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glasses redux
Sep. 29th, 2009 06:42 pm[huge sigh of relief]
I went to the eye doctor this morning before work, and had my lenses transplanted into my old mismatched-earpiece-but-wearable frames. So I was good for the day (sort of -- these frames are decidedly suboptimal, but at least I can see). After work (when I had an adequate amount of time and the technician was there) I went back to look for new frames.
There's a new technician at my optometrist's, and she is worth many times what they're paying her, no matter how much that is. She told me when I walked in that she'd been looking at my file, and thinking all day about which new frames my lenses could be ground to fit without messing up my prescription (I have a very complicated prescription -- my right lens is about twice as thick as my left and I have astigmatism and lineless bifocals -- this means getting the lenses to the exact right spot in front of my eyes is something of a challenge). She said she'd come up with a few ideas. The fourth one she tried worked, and not only that, they look nice and come in a color (brown) that I can live with.
Then she told me she had permission to give me a 20% discount on the frames. Then she told me how much they cost.
I am getting brand-new flexible metal frames with my lenses ground to fit them, for less than $75. This is about a fourth of what I thought I was going to have to pay (because I thought I was going to have to get new lenses -- I did mention the e/x/p/e/n/s/i/v/e complicated prescription, right?).
I am now seeing through my old lenses (which are only one click in one eye different from my current ones), and my new glasses will be ready in a week (they had to order in the brown frames -- the ones in the office were a rather hideous shade of blue).
I am thrilled. And Sarah the technician? Was utterly brilliant. Thank you thank you thank you.
I went to the eye doctor this morning before work, and had my lenses transplanted into my old mismatched-earpiece-but-wearable frames. So I was good for the day (sort of -- these frames are decidedly suboptimal, but at least I can see). After work (when I had an adequate amount of time and the technician was there) I went back to look for new frames.
There's a new technician at my optometrist's, and she is worth many times what they're paying her, no matter how much that is. She told me when I walked in that she'd been looking at my file, and thinking all day about which new frames my lenses could be ground to fit without messing up my prescription (I have a very complicated prescription -- my right lens is about twice as thick as my left and I have astigmatism and lineless bifocals -- this means getting the lenses to the exact right spot in front of my eyes is something of a challenge). She said she'd come up with a few ideas. The fourth one she tried worked, and not only that, they look nice and come in a color (brown) that I can live with.
Then she told me she had permission to give me a 20% discount on the frames. Then she told me how much they cost.
I am getting brand-new flexible metal frames with my lenses ground to fit them, for less than $75. This is about a fourth of what I thought I was going to have to pay (because I thought I was going to have to get new lenses -- I did mention the e/x/p/e/n/s/i/v/e complicated prescription, right?).
I am now seeing through my old lenses (which are only one click in one eye different from my current ones), and my new glasses will be ready in a week (they had to order in the brown frames -- the ones in the office were a rather hideous shade of blue).
I am thrilled. And Sarah the technician? Was utterly brilliant. Thank you thank you thank you.
