> As a Respiratory Therapist i
> know that it would be terrible if I'd refuse to give an information
> about a patient, so why is it Right for an Optician?
Right and wrong has nothing to do with it. Fear and intimidation, however,
do.
Opticians have defined (and in the US it is a legal definition) a
prescription as being the refractive part of the exam. The PD is a
measurement, and not a refractive value...it's not included, by default, as
part of the prescription.
Historically, the PD was not even measured by the optician, but instead by
the dispensary...the guy who makes the glasses.
The optical industry doesn't seem to understand that their business model is
non-sustainable, and that they are ACTIVELY driving away customers when they
behave in such a manner. They see their business threatened by the online
shops, and are rebelling against them...I understand their situation, but do
not support their actions.
Luckily, many optical dispensaries including the ones at WalMart will
measure your PD for you, using a pupilometer. (binocular gizmo) Often
times this service is free...I always offer to pay, since they are doing
work.
Closed minded relics like this optician will either have to change, or go
out of business. As online eyeglasses become increasingly popular, their
customers will no longer tolerate their behavior.
Evolve, or die.
-- Chuck Knight
On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 4:34 PM, Zeldy2 <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> I heard form my mother's friend who knew someone who buyed new
> progressive glasses on the internet, so I immediatly asked her if she
> knew the site from where she buyed from. Soon after, i ordered two
> pairs of glasses from different sites wich are Zenni Optical et
> Goggles4U. I don't have a strong prescription ( O.D Sph : -1.25 Cyl :
> -0.5 / O.S Sph : -1.50 Cyl : -0.5 ) but still need my glasses to work
> in the Hospital XP
>
> So i got these brand new glasses about a week ago
> The one from Goggles4U were Photocromical glasses and i'm really happy
> with them, i see really clear with them wihout any problem, the only
> thing i'd say is that they don't entierly come back to the original
> clear lenses, they'll always stay with a little brownish color on the
> lenses, I don't really care since I only use them to drive on sunny
> days but still a bit annoyinh when i wear them inside.
> Here's what they look like :
> The ones from Zennioptical are clear single vision glasses also,
> really happy with them, absolutly nothing to say if that the frame is
> a bit fragile but well I paid 9$ for them so it's no big deal X) Plus
> since i live in Canada i haven't got any problems with the shipping
> time, guess it's really a problem within the U.S?
> Here's what they look like too :
>
> The second thing is that when I went too see my Optician to get my
> Prescription AND my PD, I got a cold glare from him and he said '' The
> PD isn't included with the prescription, it's the Optician's choose to
> give it or not with it. If you want to buy your glasses from the
> internet just pick the default one... '' Then he walked away wihout a
> word. I was really surprised by both the reaction of the Optician
> since he's usually really nice and the fact that we should be able to
> get all the measures concerning OUR body. As a Respiratory Therapist i
> know that it would be terrible if I'd refuse to give an information
> about a patient, so why is it Right for an Optician?
>
> Btw I'm really sorry if i made many mistakes in this post, i'm French
> so English is not my native language ^_^'''
>
> >
>
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