With this perfect symbiosis that binds our generation to « screens », sight disorders have become more and more common. All ages are affected and the need to wear eyeglasses and contact lenses is inevitable. Perhaps she already imposes on you, the obligation to wear medical glasses after the examination in your ophthalmologist.
It is absolutely necessary to go through an optician. So, how to find the best and on what basis choose it not to regret discomforts the next moment? In this folder, we give you the infallible keys to find the best optician ever.
The expertise of optician to guide you through advice
First and foremost, an optician must be able to examine the prescription of the ophthalmologist (see our file on understand your eye doctor's prescription). Then, be able to carry out eye exams to finally offer you glasses adapted to your needs. He manufactures and sells visual correction devices, but he also represents an advisor who must guide you to solve your vision problems.
Based on these basic principles, the right optician will then be able to put his expertise at your service to listen to you and give you advice. It also relies on the shape of your face and your daily activities to offer you tailor-made equipment.
Be able to adapt to constraints
Corrective glasses are medical equipment and health supplies that are provided on the basis of a number of rules. The right optician is this technician who responds precisely and quickly to the requirements of an ophthalmological prescription and knows how to take it into account when designing a pair of glasses.
That's why you should not see any inconvenience to an optician's curiosity being pushed. If he asks if you are doing more sports, driving for long hours, having more fun with the children, or spending too much time in front of the computer, he wants to adapt the frame to your daily occupation.
Similarly, it must be able to adapt your glasses as best as possible to ensure maximum comfort when wearing them. The right optician is also the one who is able to detect if additional services are needed, then sell them and accompany their customers if necessary for the care steps.
Should propose reasonable rates
The best optician is not the one whose goal is to sell you the most expensive glasses possible; or additional materials that you may not need to raise the bill. However, he is not the one who sells his glasses cheaper or makes misleading promotions to lure you.
With regard to the price of glasses, it varies according to your needs and visual problems to correct. It takes into account the criteria of quality and services that must be tailored to your expectations.
Have a sense of aesthetics
Don't forget that you will drag your visual equipment everywhere. It is therefore imperative that he obeys a number of aesthetic details. The good optician will advise you glasses that marry your eyebrows, your morphology and are adapted to the shape of your face. Several other criteria can come into play: your complexion, the size of your hair or the colour of your eyes.
In addition, your bezel's sense of aesthetics is very important when it comes to choosing the frames you need for your glasses. It is he who will be responsible for choosing and ordering them before presenting them to you. Thus, some opticians offer rather sober models. But others, on the other hand, will propose frames whose design comes out of the common.
Must be accurate and thorough
One of the criteria at which you can judge the optician of your choice is his thoroughness, but also and above all the way he approaches the technical aspect of the trade. These values are important to him especially when mounting the corrective lenses.
At the time of measurement, a small error, a difference of a few millimetres is enough to cause discomfort when using your glasses. Do not lose sight of the importance of the frame that needs to be tailored to deliver you more easily if needed. Details that need to have the notion of « beauty » before they can be implemented.
Must inform about latest technological innovations
The field of corrective lens design is constantly increasing. Engineers, opticians and glassmakers combine their know-how to offer you comfortable, innovative glasses that meet the technological requirements of our time. A good optician is therefore committed to continuously informing about the various technological innovations and advances adopted for frames and glasses.
Choose your optician: its status also comes into play
When this page is published, at least 12,500 optical shops are spread over French territory. These include:
- Independent opticians;
- Network opticians (independent members of a purchasing power plant);
- Opticists of large brands (franchised or branch);
- Optics online.
In this broad spectrum of opticians professionals; how to find out who can solve your problem.
Independent optician
This one is able to offer you local services. He has an opticalian-mooner BTS and runs his own shop. Although its tariffs are sometimes high, they nevertheless have the advantage of being below those applied by large brands. With the latter, you are sure to benefit from an accompaniment to find the ideal pair of glasses and benefit from a after-sales service.
Network optician (independent member of a purchasing plant)
Internet professionals choose the option of networking while reserving the right to be independent. Everyone will therefore be able to pursue their trade policy as closely as possible to their target with the support of a collective. The biggest advantage here is that these network opticians pool their purchases and offer more advantageous rates to their customers.
Generally, they provide the best services, and have all the expertise to help you choose the mounts suitable for correcting your view.
Large optical signs
This category of opticians enjoys a greater reputation because of their very effective advertising power. It should be noted that these signs enjoy a great purchasing power and are in the middle of online service and sales in the store.
However, the very large clientele does not allow for a personalized service for everyone and after-sales.
Optics Online
The opticians on the Internet are the most numerous of all. The sales sites offer relatively low rates, but opinions agree that this is not always the right option. Indeed, their tariff plans are attractive, but follow-up after the sale is not necessarily on the date. (See our file comparative on the best online optical sites)
However, it is necessary to deconstruct the idea that it is not possible to try your pair of glasses when deciding to buy them online. Many solutions now exist for remote testing (See our folder on how to choose your glasses online). Finally, whether it is one of these four optimist categories, the choice must be made according to your needs.
