A simple trip to the eye doctor.

SPEEDY MCCREADY

If the airhead wasn't so wrapped up in trying to sell me a $200 pair of glasses, that I wanted nothing to do with....
She may have actually given me the right contact lenses. And since my prescription hasn't changed in 4 years, it should have taken the airhead all of 5 seconds to give me my contacts and send me on my merry way. But instead I now have 4 boxes of contact lenses, None of which are the correct lense. NICE JOB airhead!!!!

I picked these contacts up Saturday, and put them in my face for the 1st time yesterday.
I am lucky I didn't kill anybody in my semi last night.

Cant wait to go visit the airhead this morning!

Ms. Haiku

Even sitting at the DMV is less frustating than some doctor visits. Sounds like a big drag.

mca47

My eye doctor is great. Takes FOREVER in order to schedule a visit. Takes FOREVER to get in to see him. Sit in the waiting room for 45 mins minimum. Sit in a little room for 30 minutes minimum...
Nice guy though, and knows his shit. Just gotta be patient...which isn't one of my best qualities. :x

mickeyrat

mca47 wrote:

My eye doctor is great. Takes FOREVER in order to schedule a visit. Takes FOREVER to get in to see him. Sit in the waiting room for 45 mins minimum. Sit in a little room for 30 minutes minimum...
Nice guy though, and knows his shit. Just gotta be patient...which isn't one of my best qualities. :x

aren't you a cubs fan? You sir are all kinds of patient.

mca47

mickeyrat wrote:

mca47 wrote:

My eye doctor is great. Takes FOREVER in order to schedule a visit. Takes FOREVER to get in to see him. Sit in the waiting room for 45 mins minimum. Sit in a little room for 30 minutes minimum...
Nice guy though, and knows his shit. Just gotta be patient...which isn't one of my best qualities. :x

aren't you a cubs fan? You sir are all kinds of patient.

Leezestarr313

Can't you order them online? When I had contacts and I knew my diopters and brand, I always did. It was fast and a little cheaper too.

When my driving glasses broke over here, we just went to a eyeglass store and got some without any hassles. They read the diopters (-0.5 ) out of my old glasses and we were done. Wouldn't have worked that easy before my laser surgery, back then I had -6.5 and -7 ...

Yeah, and before you ask - the lasik worked superbly, but sitting in front of a computer all the time makes my eyes tired, plus I have ner seen really well in the dark.

JonnyPistachio

I'm never going to see an eye doctor.

dimitrispearljam

mickeyrat wrote:

mca47 wrote:

My eye doctor is great. Takes FOREVER in order to schedule a visit. Takes FOREVER to get in to see him. Sit in the waiting room for 45 mins minimum. Sit in a little room for 30 minutes minimum...
Nice guy though, and knows his shit. Just gotta be patient...which isn't one of my best qualities. :x

aren't you a cubs fan? You sir are all kinds of patient.

pjhawks

Leezestarr313 wrote:

Can't you order them online? When I had contacts and I knew my diopters and brand, I always did. It was fast and a little cheaper too.

When my driving glasses broke over here, we just went to a eyeglass store and got some without any hassles. They read the diopters (-0.5 ) out of my old glasses and we were done. Wouldn't have worked that easy before my laser surgery, back then I had -6.5 and -7 ...

Yeah, and before you ask - the lasik worked superbly, but sitting in front of a computer all the time makes my eyes tired, plus I have ner seen really well in the dark.

you can order online as long as you have a current prescription. I usually have to go to the eye doctor for a checkup at least once a year in order to get a current prescription, then order what I need online. at some point during that time the prescription runs out and I have to get another checkup. could just be my doctor but not sure. it's not that big of a deal to me though because my exam is covered.

Leezestarr313

pjhawks wrote:

Leezestarr313 wrote:

Can't you order them online? When I had contacts and I knew my diopters and brand, I always did. It was fast and a little cheaper too.

When my driving glasses broke over here, we just went to a eyeglass store and got some without any hassles. They read the diopters (-0.5 ) out of my old glasses and we were done. Wouldn't have worked that easy before my laser surgery, back then I had -6.5 and -7 ...

