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Varifocals .. and how I loathe getting new glasses !

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Luckygirl Thu 03-Jan-19 13:06:17

gave not have!

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Luckygirl Thu 03-Jan-19 13:05:58

I get vestibular migraines and am often feeling dizzy/seasick, but still I have no problem with varifocals.

The latest pair I have were from Vision Express (not my normal supplier) as I had seen a frame I liked there. It all happened very quickly - I have them the prescription, they did a couple of measurements and said they would do me the best lenses. I was in and out in a flash and wondered if they would be OK, but they were fine.

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Mamissimo Thu 03-Jan-19 13:05:49

My DH had a similar experience once and it turned out to be that the graduations on the lense were very slightly out, meaning that whatever he was doing he was looking through slightly the wrong bit. Try getting them to check that they are fitted right?

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Luckygirl Thu 03-Jan-19 13:03:04

Varifocals need to be exactly right to work properly. I have worn them since they came out, and they are improving them all the time.

Do you have the thinned lenses? A thicker varifocal might give you fewer problems.

It is important not to use the new pair till the next day and put them on first thing in the morning, or it does send your brain a bit haywire, going from one pair to another.

I have found that the more expensive the varifocal lens the better - I know it is mega-bucks, but I have never regretted going for that.

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Jane10 Thu 03-Jan-19 12:54:18

I can't cope with varifocals. They make me seasick. I have 3 pairs: seeing glasses, computer glasses and reading/eating glasses. They are all kept in the appropriate place for when I need them. Works fine for me.

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aggie Thu 03-Jan-19 12:48:52

I can't really read for long with varifocals but I am lucky that I can read without glasses , the vari ones are ok for looking at prices and a quick glance at something . My Son il got new Varis and they were a disaster , he went back twice , the third time they gave in and admitted the measurements were wrong , the reading bit was too high , he is waiting for new ones to come . They are not exactly cheap !

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Sheena Thu 03-Jan-19 12:37:34

Please tell me I am not alone with this !
Does anyone actually enjoy having an eye test ( is this better? one or two ? three or four? with or without ? ) I have one every year as have high eye pressure and the start of MD ... and yes, of course each year the prescription changes oh so slightly.

In 2017 I resisted and kept the same pair for another year.. last October though, yet another change and as there a couple of minute scratches on one lens I thought... go for it... get another pair.
Nearly £600 later.. (and that was with my 25% discount) I get my new glasses... only they are awful...varifocals (and I'm used to having them) .. but walking around I felt decidedly queasy. I persevered but in the end went back to the optician... and they agreed to change the lenses (??) back they came.. but just the same.

Again I have persevered for weeks... now and then putting back on my old glasses (oh the relief) but today I have been back for another re-test (can't fault that.. very thorough) and the optician agreed the prescription was spot on.
They are happy to change the lenses yet again ... but this time to more superior ones .... at an extra 90 quid shock . Or, they will change them to a pair of distance and a pair of readers .

But then I'm back to put a pair on, take them off, readers, on, off, on, off etc... varifocals are wonderful ... when they work.

I've come home saying I'll think about it, but I do resent having to pay yet more money, and there's absolutely no guarantee they'll be any better.

Does anyone else have this problem with varifocals ?
To be honest I have been to another optician (should have gone to ......... ) and they have got it wrong too... distance part great... reading part not great... far too weak, so they are changing those ... I have my fingers crossed but not holding my breath !

Sorry for such a long tedious post.... but I feel better now I've got it off my chest grin

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