Guidance from a registered UK optometrist
Smart glasses are still glasses.
We review AI, AR and audio glasses the way an optician would: fit, lenses, prescription options and comfort first. Then the tech.
01 · Fit
The tech lives in the arms.
Batteries, speakers and chips add weight. Our hands-on review framework considers balance and comfort over time; specification-based guides cannot verify those experiences.
02 · Clarity
An optical perspective.
Display specifications tell only part of the story. Hands-on testing is needed to assess clarity, fit and comfort in use.
03 · Prescription
Made to work with your eyes.
Which prescriptions work, how inserts are fitted and where the limits are, from someone who dispenses lenses for a living.
Smart eyewear. An optometrist’s perspective.
Smartglassesareeyewearfirst.Ouroptometrist-ledapproachconsidersfit,lensoptionsandvisualcomfortalongsidethetechnology.Wedistinguishpublishedspecificationsfromwhatwehaveverifiedthroughhands-ontesting.
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Who's behind the reviews
Twenty years of fitting glasses. An optical perspective on smart eyewear.
The Smart Glasses Store was founded by Sean Higgins, a fully registered UK optometrist with a background in eye care, prescription lenses and frame fitting across the UK and Ireland.
His approach considers both technology and eyewear: fit, comfort and prescription options. Each product’s editorial note distinguishes physical testing from specification-based analysis.
- 20+
- years in clinical practice
- MSc
- with Distinction
- UK & IE
- clinical experience
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