Posted on 09/06/2017 5:45:07 AM PDT by Kaslin
You can get glasses in Japan for $50 without a prescription. It’s awesome.
How does it determine the amount of correction needed for myopic or presbyopic patients? How can this be done without putting lenses in front of your eyes and noting the effect? How can looking at a computer screen at 18 inches help determine what correction is needed for distance viewing?
I will not use this service.
I buy reading glasses at the Dollar Store. They work fine.
Interesting points. I just had cataract surgery and paid the $4,000 out of pocket to have corrective lenses put in my eye so I do not need glasses or contacts. Can see now when I wake up. First time since the 4th grade. It is worth the out of packet expense. I still need readers though. If you do not do that, then you get a clear lens put in and you still need contacts or glasses.
One question. Does it work for people that have Astigmatism?
A few years ago, I bought two pair of glasses at the same time from a chain eyeglass place. One was fine, the other pair I couldn’t see out of for the blur.
The guy actually argued with me that they were fine. It wasn’t until I started getting in his face and getting a little loud that he capitulated and made me a new pair of lenses.
I wasn’t at all upset when I walked in, mistakes happen, but after that mis-treatment, I’ll never darken the doors of America’s Best again. Oops, I mentioned their name.
Been using Zenni Optical since 0bamacare ate the optical portion of my insurance, and much more.
Been happy with their glasses, but they are glasses only, a prescription is needed.
I’m due for a new pair and will look into this service.
No..... I have astigmatism and was advised not to get lens implants, even astigmatic corrected lenses. I still wear trifocals but the blur is gone
You’ll put your eye out...
For some folks, this might work.
Now, for those that suffer single eye astigmatism, it might not.
Also, since your diagnosis comes through a computer program, where do you have to turn when your diagnosis is incorrect??
Dollar store is the way I go as well.
Wally World already has glasses for about $75, including the eye exam.
“One question. Does it work for people that have Astigmatism?”
I have horrible astigmatism. They told me my vision was at least 20/400, and probably worse. I wore glasses and/or contacts since 4th grade. At cataract surgery I opted for the upgraded lenses, and don’t have to wear glasses or contacts. Perfect vision — except that I do have to wear reading glasses.
There is one step higher in lenses, I believe, that will take care of the reading issue.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Contour-Mens-Prescription-Glasses-FM12001-Dark-Silver/23607134
$38 bucks!!
Will have to look into this.
You can go to discount optometrist services in lots of areas. They give you a free eye exam if you buy the glasses from them.
I take my whole family to the optometrist and get their prescription. I then go to the discount place and buy them two sets of glasses for under $100 and get them insured for another 30 or so.
My six year old twins break glasses like nothing. One has had four pair this year alone. The other has had three.
The regular optometrist sells glasses that look identical and cost five or even six times as much. For my multi-focus extra thin lightweight difficult prescription glasses the optometrist wants around $500 for a cheap set of frames and lenses, significantly more for “designer” frames. This is WITH optical insurance!The discount glasses cost me under $450 for TWO pair and I get reimbursed for much of that from the insurance company by filing claim.
I have also used my prescription to buy glasses online. That works pretty good as well.
Will the app diagnose early stage cataracts or suspicious looking optic nerve portals that are an early sign of glaucoma?
Will it measure internal eye pressure?
No, thanks. The prescription is only one part of the visit. Unless you are willing to bet your future of being able to SEE on the app, pay the $100 and be seen by a trained optometrist.
By the way, I am not opposed to saving money on new glasses. My last three pair (2 bifocals and 1 computer) cost $1200. I can afford it but that doesn’t mean I liked it.
Audiologists and the hearing aid industry are another bunch of “bottleneckers.” My hearing aids cost me $6,000 for the pair, and they aren’t covered by insurance. There’s no way, in this age of cheap electronics, that the technology and materials in hearing aids are worth multiples over what a smartphone costs. Hearing tests at home should be even simpler than eye exams, and probably more reliable. I see that the hearing aid/audiologist bottleneck is starting to erode, and it can’t come soon enough.
Or will it diagnose Macular degeneration in your eye? My husband has it in his right eye
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