I've been wearing glasses since I was 10. As soon as I could wear contacts, I did and I've been a consistent contact lens wearer since. I swear after my pregnancies my eyes changed a bit, and I switched from 2 week disposables, to daily lenses. I love them but they tend to be pricey. Brian also wears glasses/contacts, so between both of our vision needs, we spend a lot of money each year just to see!
Last fall, Brian upgraded to a new pair, after like 7 years, and I was instantly jealous. Because I tend to only wear contacts, buying new glasses has always been a real treat, and I was quickly obsessed with finding a new pair. I'd been wearing mine for about 4 years and the style was outdated and the lenses had scratches. I thought if I could find a great pair, then I would wear them often and save a little on buying contacts regularly.
For about 20, of the 24 years, I've been seeing the same doctor in town. I had a change in insurance when I was working at Vineyard Vines, and saw someone else who was basically next door to our office. Now, back with my original doctor, he offered me a discount on a new pair from his showroom. I tried on probably 20 pairs, before I settled on this pair by Coach, and I was smitten. I couldn't wait for them to be done. Easy-peasy... or so I thought!
This past Saturday I picked up the glasses for the 3rd time, with the 3rd set of new lenses. I've baffled my doctor, and his technician because each of the other two lenses just didn't work. Now, I've completely frustrated them, and I've become the client they dread seeing. So, no matter what, I can't go back there for a while.
My last pair of glasses was an easy transition for me, especially since I bought them at Warby Parker. So, the whole process is essentially done online. The prescription that was used for those glasses, was prescribed by the other doctor. I ordered them, received them and it's been seamless ever since. I really wish this experience was similar. When I first picked up the glasses like 2 months ago, I got a headache within minutes. It took the excitement of the new frames and just squashed it in instantly. I read online to give it time, etc so I tried to wear them for a few hours at night, but they made me nauseous and dizzy, it was a mess. So, I went back and we reviewed everything and I even brought my old glasses in for comparison. If they've always worked, I figured maybe they could just mimic those. It shouldn't be so difficult, right? They agreed to lower the prescipt and give me new lenses for no charge. Those were a lot better, but after a month of non stop wearing, I was STILL having issues focusing and with quick movement. I went back a week ago, and this time, they weren't so nice. I apologized a few times, because they were clearly annoyed but quite honestly I shouldn't have to apologize. I understand that I was insulting their work, but I thought I did so gently and with good reason. I mean, I just spent the money on the frames, I'm not going to waste that - I want these to work!
Anyway, I'm on day 3 with the latest and greatest, and I'm not sold. At this point, I can't tell if my eyes are adjusting, or if I've slowly forced my eyes to see. From my understanding, the difference in the doctors prescriptions is very marginal (or so he's telling me). So, it's anyone's guess at this point. Or, maybe I'm just crazy? Totally possible ;) Whatever it is, I've vowed to make these work, so I'm not giving up now! Wish me luck.
Happy Monday! XO
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