Specsavers Varifocals

nedmundo

wishiwasarichgirl wrote: »

all varifocal lenses do have numbers and symbols etched into them to help identify them and verify the prescription. Some manufacturers' markings are more visible than others but should not affect the quality of vision through the lenses.

If you have had varifocals before without problems and there was no significant change in your prescription then it sounds like you may have a different "style" of varifocal from your previous pair. This can take some adaptation.

As an optometrist i always recommend that you persevere with new spectacles for a week or two (not swapping between old and new specs), and if there is no improvement take them back to the store in which you purchased them.

If you need to do this it is a good idea to bring your previous spectacles also, so that any differences which may be causing adaptation problems can be more easily identified.

Also, having worked for Specsavers I know they offer a guarantee, where if you don't adapt to your spectacles they will put it right, depending on the problem this could mean a different prescription, different lenses or a refund.

HTH

Hi WIWARG,
So do you no longer work for Specsavers? If so - what sort of practice are you in now?

tidus

harryharp wrote: »

Thanks. So if they don't work out and I have to choose new frames, what would you say the minimum depth of the frame should be? Would 1 inch be OK, for instance, or is that still too narrow?

Whats an inch? We are metric now (sorry)
Think around 25mm as a minimum. Less than that and you are compromising.

harryharp

tidus wrote: »

Hmm, hate to conflict with anothers advise.. but...

You might fit in a compact varifocal if your eyes sit very close to the top of the frame (as i said you need about 17mm from pupil centres to the bottom of the frame) but you are likely to have very little distance area as the transition to reading will begin 3mm from the top of the frame! So it may be OK, but definitely OK is pushing it.

More than likely the optician knows its a possible problem but it just trying to help someone who likes their frame. So, let them try. If it doesn't work too well, they will have to sort it.

Well, I've just got my new varifocals which were fitted into my existing 3/4 inch deep frames. And yes, it does seem that the distance area is very small. Even if what I'm looking at is only a little bit lower than whatever is straight ahead (iyswim!), I have to dip my head in order to see it clearly (sorry, I know I didn't explain that very well). I will try them for a week and see if things improve, but I'm not optimistic.

What I am also concerned about, having got home and looked at the glasses properly, is that they have made a very messy job of cutting the lenses to fit the frame- they are all uneven round the edges! I'm not happy with that at all, so they'll have to sort that out if I decide to keep the frames.:(

tidus

Yes, specsavers are not known for their good lab work...

I hope you get on OK with your glasses.

harryharp

tidus wrote: »

Yes, specsavers are not known for their good lab work...

I hope you get on OK with your glasses.

It's not Specsavers though- it's quite a posh independent one!

tidus

harryharp wrote: »

It's not Specsavers though- it's quite a posh independent one!

Oh well.....!
Hope they sort it out OK.

col_the_wol

Actually varilux ellipse has a minimum fitting height of 14mm with a maximum of 20mm. That is the distance from the pupil to the bottom of the frame. But as it is also recommended to have 10mm above the pupil 24mm would be the shallowest recommended; I've dispensed to shallower than that though. The other point to note is that looking at a frame in isolation will not tell you if a particular varifocal will fit in; if your nose is fatter the frame will sit higher on you and you'll need a deeper frame anyway!

radhadee

i am on my first ever varifocals, picked them up yesterday and heard you have to get used to them. however i noticed that considering they are a stronger pair than i had previous ie +175 that i couldnt see newspaper print, in fact my old glasses i could see perfect !! also the frame was not right, took them back to be told that they had put in 100 instead of 175!!
great start !! i also have a pair of sunglasses but they assured me that they were correct. i have my doubts as i cant see through them either.
as for the frame, the optician tried to adjust the wires and chipped the lens so need to be sent back. I am not happy that its another week gone. i paid over 330 pounds and its not specsavers !! in fact my old reading glasses were 15 from on line discount place and they offered a much better service in my opinion. if i cant see through these once repaired, can i ask for refund ??

scotsbob

radhadee wrote: »

if i cant see through these once repaired, can i ask for refund ??

Yes you can ask. Getting it may not be so easy.

In the days before I started to get my spectacles online, I had problems with poorly coated lenses from Specsavers. They tried to tell me that the heat from my body was causing the coatings to come off!!

Be prepared to argue, don't give in and remember to tell them about the headaches and double vision.

mary-op

Picked up my new specs today-varifocals (not from specsavers) and they don't feel right.........don't seem to be able to see as well and they were over £300 !
I normally have a tinted lens but these new ones are graduated tints........dark at the top going lighter.
Might that be the reason for them feeling a bit 'odd' ?
I can see but not as comfortably as with my old specs which are also varifocals and I had no trouble getting used to them