wow..$1000 dollars ?.. jeez and I think ours are expensive at £400 for 2 pairs... well they are expensive at £400... which is why I now buy them online, and I'm finding actually better quality for half the price or less....but $1k is jjust astronomical, why would they cost that much ?
that's precisely why I have them done, because it makes them so much lighter..as well as not looking like Bottle bottoms.. and with lighter glasses, you don't get that mark across the bridge of your nose that heavier specs cause . My specs weigh so little.. like a feather
It definitely makes a difference. The next time you need new frames have them help find a very light frame for you.
Yes they do. Since I always wear glasses, I needed that. I was also told I can't wear rimless glasses because there is still too much thickness to the lenses.
wow..$1000 dolkars ?.. jeez and I think ours are expensive at £400 for 2 pairs... well they are expensive at £400... which is why I now buy them online, and I'm finding actually better quality for half the price or less....but $1k is jjust astronomical, why would they cost that much ?
Really Jules? (I mean that sincerely, not snarky. Realized it sounded that way) I thought that was nuts. I used to have a discount with my insurance when I worked full time but there is nothing with Covered California. It pays exams with a nice co-pay but doesn't cover anything for the actual glasses. They have never mentioned a senior discount. I think they have to pay for the fancy new building. I also cannot wear generic readers.
My optometrist’s office offers the discount outright. When my husband went to another place, I asked. Yup, they had a discount, if you knew to ask. Oh, the shock when I mentioned it! I think the discount may depend on the original price. We don’t have any insurance coverage for glasses. There’s a token government amount for the exam, but only every other year. Some businesses have full coverage for employees. I fee they make their money that way.
Wow! For one pair? That's crazy expensive. Have you looked at Costco's optometry dept? Even adding the cost of a membership, it'd probably be a lot less than $1000.
In the UK everyone over 60 is entitled to a free Eye exam...
Yes I sure am! I'm going to go in and talk to them since my prescription is complex. Other's here have stated theirs are also and they use Costco. I'll need to go get a copy of my prescription. As I said, I'd really like a pair of readers with magnification but at that cost, I'll do without.
Remy, when you talk to Costco they will probably want to redo your prescription, if it’s older than a year. Anyplace you go, they will usually honour a redo of your lens if something is wrong. Ask them about your warrantee. I’d do to them except it’s not convenient.
I can't see a darn thing with them. I guess my prescription is that bad.
Nor me... the OTC readers only go up to 4.0 strength here.. my prescription is +7 in my right eye and +6.25 in my left
For your readers, take the professional prescription numbers. If the top number is 5 and the readers numbers is 3, the difference is 2. That 2 is what you need for readers on their own. I made this mistake the hard way.
I can't even see out of number 2 OTC readers.. tried all the numbers ..can't see enough to read anything through them .
