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Could a local optician sort it?
You know, this is so blindingly obvious I never thought of it. Haha! Great idea.
edit: I actually can't believe I didn't think of this. Chuckling away to myself here.
edit 2: I looked up the opticians I bought from and they have a page about scratches that says they can't unfortunately. :( It recommends new lenses. Not sure if that's profit motive or not though.
Polishing is how the lenses are shaped into your prescription; buffing out scratches would change the shape of the lens
my undaeratanding is that lens material is so optically tuned for weight that removal of any amount of material makes a difference to the focusing - not to mention the possible coatings on the lens. this is what I have been told, I have no other evidence.
Perfect.
Costco's optometrist said they couldn't buff out the scratches on mine since they don't actually use glass anymore. They use polycarbonate lenses which are strong and won't shatter if broken (I've definitely tested this on accident...)
https://www.goggles4u.com/
Code at checkout: BOGO
Last time I bought glasses there, it cost me ~60$ for 2 pairs. Both with scratch resistant coatings, and one with a photochromic coating (auto tint in sunlight).
Just wanted to come back and say thanks. I emailed my optician for my prescription and bought a pair of glasses off this site for €17 delivered (about $19 USD). Do you mind me asking how long yours took to arrive? I'm in one of the "standard delivery" countries.
If I remember right, it was just over 2 weeks; but it's been a couple years since I ordered.
I've ordered my last 2 sets from there, and had at least 3 family members ordering from there too. We've never had any issues aside from one poorly fitting set, which they returned and got fresh ones free of charge. I really couldn't be happier with goggles4u.
I've really got to get around to seeing the optometrist and getting a fresh prescription... Time flies.
You will not believe this but when I emailed for my prescription earlier I was told I'm well overdue (2021 was my last test) and I said "time flies". She took the time to write "OUT OF DATE" twice on the scan.
Thanks for the timeline.
Thanks. Just had a look and that is incredibly cheap. They also do ~~free~~ standard shipping to my country so I will seriously consider this.
Zenni optical is another affordable online option! Or eye buy direct. I've only used Zenni, but all of my glasses since like 2011 have come from them and I've had 0 issues!
Ah! I knew there was a place someone had mentioned to me before that they were happy with and couldn't remember the name. It was Zenni. I ended up buying from that site linked above for very cheap and I'm going to do some experimenting with these scratched ones when the new ones get here.