they call that a 2 door state, the optometrist must have his own door, but trust me they get their bread by providing business for the store. Eye health checks are neglected by many eye docs due to greed and not purchasing up to date machinery . Thats why I take a retinal photo on each patient, tonometry( pressure check) and then look all around with an infrared opthalmoscope(a dummied down camera). Dilation can be beneficial, but dangerous, not needed as much with new tech, and can mess up the refraction, the part where you see how you see.
On Sep 3, 7:28 pm, Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I used to live in Pennsylvania, where eye doctors did not sell > eyeglasses. I liked that arrangement better, since my optometrist had > nothing to lose by deciding that I didn't need glasses after all. Here > in Minnesota, either you get cut-rate glasses with a cut-rate exam at > what's mainly an optical shop, or you get an expensive exam and the > option of buying (usually) expensive glasses from a small selection at > an optometrist or opthalmologist's office. > > My main need with an eye doctor is to make sure that my eyes are > healthy. The prescription part of my eye exam is probably the least > important part in my case. My prescription hasn't changed in a long > time, and I can guess it pretty well from the glasses I have, and > knowing their prescriptions. > > As for glasses, I'd love to know who actually makes them, with what > materials and methods, and the difference in quality between different > brands, all that sort of thing. It's a lot easier with cars, where I > know that if I get a Toyota, I'm getting excellent value, and I'm > often paying less than I would for a lot of worse cars. > > My best eyeglass value so far was a pair I got by accident. About 10 > years ago, I found $30 Polo sunglasses at TJ Maxx, and got them re- > lensed with non-tinted lenses. They lasted quire a few years, and > could still be refurbed with new temples. Later I learned that they > were gold-filled, which is considered high quality in the eyeglass > world. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Check us out at the oft-updated http://www.glassyeyes.com! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GlassyEyes" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/glassyeyes?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
