Comments on: Visited Optometrist Today

By: jim

jim — Fri, 07 Apr 2006 11:44:49 +0000

Jon – I think you misunderstood me, they never forced me to buy contacts and they never withheld my prescription… I never asked for a prescription because I bought my contacts there by choice. I never asked for it because I never anticipated an optometrist going bankrupt and leaving. Just bad luck…

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Fri, 07 Apr 2006 09:22:56 +0000

(Ack, I’m probably going to initiate some spam bomb alarm)

I meant “The second I see 90+% of opthamologists have LASIKs done on themselves…”

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Fri, 07 Apr 2006 09:21:54 +0000

The second I see 90+% of opthamologists do LASIKs, I’m in. Until then, I’m out

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Fri, 07 Apr 2006 09:20:32 +0000

Jim – Just for future notice, by law they have to give you a prescription even if you don’t ask for it. They also can’t make you buy contacts from them. (Although maybe that’s why they went under?)

Mike – This depends on your state, and may be from 1 year to 2 years or more. I honestly don’t remember them even checking last time I ordered online, but it’s been a while…

Google “Contact Lens Rule FTC” for more info.

By: Mike D

Mike D — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 16:49:21 +0000

@Jonathon

Glasses and contact lens prescriptions expire after a year. I’ve actually had 1-800 Contacts refuse an order due to an outdated prescription.

By: jim

jim — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 23:46:35 +0000

Yes, I love my FSA for this kind of stuff but that $61 was unforseen and so that dips into the “emergency” portion of that… though honestly I don’t budget my FSA all that strictly anyway so no big deal.

By: lamoneyguy

lamoneyguy — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 23:23:25 +0000

Do you contribute to an FSA (not Financially Savvy Atheist)? This seems like an opportunity to use some of those pre-tax dollars.

By: jim

jim — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 22:45:01 +0000

I never got a prescription when I went to my last optometrist because I bought the contacts through them… then they went under.

I’m thinking about it but it’s an expensive procedure, maybe in a few years.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 21:05:12 +0000

If you think your current contacts are okay, why not just take your old prescription and fill it elsewhere? I never go to the eye doc unless I need to, and I hate that air-puff thing.

What happened to the lasik idea?