We offer eye exams performed by an optometrist in all our stores. Depending on your age and the province you live in you may be able to receive some coverage from the provincial government. If you are not eligible, our eye exams are available for a fee depending on your province.

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Please note that the cover and ability to direct bill for eye exams vary between provinces. If you have any questions about direct billing, please reach out to your local store.

We offer eye exams for children. This can vary depending on the store and location.

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Unfortunately, we do not offer or test for contact lenses at the moment, but we may do in future.

Our eye exams usually take between 20 and 30 minutes. If any additional tests need to take place, the Optometrist will explain these for you. We may need to re-book these for another day.

We will call you on the day of your eye exam to confirm your appointment. If there are any special requirements, then we will let you know.

Make sure that you arrive 5-10 minutes before your scheduled time so we can complete all the necessary paperwork before your test.

Make sure to bring a valid health card (if applicable), any private health insurance cards or insurance information, and any current glasses.

Try not to wear contact lens to the appointment. If you wear contact lens, please bring your own contact lens case and solution to store them during your eye exam

During your eye exam, the Optometrist may ask some lifestyle questions to get the best idea of how you will use your prescription. This helps them get the most accurate result for your day-to-day life. They may ask when and where you last had an eye exam.

The Optometrist may also ask about your health and any medications you may be on. This will help with assessing the health of your eyes and any potential visual issues. This information is stored on your file and is confidential.

By checking the blood vessels in the eye, the Optometrist can tell any signs of circulation problems or high blood pressure. They can also see the effects of Glaucoma or any reactions to certain medications.

Read more about their role here

Certainly! We can check your prescription and your eye health. If needed, we may refer you to a specialist or back to your regular Ophthalmologist. If this is the case, we can fill in the needed information and pass this onto them before an appointment.

Read more about eye conditions here.

We have a lot of high-quality equipment in all of our stores such as:

Autorefractor - This helps give our Optometrist an idea of your prescription by testing your eye's ability to focus. This also checks the pressure of the eye to help check for any signed of Glaucoma. The Optometrist will then use these results to fine-tune your prescription.

Lensometer - This machine can be used to measure the prescription of your current glasses. As this is just to give an estimate, we will not be able to produce glasses using the reading from this machine.

Retinal Camera (Not available in all stores) - This takes a picture of the back of the eye and helps the Optometrist keep a virtual record of your eye health. A manual check is always completed during every eye exam and the results are noted on your file.

Visual Fields Machine (Not available in all stores) - This machine helps with checking for signs of Glaucoma, a possible stroke or a brain tumour. It checks the central and peripheral vision to find any abnormalities.

Snellen Chart - This consists of different sized letters that you will be asked to read and this will help the Optometrist determine your prescription.

Slit lamp - This can be used when checking the health of the eye.

An Ishihara book - This is used when checking for signs of colour blindness.

Prescriptions are made up of various different sections:

OD and OS - Derived from Latin, Oculus Dexter meaning Right eye and Oculus Sinister meaning Left eye.

SPH (Sphere) - This is the amount of lens power, measured in diopters, prescribed to correct nearsightedness or farsightedness.

CYL (Cylinder) - This is the amount of lens power for astigmatism. If nothing appears in this column, you have little or no astigmatism that requires any correction.

AXIS - This is the degree that your SPH and CYL overlap to give the clearest vision.

INT ADD (Intermediate Add) - This is the addition needed to give clarity at around 1 meter away.

ADD (Near Add) - This is the addition needed to give clarity at around 30 cms away.

PRISM - This is the amount of prismatic power prescribed to compensate for eye alignment problems.

PD (Pupillary Distance) - This is the distance between your eyes. This is measured from the centre of each pupil in mm’s. This is not included in all prescriptions.

We can provide lenses for a wide range of prescriptions including high scripts with astigmatism.

If you have a SPH (Sphere) value stronger than +/-3 and or a CYL (Cylinder) value stronger than +/-3.00 on your prescription, a high index lens will be recommended to you when ordering in-store. When you order online, you will be prompted during the checkout process to add high-index lenses to your order. This only applies if you manually entered your prescription details and not uploaded a picture or entered your optometrist details.

We will review your order before it is processed by our lab and may be in touch if we think a better lens option is available based on your prescription.

If you wish to only wish to purchase the frames alone and visit your local optician to fill your lenses, order the frames as non-prescription.

A lot of people have astigmatism correction in their lenses. The amount can depend on if there will be any additional cost for your lenses. Head into an Oscar Wylee store or send us an email. Include a copy of your prescription and we can give you an idea of the best lens for you.

If you do not have a CYL (Cylinder) or AXIS on your prescription, this means that you don’t have astigmatism.

The prescriptions used for contact lenses and eyeglasses are different. Glasses sit approximately 12 millimetres away from the eye, whilst contact lenses sit directly on the eye. Because of this difference, the lenses used can differ in strength and aren’t always interchangeable. For legal and safety reasons, we cannot use your contact lenses prescription for an order of glasses.

If you order using a contact lens prescription and the lenses are incorrect, purchaser agrees that Oscar Wylee is not responsible for the cost of a remake.

If we have tested your eyes in-store, your optometrist is more than happy to give you a copy of the results.

If you want to place an order in-store and we already have a prescription on file, head into your local Oscar Wylee store and a member of the team will be able to help you out.

Unfortunately, we are unable to use an expired prescription to produce new glasses. The eyes can change and it’s always good to keep up-to-date with all eye health checks.

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Your pupillary distance (PD) is the distance in millimetres between your eyes from the centre of one pupil to the other. This measurement is used to determine the location of the optical centre to position your new lenses correctly.

Your optician will measure your PD when you place a glasses order in-store.