We've had discussions like this, and there are two resolutions. First, try
wearing only your new glasses for a few days. It could just be a matter of
adapting to your new prescription.
If, after a few days of wearing they still don't feel right, then talk to
your doctor. The prescription may be wrong, or just need a little
tweaking. Having bought them in a local store, they'll likely remake them
at no cost.
Your prescription is pretty strong, so getting it exactly right is going to
be important.
As to the ordering process, it's pretty straight forward. You enter numbers
into the online form, and they make the glasses you order. With most sites
you don't have to send in your prescription...this is actually one of the
things that the optical industry finds objectionable.
Bottom line, try the glasses for a few days. If they don't work for you,
double check with the doctor and the dispensary.
Messing with your prescription would probably work out just fine...but it
should be a last resort.
-- Chuck Knight
On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 3:42 PM, namalion <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi; I'm new to the website and forum. I just got new glasses 3 weeks
> ago ("only" $145 after insurance), and they still feel too strong.
> I'm correctable to 20/15 vision, but I'd really like a pair that
> corrects me to something like 20/40 since I'm mostly just wearing them
> around the house in the mornings and evenings when I don't wear my
> contact lenses. So my question is, can I order a new pair from an
> online glasses maker and just manually input about a diopter less or
> so on each lens (I do have a strong Rx, around 8.25 for each eye),
> keeping all other numbers the same (I do have a little astigmitism)?
> Is this legal? Would the online company ever require me to fax or
> mail the original prescription? BTW, I did ask my opthamologist who
> wrote the Rx if he could reduce the power but he just tried to
> convince me that if I kept wearing the glasses he prescribed, I'd
> eventually get used to it. Actually, I'm just using my old glasses
> now (at 6 diopters), which are much more comfortable than the new
> ones. Any help would be appreciated, as I'm very new to online
> glasses ordering!
>
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