[Magdalen] Dumb question about eyeglasses

[Scott Knitter]

Thanks, Jim. I've never lived near a Costco or been a member,
unfortunately. I'll see if that's a possibility, though.

On Tue, Jun 23, 2020 at 12:09 PM James Handsfield <jhandsfield at att.net>
wrote:

> If you’re a Costco member, they have up to date equipment and best prices.
>
> Jim Handsfield
> jhandsfield at att.net
>
> > On Jun 23, 2020, at 12:55 PM, Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Just asking around:
> >
> > I'm years overdue for an eye exam and new glasses.
> >
> > What I'd like to do is get an exam at a place that has the most
> up-to-date
> > technology, and take the resulting prescription to shop around for an
> > affordable deal (quite possibly online) on the glasses.
> >
> > What I fear is that I'll go to a place like LensCrafters, get the exam,
> and
> > have to fight off a hard sell on looking at their glasses. I won't,
> > because I cannot afford to come out of there with $800 glasses.
> >
> > But has anyone done this successfully? Got a very good exam and then
> > shopped around?
> >
> > Last time I got glasses I like, but it took two tries to get a
> prescription
> > that worked. I went to an independent optician who was phenomenally
> highly
> > regarded, many decades of experience, but I didn't think he had the best
> > equipment and didn't get the first exam right. So I spent two weeks in a
> > fog before making him redo my exam.
> >
> > I've also thought of going to an ophthalmologist, but at this point I
> think
> > I should just get a good exam from an optometrist and be referred to an
> > ophthalmologist if there are any concerns.
> >
> > --
> > Scott R. Knitter
> > Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA
>
>

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Scott R. Knitter
Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA