So I've been needing some new glasses and been thinking about it for the last few months. My frames are looking pretty shabby and the blue light protective coating is flaking off the lenses. I got this current pair in Sep. 2019 and they've served me well. A couple of weeks ago I noticed a couple of cracks in the frame, at the inside corners on both sides of the nose piece. I gave them a little super glue and made an appointment last week to see an eye doctor. I went in Monday morning. Everyone was nice. Doc was cool. Got a new prescription for some dual power progressives and picked out some frames. They told me it would take about two weeks to get the glasses. Paid a $75 copay and I was out the door.
Tuesday afternoon I got in the truck to run an errand. I reached for my glasses cleaning cloth to wipe off some fingerprints on the lenses and one of the lenses falls in my lap. One of the cracks I glued busted through. I went back in the house, super glued it again and wrapped it with tape, nice and tight. I grabbed some old spare readers and left to do my errand. I knew the glue would be dry by the time I got back. I just needed to get a couple of more weeks out of these old glasses.
Well, yesterday I got a text saying my new glasses were in. Cool! That was fast! I drove into town to pick them up this afternoon. I went in, told them why I was there and sat down as the attendant got them ready for me. She came out with the glasses on a little presentation tray, and I put them on and looked in the mirror. Great! Looked good I could see well. I looked down at my hand and it was blurry. Of course, I was surprised and told the attendant that I could not see up close. She asked me to read a card and I couldn't. I told her that the glasses seemed like they were only single power lenses, and they were supposed to be progressives. She's looking all confused and asked one of the other ladies to help here. They disappear to the back for a few minutes only to emerge, stating they entered the prescription into the computer wrong. They had ordered the glasses as single power lenses, and it was going to be an additional "? hundred dollars" for the progressive lenses. She finished her explanation, and I asked her, "Did you say 'A' hundred dollars or $800?" She said, "$800". I promptly told them I couldn't afford that. They threw some alternative options at me for $600 and $250 for bifocals. I rejected them all, because I knew I could get them online for a lot cheaper, which is what I'm going to do. I just need to check with the insurance company to see how to file a claim. They refunded my $60 copay for the glasses.
Talk about being let down. I thought I was going to get my new glasses and get on down the road. Nothing is easy anymore.
If cataracts are causing you your problems and you’re old enough you may qualify for implants..Yeh, I was the same way, you’re not ever going to touch my eyes. Always being blessed with the vision that one could read the serial number at the bottom of the eye test chart. That all changed in a few years by a fast growing cataract on the center of one eye. First noticing the degradation when my vision slipped to 20-20. In a few years later and several $1400 progressive, transition, reflective, glare, coated, etc, etc lenses, one eye tested 20-35 corrected. Our drivers licenses are jerked with anything less than 20-35 corrected.
My options were surgery or walk..I opted for the multi-focal both Eye implants for the best chance of post uncorrected vision with the best depth perception. Post Visions test uncorrected left eye 20-15 right eye 20-20. My eyes can focus from about 12” to infinite, Able to read outdated phone books again. My doctor is very happy with my results, as understandably I am. It’s NOT as good as what the good lord originally blessed me with but it’s not to bad. The multifocals were not covered fully in my insurance plan. Only an amount equal to a mono focal lense type (Medicare type offered) was covered at 100% if one was old enough at the time.
I opted for the 10k multifocal lenses that also corrected any stigmatizes and restored depth perception. All hoping to end the revolving door $1400 semi yearly glass’s fiascal and near non existent depth perception. After At least $7,500 out of pocket expense, I can again hop trot effortlessly down flights of stairs. Play catch with the grandchildren and nephews with out eating one.. Depth perception is back where at a glance you can tell if the ditch is 4 inches deep or 4 feet on the dirt bike 😁. No more beach ball or volleyball sized Basketballs after faulty eye glass prescriptions..
Drawbacks: Bright sunshine reminds you of when you were 6 and walked out side at high noon summer sunshine..
I notice some eye fatigue after 16 hours that I never remembered before…Wearing good sunglasses out doors helps with the fatigue but doesn’t prevent it. It’s a lot better two years in now, than it was..
Hardest part to accept, a computer and robot performed all the measurements, lense selections, and surgery…😳😳😳
