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Abra & Co

A patient trying on black designer frames at the mirror in our boutique
Abra & Co · Independent and family-run

The Modern, Authentic OpticiansIndependent opticians in Greater Manchester, Cheshire and West Yorkshire.

Real patients

Our patients, in their new glasses.

Every age, every budget.

One of our patients in their new glasses
One of our patients in their new glasses
One of our patients in their new glasses
One of our patients in their new glasses
One of our patients in their new glasses
One of our patients in their new glasses
One of our patients in their new glasses
One of our patients in their new glasses
One of our patients in their new glasses
One of our patients in their new glasses
One of our patients in their new glasses
One of our patients in their new glasses
One of our patients in their new glasses
One of our patients in their new glasses
The Collection

The great houses, hand-picked.

Every frame on our shelves was chosen by us, by hand. Then we choose the one that is yours.

Cartier and Chanel by request. And the independent makers, from Face à Face to JF Rey.

A dispensing optician fitting new frames for a smiling patient
Eyewear styling · free

Let us find your look.

Your frames say who you are before you’ve said a word.

A private session with a dispensing optician, and a short list, not a wall of frames.

  • 01Face
  • 02Prescription
  • 03Day
  • 04Style

No obligation to buy.

Hands adjusting a tortoiseshell frame
Looked after, always

Sixty days to love your glasses.

  • AdjustmentsFree
  • Glasses MOTFree
  • Minor repairsWhile you wait
  • Your eye testFree with your glasses

The OCT scanner and slit lamp in one of our consulting rooms
Eye tests

Forty-five minutes, just for you.

  • 45 minutesWith your optometrist
  • Your scansOn the screen
  • The same teamNext time

NHS eye test free if you qualify · Private £55
Free when you buy your glasses

Why we started

We set out to build the optician we’d want for our own family.

An inspiring place to try something beautiful, with no pressure, and a team who make you feel seen, heard and cared for.

Sohail Khan · Optometrist and director

Three of our team inside one of our practices
The dry eye clinic · IPL at all five practices

Comfortable eyes again.

Started by an optometrist who has dry eye himself. We photograph your oil glands, show you what we see, then treat the cause.

Gland images: normal, shortened and gland loss
Your oil glands, on the screen
Lashes under magnification before treatmentThe same lashes after treatment
Before · after

Our boutiques

Take a seat. Try everything.

Striped walls and the front desk inside our boutique
Velvet chairs in front of lit frame shelves
The styling desk in our boutique
A wall of backlit frame shelves

4.9 from 600+ Google reviews

“Choosing frames was a pleasure, not a chore.”Google review

“Personal service. Not rushed.”

Google review · Heald Green

“A thorough eye check. Never feels rushed.”

Google review · Cheadle

Urgent eye care

Red, painful, or a sudden change in your sight?

Ring us. We will see you today, free if you are registered with a local GP.

Five practices

Find your practice.

Greater Manchester: Cheadle, Middleton and Heald Green. Cheshire: Winsford. West Yorkshire: Heckmondwike.