contact lens discussion thread (merged)

mishkanorman

soluce wrote:

This is exactley the information I was looking for.

So, I thought I could just go to my opticians and collect a copy of mly prescription and send it in to Asda. I tried that today only to be told by the receptionist that I would have to pay £35 for a copy of it otherwise they wouldnt give it to me!


Its nice to know that by law they have to give me my prescription. First thing Monday they are going to wish they had just given me a copy when I first asked....:mad:

Hi, just found this thread and wanted to point out that the majority of contact lens fitters will expect you to pay for a prescription, legally yes that have to give it to you but there is nothing to stop them from charging you for it. You may win using the argument that you werent advised that you would not be entitled to a copy prior to the trial.

The free trial is to get additional customers, if you went in and said you purely just wanted a contact lens fitting you would be charged. that fee is paying for the persons time and expertise, just like a sight test fee.

Mishka

Borrieboy

My advice is: don't go anywhere near Dollond & Aitchison. Why? Based on my experience of getting lenses for the first time, I entered into an arrangement with D & A off the back of a "free eye test". So far, so good. You do get a month's grace with the lenses before your DD kicks in and then off you go......But....

1) They were as obstructive as could be about letting me have my lens prescription. Said they legally didn't have to supply one for lenses.

2) Said prscptn could only be issued once a "follow-up" eyecare visit was completed - after 2 months.... They never called to arrange this. I had to chase them. Strange this, as their insistance on a follow-up check was because they said they were concerned about the health of patient's eyes starting out with lenses.

3) When I eventually got a date out of them, some 4 months later, they were still taken aback that I wanted my prescription but eventually did me one, grudgingly, after I insisted.

4) The "By Post" service gets things wrong regularly - not thankfully the lens prescription itself but, for example, if you want to miss out the solution for 1 month (because you've enough) you can supposedly just call & get it removed from the delivery - saving £5. Despite calling them to do just that, they never complied with the request.

5) So, I cancelled a couple of days after my last DD went out - and never received any lenses at all until I chased them up a week later to see where my lenses were,.... only to be told that "as you've cancelled, we haven't sent them out".

At the end of it all, the experience was so frustrating that one wonders what one was paying the extra £10/month for? !........Aaaarrrrgghhhh!!!

I have subsequently taken my prescription and business to PostOptics, an online supplier listed on MSE........I'll let you know how it goes.

:mad:

Whats_my_age_again

I purchased the daysoft lenses in place of my focus dailies. One thing I have noticed however is that the daysoft lens is 'dry' when I take it out at night. The Focus Daily was not like this. Does this suggest a problem with the daysoft ones?

HC_2

I've just had lenses delivered from https://www.discountcontactlenses.com.

PostOptics were the cheapest UK supplier for my lenses, but I saved £36 on a year's supply with this US company, even taking international shipping into account.

And they took 4 days to arrive!

aurora_borealis_2

I am now very old and I have had to get some :rolleyes:

I can now see my watch which is a welcome novelty.

My question is, how long does it take to get used to them? My eyes ache and I have a headache since I started wearing them yesterday. Any advice from the speccy types amongst you please

aurora_borealis_2

Bumpage.

Owwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwyyyyy. Should I take them off?

ayeshasi

I have since the past 10ish yrs worn yearly contact coloured elegance contact lenses and have used Bausch and Lomb solution. I have now ordered a new monthly pair by Freshlook colourblends..will i have to change my solution or will the same one be ok to use?

Savvy_Sue

Not being that old yet :rotfl:I can't help, but in the absence of knowledge, common sense would say "Yes, take them off and phone your optician in the morning!"

It may be that you're trying to use the wrong 'bits' of the lenses at times, if that makes sense. I know on the rare occasions I fail to remove my reading glasses, I struggle to walk round the house, even though I try to peer over the top of them, headmistress style ... :rotfl:

aurora_borealis_2

Savvy_Sue wrote:

Not being that old yet :rotfl:I can't help, but in the absence of knowledge, common sense would say "Yes, take them off and phone your optician in the morning!"

It may be that you're trying to use the wrong 'bits' of the lenses at times, if that makes sense. I know on the rare occasions I fail to remove my reading glasses, I struggle to walk round the house, even though I try to peer over the top of them, headmistress style ... :rotfl:

A reply!
Thanks savvy :beer:

I did give up and take them off ... the rear of my eyes are aching like mad.
Perhaps I tried to wear them for too long :rolleyes:

SparkyG

Go back to your optician ASAP. If the glasses are just slightly out, (as in fitting) then you will get headaches and problems. It is crucial that the pupils are centred correctly, and the tiniest alteration can make all the difference!

Varifocals can be hard to get used to. I adapted to mine probably about 75% in 2 weeks, but it took around 6 months before I was 100% happy. There were times when I felt like chucking them in the bin, but my work, in a library, meant that I just HAD to get used to them!! There was no way I could wear 2 different pairs of glasses with the constant changes in focal length.

Keep persevering, and keep checking with the optician, and you will get there, I promise

HTH

SparkyG