Comments on: Varifocal Glasses

By: marcelle

marcelle — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:15:55 +0000

Hi Mark, can you tell me if varifocals are available in any other ranges then the ones pictured ?
Marcelle

By: Denise Davies

Denise Davies — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:48:17 +0000

Hi Mark,
I want to say thank you for all the help you’ve given me with regards to the inaccurate prescription given by a local optician. Had I not ordered varifocals on line from you I would have been left with an unuseable pair, but because of your diligence you gave me a new eye test at no cost and replaced the lenses with the correct prescription at your own expense. I cannot thank you enough and will contine to use your service and recommend you to all family, friends and others who ask where I get my glasses from. Plus the price is well below half compared to High Street opticians.

By: nigel mccann

nigel mccann — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 17:06:23 +0000

Just placed an order if all goes well I have just saved 45% on high street prices….my wife will be pleased…….shall keep you posted on satisfaction level

By: Gordon Cooke

Gordon Cooke — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 11:28:09 +0000

Hi Mark,
Us oldies need more than the youth of today. Varifocals are necessary now and very expensive to buy over the counter. My last pair cost me 756â‚¬ so your service means i can afford a new pair.

Thanks, Gordon

By: Mark Bowden

Mark Bowden — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 14:41:51 +0000

Thank you Gordon

Yes this is right some companies will also supply them without a PD.

As we have always said averages can be used and you may get lucky. However, we feel it is unethical and inacurate to supply varifocals in any other way other than a scalable photograph used to take acurate measurments.

If we did although many would be happy with there glasses, many would return them.

Also, our goverining body the GOC would have a field day and take me to town so to speak.

May advice would be to use companies such as ours that take precautions to ensure acrate centering and hight measurments as you never know one day they may not work out for you and depending on the company your money may be lost.

Hope this explains a little further for you and thank you for your comment.

Mark Bowden

By: GORDON FRANCE

GORDON FRANCE — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 13:25:52 +0000

I WELCOME THE NEW SERVICE, BUT WITH THE SPECACLES I BOUGHT FROM INDIA THEY DID NOT REQUIRE ANY PHOTOGRAPHS JUST THE P D

THEY FITTED PERFECTLY.

WHY CANNOT YOU DO THE SAME?

By: Anne

Anne — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 11:05:13 +0000

I would be interested in buying varifocal glasses from you but If I took my own photograph via my webcam would that do for measuring?
My experience lately with both opticians in the area I live is quite hostile when I wont purchase my glasses from them.
I am therefor a bit reluctant to go back to either of them. The price of my last pair of varifocals was nearly Â£400. and I just do not have that kind of money as I am now retired. These were bought from an opticians in Stirling and I have been very happy with them but my eyes have changed in the last three tests but as I could see with these ones have not changed them, hence the hostility from the local opticians.

I look forward to buying my glasses from you when I have plucked up the courage to go to another optician.
It puts one in a vunerable position while in the Opticians and forces many people into buying glasses they might not want.

Thanks for allowing me to give my opinion
Anne

By: Mark Bowden

Mark Bowden — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 08:54:42 +0000

Dear Mike

Thank you.

Yes I am afraid the CYL part of the prescription is slightly over what I would consider to be correct to supply online.

If you are local to Bolton I am sure we can help on a face to face basis but not online.

Many Thanks
Mark Bowden

By: Maurice Peters

Maurice Peters — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 23:06:21 +0000

Hi Mark,I write to thank you for your excellent service in the supply of my varifocal prescription.When I first visited your website I was a little sceptical about your claims of no quibble guarantee as it appeared to be too good to be true but after our little problem with my initial order for bi-focals you have fullfilled your promise and supplied excellent varifocals in record time and at a price that could not be bettered.I would like to assure anyone who is sceptical about ordering glasses on the internet that your company is the one to chose as you deliver what you advertise.I wish you every success with your new varifocal service and I for one could not fault it.

Many Thanks, M.Peters Glastonbury. Somerset

By: Mike G

Mike G — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 16:02:20 +0000

Very interested, and left a note on the other string.

Maybe a problem, though. My prescription is

Eye Sphere Cylinder Axis
r +2.75 -5.25 90
l +1.75 -4.75 85

Dist accuity ???

R 6/7.5
L 6/6

i THINK THOSE RANGES ARE OUTSIDE OF YOUR TABLES???

Can you confirm one way or the other please.

Thanks!