Optician on Vangen in Voss · since 1922
Two eyes.
One clear image.
Good vision is more than sharp vision. Binocular vision is our speciality – with more than 50 years of clinical experience and patients from all over Norway.
Store of the Year 2025
1st place in Alliance Optikk
1922
founded by Knut Severin Opheim
3
generations of Opheim behind the counter
50+
years of clinical experience with binocular vision
1st
place – Store of the Year in Alliance Optikk 2025
For parents
Is it the reading – or is it the eyes?
According to a Menon Economics report, 40,000 children in Norway have an undiscovered need for vision correction. The health-centre test checks each eye separately – it doesn't show how the eyes work together.
Tick what you recognise in your child – or in yourself.
This is not a diagnosis – just a help to know when to get in touch.
Our speciality
When the eyes don't quite work together
Most people have a slight misalignment. The brain compensates – but at a cost. With the extended MKH method and Zeiss Polatest we measure binocular vision very precisely, and exactly measured prism lenses can remove the strain.
Motor and sensory
Polatest distinguishes between conditions – important with small deviations.
The iceberg
The first measurement often shows only the tip. Follow-ups and adjustments are part of the treatment.
Referral
If we suspect eye disease, we refer you directly to an ophthalmologist.
The eye examination
Six steps. One explanation you understand.
- 1Your needsA conversation about symptoms, discomfort, eye health, general health and medication.
- 2TestsInitial examinations chosen from what you have told us.
- 3RefractionWe find the right prescription – and test your binocular vision.
- 4Outer and inner eyeInspection of the eye to detect any medical changes.
- 5Further measurementsEye pressure, retinal imaging/OCT and other tests as needed.
- 6Your vision statusA clear conclusion with an explanation – and a solution made for you.
- More about the examination
Patient stories
‘The impossible became possible.’
People travel from all over Norway to Voss. Here are some of the stories they have chosen to tell.
Wenche Pile
Headaches since the age of five
A squint, headaches and 'underachiever' in her school report. Only as an adult did she learn that help existed – in Voss.
'Contacting Opheim should be the first choice when children have problems with their vision.'
Read the full story · Avisa HordalandVilde Taule Haugstad
Travelled from Bergen to Voss
Patching and several assessments didn't help. A tip from a special-needs teacher led her to Opheim – and to the glasses that helped.
'I was told about an optician in Voss.'
Read the full story · Local news, March 2026
John Olav Ågotnes
The shooting champion who couldn't study
Vision-related headaches stopped his studies and work – until Alf senior found major binocular problems. A customer for over 25 years, and a national team shooter for over 25 years.
His son is the second generation of the family to be helped at Opheim.
Read the full story · Patient story, 2018A hundred years on Vangen
Same street. A hundred years later.
From a watchmaker's shop in 1922, through the bombing of 1940 and a log cabin from Hallingdal – to one of Norway's most specialised opticians. Drag the divider.
«You have to be able to stand in the storm in this trade.»
— Alf Opheim jr., third generation
Read our storyPhoto 1922: Voss Folkemuseum
Test yourself at home
Are the lines straight?
The Amsler grid is a simple check of the macula. It doesn't replace an examination – but it can tell you when to come in.
- 1Hold the grid about 45 cm from your eye, with reading glasses if you use them.
- 2Cover one eye and look at the dot in the centre.
- 3Are the lines straight and the squares equal? Are any areas missing?
- 4Repeat with the other eye.
- If lines look wavy, bent or blurred, it can be a sign of changes in the retina. Contact an optician or doctor promptly.
Your regular optician
An optician who knows your eyes – for life.
Opening hours
Opening hours- Monday–Friday
- 09:00–16:30
- Saturday
- 10:00–14:00
- Sunday
- Closed
- Summer closure 2026: only 25 and 27 July.
- Christmas: 23 Dec 10–14 · 24–26 Dec closed · 27–30 Dec 10–14 · 31 Dec and 1 Jan closed.
- Easter: Mon–Tue 9–16:30 · Wed 9–14 · Easter Saturday closed.
Answered 9–12 and 13–16 · post@opheim.no
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