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Re:Launch HN: JetLenses (YC S18) – Lowest Prices on Contact ... by 1996 on Monday August 06, 2018 @03:35PM (#17700951)
no prescription needed?
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Re:Launch HN: JetLenses (YC S18) – Lowest Prices on Contact ... by namibj on Monday August 06, 2018 @04:54PM (#17701706)
You need a prescription to buy contact lenses in the US? Pills and such makes sense, but what can you do wrong with contacts, apart from having the wrong strength/astigmatism?
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Re:Launch HN: JetLenses (YC S18) – Lowest Prices on Contact ... by pravda on Monday August 06, 2018 @05:45PM (#17702042)
Ophthalmologists need money!

Believe it or not, it used to be illegal (in certain US states) to purchase reading glasses 'over the counter'.

That's right, reading glasses were by prescription only.

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Re:Launch HN: JetLenses (YC S18) – Lowest Prices on Contact ... by benehmke on Monday August 06, 2018 @03:46PM (#17701059)
nope... uk gets something right I guess
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