it's official, i am now blind
29 July 2005, 02:13 PM
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Comes to us all Big Sinky. 
When I was in a VC10 over the Indian Ocean one night I could not read the small print on the charts.
My crew took me off to a spectacle place in Hong Kong for an eye test and a pair of reading glasses. Cost a total of $22 HK wich was about £2 !
The shop had stickers proclaiming that he had supplied nearly all the world's airline pilots
The glasses still work ok for me now
Les
When I was in a VC10 over the Indian Ocean one night I could not read the small print on the charts.
My crew took me off to a spectacle place in Hong Kong for an eye test and a pair of reading glasses. Cost a total of $22 HK wich was about £2 !
The shop had stickers proclaiming that he had supplied nearly all the world's airline pilots
The glasses still work ok for me now
Les
29 July 2005, 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by bigsinky
went to the optometrist today for an eye test and i no longer have perfect sight. shortsighted by the smallest amount possible. made a big difference to the sharpness of the letters on the screen. i was surprised as i have prided myself on having perfect 20:20. have noticed it getting harder to see things at night when driving so maybe it is for the best. anyways lenses with antiglare, rayban frames, £290 
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sinky
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29 July 2005, 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by OllyK
£290 isn't a bad price. I pay more than that for mine by the time you go for thin light weight lenses, anti-scratch etc etc.
29 July 2005, 02:42 PM
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Originally Posted by JamieMacdonald
I think those 8000+ posts probably have something to do with your deteriorating eyesight
Good point, well made.
*Fumbles about tripping over stuff*
29 July 2005, 03:42 PM
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No, everyone becomes long-sighted as they get older. You'd think this was great if you were already short-sighted, because it gets better. But actually you just end up not being able to see anything and needing bifocals.
29 July 2005, 06:29 PM
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Originally Posted by prodriva
£290 is cheap these days dude. I've worn contact lenses for years but for the last year I have gone back to glasses. When I ordered them my prescription was such that the frames and lenses came to a heart stopping £435 Be happy in the knowledge that short-sitedness gets worse over time so the price will go up every time
Be happy in the knowledge that short-sitedness gets worse over time so the price will go up every time did you have blind tattoed on your forhead, or did they see you comming??
sorry guys and girls... no one has to pay such stupid money for frames and lenses...
what is evident is that you want to pay vast amounts for designer stuff and non essential coatings on lenses...
you want anti glare, anti scratch, anti dust spring back frames double hinges
super wafflly snork busting eartips with go faster stripes....
you want your bumps feeling...
i can remember getting a pair of glasses with "glass" remember that lenses..
no scratch no anti glare etc.. half the price ..... and almost bloody indestructable
i had a pair of framless plastic rectolight lenses... the fell of my head and shattered.. 1 week old.... the optician who i shouldnt have gone to !!
M
just said tough... so they can get ANS P dr stvx off!!!
all these companys are coining it in on your vanity..
£200 for a pair of frames..... extortion!!
M
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