You can get glasses in Japan for $50 without a prescription. It’s awesome.
How does it determine the amount of correction needed for myopic or presbyopic patients? How can this be done without putting lenses in front of your eyes and noting the effect? How can looking at a computer screen at 18 inches help determine what correction is needed for distance viewing?
I will not use this service.
I buy reading glasses at the Dollar Store. They work fine.
Interesting points. I just had cataract surgery and paid the $4,000 out of pocket to have corrective lenses put in my eye so I do not need glasses or contacts. Can see now when I wake up. First time since the 4th grade. It is worth the out of packet expense. I still need readers though. If you do not do that, then you get a clear lens put in and you still need contacts or glasses.
One question. Does it work for people that have Astigmatism?
A few years ago, I bought two pair of glasses at the same time from a chain eyeglass place. One was fine, the other pair I couldn’t see out of for the blur.
The guy actually argued with me that they were fine. It wasn’t until I started getting in his face and getting a little loud that he capitulated and made me a new pair of lenses.
I wasn’t at all upset when I walked in, mistakes happen, but after that mis-treatment, I’ll never darken the doors of America’s Best again. Oops, I mentioned their name.
Been using Zenni Optical since 0bamacare ate the optical portion of my insurance, and much more.
Been happy with their glasses, but they are glasses only, a prescription is needed.
I’m due for a new pair and will look into this service.
For some folks, this might work.
Now, for those that suffer single eye astigmatism, it might not.
Also, since your diagnosis comes through a computer program, where do you have to turn when your diagnosis is incorrect??
Will have to look into this.
Will the app diagnose early stage cataracts or suspicious looking optic nerve portals that are an early sign of glaucoma?
Will it measure internal eye pressure?
No, thanks. The prescription is only one part of the visit. Unless you are willing to bet your future of being able to SEE on the app, pay the $100 and be seen by a trained optometrist.
By the way, I am not opposed to saving money on new glasses. My last three pair (2 bifocals and 1 computer) cost $1200. I can afford it but that doesn’t mean I liked it.
Audiologists and the hearing aid industry are another bunch of “bottleneckers.” My hearing aids cost me $6,000 for the pair, and they aren’t covered by insurance. There’s no way, in this age of cheap electronics, that the technology and materials in hearing aids are worth multiples over what a smartphone costs. Hearing tests at home should be even simpler than eye exams, and probably more reliable. I see that the hearing aid/audiologist bottleneck is starting to erode, and it can’t come soon enough.
Barbers claim an unlicensed barber might give you a bad haircut or cut you.
Florists say an unlicensed flower arranger might spoil your wedding.
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The last 2 weddings I’ve been to the flowers were a DIY , nobody can afford a florist ..
After spending thousands on beauty school I’d be surprised if 1/10 of the graduates can cut a mans hair without clippers.
And yet the CNTRL LEFT calls itself progressive.