contact lenses

Thanks for your post Hovis.

I am about to go to the opticians myself as I managed to lose my glasses. Have considered contacts before and now I think I will definitely give them a try.

These trial for a month ones. I assume the are prescribed lenses and not just 'blank' ones?

Specsavers Lenses for 3 years now if not more...

Been fantastic, £13ppm - through the door every 3 months, best thing I ever did, to the point I now want laser surgery, but cost is too much.

My eyes to stream a bit on the bike but that could be the helmet or the speed...

[dizzyblonde]

It also depends on what sort of prescription you need too. I haven't worn them for a while. I think there still is a cut off to how strong your prescription(or complicated) befoer they can't make them for you. I know that my prescription was the last extreme before they couldn't offer me them. -.3.75 amongst other things, now I have a -4.25 and its doubtful I could have them TBH, unless things have changed

And APe, they aren't blanks that they give you to trial

Originally Posted by dizzyblonde

And APe, they aren't blanks that they give you to trial

Thank you.

Originally Posted by dizzyblonde

It also depends on what sort of prescription you need too. I haven't worn them for a while. I think there still is a cut off to how strong your prescription(or complicated) befoer they can't make them for you. I know that my prescription was the last extreme before they couldn't offer me them. -.3.75 amongst other things, now I have a -4.25 and its doubtful I could have them TBH, unless things have changed

And APe, they aren't blanks that they give you to trial

It'll depend on the make(s) of lens the optician carries. We manufacture most of ours to +/-8.00 and some to +/-10.00. It also depends if you have an astigmatism. In this case you will need a toric lens which incorporates a cylinder value as well. On higher wear freq lenses this stops around -2.25, but there are lenses (typically made to order) that go to +/-20.00 with a cyl of about -5.00.

I'm a +4.25/-2.25x162 in my left for example (blind as a bat)... Unless the individual can't get on with lenses, you should be able to find your perscription.

Originally Posted by BigApe

Thanks for your post Hovis.

the price as also put me off a bit, i guess your looking at £150 a year?

but my last glasses i paid £180 for, and that was less then a year ago, and they are a bit out of shape now,

Originally Posted by hovis

the price as also put me off a bit, i guess your looking at £150 a year?

but my last glasses i paid £180 for, and that was less then a year ago, and they are a bit out of shape now,

glasses frames come in and out of fashion, you're face will never go out of fashion Hove. think of it that way

Originally Posted by keithd

glasses frames come in and out of fashion, you're face will never go out of fashion Hove. think of it that way

are you flirting with me?

[dizzyblonde]

[quote]=rthoms;1681255]. It also depends if you have an astigmatism. In this case you will need a toric lens which incorporates a cylinder value as well. On higher wear freq lenses this stops around -2.25, but there are lenses (typically made to order) that go to +/-20.00 with a cyl of about -5.00.

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Yes I an astigmatism in one eye, and yes I had the toric lenses, but the dodgy eye didn't like them after a while. I'm as blind as a bat in that eye, lets just say a fly in the good eye riding a bike is always errrr interesting with either specs or lenses....especially lenses

Originally Posted by hovis

are you flirting with me?

do you want me to flirt with you?