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Written answer: See bright moving spots again the sky
If I’m in a sunlit room or am outside even on an overcast day I can see lots and lots of bright moving spots against the sky. They move very fast in every direction and sometimes appear like a flash of light against the sky. They are proving very difficult to ignore, maybe because I am starting to obsess and panic.
Written answer: Will varifocals cure my headaches?
Boots recommended varifocals on 19.05.13 & I wanted to check they are appropriate to my eyes, which have different strengths. Looking back at my past prescriptions, my eyes have been this different since 2009, & nobody has recommended varifocals before.
Written answer: Age 13 and would like to try contact lenses
I would like to wear contact lens and am only 13 years old. What should I do and am I allowed?
Written answer: Do under 16's get free coloured contact lenses?
Do under 16′s get free coloured contact lenses paid for by the NHS? Even if they have very bad eye sight?
Written answer: Can I wear a left contact lens in my right eye
I have been trying contact lenses, and I only have one set of left and right contact lenses but only have two left ones left. Can I put the two left lenses in my right and left eye?
Written answer: How long should I leave by gas permeable lenses out before an eye test?
I wear gas permeable lenses but have been told to switch to glasses as I have ptosis and am having focusing problems. I am 42 and have worn the GP lenses for 30 years, I have been told I need varifocals. How long should I leave my lenses out to get a true eye test result?
Written answer: Free Reactions lenses or two for one?
Why when purchaseing £69 glasses advertised as 2 for 1 not apply when you have Reaction lenses fitted?
Written answer: Swimming goggles for five year old with strong prescription
My five year old daughter has a prescription of -12. Any idea where I would be able to get swimming goggles for her and are they likely to be very expensive due to the strength?
Written answer: Eyes start to ache after wearing glasses for a time
I have worn reading glasses for many years but have just been prescribed glasses to wear more often, concentrated work. When I put my glasses on they make everything sharper, like moving from watching normal tv to HD tv. For a while they feel fine then my eyes start to ache and I can feel a little dizzy and sick; when I take them off and am walking around I feel dizzy, almost like a I’m drunk, and a little sick. Do you think it is just my eyes getting used to glasses, the wrong prescription, or more likely to be a more medical issues, a virus for example?
Written answer: What does this prescription mean?
I went for an eye test yesterday with these results
RE 0.00, -0.75, 160.0
LE +0.25, -0.50, 30.0
What does this mean please?
Also they told me that one of pupils is bigger than the other is this something to worry about?
