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[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Thank you for looking and trying your best. I'm still confused though.

Last they told me was my left eye was -4.5, and my right eye was -4.25, both with a 15⁰ astigmatism.

But what's up with that 134? Do you really think that's meant to read 134?

I dunno, serious legit questions, regarding the handwriting, not asking any medical opinion, just handwriting..

[–] jet@hackertalks.com 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It was written as 134. I don't know if that's what they intended.

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Looks like 13y and fo to me.

At least I think I can read the rest of it, I guess..

But am I supposed to guess on bullshit like this to order glasses online?

[–] jet@hackertalks.com 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You can call the office and ask them to read you the last prescription to confirm it.

You can take your glasses to a lens store and they can read the values your glasses use.

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

They can't do that anymore with my latest glasses, because the 'protective' layer is rotting off.

They won't get any valid measurements unless they go to my prior prescription from like 6 years ago.

Which is illegal for them.

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Get a new prescription, fucking hell...

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Please explain, why can people go to the Dollar Tree and purchase a positive prescription for super cheap, but people with a negative prescription get fucked in the ass?

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works -1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Because quality doesn't really matter if it's glasses you're wearing on and off to read things close to your eyes but if you read a lot you won't buy cheap dollar tree glasses and if it's to see at a distance you'll wear the glasses at all times.

My vision is better than yours and I still wouldn't do shit without my glasses.

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The quality of my prescription is just fine, even if it is outdated. The quality of the lenses and frames is what's messed up. The lenses are scratched to hell and back, and the frames snapped in two over a year ago and are rigged back up with a hairpin.

And of course, Walmart is shutting down all of their health centers..

I'd be ecstatic if I could just get my last prescription remade by a different company in different frames. It's not like the lenses are out of focus, they're just extremely scratched up.

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works -1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Ok, back to my point and not whatever you understood, it's about the quality of the glasses, not the prescription. Hell, your prescription is clear, both your eyes aren't the same, try to find dollar tree glasses with different prescriptions in each eyes, good luck.

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Dollar Tree is not an option for me. They legally cannot sell negative prescriptions for myopia (nearsightedness). They only sell positive prescriptions for farsightedness.

Go ahead, go check. You won't find a negative lens anywhere off of a cheap rack.

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works -1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That's what I keep telling you, there's a reason for that, your asked why, I explained why.

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

No, you explained that I have a slight difference between each eye. Obviously. That's beside the point.

If I got generic lenses of -4.5 in both eyes, that would do me plenty well enough. Definitely better than no glasses at all.

But they do not sell any generic negative lenses off the shelf.

It's like the system decided to be prejudice against nearsighted people for the corporate wallet.

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works -1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

...

https://sh.itjust.works/comment/13577950

It's a conversation, what was said in previous messages doesn't cease to exist just because I sent another reply.

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You speak of quality. Where's the quality when my $200+ lenses already have 4 scratches before I even get to the vehicle to head home?

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works -1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Sounds like a you issue more than a quality issue to me.

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I keep an old prescription lens in my wallet, and everyone told me that would end up scratched to hell and back. But nope, that emergency lens is fine, after years in my wallet. It was the newer Walmart glasses that I wear daily that couldn't even make it to the vehicle brand new before getting 4 scratches.

I don't need a new prescription, I just need new lenses that ain't all scratched up and might actually resist scratches. And I find it extremely unfair that farsighted people can just go get generic glasses for like $10, while nearsighted people have no such option.

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works -1 points 2 months ago

Holy shit dude, do you want people driving with glasses with lenses produced without any quality control? Honestly, at this point I would say that you're probably better off losing your license if you care so little about your ability to see.

I'm done with you, you're just hopeless.