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From: herbie@watdcsu.UUCP (Herb Chong, Computing Services)
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: Re: contact lenses : doctor vs dispenseries
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Date: Sat, 10-Nov-84 15:06:16 EST
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Posted: Sat Nov 10 15:06:16 1984
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The problem, as I see it, is to find a good optical place to buy
your lenses.  I think that you're going to have to rely on the
experiences of your friends and any other sources, like the net.
When I got my contacts, I got them through a doctor because of the bad
experiences of my brother.  He only paid $149 CAN (about the going rate
in Canada) but had all kinds of trouble with them.  They kept bothering
him and the technician where he bought the lenses couldn't seem to help.
Now he barely wears them. I paid $280 for mine through the optometrist
and had a year of followup appointments.  Except for the first week or
so, I have been wearing mine all the time for about 12-14 hours a day
and have had no problems that were not my fault.  A good technician
can do most of the right things too, but unless you can find one,
your eyes may be better off in the long run.  BTW, $600 for contacts from
the doctor?  Is this typical in the US?  About $200-$300 was what I
would have expected.

Herb Chong...

I'm user-friendly -- I don't byte, I nybble....

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