Not sure where you're located but I'm pretty sure providing the prescription automatically is standard almost everywhere after an eye exam.
I've worn glasses for decades and have gotten annual exams in all parts of the world. Always got a printout of my prescription and never had to ask.
Came here to say this. I kept checking to see if this garbage was an opinion piece. I don't care how shitty the guy is; the article reads like it was written by an angsty teen.