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Author complains about when he broke his glasses, the local lens crafters wouldn't make a new set of glasses for him by reading the prescription off his old glasses. Apparently state law prevents this from being done. The opticians tend to think that most people carry their contact lense prescription with them everywhere, and that it's no big deal to be forced to take an exam, even if there is no doctor at the store to give the exam.
I saw a claim that old glasses should be donated to a group that includes Lens Crafters who refurbishes the glasses. So I found this blog post by querying for
- Google: "Lens Crafters" refurbished
The author says:
- None of the commenters from your profession have yet successfully demonstrated why I shouldn't be allowed to just walk into a Lenscrafters and order a pair of lenses JUST LIKE THE ONES I ALREADY -- DEMONSTRABLY -- HAVE. That's because you really CAN'T logically defend such a ban, can you? You are quite happy, I'm sure, with your little monopoly and with the protection your lobby receives from politicians.
And an optician responds:
- the law of tolerances (optical slang) requires glasses be accurate to a certain degree depending the on strength of the RX. after passing through the original manufacturer and then through the hands of another person reading the lenses a second time, your RX could end up more than a full diopter off power (that's a lot!), yet they would still be considered 'within tolerance' if we don't know what was originally intended by your eye doctor. so for your protection, the law requires a written RX.
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