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Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

And prescriptions for glasses in general bug me. The only argument for requiring them and having them expire I have heard is that the wrong perscription could be dangerous while driving and such. But heck, we don’t make you retake the drivers test every 2 years, and people’s driving skills certainly decrease with age. So why prescriptions? Seems like another one of those good for business and not for people laws.

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Hoimo@ani.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
How do I prescriptions for glasses even work on your side of the pond? I assumed it was just jargon of a sort, because round these parts I just go to a glasses seller and ask him for his strongest glasses. Then he says “no traveller, my strongest glasses are too strong for you, you can’t handle my strongest glasses” and does the eye test with me before making lenses at the proper strength.

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- BombOmOm@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  You go to an eye doctor, they do the various tests and create a prescription with the necessary details to get you the right glasses. For the next year, you can use that prescription to buy glasses anywhere you want.
  
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  - Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    I thought you got at least 2 years…
    
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throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
You can just go online and buy them, they don’t care about “expired” prescriptions, they only need the numbers.

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- BassTurd@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  True for glasses, illegal for contacts. It’s the dumbest shit ever. I don’t need a prescription for band aids, why do I need one for eye correction?
  
  $$$
  
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  - throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    For contacts I kinda get it.
    
    You could have eye conditions that make you unsuitable to use contacts.
    
    For glasses, its absolute bullshit.
    
    An “incorrect” lens monted on the exterior of your face will not harm you (other than making you a bit dizzy).
    
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    BassTurd@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    The thing is, if you’re eyes are unsuitable for contacts, you’ll know really quickly. I would think almost anyone that would buy contacts without an active prescription, has already tried contacts. You still have to know the numbers, so at some point there was an active prescription. I’ve never been to an eye doctor that didn’t give free contacts samples, so there’s that option too.
    
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- Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Sure, but I shouldn’t have to. Seems like more of a reason that requiring perscriptions isn’t really about anything but money.
  
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