Prescription cycling glasses

[ianrauk]

I have looked at the optilabs site, I can't see where you add your prescription?

Also how do you ask for the sample box?

Once you proceed to the checkout it will ask you for your prescription details.

You will also need to give your PD (Pupil Distance) measurement, which isn't usually on your normal prescription. You have to ask your usual opticians for it. Some are very funny about giving you the information

 

[Johnno260]

Once you proceed to the checkout it will ask you for your prescription details.

You will also need to give your PD (Pupil Distance) measurement, which isn't usually on your normal prescription. You have to ask your usual opticians for it. Some are very funny about giving you the information

only as they know you're going somewhere use for glasses, issue being most high street opticians are expensive, which I understand they have the running costs to pay for.

thanks for the answer as well, I will try and get the PD from mine and see if they tell me to get lost.

 

[ianrauk]

I think it's more that they have to give you the information if you ask. But if you don't ask, they won't volunteer it. My optician was absolutely fine with giving me that measurement.

Some are ok, Specsavers, some are not. Optical Express, who point blank refused.

 

[ianrauk]

I thought they were required to give it if requested, but on googling the issue I see I was wrong about that.

The reason I went with Specsavers from Optical Express. Of whom I had a massive row about it with the shop and their head office.

 

[Johnno260]

ah not good I am with optical express.

 

[Blue Hills]

ah not good I am with optical express.

you are "with them"? They own your eyes? Don't tell me they signed you up to a legally stitched up "total vision solution" package.

 

[Nigel-YZ1]

I have looked at the optilabs site, I can't see where you add your prescription?

Also how do you ask for the sample box?

Google "optilabs sample frame service". I couldn't find it via a link on the page.
The message files a request and they email you later to say it's coming.

 

[Nigel-YZ1]

My opticians charged me £20 for my PD measurements.
I just told them that their Oakley stuff was way beyond my price range so I was going online.

 

[Johnno260]

you are "with them"? They own your eyes? Don't tell me they signed you up to a legally stitched up "total vision solution" package.

As in they have my prescription, so if others have had issues asking for measurements, stands to reason they will be the same with me.

I will still ask politely.

 

[flake99please]

I use the Adidas Evil Eye half rim pro glasses. You can buy the prescription inserts separately.

Glasses example (there's 20+ designs)... http://www.vision3k.com/adidas-sung...167----a181/evil-eye-halfrim-pro-l-a181--6093

Lenses...http://www.vision3k.com/adidas-sunglasses/evil-eye-halfrim-pro-l-a167----a181/prescriptionclip

 

[Blue Hills]

I tried Evil Eye inserts, but they were a nuisance on cold damp days/nights, steaming up between the insert and the outer lens.

Maybe in time you will find yourself in my happy situation - eyes changed with age and I no longer need prescription lenses for distance. Hello cheap and perfectly good Aldi glasses. I do need reading glasses though for important stuff - reading, cyclechat, peering at the strength of beer on beer pumps.

 

[Blue Hills]

As in they have my prescription, so if others have had issues asking for measurements, stands to reason they will be the same with me.

I will still ask politely.

I'd ask politely (never does any harm) then get seriously bolshie if they tried any funny business.

 

[Johnno260]

I'd ask politely (never does any harm) then get seriously bolshie if they tried any funny business.

I will ask nicely, and also mention that I will be returning in a few weeks time for my regular frames to be changed as my daughter decided the arms should be pulled away from each other! lol

 

[Johnno260]

Is all the info I need here?

 

[ianrauk]

Is all the info I need here?

Looks like thats it, apart from no PD measurement.