Custom made clip on sunglasses

arniegang

How does it compare with the cost in Dubai Chocs?

fayz

How does it compare with the cost in Dubai Chocs?

I've been looking into this a bit as well, I've been told by several sources that you are better off going to Jordan then doing it locally. I know many that have. Costs here from what i've been seeing are about AED 8k/eye locally. they are cheaper in Jordan but more importantly they are supposed to be much better. But from your comments in another thread you are experiencing presbiopia i.e. you need reading glasses, this is caused by the weakening of your eye muscles and Lasik although will correct your eyes for the short term any legitimate doctor will not recommend it in your case as it will impede your long distance vision. For individuals like yourself, if vanity is an issue you can consider getting contacts one for your distance vision and one for your reading/near, the dominant eye for each distance will compensate for the other or you can consider progressives. Inter Ocular Lens implants would also be an option for you, they would be a similar solution to the contact lens thing.

Btw did I mention I am actually a licensed optician and hold an ophthalmic degree 😉, I've also seem many botched surgeries (they usually make the best labs but I’d hate to be the guy on the other end).

Choco gave you the best advice, really research it and make sure you’re comfortable with the risk vs. reward return.

shafique

Fayz - where did you get your Oakleys glased with prescription lenses? Was it at the Al Ain centre?

Also, isn't most of the cost of Oakleys the quality of their lenses? Does it defeat the purpose of having them reglazed??

(I'm a spectacle wearer and have your problem of having to switch to sun glasses - it's a pain. I've considered laser surgery too - but am not quite convinced yet, despite having friends in the UK who have had it done. )

Cheers,
Shafique

fayz

Fayz - where did you get your Oakleys glased with prescription lenses? Was it at the Al Ain centre?

Also, isn't most of the cost of Oakleys the quality of their lenses? Does it defeat the purpose of having them reglazed??

(I'm a spectacle wearer and have your problem of having to switch to sun glasses - it's a pain. I've considered laser surgery too - but am not quite convinced yet, despite having friends in the UK who have had it done. )

Cheers,
Shafique

No I got them done in Canada, I have yet to make prescription sunglasses here, although i'm planning to go there to get some sunnies made in a couple hours. (generic brown tints in an old pair of Adidas lenses with a significant curve in them, Al Ain people said they could do it though)

Oakley, Ray Ban, Serengetti, Vaurnet and i'm guessing others actually do make prescription lens or offer services to get your lenses coated post grinding. For my oakleys I used serengetti lenses with Anti Relefective and mirrored front coatings, how it works is you get the lenses, your optican cuts your prescription in them (usually required as many people have astigmatisms at least to some degree) then the lenses go for coating, it is not cheap and takes time but in the end you get your prescription in a professional grade sport lens.

fayz

oh one thing though i would not recommend getting polarized lenses if your prescription is really bad, it never seems to work really well.

Good luck in whatever you decide.

fayz

Just a quick follow up, the place in Al Ain said they would not do it, a bit frustrating because the first time i was there with glasses in hand they said they could 🙁

It was because my prescription was too high and to fit the frame i would need high index lenses which would not work well with a wrapped frame, they did tell me that anyone with a -4 or less would have no prob though, so there may be hope for some of you 🙂

shafique

Sorry to hear that Fayz. I'm a -3 and so there is some hope.

I have a pair of D&G frames with prescription sun glasses - but they aren't wrap around - Ideally I'd like something like the oakleys, but no sweat for now.

Cheers,
Shafique

Chocoholic

Hey Fayz,

I've had regular check ups ever since the surgery and no-one has told me that I need reading glasses. My long distance vision is really good.

Upto the last minute before my surgery, the surgeon was talking to his superior at their Harley Street clinic in London as they wanted to make absolutely sure that I was suitable for it, if he wasn't happy, he wasn't going to do it.

My eyesight is far better now than it ever was with glasses. Like I said the night thing doesn't bother me in the slightest, I barely notice it now, plus the halo thing has gradually imroved over time as my eyes have compensated for it.

I've heard that the South African lady based in the Fairmont is excellent with Lasik! My mother wwas looking into it with her, but sadly her eyes are not suitable for the procedure.

But many people over estimate the difference they'll get. If your eyesight is really bad then they might only be able to improve it enough to warrant readin or driving glasses. Correcting long sighted vision is much much harder. With short sightedness it is possible to repeat the procedure to improve on the original result, but not so for people who're long sighted. It's all very complicated which is why it requires a lot of research. And I would never trust a surgeon who wouldn't refuse to do the op if he wasn't sure it would give good results.

fayz

Hey Fayz,

I've had regular check ups ever since the surgery and no-one has told me that I need reading glasses. My long distance vision is really good.

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No no no my friend you mis read my note, the Prespiopia (requirement for reading glasses) was directed to Arnie, not anything to do with the surgery, in one of the other posts he said he needs to keep moving papers further away to read them, this is a sign of Prespiopia and all of us will get this at least to some degree the muscles in the eye get weaker with age, I was saying Lasik is not a remedy for this. You are/were a Hyperopic i.e. far sighted (+6) not the same thing you just had a funky shaped eye. I'd blame your grandma on your moms side 😂 😂

shafique

Fayz - you're a wealth of knowledge man!

Given your ocular credentials - do you know whether it would be possible/worthwhile getting my plastic lenses repaired (the AR coating is all micro-scratched up now and I read that this coating could be disolved off and redone).

