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December 16, 2004
My Eye Exam
So to catch up on the last couple of days, Thursday was irritating and Friday was even worse. Josh came down Thursday night which was the highlight of the past 2 days.
Thursday evening I had an eye appointment. I still have money in my flex account to use and i figured it was a good place to use it but the problem was, I didnt know whether I wanted new contacts or new glasses. So I went there thinking I just wanted a basic eye exam for glasses and if I needed to get an additional exam, I could always go back.
So I explained 2 things to the girl behind the counter before I went in for the exam. I explained that I only wanted an exam for what my copay would cover which would be a basic eye exam. She said that was no problem. I also explained that I had my contacts in and wanted to take them out. I was told to leave them in because the doctor would probably want to check them as well. So I left them in.
After all was said and done, I go to pay for my copay, and the optomotrist tells her to charge me for a contact lens evaluation. Well you could imagine that I wasnt going to sit quiet and pay for that so I spoke up and reminded them of my original request. I was a bit steamed but managing it well. The optomotrist pulled me aside (to prevent a scene in front of people Im sure) and we discussed it. She said she couldnt write me a prescription for contacts without the exam and wouldnt charge me for it, but would write me a prescription for glasses. I agreed and walked out of there.
Mind you, my eyes are now dialated from those drops they put in your eyes and walking home was interesting. Blurred lights everywhere and crossing the street, my depth perception was completely off. Im lucky enough to be alive as opposed to dying by force of a car lol.
So on the way home, I started thinking. I felt a bit raped in a way. I wanted contacts but didnt want the exam. I started thinking as to what the laws were and why she couldnt issue a prescription for contacts since she *did* do the test for it. It was their fault for doing it when I requested them not to, and it really shouldnt make a difference now which prescription she wrote.
With this in mind, I did some research. What I found is that they cant hold a prescription for contacts based on a payment fee. This irritated me more but knowing that I may have read that wrong or interpreted it wrong, I emailed the american board of optometry. Im still waiting to hear back from them.
So with that, I came home, took an hour nap and awoke to Josh and his classmate getting in around 9:30. They made great time. His friend Devin was supposed to get a hold of his friend in Berkeley which didnt happen. I stayed up till about 11:30 and after thinking about work the next day, I finally went in to bed. Midnight... still no sleep. 12:30am, still no sleep. 1am, still no sleep. UGH, 5am is coming so soon and I have insomnia. Finally around 1:30am (after Josh came in and Devin crashed on our couch), I got to sleep. Which brings me to Friday.......
Posted by Des at December 16, 2004 08:31 AM
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