Re: OUR NEW GLASSES WRONG PRESCRIPTION !!!!

Shanus · ‎05-17-2010

@On It Expensive...YES! We each had new frames, too...sunglasses and our regular glasses, so 4 sets of lenses!

BunSnoop · ‎05-22-2010

When I was young I went to Sears Optical. They told me I needed bifocals. I never could uses those glasses - I thought it was due to my not knowing how to correctly look through bifocal lenses.

A few years later went to Walmart. When I gave them the glasses and they looked at the lenses, they told me the lenses were put in backwards. The lens for the right eye was on the left side and the lenses for the left eye was on the right side. They said - no wonder you could not use those!

It's now probably 30 years later and I still wear single vision lenses. No one over all these year have ever told me I need bifocals!

Gosh - that was a very big waste of money at Sears. First of all selling me bifocals and second not even putting in the lenses correctly!

Shanus · ‎05-17-2010

@BunSnoop wrote:
When I was young I went to Sears Optical. They told me I needed bifocals. I never could uses those glasses - I thought it was due to my not knowing how to correctly look through bifocal lenses.

A few years later went to Walmart. When I gave them the glasses and they looked at the lenses, they told me the lenses were put in backwards. The lens for the right eye was on the left side and the lenses for the left eye was on the right side. They said - no wonder you could not use those!

It's now probably 30 years later and I still wear single vision lenses. No one over all these year have ever told me I need bifocals!

Gosh - that was a very big waste of money at Sears. First of all selling me bifocals and second not even putting in the lenses correctly!

@BunSnoop I've worn the graduated lenses for many years....maybe 15. It allows me to look down to read, far away and also the center, looking straight ahead is graduated.

depglass · ‎03-10-2010

Yes, I'm sure. I had four surgeries on my eyes for strabismus as a kid and know my doctor terminology. I have switched to a local optometrist, as that opthalmologist is 90 miles away. The real reason is the last two pairs have had the bifocal part too high on the lens. First time shame on you, second time shame on me, as I should have imediately returned them. Not the doc's fault, it was caused by a non-listening glass fitter.

ScrapHappy · ‎03-28-2010

I've been taking my daughter to an eye doctor since the day she was born. She was born very prematurely. From the time she could speak, the "techs" would do the exams with the machines, taking pics, etc. Once in room with doctor, he always did the eye chart, eye exam and "is this better, is this more clear." When we moved to a different state across country, I was worried about finding another opthalmologist. He was great and were went to him for 11 years. He did say we could start seeing on optometrist. I started out with a woman when we moved here. It just didn't feel right. Didn't think she was thorough enough. Found another right around the corner and he is wonderful. Remains the same as it's always been, the tech takes my daughter in and does the diagnostics with the machines and doctor performs eye chart exam, eye exam and "what's better part" to check if she needs a new presciption. If you're not happy there, I would just find another place to go.

haddon9 · ‎03-09-2010

@Shanus wrote:
@haddon9 wrote:
When I make an appointment with my optometrist (who BTW is very good and will refer me to a specialist if I have an issue) I see him, not an intern. I've been going to him for 25 years and I dread the day he retires!
@haddon9 Does an optometrist put the "thing" in front of your eyes and do the flipping of different lenses or a tech? That's the issue w/ DH and me, too. The tech did a 5 minute "flip" and wrote down the RX. The man that made up our new lenses went by that RX, but don't think the tech is trained enough to make that decision. The docs used to do THAT and check eyes afterwards for any disease, etc. Now he's only with us for 5 min. and techs do the drops and then check pressure and also write down the lenses we chose after choices. BTW, don't they start looking all the same after the first several choices?

@Shanus Yes he does do "the flip thing" and ask...."number one or two"? LOL! He does so much more than what one thinks and optometrist would do!

For instance he will not only give me a vision test and prescribe for glasses & contacts, he will do a glaucoma check, put those drops in my eyes to dialate them & see what is going on inside, photograph the inside of my eye to see if I have any issues with bleeding or blood pressure and as I mentioned will refer me to an ophthalmologist or retinologist if I have a problem.

The tech that he does have has been with him for a long time and she helps with choosing glasses that fit.