[Magdalen] Dumb question about eyeglasses

[Ginga Wilder]

I just had a yearly check up post cataract surgery...been 3 years now.  I
see the ophthalmologist who did the surgery.  I am old enough to have this
and that to keep track of - dry eyes and Lots of floaters and diabetes and
hypertension, so my insurance pays for the exam, except for refraction.  I
had to pay $65 for that.  So, Scott, do you have any other medical probs
that would impact your eye health.  If so, I believe your insurance may pay
for that part of the exam.  I have not filled the new glasses prescription
yet, but I will go to an optometrist for that.

Ginga

On Tue, Jun 23, 2020 at 1:12 PM Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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
> >
> >
>
> --
> Scott R. Knitter
> Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA
>