Cheongna optical shop browsing Moscot and Kamemannen: Hwangseonsaeng

What kind of optical shop is Hwangseonsaeng Lensme Ruwon City?

Hwangseonsaeng Angyeong Lensme Ruwon City Branch (황선생안경 렌즈미 루원시티점) is an optical shop near Cheongna with a wide range of frame brands. It specializes in custom lenses from many lens brands, from high myopia to functional and multifocal lenses, so I'd recommend it to anyone looking for high-quality lenses.

Does Hwangseonsaeng use fixed prices?

Hwangseonsaeng promotes cheaper fixed price tags over discounts, and it also runs seasonal sales, so you can get glasses and sunglasses at a good price. They say it's the most reasonable price in Cheongna. With fixed prices you can browse without worrying about the cost, which I loved! I came because I heard they have lots of pretty frames, and fixed prices too?

Can you get a prescription in sunglasses and sports goggles?

Hwangseonsaeng specializes in fitting glasses and sunglasses, and you can buy sports goggles too. They can even add a prescription, so it's a good place to get lenses you can wear anytime, anywhere. People with poor eyesight have a hard time with sunglasses or when playing sports, so I recommend this: you can put your prescription into sunglass and sports lenses.

Can they make glasses for high myopia and uneven eyes?

Hwangseonsaeng is a Cheongna optical shop that does well with glasses for high myopia, high astigmatism and anisometropia (a big difference between the two eyes). With a high prescription or severe anisometropia, if the measurement and lenses aren't accurate you get eye fatigue and dizziness, but Hwangseonsaeng can fit them properly.

What house-brand frames does Hwangseonsaeng carry?

Hwangseonsaeng carries what it says is the largest range of domestic house brands in Incheon, plus imported house brands and goggle brands, so you can find glasses and sunglasses in plenty of designs to suit your taste.

You could almost call Hwangseonsaeng Lensme Ruwon City, the Cheongna optical shop, the one with the most horn-rimmed frames in Incheon, given how many frames it holds.

There are ultralight titanium frames too, and the designs are so pretty that... I thought this must be heaven for people who really care about lenses and frame design.

Hwangseonsaeng is said to be already well known among eyewear enthusiasts. The brands they carry are below.

• Domestic brands: Hedges, Tetsuo, Lowlow, Public Beacon, Ginger Eyeway and more
• Imported brands: Moscot, Kinjo Megane (Geumja Angyeong), Kamemannen, Masunaga, Ivan, Anne et Valentin, Monte Rosa, Renaud and more
• Goggle brands: Oakley, Rudy Project, 100% and more (a holy ground for runners and all kinds of leisure sports people)

How is the eye exam at Hwangseonsaeng different?

Hwangseonsaeng runs a distinctive exam using a Zeiss German-style refraction system, and it has a range of machines that few shops in Incheon have, which gave me confidence. Whenever I get glasses made, I sometimes worry whether a plain eyesight test is really thorough enough, so I liked that they have a variety of machines and systems.

The Profiler machine, which narrows the margin of error, compares daytime and nighttime vision so they can address night vision loss and light glare, and they also have an i.Terminal machine that factors in your posture and daily habits.

Progressive lens success rate

Hwangseonsaeng has many success stories with people who failed with multifocal lenses before, and they say their progressive lens success rate is 95%. The high rate seems to come from the distinctive exam and a 1:1 personal fitting based on your lifestyle.

Can kids get eye exams and color lenses?

Hwangseonsaeng has precise machines, so children's eye exams are no problem, and they specialize in myopia control and myopia reduction lenses, setting the focus with kids' posture and near-vision habits in mind, they say. They also carry Lensme contact lenses, so you can buy prescription color lenses in pretty shades.

After a precision exam to check my current eyes and picking out a new frame for the first time in a while, it felt like my eyes had opened up. Really loved it.