Reading Glasses Online

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Digger

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15,139 posts

197 months

Sunday 23rd April 2017
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Does anyone know if it's possible to source reading glasses online where they can provide different corrective powers for each lense?

Reason I ask is my contact lense prescription has already been tweaked for reading in one eye and more for distance in the other so having tried some reading glasses, optimally I'd be better off with a 0.25 / 0.5 difference between the lenses.

Obviously I'm also asking as I also don't want to pay high street opticians' pricing for new pairs when you can buy 5 pairs off Amazon for £12!

Digger

Original Poster:

15,139 posts

197 months

Monday 24th April 2017
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I spend £30 a month on good quality contact lenses which I wear for the majority of the day. I've also had 3 visits to my opticians in the past few weeks whilst tweaking my contacts' prescription. I also get an eye test every year.

Reading glasses will only be used as and when required, in reality not very often given my current lifestyle. Reading glasses also get abused, on and off all the time, thrown in bags etc, so for me utterly pointless spending more than required! Also I'm on a very tight budget at the moment so spending opticians prices on a ready-made pair is also pointless when you can buy adequate Ready Readers online.