my optomitrist did almost the same thing and then recommended one of the woman he works with to go online i think he is going to try it as well btw, he has come to glassy eyes so hopefully he's joined here and will say something
vi On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 8:25 PM, Chuck Knight <[email protected]> wrote: > > Many of the places online use a "generic" frame...it's often the same frame > as a designer brand, but without the label. > > Let me tell you this story. I got my first pair of online glasses at the > start of last year...my ophthalmologist complimented me on them, and with a > little conversation, he let loose that they looked like they cost about > $250. Quite nice, stainless steel, flex temples, half rim frame. I got them > at Zenni...for $8 + $5 A/R coating. > > http://zennioptical.com/cart/product.php?productid=691&cat=20&page=1 > http://www.chuckknight.com/pics/me.jpg > > He heard the word "online" and virtually snatched them off the table...he > wanted to test them, because he'd heard about the online thing, but none of > his patients had tried it. > > He went ahead and tested the lenses against the prescription I ordered. They > were, and I use this term quite precisely, a *perfect* match for my written > prescription. They ran the tests 4 times, because apparently a *perfect* set > of lenses is a very rare thing. > > He wanted all the information about it...3 of his nurses now have pairs from > Zenni, and they recommend it to some of their patients. > > I've had 5 pairs ...I had 3 checked by this man, and they were all absolutely > perfect. > > I definitely think I "get what I pay for." > > -- Chuck Knight > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Check us out at the oft-updated http://glassyeyes.blogspot.com! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GlassyEyes" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/glassyeyes?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
