Tips & Guides
Everything you need to order glasses online with confidence — from reading your prescription to finding frames that suit your face.
Buying & measuring
How to Choose Well-Fitting Eyeglasses
Five fit checks to run before you order, plus how to use the numbers on your current frames.
How to Measure Your Frame Size
Understand lens width, bridge, temple length and total width — and how to find your size.
How to Buy Prescription Glasses Online
A step-by-step walkthrough from prescription to delivery, including what to have ready before you start.
How to Measure Your Pupillary Distance (PD)
Three ways to find your PD at home, and the difference between single and dual PD.
Printable PD Ruler Guide
How to print and use a millimetre ruler to measure your pupillary distance.
How to Read Your Eyeglass Prescription
What OD, OS, SPH, CYL, AXIS, ADD and PD mean on a glasses prescription.
How to Choose a Frame Colour
Use skin undertone, hair and eye colour, and wardrobe to pick a flattering frame colour.
Low-Bridge Fit Glasses
Why glasses slip or touch your cheeks, and what low-bridge fit frames change.
Face shapes
Glasses for Diamond Faces
Which eyeglass frames balance a Diamond face shape — with shapes to try and a few to approach with care.
Glasses for Heart Faces
Which eyeglass frames balance a Heart face shape — with shapes to try and a few to approach with care.
Glasses for Oval Faces
Which eyeglass frames balance a Oval face shape — with shapes to try and a few to approach with care.
Glasses for Round Faces
Which eyeglass frames balance a Round face shape — with shapes to try and a few to approach with care.
Glasses for Square Faces
Which eyeglass frames balance a Square face shape — with shapes to try and a few to approach with care.
Glasses for Triangle Faces
Which eyeglass frames balance a Triangle face shape — with shapes to try and a few to approach with care.
Match Frames to Your Face Shape
A quick reference for pairing frame shapes with the six common face shapes.
Men's Frames and Face Shapes
How to choose men’s eyeglass frames that balance your features, from strong jaws to round faces.
Sunglasses
Sunglasses for Diamond Faces
Sunglass shapes, lens sizes and finishes that tend to flatter a Diamond face.
Sunglasses for Heart Faces
Sunglass shapes, lens sizes and finishes that tend to flatter a Heart face.
Sunglasses for Oval Faces
Sunglass shapes, lens sizes and finishes that tend to flatter a Oval face.
Sunglasses for Round Faces
Sunglass shapes, lens sizes and finishes that tend to flatter a Round face.
Sunglasses for Square Faces
Sunglass shapes, lens sizes and finishes that tend to flatter a Square face.
Sunglasses for Triangle Faces
Sunglass shapes, lens sizes and finishes that tend to flatter a Triangle face.
How to Choose Well-Fitting Sunglasses
Coverage, fit and lens choices that make sunglasses comfortable for everyday wear and travel.
Lenses
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Best Frames for High Prescriptions
Frame shapes, sizes and lens materials that keep strong prescriptions looking slimmer.
Blurry Vision at Night
Common, general reasons why vision can feel less sharp in low light, and when to see a professional.
Can You Remove Scratches from Lenses?
Why DIY scratch "fixes" often do more harm, and how to prevent scratches in the first place.
Caring for Photochromic Lenses
Keep light-adaptive lenses performing well with gentle cleaning and sensible storage.
Do Photochromic Lenses Protect Against UV?
How light-adaptive lenses react to UV light and what to check on the label.
Eye Floaters: When to Seek Care
General information about floaters and the warning signs that need prompt attention.