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Can anyone speak to why you need an up to date prescription to buy glasses or contacts? It has never made an ounce of sense to me, yet I have been blocked from
by ericmcer 8y ago
Can anyone speak to why you need an up to date prescription to buy glasses or contacts? It has never made an ounce of sense to me, yet I have been blocked from doing it in the past, gone through the rigamarole to find out my prescription is unchanged, and then bought them.
- umvi 8y agoThe party line is: "to check your eyes for disease" If you reply: "People that don't need glasses don't get their eyes checked every 2 years for disease" The party line will be: "People that don't need glasses are at lower risk for eye disease" I just got a physical copy of my prescription and uploaded it to my google drive. It's 5 years expired, but I still see 20/20 and use it to purchase new frames online.
- Retric 8y agoIn a word corruption. Building a machine to automate an eye exam seems obvious. But, the industry pushes back vs anything that would lower costs.
- ukyrgf 8y agoYou can walk into Walmart right now and buy reading glasses over the counter. I can type in random numbers on a dozen sites and get glasses made to spec. Contact lenses are regulated by the FDA.