contact lenses

[R05_Micra]

well i had got me eyes tested a few back and had to wear glasses, but i didnt cos i look like a well...daft. now my eyes are crap again and want contacts. ive priced them up and there £87 in boots for a months with the blue in!!! is this right? anyway i can get em cheaper/free on NHS etc??? any help is greatful

 

[tse_adam]

there are many ways you can do this, spectacles will be the least expensive option as you can get away with wearing it for about 2-3 years. you will not get used to it first like you said you looked daft but i am sure you will soon think otherwise.
Many people wear glasses without anything wrong with their eyes, its a fashion statement mate! haha

Anyway the cheapest is actually geting your eyes prescription and order whats suitable online, they are around 10-20 pounds per month for monthly disposables. Or alternatively just pop down to a local optician and get them to order it for you, Boots being a high street branch will no doubt knock on a few extra pounds.

i am with specsavers and they seem to be quite good value for money.

i forgot to mention contacts come in hard and soft, soft being the most comfortable and you can wear them for longer periods but the downside its a bit more expensive.

just ask if you want to know anything else, i got 15 years of experience and lasik is on the plate.:ghostface

 

[R05_Micra]

yeah i know about the fashion statement lol, im booked in for specsavers at 2.30 on frida then dentis at 4! not a nice day for me lol! ive had a headache for last 2 days and ive never been off pc/tv, i put my glasses on (which im suppose to wear 4 both) and it goes! so i think it may be that!

 

[Arnold]

I get boots daily disposables which cost about 30 quid a month. You don't have to have a monthly agreement or anything, i just ring them up for more when mine run out. You can also go in store and usually get a few more for free when your running short.

 

[neilos]

i am with specsavers and they seem to be quite good value for money.

I wouldn't use anyone else apart from Specsavers now. I went to these to have my eyes tested, and yes, I've got specs and don't look daft, well, not totally...:laugh: .

It was these peeps that found I had a near retinal detachment, which involved me having surgery and a month off work.

I spoke to a couple of the eye consultants here at work and they've said they wouldn't recommened laser surgery...:down:

 

[Arnold]

I spoke to a couple of the eye consultants here at work and they've said they wouldn't recommened laser surgery...:down:

How come? All those adverts claim a decent success rate. Im cautious myself, i'd love to have it done but it's not worth risking permanent damage!

 

[neilos]

How come? All those adverts claim a decent success rate. Im cautious myself, i'd love to have it done but it's not worth risking permanent damage!

One of them here at work said it was a 50/50 success rate, and it's not permanent.

Infact, they won't even do it here, not they would on the NHS anyway, but even so, they said they wouldn't perform the op.

It's probably why you see so many eye quacks wearing glasses, they won't take the risk..lol

 

[tse_adam]

of course its not permanent! My dad had it done some 10 years ago when it was most expensive and after 5-6 years he is back on glasses again. though his sights arent as bad as they used to be.

so my advice is go ahead with it if your short/long sight is real bad, and you cant see how many fingers you're holding up. otherwise leave it dont waste money and take the risk.

 

[eltaylor001]

Laser surgery is not worth it unless you're prepared to have the most expensive treatment. I was told that if i didn't have the top one I'd have to wear glass at night because my night vision is bad.

It's not permanent per say, they over correct your eyes so eventually it levels to normal, the problem is they can't stop the effects of ageing, this means no matter what you will need reading glasses when you're older.

But having said that my old flat mate had his done when he was 16 (and back then it was a new age thing, he's 35 now) and he's had absolutely no problems since.

Glasses aren't all that bad, I've been wearing them since I was 9, I have two pair and contacts too. Only where my contacts for going out or in the summer so I can where my cheapy sunglasses.

 

[Ems]

From what Neilos said, it sounds like they wouldn't perform it because of your past treatment of having a near retinal detachment, and surgery on top. Your eyes have been through a lot and it might make them worse.

Laser treatment is better than ever, no it's not permanent, as everyone has agreed, but it's great for people who lead active lifestyles like diving, or gymnastics etc!! So what if it only lasts a few years, it's still a long time! And can, as Eltaylor said, last a lot longer.

As with all eye surgery, doctors will not operate on both eyes at the same time. Mostly due to the fact that you have to be able to see what your doing while your other eye recovers, normally bandaged up for at least 48 hours, but also because the risk is too great if something does go wrong.

All doctors say that it is best to wait for your eyes to settle, ie, if you have only just started wearing glasses, they will prob advise against surgery. This being because your eyes obviously haven't stopped deteriorating, and this way, the results will obv last longer too.

 

[tse_adam]

As with all eye surgery, doctors will not operate on both eyes at the same time. Mostly due to the fact that you have to be able to see what your doing while your other eye recovers, normally bandaged up for at least 48 hours, but also because the risk is too great if something does go wrong.

thats the old way of doing things, i still remember my dad had to come back with an eye patch and wait to go back the following week.
Now on average patients can leave with near perfect vision after 30 min or so operating time. it is very convenient now but still a bit too pricey for a light-in-the-eye job! :blush:

 

[neilos]

From what Neilos said, it sounds like they wouldn't perform it because of your past treatment of having a near retinal detachment, and surgery on top. Your eyes have been through a lot and it might make them worse.

My eyes are "foobarred" anyway. And no, I don't wear lenses like jam jar bottoms...:suspect:

Speaking to two of the consultants here, they wouldn't remommend it even if the eye sight was perfect, as opposed to mine, which is stuffed. Quite funny really as both of them wear glasses themselves.

 

[Ems]

Maybe it's coz they won't get anymore custom from you!!! So they want you to stay!!

 

[R05_Micra]

well been, and guess what, all is fine lol, only need to wear glasses at certain times for pc n driving but they said contacts would be a waste of time simple because they will be weak as kittens(so to speak) dentist after, all fine so im quite happy lol, anyways, PUBTIME!!!!!!.................................