Glasses Buying Cost Cutting Plan Article Discussion Area

cacaolat

danz0l wrote: »

Just a quick "experiance" of glassesdirect.co.uk

........you get what you pay for"

Honestly, I wouldn't have trusted a 20 year old entrepreneur, who is a friend of prince Harry !!

danz0l

cacaolat wrote: »

Honestly, I wouldn't have trusted a 20 year old entrepreneur, who is a friend of prince Harry !!

I dunno about that but i do feel ripped of

Oh well you live and learn i guess. NEVER AGAIN ...

Hopefully my story will make others consider them anyways. They've proven to me that you do seriously get what you pay for, I.E. nothing

Vegeta

cacaolat wrote: »

I found out from the Essilor website that there is a machine called the Corneal Reflection Pupilometer (CRP) which is by far the most accurate method of measuring PD's.
As I have a rather high prescription I would like to have my pd measured with that.
Has any of you opticians got one of these machines ?

They used a machine on me at Specsavers, like a large pair of binoculars to measure PD. This must be the CRP you mention.

cacaolat

danz0l wrote: »

I dunno about that but i do feel ripped of

Oh well you live and learn i guess. NEVER AGAIN ...

Hopefully my story will make others consider them anyways. They've proven to me that you do seriously get what you pay for, I.E. nothing

I once came accross this story in the guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2005/mar/27/theobserver.observerbusiness6

patbateman

cacaolat wrote: »

Thank you nedmundo
there should be more opticians like you in London. I will try to just get a new eyetest for that annoying Pd.
Or if I can get you advice one more time. Is it just as accurate to measure the pd from an old pair of glasses ? (They did cost a fortune at the time and have zeiss lenses)

Hi! You would need a piece of equipment called a focimeter to obtain the pd from an existing pair of specs, and i would reckon an optician would more readily just measure your pd than provide the measurement this way. Also there would be more error involved in taking the pd from a pair of specs ie was the pd taken properly for the first pair, glazing error and focimetry error. Instead of trying to get another eyetest, which may not supply you with the pd anyway, i would just bite the bullet and pay to get the pd taken then at least you have a reliable measurement to go by. (Try all your nearest opticians to see who charges the least of course!)

cacaolat

Thank you patbateman these seems to be the most sensible option.I was always prepared to pay, but I still found it stupid that although I paid for my recent eyetest they would not give these measurement to me.

cacaolat

I finally went to specsavers and they did the pd for me for £ 5, which I think is reasonable. It was done with that machine and just to be sure I had it double checked by a colleague with a ruler.
I am well happy now and will order my glasses soon.

GTG

I've got a prescription from specsavers which appears like this:

R L

Sph Cyl Axis Prism Sph Cyl Axis Prism

Dist * *

Int

Near ADD +1.25 ADD +1.25

* a figure symbol like a figure eight on it's side appears here i.e under sph for both eyes.

I only need spectacles for close work e.g reading, computing etc. I understand there are a number of ways that eyes can be sub optimal. In my case does my perscription indicate that the shape of my eyeball is responsible for my faulty eye sight?

I tried to put this in tabular form but the forums formatting is bring the text together, the "ADD" should be appear under Sph for each eye and the +1.25 should appear under Cyl for each eye.

Anyone.....

scoobie

I've seen some frames I like at a couple of opticians - D&A and Vision express. Will they sell me the frames by themselves? So I can get the high index lenses done on the web

patbateman

GTG wrote: »

I've got a prescription from specsavers which appears like this:

R L

Sph Cyl Axis Prism Sph Cyl Axis Prism

Dist * *

Int

Near ADD +1.25 ADD +1.25

* a figure symbol like a figure eight on it's side appears here i.e under sph for both eyes.

I only need spectacles for close work e.g reading, computing etc. I understand there are a number of ways that eyes can be sub optimal. In my case does my perscription indicate that the shape of my eyeball is responsible for my faulty eye sight?

I tried to put this in tabular form but the forums formatting is bring the text together, the "ADD" should be appear under Sph for each eye and the +1.25 should appear under Cyl for each eye.

Anyone.....

Hi! The symbol that looks like an "8" on its side is the symbol for a plano lens (ie a lens which has no focal power) meaning that you have perfect distance vision!. the +1.25 add indicates a condition called presbyopia, meaning the eye has lost it's natural ability to change its focus for close vision.