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New Wed 10 Sep 14 07:53 
 New varifocals - Crankcase
First ever pair picked up yesterday. My prescription means they were, to me, jolly expensive at a shade under £500 (the frames were "only" £80 of that). Yes, I did shop around, and no, nobody was any cheaper. They just are. It's true I deliberately picked "the thinnest possible please" as otherwise it's like milk bottles so I guess that's it.

Anyway, inevitably I hate them immediately and the bin is beckoning. Can't see distance things at all well, can see middle things ALMOST as well as my three year old pair I just changed from, can't quite get the tv in focus across the room,close distance and reading is much improved. No amount of positioning and/or head wobbling will get improvement on the above.

Optician says stick with them for a couple of weeks, can be changed back to single vision if I want but then it's multiple glasses required.

So - some of you must have been down the varifocal route. Encourage or discourage me as you will?

Last edited by: Crankcase on Wed 10 Sep 14 at 07:54
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