Moved to inside the main Boots store. Still a good optician but not as cosy and private as before…read more Excellent eye tests by qualified staff. Offer various spectacles and contact lense packages. Not as cheap as McQuitty and Davies or Specsavers any more but you do get Boots points on any of your purchases and staff are friendly and efficient.

Very good store. Much better than specsavers. They offer a good selection of lenses to chose from.read more

I'm a bat and have been wearing contact lenses and glasses for YEARS - I'll not say how many but…read moreit's decades. I wouldn't go to any optician other than Creswell. I've changed my doctor and dentist numerous times over the years but I always use the same opticians. The eye tests are thorough and competitively priced and Gamble and Creswell have a massive offering of contacts, glasses frames (designer and more economically priced) and lenses. I wore gas permeable contacts for years and a few years ago my eyes started to reject them. My optician Mr Creswell was great in allowing me to trial loads of new lenses before I settled on my current soft monthly contacts. Simply brilliant customer service. They are very flexible allowing appointments to be made even outside the normal 9-5 standard working week. I just wouldn't trust another optician - Gamble and Creswell are the best. Superb.

Just want to say a big thank you to Nicola for her help and friendly service…read more Made me feel valued and I am delighted with my purchase. Highly recommend Lavertys to family and friends. H

From the owner: We are an Independent Optometry business which has been serving customers the best level of eyecare…read morefor almost 30 years. We take pride in delivering a personal service, looking after all ages and stock frames from a variety of suppliers. We deal with all aspects of Optometry from Kids to Adults, the latest contact lenses to low vision aids. Our Optometrists give professional advice on an individual basis. Each appointment taking 30 minutes unlike some competitors who take 15 minutes.

I know of this place due to the deficiencies in my girlfriends' eyes and I really admire the…read moreservice and shop that is on offer here. The shop floor is modern and spacious, and is a vast amount prettier than most of the stores in and around Downpatrick. The different brands of glasses on sale here are clearly categorised and labelled to let you know their prices and suitability for different eye conditions. The optometrist herself is a lovely woman. My girlfriend regularly has to collect her prescription for her contacts her and she always receives timely and personal service here. It would be easier for her to get someone closer to home but she likes to stay her because of the quality service that she gets here, so I have only good things to say. Hopefully my girlfriend will not have to go here too much longer as she wants to get her eyes lasered, which is alarmingly expensive for of you who don't know, you are looking at £3000!!!

McCandless opticians is one of two establishment's in Ballyclare where you can get an eye test or…read morehearing test. I first went here this year (2016) as a much needed change from mainstream chain opticians such as Specsavers or Vision Express. People choose the chain outlets I believe as they offer great value on spectacles and contact lenses. However I've found that when it comes to the all important eye test itself the independent optician such as Alan McCandless gives you a longer/much more thorough eye examination. When I had my reassuring eye test I knew I wanted a new pair of glasses and was pleased and pleasantly surprised to find that they were actually cheap and that was for a designer pair. If you live local and like me for years travelled quite a few miles to the likes of Specsavers or Vision Express, save yourself a trip as you will be surprised by the service you get here at McCandlesses. Have to mention the staff too who were very courteous and didn't put the "hard sell" on you to encourage you into buying glasses after your examination like other establishment's I've frequented.

From the owner: Quality Eyecare From People Who Care Great Value With Great…read moreService Monthly Special Offers And Promotions Affordable Contact Lens Monthly Payment Schemes