athena53
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DH's regular eyeglasses (he has a separate pair for computer use) have a break in one stem and he wanted to get them repaired. We went off to Costco and found, not surprisingly in this throwaway world, they can't be repaired. And, because of a state law, new frames means a new vision exam and, probably new lenses. It's illegal to use a prescription more than a year old and he's probably had those glasses for 3 years.
We'd encountered this earlier when living in KS, but now it seems inane. DH was recently diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. He's 78 and probably has less than a year to live even though he's getting treated for it. Now he's faced with a choice of getting an eye exam and new lenses he doesn't want or need, or living with a pair of glasses repaired with duct tape.
We're fortunate. We can afford an eye exam and another pair of glasses, especially at Costco. DH is still ambulatory; he just wears out easily. This law really rubs me the wrong way, though. To me, it's meant to protect the revenue stream of the eyecare business.
Do all states have this law?
We'd encountered this earlier when living in KS, but now it seems inane. DH was recently diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. He's 78 and probably has less than a year to live even though he's getting treated for it. Now he's faced with a choice of getting an eye exam and new lenses he doesn't want or need, or living with a pair of glasses repaired with duct tape.
We're fortunate. We can afford an eye exam and another pair of glasses, especially at Costco. DH is still ambulatory; he just wears out easily. This law really rubs me the wrong way, though. To me, it's meant to protect the revenue stream of the eyecare business.
Do all states have this law?