July 2012 by Rocco G.
At what point does one decide that...."ooh I must right a review of that opticians I visited this morning"? Well, that sad point in my life is now and I knew as soon as the eye test began that this review needed to be written, for the sake of all our eyes! I was recommended this place by a couple of chums who raved about the mad skillz of Stephen Tang for years. Fully aware of my scabby eye syndrome I foolishly ignored them and opted for a city centre optician (out of shear convenience), lets call this place Dark Lizards for the sake of this review. Now Dark Lizards took half the time to test my eyes, used older kit and didn't undertake anywhere near the same amount of high-tech tests as Tang's. Consequently I discovered I was given a prescription that was double what my eyes required and was not offered any help to sort out my scabby eye disease. Stephen Tang is incredibly passionate about what he does and he genuinely cares about the health of your eyes. He's very relaxed, friendly and gives you honest explanations of the test procedures and results. He sorted me out good and proper with my pinkeye and gave me a nice wee prescription to take to my doctors. After the the comprehensive eye test, it was off to the front of the shop where I was given loads of time and help to select a nice set of frames. The staff again were incredibly friendly and I didn't feel pressured into buying anything at all. Strangely I found the whole ordeal, well, fun. I had genuine banter with my optician, got myself some rather smart looking Ray Ban frames and felt relieved that my eyes had been pampered and loved. Looking forward to my next visit (yes, I'm that sad).
