Glasses from any prescription · second opinions
Had your eye test somewhere else? Bring us the prescription.
If you had the test elsewhere, or bought glasses there that never felt right, bring the paperwork. We dispense from it properly, or check it first if you would like to be sure.
The problem
What people tell us when they bring a prescription in.
- “I had my test elsewhere but didn’t buy.”
- “My new glasses have never felt right.”
- “The varifocals I bought make me dizzy.”
- “I felt rushed choosing frames.”
- “I just want a second opinion.”
- “I don’t know my pupil measurement.”
All of these are fixable, and none of them needs a new eye test to start.
Why us
Our team makes glasses from prescriptions written anywhere, every week, at all five practices.
4.9 ★ from 600+ Google reviews
“Choosing frames was a pleasure, not a chore.”Patient survey
Three situations we see every week
Which is yours?
“I had the test, I did not buy.” Perhaps the frames were expensive, perhaps you were rushed, perhaps you wanted to think. Your prescription is valid for two years. Bring it to any of our practices and our team goes through the lens options with you, measures you properly, and makes the glasses. No new test needed.
“No pressure to buy anything you did not want.”
“I bought glasses elsewhere and cannot get on with them.” Varifocals you cannot find the reading zone in, single-vision lenses that feel off, frames that slide or press. Bring the glasses and the prescription. We check the lenses against the prescription and the fitting against your face, free, ten minutes, and tell you what is wrong. Often it is adjustable.
“I was shown the scans and everything was clearly explained to me.”
“I want a second opinion.” Something was mentioned at your test, or the prescription changed more than you expected. The Gold examination, forty-five minutes with the 3D OCT scan, gives you a proper look and a proper explanation, for £95.
“The optician undertook a thorough examination and covered more areas than I expected.”
Dispensing from your own prescription costs what the frames and lenses cost, the same as if we had tested you. Frames £70 to £850, single vision lenses £109 to £499.
What happens
What to bring, and what we do with it
Nothing to prepare beyond the sheet of paper. We measure everything else here.
Bring
Two things at most
- 01
The prescription
The sheet the optician gave you. They must give you one; it is the law.
- 02
The glasses, if the problem is glasses
So we can check the lenses against the prescription and the fit against your face.
- 03
Nothing else
Pupillary distance, fitting heights and frame measurements are all taken here, free.
Then
Half an hour with the dispensing team
- 04
The check
Lenses against prescription, fitting against face. Ten minutes, free, and you are told plainly what is wrong, if anything.
- 05
The choice
Frames that suit your face, lenses that suit your days, every option priced on paper before you decide. Sixty days to love them, or we change them.
- 06
The fitting
When the glasses arrive they are fitted to you, adjusted, and checked against the prescription again.
Put up with glasses that feel wrong, and you live with headaches and squinting until your next test.
Bring them in, and in ten minutes you know what is wrong and how to put it right.
Near you
Bring it to your nearest practice
Any of the five. No appointment needed to bring a prescription; book if you would like the second-opinion test.
Glasses from your prescription in Cheadle
Abra & Co, 19 Wilmslow Road, Cheadle SK8 1DW
Five minutes from Cheadle Hulme and Gatley, ten from Stockport and Didsbury, fifteen from Wilmslow.
Glasses from your prescription in Heald Green
Ashworth Opticians, 214 Finney Lane, Heald Green SK8 3QA
Five minutes from Gatley, ten from Wythenshawe, fifteen from Sale and Altrincham.
Glasses from your prescription in Middleton
Abra & Co, 36 Long Street, Middleton M24 6UQ
Eight minutes from Heywood, ten from Chadderton and Blackley, fifteen from Rochdale, Oldham and Prestwich.
Glasses from your prescription in Winsford
Winsford Eye & Footcare, 27 Delamere Street, Winsford CW7 2LX
Ten minutes from Northwich and Middlewich, twenty from Knutsford, Crewe and Nantwich.
Glasses from your prescription in Heckmondwike
Armitage Opticians, 14 Market Street, Heckmondwike WF16 0JU
Eight minutes from Cleckheaton, ten from Dewsbury, Batley and Mirfield, twenty from Morley.
Reviews
What our patients say
4.9★★★★★
G 600+ Google reviews across five practices
“Brilliant service very friendly staff and a no rush service Really informative and helpful when reviewing and selecting a new pair of glasses would highly recommend”Google review · Middleton · July 2026
“Many thanks to Abra & Co. I greatly appreciate the time that they spent helping me select the perfect glasses. The staff are friendly, informative and knowledgeable. I’ll be returning for years to come.”Google review · Middleton · April 2026
“Absolutely fabulous, professional and friendly always looking after me would recommend them”Google review · Middleton · March 2026
Frequently asked questions
Is my prescription still valid?
Normally for two years from the test date, one year if the optometrist wrote a shorter recall. The date is on the prescription. If it has expired we test you: £55, forty-five minutes.
Do you need my pupillary distance?
We measure it here, free, in a minute. You do not need to ask the other optician for it.
I bought glasses elsewhere and they do not feel right. Can you help?
Yes. Bring the glasses and the prescription. Often the lenses are fine and the fitting is wrong; sometimes the lenses do not match the prescription; occasionally the prescription itself needs a second look. We tell you which, and what it would cost to put right.
Will you check a prescription from another optician?
Yes, for £55, the same forty-five-minute test as anyone else. If the prescription was right, you will know; if it was not, you will have a correct one.