New glasses, not as good at the old.
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I recently had an eye test at a well known high street opticians, where apparently we should all have gone. I went mainly because I fancied some new frames and some new sunglasses. They said my prescription had improved from 1.25 to 0.75 or thereabouts, plus diagnosed a slight astigmatism.
I ordered new glasses and they arrived and I went to have them fitted, as soon as I put them on I felt they weren't right, short distance was fine but anything over 3 metres was less focused. The lady said that's normal and it will take me a week to adjust which I could accept.
The sunglasses are the same as the glasses, simply not very good. I went back after a couple of days and they retested, diagnosed the same change, tested the glasses and said all is as it should be and that I should give it some more time.
The fact of the matter is, these new glasses are s
t, I cannot see as well and having worn them for 5 days now I still feel the same. I've worn new glasses before and I've needed to adjust before but having just done a back to back test I can simply see absolutely perfectly with the old pair and not very well at all with the new.
I'll be at the opticians tomorrow to kick up a fuss and return them for a complete refund but before doing so wanted to see if I'm being stupid. Any ophthalmologists here to give clear view (oh dear!) on this.
I ordered new glasses and they arrived and I went to have them fitted, as soon as I put them on I felt they weren't right, short distance was fine but anything over 3 metres was less focused. The lady said that's normal and it will take me a week to adjust which I could accept.
The sunglasses are the same as the glasses, simply not very good. I went back after a couple of days and they retested, diagnosed the same change, tested the glasses and said all is as it should be and that I should give it some more time.
The fact of the matter is, these new glasses are s
t, I cannot see as well and having worn them for 5 days now I still feel the same. I've worn new glasses before and I've needed to adjust before but having just done a back to back test I can simply see absolutely perfectly with the old pair and not very well at all with the new.I'll be at the opticians tomorrow to kick up a fuss and return them for a complete refund but before doing so wanted to see if I'm being stupid. Any ophthalmologists here to give clear view (oh dear!) on this.
I'm not an optician or anything like that, but I have had a similar experience before, quite a few times in fact. This year I had my eyes tested at the same place as you but ordered my specs online. Much harder to choose when you can't try them on but the vision was perfect straight away.
I suspect it's something like the wrong distance between your pupils that's causing it. Really easy to measure yourself with a ruler, mirror and phone camera. See if they measured it correctly.
I suspect it's something like the wrong distance between your pupils that's causing it. Really easy to measure yourself with a ruler, mirror and phone camera. See if they measured it correctly.
With everyone (4) in my house wearing glasses we've had to deal with this a few times and I must say the high street chains have unhesitatingly changed lenses when we've had a problem.
Indeed my last pair of varifocals didn't seem as good as the first and it turned out they'd done something to the way the lenses are made to make the "thin-ness" more even (split prism, or something). It's a standard process but I couldn't tolerate it as the first pair hadn't been made like that.
They changed them both (they'd made 2 pairs) without making a drama out of it.
Indeed my last pair of varifocals didn't seem as good as the first and it turned out they'd done something to the way the lenses are made to make the "thin-ness" more even (split prism, or something). It's a standard process but I couldn't tolerate it as the first pair hadn't been made like that.
They changed them both (they'd made 2 pairs) without making a drama out of it.
Edited by Sheepshanks on Tuesday 21st July 08:37
With everyone (4) in my house wearing glasses we've had to deal with this a few times and I must say the high street chains have unhesitatingly changed lenses when we've had a problem.
Indeed my last pair of varifocals didn't seem as good as the first and it turned out they'd done something to the way the lenses are made to make the "thin-ness" more even (split prism, or something). It's a standard process but I couldn't tolerate it as the first pair hadn't been made like that.
They changed them both (they'd made 2 pairs) without making a drama out of it.
Indeed my last pair of varifocals didn't seem as good as the first and it turned out they'd done something to the way the lenses are made to make the "thin-ness" more even (split prism, or something). It's a standard process but I couldn't tolerate it as the first pair hadn't been made like that.
They changed them both (they'd made 2 pairs) without making a drama out of it.
Edited by Sheepshanks on Tuesday 21st July 08:37
Here is my advice (as an optometrist) firstly is unlikely to do with position of the lenses if they are single vision. It is more than likely that you were tested in a short form room that can be very easy to under minus (over plus). Moving the Rx back up should resolve your issue.
Also going in all guns blazing is never the best thing to do. Being firm but fare and polite will get you much further. Simply explain the problems you are having and make sure you either deal with a dispensing optician or the optom. one of the many failings of the industry I'm in is that you can work front of shop with no training and you get paid more to stack shelves in Tesco so it can be hard to get good staff.
If that fails pop in and see me and I'll sort it.
Also going in all guns blazing is never the best thing to do. Being firm but fare and polite will get you much further. Simply explain the problems you are having and make sure you either deal with a dispensing optician or the optom. one of the many failings of the industry I'm in is that you can work front of shop with no training and you get paid more to stack shelves in Tesco so it can be hard to get good staff.
If that fails pop in and see me and I'll sort it.
omc123 said:
Here is my advice (as an optometrist) firstly is unlikely to do with position of the lenses if they are single vision. It is more than likely that you were tested in a short form room that can be very easy to under minus (over plus). Moving the Rx back up should resolve your issue.
Also going in all guns blazing is never the best thing to do. Being firm but fare and polite will get you much further.
If that fails pop in and see me and I'll sort it.
Yes, it was a tiny little room with the screen about 2m away. Also going in all guns blazing is never the best thing to do. Being firm but fare and polite will get you much further.
