Welcome

The River's Edge Optical is Siouxland's only optical store to guarantee your designer eyewear choice will be yours alone. We feature the latest frame styles for all ages with a selection unmatched by other optical stores. We are authorized dealers of sports performance eyewear and have only the newest releases in distinctive eyewear in The Boutique. At The River's Edge Optical we want you to be educated on your vision choices, and that is why our staff is committed to providing you with the ultimate optical experience!

Routine Eye Care

Astigmatism, nearsightedness, farsightedness, presbyopia (or the need for reading glasses due to age) and cataracts. These are the major vision conditions that reduce our enjoyment of life and create dependency on glasses and contacts. With today's vision correction technologies, each one of these can be solved. Learn how here.

Designer Frames - The Boutique

Visit our optical shop for the latest in high fashion, designer eyewear. We have a wide variety of designer eyewear including glasses, sunglasses, contact lenses and supplies to fit your individual style. Our affordable, quality eyewear is easily customizable and also guaranteed.

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Glasses & Contacts

What to consider before trading your glasses for contact lenses?

Many people choose to switch to contact lenses or to wear contact lenses along with their glasses. Contact lenses have many benefits, such as convenience and versatility, and there's nothing between you and your field vision.

What Does My Prescription Mean?

For Example:

OD -4.25 -1.75 X 180
OS -5.50 -1.25 X 175
+2.25 Add OU

represents a typical prescription.

Here is the way to decipher your prescription:

  • OD stands for right eye, and is the abbreviation for the Latin Ocular Dexter. OS is for the left eye. It is derived from the Latin Ocular Sinister. The 1st number (-4.25 and -5.50 in this example) is the degree of spherical nearsightedness or farsightedness. The sign identifies whether you are nearsighted (- sign) or farsighted (+ sign).
  • The second number (-1.75 and -1.25) is the degree of astigmatism. The number can be written either with a + sign or a - sign.
  • The last and 3rd number (180 and 175) is the axis, or the direction of your astigmatism. An axis of 180 degrees, for example, means the astigmatism is horizontal.
  • Therefore, this prescription means that the patient is moderately nearsighted, with a moderate degree of astigmatism in a horizontal direction.
  • The "add" at the bottom of the prescription is for the reading part of a bifocal glass. It might be unusual for anyone under the age of 40 to need this.
  • Some people only have one number written for each eye. This is when there is no astigmatism.