Framing your future.

Brennan & Smith offers quality and affordable eye wear that has extended across the New England region for over 30 years. Brennan & Smith offer the latest in technology to diagnose and treat eye disease, as well as providing advanced optical lenses. Brennan & Smith recommend a routine eye examination at least every two years. More frequent examinations are needed for certain patients, although no referral is required. Brennan & Smith’s passion to provide the New England with eye care needs is evident as we provide the best eyewear for all needs and budgets.

Brennan & Smith - Prescription Lenses

Prescription Lenses

Glasses for reading, driving or the computer? Bifocals, multifocals or prescription sunglasses- The list goes on!

Prescription glasses can be confusing and that’s because every person has specialised custom made glasses to suit their individual eyes. Brennan & Smith observe’s lifestyle requirements with the latest technology in lens designs to help ensure you have optimum vision and comfort. In the digital world our eyes are constantly strained from too much screen time and our optometrists help relax and focus the eyes to their maximum potential.

Transition lenses that are dark when outside and clear when inside, polarized lenses to reduce glare, anti-reflective coatings, blue light control and myopia control are examples of specialised coatings to suit the active everyday person.

Brennan & Smith offer the latest in multifocal lenses with the newly released Varilux X, which provides personalised innovation that eliminates head movement and gives the best reading area that multifocals have to offer.

Our extensive range of children’s lenses help with a range of behavioral problems such as poor tracking, myopia and focus issues and offers a solution for every child.

Brennan & Smith - Contact Lenses

Contact Lenses

Contact Lenses can be worn by just about everyone!

Brennan and Smith has a contact lens specialist, Althea Lean, who has undertaken the Advanced Contact Lens graduate certificate and is available for appointments in Armidale, Inverell and Glen Innes.

Contact lenses are complex pieces of specialty plastic that can be placed on the eye to correct short sighted, long sighted, astigmatism, multifocal, bifocal, myopia control, keratoconus and monovision eye conditions. These are all examples of contact lenses that our experienced and expert optometrists can prescribe to suit every individual.

Contact lenses can be worn as daily disposable (throw out each day), extended wear and monthly wear. The best individual option will be decided between the optometrist and the patient to give the best eye care with contact lenses.

Custom made contact lenses can be made with Brennan & Smith, whether using soft or hard (RGP) contact lenses a custom-made lens can be individually created to suit individual needs.

Brennan & Smith also offer fitting and management of novelty and coloured contact lenses, as well as extensive aftercare, support and teaching with each contact lens patients.

An unknown fact is that special contact lenses can even help with some types of dry eye, as well as other eye disease! Ask your Brennan & Smith Optometrist today!

Brennan & Smith - Glasses

Glasses

Brennan & Smith offer a broad range of spectacle frames or glasses. Our experienced staff offer the best style of glasses to suit individual face shape and style. Glasses need to be well fitted and expertly selected to suit each individual prescription.

With the latest technology our dispensing staff will make glasses thinner and lighter than ever to provide ultimate comfort when wearing glasses.

Our staff offer professional fitting, glasses cleaning and adjustments, as well as service our manufacturing warranty and guarantee.

Brennan & Smith offer a broad range of glasses to suit every budget, to offer a quality range to suit every person’s preference - Fashion, glamour, classic, unique, elegant or budget.

Brennan & Smith - Glasses

Sunglasses

Sunglasses are not just a fashion statement!

Sunglasses help protect our skin and eyes from cataracts, macular degeneration, retinal damage, pterygium and skin cancers from around the eye.

Do not be fooled by cheap imitation sunglasses that block only 40% of UV and allow more light inside the eye. Our sunglasses offer 100% UV protection that conforms to the Australian Standard AS/NZS 1067:2003.

Polarised Sunglasses stop distracting glare and gives 100% UVA and UVB protection, which is recommended for the Australian sun.

We offer a range of lens colours: Grey - which offers ultimate glare protection, brown - which gives greater contrast, as well as green, pink & amber to name a few!

Our range of sunglasses allows for everyday wear, as well as specialty prescription’s,  where each and every pair is expertly fitted and adjusted for the individual.