D & D McWilliams | Independent Opticians in Carlisle

18 years of Excellence

“We are commited to delivering the highest standard of eyecare - a friendly, personal service from our experienced team tailored to your individual needs.”

David and Daphne opened D&D McWilliams Opticians in 2002 to provide a more bespoke eye care service to the local community. Now over a decade later the team has grown and David and Daphne still work daily to offer a thorough and caring experience to those who want a more personal, honest and stress-free approach to their eye health needs.

We offer a comprehensive, half-hour eye examination including digital retinal photography. All of our spectacle frames are hand selected and checked for the ultimate quality and choice. Our experienced and friendly staff will discuss your requirements and help you select the perfect solution and if spectacles are not for you, our Optometrists David and Laura take pride in offering the most up-to-date Contact Lens options.

We hope we will welcome you soon to our Stanwix practice.

Something for Every Patient

30 min Tests

A longer appointment allows for a relaxed & in-depth look at your vision and health.

Retinal Photography

Year on year digital comparisons of your Retinal health so we can spot subtle changes early.

Quality Eyewear

We have something for all budgets & needs - from Premium Designer brands to UK produced ranges.

Contact Lenses

Our Optometrists have a vast breadth of knowledge to help you get the best from your lenses.

Children's Eye Health

Our colleagues are passionate about childrens eye health & we offer a calm, friendly environment.

Hearing Care

Adam, an Audiologist from Hidden Hearing, has a clinic every Tuesday in our practice.

Practice Changes due to Coronavirus

We are once again open for all Routine and Essential Eyecare issues.

All visits to the practice are by pre-arranged appointment so we can limit footfall and keep our patients safe.

We have reduced the number of patients we can see a day to ensure thorough cleaning between each patient and appointment.

All of our staff are wearing face masks and additional PPE depending on their proximity to you. We ask that all patients attend the practice wearing a Face Mask for the safety of themselves and our colleagues.

There are hand-sanitising facilities at the entrance of the practice and we ask all patients take advantage of this.

Why Choose Us?

David McWilliams has been an Optometrist for 38 years & has such a wealth of experience.

He recently earned his Independent Prescribing specialisation, allowing him to offer a greater range of solutions and care for Minor Eye Conditions.

Our Dispensing and Reception Teams won the 2019 Carlisle Living Award for Best Retail Team.

We have 2 highly trained Dispensing Opticians and our Staff have decades of experience between them.

We can offer appointments and assessments for Visual Stress/Meares-Irlen Syndrome.

Current Promotions

From OCT!

30% OFF ZEISS DRIVESAFE LENSES

Zeiss DriveSafe lenses are perfect for patients who feel uncomfortable when driving at night or in poor light or weather conditions.

Available in Distance and Varifocal lenses, they are freeform designed to improve visual comfort at dusk or night and reduce glare from oncoming modern headlights. They are currently 30% off the Lens Price!

Ongoing

25% OFF PREMIUM DESIGNER FRAMES

As we are always looking to modernise and update our ranges, we are offering 25% off many of our Premium Designer frames in practice.

Our sale includes a vast selection of brands such as Tiffany & Co, Bvlgari, Prada, Swarovski and Polo Ralph Lauren.

Ongoing!

20% OFF FULL PRICED SUNGLASSES FRAMES

Although this year has been full of ups and downs, at least the weather has been good! We are offering 20% off all our current stock of Fully Priced Sunglasses Frames - including Tiffany & Co, RayBan and Maui Jims!

We also have Single Vision Prescription packages for Sunglasses starting from £70 complete. We have trendy Guess and Ted Baker Designer Sunwear Packages starting from as little as £99 and £110 complete.

Best opticians I have ever been to and would not look anywhere else now. New glasses fit perfectly. After bad experience with branded opticians I cannot thank David & Beth enough for all there help.

M. Davy

This is in my opinion the best opticians in Carlisle. A family run business with friendly professional staff who always provide you with a warm welcome and a truly personalised service. I am very confident that each time I have an eye examination this will be tailored to my individual needs. They stock beautiful frames, and lots of different styles and brands. I am very happy with the service I received recently and am delighted with my new spectacles. I would strongly recommend visiting.

J.

My experience with your practise has been exceptional in the quality of Mr McWilliams knowledge and suggestions as to how to improve my eye care and the knowledge of your staff members as well. Your customer care is way above any expectations with your staff member delivering and fitting my glasses on Easter Sunday so I could take them on holiday with me. He had even brought the machine with him to warm the arms of the glasses to get them to fit me best.

B. Keen

David, Daphne and their team of staff provide a very professional and friendly optical service based in Stanwix Carlisle. This is an excellent family ran business, locally owned and which I would recommend to anyone to visit.

J. Farrell

Excellent service from my cup of tea on arrival to the expert help from Lilly in choosing my new glasses. Real friendly atmosphere as well bravo.

S. Allison

Thank you very much for helping me and me! You have been extremely nice to me and my sister!

Katie & Anna

Always top class service and staff extremely helpful and friendly. Nothing is too much trouble!

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