Mark Darling Opticians

read moreHaving moved to Northampton, after training in London, including time at Moorfields Eye Hospital, I started my first practice on Derngate and then took on the current practice in Far Cotton a few years later, eventually merging the two. All this time we have kept abreast of the latest technology and ideas as well as ensuring the practice has a clean and hygienic look with a good choice of frames, lenses and contact lenses. At Mark Darling Eyecare & Opticians we have an excellent range of frames both traditional and more contemporary cutting edge styles.

read moreUsing the latest in computerised fitting giving you bespoke lenses with comfort and the best vision. We also prescribe Ortho-K lenses, overnight vision correction that is a completely reversible alternative to laser surgery. This exciting technique is also proving to slow the progression of myopia, the incidence of which is increasing rapidly in the western world, and should be considered for children if you have any family history of myopia. We carefully choose our frames to ensure they have the quality and style to exceed your expectations in their ability to cope with everyday wear and tear, most importantly they must make you look good!

read moreAt Mark Darling Eyecare & Opticians we have an excellent range of frames both traditional and more contemporary cutting edge styles. We carefully choose our frames to ensure they have quality and style. 20% of our clients wear contact lenses: Contact lenses can be life changing, both cosmetically, give better vision, and improved confidence in the classroom, socially, on the sports field or even at the office. We have a great selection of fashion sunglasses that can be made to your prescription starting from 99 complete with the latest Polarized lenses.

read moreWe are also stockists of Bolle sports and fashion eyewear, Frames and lenses for all sports. Bolle are suppliers to the British Olympic Sailing Team as well as countless sports stars in the Golf, Cycling, Tennis and numerous Winter sports. Your eyes dont go brown in the sun, they are damaged. UV light damages the retina and is a causative factor in age related macula degeneration and 20% of cataracts. So protect them. To do this best we wear and recommend Xperio polarized lenses:- polarized lenses completely block UV rays, providing 100% UV protection so reducing potential vision damage.