Specsavers

Cape Town's optometry sector reflects the city's diverse population and economic spread—from Camps Bay and the southern suburbs to Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain. Demand for eye care has grown as awareness of preventative health improves, and medical aid schemes increasingly cover routine optometry and spectacle benefits. The competitive market includes franchise operations and independent practices, each offering different price points and service models. Many people choose their optometrist based on convenience—proximity to work or home matters in a sprawling metro. Online eyewear retailers have changed where people buy frames, but prescription verification and fitting still require a local practitioner. The city's tourism and hospitality sectors also drive demand for contact lens services and rapid turnaround spectacle manufacture.