Eyecare you want to wear
“At Kobrin & Martin in Sandton, we specialise in giving professionals the best possible eye care. We understand the pressure on business professionals and offer a full range of specific eye care services to make their lives a little easier. To us an eye test is not just an eye test. It’s a professional full service offering that combines proper visual assessment with our high quality brand spectacles and contact lenses. It is eyewear you want to wear. Our Optometrists and support staff are trained with this in mind all the time. We use the best quality equipment and materials available to suit your individual need. Our frame selection is exclusive and exciting!”
Edna Martin | Dip. Optom (SA) FOASA MCOptom (UK) CAS (USA)
Services
Here, with state of the art equipment, we assess your eyes, not only for the prescription of your glasses or contact lenses, but also the health of your eyes. Our professional experience enables us find the best lenses for you in terms of visual comfort and performance.
The Fundus Camera
Fundus is the bottom or base of anything. In medicine, it is a general term for the inner lining of a hollow organ. The ocular fundus is the inner lining of the eye made up of the Sensory Retina, the Retinal Pigment Epithelium, Bruch’s Membrane, and the Choroid.
Fundus photography documents the retina, the neurosensory tissue in our eyes which translates the optical images we see into the electrical impulses our brain understands. The retina can be photographed directly as the pupil is used as both an entrance and exit for the fundus camera’s illuminating and imaging light rays. The patient sits at the fundus camera with their chin in a chin rest and their forehead against the bar. The optometrist focuses and aligns the fundus camera. A flash fires as the optometrist presses the shutter release, creating a fundus photograph like the picture above. Ophthalmologists use these retinal photographs to follow, diagnose, and treat eye diseases.
Computers & Visual Stress
The Colorimetry test is best suited for people who work for long hours on computers using spreadsheets and MS Word. White as the default background colour is not always the best for our eyes. Colorimetry is an individualised test to assess which colour is the best suited for your eyes. The test results are provided so that you may adjust your computer’s colour settings to best suit your individual need.
Computers project strong light directly into your eyes and you can suffer from ‘pattern glare’ or ‘visual stress’. Your eyes may tire quickly and you could experience one or more of the following symptoms.
Your Eyes and a Colorimetry Examination
We run a series of tests to find out exactly which colour best suits your eyes for getting the least stress possible while working on your computer. Once completed we give you a ‘personalised’ colour reading that you enter on your computer’s colour settings.
We work with both hard and soft contact lenses. From conventional, coloured lenses to daily disposable lenses. There is a huge variety of soft contact lenses on the market. Often it comes down to using our professional expertise to find the right lenses for you.
Here are some of the brands we stock:
- Bausch & Lomb
- Johnson & Johnson
- CooperVision
- Alcon
And also Sport speciality lenses
Below are contact lenses from the 1950’s | thankfully we’ve greatly progressed
- We have our own on-site state of the art laboratory
- We are able to do cutting, edging and fitting of lenses.
- Same days service is possible in some cases. (terms and conditions apply)
- Repairs
- Professional Fittings
Brands We Stock
Our Practice
What Our Patients Say
“Excellent service…”
“Dear Edna, I would like to thank you for the excellent service I received recently from Kobrin and Martin. You undertook an extremely careful examination and evaluation when I saw you for my multi focal glasses and multi focal contact lenses. I found your staff to be welcoming, friendly and professional and really felt that you personally went to a lot of trouble to ensure that the script for me was right in every way. Your approach is very professional, informative and friendly and all in all it was a good experience.” Much appreciated.
“Ten out of Ten Service!”…
“To all at Kobrin and Martin optometrist, I just want to thank you for a ten out of ten service I received. Ms Edna Martin conducted a very thorough examination and went the extra mile in giving me of her time and expertise. The rest of the staff were most helpful in helping me in every other area from submitting my claim to the medical aid, helping me choose funky frames and giving me informative information. Everything was conducted timeously , very professionally and all in all it was a very positive experience. I would highly recommend this excellent optometry practice.” Kind regards.
“Wonderful service…”
“This is just to complement the staff at Kobrin & Martin for the wonderful service. They are efficient, friendly and extremely patient. Thank you for all your assistance.”
“Now “that” is fantastic service”…
“After receiving my brand new Ray Ban framed reading glasses, I noticed after some use that they were a bit uncomfortable. I returned to K&MO to enquire about adjusting the nose pads and the technician noticed a minor defect in the frame construction. K&MO enquired with Ray Ban to have this fixed and they sent through some new frames, free of charge! K&MO had new lenses made for me, fitted them the to the new Ray Ban frames and now I am the proud owner of a brand new Ray Ban pair of glasses with no financial penalty to me. Through this whole process, K&MO have been in regular contact to provide updates and assistance, always friendly and helpful. Now *that* is fantastic service!”
“You have gone out of your way…”
“Hi there, this is to say I have received such great service from Kobrin and Martin. You have gone out of your way to deliver quick, convenient and friendly service. You have a wide range of frames in terms of colour, style and cost and you have adjusted all of my glasses to fit my face – even the glasses and sunglasses that I did not buy from you. Thank you Kobrin and Martin!”
“Delighted with my visit to you…”
“Hi Ladies, I would like to say thank you for the excellent service that I received form you last week. You were extremely prompt and efficient. Carol explained every bit of the eye test she conducted and what the new lenses would help with. I was delighted with my visit to you. And when you phoned me the next day to say that my new spectacles were ready I was astonished with the speed. I will certainly recommend your practice to my friends and colleagues.” Many thanks,
“Changed my life….
“Also please thank Edna from me. This pair has changed my life. Was struggling so much. Absolute bliss being able to read, work on my computer and talk to people without having to take my glasses off all the time. Thanks”.
“Such good assistance…”
“Hi Kobrin & Martin, My mom told me my Oakleys have arrived! Wow very excited, thanks for helping me out – it’s been great to have such good assistance.” Thanks so much!
“Outstanding service…”
“Dear Edna and Debbie, Once again, may I thank you both for delivering such outstanding service recently. I had my eyes tested and placed an order for two glasses, one for long distance and the other for reading. The testing and speed of delivery of the glasses were all done superbly and with smiles and efficiency. Really world class! It has been a pleasure dealing with you.” Kind regards.
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