Varifocal glasses and eye tests.

[GingerGurl]

I am sat here writing this with a headache and just a tiny bit queezy. I put this down to my new varifocal glasses I picked up from Specsavers today. As soon as I tried them on in store the left lens just seems blurry (like it is dirty but isn't). I was told I have to persist for a couple of days until my eyes adapt. However, this is roughly my sixth pair of varifocals and I have never had a problem like this before. Do my eyes need to 'learn' the prescription that they are supposed to be?
As a new customer to Specsavers, if they say they were made correctly to the eye test that they took what can I do? I got the top of the range lenses in them too so they weren't cheap but if they say that is what the prescription says they should be will they fix it for free and give me a new test and new lenses (seems a big ask). I'm sure they will say the fault lies with me.
I have previous pairs that end up in the back of the drawer for one reason or another and I can see these ending up going the same way and I've wasted a lot of money (again). Thanks.

Go back - vsrifocals need to be made exactly spot on. My second pair of varificals were redone as they had put the reading but too high up so interferes with my long distance

Specsavers allow you to return varifocals.

Varifocal wearer here...

It IS true that it takes a couple of days to get used to new ones, but you shouldn't have a blurriness on one side longer term. In fact that's the sort of thing that usually tells me that an old prescription is now wrong and I need to get my eyes tested again.

If you try them for a few days and you're not adjusting then you should definitely go back and have a chat with them. I guess you could go for another eye test elsewhere and see if it comes out the same. I think opticians sometimes 'round up or down' a prescription to the nearest number and it doesn't always feel comfortable. They recommended reading glasses for me which feel way too strong (or it may just be that read at a further distance than they account for.

@superram

Specsavers allow you to return varifocals.

I didn't know that - good to know (although I've had 3 pairs of specs from them and no problems so far)

I have had to go back with a few pairs and they um and ah and then stick them in a machine which does god knows what (probably a placebo) but it has always sorted the problem.

I've tried them several times and cannot get used to them. I gave up and just get reading and distance glasses. Glasses direct are great. Just bought 4 new pairs, got my eyes tested at vision express and ordered online.

Under the consumer act, products have to be fit for purpose and glasses that you can't see are not fit for purpose.
Getting a prescription for glasses isn't an exact science, some people prefer slightly stronger/weaker, you can have "funny eye" days - I think I'm a pretty good optometrist but still 1-2% of glasses end up being remade.
Varifocal lenses vary too, some people prefer one type over another and also if they're not fitted or made exactly to your face, you don't see properly through them.

Just go back. They'll be happy to help you.

I've been wearing varifocals for 20 years, I get them changed every 2-3 years. I have to get them to correct the lenses on a new pair about 1 time in three. I find that having too little middle distance within the lens is usually my problem. Don't feel bad about going back, they cost a lot of money and should be fit for purpose.

I forgot to say, it's important to tell them if you work at PC all day, because I do that's usually what they forget to cater for.

Go back and get them to check the lenses.

I recently had to have the frames on my varifocals replaced because they were faulty. When I picked up my glasses with the new frames (same lenses) I had a horrible swimming sensation and depth perception problem. I couldn't understand it as these were the exact same lenses I had been fine with for a few months before.

Turns out the lenses had been inserted into the frames the wrong way round, so L and R lens had been swapped! Glad it was an easy fix but I thought I'd totally lost the plot!

Specsavers have a no quibble returns policy. You just bring back the glasses within the agreed time, and say you've changed your mind and you'd like a refund. They'll probably say oh sorry to hear that would you like to speak to someone. You simply say, no thank you I'd like a refund. And they just give you a refund.

I would try them as requested for a couple of days around the house (not driving) and if there's no improvement ring them and request to see the dispensing optician. When you go back take your old set of varifocals with you. This is important because sometimes varifocals can be set 'differently' and you get used to it or other times the new type of lens is too different to your old. Or it might be just a problem with the how the left lens has been measured/glazed into the frame. They won't leave you with something you can't use.