Prescription lenses are made to measure, just for you. They are specially ground and custom made for the optical correction of the individual eye as prescribed by a qualified optician.

After your eye examination an optician will give you a written diagnosis, called a PRESCRIPTION. This prescription is your property. You can take this prescription away with you. You can use this prescription to purchase your spectacles from any outlet including the Internet.

Just as doctors' prescriptions can be taken to any pharmacist, opticians' prescriptions can be taken to anyone selling glasses. You do not have to buy from the optician that did the eye test. Neither do you have to decide there and then. You can take the prescription away with you and decide later what you want to do. The prescription belongs to you.

To supply your spectacles we need details of your current prescription. It must be dated within the last two years; otherwise we strongly recommend you have your eyes tested again.

If you prefer to keep your actual prescription then the entry you make on the order form is your confirmation to be a 'TRUE AND ACCURATE PRESCRIPTION'.
It will determine accuracy and is your agreement to supply the original if required.

The prescription shows the lens power your vision requires, both for your right eye and your left eye and usually they will be different. The higher the power the greater the correction.
Remember the convention that when referring to Right and Left eyes we mean YOUR RIGHT and YOUR LEFT eyes.

Prescription styles and contents vary widely so some prescriptions may also indicate the optical error, the Inset, suggest lens types, and contain special instructions. Always enter all the details that are written on your prescription by using the additional information box on our order form.
(See NB below)

Example of our completed order form for prescription details.
(Remember, prescription formats vary widely so don't be concerned if yours does not contain information to complete all the boxes).

Prescription Details

RIGHT EYE		LEFT EYE
Right Sphere	+1.75	Left Sphere	+2.00
Right Cylinder	-0.25	Left Cylinder	-0.25
Right Axis	30	Left Axis	110
Right Prism	0	Left Prism	0
Right Base	0	Left Base	0

(Remember to indicate plus (+) or minus (-) on Sphere and Cylinder. This is very important. Orders without a (+) or (-) can not be accepted.

Other Prescription Details if Available:

Reading Addition:	+2.0
Additional Information:	Enter here any additional information written on your prescription. Also, anything else you wish us to know about and how you found our site, e.g. search engine, recommendation etc.

Some brief definitions.

Powers are expressed in Dioptres either plus (+) or minus (-) numbers.
(+) if Long Sighted and (-) if Short Sighted.

It is very important that you enter plus (+) or minus (-) when you complete the order form.

Sphere: spherical power of the correction lens required.

Cylinder: corrects irregular eye shape (astigmatism).

Axis: rotation of lens within frame in degrees.

Prism and Base: corrects non-unison and out of alignment eyes.

Reading Addition: the extra power you need for reading; (always a positive number).

(NB Prescription Styles in some countries do not indicate a Near or Reading Addition figure but instead give 2 sets of prescription figures.
One is for Distance Vision and the other is for Near or Reading Vision.
In this case always enter the Distance Prescription figures on the order form and enter the Near or Reading Prescription figures in the Additional Information box stating, "There is no Near/Reading figure on the prescription.")

CURRENTLY WE DO NOT SUPPLY PRESCRIPTION LENSES THAT HAVE A REQUIREMENT FOR PRISM OR BASE, OR WHERE SPHERE EXCEEDS 6, AND CYLINDER EXCEEDS 2. (See your prescription)
(View the site regularly as these limit may change later)
[For customers whose Cylinder exceeds 2, please email info@ruok4specs.com with your complete order details and we will send you a quote]

PLEASE BE ADVISED FOR CLINICAL REASONS WE DO NOT SUPPLY PRESCRIPTION SPECTACLES FOR CHILDREN (AGED UNDER SIXTEEN YEARS) OR TO PERSONS REGISTERED BLIND OR PARTIALLY SIGHTED.

By purchasing from ruOK4specs.com you are confirming that you are not in one of these categories.

If you are purchasing from outside the U.K. you are also confirming that you are not in breach of any legislation in your own country.

Please read FITTING before you purchase from ruOK4specs.com
After FITTING and TERMS OF TRADE please go to PRODUCTS.

 

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