Made in our UK lab · Next Day Delivery
Where your glasses are made.
Your prescription glasses are glazed in our optical laboratory in Amersham, Buckinghamshire.
Here, specialist lens technology works alongside the experience of our optical team to prepare, glaze and check prescription eyewear before it leaves us.
Keeping the glazing process within our own laboratory gives our team direct oversight of an important part of every prescription order.
Modern optical equipment
Specialist technology for preparing and glazing prescription lenses.
Experience optical team
Real people involved throughout the production process.
Quality checked
Completed prescription eyewear is checked before it leaves us.
Carefully delivered
Your glasses are packaged with care and sent to your door.
From prescription to finished pair
Your order
We use the prescription information you provide, together with your chosen frame and lens options, to prepare your order.
Glazing
Specialist equipment shapes your lenses to fit your chosen frame.
Assembly & checking
Your lenses are fitted into the frame and the completed eyewear goes through our quality-control process.
Ready to leave us
Once completed and checked, your glasses are carefully packaged ready for dispatch or collection.
Technology with a human touch.
Modern equipment helps us work accurately and consistently, but technology is only part of the story.
Our Amersham laboratory uses specialist lens-processing equipment, including MEI Bisphera technology, to shape prescription lenses for individual frames.
The system uses independent edging heads and incorporates automated inspection as part of the edging process. Our optical team remains involved in preparing, handling, assembling and checking completed orders.
For customers, the benefit is simple: specialist technology and experienced people working together to produce prescription eyewear with care.
Why our own laboratory matters
Keeping the glazing process in-house means our team stays close to each prescription order.
Direct oversight
Our team can oversee the glazing, assembly and checking process here in Amersham.
Experienced people
Our optical team works with prescription eyewear every day.
Specialist technology
Modern equipment supports the preparation and glazing of a wide range of prescription lenses.
Quality control
Completed prescription eyewear is checked before dispatch.
A wide choice of lenses
Our laboratory works across different lens types, prescriptions and frame requirements.
Checked before it leaves us
Completed prescription eyewear is checked before leaving our laboratory.
Depending on the frame, prescription and lens options, our quality-control process can include checks relating to prescription accuracy, optical measurements, lens fitting and condition, frame alignment and overall finish.
If something isn't right, our team can address it before the order leaves us.
Simple, perhaps. But important.
Lenses for different ways of seeing
Single vision
For one principal viewing distance, including distance, reading or intermediate prescriptions.
Varifocals
Progressive lenses with different areas for near, intermediate and distance vision.
Bifocals
Lenses combining distinct distance and near viewing areas.
Occupational lenses
Designed primarily for near and intermediate tasks such as desk and screen work.
High-index lenses
Thinner lens-material options available for suitable prescriptions.
Prescription sunglasses
Prescription lenses with a choice of available sun-lens options, including tinted and polarised options.
Photochromic lenses
Prescription lenses designed to darken in response to UV exposure and become clearer again away from UV.
Blue light lenses
Block blue light for comfortable everyday screen use.
Visit us in Amersham
Our retail store is located alongside our optical laboratory in Amersham, Buckinghamshire.
Come in to browse frames, try different styles and speak to our team about your prescription and lens options.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Are Direct Sight glasses really made in the UK?
Yes. Every pair of prescription glasses from Direct Sight is made in our purpose-built optical laboratory in Amersham, Buckinghamshire. We do not outsource production overseas. Our lenses are cut, edged, fitted, and quality-checked in the UK by our team of qualified optical laboratory technicians and dispensing opticians.
Our wide range of frames and high quality lenses meet all optical standards and carry the CE mark.
What is the MEI Bisphera TBA?
The MEI Bisphera TBA is one of the most advanced robotic lens edging systems in the optical industry. It features dual edging heads that cut two lenses simultaneously. Providing excellent throughput with best-in-class automated quality control.
The machine performs 100% inspection of every lens. Ensuring each pair meets our strict standards before it reaches our manual quality check stage.
What does the 7-point quality check include?
Seven checks conducted by a qualified dispensing optician:
(1) prescription accuracy
(2) pupillary distance
(3) lens fitting
(4) coatings and treatments
(5) lens surface quality
(6) frame alignment
(7) overall frame condition.
Any pair that fails is remade with no exception before dispatch.
Are Direct Sight lenses the same quality as high-street opticians?
Yes. Direct Sight sources lenses from the same reputable suppliers used by many leading UK high-street optical chains. The materials and optical standards are equivalent. Our lower prices reflect our direct-to-consumer model. We cut out the middlemen and the overheads, not any reduction in the quality of the lenses themselves.
How quickly does the Direct Sight laboratory process orders?
Thanks to our MEI Bisphera robotic glazing equipment and UK-based team. Most prescription orders are processed within 1 to 3 working days. Standard delivery takes 5 to 7 working days in total. Next Day Express is available for orders placed before 3pm.
Can I visit the Direct Sight lab or store?
Yes. Direct Sight has an optical store on site at our Amersham, Buckinghamshire manufacturing facility. You are welcome to visit, browse thousands of frames, and collect glasses the same day where possible. Store prices are identical to our online prices. With free parking on site available.