AMF Mixed Topics
Thu-19-09-2013, 12:04 PM
Sorry to rain on your parade Fred but I can second everything Steve said.
The guy in Montmorillon appears to be the only opthamologist this side of Poitiers or Limoges. Waiting time for an apointment can be more than a year, he's grumpy, over worked and unwilling to speak English - although he can.
Opticians in France don't appear to be the same as in England. They will recommend a pair of off the shelf specs without really doing the eye tests you'd get done as standard in England - because they're not qualified to do them.
As for the prices
Believe it or not, it was cheaper for me to go back to England earlier this year to up-grade the old specs - and get proper tests done.
The guy in Montmorillon appears to be the only opthamologist this side of Poitiers or Limoges. Waiting time for an apointment can be more than a year, he's grumpy, over worked and unwilling to speak English - although he can.
Opticians in France don't appear to be the same as in England. They will recommend a pair of off the shelf specs without really doing the eye tests you'd get done as standard in England - because they're not qualified to do them.
As for the prices
Believe it or not, it was cheaper for me to go back to England earlier this year to up-grade the old specs - and get proper tests done.
