Welcome to Bryanston Optometrist
Nanine and Melina test your eyes properly, explain what they find, and help you choose frames that suit you.
Takes a minute. We call you to confirm a time.
Preferred provider. Members get 20% off frames and lenses.- Marc Gardiner
Have been supporting them for many years. [They] offer excellent and personal service. Very friendly with a good range.
- AMom
Great optometrist. They saw me quickly when I needed to urgently check something for my 6 year old son. Professional and kind.
- Maya Patuel
More than impressed with their excellent, fast and professional service! They didn't even charge me for fixing my bent sunglasses, although they were bought in Cape Town.
- Brandon Ramnath
I can't recommend Bryanston Optometrist enough. … Highly recommended!
- Peter Nathaniel
I am a long time client of Bryanston Optometrists and have never had a bad experience there.
- Gcinwa Dlamini
Great service all the time … very efficient. A joy.
- Vince Freemantle
Staff always remain friendly and willing to assist, even post the appointment … they remain constantly keen to ensure you have a good experience in their store.
- Kathryn-Ann Stamm
Very efficient and squeezed me [in] to a last minute appointment. Friendly and knowledgeable.
- Jonathan de Magalhaes
Very helpful and friendly. Great selection of frames too.
- Jonathan de Magalhaes
Very helpful and friendly. Great selection of frames too.
- Kathryn-Ann Stamm
Very efficient and squeezed me [in] to a last minute appointment. Friendly and knowledgeable.
- Vince Freemantle
Staff always remain friendly and willing to assist, even post the appointment … they remain constantly keen to ensure you have a good experience in their store.
- Gcinwa Dlamini
Great service all the time … very efficient. A joy.
- Peter Nathaniel
I am a long time client of Bryanston Optometrists and have never had a bad experience there.
- Brandon Ramnath
I can't recommend Bryanston Optometrist enough. … Highly recommended!
- Maya Patuel
More than impressed with their excellent, fast and professional service! They didn't even charge me for fixing my bent sunglasses, although they were bought in Cape Town.
- AMom
Great optometrist. They saw me quickly when I needed to urgently check something for my 6 year old son. Professional and kind.
- Marc Gardiner
Have been supporting them for many years. [They] offer excellent and personal service. Very friendly with a good range.
What brings you in?
Choose a reason to see what happens, how long it takes and what to bring.
A routine eye test
It has been a while, or things look a little soft.
- What happens
- The ZEISS i.Profiler plus measures your eyes, then the optometrist fine-tunes your prescription by hand, balances it between both eyes and checks the health of your eyes.
- How long
- Allow about 30 minutes.
- Bring
- Your current glasses or contact lenses, and your medical aid card.
Eye tests
- Full eye tests
- Driver's licence eye tests
- Children's eye tests
- Corporate and school eye tests
Eye health
- Glaucoma screening (eye pressure)
- Visual field tests
- Dry eye assessment and treatment
- Myopia control for children
- Low vision help
Lenses and glasses
- Contact lens fitting, check-ups and supplies
- Prescription sunglasses
- Sports and safety eyewear
- Computer and blue-light lenses
- Adjustments and repairs, even on glasses bought elsewhere
Lenses by ZEISS, Essilor, Hoya, Seiko.
Over 2,000 frames
Prescription frames first, sunglasses too, children's frames included. Drag or swipe to look along the wall, then come and try them on. Discovery members get 20% off frames and lenses.
Browse the catalogue
Your visit, start to finish
From your first call to walking out in glasses that fit.
Book
Book online or call us. Tell us why you are coming in and when suits you, and we call back to confirm a time.
Book an eye test
Your eye test
Nanine or Melina tests your eyes on ZEISS equipment, explains what they find and answers your questions.
Meet the optometrists
Choose your frames
Try on as many of the 2,000 frames as you like. We help you narrow it down to the few that suit you.
Browse the catalogue
Collect and fit
When your glasses are ready we call you. We fit and adjust them on your face before you go.
Call about your glasses
What patients say about us
Real reviews from our Google listing, in their own words.
4.219 reviews on GoogleSee all reviewsHave been supporting them for many years. [They] offer excellent and personal service. Very friendly with a good range.
The people who look after your eyes
A small team in a practice that has looked after Bryanston's eyes for over 30 years. You will see the same faces each time you come in, and so will the rest of your family.
Owner and optometristMelina PanayiotouMelina owns the practice and tests eyes here. She chose the ZEISS equipment and the 2,000 frames on the wall.
