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10-22-2013, 10:41 PM
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We have a prescription but just don't know where to fill it. Does Costco make good glasses? Looking for a good company to fill the prescription.
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10-22-2013, 11:55 PM
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I don't think prism glasses are as difficult to make as progressive lenses and such. The most important part of the equation for me has always been the eye exam accuracy. Hopefully, the examiner was patient and thorough.
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Mark in Idaho "Be still and know that I am God" Psalm 46:10 |
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10-23-2013, 02:56 PM
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Mark,
The eye center at UC Berkeley did the testing so I believe it was complete and accurate. I would like to just get these glasses and not pay top dollar  Thanks |
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10-23-2013, 09:28 PM
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Google prism glasses. You will find some ideas about sources for glasses.
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10-24-2013, 12:09 AM
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Thanks...didn't even think of that
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10-24-2013, 12:25 AM
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Costco does prisms. I got my sunglass ones done there (with amber tint for blocking blue light). I couldn't get my other ones done there because i need a ten % tint and they don't do that,.
I am in Canada. The prices were good, and I don't think that a prism was much more than normal single lenses. 10-15$$$ if anything?
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What happened: Legs pulled forward by a parent's hockey stick while resting at the side of the rink at a family skate....sent me straight back. I hit the back of my head (with helmet) on the ice, bounced a few times, unconscious for a few minutes. September 11, 2011. Off work since then…I work part-time at home when I can. It has been hell but slowly feeling better (when I am alone☺). Current symptoms: Vision problems (but 20/20 in each eye alone!) – convergence insufficiency – horizontal and vertical (heterophoria), problems with tracking and saccades, peripheral vision problems, eyes see different colour tints; tinnitus 24/7 both ears; hyperacusis (noise filter gone!), labyrinthian (inner ear) concussion, vestibular dysfunction (dizzy, bedspins, need to look down when walking); partial loss of sense of smell; electric shocks through head when doing too much; headaches; emotional lability; memory blanks; difficulty concentrating. I still can’t go into busy, noisy places. Fatigue. Executive functioning was affected – multi-tasking, planning, motivation. Slight aphasia. Shooting pain up neck and limited mobility at neck. Otherwise lucky! Current treatments: Vestibular therapy, Vision therapy, amantadine (100 mg a day), acupuncture and physiotherapy for neck, slow return to exercise, magnesium, resveratrol, omega 3 fish oils, vitamins D, B and multi. Optimism and perserverance. |
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10-24-2013, 11:59 AM
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You can save $ by using your own frames, and usually smaller frames work better for prisms.
The issue with prisms is getting a quality lab that can produce quality prisms. My local eye doctor had to send the frames back twice (I have very bad eyes, astigmatism, bifocals, etc). But the final pair worked quite nicely. The prisms were not an instant panacea. They helped but did not resolve a lot of my vision issues. It made reading easier for me (I went from 5 minutes to 1 hour). But after an hour, there is still pain. (My eyes don't work together, so the brain turns off one image, but the brain still receives both images, so it has to choose which one which is best which results in headaches). You can probably use a local optometrist in SJ that you trust or Costco.
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The event: Rear ended on freeway with son when I was at a stop in stop and go traffic July 2012. Lost consciousness. Post-event: Diagnosed with post-concussion syndrome, ptsd, whiplash, peripheral and central vestibular dysfunction and convergence insufficiency. MRI/CT scans fine. Symptoms: daily headaches, dizziness/vertigo, nausea, cognitive fog, light/noise sensitivities, anxiety/irritability, fatigued, convergence insufficiency, tinnitus and numbness in arms/legs. Therapies: Now topamax 50mg daily; Propanolol and Tramadol when migraine. Off nortryptiline and trazodone. Accupuncture. Vitamin regime. Prism glasses/vision therapy. Vestibular therapy 3month. Gluten free diet. Dairy free diet. On sick leave from teaching until Sept. 2014. |
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10-25-2013, 12:35 AM
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Thank you for the suggestions...I believe that she gets a free pair of glasses every other yr. She doesn't technically wear them so hopefully our eye place can come through. Interesting about getting smaller frames--that is most helpful.
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