my eyes are terrible
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Topic: my eyes are terrible
Posted By: monikah
Subject: my eyes are terrible
Date Posted: 04 November 2008 at 11:05am
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i used to wear glasses cos i failed my license eye site test about 10 years. anyway we got mysky yesterday and we have quite a large tv but i cant read the flippin menu cos my eye site has got so bad. i have my original glasses but the lenses are horrible cos my eyes have got so much. does anyone know how much it would cost me to get new lenses put into old frames? not including the consultation ------------- 
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Posted By: ShellandBella
Date Posted: 04 November 2008 at 11:12am
As a rough guide, lenses are anywhere between $60 and $150 depending on non-reflective vs reflective and the consultation depends on where you go - maybe another $60-$80...? My last pair of glasses, including everything cost $500   !! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: clover
Date Posted: 04 November 2008 at 11:22am
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My lenses are about $360 but I'm very blind!!
Probably around $150 I'd say. |
Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 04 November 2008 at 11:25am
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For me to get new lenses would be around $150 (for non-reflective lenses - one very strong lens and one not so strong lens) plus the eye exam which is $45. The frames are the expensive part - my last pair was $550. I need new lenses again now but I keep putting it off (I really need to though, I can't see the TV properly or read street names until I'm right next to them ).
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Posted By: queenbean
Date Posted: 04 November 2008 at 12:40pm
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My DH paid $700 for his last pair of glasses , however I think most of that was the cost of the frames. -------------   
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Posted By: DzinerGirl
Date Posted: 04 November 2008 at 2:20pm
Gosh this sounds almost exactly like me Kate! Although I'm sure my 'stronger' eye is getting worse
Ditto on the frames - also be aware that if you have to go up to quite thick lenses your existing frames might not be suitable. |
minik8e wrote:Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 04 November 2008 at 2:20pm
| yep, if your lenses are "stock" (ie within a certain range) you would be looking around 120 to 200 depending on reflective vs non- reflective(more expensive but worth it) Eye tests are more like $60 these days. If your frame is really old you may find it needs to be changed. Sometimes you can get good package deals from places like OPSM or Vision Specialists so that might be worth looking into. I also think Visique have a package deal every now and then. |
Posted By: blondy
Date Posted: 04 November 2008 at 2:33pm
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for my last glasses, i picked uber-cheap frames (about $150 on special), but because I'm so blind, the lenses were $1150.....so $1300 all up I have to have actual glass though (rather than plastic), but from memory a couple of hundred sounds about right for 'standard' lenses. -------------  
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Posted By: sweetpea
Date Posted: 04 November 2008 at 3:51pm
| yup the frames are the dearest bit it depends on the strength of lenses and what else you do with them e.g. non reflective, transitions etc. It might pay to shop around and see if you can get a good deal. I know the likes of OPSM etc often have deals going that are quite good. Being in wellington you should have no problem there. |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 04 November 2008 at 9:12pm
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My DH pays up to $700 a pair including frames, he is very short sighted (8 and 9) with astigmatism and has to have special lenses and complete frames.
Last time we went to get his eyes checked we thought we could just get new lenses in his frames, but although the frames were okay they would not have lasted three years, which the lenses could have easily. So it wasn't worth doing it that way. -------------  |
Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 04 November 2008 at 9:23pm
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DzinerGirl - yep, my right eye is shocking. I can't even read the screen without my glasses, and it's maybe 30cm away from my face (I'm lying in bed with a laptop). I can only make out the different shades of things - lines of words just look like a blurry black line. My left eye I can read the screen with only a little difficulty.
Glasses suck at times - my nana is blind and all the optometrists have said I'm going to be like her in the long run 
Does bad eyesight get passed on to your children? I'm severely short sighted (especially my right eye, as above), and DF is colour blind and has astigmatism. My dad is colour blind as well. |
Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 04 November 2008 at 10:51pm
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my right eye is the worst too.......although i can't read anything on the computer from 30cms away at all with either eye! just one big blurry mess
how old are your glasses? i got mine through contents insurance because they were under 5yrs old. they were $600-700 for lenses and frames. ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com"> 
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