Ukkram

My wife needs new specs as she cannot even see the TV. These are painfully expensive here compared to the UK and even Spain. My thoughts are to get her eyes tested here and send the prescription to my daughter in the UK and she can get it cheaper there.

Problem is I cannot find an optician that offers testing and prescription only. They all offer free testing and then you have to buy their very expensive glasses. Any ideas?

I must add that this may be treating a symptom and not the cause. It may be high blood sugar levels but where to have it tested?
Our Bombeiros has a enfermagem office (nursing) but not sure if they can do the test. Any ideas on this?

liveaboard

I've had my eyes tested for a fee without buying glasses [in Lagos]. just tell them that's what you want and see what they say.
The optician normally tests a bunch of different things to ascertain that the patient doesn't need other medical care for the eyes, but whether that includes what you're worried about I don't know. Better see your GP for that to be sure.

I buy glasses online from the UK; usually 4 pairs at a time. I'm a master of chaos, and 4 pairs makes it only 25% as hard to find one of them. also makes for interchangeable parts.
Some firms will ship here, I can find out which one if you want.

Sunseeker1st

My husband went into our local Opticians and they tested and gave prescription for a fee. We use https://www.selectspecs.com/ and are pleased with service and quality.

SaffyRosie

Would you mind telling me where in Lagos you go. Thanks

liveaboard

http://www.snnoptico.com/

peterfc

Get your eyes tested and get your prescription and go online to Glassesdirect normally twp pair for £19.99.

It will cost nothing to go on there site and look at what they have.

Peter

SaffyRosie

That's ok for straight forward prescriptions but mine is rather complicated with both eyes very different in distance, mid and near sight. My lenses need to be ultra thin otherwise they are like bottle bottoms. Unusually my lenses alone ( even at Specsavers) are £155. Nice frames on top and you are looking at a lot of money. And I can't get my lenses online as they have to measure various points on the lens in order to get the location of the variable prescriptions correct. We are off to France soon and will be in Paris for a couple of weeks. I wonder if it's chesper there than here in Portugal.

Anybody know?

Ukkram

Thanks for the replies. SelectSpecs seem the way to go. Been researching prices and they are waaay the cheapest.

Sunseeker1st

SaffyRose, I have similar problems and astigmatism and order ultra thin on line for £55 frames and lenses from SelectSpecs. Great Customer Service also. I got my first pair from SN&N Lagos, VERY expensive but they (hesitantly) gave me my prescription so I could buy more on line.

SaffyRosie

Not sure this would work for me as when I have them made in the past they mark with soft crayon lots of different points on the clear lens in the frames ive chosen. I think these show where my pupil is and where the different prescriotions bits need to be. I have varifoclas so there is a graduated change from the short sighted bit at the top to the reading bit at the bottom.

Ingles

Having spent years in the past as a Manufacturing Optician , I can assure that :- A single vision script could be worth buying on line , whereas a Bifocal / Varifocal script has a + 90% chance off being a disaster if supplied on line
1-2 millimetres out on the PD (Pupillary Distance) + exactly the same for height off the commencement of the Bi / Varifocal & you have wasted your money !

SaffyRosie

Thank you, that has confirmed what I thought.

Ukkram

We went to 2 opticians and both said they cannot give prescriptions. When I asked one how they get the readings for the prescription glasses he looked sheepish and said that they have the equipment but they are a franchise and their billing system does not have fees for prescriptions as it is free if you buy the glasses from them.

So off we went to a private opthamologist. He diagnosed a cataract and wrote a letter for her to hand in at the private hospital. I immediately saw $ signs in my minds eye. He then said that he thought we had private medical but we can go to the gov hospital to have it done and we could have saved €60 for his appointment by going to the opthamologist there.

Just thought I would post this for those that rely on PT SS and do not have private medical.