R.D. McFarlane Opticians, 10 West Port, Selkirk

R.D. McFarlane Opticians, 10 West Port, Selkirk We provide a high quality personal service to every customer. Our staff are professional, friendly a McFarlane himself.

The opticians practice in Selkirk was previously owned by Mr. It was taken on by current owner Colin Stein in 1979. The Opticians in Selkirk has been in operation since before 1900.

15/08/2025

We are very sorry, we are closed this afternoon due to staff sickness. Back open Monday at 9 as usual.

26/07/2025

👋 Meet Richard Spruce, Vice Chair of Optometry Scotland (since 2024)

Richard is an independent practice owner with practices in Alva and Selkirk. Before stepping into the Vice Chair role in 2024, he served as an Independent Representative on the OS Board for two years bringing his front-line insight and passion for patient-centred care to the national conversation.

🧠 “The best thing about working in optometry?”
"Never having two days the same. You never know who’s going to sit down in your chair or what problem you’ll be presented with — and that keeps it interesting.”

❤️ What he’s passionate about:
“Patient experience. We can and should do better to join up the patient journey across the NHS. Not a fan of bureaucracy that gets in the way of care.”

📣 If he could tell the public just one thing?
“Please phone first for an emergency appointment — don’t just turn up saying ‘the doctor said you'd see me now!’”

☕ Caffeine order: Milk, no sugar. Straight to the point.

🛠️ Favourite part of the job:
“Helping the person in front of me — solving a problem or setting them on the right path to get the help they need.”

🚆 Alternate career path?
“I once considered forensic science… until I realised it would take nine years of training and there were only two jobs a year in Scotland. That or a train driver!”

👏 Thank you, Richard, for your leadership and for always championing the patient journey — from practice to policy.

We are closed on Monday 26th May 2pm-5:30pm and Wednesday 28th May 2pm-5:30pm for staff training. If you feel you need e...
23/05/2025

We are closed on Monday 26th May 2pm-5:30pm and Wednesday 28th May 2pm-5:30pm for staff training.


If you feel you need emergency eye care during these times, please call NHS 24 on 111

22/05/2025

The office will be closed on Friday 23rd May.
Apologies for any inconvenience
If you have an emergency please call NHS on 111

We are closed Easter Monday. We hope you are all having a lovely weekend ❤️
20/04/2025

We are closed Easter Monday. We hope you are all having a lovely weekend ❤️

02/04/2025

We have no power and the power company have no idea when it is likely to come back on so we have decided to close at lunch today. Sorry for any inconvenience.

❤️Our lovely Valentines window. ❤️ Lots of great brands inside including, Rayban, Superdry, Cat, Radley, Episode. We ha...
07/02/2025

❤️Our lovely Valentines window. ❤️ Lots of great brands inside including, Rayban, Superdry, Cat, Radley, Episode. We have frames for every budget. Our temporary phone number is 01750 491404 if you need to call us. ❤️

31/01/2025

✨ Celebrating 200 Years of Braille ✨

Last night, our Chair, Eilidh, and Vice Chair, Richard, were delighted to attend a special event at the Scottish Parliament, hosted by , to mark 200 years of braille. 👏

It was a fantastic evening catching up with colleagues from RNIB, service users, Ministers, and MSPs. We were inspired by the powerful speeches and enjoyed the beautiful sounds of the harp. 🎶

A huge thank you to for the invitation—it was an honour to celebrate such an important milestone in accessibility and inclusion!

23/01/2025

Due to the weather warning for tomorrow 24th January, the office will be closed. If you have an emergency please phone NHS on 111 for guidance.
Stay safe out there folks, don't travel !

20/01/2025

Good morning. We are open today, but unfortunately our normal phone number is still down. Please phone 01750 491404 in the meantime. We appreciate this is extremely frustrating but we are doing everything we can.

17/01/2025

Apologies, we are closed again today (Friday) due to illness. Sorry for any inconvenience.

16/01/2025

Apologies, we are closed today due to illness.

Address

10 West Port
Selkirk
TD74DG

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 1pm
2pm - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 1pm
2pm - 6:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 1pm
2pm - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 1pm
2pm - 5pm
Friday 9am - 1pm
2pm - 5pm

Telephone

+44175021721

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