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[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

....and the Rod Stewart effect.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Not had an Eye Test for over 40 years, nothing wrong with my eyes.

 

Used to use Specsavers when Mrs LD worked there, now we use the East of England CO-OP (because she works for them!)

A decent optician will spot a myriad of health issues in the eyes, unlike the one who has just been convicted in Ipswich for negligence. Emma has referred people when she sees something amiss in the ear and saved more than one life because of it!

Yes.

Similar with your dentist. Who can pick up the first signs of throat cancer.

[BazaJT]

My eyesight is perfect,it's just that my arms are too short for reading Seriously though I use Specsavers partly because they're handiest but mainly because I've always had good service from them.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

I get my minces' tested at Tesco's, because it's free, and clubcatd points too 

Same here. Tested at Tescos then buy the specs from the best deal I can find online. Hence mistaking STEMO,s keyboard for a phone.

[TD]

Not had an Eye Test for over 40 years, nothing wrong with my eyes.

 

Used to use Specsavers when Mrs LD worked there, now we use the East of England CO-OP (because she works for them!)

A decent optician will spot a myriad of health issues in the eyes, unlike the one who has just been convicted in Ipswich for negligence. Emma has referred people when she sees something amiss in the ear and saved more than one life because of it!

Not sure i'd like her to give me an eye test, if she's looking in me ears 

[Rods2]

Giving what is left of my eyesight 6 months from last round in April, of uveitis and papillitis and the Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (NAION) event I've had in my right eye so my eyes can stabilize. I think my right eye may have improved very slightly, but I'm not sure? At the last eye clinic tests my left eye has 160/200 vision and my right eye 40/200 where with a struggle I can just about read the top line of an eye chart. 20/200 or below is classed as blind! My next round of eye clinic tests are in September and December, so I will know more then. Glasses should improve my left eye further.

I will then get my eyes tested as the shape and focusing has changed in both eyes due to having uveitis and papillitis in both of them.

I now use a patch over my right eye with my reading glasses, text is clearer as I found keeping my right eye closed means it weeps a lot and gets sorer as the day progresses.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Giving what is left of my eyesight 6 months from last round in April, of uveitis and papillitis and the Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (NAION) event I've had in my right eye so my eyes can stabilize. I think my right eye may have improved very slightly, but I'm not sure? At the last eye clinic tests my left eye has 160/200 vision and my right eye 40/200 where with a struggle I can just about read the top line of an eye chart. 20/200 or below is classed as blind! My next round of eye clinic tests are in September and December, so I will know more then. Glasses should improve my left eye further.

I will then get my eyes tested as the shape and focusing has changed in both eyes due to having uveitis and papillitis in both of them.

I now use a patch over my right eye with my reading glasses, text is clearer as I found keeping my right eye closed means it weeps a lot and gets sorer as the day progresses.

Sorry to hear this, Mr Rods.

I'm guessing you can't drive with your eyes as they are at present?

[Rods2]

Giving what is left of my eyesight 6 months from last round in April, of uveitis and papillitis and the Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (NAION) event I've had in my right eye so my eyes can stabilize. I think my right eye may have improved very slightly, but I'm not sure? At the last eye clinic tests my left eye has 160/200 vision and my right eye 40/200 where with a struggle I can just about read the top line of an eye chart. 20/200 or below is classed as blind! My next round of eye clinic tests are in September and December, so I will know more then. Glasses should improve my left eye further.

I will then get my eyes tested as the shape and focusing has changed in both eyes due to having uveitis and papillitis in both of them.

I now use a patch over my right eye with my reading glasses, text is clearer as I found keeping my right eye closed means it weeps a lot and gets sorer as the day progresses.

Sorry to hear this, Mr Rods.

I'm guessing you can't drive with your eyes as they are at present?

No, as I need glasses to improve my left eye and also at the end of 6 months to see if there has been any improvement to my right eye. You can drive with one good eye, but I presume I have to report the disability to the DVLA, but haven't looked into this yet?

[STEMO]

You can drive with one good eye but, if it's a sudden loss of vision in the other eye, then you have to wait (for three months, I think) until you adjust to the loss of vision.

[amazonian]

Got bifocals at tesco as they had the best deal, found I could not get on with them and went back,  and was amazed when they just said 'no problem'  some people cant get on with them, we will order you two new pairs AT NO EXTRA CHARGE!

I hate tesco as a rule but that was more than fair I thought.

 

[Rods2]

You can drive with one good eye but, if it's a sudden loss of vision in the other eye, then you have to wait (for three months, I think) until you adjust to the loss of vision.

This I can believe as what you think you see, is not what is actually there as you get used to interpreting what your eyes tell you. On this I'm getting better and my distance vision, is much better than close up. Low level light conditions have never been a strong point with my eyesight and is now much more difficult.

I will leave it until my eyes are 6 months from the last problems as they can and are changing in this time.

There will then then be two decisions, one is that doctors think I can drive and secondary if I feel my eyes are good enough for driving. If the later are IMO not good enough, then I will stick to walking, cycling and using trains as I will under no circumstances endanger other road users.

Time will tell on all of this!

[Mister Rog]

As women get older failing eyesight can be considered a blessing.

Is that so they can know longer see how ugly you are M'lud?                                                                       

Yes indeed, Sir Tig.

I may be excessively ugly but I have so much money that beautiful women don't seem to notice.

This is known as 'The Ecclestone effect'.

I just lick my eyebrows. This is known as the "Rog" effect. 

[raywilb]

I'm going to give Asda's opticians a try shortly....I like the idea of a fixed price, no matter what the optician prescribes 

https://opticians.asda.com/info/our-complete-price-on-glasses

that's where the wife & I went for our latest specs. the actual eye test seemed poor ( as we thought ) but we each got a pair of varifocals for £40. the wife got a pair that darken when in sunlight for an extra £12. the glasses are extremely adequate - so making a mockery of all the hi-tec of the modern testing.

[Diamond Black Geezer]

Went to the little independent for years, the last pair my mum got was a touch under £400.    I've always been brought up on the wisdom that support British made products, and the local highstreet, not the international conglomerates etc..) however, when Asda do two pairs for £99, and you realise that any optician is raking it in (a poor local, hard-done by business buys the frames in at approx £2-3 each) there's really no contest.

My old local optician has a collection of Bentleys. Yes, you read that right. I'm in the wrong game. Awful eye test, too, couldn't get you out quick enough, to the point on more than one occasion we were convinced the prescription was a but 'off'.

[Sir Tigger KC]

I might give Costco a go.