A guide to lenses

The type of lens you’ll need depends on a variety of things such as your lifestyle, job, preference, and vision needs. Have a look below at the lenses we offer, including their benefits and prices, to help you decide which lenses might be the right ones for you.

Your lens type depends on a variety of things – such as your lifestyle, job, preference, and vision needs. Have a look at our guide to lenses to help you decide which lenses might be right for you.

Standard single-vision lenses

Single-vision lenses have a single prescription that covers the whole lens. People under-40 mostly opt for these as they’re more likely to have just one prescription. So if you only need glasses for one type of vision, your optician may prescribe these to you. You may need to have separate glasses for separate things, like one pair for seeing far away, like when you’re driving, and one pair for close-up tasks, like reading.

FREE with all glasses

All Specsavers glasses come with free standard single-vision lenses, scratch- resistant treatment, case and cloth. Extra lens treatments and options are available that can protect or enhance your glasses.

Bifocal lenses

Bifocal lenses are divided into two parts to accommodate a combination of any two different prescriptions into one lens. For example, an office worker may want to have intermediate vision in the top of the lens for meetings or presentations, and near vision in the segment for looking at their computer screen.

So rather than having two pairs of single- vision glasses, bifocal lenses can be a more convenient solution as they combine all your vision needs into one pair of glasses.

A more convenient option for those with two vision needs - bifocal lenses are divided into two parts to accommodate a combination of any two different prescriptions into one lens. For example, an office worker may want to have intermediate vision for meetings or presentations, and near vision for looking at their computer screen.

How do bifocals work?

Distance vision

The upper half of the lens is for distance vision. Your normal glasses prescription will go in this part of the lens.

Near vision

The lower half, or small segment in the lower half of the lens, is for looking at things that are near. Like built-in reading glasses in your normal prescription.

Bifocal lens prices

Standard bifocal lenses - 69€

Offering distance and near vision in one lens. Bifocals have a small segment at the lower part of the lens containing your near vision area.

Varifocal lenses

Varifocal lenses allow you to see at any distance, so whether you are driving, using a computer, shopping or reading, you can wear one pair of varifocals to accommodate all your vision needs.

You’re more likely to need varifocal lenses after the age of 40, when close-up vision starts to get affected by presbyopia. As with bifocals, varifocal lenses are a convenient solution when you have more than one vision type.

Varifocal lenses allow you to see at any distance, so whether you’re driving, using a computer, shopping or reading, you can wear one pair of varifocals to accommodate all your vision needs.

You're more likely to need them after the age of 40, when close-up vision starts to get affected by presbyopia.

How do varifocals work?

Using Digital Precision Eyecare, your unique measurements allow our experts to see exactly where to position the lens zones you require for your different vision types, as well as finding the right type of varifocals for your chosen frame.

Using Digital Precision Eyecare, your unique measurements allow our experts see exactly where to position the lens zones you require for your different vision types.

We aim to make our pricing as clear and plain as possible. A detailed breakdown is plain as possible. A detailed breakdown is available on your proof of purchase.

Want any lens extras and treatments?

You can also choose extra lens treatments and options to protect or enhance your glasses.

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