This thread launched by Firmoo has been the hottest one in recent day, now has around 70 replies and 1300 views. Check it and see how frustrating these well-trained opticians feel in the new wave of online business.
http://www.optiboard.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37086 On Sep 18, 10:21 pm, O-H <[email protected]> wrote: > It's not hard to guess how they'd react to this getting more > prominence (the concept isn't new but it's been in the news more > recently) > > http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/16/liquid.glasses.self.refraction/i... > > Quote > - > In the developing world millions of people struggle to operate > machinery, read from a blackboard, or just see the world around them, > because they don't have access to the eye glasses they need. > > But a pair of glasses developed by Joshua Silver, a physics professor > at the University of Oxford, offers an affordable solution. > > The glasses can be adjusted to the right strength by the wearer, > without the need for them to visit an optometrist. > - > > There's an idea ? > > :) > > I personally intensely dislike the B&M aspect of the whole thing, even > the eye exams but then I hate being regarded as a potential victim > whose pocket is to be picked as soon as I walk in the door. I'm > strange that way. I also think all the hoohaa about 'being fitted > properly' and 'needing adjustments' and measuring 'exact distances' to > monitors etc is ridiculous. I move my glasses around all the time, > view screens, books and paper at all kinds of distances (as in normal > life!) and think the B&M people are out to scare and intimidate with > spurious lines about 'precision' and 'proper fit'. I went through > this a few weeks ago with an OD I asked for a prescription for > computer glasses at around 30-36" very approximately (I use multiple > monitors at all kinds of distances and of course cannot tell a client > where to put his screen so my glasses will work (LOL at the > prospect)).. She went on and on about how she could only do it for > 28" and how she didn't want to do it (!) and it wouldn't work and she > would hate for me to waste my money and how I should see a specialist > and get a 'proper' prescription (what is an OD for exactly!?). I > eventually persuaded her to do it for 28" and of course the glasses > made to that prescription are fine for me to about 8" to 6 foot. :). > I couldn't get out of her office fast enough after that experience and > I don't ever want to go back. > > And the idea of having 10 pairs of cheaper glasses for the price of > one, why the heck not. Plastic IS cheap and by now many of us have > seen the youtube videos of how lenses are actually produced. Most > adults know what is a reasonable markup for services, overheads etc > and the B&M diehards are going to have to deal with daylight being > shone on their business model. > > I'm waiting for a pair of glasses from Coastal right now. I hope > somebody from optiboard reads this :) :) > > On Sep 15, 9:22 pm, Patrick <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > OptiBoard is a forum where most of the ECPs gather and discuss. I come > > across this forum and found discussions about the online optical > > stores. Most of them still strong oppose this new form of business. > > They mention Coastal and Zenni. Here are the links: > > >http://www.optiboard.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37086 > > >http://www.optiboard.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37066- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Check us out at the oft-updated http://glassyeyes.blogspot.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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
