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Category Archives: Eye health
Written answer: One eye sore, itchy and waters
For the last two days my right eye has become sore, itchy and it waters. It isn’t red. It feels worse towards the outer corner of my eye. I have been bathing it with optrex, but with no improvement.
Written answer: Scratch on lens of new glasses
I purchased new glasses less than a month ago and had the scratch resistant coating put on them. I’m not sore on glasses, but there is one big scratch across the top of the left lens. I’ve never had a scratch in any lens before but this seems to have happened so easy. They haven’t even been dropped and I only use a glasses cloth to clean them. Can I get this fixed or replaced?
Written answer: Left eye is very painful and sensitive to light
My left eye is very painful. It started last Thursday 16th of May. It closes over and is very sensitive to light. I feel that there may be some sort of grit in the top upper back of my eye. Could you please advise?
Written answer: Prism in varifocals
I need glasses for reading and close work, I would like varifocals but need prisms, is this possible?
Written answer: Black dot seems to have increased in size
I have a problem with my right eye. I have a small/medium black dot in my vision and a few days ago I experienced lots of little white dots everywhere but for only about six to seven seconds. I have had the same floater in my eye for about a year now, it was significantly smaller back then but the only way I can describe it is that is has grown in size a bit and seems to be extending over my whole eye. I can clearly notice one eye is blurrier than the other.
Written answer: Payment plan for glasses
I’m enquiring for my mum, can she go on a payment plan for glasses she’s 63 and a carer for my dad.
Written answer: Do I still qualify for free glasses if I have lost them?
I got my sight tested in Specsavers and got glasses from there free as I am on certain benefits but unfortunately I lost them last week. I just want to know do I still qualify for free glasses.
Written answer: Should I wear safety glasses not prescribed by optician?
Should I wear safety glasses not prescribed by optician? I feel they are giving me sore eyes?
Written answer: Contact lens leaves indentations on eye when removed
I have just started wearing contact lenses and I have noticed that when I take them out they leave a ring on my eyeball. The indentation is quite deep and it actually looks as if I still have my contacts in. Is this normal?
Written answer: How much do I really need glasses?
I have just had an eye test as I struggle a bit to read small print. I have been using over the counter +1 reading glasses (I am 44).
My normal vision seems ok to me but the optician has told me I need to wear glasses for driving, computers, tv and work. I do get the odd headache but am not sure it is vision related.
