I had a very bad experience the last time I had my eyes checked... I have been going to this old fart in the strip mall for 20 years. He doesn't even have a computer. He has a mensch who is about 980 years old who rules the front desk. He has a calculator when he bills you. There frame selection seems to be up to date.... but not so for the rest of it. The last time I was in there...let's say 6 years ago or so... I had an eye exam before purchasing my present pair of glasses.. Just a note are glasses called a pair? Or is it just because there are two lenses...just wondering?
Any who.... I had my eyes examined. He told me that he had just got a new device where he did not have to drop some shit in my eyes to see if I had glaucoma ... instead he had a machine which he put in front of my eyes...and it clicked. And it clicked...and it clicked some more. He was looking concerned. I was getting concerned .... because of all the clicking and shit.
Then he said... I don't want to alarm you but this new machine has been giving me a few problems since I bought it and I have sent a lot of patients to see a REAL EYE DOCTOR...to make sure everything is okay. My thinking was....if you saw an increase in problems with glaucoma GET YOUR MACHINE FIXED. I never did that. It's been a long time and guess what... I can see! I just need to get my eyes checked because I am vain.... I want new frames....and the print in the newspaper is getting so damn small.
I have progressive lenses so that ain't cheap. Especially now that I don't have any benefits from work. But the place I went to ..gave me a 40 percent discount for the eye exam because I am a SENIOR CITIZEN (still makes me laugh)...and 50 % for the lenses because they had a sale going on.
Hopefully this new place will have a computer....and a competent optometrist. Eye will be seeing u soon...lol
Balonie....
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At your age, you need to be going to an opthamologist--a REAL eye doctor--or so I was told a couple years ago, so I did! Lots of cool machines to see deep into the eyes. Then I got my prescription filled at Wal-Mart, suppose to be cheaper. They cost me $400.00, which is what they cost at the optomitrist office. Next month, I am going to a Costco store (I don't think you have them) and they will only cost $199.99. Anyway--it will be nice for both of us to see the small print better :-)
I believe the rule of thumb is every year to get an exam...specially at yoru age,, oh I mean my age too. yeah I am behind by 3 year too...
I went to the eye doctor back in the Summer and found out my near site wasn't so good and my Far sight was Great! (20/30)...go figure. I couldn't see zip as a kid far off.
I'm getting sick of exams of Any kind but I know they're necessary...I guess...
Sweet weekend...
hughugs
And I bet you look cute as a bug in them new specks.
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