a trial lens to a young patient.

Tom Ferris

Optometrist · Myopia

Ana Sousa fitting a tortoiseshell frame on a customer.

Ana Sousa

Dispensing optician

Kit Morgan adjusting a frame at the workshop bench.

Kit Morgan

Frame workshop

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4.9 · 612 reviews on Google

First optician who explained what the OCT actually showed me. Took forty minutes and felt like ten.

Marcus O.

Dalston

Tom has looked after my daughter's myopia since she was seven. Her prescription has barely moved in three years.

Hannah R.

Clapton

I went in for an adjustment on glasses I'd bought elsewhere. Kit fixed them for free and I came back for my next pair.

Jules P.

London Fields

Questions,

answered plainly.

How often should I have an eye test?

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Do I need the OCT scan?

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Can I bring my own frames?

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Are children's tests really free?

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How long do glasses take?

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What if my new glasses don't feel right?

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Come in

any time.

14 Cadence Yard, London E8 3RL

Five minutes from Hackney Central. Step-free, with a ramp at the side door.

Open · until 19:00

Mon–Wed, Fri

09:00–19:00

Thursday

09:00–20:30

Saturday

10:00–17:00

Sunday

Closed

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The Optotype shopfront at blue hour, its name painted on the sign, the frame wall glowing through the window.

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