At Ackerson Eyecare, we provide full-service primary optical care focused on discovering your visual needs and designing products to meet them. Instead of just filling a basic prescription, our services are designed to translate your raw optical data into engineered, high-performance glasses tailored specifically to your lifestyle.

Here is an overview of the primary optical services and custom eyewear solutions we provide for our patients:

Prescription Measurement (Refraction)

The foundation of our optical care is gathering accurate baseline data, because bad data will never produce high-performance glasses. We spend extra time meticulously measuring your prescription using advanced technology. If you bring in a complex prescription from an outside clinic, we will often re-measure it to ensure the numbers are perfectly calibrated before we begin designing your lenses.

Custom Optical Engineering

We view glasses as “tools for vision” and operate on the philosophy that you need the right tool for the right job at the right time.

We engineer your lenses specifically for your daily environments—calculating the exact focal distances you need for your computer setup at work versus your setup at home, or even tailoring your vision for hobbies like playing the piano.

Advanced Lens Technology & Options

To build your customized visual tools, we offer several advanced lens features:

Free-Form Lenses

For single-vision and progressive wearers, we offer advanced optics that calculate your prescription dynamically across the entire lens. This provides a significantly wider field of view and reduces the “swimming” or seasick sensation often caused by strong prescriptions.

Newton Lens Technology

For patients dealing with chronic migraines, severe eye strain, or difficulty reading, we provide Newton lenses (formerly Neurolens). These incorporate a dynamic contour prism that balances your eye alignment and takes strain off your facial nerves, which can drastically reduce the frequency of headaches.

Prescription Sunglasses

Because your pupils naturally dilate behind dark lenses, even the smallest uncorrected prescription can become noticeably blurry. We engineer prescription sunglasses customized with specific tints and polarization to enhance your vision during activities like driving, golfing, or fishing.

Custom Coatings

We provide various price tiers for scratch-resistant, anti-reflective, and blue light coatings. This allows you to invest in premium, highly durable coatings for the glasses you wear every day, or choose budget-friendly options for backup pairs.

A Collaborative Fitting Experience

Finding the right pair of glasses is a team effort. After the initial optical engineering and baseline measurements are completed in the exam room, our expert opticians step in to guide you through the fine details. They will help you navigate the available frames, lenses, and additional options to personalize your glasses to fit your lifestyle, visual needs, and budget.