Eye Test

ziggles50

Hi, I had an eye test last october last year with optical express and then got select specs to make up the glasses.
The first time they were wrong but Selectspecs rectified it and then sent 'correct' glasses.
They seemed ok and better but everything was a little bit hazy so i gotthem checked out at Optical express where they rolled their eyes and sighed when i told them they were made elsewhere on their prescription:mad::mad::mad:
Anyway they said the glasses were correct but the pupillary distance was like a millimetre out but that should not make too much of a difference.
I have tried with these glasses but they are just not working for me. even after a week of wearing them- it's like being in a too bright room where you squint and then everthing is just a teeny bit hazy/out of focus.
Vision express said i would have to pay for another test so i didn't bother, as my old ones work fine.
Now what i want to know is can i get another test elsewhere and start afresh without having to pay for the test.
I live in Scotland so tests are free but when i tired to book an appointment with tesco (becasue they have free tests UK wide) they said it would only be free if i was having problems.
Not sure what to do now...don't wanna pay for a test when i can't even afford to get new glasses once i have a correct prescription:(

GlasweJen

In Scotland you can only get a free eye test every two years unless:
you are diabetic
you are over 40 with a family history of glaucoma
you are over 60
you are under 16
you have been referred to the optician by a GP or other medically qualified person
you are experiencing vision related problems.

If the PD is only out by 1mm then it's not going to make a difference at all really, that would well be within tolerance. You can always try paying to have another eye test done elsewhere (most places do private sight tests at about £15 - £20) or you can book back in with the original opticians for a recheck (which I know we would make you do before we did a full private sight test).

Are the glasses single vision, bifocal or varifocal?