Do your eyes bug you even though your prescription is "correct"?

Re:Do your eyes bug you even though your prescription is "co... by jfengel on Friday March 07, 2025 @03:53PM (#43294514)

I recently made an optometrist appointment, and was surprised to discover that I could do virtual appointments. And they were a lot easier to get.

I'm skeptical that that can work. I suppose you can administer a basic eye test and get a close-enough prescription, but this is really important and I want to get it exactly right.

I kinda wish I could give it a try, just to see what they can manage to do without all of the tools that an optometrist would apply. But I've got some concerns (which is why I made the appointment) and I'd rather have somebody look closely.

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Re:Do your eyes bug you even though your prescription is "co... by bluGill on Friday March 07, 2025 @05:14PM (#43295366)

Getting your correct prescription is easy. They have had machines that do that for 30 years. The optometrist might tweak that a little, but the machine is good enough.

What you also need though is someone to look into your eye and machines still don't do everything an optometrist does there. (though there are other machines that do things your optometrist cannot)

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Re:Do your eyes bug you even though your prescription is "co... by GianFabien on Friday March 07, 2025 @05:35PM (#43295546)

There is no way that some computer or smartphone app can replace optometrist equipment. I have different prescriptions for reading glasses and occupational glasses, the distance difference is about 20" and it does call for different lens.

Furthermore an assessment by an optometrist should also check for glaucoma and macular issues.

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