Peter Beaton Opticians is an independent optometric practice located in the south side of Glasgow (click here for a map). Owner/Optician Peter Beaton BSc. (Hons). MCOptom. graduated from Glasgow in 1986, and worked for several independent and national opticians before becoming a Specsavers franchisee in 1989. He sold this successful practice in order to settle in Glasgow and open an optical practice of his own. The Rutherglen practice has been open for 3 years now, with the emphasis firmly on quality of eyecare, service and value for money.

As well as all the usual eye examination equipment that one would expect to find in a modern optometric practice, we are fairly unique in that we have invested in a digital Retinal Camera which photographs the inside of the eye. This provides an instant high quality image which can identify a number of potentially serious eye conditions, and storage of the image on hard disc allows instant comparison in future years - a very useful clinical tool in any case, and especially for people with Diabetes.

Contact lenses form a large part of our daily workload. Most of our contact lens patients choose to take advantage of our Disposable Contact Lens packages. A regular monthly payment by standing order covers the cost of lenses at agreed intervals (typically every month or 3 months) as well as the solutions and all consultation fees. The fact that most Opticians include consultation fees in their packages can mean that comparing the cost of the lenses with those available on the net doesn't look so good. However, we realised that if we separate out the consultation fees and charge separately for them, we are actually selling the same lenses for less than the big Internet companies!

So we offer everything that the 'big' companies offer, and it costs you less, and we are a normal working optometric practice, so that if you can get to Glasgow, we can actually look after your eyes as well!