ARU in the community

University Eye Clinic

We're one of the few universities in the UK to have our own eye clinic. It's open to everyone, including private and NHS patients.

When you visit, you're likely to meet some of our Optometry students. They're fully supervised by qualified optometrists.

An Optometry student testing another's eyes using opticians' lens frames

The University Eye Clinic is one of the many services ARU offers to its communities. Find out more about our community services and projects and their impact locally, internationally, and globally.

Where to find us

We're just a short walk from the centre of Cambridge:

University Eye Clinic
Bradmore Street
Cambridge CB1 1BD

The clinic is wheelchair accessible and has 15 fully equipped, air-conditioned optometric consulting rooms. There are specialist facilities for detailed ocular imaging, contact lens fitting, low vision assessments and visual stress assessments.

Our services

Eye examinations

An Optometry student testing another's eyes using tabletop equipment

Get a comprehensive examination of your eyes including:

  • vision
  • ocular health
  • muscle balance
  • intraocular pressure (including the latest 'no air puff' equipment)
  • visual field analysis.

Contact lenses

We can fit many types of contact lenses including:

  • soft daily
  • two weekly
  • monthly
  • yearly replacement lenses.

We can supply both standard material lenses as well as the more breathable silicon hydrogel lenses, for most of which we're able to give free trials. We also fit standard gas permeable contact lenses.

Certain types of lenses listed above are available in both single vision and multifocal versions.

Dispensing

Optometry student checking glasses on a client

Choose from over 350 frames ranging in price from £25 to £130. These include:

  • standard and designer styles
  • adult range
  • children’s range including special paediatric frames.

We can supply a range of spectacle lenses to meet your specific optical needs: single vision, bifocal and varifocal, hi index thinner lenses, photochromatic 'Transitions' lenses that adapt to light conditions and turn into sunglasses and combinations of the above. As we're a teaching clinic here at the University we only dispense to our own prescriptions.

Book an appointment

Visit us in person or call 01223 698070 to book an appointment. (Sorry, but we don't offer walk-in appointments.)

Private and NHS patients are equally welcome.

  • University Eye Clinic