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Ah, this came like -hours- too late. I literally just pulled the pin on a couple of pairs (Specsavers freebie offer) of reading glasses. I figured with the reading glasses, I'm not moving around so there should be less worry about wonky depth perception, etc. So, plan is to get these and test them out on the computer and with books and working on bikes. That should address the immediate issue of reading tiny text on stuff (beer can labels in low light, mostly! :D)
The distance ones, for cycling, is another issue. My missus is happy with her RX Sports ones so I guess I'll probably wait until next year before getting another test done and then maybe investing in a cheaper-end pair of those to see how I like them for riding with.
Thanks for the response though.
If I did want to get a test and "sports" glasses from the one place, Specsavers isn't that place - is there any other good walk-in shop rather than online that can deal with cycling-specific glasses?
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@hippy, as a mildly hyperopic presbyope (guessing), you are one of the most familiar dispensing challenges. There's no one answer. I would request a new sight test and be VERY clear with the Optometrist about your thoughts prior to the test. Spectacles are a tool to meet you visual needs. The more those needs are understood the more chance there is of them being met. A prescription is not absolute. Knowing the desired spectacle outcome (and history) can influence the decision over what to prescribe.
Incidentally, General Optical Council figures suggest an average dissatisfaction rate of 11% for glasses purchased at the prescribing practice, rising to 28% for those purchased elsewhere.