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<blockquote data-quote="emotionallybankrupt" data-source="post: 371113" data-attributes="member: 8226"><p>Upallnight, I'm glad Sam's worked out for you!</p><p> </p><p>I had an interesting/frustrating appointment at the eye doctor. They spent a lot of time with me, re-assessing the prescription, and they didn't even suggest charging me a penny. The technician actually had me looking through the machine so long, making comparisons, that I was getting awful cramps in my neck and shoulders. Despite the "nice-ness" though, I am frustrated because I don't understand what is happening. The claim seems to be that I have been consistent in my choices of "best" on each particular exam day, but that I'm not consistent from last exam to this exam. They wanted to change my script today in BOTH lenses to reflect "today's" choices, but I argued to keep the current new right lense, which seems JUST RIGHT as well as to make the left lense more toward the "old" script which seems CLOSE to just right. Apparently what is happening with my vision in the "real world" doesn't match what is happening in the exam room, and that is disturbing to me, because I don't know what to do about it. My guess is that the new left lense script is a guess. I must admit I don't have any better ideas though.</p><p> </p><p>The doctor believes that the new left lense I had made MUST be defective for me to have been so uncomfortable with it, but nobody can find anything wrong with it in the machine reading. He says that sometimes there are defects that just can't be identified but all is well when the lense is made again. </p><p> </p><p>The optical place ordered the new lense today. Actually BOTH lenses. The policy is apparently to re-make both, even if the change is only in one. Since that is the case, I decided to get the transitions lenses. I'll sure not be turning loose of any lenses I currently have in my possession though!</p><p> </p><p>Probably my biggest frustration is that I don't understand, and I'm not used to leaving a doctor's office without understanding. The more questions I asked, the more muddled things got for me. The appointment was long and they were patient with my questions, but in the end I was confused and didn't know what else to ask. Maybe I'm as much a mystery to them as their explanations are to me. I'm just hoping for the best with the lenses ordered today.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="emotionallybankrupt, post: 371113, member: 8226"] Upallnight, I'm glad Sam's worked out for you! I had an interesting/frustrating appointment at the eye doctor. They spent a lot of time with me, re-assessing the prescription, and they didn't even suggest charging me a penny. The technician actually had me looking through the machine so long, making comparisons, that I was getting awful cramps in my neck and shoulders. Despite the "nice-ness" though, I am frustrated because I don't understand what is happening. The claim seems to be that I have been consistent in my choices of "best" on each particular exam day, but that I'm not consistent from last exam to this exam. They wanted to change my script today in BOTH lenses to reflect "today's" choices, but I argued to keep the current new right lense, which seems JUST RIGHT as well as to make the left lense more toward the "old" script which seems CLOSE to just right. Apparently what is happening with my vision in the "real world" doesn't match what is happening in the exam room, and that is disturbing to me, because I don't know what to do about it. My guess is that the new left lense script is a guess. I must admit I don't have any better ideas though. The doctor believes that the new left lense I had made MUST be defective for me to have been so uncomfortable with it, but nobody can find anything wrong with it in the machine reading. He says that sometimes there are defects that just can't be identified but all is well when the lense is made again. The optical place ordered the new lense today. Actually BOTH lenses. The policy is apparently to re-make both, even if the change is only in one. Since that is the case, I decided to get the transitions lenses. I'll sure not be turning loose of any lenses I currently have in my possession though! Probably my biggest frustration is that I don't understand, and I'm not used to leaving a doctor's office without understanding. The more questions I asked, the more muddled things got for me. The appointment was long and they were patient with my questions, but in the end I was confused and didn't know what else to ask. Maybe I'm as much a mystery to them as their explanations are to me. I'm just hoping for the best with the lenses ordered today. [/QUOTE]
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