Comments on: Give Me My Pupillary Distance http://www.pupillary-distance.net National Petition Sat, 28 Aug 2010 22:50:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: John Drake http://www.pupillary-distance.net?cpage=1#comment-865 John Drake Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:50:55 +0000 http://www.pupillary-distance.net/?page_id=40#comment-865 Admin- Thanks for the advice. After reading that report from Which? magazine, based on some experiences I've had with optometrists, it wouldn't surprise me if the same study were done in the U.S.A., the results would be similar. I have sort of taken your advice. The blog webiste http://www.glassyeyes.com deals with the subject of buying glasses online. I've posted about it on there so hopefully, it will get others interested. John Drake Admin-

Thanks for the advice. After reading that report from Which? magazine, based on some experiences I’ve had with optometrists, it wouldn’t surprise me if the same study were done in the U.S.A., the results would be similar.

I have sort of taken your advice. The blog webiste http://www.glassyeyes.com deals with the subject of buying glasses online. I’ve posted about it on there so hopefully, it will get others interested.

John Drake

]]> By: admin http://www.pupillary-distance.net?cpage=1#comment-757 admin Tue, 03 Aug 2010 12:18:10 +0000 http://www.pupillary-distance.net/?page_id=40#comment-757 Hello John I suggest that you contact Zenni Optical or one of the other major online prescription glasses players in the US. Tell them about our petition in the UK and tell them about the success in changing the law to include the PD in British Columbia, Canada and ask them to set up a similar petition so that US consumers can express their view about restrictive practices in the optical industry. Kind regards Ewan Hello John

I suggest that you contact Zenni Optical or one of the other major online prescription glasses players in the US. Tell them about our petition in the UK and tell them about the success in changing the law to include the PD in British Columbia, Canada and ask them to set up a similar petition so that US consumers can express their view about restrictive practices in the optical industry.

Kind regards
Ewan

]]> By: John Drake http://www.pupillary-distance.net?cpage=1#comment-661 John Drake Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:25:27 +0000 http://www.pupillary-distance.net/?page_id=40#comment-661 I found your page while doing a search on ways to get pupillary distance. However, I'm in the U.S.A. so your petition doesn't apply to me. Do you know of any such campaign in the U.S.A.? My wife has a strong prescription and she has a lot of trouble getting good eyeglasses. In addition, in the U.S., only 22 states require opticians(the people who make the glasses) to be licensed and my state is not one of those 22, so there are many untrained people here making glasses. We'd like to have the option of going online for glasses, but with her strong prescription, we don't want to risk measuring it inaccurately ourselves. Good luck with your petition. John Drake I found your page while doing a search on ways to get pupillary distance. However, I’m in the U.S.A. so your petition doesn’t apply to me. Do you know of any such campaign in the U.S.A.?

My wife has a strong prescription and she has a lot of trouble getting good eyeglasses. In addition, in the U.S., only 22 states require opticians(the people who make the glasses) to be licensed and my state is not one of those 22, so there are many untrained people here making glasses. We’d like to have the option of going online for glasses, but with her strong prescription, we don’t want to risk measuring it inaccurately ourselves.

Good luck with your petition.

John Drake

]]> By: Kashif Haque http://www.pupillary-distance.net?cpage=1#comment-651 Kashif Haque Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:29:23 +0000 http://www.pupillary-distance.net/?page_id=40#comment-651 Having recently had me eyes tested and sptting a pair of frames that I liked I attempted to order on-line only to be stumped as my PD was not on the prescription. I rang up Tesco's where I had my eyes tested where I was informed that it was illegal for the optician to give me this information. when I queried this I was told the optician ws too busy to speak to me!! (I have written to head office to complain). I attempted to get my PD from elsewhere only to be told by vision express they don't do it unless you but glases from them and optical express wanted to charge "between £30-£40" to measure it!! fortunatley a local independent optician did it for free and I saved over 30% on my new glasses. Having recently had me eyes tested and sptting a pair of frames that I liked I attempted to order on-line only to be stumped as my PD was not on the prescription. I rang up Tesco’s where I had my eyes tested where I was informed that it was illegal for the optician to give me this information. when I queried this I was told the optician ws too busy to speak to me!! (I have written to head office to complain). I attempted to get my PD from elsewhere only to be told by vision express they don’t do it unless you but glases from them and optical express wanted to charge “between £30-£40″ to measure it!! fortunatley a local independent optician did it for free and I saved over 30% on my new glasses.

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