40 Top Eyewear Companies and Startups in the UK

4 years ago

This article showcases some of the most popular players operating in the Eyewear space. Our analysts selected these companies because they excel in one of the following categories:

  • Innovation
    • Innovative ideas
    • Innovative route to market
    • Innovative product
  • Growth
    • Exceptional growth
    • Exceptional growth strategy
  • Market Position
    • Market domination
    • Market leader
    • Strong market competitor

Data sourced from Crunchbase and SEMRush.

This list may include both state and private ventures providing the most value within the Eyewear industry.

Top Eyewear Companies


Vision Express Group Limited

Vision Express Group Limited delivers superior, high quality and affordable eye care.

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Glasses Direct

Glasses Direct is an online prescription eyewear store.

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Vision Direct

Vision Direct provides contact lenses, contact lens solutions, and eye care products online.

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Waldo

Waldo delivers high quality, daily contact lenses on subscription.

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Goodlookers

Goodlookers is an online platform for glasses and glasses accessories.

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Tens

Sunglasses that make life look happier.

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Archibald London

Luxury Eyewear sold exclusively online at disruptive prices. Designed in London and handcrafted in Japan.

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Eyejusters

Eyejusters create affordable, innovative and stylish adjustable glasses for everyone that offer our SlideLens technology.

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Tesco Opticians Limited

Tesco Opticians owns and operates a chain of eye care stores throughout the United Kingdom.

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Slaylebrity

We are so excited to see this article about the slay network on International Business times as well as other major news publications.

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Wires Glasses

Wires Glasses is an independent eyewear brand headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

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Eagle Eye Solutions

Eagle Eye Solutions develops mobile coupon and digital engagement technologies.

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Adlens

Adlens is pioneering the development of lenses that change focus like the human eye – enhancing vision in XR, VR and eyewear.

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Eyewearbrands

Eyewearbrands facilitates an online store that enables individuals to search, find, and purchase prescription glasses and sunglasses.

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Haine & Smith Opticians

Haine & Smith Opticians offers personal eyecare services.

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Ollie Quinn

Ollie Quinn is a branded retailer of prescription glasses, sunglasses and non-prescription polarised sunglasses based in the UK and Canada.

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A1 Eyewear

A1 Eyewear is an independent opticians offering eye tests, glasses, contact lenses and accessories.

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Bird Sunglasses

Bird Sunglasses is a designer and manufacturer of sunglasses using sustainable materials.

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Boatmans Optical

Boatmans Optical is an independently family run Optical with two practices.

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Aston EyeTech Ltd

Aston EyeTech is the commercialisation spin-out from Aston University, developing a range of products to support practising optometrists.

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Skog Eyewear

Skog Eyewear is an e-commerce company that provides premium quality sunglasses at a lower price than premium designer brands.

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Prescription Eyewear

Prescription Eyewear is an online retailer of eyeglasses and optical eyewear.

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Inspecs Ltd

Inspecs Ltd makes eyewear in partnership with global brands and major optical retailers.

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The Slay Network

The Slay Network is a Haute couture fashion house

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daysoft

daysoft manufacturers and supplies disposable contact lenses.

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Inspecs Group

Inspecs Group is a designer, manufacturer and distributor of brand and OEM eyewear to global retail chains.

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SunGod

Sungod is a company that takes pioneer approach to make better and more sustainable eye wear product.

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Forma Eyewear

FORMA is a modern manufactory, creating custom-made 3D printed premium eyewear, in collaboration with top designers.

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Visual Assistant

Visual Assistant provides Tech-enhanced sight for visually impaired people, making the real world appear clearer.

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Ayres & Co

Ayres & Co luxury glasses case is a timeless solution for the protection of your eyewear.

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Dynamic Vision Systems

Dynamic Vision Systems has develops contact lens for the correction of presbyopia.

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Einar

Einar manufactures and retails a wide array of optical goods such as glasses and shades.

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Exclusive Eyes

Exclusive Eyes is an online retailer of prescription eyeglass frames and lenses with a number of different options.

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Forward Vision Group

Forward Vision Group designs, manufactures, and retails optical products.

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The David Gartry Eye Clinic

David Gartry is a senior consultant at Moorfields and was the first surgeon to perform laser eye surgery in the UK.

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DesignerEyewear

DesignerEyewear is an online designer glass shop that offers a wide range of fashionable eyewear glasses.

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Atelier Eyewear

Custom Made Optical and Sunglasses. Guaranteed to Fit for Optimum Comfort. Why Compromise

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Digicase

Digicase are the suppliers of a large range of contact lens cases, holders and travel kits. Whatever you need, we can supply it!

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Yorkshire Eye Hospital

Yorkshire Eye Hospital a laser eye treatment centre, provides ophthalmic diagnosis, treatment, and continuing consultant care services.

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Downes Opticians

Downes Opticians is an Independent Opticians and specialise in children’s eye care in Leith.

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