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I went to specsavers. (Honest). They gave me a free sample pack to see how I got on as well. I've tried them several times over the years - my first ones were the original glass type, my old man was an optician so it was worth a try. Later years, I've tried the soft type and in the last couple of years the daily disposable type have been available in my prescription. To be honest, I'm so used to wearing glasses the faff of putting them in and taking them out wasn't worth it for me.
Quite happy with my local specsavers service though.
Quite happy with my local specsavers service though.
They were life changing for me, hated glasses and only being able to see through a letterbox.
Got mine from specsavers, £15 per month and no reason to complain.
Putting them in / out was tricky until someone showed me the technique of placing the lens on the white bit of the eye and sliding it onto the middle. Now it probably takes me less than 10 seconds to do both.
Pretty low faff, although you must always remove them before swimming and showering as there are some v nasty infections you can get.
Got mine from specsavers, £15 per month and no reason to complain.
Putting them in / out was tricky until someone showed me the technique of placing the lens on the white bit of the eye and sliding it onto the middle. Now it probably takes me less than 10 seconds to do both.
Pretty low faff, although you must always remove them before swimming and showering as there are some v nasty infections you can get.
I wore varifocal glasses for 15 years. Then I took up golf and concluded that being completely rubbish at it was entirely down to the glasses. So I switched to soft daily contact lenses and found that I was still rubbish. However that’s another story.
I went to the optician who worked out my prescription and gave me some samples to try.
So now I use Total 1 Dailies daily. Prescription +2.75 both eyes. I buy them online from whoever is selling them the cheapest that month and using Microsoft Edge to apply voucher codes.
They take seconds to pop in and after a little coldness you simply don’t know they are there. Squeezing them out can be a little more tricky but most times it is very easy.
The only downside that I have found is that in low light things look a little blurry and you get some sparkle from car headlights at night. An upside is that you don’t need prescription sunglasses.
I went to the optician who worked out my prescription and gave me some samples to try.
So now I use Total 1 Dailies daily. Prescription +2.75 both eyes. I buy them online from whoever is selling them the cheapest that month and using Microsoft Edge to apply voucher codes.
They take seconds to pop in and after a little coldness you simply don’t know they are there. Squeezing them out can be a little more tricky but most times it is very easy.
The only downside that I have found is that in low light things look a little blurry and you get some sparkle from car headlights at night. An upside is that you don’t need prescription sunglasses.
Another varifocal glasses convert here. I have dailies with straight +2 in one eye and varifocal lens in the other. Works well for me. Love being able to wear my beanie hat having sunglasses that work in the car and putting my pencil behind my ear again.
Ultimately the range of vision is less than glasses but if you have a good optician this is limited to areas where it does not matter. The yellow glasses you see for sale in petrol stations are very good for glare at night.
Ultimately the range of vision is less than glasses but if you have a good optician this is limited to areas where it does not matter. The yellow glasses you see for sale in petrol stations are very good for glare at night.
Sycamore said:
I'd like them, but I have astigmatism and with my prescription it means monthlies only, and they are rather expensive.
My vision isn't as good as it is with glasses either, so I'm not sure it's worth it.
My lens of choice for the last 5 years or so has been the two-weekly Acuvue Oasys for Astigmatism which I find to be the best balance between cost & comfort. Currently on the Boots contact lens reward scheme but could probably save money procuring online instead so watching with interest.My vision isn't as good as it is with glasses either, so I'm not sure it's worth it.
BoomerPride said:
I wore varifocal glasses for 15 years. Then I took up golf and concluded that being completely rubbish at it was entirely down to the glasses. So I switched to soft daily contact lenses and found that I was still rubbish. However that’s another story.
I went to the optician who worked out my prescription and gave me some samples to try.
So now I use Total 1 Dailies daily. Prescription +2.75 both eyes. I buy them online from whoever is selling them the cheapest that month and using Microsoft Edge to apply voucher codes.
They take seconds to pop in and after a little coldness you simply don’t know they are there. Squeezing them out can be a little more tricky but most times it is very easy.
The only downside that I have found is that in low light things look a little blurry and you get some sparkle from car headlights at night. An upside is that you don’t need prescription sunglasses.
This is one of the biggest upsides of contact lenses for me - being able to just take sunglasses off when I go inside and not have to faff about swapping glasses over and keeping the other glasses safe.I went to the optician who worked out my prescription and gave me some samples to try.
So now I use Total 1 Dailies daily. Prescription +2.75 both eyes. I buy them online from whoever is selling them the cheapest that month and using Microsoft Edge to apply voucher codes.
They take seconds to pop in and after a little coldness you simply don’t know they are there. Squeezing them out can be a little more tricky but most times it is very easy.
The only downside that I have found is that in low light things look a little blurry and you get some sparkle from car headlights at night. An upside is that you don’t need prescription sunglasses.
I have daily disposables from Specsavers, never had an issue and one eye has a slight astigmatism.
I have fairly high myopia (~6D) with no other complications and find that contact lenses give far better vision than glasses.
I have the ones that you can leave in for 30days (although not actually recommended to any more)
What's the concern about mountain biking/Judo? I really wouldn't worry.
I'd recommend specsavers.
I have the ones that you can leave in for 30days (although not actually recommended to any more)
What's the concern about mountain biking/Judo? I really wouldn't worry.
I'd recommend specsavers.
My eyesight is better with my glasses than my lens, but I do have a strong prescription.
I think judo could be an issue for lenses. You can displace them grappling, but generally they stay in place well.
Don't wear them in the shower. I didn't know that for a long time.
I'm also a SS customer. I've never had a problem with them and some of the opticians have very modern equipment. As I'm on the contact lens scheme I get a 50% discounts off my glasses. That's a good saving when thinning the lenses out costs so much.
I think judo could be an issue for lenses. You can displace them grappling, but generally they stay in place well.
Don't wear them in the shower. I didn't know that for a long time.
I'm also a SS customer. I've never had a problem with them and some of the opticians have very modern equipment. As I'm on the contact lens scheme I get a 50% discounts off my glasses. That's a good saving when thinning the lenses out costs so much.
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