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Originally Posted by Guru
 I know you can. 
I purchased the first pair from Walmart at the low end for $180 and just ****ing hated them. Not comfortable and the viewing corridor was crap even though I paid for the wider corridor. I went to my eye doctor and they were trying to sell me a pair for $400. There is no way I am paying that much for my prescription. Its more of an astigmatism correction than anything else. Barely any add value at all for reading.
ITs a racket what they try to charge for eye glasses these days. |
I usually buy them when I'm in Korea. Top shelf stuff, super light frames and lenses, AR and transition (darken in sunlight) - the works for about $90 without insurance. I got my friend a pair when I was there in August, nice but without the extras for $75. And here is the catch - they are the exact same glasses you get here. It seems like it is a racket here in the US.
My eyes have been changing quickly though, and I decided recently I need progressive bifocals because not only close up but intermediate distances are starting to get fuzzy. So I went to the eye doctor and ordered some. $400, with insurance. Ouch.