EyeMed isn't an insurance company. They're pretty much just a marketing company for those stores you list -- all owned by Luxottica. If you're being "provided" with EyeMed, your company is doing you a huge disservice.
Read more here: http://suxottica.com - Ira On Sep 20, 12:06 am, msrosn <[email protected]> wrote: > If they were not in bed with the vision insurance companies and not so > greedy, people would have no reason to order online. I have been > doing a lot of research on this for a while. It is terrible when even > using your insurance, the frames and lenses still cost $350+....the > frames cost little to manufacture and the prices of the lenses are a > real joke. People just want well made, fashionable glasses that are > reasonably priced. Even designer frames should not cost so much! I > went into a Lenscrafters recently. Gave them my insurance > information, I wanted a pair of D & G frames, Physio 360, Crizal, > Transitions...my bill with insurance would have been almost $600. > They stated that the insurance company would be paying $600 and the > other almost $600 would be my portion! So, glasses cost as much as a > house payment????? Yes, the opticians seem to be in an uproar, but > they can blame themselves and the insurance companies they accept. > The insurance company EyeMed is a real joke. They even advertise to > the stores like Lenscrafters on how much money they and the companies > can make by accepting their insurance and the bulk of that money made > comes from the consumer. Plus, EyeMed has considerable interest in > the largest maker of frames such as D & G, Prada, Oakley, etc. That > company is Luxottica and they also have bought up the largest labs in > China! So, what that means to you is, if you use this insurance and > go to places like Lenscrafters, Sears, JC Penney, Pearle Vision, or > others that are the "preferred" for your vision care insurance > company, you can rest assure you can end up paying out the nose, > especially if you wear multifocal lenses. Single vision are not too > bad, but not great either. You will do better not even using the > insurance and paying out of pocket. Only use the insurance for exams > and measurements, then buy online!!!! > > On Sep 19, 3:31 pm, Patrick <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 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-Hidequoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Check us out at the oft-updated http://glassyeyes.blogspot.com! 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