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[quote=Anonymous]I'm the OP and I ended up going to iDoc in DC. They have a great selection of frames. I spent a lot, my insurance doesn't cover glasses purchased there, but it's worth it as I found frames I really like, and I wear my contacts much less now since I'm confident going out in these.

While I was shopping around, I also found several pairs I liked at Voorthuis. They apparently don't take insurance at all but have lots of good options if you can splurge. With the high index lens, you really do have more options in terms of frames. You need to stick with certain materials but you don't have to get the tiny frames I got last time.

My next move is to get prescription sunglasses.

I too have been wondering about reading glasses. So far, I don't have the need but I know it's coming in the next few years. Not looking forward to getting used to that whole thing.

BTW, did anyone catch the NYT article on lasik recently???? Holy crap. In sum, a lot of people who can technically see 20/20 after the procedure are considered success stories, but many have painful and lifechanging symptoms - seeing triplicate, debilitating dry eye, etc. And the crux of the article is that those outcomes get majorly underreported because the people can "see" on the eye test.

Critics are saying the bar should be much higher, since people getting the surgery are for the most part healthy and can be corrected with lenses or glasses, and so millions of people with healthy eyes are suffering because of the surgery. Really fascinating.[/quote]

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