Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m guessing you’re seeing an optometrist at a commercial eyeglass fitting and sales establishment. You should be seeing an opthalmologist. They are physicians.

I’ve worn glasses since I was a small child, and that’s a long time. I have never even heard of a physician not handing over a written script, let alone resisting providing one.

A good rule of thumb is that if a health care provider (or any service provider for that matter) resists your reasonable requests, they’re not the right one for you.

And no, you don’t need a signed script to order glasses, at least not online.

This PP doesn't know what they are talking about.
(1) It's TOTALLY unnecessary for someone to see an ophthalmologist unless they have a specific reason to (strabismus, for example). Optometrists are totally fine for most people.
(2) I've ordered glasses and contact lenses online from several places and ALL of them have required me to upload my prescription. If they don't require that, they are not a reputable place and I would not trust them.

It's true that most optometrists work in a setting that also sells glasses, but they are legally required to give you your prescription. If they don't, report them to the state board of optometry and find a new optometrist.

Actually, I know precisely what I’m talking about.

Optometrists are “TOTALLY” fine, until they’re not, and part of the problem is they don’t always know when they’re not.

Not “ALL” online vendors require written prescriptions, and the glasses I’ve gotten from those who don’t have been accurately made, as verified by an ophthalmologist.

Anonymous wrote:I’m guessing you’re seeing an optometrist at a commercial eyeglass fitting and sales establishment. You should be seeing an opthalmologist. They are physicians.

I’ve worn glasses since I was a small child, and that’s a long time. I have never even heard of a physician not handing over a written script, let alone resisting providing one.

A good rule of thumb is that if a health care provider (or any service provider for that matter) resists your reasonable requests, they’re not the right one for you.

And no, you don’t need a signed script to order glasses, at least not online.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m guessing you’re seeing an optometrist at a commercial eyeglass fitting and sales establishment. You should be seeing an opthalmologist. They are physicians.

I’ve worn glasses since I was a small child, and that’s a long time. I have never even heard of a physician not handing over a written script, let alone resisting providing one.

A good rule of thumb is that if a health care provider (or any service provider for that matter) resists your reasonable requests, they’re not the right one for you.

And no, you don’t need a signed script to order glasses, at least not online.

This PP doesn't know what they are talking about.
(1) It's TOTALLY unnecessary for someone to see an ophthalmologist unless they have a specific reason to (strabismus, for example). Optometrists are totally fine for most people.
(2) I've ordered glasses and contact lenses online from several places and ALL of them have required me to upload my prescription. If they don't require that, they are not a reputable place and I would not trust them.

It's true that most optometrists work in a setting that also sells glasses, but they are legally required to give you your prescription. If they don't, report them to the state board of optometry and find a new optometrist.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I tell them I need it for something they don’t offer, like a prescription snorkel mask. Passive as hell, but it works. Even if I have zero intention of ordering said mask.

Yes, I could go to a different optometrist that doesn’t make this difficult. But this one is really convenient, has hours that work for us, the doctor works well with my kid, and we don’t need anything complicated. It’s just their administration that sucks, and I can get around that.

+1

I do this too. Some other variations:
- my primary care doctor was asking about changes to my vision as part of my broader health and I want them to have a record of it
- I had my eye on a specific line/frame that you don't carry

Anonymous wrote:NP: how do you politely decline ordering contacts through an office?

Anonymous wrote:I stopped using MyEyeDr many years ago because they always made me wait for the prescription. You are NTA. This is horrible practice and I'd absolutely get snippy with them.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP: how do you politely decline ordering contacts through an office?

Should clarify, I am good at saying no, but their assumptions "how many months would you like to order" instead of asking if I want to in the first place are difficult to rebut.

Anonymous wrote:I’m guessing you’re seeing an optometrist at a commercial eyeglass fitting and sales establishment. You should be seeing an opthalmologist. They are physicians.

I’ve worn glasses since I was a small child, and that’s a long time. I have never even heard of a physician not handing over a written script, let alone resisting providing one.

A good rule of thumb is that if a health care provider (or any service provider for that matter) resists your reasonable requests, they’re not the right one for you.

And no, you don’t need a signed script to order glasses, at least not online.

NP: how do you politely decline ordering contacts through an office?

Anonymous wrote:I tell them I need it for something they don’t offer, like a prescription snorkel mask. Passive as hell, but it works. Even if I have zero intention of ordering said mask.

Yes, I could go to a different optometrist that doesn’t make this difficult. But this one is really convenient, has hours that work for us, the doctor works well with my kid, and we don’t need anything complicated. It’s just their administration that sucks, and I can get around that.

I stopped using MyEyeDr many years ago because they always made me wait for the prescription. You are NTA. This is horrible practice and I'd absolutely get snippy with them.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m guessing you’re seeing an optometrist at a commercial eyeglass fitting and sales establishment. You should be seeing an opthalmologist. They are physicians.

I’ve worn glasses since I was a small child, and that’s a long time. I have never even heard of a physician not handing over a written script, let alone resisting providing one.

A good rule of thumb is that if a health care provider (or any service provider for that matter) resists your reasonable requests, they’re not the right one for you.

And no, you don’t need a signed script to order glasses, at least not online.

Uploading your prescription is the last part of ordering.

I have never uploaded one.