If you have even the slightest vision problem, you know the necessity for eyeglasses. In a highly visual world, our eyesight is essential and should be a high priority. The highest quality is important in choosing frames, lenses, and eye care services. With the influx of online shopping, purchasing glasses online has increased tremendously. Online shops offer prescription glasses at low prices, causing many patients to choose them over the traditional in-office purchase. Unfortunately, this is not the best choice for patients. Let’s explore a few of the many reasons purchasing eyeglasses online are not beneficial to the customer.
To begin with, medical services should not be purchased online. Remember that the need for eyeglasses goes far beyond fashion accessories. Vision is a special gift, which should be preserved with care. The medical need for eyeglasses cannot be handled with care over the Internet because it is custom for each patient. Quality is more important in medical care and should be on an individualized basis. Online representatives are at a disadvantage to understand patients’ needs and providing the best product.
Certified Opticians hold value when choosing correct frames and lenses for your lifestyle. The in-person conversation about your lifestyle is essential to choosing the correct frames and lenses for each patient, which can only be done with a certified optician. They take the time to know your needs; for instance, do you spend a lot of time on the computer and need a specialized coating to protect your eyes in the long run? Do you need bifocals and should purchase a certain shape frame to accommodate? Many customers will opt out of important coatings and material while purchasing online because they do not understand the need for anti-reflective lenses, polycarbonate material, and specialized lenses.
Most importantly, there are incorrect measurements for glasses when patients order online. Often patients ask the doctor for their prescription and assume that is all they need, but that is not all to buying prescription eyeglasses. Patients need specific measurements that are specialized for opticians to perform. For instance, what is the measurement for your glasses? Or the biggest question is the measurement of the optical center of your eyeglass lenses? This is the most essential for the part that gives you the truest vision, and it should be directly in front of your pupils. The measurement is used to figure the placement of the lenses in your frames so the optical center is customized for your eyes.
Today, optometrists and eye care centers understand the need for lower prices, but there is a bigger need for quality. Many offices offer a wide range of eyeglasses to compete price-wise with online purchases. If this is a concern for you, discuss this at your next comprehensive exam to find a better option for you to still have quality eye care. Remember, there are plenty of things to buy online but medical care is just not one of them.
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