I unfortunately was given the wrong prescription here... by a lot :(. The script felt very wrong and I went to get re-tested just 6 months later elsewhere, which I had unfortunately put off due to out-of-pocket costs. So glad I did- The prescription I was given here was both not strong enough (OD -1.50 OS -2.00, only 6 months later it is OD -2.25 and OS -2.50) but also the astigmatism was wrong (OD -1.00x170 and OS -1.00x175, again only 6 mo later it is OD -0.75x165 and -0.50x175 - which makes more sense as my astigmatism has been pretty stable through years and not worsened to my knowledge, but my distance vision has definitely been progressively worsening through the years.
I could tell something was off as I had felt my eyes worsened in the year since my prior diagnosis, but was told my prescription was not much stronger but that my astigmatism had worsened. The test went really fast and when shown "before" and "after" new prescription, for the first time in years I saw no difference - despite that I and those around me could tell my eyesight worsened. On wearing the glasses, I immediately and for the months following noticed that my vision was not better than before the new script (and I couldn't see/read as far as other people I compared with). I also noticed that my vision felt "wrong" with the glasses on in a way I didn't experience when I went back to my old prescription (which I did for many months after months of trying the new ones) - I believe this was due to the increase in the astigmatism strength.
Everyone makes mistakes - even in healthcare. So I get it. But the most annoying thing is they really try to sell you stuff here! It feels more like a car dealership than a medical office. They try to convince you to buy from them (e.g. "our glasses are better/have special stuff and if you buy from another vendor they will be bad quality and cheap") and also make contact lenses very expensive - most places contact fitting is covered by insurance fully although you do have to pay for lenses, at least with my insurance. But here there is an ADDITIONAL like 200$+ charge for an additional "class" you have to take that isn't covered by insurance? - it is much more extensive than the contact lens policy of the other place I went. It made me think contact lenses were prohibitively expensive for me, but now I am getting fitted for lenses next month and can't wait!
I just got my new prescription, but I am very hopeful it will improve my recent uptick in migraine frequency. We'll see, but either way it will be nice to be able to see better! I would recommend looking at other places in your area sadly. read more