I broke the frames of my glasses, and scratch the hell out of the right lens.
The local eye doctors office put my lenses in temporary frames – price – $30.
The local eye doctor no longer participates in my vision insurance, they can’t get me in for an appointment until Feb, and they don’t “recommend” that I take my prescription elsewhere. (even when I get the cheapest of frames my glasses are around $435 – I need to have the vision insurance).
My former eye doctor died of cancer this past summer. He was an amazing man, and believed in working with his patients. If you had insurance, chances are he participated in the program. If you needed something that your insurance didn’t cover – he would work out a payment plan, or something so that you could get what was needed. He would have worked me in that day for an exam, and he would have given me my prescription so that I could go to one of those “you’ll have your glasses in an hour” places because he knows I need my glasses.
I told my former eye doctors office I’d think about it.
Called my vision insurance.
Found a new provider.
They had a cancellation at 8:40 the next day, they don’t care if I take my prescription elsewhere.
They are also open evenings… so in the future I won’t have to take off work to go to an eye appointment.
New glasses are coming – who knows what I’ve been missing…
9:30 am
I love my eye doctor. And hope your new glasses are stylish and help you see the world better!
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7:03 pm
That shit will stop when Obamacare takes effect.
10:37 pm
I love going to the eye doctor and getting new glasses. Mine get so scratched up it’s amazing that I see anything!!
Will you show us a picture of the new specs?
11:22 pm
Metalmom – me post a pic of myself?? hahahahahaha
Coffeypot – you mean it will get worse???
Coal Miners Daughter – I know, I’m kinda amazed that I passed the vision part of my drivers test when I found out how strong my new lenses are going to be. Scary..
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