If that fails pop in and see me and I'll sort it.
I'll pop in there at lunchtime today and see what they say. There is an independent place almost next door which I think I'll visit for another test and see how it goes.
Thanks for the offer of assistance but Scotland is a little far!
I went from conventional specs to some with a bit of a "wrap" around my head (Oakleys) and found the transition startlingly poor. It was very "hall of mirrors", I couldn't judge distances, and the floor under my feet was all wrong.
I went back and had them reassess my prescription. They made some very minor changes and reissued my specs to me but they were horrible. The lady assured me that, if I gave them a week's chance and I still didn't like them, they would either change them completely, refund me, or basically do whatever I wanted in order to gain my satisfaction.
However, after about a week I adjusted to them and now I don't notice them when I put them on.
I went back and had them reassess my prescription. They made some very minor changes and reissued my specs to me but they were horrible. The lady assured me that, if I gave them a week's chance and I still didn't like them, they would either change them completely, refund me, or basically do whatever I wanted in order to gain my satisfaction.
However, after about a week I adjusted to them and now I don't notice them when I put them on.
Ive been wearing new bins for a couple of months and I cant get used to them at all. I was wondering if anyone else has recent varifocals and noticed that there are little circles with numbers etched into the lens? with mine they bug me being very noticeable compared to old ones, and cause me to keep cleaning them, but thats probably having notcied them so keep looking at them.
I used chain shops twice . Never again.
Glasses were st, they couldnt care les etc etc.
I then went to a privately owned shop, an old biddie who had been there years. She immediatley identified an issue that required a hospital appt to fix and the glasses from her were utterly perfect, straight away.
bks to high street chains, they are st.
Glasses were s
t, they couldnt care les etc etc.I then went to a privately owned shop, an old biddie who had been there years. She immediatley identified an issue that required a hospital appt to fix and the glasses from her were utterly perfect, straight away.
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ks to high street chains, they are st.I had the same problem a couple of years ago with the same optician, was told I'd get used to them. Never got used to them and a year later went to a rival, ended up shelling out £300 for a pair of Armani frames. To be fair, I love them! Don't think I'd use them again on grounds of price. Might look into that online seller that posts you frames to try on for free
rek said:
Ive been wearing new bins for a couple of months and I cant get used to them at all. I was wondering if anyone else has recent varifocals and noticed that there are little circles with numbers etched into the lens? with mine they bug me being very noticeable compared to old ones, and cause me to keep cleaning them, but thats probably having notcied them so keep looking at them.
What make are the lenses? I've had 2 sets of varifocals (plain and photochromic lenses each time) and they have all sorts of stuff etched into the lenses around the centre line but I can only see it if I take them off and hold them at a certain angle. And I'd say I was sensitive to that kind of thing.omc123 said:
Quality of test and quality of service can vary greatly among multiples and independents. I know some fantastic opticians who work for the high street chains and some awful ones that work indy shop. That's why I advise when you find a good one stick with them.
I think the dispenser is important too - the lady who did mine and my wife's first varifocals somehow inspired a lot of confidence and they were absolutely fine from the moment we wore them - despite people saying it can take a month to get used to wearing varifocals.Sadly she moved away - I used the same shop for my second pair and my wife went elsewhere and we both had problems. Mine had to be redone and my wife has stuck with hers but isn't as comfortable in them as in the first pair.
I cant get my head around how glasses work since my recent trip to the opticians, I suspect the optician may have been trying to use me as a cash cow.
Never needed glasses but age has caught up with me and this time I have a 0.25 prescription. So basically I can see fine but my eyes are having to work a bit harder with close up stuff. Optician was happy to release £260 from my wallet in return for some glasses for computer use including the blue filter coating.
Glasses were useless, had to keep my head absolutely still and not move at all , just swivel my eyeballs to see anything. I cant work like that - no one does !. And they didnt seem to help much. Apparently I am using them wrong - I use a laptop which is close to me and a monitor which is a bit further away. Optician told me I need a pair of glasses for each type of use and then a 3rd pair for reading.
Yeah at £265 a go, of course I need 3 pairs of glasses.
Same optician told me that there is no way of providing glasses that would work/be any good in a 0.25 for my type of use. Thats the bit I dont understand. Im sitting here now and working with lots of people who wear glasses all day long . Reading, using computers, driving. They seem to be using the same glasses, in the end the optician suggested I would need 4 pairs of glasses.
I got a full refund for he 1 pair I did buy and will get a £10 pair of 0.25s from amazon.
Never needed glasses but age has caught up with me and this time I have a 0.25 prescription. So basically I can see fine but my eyes are having to work a bit harder with close up stuff. Optician was happy to release £260 from my wallet in return for some glasses for computer use including the blue filter coating.
Glasses were useless, had to keep my head absolutely still and not move at all , just swivel my eyeballs to see anything. I cant work like that - no one does !. And they didnt seem to help much. Apparently I am using them wrong - I use a laptop which is close to me and a monitor which is a bit further away. Optician told me I need a pair of glasses for each type of use and then a 3rd pair for reading.
Yeah at £265 a go, of course I need 3 pairs of glasses.
Same optician told me that there is no way of providing glasses that would work/be any good in a 0.25 for my type of use. Thats the bit I dont understand. Im sitting here now and working with lots of people who wear glasses all day long . Reading, using computers, driving. They seem to be using the same glasses, in the end the optician suggested I would need 4 pairs of glasses.
I got a full refund for he 1 pair I did buy and will get a £10 pair of 0.25s from amazon.
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