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BiFocals/VariFocals
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Originally posted by Batcher View PostBoots or Specsavers
Don't even think about going to a small optician who's been in business for years and knows what (s)he's doing, relies on repeat business and quality service.Comment
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Originally posted by aoxomoxoa View PostVarifocals (aka "transitions") are the way to go.
Source: Worked for a company for 15 years that ran a chain of opticians shops and manufactured specs (I can't recommend them now because they don't exist any more, the owner sold the profitable foreign half of the business and closed down the loss-making UK side, closing all the branches and making everyone redundant.)
When we were selling someone varifocals and they'd never worn them before, we'd let them get used to the lenses for a few weeks before ordering their second pair (it was one of those permanent "two for the price of one" deals). If the customer couldn't get on with the varifocals then we'd either offer them bifocals or two single-vision pairs (distance and reading).
Whichever optician you choose, they shouldn't leave you with an expensive pair of glasses you can't use and then say it's your fault you chose them.- The meaning of life is to give life meaning
- Worrying about tomorrow spoils today
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Originally posted by DannyF1966 View PostActually transitions is the brand name for lenses that go dark in sunlight....Comment
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I have myopia too, but not suitable for varifocals (spec or contacts). My prescription is -8.50 (very short-sighted ) and the varifocals become too much of a compromise.
I tried varifocal contact lenses and they were next to useless.
My contact lenses are corrected so that my dominant eye is corrected for reading and my passive eye is used for long-distance. My brain then compensates with binocular vision - this solution works for me.
My Specs are corrected for long distance vision and I can't read with them at all...I was an IPSE Consultative Council Member, until the BoD abolished it. I am not an IPSE Member, since they have no longer have any relevance to me, as an IT Contractor. Read my lips...I recommend QDOS for ALL your Insurance requirements (Contact me for a referral code).Comment
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Go to Asda. Cheap, what else matters?
Asda takes on High Street with £40 varifocal glasses | Daily Mail Online
Not got any but tried on a friend's and they were fantastic, could see everything.bloggoth
If everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?'
John Wayne (My guru, not to be confused with my beloved prophet Jeremy Clarkson)Comment
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Originally posted by xoggoth View PostGo to Asda. Cheap, what else matters?
Asda takes on High Street with £40 varifocal glasses | Daily Mail Online
Not got any but tried on a friend's and they were fantastic, could see everything.Blog? What blog...?Comment
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Originally posted by xoggoth View PostGo to Asda. Cheap, what else matters?
Asda takes on High Street with £40 varifocal glasses | Daily Mail Online
Not got any but tried on a friend's and they were fantastic, could see everything."Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.Comment
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On my second pair of varies now. First pair was a small frameless pair, which meant that the variance happens in a small area, and I didn't get on with them for ages. New pair are larger, and this seems to make a huge difference to their usability.Comment
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