10 Best Optical Shops in Singapore
A shortlist of ten optical shops in Singapore for eye tests, spectacles, kids' myopia care and contact lenses, each checked against its own website.
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AI image by LocalRankWhether you need a routine eye test, a first pair of spectacles for a child, everyday contact lenses or a designer frame, Singapore has optical shops to match almost any budget and style. This guide rounds up ten established optical shops in Singapore, from heritage chains and Japanese eyewear names to homegrown budget labels and specialist optometry practices. Each was checked against its own website or storefront; treat it as a shortlist, not a ranking.
1. OWNDAYS
OWNDAYS is the Singapore arm of a Japanese eyewear chain that sells its own-brand frames and sunglasses for men, women and children across many mall outlets, with prescription lenses included in the frame price. Its site advertises free eye tests, on-the-spot lens fitting and a lens-replacement service, and it stocks clear, coloured and Ortho-K contact lenses. It sits at the accessible, everyday end of the market rather than the luxury one.
2. Spectacle Hut
Spectacle Hut describes itself as Singapore's leading homegrown optical chain, tracing its start to a single Clementi shop in 1997 and now running outlets across the island. Its optometrists provide comprehensive eye examinations, children's myopia management and contact-lens fitting, and the stores carry a broad frame range from everyday labels up to designer names such as Ray-Ban, Gucci and Dior. It aims to keep professional eye care accessible rather than premium-priced.
3. Capitol Optical
Capitol Optical is a long-running family eye-care chain that says it has served Singapore since 1968, with stores in malls island-wide. Alongside eye tests and contact-lens fitting, it runs a structured myopia-management programme for children using options such as MiSight lenses and orthokeratology, and it carries designer frames including Ray-Ban, Oakley and Dior. The business positions itself around comprehensive, all-ages family eye care.
4. Nanyang Optical
Nanyang Optical is one of Singapore's older eyewear names, and says it has provided vision care here since 1960. It offers eye checks, spectacles, prescription lenses and contact lenses, and singles out myopia management for children and presbyopia solutions for older wearers as particular areas of focus. It leans on that long heritage as its main positioning.
5. Optique Paris Miki
Paris Miki is the Singapore branch of a Japanese eyewear retailer that says it opened its first store here in 1974. It leans on craftsmanship and the Japanese service philosophy of omotenashi, says it trains its own opticians in-house, and offers a bespoke frame-design system alongside eye tests, lenses and contact lenses. It sits at the premium, service-led end of the market.
6. W Optics
W Optics is a homegrown Singapore vision-care retailer, by its own description, with stores across the island carrying authentic international eyewear and contact-lens brands. Beyond dispensing prescription glasses it offers eye examinations, children's myopia management and vision therapy, framing clinical eye care as part of the service rather than frames alone. Its range spans accessible to premium price points.
7. Better Vision
Better Vision markets itself around designer and branded eyewear at prices it frames as accessible rather than a luxury. Its Singapore stores offer eye-care consultations, prescription glasses and contact lenses, including coloured and astigmatism options, and it says its frames are imported international labels chosen for daily wear and fashion. It targets shoppers who treat glasses as an everyday style staple.
8. Optical 88
Optical 88 is a regional eyewear chain with several Singapore outlets and a local online store, describing itself as the region's premier eye-care specialist. It provides comprehensive eye examinations and a progressive-lens fitting service, stocks contact lenses, and carries premium frame and lens brands such as Zeiss, Cartier, Gucci and Tom Ford. Its positioning is upmarket and full-service rather than budget.
9. Foptics
Foptics is a homegrown label that started online in 2018 and positions itself as one of Singapore's most affordable ways to buy prescription glasses, now paired with a handful of physical outlets. It offers a complimentary eye exam with purchases, prescription and blue-light glasses, contact lenses and children's myopia management, plus a virtual try-on tool. It sits firmly at the budget, style-led end of the market.
10. The Eyes Inc
The Eyes Inc is an Ang Mo Kio optical shop that specialises in troubleshooting difficult prescriptions rather than off-the-shelf fitting, focusing on progressive lenses, double vision and eye strain. It provides eye examinations and builds customised spectacles tailored to each wearer's prescription, eye alignment and viewing habits, and says it is led by an optometrist with more than 19 years' experience. It is a useful option when a standard pair has not resolved visual discomfort.
How to choose
- Book a proper eye examination rather than a quick vision screen. A full check covers your prescription, eye alignment and eye health, and a registered optometrist should explain the findings and any referral before you start choosing frames.
- Match the shop to your need: budget chains and online-first labels suit a simple spare pair, while heritage stores and optometry-led practices are better for complex prescriptions, progressive lenses or children's myopia management.
- Ask what the quoted price actually includes, since frame and lens are usually charged separately and coatings, thinner high-index lenses, progressives and myopia-control lenses all add to the total. Get an itemised quote before committing.
- For children, ask specifically about myopia-management options such as MiSight or specialty spectacle lenses, atropine and orthokeratology, and whether the shop tracks progression over time rather than only updating the prescription.
- Check the after-sales terms in writing: fitting adjustments, the warranty on frames and lenses, and the remake or exchange policy if a new progressive prescription takes time to adapt to.
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Amir Wahab is the founder and editor of LocalRank, an independent Singapore rankings and local guides publication.
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