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Aug. 22nd, 2016 07:12 pmSo I had my first eye exam in four years today.
There were four people ahead of me and the doctor performed all the exams with the door open (so much for HIPPA) and it's obvious that he once got a laugh over a few cheesy lines and decided to keep them. And use them in literally every exam he gives since. Spoiler: they're not funny.
I knew my prescription had changed, it happens, but what I wasn't really expecting (but probably should have been) is that I now need progressives. *sigh* I mean, I AM over forty and knew it was coming. And it's not like I'm fighting getting older. It's just that most days I don't feel old enough to need progressive lenses or have a twenty-one year old daughter.
I chose to not get vision insurance this year (may change that next year) because I was planning on going to America's Best. If you've never heard of them, they're a chain of eyeglass/eye doctor clinics that have an awesome deal. Their frames start at $59.99 and go up to over $150. If you purchase two pairs your exam is free and you get a serious discount on the second pair.
I got two pairs of $69.99 (if I had just purchased the frames that's all I would have paid plus the $20 for a couple of extra tests and tax). But since I need lenses in my frames (with progressive and for astigmatism) I had to pay for those. I chose (in order to save money) to get the progressive with extra active transitions (I need the tint for the computer at work) in only one pair and the other just distance vision (I'll use those for night driving or for when there is no need for the tinting).
Both pairs, with all the extras, cost me just under $500 which means I am now for real broke (I'll end up with less than $50 after I pay rent next week) until my next payday. *sigh*
It's a good thing I don't have to pay for a room when I go on my trip in October. But I'm looking forward to not having to squint or blink rapidly in order to see the computer screen after looking down at my desk, so there is that.
There were four people ahead of me and the doctor performed all the exams with the door open (so much for HIPPA) and it's obvious that he once got a laugh over a few cheesy lines and decided to keep them. And use them in literally every exam he gives since. Spoiler: they're not funny.
I knew my prescription had changed, it happens, but what I wasn't really expecting (but probably should have been) is that I now need progressives. *sigh* I mean, I AM over forty and knew it was coming. And it's not like I'm fighting getting older. It's just that most days I don't feel old enough to need progressive lenses or have a twenty-one year old daughter.
I chose to not get vision insurance this year (may change that next year) because I was planning on going to America's Best. If you've never heard of them, they're a chain of eyeglass/eye doctor clinics that have an awesome deal. Their frames start at $59.99 and go up to over $150. If you purchase two pairs your exam is free and you get a serious discount on the second pair.
I got two pairs of $69.99 (if I had just purchased the frames that's all I would have paid plus the $20 for a couple of extra tests and tax). But since I need lenses in my frames (with progressive and for astigmatism) I had to pay for those. I chose (in order to save money) to get the progressive with extra active transitions (I need the tint for the computer at work) in only one pair and the other just distance vision (I'll use those for night driving or for when there is no need for the tinting).
Both pairs, with all the extras, cost me just under $500 which means I am now for real broke (I'll end up with less than $50 after I pay rent next week) until my next payday. *sigh*
It's a good thing I don't have to pay for a room when I go on my trip in October. But I'm looking forward to not having to squint or blink rapidly in order to see the computer screen after looking down at my desk, so there is that.
