I really need to do that. Mine are going on 5 years old. Haven't found an optometrist I like since the one I was seeing since kindergarten died in 2020. I've seen 3 since then, I've gotten one pair glasses and three contacts but everyone I see insists my eyes measure out a different prescription than what I've been wearing since 2006. But I can't see chit with the "right" one which was an issue I had for years until my old doc said "lets try this" and it worked. So I'm still wearing the "wrong" lenses until I can find someone to give me the ones that work for me. Walmart vision center guy said "some double vision is normal with your eyes" No the fvck it isn't because I've not had to deal with that since 06. Another doc in a box I asked if I could just get the same prescription as I had and she said no, she would only write for what I measured but "it'll work if you give it time" I tried. Didn't work.
danmdevries wrote:
I've had my eyes checked 3 times in the past 5 years from from three optometrists. Why 3 times in 5 years you ask?
The human variable. I lost one pair so got another. Then over time I sat on that pair and they couldn't be repaired.
So I went to one of the local LASIK center places since they took my insurance (had to do a follow up with them, they said there was possible early signs of glaucoma but nothing came of it - apparently one of my optical nerves is slightly larger that the other), Walmart vision center, and one from a local mom and pop optometrist that's been around for awhile. The prescriptions were all nearly the same over the past 5 yrs.
My insurance, at the time, would only 100% cover bifocals and a certain selection of frames. I wanted progressives and a larger selection of frames but the copay was stupid on what they would cover. So I took that "free" pair of bifocals and frames but after a few weeks, I didn't like bifocals. I got used to progressives that I had in the past and the bifocals were annoying. I retired the bifocals as a set of backups.
I took the latest prescription and ordered lenses and frames online and paid out of pocket for them. I think I paid like $250-$300. Plastic scratch resistant progressives lenses and blue light filter. Most sites will allow you to take a picture of your face from your web cam then overlay the frames so you see what they will look like. They were much less expensive than what the eye shop places wanted.
If you look at the inside of the bow of your glasses, there's a set of numbers. These are the numbers that define frame dimensions: the lens width, bridge width, and temple length for the frame.
https://www.wikihow.com/Read-Eyeglasses-SizeWith these numbers and my prescription numbers, I was able to get mail order glasses that I like for a nice price. With that said, my prescription is rather simple. If someone has more difficult eyes or different prescription for each eye, this may not work for them.
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