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Contacts are even worse. Did anyone notice that online vendors in the US like the 1-800 one were well cheaper, and now somehow they all have the same pricing?
by mancerayder 8y ago
Contacts are even worse. Did anyone notice that online vendors in the US like the 1-800 one were well cheaper, and now somehow they all have the same pricing? And that a special contact lens check is required, at a separate price, to get a prescription for contact lenses renewed, even if the script is the same for glasses and contacts, and you just did the glasses? And that while you can buy 100 years of contacts, the script is only valid for 12 months on the dot? Oh, and you can't resell your unopened box of contacts on eBay or anywhere.
Regulations are good but these laws in the US are very cartel-y. I remember in the UK in 2012 or so I could order as many contacts as I wanted with no script, no questions asked, online.
- walterbell 8y agoThere are online contact lens providers which don't require prescriptions, regulations vary by country and state.
- riahi 8y agoYour prescription cannot be the same for contacts as it includes additional parameters like curvature. The diopter may or may not be similar, true. The whole point of a separate contact lens exam is to assess lens fit and check for corneal complications usually related to over-wear.
- mancerayder 8y agoCurvature doesn't change. The UK has or at least had the ability to order online scriptless, it's not exactly anarchy over there. Also as mentioned I can order 10 years of contacts with one 'valid one year' script.