Re: 39 dollar glasses

In article <VCr4g.385$nV4.115@trnddc04>,
"*** Adams" <bad.addr@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

"William Stacy" <wstacy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I charge $100 for the lenses, and my lowest frame on display is priced
at $128. I have others in trays for under 90. I will discount both
because I accept about 50% of my prices on many insurances.

I've heard this story too many times. How much does it cost? Oh,
US$100. But I can get it for US$50 at XYZ. OK, it's US$50. My HMO
just charges US$50 up front.


I should
have mentioned my rent is over 3000 per month, and I pay employees.
Again, what should I charge the patient for glasses that cost me 340?


Zero. Just have the insurance pay for them.


For me, tripane or progressive lenses would have an almost plano center.
Before implantation, I preferred single vision glasses for each occasion,
as I could never get used to even bifocals (or they could not be made
right?).

No eye doctor yet (I have seen three since implantation) mentioned the
possibility of single-vision glasses for close, and for distance.


So, my question would be: would the Doctor advise the patient of less
expensive possibilities before signing him up for a pair of $400 eyeglasses?

The eye doctor will recommend what works best for most people. I've
talked to a bunch of people, and read posts on this group. I also have
a wife. I think you have one of those also?

They all want a pair of glasses that they can slap on and leave on. You
and I are probably the only people in the whole world who prefer to swap
glasses. It just worked great for me. I was happy.


I have another burning question, too: How many recipients of implants
come out with their eyes so well adjusted for good eyeglassless midvision?


I'm glad that you are happy with that. Others on this group like this
also. I made the choice to get corrected for distance. It's worked
well for me.


I expect I am quite lucky to have had the surgeon I happened to find, who
seemed to know how and where and how much to use the blade.

I was very happy that my surgeon actually talked to me. I made the
decision, but we talked about it at length. Others on this group have
complained about surgeons who made the decision without talking to their
patient. I suspect that they realized that the patients didn't have a
sufficient understanding to make a decision.

--
Dan Abel
dabel@xxxxxxxxx
Petaluma, California, USA
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