Eye test, gone all techy

[timwilky]

Well it has been about 6 years since I last had my eyes done by the optician who has a room at the medical centre at work. This time I went to boots.

My god, it is techy. Spraying air into my eyes, counting green leds I can see in a single flash, photos of my eyes,

then gone is the chart to read, it is computer projected.

she says can you read the top line, smug git says do you want me to tell you the bottom, so she flicks a new one up and says now can you read the top line.

So much for 2 for one etc. By the time she has added coatings, insurance etc you end up paying twice the cheapest anyway.

So got two new pairs of bins ordered. The ones for under the helmet I have gone for a 15% light through. After all I am a fair weather rider, I can always use the other fancier pair if I need to ride in the dark as they have the anti glare filter.


Still nice to know my eyesight has not got any dodgier over 6 years

[dizzyblonde]

didn't you get to look at pictures of hot air balloons?
I hate the puff of air test, it makes me very angry. My left eye knows its coming and screws up!

[Dappa D]

thanks for the reminder i need an eye test!

[ophic]

I got 2 pairs for price of 1, just as well cos I lost my main pair somewhere in the Serengeti! I like to think a baboon might have made good use of them.

I've often wondered whether the anti-glare filter was worth it. Does it make a big difference to motorcycling? I do tend to see a few reflections at night.

[Sean_C]

Lucky. My eyes are now deteriorating at a steady rate (optician said this like it was a good thing) i can read a few lines with my good eye but can't read the big feck off letter with my bad eye. :(

[Kate Moss]

I went to Tesco foa free eye test and got two for the price of one on frames.

Me old age is making my eyes play up but hopefully new prescription will help.

[SoulKiss]

Pah - think yourselves lucky.....

I had a trip to the Diabetic Eye Clinic the other week

1st they make you do the "read this chart" thing while covering one eye and looking through a piece of plastic with holes punched in it like a collender

Then the put stingy eyedrops in both eyes and you go sit for 20mins while the drops cause your pupils to dilate.

Then they get you to put your chin in a chin-rest and your forehead against a bar and using INCREDIBLY bright flash-tech, straight into your already dilated pupils they take digital pics of the backs of your eyes - about 3 times each looking in different directions.

Then it takes 4 hours for your eyes to sort themselves out.

Count the green LED's ?

Childsplay ::)

[timwilky]

Well the wife payed for the new bins as she is ashamed of my old ones. Apparently glasses are considered a fashion item and not an aid to sight. I only wear them for driving/riding so do not understand this train of thought.


What is scandalous is now I have a prescription I have realised I can get on line specs for a fraction of what she has paid.

It is alright saying two for one, why not halve the price?

then it is all the bolt on extras like scratch resistant as if people would say can I have the ones with the cheaper easily scratched lenses, tints and reactive lenses etc. that are not included in the offer

[Dappa D]

Lucky. My eyes are now deteriorating at a steady rate (optician said this like it was a good thing) i can read a few lines with my good eye but can't read the big feck off letter with my bad eye. :(


this is why i need a test...from my good eye i can read pretty much anything at any distance....my bad eye i cant read a magazine no matter how close i put it!

[Dicky Ticker]

I went to Sp Sa and wanted to take advantage of the 30% off and they took it off the basic price.I then requested the add ons which were full price--Lesson Learned
Went to another specsavers with my prescription, and asked for the same glasses and add ons got the price then asked for the 30% discount £47 cheaper?????????
but still expensive
I have new Dolce& Cabbana frames from a set of reading glasses I have never worn but they would not fit lenses in them and give me the discount
I think they make the rules up as they go along as every outlet seems different

[Miss Alpinestarhero]

I hate the air puff test too. No matter how hard you try to stop yourself blinking, you still do when it puffs out..!

It is rather pricey though, I forked out for a good pair for work but got the cheapest I could from specsavers for driving :D Anyone got the reaction lenses? They are crap - they dont make a blind bit of difference to me, I still squint.

My eyes used to be pretty good but uni ruint them because I read too much and didn't take enough regular breaks :rolleyes: That'l teach me..:lol:

[Woz]

got the cheapest I could from specsavers for driving :D Anyone got the reaction lenses? They are crap - they dont make a blind bit of difference to me, I still squint.

They don't work in the car because the windscreen filters out the UV light that triggers the 'reaction'.

[punyXpress]

Hi Tim
Did they show you the inside of your eye on the wide screen?
Mine looked like a paella gone VERY wrong. Terrifying.

[jamesterror]

I had an eye test in September, was £24.00 but free as I'm a sponging student. I did it off a board, my right eye has floaters in which are a reet pain as they are very annoying.

Wasn't computer based or anything, just on a wall and mirror of a board with letters on, and RGB colour tests.

[Miss Alpinestarhero]

They don't work in the car because the windscreen filters out the UV light that triggers the 'reaction'.

I know that bit, I meant to add that when I walk around outside they dont help. ah well :)

Maria

[Woz]

I know that bit, I meant to add that when I walk around outside they dont help. ah well :)

Maria


Ahh :rolleyes:

Personally, I think they're really good and make a big difference but next time I'm not bothering as I'd prefer some sunglasses for in the car.

[embee]

I've used Speccysavers for a few years and found them pretty good, the tooferwun offers etc suit me fine.

I did have some "reactions" a couple of years ago, don't really like them as main specs, OK in specific conditions but generally prefer clear+sunglasses and swap over. If your "reactions" aren't going properly dark then there's something wrong with them.

I find anti-glare/scratch coatings are pretty good too and always have it, though a friend had some where the coating kept peeling off in spots, just badly done I reckon. Wash them using liquid hand soap and tepid water, come up sparkly clean.

[Miss Alpinestarhero]

" aren't going properly dark then there's something wrong with them.

I find anti-glare/scratch coatings are pretty good too and always have it, though a friend had some where the coating kept peeling off in spots, just badly done I reckon. Wash them using liquid hand soap and tepid water, come up sparkly clean.

I agree with you on that one, my work glasses from D&A are anti-scracth and ant-glare. I thought it was a bit of a gimmick until I got my plain specsavers ones - you can tell the difference.

I got given some superclean spectacle lens cleaner yesterday - I dont think my glasses have ever been so clean and smudge free before :lol:

[wyrdness]

Well the wife payed for the new bins as she is ashamed of my old ones. Apparently glasses are considered a fashion item and not an aid to sight. I only wear them for driving/riding so do not understand this train of thought.

Mrs Wyrdness went for an eye test the other day. She said that they gave her a funny look when she said that she didn't want designer frames. She hates over-priced designer stuff.

I suppose that I should get my eyes tested. I haven't been to an optician since the mid-80's. My eyes are still pretty good though. I don't trust opticians. I'm convinced that they'll try to sell you glasses even if you don't need them.