In late 1983, Jim Jannard, founder and "Chief Mad Scientist", was blinded by the sun during his long drive from San Diego to Orange County. Annoyed by the sunlight seeping through the periphery of his glasses, he decided to create a solution to this problem. Today Oakley frames are worn by elite athletes all over the globe. Oakley invents each product with a design philosophy called sculptural physics: the discipline of wrapping science with art. To put it simply, they "seek out problems, create solutions, and wrap those solutions in art".

Mackey Opticians have been authorised Oakley stockists from 1992 when the E-wire was first launched followed by the EyeJacket in 1994 and later the Oakley  Juliet. Prescription Oakley sunglasses have been available since 1996. Our main Oakley stockist is Bangor although you can see Oakley Eyewear at our other branches.