Cheap contact lens eye test

pmduk

Both Asda and Tesco opticians charge £15.00, with no requirement to enter a plan with them.

Blobby8_2

Doooford wrote: »

Well, booked an eye test and contact lens check.

Vision Express £35
Specsavers £21.95

Ace

I would go to specsavers & consider a plan with them, I pay £10/month all in, lenses,solutions,checkups & tests.
Wifey has supposed better lenses & pays £13/month for all the above.

GlasweJen

Only problem is that a lot of opticians wont issue a prescription for lenses that they didn't prescribe (iykwim?). So if you go in wearing daysoft you're likely to be refitted with another lens and given an Rx for that instead of daysoft (unless that practice happens to sell daysofts).

Doooford

mishkanorman wrote: »

This is a great showcase for why contact lenses shouldnt be sold online without any check-ups or correct fitting. Because the lens sit on the eye its a different prescription to glasses.

Whilst I agree, it (the prescription) is not majorly different and It's my mistake really. I knew I couldn't see properly and stopped using the lenses. I wasted £10, but really I think I should be accountable for my own safety and buying lenses illegally.

mishkanorman

laws are laws, its not about you accepting accountability.

It can also be a hell of a lot worse than wasting a tenner, I remember an equally confident customer who knew what he needed and been purchasing his own online - it came in for a check up as his eyes were causing quite a bit of discomfort and his vision was blurred. It turned out he had been using his lenses 24/7 even though they were only dailies and he had starved his eyes of oxygen, picked up an infection and caused the blood vessels to swell so much they were disturbing his vision. He could never wear lenses again and was stuck with glasses he hated wearing.

nedmundo

To add to Mishka's tale, I frequently see folk who are quite haapy with their vision, completely unaware that they wouldn't meet current driving standards. It's not just accountability for your own eyes, it's a risk to the public on the road as well.

Doooford

mishkanorman wrote: »

laws are laws, its not about you accepting accountability.

It can also be a hell of a lot worse than wasting a tenner, I remember an equally confident customer who knew what he needed and been purchasing his own online - it came in for a check up as his eyes were causing quite a bit of discomfort and his vision was blurred. It turned out he had been using his lenses 24/7 even though they were only dailies and he had starved his eyes of oxygen, picked up an infection and caused the blood vessels to swell so much they were disturbing his vision. He could never wear lenses again and was stuck with glasses he hated wearing.

This reminds me of that American chap who got up to make a cup of tea in the back of his new camper van whilst travelling along the highway. He then tried to sue the company for not explaining that cruise control doesn't actually take care of all driving responsibilities and due to this he had an accident.

If you are buying daily lenses and then wear them 24/7 and at no point alarm bells ring, then I really think this friend should have one eye kept firmly upon