OptometristNanine ElsNanine tests eyes, fits contact lenses and looks after children's eyes. She is the name most of our Google reviews mention, and she speaks English and Afrikaans.
AssistantKatlego SetlhapeloKatlego assists the optometrists and helps you in the shop. She speaks English, Setswana, isiZulu and Xitsonga.
ReceptionAnthea SamAnthea is the first person you meet: she takes bookings, calls and messages, and speaks English and Afrikaans.
Takes a minute. We call you to confirm a time.
Preferred provider
Discovery members pay 20% less
Qualifying members get 20% off frames and lenses.
On another medical aid? We claim from 28+ other schemes for you.
Book an eye testDiscovery members save
R800
You pay R3 200
Illustration only. Discovery's terms and conditions apply.
Inside the practice
Come in and look around.
Bright rooms, over 2,000 frames on the walls and ZEISS equipment in the testing room. Walk-ins welcome.
Book an eye testBoth work. Walk-ins are welcome, and booking means we keep the time free for you. If something feels wrong with your eyes, call us first on 011 706 7791.
Allow about 30 minutes for a full test, a little longer for a first contact lens fitting. A driver's licence test is usually quicker.
Yes. We test your vision to the licence standard and give you the signed form to take to the testing centre. Bring your ID and the glasses you drive with.
Yes, from age 6. Our tests for children are gentle and game-like, and we explain the results to you in plain words. Vision matters for learning, so a test before school starts is worth it.
Yes, and we claim from your medical aid for you, so you do not have to claim back. Bring your medical aid card: we check what your plan covers before you choose frames and lenses. Discovery members get 20% off frames and lenses.
Discovery Health, Bonitas, Momentum Health (including Health4Me), Medshield, Bestmed, Fedhealth, Medihelp, KeyHealth, CompCare, Sizwe Hosmed, Bankmed, Profmed, LA Health, AECI Medical Aid Society, Anglo Medical Scheme, Libcare, BMW Employees Medical Aid Society, BP Medical Aid Society, CAMAF, Engen Medical Benefit Fund, Malcor, Old Mutual Staff Medical Aid Fund, Parmed, Tsogo Sun, Tiger Brands Medical Scheme, Pick n Pay Medical Scheme, SAB Medical Aid (SABMAS), Sasolmed, Wooltru Healthcare Fund. We are also contracted with the Opticlear, Iso Leso, Discovery Health Optometry Network optical networks. On a scheme not listed here? Call us and we will check.
Over 2,000 frames from 45 brands, including Tom Ford, Gucci, Prada, Saint Laurent, Burberry, Ray-Ban, Oakley and Persol, plus children's frames and sunglasses. The catalogue page lists every brand.
Yes. We scan the front of your eye, fit the right lens for it, and teach you how to put them in and take them out before you go home.
Yes, even if you bought them elsewhere. Adjustments are free: pop in for tightening, straightening or new nose pads. A repair only costs something when a part has to be ordered, and we tell you before we start.
Usually 2 to 3 working days for single vision lenses and 5 to 10 working days for multifocals. We call you when they are ready. We fit them with ZEISS, Essilor, Hoya or Seiko lenses.
Card, cash or EFT. When you order glasses we ask for a 50% deposit, and the rest when you collect.
Shop U43 on the Upper Mall of Bryanston Shopping Centre, Winnie Mandela Drive (the old William Nicol Drive), on the corner of Ballyclare Drive. Park in parking lot 4, on the Woolworths side, and come in at Entrance 4. Walk along that walkway and you will find us just before Woolworths. From any other entrance, we are upstairs on the Upper Mall.
Yes, the shop is wheelchair accessible.
English, Afrikaans, Setswana, isiZulu and Xitsonga.
Monday to Friday from 8:30 to 17:30 and Saturday from 8:30 to 14:00. We are closed on Sundays. On public holidays we are open from 9:00 to 13:00, except 25 and 26 December and 1 January, when we are closed.
Find us
Shop U43, Upper Mall, Bryanston Shopping Centre, Winnie Mandela Drive, Bryanston, Johannesburg, 2021
The walk from parking lot 4. Pick a step to see the photo.
Open six days a week
- Monday to Friday
- 8:30 to 17:30
- Saturday
- 8:30 to 14:00
- Sunday
- Closed
- Public holidays
- 9:00 to 13:00
- 25 and 26 December, 1 January
- Closed