Belfast independent opticians. Richard Owens.

Coronavirus ( Covid-19 ) Update 22/03/2020

To all valued and loyal patients.

The Health and Social Care Board have issued the following statement.

As of 24 March 2020 the following situation applies:
 All routine General Ophthalmic Services should be suspended with immediate effect
from 24 March 20
 Only essential and urgent eyecare services should be provided
 All domiciliary eyecare services should be suspended

We will remain open for EMERGENCY and ESSENTIAL EYE EXAMINATIONS only. Sadly normal routine eye care is no longer possible if we are to reduce the risk of spreading the virus from person to person. If you have any concerns about your eyes or vision or if we have glasses/contact lenses ready for you to collect please contact either practice by telephone – Howard Street – 028 9032 4366 or Ballyhackamore – 028 9065 8898 or email us on info@richardowensopticians.com. You can also contact us via the website or Facebook.

Spectacles

Rules about the supply of spectacles have been altered so if you need to get a pair of glasses, even if your prescription is out of date, we are able to accommodate you. Please telephone the practice to discuss your requirements and we will do our utmost to get you sorted. Replacement glasses may be posted to you or on occasion delivered. Repeat orders for adults or children may be ordered by telephone.

If you are calling into the practice to collect glasses or contact lenses please telephone first so we can arrange a suitable time.

Contact Lenses

We can supply your contact lenses posted to home and some suppliers offer a direct to home service. Again please contact us via telephone or email to discuss your requirements.

At the practice

We now must strictly observe social/physical distancing and therefore must limit the number of people in the practice at any one time. Once inside we respectfully ask you to maintain the recommended 2 metre distance from others. Apologies in advance if this causes delay which we will do our best to limit but these measures are put in place to protect you and the staff. Stringent hygiene will be observed.

Your continued support is much appreciated both in the past and now during this difficult time. We will continue to monitor and update you as the situation unfolds.

Keep well

Richard

We are Belfast’s largest stockists of Oliver Peoples frames and the exclusive stockist in Northern Ireland for Garrett Leight Californian Optical. Our other major brands include Lindberg, Cutler & Gross, Lafont, Paul Smith and Philippe Starck. We also offer brands such as Marie Claire, Gigi Barcelona and update our stock frequently, so please visit us to see what we have that you might like.

The practice specialises in contact lenses including “Ortho K” – the alternative to laser. To find out more about Ortho K Nocturnal lenses click here