Seeing is Believing

I had an eye exam recently. Thank God, as I have aged, my vision has become more stable (no drastic drops in vision like my younger years). Yet for the past two or three years, every optician I see warns me “You have to have 20/40 vision to drive in New York State.” Of course, 20/40 vision can be met with corrective lenses, but I think they are insinuating that my corrective vision is borderline? That, or they are kidding with me.

Eyeglasses are becoming more and more expensive. Is it the insurance companies surreptitiously driving up the prices? Not sure. But mine cost $250 and then the kids had to get some and that was another $650 dollars! Our insurance paid for a large chunk of it (about 80% of the cost) but then I realized that if we’d purchased discount eyeglasses from Zenni Optical, I’d have paid a lot less. I went with the insurance deal because I figured it would be less money, but I think not.

If you haven’t heard, Zenni Optical is an online discount prescription glasses manufacturer and retailer. CNN, FoxNews, Clark Howard and a number of other folks have mentioned and reviewed Zenni. Zenni has eliminated the expensive middle man to offer customers extremely low prices on glasses. Of course, you have to find an optician to give you an exam and give you your prescription details. You need that information to purchase online glasses. But the prices are SO low that Zenni is making a lot of news. Glasses for under $10?! How much does that expensive middle man at the retail eyeglasses store get paid, anyway?!

Check out the store, you may find something you like. And good luck with the New York State DMV eye exam.