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The Cost of Prescription Eyewear

July 11, 2008 on 8:47 am | In Family Health | No Comments

I’ve been posting a lot about eyewear lately and I have to tell you that from my own experience, prescription eyewear is very expensive, even with insurance. I’ve mentioned ZenniOptical.com a few times and have been looking into ordering glasses directly from them. I have a somewhat complicated prescription because I do wear bifocals, so I’m not sure this will work for me or not.

I was happy to see some news coverage on this very subject though and found it to be quite interesting. If you’re as interested in this as I am, take a look at Zenni on Fox news. It’s a “Deal or Dud” story with some very good information.

Tags: eye glasses, eyewear, Fox, prescription eyewear, zennioptical.com

Sunglasses

July 11, 2008 on 8:32 am | In Some of This Some of That | No Comments

So, I got a call yesterday from the optometrist office that my prescription sunglasses were ready, finally.  I headed right over.

I put the new eyewear on my face only to be stunned out how horrible they looked.  Other than the color of the frame, they didn’t look like what I had picked out.  They were too big for my face, the wrong shape,  and the lenses were only lightly tinted.  It made me look like I had bug eyes!   I was devastated.

They weren’t very helpful either.  I could choose new ones, but I would have to pay completely out of pocket and that’s just too much money.  Prescription lenses alone, with no-line bifocals are over $350.  They did agree to tint the lenses darker, but that was it.

So, I left the glasses there for a retint.  I am so disappointed.

Tags: eyewear, optometrist, prescription eyewear, prescription glasses