AN ELLESMERE PORT opticians is celebrating the 1,000,000th Frame Styler customer – a new virtual try-on technology in Specsavers stores nationwide.

Alison Ravenscroft, 39, was the milestone customer who used the innovative technology as part of her regular eye appointment at the Ellesmere Port store.

To celebrate, the team presented Alison with a bottle of champagne and three pairs of prescription glasses from the Frame Styler selection.

The high-tech scheme allows customers to see how they look wearing glasses from every angle, seeing themselves as others would see them.

Working with in-store frame advisers, it takes a scan of the customer's face, analysing their face shape, examining their purchase history and matching the results with the latest trends.

The scan presents around 36 frames to each customer and then narrows them down, allowing the customer to flick through images of themselves wearing the different frames without taking their glasses off.

Alison said: "Using the Frame Styler was amazing and the Ellesmere Port team were really friendly and helpful. It was great not to spend hours trying things on and have options right in front of me that suited my face shape.

"I was shown a range of frames that suited me but I managed to narrow it down to a pair I love. They look great and I've had a lot of compliments from people saying how much they suit me."

Robert Byrne, director of the Ellesmere Port store, said: "The team are proud to have had the one millionth scan take place in our store and are delighted to hear Alison is happy with her glasses.

'The Specsavers Confidence Scale shows that people want to branch out with their frame choices but confusion over different styles and lack of confidence is holding them back. We wanted to make it easier for them by taking the guess work out of buying glasses. Our Frame Styler technology takes a 3-D scan of your face, analysing your face shape, selecting glasses that are perfectly suited to you.'

Customers at Specsavers Ellesmere Port can use Frame Styler as part of a normal eye appointment or just pop into store and ask to try it out. To book your next appointment at Specsavers Ellesmere Port visit www.specsavers.co.uk/stores/ellesmereport or call 0151 355 3331.