"Steve Walker" wrote in message
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On 24/02/2021 21:13, alan_m wrote:
On 24/02/2021 11:57, Jimmy Stewart ... wrote:
Further to my close up eyesight getting better recently known as "second
sight"......I'm just back from the Optician and all is Ok ...no diabetic
changes.... pressure OK ....blood supply to rear of eye OK ....cataracts
not getting any worse....slight change in my prescription.....BTW they
no longer hand you your prescription before you leave any longer...I
suppose this is to try and stop you wandering off to the cheap
suppliers...I suppose they are legally bound to give you it if you ask ?
......

Yes they are meant to give you the results.
I usually buy a very cheap pair of glasses to keep in the car for
emergency use. I once had the screw fall out of my glasses frame followed
by the lens dropping out whilst driving and the spare pair allowed me to
carry on with my journey.

Some countries require you to carry a spare pair when driving.

We only have that for flying.

I am due an eye test soon, but up to now, although my long sight has never
been good and short is deteriorating, I've always fallen on the legal to
drive without glasses side

My state is much worse. I have just failed the eye
test due to cataracts even tho I can read the smallest
street signs like the name of the street fine.

- although I frequently have a spare pair in the car anyway.

I have never done that but at one time had prescription sunnys
which are close enough to that. I now use clip on sunnys.