Launch HN: JetLenses (YC S18) – Lowest Prices on Contact Lenses

Post by florabuzzword » Tue, Aug 07, 2018, 3:37 AM UTC

rootusrootus wrote: post #70

florabuzzword wrote: post #65

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Good luck actually getting glasses or contacts in the US without a current prescription. I could never find somewhere that would even sell them to me. And it’s a nightmare because my eyes don’t change. I just want the same glasses but without the scratches. Getting them requires finding a doctor whose calculations will match. This usually requires finding the best doctor in town who will take the time to get the righ…

I just bought a few pairs of glasses for my daughter from Zenni a few weeks back. I needed the numbers, but no proof that they came from any kind of doctor.

Post by soneca » Tue, Aug 07, 2018, 10:39 AM UTC

dpandya wrote: post #67

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Yeah ... about that. The US seems to be the only country which treats basic optometry like some kind of rocket science. Where did you guys get that idea that prescription should match so very precisely? Unless you have some rare condition +/- 0.25 dioptre doesn't make much difference. Glasses/contacts are the simplest optical instruments, not a Hubble telescope. Why do you need a specially trained person to dispense…

These are all great points. > Where did you guys get that idea that prescription should match so very precisely? It's often much less about the prescription than the characteristics of the material used for the contact lenses and the measurements of your eye. The base curve and diameter portions of the prescription are used to capture this. > Why do you need a specially trained person to dispense a box of contact len…