Why are my new glasses making me want to vomit??

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TheOriginalEmu · 04/05/2022 20:53

I have no AIBU, but I need optician help.
salient points: I have a really high prescription -10 in both eyes.
last eye test she said my eyes were slightly better than before which surprised me
old glasses were probably 4 years old (they cost a lot and I can’t afford to replace as often as I probably should).
I picked them up yesterday, so today is first day of wearing them.

i feel sea sick and dizzy. My head is thumping. I don’t remember this happening any other time I’ve had new ones. Should I persevere or go back?

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TheOriginalEmu · 04/05/2022 22:37

ilovemyelectriccar · 04/05/2022 21:53

I had the prism put in incorrectly and could not have coped. Luckily I complained before I left the shop. They checked and realised. They remade the lenses.

Oh that sounds bad. My sister has Prisms. At the shop they were a bit weird but I thought it was just because my old ones are so badly scratched 😂

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TheOriginalEmu · 04/05/2022 22:38

stimpyyouidiot · 04/05/2022 21:18

I would go back. I was once given glasses with the opposite prescription - she had somehow put a '+' and not a '-', just a typo.

Oh dear god that’s one hell of an error! It’s definitely not that bad. If that was the issue I’d be walking around blind!

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TheOriginalEmu · 04/05/2022 22:40

Starlightstarbright1 · 04/05/2022 21:20

How were they in the shop. Give them a few days .. phone and make an appointment if they don't improve. You will need an appointment as it won't be shop floor staff who check them.

It is a very high prescription so does need to be accuratly measured and if not sitting at the same position as when measured they may well be causing the issue.

Thank you. I’ll give them a call. They did seem a bit weird in the shop, but I didn’t think much of it as my old ones were so scratched and battered I thought that was the issue. But it’s not feeling any better yet. I’ll give them s call in the morning.

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2bazookas · 04/05/2022 22:55

I'd phone them, say there's a problem and you would like an appointment to have the glasses and prescription checked.

faretheewell · 04/01/2023 14:12

This article is interesting regarding what can cause rechecks. Various factors, it would seem...

www.opticianonline.net/cpd-archive/6386

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