Took a chunk out of one of my lenses on my glasses...

Bengaboy · 7 Feb 2010 at 17:18

Can I get this repaired without having to buy whole new glasses?

I got slapped (lol) and they flew of my head and because of the rimless glasses, they have a 1cm chip at the top of the lens.

Can an opticians work their magic to sort this out cheap? Or is it going to cost a bomb...?

knowledge123 · 7 Feb 2010 at 17:21

You should be able to just get the damaged lens changed, no idea on the cost, though. Depending on your prescription it could take a week to get the lens; have you a backup pair to use in the meantime?

Rroff · 7 Feb 2010 at 17:25

You will have to get the damaged lense replaced... it is probably about £40 tho for a plain uncoated lense unless your optician is a complete rip off merchant.

Mr Jack · 7 Feb 2010 at 17:44

Do you have house insurance? It might be covered under it?

P_A_N_I_C · 7 Feb 2010 at 17:51

should have gone to specsavers

Deyvy · 7 Feb 2010 at 17:52

Did you deserve the slap?

zootfloot · 7 Feb 2010 at 18:06

Have a look on glasses direct's website, they do lens matching and all that malarky.

http://www.glassesdirect.co.uk

Cheaper than most places and faster too.

P_A_N_I_C · 7 Feb 2010 at 18:14

last time my prescription changed i got 2 new lenses for £40, thought that was pretty cheap.

D1ngd0ng · 7 Feb 2010 at 18:16

Put a claim in if your that desperate but excess likely to be more than lenses surely

Andelusion · 7 Feb 2010 at 18:20

I hope you shouted "My glasses!" when you got slapped, or added on the optional "I can't see without my glasses!"

Go on then, how did it happen?

disfunktion · 7 Feb 2010 at 18:33

Price will depend on the thickness of the lense etc. You'll want tog et the same size as the unbroken one. If you get mismatched sizes it'll make things blurry or cause headaches.

Might be cheaper just to get a brand new pair from glassedirect.

The Funktopus · 7 Feb 2010 at 18:37

Apparently these guys can either repair or replace!

....Dependent on just how thick your glasses are of course.

loltim · 7 Feb 2010 at 18:43

Did she say "get lost eggface" prior to slap?

Angilion · 7 Feb 2010 at 18:47

Get the lens replaced and send the bill to the person who hit you.

madcat · 7 Feb 2010 at 19:47

Angilion said:
Get the lens replaced and send the bill to the person who hit you.

He probably deserved to get slapped so thats a no no

cheechm · 7 Feb 2010 at 20:40

Depending on how thick the lenses, and whether you want the protective coating etc, it can range from between £20 to about £200. With rimless glasses I guess you no doubt had protective coatings on them?

Mine recently for my -3.75 extra thin lenses were about £140.

Angilion · 7 Feb 2010 at 20:44

cheechm said:
Depending on how thick the lenses, and whether you want the protective coating etc, it can range from between £20 to about £200. With rimless glasses I guess you no doubt had protective coatings on them?

Mine recently for my -3.75 extra thin lenses were about £140.

Even polycarbonate lenses with coating can be bought for much less than that nowadays.

The OP just needs a lens replacement. They can get it from a glasses maker rather than an optician, which greatly reduces the price.

FeFiDoh · 7 Feb 2010 at 21:28

autoglass?

roachyuk · 7 Feb 2010 at 21:51

i dont think is to dear to a get a lense replaced...how old are the glasses as there might be a slight difference ie yours might have a few scratches on them .