Hello,
I'm on income support (lone parent).
In April last year, I had my eyes tested at Specsavers and bought a fairly cheap (£25) pair of glasses.
I was involved in a nasty RTC in January and my vision had been funny ever since. My GP recommended going for an eye test, I did today and paid £10 (Boots Voucher), I need new glasses now as my prescription has changed quite a bit.
The optician said that I might be able to get new glasses on the basis of 'clinical need' or I could have new lenses put in my old frames but given my frames are not Boots frames, they said to go to Specsavers again. Then he suggested maybe Specsavers got the prescription wrong last year?
Went across town to Specsavers, they gave me a quote to put lenses in my frames £124, said they wouldn't entertain allowing me to have another pair with my NHS voucher as I'd already had a pair in the last year and the NHS only allows you have one pair every two years.
I understand that but the prescription is very different to my last one.
I didn't go back to them for my sight test as found them very heavy on selling me extras I didn't want or need and they got quite rude when I declined their extras.
If I go to a different opticians will I find the same thing? It seems cheaper to buy new than have new lenses in my old frames.
I accept I will have to pay for new lenses or glasses, I just wondered if there was any kind of dispensation for those who have 'clinical need' (for want of a better phrase) for new glasses earlier than the two yearly intervals.
Do want to get from a shop as have ordered glasses online with disastrous results.
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I'm on income support (lone parent).
In April last year, I had my eyes tested at Specsavers and bought a fairly cheap (£25) pair of glasses.
I was involved in a nasty RTC in January and my vision had been funny ever since. My GP recommended going for an eye test, I did today and paid £10 (Boots Voucher), I need new glasses now as my prescription has changed quite a bit.
The optician said that I might be able to get new glasses on the basis of 'clinical need' or I could have new lenses put in my old frames but given my frames are not Boots frames, they said to go to Specsavers again. Then he suggested maybe Specsavers got the prescription wrong last year?
Went across town to Specsavers, they gave me a quote to put lenses in my frames £124, said they wouldn't entertain allowing me to have another pair with my NHS voucher as I'd already had a pair in the last year and the NHS only allows you have one pair every two years.
I understand that but the prescription is very different to my last one.
I didn't go back to them for my sight test as found them very heavy on selling me extras I didn't want or need and they got quite rude when I declined their extras.
If I go to a different opticians will I find the same thing? It seems cheaper to buy new than have new lenses in my old frames.
I accept I will have to pay for new lenses or glasses, I just wondered if there was any kind of dispensation for those who have 'clinical need' (for want of a better phrase) for new glasses earlier than the two yearly intervals.
Do want to get from a shop as have ordered glasses online with disastrous results.
I