Yeah, and before you ask - the lasik worked superbly, but sitting in front of a computer all the time makes my eyes tired, plus I have ner seen really well in the dark.

you can order online as long as you have a current prescription. I usually have to go to the eye doctor for a checkup at least once a year in order to get a current prescription, then order what I need online. at some point during that time the prescription runs out and I have to get another checkup. could just be my doctor but not sure. it's not that big of a deal to me though because my exam is covered.

Makes sense. I think I got my glasses so easy because they really weren't too heavy on the diopters.

Mamasan23

do you use dailies? i'm a fan.

EdsonNascimento

You should definitely drive your semi into her shop with the contacts she gave you in and ask if she notices a problem.

SD48277

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

If the airhead wasn't so wrapped up in trying to sell me a $200 pair of glasses, that I wanted nothing to do with....
She may have actually given me the right contact lenses. And since my prescription hasn't changed in 4 years, it should have taken the airhead all of 5 seconds to give me my contacts and send me on my merry way. But instead I now have 4 boxes of contact lenses, None of which are the correct lense. NICE JOB airhead!!!!

I picked these contacts up Saturday, and put them in my face for the 1st time yesterday.
I am lucky I didn't kill anybody in my semi last night.

Cant wait to go visit the airhead this morning!

It sounds as if she may be a little sweet on you, and is looking for an excuse to see you again.

Who Princess

pjhawks wrote:

you can order online as long as you have a current prescription. I usually have to go to the eye doctor for a checkup at least once a year in order to get a current prescription, then order what I need online. at some point during that time the prescription runs out and I have to get another checkup. could just be my doctor but not sure. it's not that big of a deal to me though because my exam is covered.

I like the savings from ordering online but it seems like those sites don't do bifocals. :problem:
Don't anybody laugh, if you wear glasses you're probably going to need them someday!

Indifference71

Mamasan23 wrote:

do you use dailies? i'm a fan.

Just switched to the dailies a few months ago. Great move...dailies are so much better than the 2 week ones. A little more expensive, but definitely worth it.

SPEEDY MCCREADY

Indifference71 wrote:

Mamasan23 wrote:

do you use dailies? i'm a fan.

Just switched to the dailies a few months ago. Great move...dailies are so much better than the 2 week ones. A little more expensive, but definitely worth it.

Dailies?

Common sense is going to tell me you put on a new pair every day? Or every other day?
What is the cost?

Indifference71

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

Common sense is going to tell me you put on a new pair every day? Or every other day?
What is the cost?

Yep. New pair every day. Not sure exactly on the cost, but I do remember it being a bit more expensive than the every 2 weeks contacts which I used to wear.

SPEEDY MCCREADY

Indifference71 wrote:

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

Common sense is going to tell me you put on a new pair every day? Or every other day?
What is the cost?

Yep. New pair every day. Not sure exactly on the cost, but I do remember it being a bit more expensive than the every 2 weeks contacts which I used to wear.

Years back I watched a documentary, maybe 60 minutes?
It was on contact lens manufactures. It showed just how full of shit they were. The one week contacts, and the two week contacts, and the one month contacts?

Were all the fucking same.
They were just ripping people off.

Leezestarr313

There is even contacts that you can keep in your eye for a month. Never tried them, though. I always got yearlies. The hard ones were a pain in the ass to get used to, but are healtier for the eyes. But I lost them all the time :oops: Dailies are good from what I heard, also healthy for the eyes. I always had some that let a lot of air come through. Cannot remember the brand though. My eye doctor told me they were better for me, I always had probs with conjunctivitis. Gosh, I'm so glad I did this laser surgery ...

oceaninmyeyes

I remember seeing a 60 minutes episode last year with a story about how the whole eyeglass industry is a monopoly, owned by an Italian company, Luxxotica, I believe. That all frames regardless of the name on them are made by the same group, and that if a small independent firm tries to make frames they get shut down by this monopoly. http://www.complex.com/style/2012/10/wh ... s-the-same The same company also owns the retail outlets like Lenscrafters, Pearle vision, Sunglass Hut. Maybe they own contact lens manufacturers too. :?: :fp: