It's not entirely required. You can go on Zenni (and other online stores) and buy a pair of glasses with whatever correction you want. Though, I do largely agr

It's not entirely required. You can go on Zenni (and other online stores) and buy a pair of glasses with whatever correction you want. Though, I do largely agree that the actual assessment by an optometrist is literally unnecessary. I've personally had to adjust my prescriptions because the optometrist pushes me to something that strains my eyes.