Find the best optician for you or your family
The best optician is one who makes you feel you are in good hands. Use our optician search to find a Rodenstock partner optician near you. See for yourself and visit the optical practice of your choice.
How does the Rodenstock optician search work?
- Enter a town, city or postcode, or allow your location to be detected automatically. To use automatic location detection, you must allow it in your browser.
- Optionally adjust the search radius. By default, the search covers a radius of 10 kilometres from the location you enter. Feel free to adapt the search to your needs.
- The search starts as soon as you press the Enter key or select a suggested result from the drop-down list.
You can now select your preferred optician by navigating the map or browsing the list of suggested opticians in your area. For opticians in some countries, you can also request an appointment directly through the optician search.
What does Rodenstock B.I.G. EXACT® Sensitive partner mean?
Rodenstock B.I.G. EXACT® Sensitive partners offer biometrically exact spectacle lenses from Rodenstock. Using the DNEye® Scanner, the optician measures the complete biometry of the eye, capturing thousands of data points and more than 80 parameters.
These unique biometric data are integrated directly into the production of your spectacle lenses, giving you B.I.G. EXACT® Sensitive spectacle lenses – lenses that combine the precise biometry of your eyes with the way your brain perceives visual information.
What are the advantages of consulting an optician in a local optical practice compared with buying online?
Visiting a local optician offers many advantages, including:
- Personal advice on suitable spectacle lenses – matched to your prescription and your lifestyle
- Precise eye tests
- The opportunity to try on different spectacle frames
- Adjustment of your glasses to fit your face
Your optician can help you achieve the sharpest possible vision again and provide personal, expert advice locally, including guidance on all the options available when choosing your new spectacle lenses.
Before your visit to a Rodenstock optician
If possible, arrive relaxed and well rested for your appointment with the optician, and allow enough time so that you can receive advice without feeling rushed.
If you already have glasses, bring them with you. If you have been wearing contact lenses, it may be advisable not to wear them for around 24 hours before the appointment for certain measurements and eye tests. Please check with your optician beforehand.
If you have recently noticed that you need to hold your smartphone increasingly far away because you can no longer read the text, or that you find it difficult to see road signs or other text in the distance clearly, this may indicate a change in your eyesight.
A thorough eye test provides information about your vision. Rodenstock partner opticians can advise you on which spectacle lenses are best suited to you and your lifestyle.
Every optician works a little differently. In many cases, your optician will ask you a few questions about your visual habits – for example, whether you already wear glasses, what symptoms you have or what you mainly need the glasses for. This information helps to identify the right solution.
Based on these findings, the optician can advise you on which type of glasses and lenses are best suited to you: computer glasses, progressive lenses or sunglasses. Different types of lenses suit different lifestyles and needs. You can also discuss with the optician which coatings are available, how thin your lenses can be and whether self-tinting lenses may be suitable for you.
In some cases, your optician may carry out an eye test. Eye tests provide precise data about the strength of your vision. If your chosen Rodenstock partner optician has a DNEye® Scanner in their practice, they can also measure the complete biometry of the eye, capturing thousands of data points and more than 80 parameters that are incorporated into the production of your spectacle lenses. In this case, you will receive B.I.G. EXACT® Sensitive spectacle lenses that provide you with the sharpest possible vision.
It is generally recommended that people who wear glasses have their eyesight checked once a year; people who do not use vision correction should have an eye test every 2-3 years.
An eye test is, of course, also advisable whenever you feel that your eyesight has deteriorated. A test at the optician will quickly provide clarity.
Information about eye tests at an optician near you
Many opticians carry out thorough eye tests so that they can then give you the best possible advice about your new glasses. These often include both automated measurements and conventional eye tests to build a comprehensive picture of your vision and your spectacle lens requirements.
Many opticians offer eye tests in their optical practices. Use our optician search to find Rodenstock partner opticians near you, including their contact details, so that you can find out about the services offered by each optician.
There are various reasons to have an eye test at the optician:
- for a driving licence
- if you feel that you can no longer see as well as you should with your current glasses or vision correction
- before buying new glasses
- regular checks: around once a year for people who wear glasses and every 2-3 years for people who do not
Allow around 20-45 minutes for a thorough eye test, depending on the type of vision assessment carried out.
If you are getting glasses for the first time, allow a little more time for the eye test and the advice that follows. The same applies if your child needs glasses.
As a general rule, take your time for the eye test, the consultation with your optician and the selection of your spectacle lenses. It is best to check in advance whether your chosen optician offers appointments or walk-in tests.
Even if you already wear glasses, it is always advisable to have another eye test at the optician before buying new ones. This is the only way to ensure that the new glasses match your current prescription and that your new spectacle lenses will give you the best possible visual result.
Your new glasses from a Rodenstock optician
Your optician will advise you as you choose your new glasses, including both the frame and the spectacle lenses. Would you like photochromic lenses or biometric lenses, or do you need computer lenses?
Your local optician will also be there to answer your questions after your purchase.
Your optician will advise you on the spectacle lenses that suit your needs and offer a selection of frames in the optical practice for you to try on straight away.
Your glasses will become part of your face, so naturally they should suit you perfectly. The finished glasses should match your prescription so well that you hardly notice you are wearing them at all. Taking your visual sensitivity into account also helps.
To ensure that your glasses fit comfortably, your optician must adjust them: the temples must not press behind your ears, the glasses should not slip down your nose and they should sit straight.
A local optician will provide comprehensive advice when you buy your glasses. Naturally, you must like the spectacle frame.
It is also advisable to find out about spectacle lenses. Various coatings and spectacle lenses are available, including biometric spectacle lenses, photochromic spectacle lenses and near-comfort spectacle lenses. Your optician will help you make the choice that is right for you.
At the latest, when your eyesight changes, it is time to visit the optician and get new glasses. Damage to the spectacle lenses can also impair your vision. In that case, it is advisable to get new glasses to maintain your visual comfort.
If your circumstances change and you need computer glasses or sports glasses, for example, your optician can advise you.
Children and adolescents who are still growing may experience more frequent changes in their eyesight. During this time, it is advisable to monitor their vision closely and obtain new glasses if necessary. Your local optical practice can also advise you on this.
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Your path to new glasses
Use the optician search to find Rodenstock partners near you.