The specs I have are rimless, hingeless titanium, so I could just get new lenses too... but I have asked an optician yet, and this thread came along..

Cheers,
Shafique

arniegang

I am just going for Arm Extensions and will continue to complain to Stores about the cooking instructions on food packaging getting smaller and smaller

😂 😂

Chocoholic

Hahaha Fayz, Sorry dude, got a bit confused. Well my optician used to liken my eyes to rugby balls!

fayz

Fayz - you're a wealth of knowledge man!

Given your ocular credentials - do you know whether it would be possible/worthwhile getting my plastic lenses repaired (the AR coating is all micro-scratched up now and I read that this coating could be disolved off and redone).

The specs I have are rimless, hingeless titanium, so I could just get new lenses too... but I have asked an optician yet, and this thread came along..

Cheers,
Shafique

There are people that will offer to remove and reapply an AR coating, don't do this it never works correctly. As plastic is a porous material the coating is absorbed into the plastic and is not evenly distributed, it will not be fully removed. This also goes with people who ask to buffer out scratches, this cannot be done correctly as the curvature of the lenses, index of the material, combined with the thickness are what gives you your prescription.

If you like the frames get new lenses, I’m not sure what costs are in the UK but Dubai is cheaper than Canada if you shop around, also remember your new Dubai motto everything is negotiable, you need to haggle hard especially if they smell you are new to the region.

shafique

Thanks Fayz - I'll just get some new lenses for the frame. I have a spare pair that I can wear whilst it's being made up.

I'm learning to haggle hard now - I got a discount out of Plug-Ins when i bought a fridge, tv, cooker and microwave off them recently - despite the assertion on 3 previous occasions that they won't give discounts. It was hard going with them and at one stage I took the discount they offered me on the TV (Liban - I bought the new Samsung 40" tv - 300dhs off) and walked out saying I would buy everything else from Carrefoure.

They rang me barely 2 mins later, asked me back and gave me 300dhs off the rest of the goods ...

It also helps if you are not actually interested in the goods either... I was offered a nice fake rolex for under 100dhs last week and 2 cartiers (his and hers) and a wallet for 210dhs... I actually only wanted to get a wallet and only bought that.. but it does make you wonder how much it must cost to manufacture these watches... probably around 60dhs!! Amazing..

cheers,
Shafique

XRW-147

Shaf, you should have told me you're going to plug-ins. I get good discounts at the Al Ghurair one 😀

And those watches cost less than 60dhs to make too 😉

fayz

Hahahah, Shaf so you discovered Karama i take it? XRW is right they are way less than AED 60, the same watches that they sell here for AED 150ish I saw in Shanghai for US 7 and that included tourist tax, do the math, they are making a killing.

The only problem with your haggling technique is you ended up with a Samsung 🙄

shafique

Karama, Gold Souk - but actually this last one for 110 was in the Al Ain centre on one of the stalls on the ground floor (just along from the Thai House - which has excellent food btw).

XR- do'h! - I didn't know I was going to buy from Plug ins - the washing machine, fridge etc were the same prices in Carrefour etc, I managed to get a discount off the Samsung TV in Eros (I got 250 off) and then went to Plug Ins who beat it by 50.

And for the watches - $7 = 22dhs, wow!

I bought a fake Patek Phillipe off e-bay for about $30 when I was in the UK and thought that was cheap (it was shipped from China). It was a great watch until it stopped working 🙂.. and proved my wife's point that it's not worth spending the dosh on these chronographs because only one person noticed that I was wearing an expensive watch in the 6 months I wore it (and even then, i told him it was fake). I'm back to my trusty Longines, quartz movement, now.. and the yen to have an expensive bauble on my wrist has passed.

Fayz - they tried to sell me a plasma, but I'm happy with the samsung LCD I've got - it had better specs than the Sony Bravia 40" and started at 1000 dhs cheaper. The contrast is 5000:1 which is as good as plasmas and even my wife likes it (which says a lot, trust me).

Anyway - you were selling one of these for a friend not so long ago..(it was a previous model though).. and said it was good... 🙂

$7 wow!

Cheers,
Shafique

arniegang

All this talk about fake watches 😂 😂

I do often wonder why people buy such things. When someone like myself see these things and actually knows the difference between real and fake, i wonder what message they are trying to send out to peeps like myself

"hey look i can afford a 25k dhm watch" or "dohhhhhhhhh i wear cheap nasty shit"

😕

Liban

Fayz - they tried to sell me a plasma, but I'm happy with the samsung LCD I've got - it had better specs than the Sony Bravia 40" and started at 1000 dhs cheaper. The contrast is 5000:1 which is as good as plasmas and even my wife likes it (which says a lot, trust me).

I got mine from Eros. They are the Samsung distributers here.

I have the same exact LCD that you got. Its an awesome TV. You will love it Shaf!!! 🙂

XRW-147

All this talk about fake watches 😂 😂

I do often wonder why people buy such things. When someone like myself see these things and actually knows the difference between real and fake, i wonder what message they are trying to send out to peeps like myself

"hey look i can afford a 25k dhm watch" or "dohhhhhhhhh i wear cheap nasty shit"

😕

I agree somewhat with your logic Arnie and although I don't condone buying fakes I believe people buy things cause they think its nice and may not be able to fork out 25k for the original item. I think its called living within one's means.

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