In case they are of assistance to other clients out there in cyber space, here are a few more of our mail enquires from the past few days.

The sign in front of my lenses strength is a plus sign, I think I’m long sighted. I never like my glasses because they make my eyes look really big – can I get a better pair of specs?

You are indeed long sighted, and as you have noticed your lenses magnify the eye when anyone looks at you. Your lenses will be thin at the outside edges, but thick in the centre. There are several things we can do to improve the look of your specs. Firstly, choose a frame that isn’t too big, as the larger the lens the thicker it will be, and this increases that magnification. Secondly, choose a thinner, flatter lens design, which takes away the bulk of the lens. Thirdly, we will order lenses which are specially sized for your frame and your prescription. These will be as thin as possible on the edge, and consequently thin at the centre, with as little magnification as possible.

My new glasses make everything look as if it slopes to the right – I went back to the optician and he told me to persevere. This doesn’t sound right to me, and I feel sea sick, help!

It can be a problem with a new prescription that your sight seems distorted, and things are wonky! Common complaints are oddly shaped books and computer screens, and the floor falling away from you. Sometimes this is due to the lens being fitted at the wrong orientation, but your optician will have checked that before he sent you off to try the specs. Usually it’s just a case of you adapting to the new power, so don’t panic and take the opticians advice, keep wearing them and soon things will be back to normal!

I saw a frame in an optician shop and I loved it, but didn’t have my lens prescription with me. I wrote down what it was, can you get one for me?

We’ll always try and supply frames, even if they’re not on our website. We make a selection of stock but obviously can’t cover every one that’s available! Just let us have all the information you wrote down, and we’ll let you know if we can supply one. Tell us the price to – usually we’re cheaper!