Worse yet...the eye testing machine (I've gone blank on its name...1 or 2, 1
or 2) has a spot where it can be used to measure PD. It's read out in
digital numbers...quite clear.
As for honesty... These optometrists are providing a service, and doing a
reasonably good job of it. Their job is, simply put, to test your eyes and
vision for problems, and then provide a prescription which will correct for
any errors detected. They usually do a darned good job.
The "honesty" comment above indicates that, since it is often true that the
doctor also dispenses the eyewear, that he has a conflict of interests. He
will often severely discount the exam, expecting to make up the difference
in the sale of the glasses...and, consequently, it's in his best interest to
"find" some reason why you need new glasses every time.
If their price structure was reexamined, an eye exam might cost $100 instead
of $50...but we'd walk out with *all* our information, every time, and not
simply be *expected* to buy the glasses at his shop, and only his shop,
ever.
I have *NO PROBLEM* with the doctors being in business. Heck, I have my own
business, complete with overhead, operating costs, etc. Customer retention
is a major concern for me...BUT, optometrists shouldn't clandestinely
subsidize one half of their business with the other half, by holding their
customers hostage. I have no problem with them wanting to keep me as a
customer, but wish they could be a bit more open about it.
Eye exam $100 - $50 off your first pair of glasses.
That price structure would give the same results, and incentivize customer
loyalty, but in this way we would know what we're paying for, and they
wouldn't have to complain that by giving out PD information they are
allowing their customers to "escape."
ESCAPE!!!
Seriously, check the links posted to the optiboard discussion forum, for a
bone-chilling look at a "professional" forum.
-- Chuck Knight
On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 6:44 PM, Firewalker <[email protected]>wrote:
>
> On Mar 10, 12:41 pm, abfabdude <[email protected]> wrote:
> > If it eats into their bottom
> > line then re-structure the price of the exam with honesty...
>
> Honesty?? ::Cough Cough:: ;>
> Exactly how much could a pair of blank glasses, a dry erase marker,
> and a ruler cut into their bottom line?
>
> Bottom Line...It's just plain laziness. They think that it's the
> optician's job to do the measuring.
> Guess they don't even know what their own title means.
> Optometrist.....OPTO=(optical, optics) pertaining to vision or the
> eyes.
> METRIST=one who measures. (metrics).
> So, optometrist stands for one who measures eyes and vision.
>
> My pupils are part of my *eyes*, and PD is *measuring* the distance
> between my pupils.
> So, *doctor*....quit ter whinin' and do yer dang JOB!! :)
>
> --End 2 cents Mode--
>
> -=# Firewalker #=-
> >
>
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