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Glasses.....

If you had a new pair of glasses with/after an eye test and felt the new glasses were not what you needed, they make you giddy/seasick, give you issues when walking, etc, would you return to the same opticians or try a different opticians?

as a 66 year old diabetic i get free eye tests, i have the prescription for the new glasses..

thanks

ive had them over a week and they arent settling in

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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 4,176 Forumite
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     Are these bifocals or vari by any chance? 
  • maxmycardagain
    maxmycardagain Posts: 5,853 Forumite
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    No, i had bifocals years ago, didnt know where i was putting my feet
    Opticians tried upselling me varifocals/tints/anti-glare but i didnt take any options


  • Mojisola
    Mojisola Posts: 35,571 Forumite
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    If you had a new pair of glasses with/after an eye test and felt the new glasses were not what you needed, they make you giddy/seasick, give you issues when walking, etc, would you return to the same opticians or try a different opticians?
    I went back to the same optician and the lenses were changed at no extra cost.
  • getmore4less
    getmore4less Posts: 46,882 Forumite
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    How big is the change in prescription?
    First stop is back to the dispensing opticians to see what's wrong.

    Do the old glasses still work?


  • If you had a new pair of glasses with/after an eye test and felt the new glasses were not what you needed, they make you giddy/seasick, give you issues when walking, etc, would you return to the same opticians or try a different opticians?

    as a 66 year old diabetic i get free eye tests, i have the prescription for the new glasses..

    thanks

    ive had them over a week and they arent settling in
    If you go back to the same opticians they should recheck the dispense and retest if need be at no extra cost. 
    If you go to a different opticians you would have to pay for the eye test. 
  • suejb2
    suejb2 Posts: 1,918 Forumite
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    Go back to the original 
    Life is like a bath, the longer you are in it the more wrinkly you become.
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