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1. How do I order my Prescription Glasses from Manchester Optical?
All you need to be able to order from us your prescription (less than 2 years old).
By law your optician has to provide you with a copy of your prescription. You are not obliged to buy your glasses from your optician, who in turn must not imply that you should.
Simply have an eye test, provide us with the prescription details and save money!
2. How can you charge prices that are so low compared to the prices charged by high street opticians and retailers?
Our company does not have the cost of running an expensive high street property. We do not need to buy expensive eye testing equipment as we do not test eyes or offer optical advice. We simply construct prescription glasses and prescription sunglasses to the details of the prescription you give to us. Our costs reflect this as the savings are passed on to you the customer.
3. Do you sell Prescription Sunglasses / Glasses with Tinted Lenses?
Yes we do - you can add a tint to any of the glasses shown on our website! We provide 6 alternative colours of tinted lenses for you to choose from - Brown, Grey, Green, Red, Blue, and Yellow. Our tints are defined by the light transmission factor (LTF), where 100% LTF is completely clear, and 0% LTF permits no light to pass through (solid). We offer 3 alternative LTF tints :
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15% LTF tints allow 15% light transmission and are used for bright light situations and provide maximum protection from the bright sun especially for those people sensitive to bright lights.
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50% LTF tints allow 50% light transmission and are good general all round tints for outdoor protection from the sun but not extreme light situations such as midday sun on the water. These 50% tints would be more suitable for driving conditions.
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85% LTF tints allow 85% light transmission and are often used as “fashion” tints.
Alternatively we can provide Transition lenses which are photosensitive. Transitions lenses are clear in normal light but they tint under bright light.
4. Do you sell Prescription Glasses with Transitions Lenses?
Yes we do! Transition lenses are photosensitive. Transitions lenses are clear in normal light but they tint under bright light. They are perfect all round lenses, offering everyday use with fantastic visual acuteness as well as 100% UV protection and glare reduction.
They are ideal for most people’s everyday lives by eliminating the inconvenience of carrying around an extra pair of prescription sunglasses but they are not suitable for use inside cars when driving, as windscreens absorb the UV-light used for Transitions Lenses to work. They are available for single vision and bifocal prescriptions.
This option can be selected at the time of ordering.
5. What Lens coatings and tints do you offer?
We offer :
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Anti-reflective coating;
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Hard anti-scratch coating for FREE;
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UV 400 Protective coating;
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Sunglasses tint;
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Transitions Single Vision Lenses;
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Transitions Bifocal Lenses;
You can select these options at the time of ordering.
6. What does UV400 Protective Coating do?
UV (Ultra Violet) 400 coating helps protect the eyes from harmful damage caused by the sun. We recommend that you add these coating on to the lenses in your prescription glasses or prescription sunglasses. Ultraviolet radiation produced by the sun is invisible radiation that can cause damage to your eyes with long term exposure.
7. What does Anti-reflective coating do?
Anti-reflective coatings help protect the lens surfaces from scratches and reduce distractions, such as glare and surface reflections. Normally, these front and back surface reflections can reduce the amount of light reaching the eyes, thereby reducing your vision in low lighting levels and glare situations, such as driving and computing. The appearance of your prescription glasses or prescription sunglasses, and your eyes themselves is also improved. The coating makes the lenses almost invisible by reducing the front surface reflectance. In addition to this, photographic and video reflection of your prescription glasses or prescription sunglasses is reduced as are the annoying reflections from your own eyes.
8. What are High Index Lenses and what do you offer?
High index lenses have thinner edges than standard lenses made to the same prescription. As they are thinner, they are lighter and more comfortable to wear.
We recommend High Index Lenses if :
We offer 3 x alternative High Index Lenses :
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1.60 index lenses – these are approx 25% thinner than standard index lenses.
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1.67 index lenses – these are approx 40% thinner than standard index lenses.
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1.74 index lenses – these are approx 55% thinner than standard index lenses.
An anti-reflective coating is included free of charge on all our high index lenses. This is because they reflect more light than standard lenses. High index lenses may take slightly longer to produce – so please bear this in mind when ordering
We manufacture all types of complex prescriptions so if any of the above is unclear, you can seek advice by telephone or fax on 0161 343 4064 or via email at
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9. Can you fit new lenses to my existing frames?
Yes – we offer a full re-glazing service.
We operate the same policy as high street opticians in that glasses are re-glazed at your own risk. We also reserve the right to return your frames to you along with any monies paid to us (on receipt of your frames) if we feel that they are unsuitable for re-glazing.
10. Do you guarantee my new glasses?
All of our glasses are inspected to ensure the accuracy of the prescription and proper alignment of the frame. The glasses are also packaged in an attractive hard case for protection.
11. Do you accept NHS Vouchers?
We do accept NHS Vouchers. Please call us on 0161 343 4064 for more information on obtaining glasses with your NHS voucher.
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