Fixing scratched eye-glasses

[wtg2000]

Is it possible to fix scratched lenses on eye-glasses? One optician said it wasn't and that they had to be replaced. Mine aren't scratched very badly. Thanks.

 

[MosMom]

Well, I'm still pretty tired and I know this because I just read this as "Fixing scratched glass eye". I need to remove the eye crust BEFORE reading the boards.

 

[dizneegirl]

The only way I know to fix a scratch in glass is to grind it out... if you do that to glasses, you've changed the prescription. I'm afraid the optician is probably right.

 

[DisneyDmbNut]

I would trust your eye guy...

They did a story on our Local news about that liquid glass that you can fix scratches with...doesn't work!!! You know the commerical...where they take the q-tip and apply the liquid...anyway..the local news said that it dodn't work on several pairs they tried.

 

[oogieboogie]

I don't think there's any way to do it, especially if the scratch is deep.

 

[wtg2000]

Thanks. Oddly, these lenses have been sitting in their case for seven years (long story). They aren't even really scratched so much as the glass has flecked away - as though it's just disintegrated up against the inside of the casing.

(OKAY - here's long story)

-I've worn hard contacts for 24 years.
-seven years ago new Optometrist (old one died) recommends glasses (for occasional use) because I'm travellong overseas. Problem is I can't see with glasses.
-Present time - decide to switch to soft. Prescription still the same. Recommend I wear glasses and break in softies.
-after few days without hard I can see well with glasses (although the scratches are annoying). But - I can't see with softs.
-Optometrist (another one) says that it will take 30 days (at least) to tell my prescription for soft because the hard ones have changed the shape of my cornea! It takes a while to go back to normal.
-In one week my actual vision has improved immensely! Glasses vision is good. Soft vision bad. Nobody can explain it!

So now I have scratched glasses, softs that I can't see with and hards that I can't wear or it will reverse the de-cornea-changing process! So I'm wearing the softs and glasses and in a few weeks will have another eye test.