Re: Eye Doc results today

trigonometry1972@xxxxxxxxx | <trigonometry1972@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

  My two sets of glasses/frames were some $2000, all out of pocket, and
worth every Euro. Those of SWMBO were even more expensive. My (97-yo)
mother's were $1200.

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--
Frank Slootweg

That is still too much. Bifocals aren't that much more costly. Those
frames better have a lifetime guarantees and make you look ten years
younger.

Mine are multi-focals, i.e. a continuous change over the height of the
glasses, not a boundary. Then there's special optics for the sides. They
are also self-colouring, so most of the time I don't need sunglasses.
Then there's all kinds of degrees of anti-reflection. Then there's all
kinds of degrees of hardening. Etc., etc..

The *frames* are actually a very small part of the total cost. IIRC,
some 10%.

If all you need are very simple glasses, then count yourself lucky.
But if you need (very) complex glasses, then be glad that they are
available, at a price.

For me, they are a blessing. I can do (nearly) everything with them
and don't need to continuously change glasses for different, and often
continuously changing, situations. Even something as 'simple' as driving
a car needs good vision at a multitude (not just one or two) different
ranges of distance.

--
Frank Slootweg
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