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Well, if you want a checkup, then the American system is fine, right? The issue are those people who just want glasses / contacts – Personally I know my specs,
by madsbuch 3y ago
Well, if you want a checkup, then the American system is fine, right? The issue are those people who just want glasses / contacts – Personally I know my specs, and often just go to a pharmacy to get a box of contacts.
Also, I did not propose to go to Tokyo. There are plenty other locations that are more practical for Americans.
- NavinF 3y agoI can't think of a single place that's cheaper to fly to than the price of contacts in the US. No, not Canada.
- midoridensha 3y agoIt probably depends on where in the US you are: if you live in Buffalo, for instance, you can probably save a bunch of money just driving over the border to Canada and getting some stuff there. If you're that close, you don't need to fly.
- midoridensha 3y ago>Well, if you want a checkup, then the American system is fine, right? Not in my experience. They seem to have done away with yearly checkups altogether, claiming somehow they don't work (!). Here in Japan, you get a yearly checkup (for free!) which checks all kinds of things: eyes, ears (audiometry), chest x-ray, abdominal ultrasound, blood test, stool/urine, etc. The idea is to catch problems early instead of waiting for patients to feel like there's a problem and see a doctor on their own. The American system doesn't seem to believe in this any more, though it did decades ago.