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Written answer: How much do you charge for an eye test?
How much do you charge for an eye test please?
Written answer: In full-time education but over 19 years of age
If your 19 and in full education, am I entitled to a free eye sight test or do I need to pay?
Written answer: What proof can I use to show that I am still in full-time education?
What proof can I use to show that I am still in full time education? Will an exam pass and a bursary letter be enough?
Written answer: Glasses seem stronger than contact lenses
I wear contact lenses that I bought from Specsavers last year and at the same time I bought a pair of glasses. The glasses seem to be more powerful than my contact lenses and I wanted to know if that is the way it should be because normally the vision from my contacts are better which they are, but my glasses seem more powerful?
Written answer: Buying contact lenses online and aftercare checkups
I have been wearing contact lenses for over fifteen years and have been going to a private optican for them. I am paying £38.00 a month when I compare this to online prices with various suppliers I am paying well over the top.
Written answer: Reoccuring central serous retinopathy and difficulty reading
I am a 48 year old woman and was diagnosed with central serous retinopathy two years ago. I was seeing a consultant about it at hospital for two years. Every time I went for an appointment I would have a scan on my eye and it just so happened that I would have a leak at the time (it’s come and gone several times).
Written answer: Even with thick corneas is the pressure high if it reads 27-30 mmhg?
When you have a thick cornea I know the pressure of your eye may read high. But when it is too high like 27-30 mmHg what would you suggest? Is an operation an option?
Written answer: Treatment for blepharitis
I have been told I have blepharitis after viral conjunctivitis. When my eyelid starts to irritate it starts to look puffy and droops slightly and is also puffy under the lower lid. Is this normal? I bathe it with warm boiled water and sometimes Johnsons baby shampoo. I also use Viscotears.
Written answer: Small white area inside lower eyelid
For the last few months I have noticed a small white area inside my lower eyelid and now I have another area starting to develop. They are not painful but I am aware they are there each time I blink. What can this be please?
Written answer: I cannot see in the distance clearly
I’ve having this eye problem for a year or more. The problem is that when I’m outside or even sitting a big room, and when I look at distant objects like texts and people faces, I can’t see them clearly. A blur appears preventing me from seeing such objects clearly, also father they are, more burly they get. This could be because I use computers most of the time, however I’m not sure on what I should do or what type of glasses I should get. I’d appreciate it if you would let me know ASAP.
