Prescription glasses cost many Canadians too much - CBC.ca

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Prescription glasses cost many Canadians too much [SIZE=-1]CBC.ca[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]Bergez said it's the established players — both retailers and those regulating the optometry industry — that are keeping the cost of glasses high. Competition in the market may be an optical illusion, as LensCrafters, Pearle Vision, Sears Optical and ...[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1][/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]http://news.google.com/news/more?ned=us&ncl=db_QMywN-4GmAqM[/SIZE]

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[Aaron Buthod]

"When asked by a Marketplace producer for her PD, a Pearle Vision clerk responded that they were not allowed to divulge that information."


This is the first time I have heard of a corporate optical with a PD policy. Do any of the American chains have the same policy?

 

[Phillip Meredith]

I have to say it always bugs me when I hear people talk about the costs of glasses. I wonder how people who are legally blind would respond if given the chance to use a device that would improve their vision to the level of fully functional for $42 per month. (A $1000 pair of glasses (this articles high price) breaks down to less than $42 per month over two years). That is less than one pays for cable tv....but this device allows them to live a life free from being visually handicapped. I don't get the whining about the cost.

 

[Gregory Wilson]

And now they're running a poll asking if opticians should refract, with the suggestion that it would reduce costs of eyewear (how I'm not sure).

http://www.cbc.ca/news/yourcommunity/2012/02/should-opticians-be-allowed-to-prescribe-glasses.html

Everyone should go here and vote no.

 

[PETER ROZANEC]

And now they're running a poll asking if opticians should refract, with the suggestion that it would reduce costs of eyewear (how I'm not sure).

http://www.cbc.ca/news/yourcommunity/2012/02/should-opticians-be-allowed-to-prescribe-glasses.html

Everyone should go here and vote no.

Bruce Bergez is touted as a hero in this story, which diminishes any credibility these two-bit 'journalists' could have. Bergez has been convicted of contempt:
http://www.thespec.com/news/crime/article/263743--great-glasses-owner-jailed-a-year

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