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I have used to good effect Baking Soda. Just sprinkle it around and into the various drains, shower and floor drains, kitchen and bathroom sinks. Let it sit for a while then a pour a little bit of water to get the powder down into the drain. You may have to do this for a few days but you should notice a difference after a few days. I’ve used this method in many places, both Thailand and Hong Kong and it has worked for me. Baking soda is a cheaper fix than bleach, disinfectant etc.

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I would reiterate - start with my mini troubleshooting guide first. That will not/should not cost you anything. Don’t waste your time or money on checking with another Optom or Ophthalmologist. They check your vision and the health of the eyes. The finished product is something they generally have no experience in. Dispensing is not taught in depth for Optom students anywhere in the world. Everyone assumes if the patient’s vision is off, go to another person for yet another test. Don’t . It’s 9 times out of 10 a dispensing error. Spending money on more tests should be a last resort, after completing the Wonderyenta 😉 checklist. In short, go back, get them to perform the checklist and see what they say. If no use, get the Optom to recheck your vision. Then start again, but that should be the very last resort!

Good to hear you will check with them. I’m sure they will want to correct a mistake. The “magic” words you need to get them to check in this order, assuming the prescription is correct , and that can easily be verified by their equipment as all multi focal lenses have engravings on each lens confirming some prescription information are : 1) PD 2)heights 3) Pantoscopic tilt 4) Back Vertex Distance 5) Off or Outside Axis 6) Induced Prism or missing prescribed prism. without your previous and new prescription to compare along with you, your new specs and a Dispensers toolkit, its hard to know what has occurred. It is however a very common problem and can be rectified. It’s a common response ( the world over! ) for staff to blithely advise you to just get used to them. Sometimes yes, most times no! Please don’t start imagining there’s something sinister going on with your optical health. Optometrists can easily detect any potential problems and advise you accordingly. I suspect in your case, the glasses haven’t been made as per prescription and most of all, the 6 above named measurements. Happy to give any further advice should you wish.

A couple of posters have touched on what I think may be the problem. Ask the practice to check your PD (pupillary distance) - both your own and then they need to check that the centres of the lenses match. If they don’t, one or both eyes will not be looking through the optical centre of the lens. Next, assuming the lenses are multi focal, aka progressives, aka varifocals get them to check the heights. Heights will show the manufacturing lab where the intermediate and reading portion kicks in. If the reading height is too low, you’ll be raising your head too much in order to read. If you get clearer distance vision by dropping your head too much, the reading portion is too high. Side to side head movement can be a factor, as is the angle at which the frame tilts towards the face, lens distance from the pupil itself, but I’d be asking them initially to check heights and PDs. Those measurements (heights and PD) are just as important as the prescription itself. Often the prescription is fine but the measurements described are wrong….common everywhere I’m afraid, not just here in Thailand. Me - I’m a Dispensing Optician with many years under my belt. good luck!

Hello, my suggestion would be to look for an Optical shop that advertises lens brands such as Zeiss, Rodenstock, Hoya or Essilor. They offer computerised facial measurements that ensure the correct placement of the reading portion of the lens. Sounds like you require a multi focal lens which does need you, your frame and the prescription. Other posters are correct, without the right training, the measurements taken will likely be wrong. By finding a place with the computerised option, it’s less likely to be incorrect. The downside is you’ll may be needing to purchase the lens design they have measured for which may be costly, but worth it in the end! The prescription done by an Optom or Ophthalmologist will not have any of the facial measurements, they are two distinct components to a prescription, but is preferable to the machine some places use to “test” your vision. Two main facial measurements are called PD (pupil distance) and heights. Heights measure where the reading part of the lens will start from, the PD measures how wide apart your pupils are. Hope that helps. Good luck!