Debt Support Group

Despite what my son's eye doctor said, it looks like getting his new prescription filled is not an option. While his prescription may have only changed slightly, ds complained that he couldn't read the street signs until he was right on top of them last night. While I agree it's harder to read street signs and traffic signs in the dark, I think his old script may be partly to blame for his difficulty as well. We were hoping to hold off but now I'm thinking we can't.

Since Connor only owns one pair of glasses I'm going to have to have the script filled by a one hour place like Lenscrafters. Insurance doesn't cover fills done by lends crafters.

stacy

Hi Stacy,

I used to love LensCrafters because the selection was great and you can get your glasses right away.  But I won't shop there anymore because the prices are so high!

If I might make a couple of suggestions : (1) check and see if you can have the lenses replaced in his existing glasses.  Sometimes they will do it for a fraction of the prices of new glasses.  (2)  Shop around.  On average, I was spending about $350 on a pair of glasses at LensCrafters.  One day, I saw a sale sign at Sears and managed to get 2 pairs of glasses (regular plus prescription sunglasses) for only $200.  And they are great!  Sure, I had to walk around for 10 days with my old glasses, but that wasn't such a big deal.

You might want to have him check to see if he has the same blurriness during the day though.  Although I think night blindness is more common in older people, it does happen at other ages.  If he doesn't have the problem during the day, then new glasses won't help much at all. 

That's a good idea. I hadn't thought to check that. I'll have to ask him about that.

stacy

The reason we have to go to lenscrafters ( I personally can't stand them) is that he only has one pair of glasses. Which means in order to replace the lenses I have to have a one hour service, as he can't see without them.

I refuse to pay for new frames when there is nothing wrong with his existing frames.

stacy