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[Closed] New glasses wearer - what to do when I ride?

 duir
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varifocals, at a cost of £600

Really? Is that for the glasses as well? My varifocal lenses are the best quality available and super thin from a private optician. The lenses were £300.


 
Posted : 25/01/2016 10:42 pm
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^^^^ depends on prescription though. Mine is -6.5 with astigmatism and high quality thin varifocal lenses are about £500 a pair, frames on top of that...


 
Posted : 25/01/2016 10:47 pm
 duir
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^^^^mine are +5.75 with 3.25 astigmatism in both eyes. So a rather high prescription for me too but still only £300 for high quality varifocals.

Maybe short sighted prescriptions are more expensive than long sighted?


 
Posted : 26/01/2016 1:16 am
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With Ciliary Blue, can you take it as read that they can do lenses for any removable lens glasses? Or is there a chance that you find something you like and they say nope? I keep meaning to get a prescription pair for short rides.

They'll give it a go generally, had a pair of cheap polaris glasses they couldn't do because of the sweep, but they happily did me a pair of bolle spiders, I am only -2.75/-2.75 with a slight astigmatism now, I think the more extreme your prescription the tougher it is for them to accommodate in a curved lens, they're good at responding to noddy questions by email so if in doubt ask them, worst they can say is no...

It's a cheap experiment £10 frame + £15 for their most basic lenses, if you don't get on with them, it's not a biggy, if they work then no need to chance your posh glasses on the bike...


 
Posted : 26/01/2016 1:40 am
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