Can an optician removed scratches from plastic lenses?

Sterlingtimes

Can an optician remove scratches from plastic lenses?

aardvaak

Sterlingtimes wrote: »

Can an optician remove scratches from plastic lenses?

I would think they could but would always try and sell a new set instead

[Deleted User]

There's some tips here on what you can try yourself to remove the scratches:

http://lifehacker.com/how-can-i-revive-an-old-beaten-up-pair-of-glasses-499894449

Hope you succeed ....

nedmundo

No chance - as soon as you polish out the scratches, you alter the curvature of the lens surfaces, affecting the prescription and causing distortions.

Hope that clarifies that it is for technical and not commercial reasons why new lenses are the only option.

C_Mababejive

You could try armor etch,,depends how bad the scratch is really..

Roger1

If it's the coating that's damaged (like mine), the optician may offer re-coating. For mine, I think they wanted £30-35 per lens.

I declined as in my opinion, the coating was faulty.

That optician has lost a customer.

EdSwippet

I've had problems with coating coming adrift in the past. As a result I now just avoid all forms of it.

I had a good set of frames -- previously containing badly degraded coated lenses -- reglazed with uncoated lenses for £19 all-in a couple of years ago, via mail order. Service, promptness and product quality were all excellent; if you're considering this as an option I'd recommend it.

scotsbob

The answer is yes but it depends how deep the scratches are.


I got my lenses scratched when on holiday in China and I had the scratches removed and the lassie also replaced the nose clips and wouldn't take any money because she said I gave her the opportunity to practice her English!!

scotsbob

Roger1 wrote: »

If it's the coating that's damaged (like mine), the optician may offer re-coating. For mine, I think they wanted £30-35 per lens.

I declined as in my opinion, the coating was faulty.

That optician has lost a customer.

I once had an optician try to tell me that the reason a lens coating was coming off was because it was due to the heat of my body!! I took out a Small Claims Court case and the optician stumped up to avoid going to court.


I remember the days when opticians were a respected profession alongside doctors and solicitors. Now they are just salesmen concerned only with their profit margins.

midwinter

scotsbob wrote: »

I once had an optician try to tell me that the reason a lens coating was coming off was because it was due to the heat of my body!! I took out a Small Claims Court case and the optician stumped up to avoid going to court.


I remember the days when opticians were a respected profession alongside doctors and solicitors. Now they are just salesmen concerned only with their profit margins.

and doctors and solicitors are still respected?

However, with opticians, I feel that the optical experience should be as it is in France, one business gives you the sight test, but then you go somewhere else, to buy your spectacles.

That way, the professional side is separated from retail.

beedeedee

They used to use jewellers rouge....
It might be worth chatting up a local jeweller, to see if they'd let you have a little. You'd only need a pinch of the rouge. Worth a try?