At Value Optical we believe eye care is more than a prescription.
We are passionate and provide a higher standard of quality that has made our company a leader in the industry.
Value Optical Limited was founded in 1994 and operations began in November of that year. The company’s first branch opened at 41 Frederick Street, Port of Spain. It has since expanded operations by opening fourteen additional branches. In March 1995, the company opened a branch in Princes Town, followed in June 1996 by a branch in San Fernando. Mid Centre Mall, Chaguanas, was opened in January 2000, Penal in August 2004, Point Fortin in April 2006, Tunapuna in January 2013, Marabella in August 2013, San Juan in November 2013, PriceSmart Plaza, La Romain in July 2014, Sangre Grande in September 2016, Tobago in March of 2018, Lange Park in May of 2019, Couva in December of 2021 and MovieTowne, Invaders Bay in July of 2022.
The administrative offices of our company are located at 9 Southern Main Road, Chaguanas, Trinidad & Tobago.
Value Optical employs over one hundred and twenty employees at its retail operations, backend operations, lab operations and management. In our 28 years of operation, Value Optical’s achievements are many; opening fourteen Value Optical branches, the Saving Sight Foundation, and two high-end technological labs servicing all their branches. We also provide Vision Screening to various schools, organizations and businesses across Trinidad and Tobago.
In addition, Value Optical was the first company in the Caribbean to invest in a first-class optical laboratory. Our lab has been compared many a times to those operated in the United States, Europe and Germany to name a few. All our lenses are locally processed to your prescription using freeform technology, and meet all optical standards as set out in the ANSI Standards used by the USA for the ophthalmic industry. Our brands, APEX for Digital lenses and Supernova for Anti-Reflective coating are locally made but internationally recognized. Value Optical has been recognized as one of the top three optical companies in the Americas for marketing Transitions lenses for six consecutive years, 2016 to 2021, having won the Best in Marketing in 2017 and 2019.
We use the latest in lens material that gives you the comfort of vision and the reduced weight of wearing glasses. We have invested in technology that can cut the shape of the lenses you require to the shapes that suits your personality. Glasses manufacturing has become technologically advanced and Value Optical is on par with these advances.
Advances in technology and examination capabilities has led Value Optical to evolve our range of services. We have added a number of key eye health evaluations including visual field tests, optical coherence tomography, diabetic eye screening using dilations, corneal topography for keratoconus patients and even a dry eye clinic. All of these specialized testing services together with ophthalmological support is available at our San Fernando Diagnostic Eye Health Center.
