nom de plume Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 Before I make an appointment for new specs what should I expect to pay.My last pairs about 3 years ago were from Vision Express in the UK for2 pairs of verifocals with good quality lenses for about £240. Theclosest large town for me is Cherbourg and I have seen opticians thereoffering the first pair for 99 euros and a second pair for andadditional 1 euro. I know from the UK that these will be verybasic single lenses. So what should I expect to pay for 2 pairs ofverifocals with rimless frames? I do have a carte vitale, does thismean I will get some of the cost back?Thanks Diana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 My husband has to have special lens in his glasses and he paid 440 euro for the lens and the optician put them in an old frame.I paid 400 euro for a new pair of glasses including frame.I think we received back about 5 euro in total. You do not get alot back for glasses I am afraid but the service and test was second to none. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoddy Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 You might consider buying your new specs on line. I have just bought a new pair of rimless varifocals for £89 which was considerably less than a similar pair at Boots.Hoddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastet Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 Can I also add that if you buy specs here, with a UK prescription, you will not get anything reimbursed by CPAM - unless I was very unlucky recently. Until July, a chain of opticians called Optical Centre ( www.optical-centre.com.) has an offer of 40% off total cost + second pair free. I originally posted this information a couple of months ago..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nom de plume Posted May 26, 2006 Author Share Posted May 26, 2006 HoddyI have heard of this service but where do you get the perscription fromin France? Also who is there to 'fit' them for you. In the past I haveonly needed very simple lenses mostly to cope with the aging processbut have needed to return to the shop serveral times while they adjustthe arms and the nose piece. Also from memory when they sit the emptyframes you have chosen on your face for the first time they do somestrange messurements to aligne the eyeball/lense/frame. How do theymanage all this online?ThanksDiana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoddy Posted May 27, 2006 Share Posted May 27, 2006 My eye test was done in England and I’m afraid that I have no idea how it works in France. As for buying on line, there’s a wide variety of sites that offer this service. I looked at dozens. The service they offer varies widely. Obviously the fitting service cannot be as good, but I used my old specs as a guide and the measurements they offer to help. I am pleased with the resulting specs. Hoddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opas Posted May 27, 2006 Share Posted May 27, 2006 If I had a straightforward prescription I would be tempted to use one of these online sevices. I broke my frame a few weeks back and had to get a new frame , It cost me just 45 euros including grinding the lense down a touch to fit it. I received about 2 euros 80 cents back from CPAM!To the original poster. before you make any decissions, go into a few stores and explain what you want/need and get some prices. It is the same here as in the UK in that the priced vary. I was also told by one chain that I would not be able to get superthin lenses with a reaction combined. (I have worn this combination for about 15 years and showed him) he was adamant. So I shan`t be going back there!Optic 2000 are a chain but also seem as though they are franchised , so one store could give poor sevice and the other bend over backwards to help(my experience) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlemouse Posted May 27, 2006 Share Posted May 27, 2006 yesterday I paid 554€ for progressif lenses and frames ,2nd pair free this was with an indepedant optician Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronan Posted May 28, 2006 Share Posted May 28, 2006 Prescriptions in France are not done by the Optician. You'll have to make an appointment with an "Ophtalamologiste" who is a eye doctor spécialiste. You do not need to see your généraliste before seeing one.Not sure how the whole rembousement works for them but they charge the full fee that their status allow. Though, what you get for that is a full eye examination; not the usual UK specsaver formality...Krys has some explanations (http://www.krys.com/remboursement_frais_optique-12.html) on their website about what you an claim back.In my case (French living in the UK, buying a holiday home in France), I'm getting a standard Specsavers prescription and getting flash new glasses in a flash little shop in Quimper during my holiday there next month. Result: I won't be wearing the boring same frames as everybody here :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte3 Posted May 28, 2006 Share Posted May 28, 2006 I had my daughter's eyes tested last year and the opthamologist charged 26 euros of which 30 percent was reimbursed by CPAM.You make the appointment yourself but expect to wait anything up to 3 months for an appointment.You can then go to any optician of your choice for the glasses. I paid about 150 euros after all reimboursements. You are entitled to new glasses every two years. Hope this helps,Aly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted May 28, 2006 Share Posted May 28, 2006 This is not really relevant to the original posting but it gives some idea of how prices vary.During a holiday in southern Spain earlier this year I had two new lenses made to a prescription that the optician already had (we used to live there).The lenses (for distance vision) were made, including re-actolite coating, and fitted for 36€. It was a national franchised chain.Benjamin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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