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Post by sally29 on Nov 8, 2011 5:48:10 GMT 1
My glasses have been -1.75 for 17 years. I read Martin's eye book and did the what was recommended for 4 months straight. I went to get a checkup after the 4 months and my doctor kept my glasses at -1.75 but chaged my contacts to -1.50! My contacts have been -1.75 for 6 years. So I went to a different eye doctor to get a test and she scanned my glasses first and then gave me an eye test where I read all the letters, etc. Now this doctor tells me "You can see at -1.75 and -1.50 but I'm going to keep you at -1.75 to be on the safe side." I can see the same at -1.75 and -1.50, they are the same to me. So why do these 2 doctors not want to give me a weaker prescription, but the one will give me a weaker contact lense prescription. Bottom line is: I see equally at -1.75 and -1.50! I want the -1.50 glasses so I can continue with my eye improvement program. Why are these 2 doctors holding back my -1.50 glasses? The thing is, I did not tell them I have been strengthening my
eyes for the past 4 months, why do they not want to give me a weaker prescription, it feels like they want me to stay the same. They are doing their job by keeping me "on the safe side." I don't understand why both doctors are scared to give me -1.50.
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Post by Martin Brofman on Nov 8, 2011 10:08:20 GMT 1
They do not believe that it is possible for prescriptions to get weaker - but you can insist on getting the weaker prescription. It's your money, and they are your eyes. You can insist.
...and if you come to a class, it may be possible for you to accelerate the improvement process.
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Post by sally29 on Nov 8, 2011 10:33:11 GMT 1
So far I only have the prescription, when I buy the glasses I'll have to speak to the doctor and say I want the -1.50 glasses. So far for me, it seems to be working, but it is very gradual. When I go back to buy the glasses I'll have to talk to the doc and say I want the -1.50 glasses. I feel that I worked hard for the 4 months and I am seeing results. I guess the best thing for me to do is speak up for myself when I go back to actually purchase the glasses.
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Post by Martin Brofman on Nov 8, 2011 10:49:26 GMT 1
I believe you can also get an examination by the optician where you buy the glasses, and see what that result is.
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Post by sally29 on Nov 8, 2011 11:07:30 GMT 1
I've had 2 different examinations by 2 different doctors in 2 diferrent locations and -1.75 was the same as -1.50 both times! I feel like I am being judged on my past prescription, and I really hope I get my hands on -1.50 glasses because they are the same to my eyes as -1.75, I don't know where to go from here if I am refused weaker prescription.
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Post by Martin Brofman on Nov 8, 2011 17:36:23 GMT 1
Instead of getting the exam by the doctor, see if you can be examined by the optician who is selling the glasses - and either way, it is you who decides what to do, not the doctors.
You can insist on getting the 1.50 prescription, particularly if your eyes are tested the same as with the 1.75.
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Post by sally29 on Nov 10, 2011 3:48:11 GMT 1
Today I went to the optician. He gave me a test to read the bottom line with -1.75 lenses. Then he gave me a test to read the bottom line with -1.50 lenses. They were both equal to my eyes. So I told him I wanted the -1.50 lenses and he said "It is not blurry?" I saw the bottom line perfectly! So now I am buying the weaker prescription, all I had to do was tell the truth.
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