How to get a refund on prescription glasses from local opticians?

nedmundo

An interesting thread.

I would say that the frame issue is academic, but the vision issue isn't.

Have they rechecked you to ensure the prescription for distance is at least correct? If this happened in my practice, that would be the 1st thing I would do.

The prescription may be absolutely correct and it may only be purely a matter of adaptation, but it would be good reassurance to ensure that is the case and demonstrate/explain the options to you.

If it transpired you needed varifocals, I would credit what you paid for the distance lenses towards that cost. But there is no obligation for them to do this.

cajef

One thing I am trying to get my head round is if you wear contact lenses for driving, presumably for short sight, why do you need glasses as well, I have worn contacts for many years for short sight and put them in early in the morning and take them out last thing at night, the only glasses I have or need are for reading.

nedmundo

It's wise not to wear lenses for every minute of the day and to have a spectacle back-up in case of any problems such as a lost lens or eye infection etc. Just because it hasn't happened in the past, it doesn't mean to say it can't happen in the future. It also helps reduce the likelyhood of changes to the cornea due to over-wear of the lenses.

cajef

I don't see the point in having them if you cannot wear them all day and would need to wear glasses as well, I have the hard gas permeable lenses and my optician who is a personal friend has no problem with it and any changes to the cornea are not permanent and would re-adjust if I ever stopped wearing them.

I have worn them for over fifty years, the added bonus is that my sight has hardly varied over the years and they do not need changing every few years, so apart from regular checks the cost is far less than glasses, I also keep a spare pair in case of loss and I have never in all those years not been able to wear them because of any eye infections.

iammumtoone

cajef wrote: »

I don't see the point in having them if you cannot wear them all day and would need to wear glasses as well, my optician who is a personal friend has no problem with it and any changes to the cornea are not permanent and would re-adjust if I ever stopped wearing them.

I have worn them for over fifty years, the added bonus is that my sight has hardly varied over the years and they do not need changing every few years, so apart from regular checks the cost is far less than glasses, I also keep a spare pair in case of loss and I have never not been able to wear them because of any eye infection.

just out of interest what type of contacts do you have? I used to wear contacts but can't now as my eyes are no longer suitable I was told this was due to over wearing of my contacts previously

cajef

iammumtoone wrote: »

just out of interest what type of contacts do you have?

I have the hard gas permeable lenses, edited my post above accordingly.:)

iammumtoone

cajef wrote: »

I have the hard gas permeable lenses, edited my post above accordingly.:)

I didn't know they still made them :eek: I wore them when I first started wearing contacts (the soft modern ones weren't available then), I then moved to the more popular type, due to comfort. Off topic but you have made me wonder if I could in fact wear this type still as these were never mentioned when I got tested. Thanks I will ask about this at my next glasses appointment.

cajef

iammumtoone wrote: »

I didn't know they still made them :eek:

They are still available as a quick Google will show, I am lucky that my optician still does them and can get new ones on the odd occasion I have needed any, I thinks a lot of opticians will not do them nowadays as the soft ones are much more lucrative for them.

A few years ago I queried whether it was worth changing to soft ones, he stated that he would not recommend changing and I was defiantly far better off sticking to the ones I have, as I had worn them so long it would be silly to change to something that is costly, requires more maintenance and care and are far more fiddly to use.

nedmundo

cajef wrote: »

I don't see the point in having them if you cannot wear them all day and would need to wear glasses as well, I have the hard gas permeable lenses and my optician who is a personal friend has no problem with it and any changes to the cornea are not permanent and would re-adjust if I ever stopped wearing them.

I have worn them for over fifty years, the added bonus is that my sight has hardly varied over the years and they do not need changing every few years, so apart from regular checks the cost is far less than glasses, I also keep a spare pair in case of loss and I have never in all those years not been able to wear them because of any eye infections.

Like I say - just because it hasn't happened - it doesn't mean to say it won't. That analogy is a bit like not bothering with driving insurance because you've never had an accident.

cajef

nedmundo wrote: »

Like I say - just because it hasn't happened - it doesn't mean to say it won't. That analogy is a bit like not bothering with driving insurance because you've never had an accident.

Yeah, well I am an optimist not a pessimist like some people, it has not happened in over fifty years I will risk a few more in the years to come, as I have a good optician for advice I am not sure how your analogy applies to me.

Enough said, I asked the OP a simple question and your post has taken the thread completely off track.