Have You Had Your Eye Exam Yet?
When the great people at BlogHer decided to a meetup at Lenscrafters I knew I had to go. Not only was I waaay overdue for an eye exam, my children had never had one. When I was in third grade I was told that I needed glasses and I have been wearing them ever since, but did that mean my kids might need glasses someday too? I set off to the flagship Lenscrafters in NYC to find out.
I thought that learning about glasses, eye exams and eye health was going to be boring, but I was pleasantly surprised. The doctors that lenscrafters had on hand to talk to us were informative and made me excited about eye care. Did you know that the eyes hold the only view of nerves in your body without being cut open? Did you also know that children’s eye exams in school were not only just eye screens and not a total eye exam but also regularly fails to pick up problems with children’s eyes? Did you know a child should have his or her first eye exam around age 3 or 4?
Yeah, I didn’t either.
The consultants were amazing to work with, they took one look at you and were off finding the perfect frames. With the thousands of frames that Lenscrafters has, that is no easy task. I had a blast trying on everything from funky to preppy and finally found a classic pair that I loved.
The eye exam itself was thorough and quick, I learned that most people visit that store on their lunch hour! You shouldn’t just get an eye exam for a new prescription, you also need to be checked for vision loss or diseases.
I really have to thank BlogHer and Lenscrafters for the complete eye exam, glasses and knowledge that I left with. I am scheduling my twin’s eye exams before school starts and making sure my entire family gets a complete eye exam at Lenscrafters every year!
Lenscrafters, eye exams, eye healthy, children’s eye exams, parenting, children
August 18th, 2008 at 6:46 pm
I am an Independent Doctor of Optometry Next to Lenscrafters in South Florida. I’m really glad that you discovered that eye health can be quite interesting….and not boring at all. Your summary was really great and very informative!!
I often blog about the difference between vision screenings (done at school’s or Pediatrician’s offices) and actual Eye Exams done by an Eye Doctor. You can really make a big difference with your blog….providing great education about eye care!!
Kudos to Lenscrafters for holding this event in NYC. I can personally attest for Lenscrafters - that they really DO care about children’s visual and eye health. They often send out educational emails to their affiliated doctors concerning the importance of child eye care. They just sent one last week explaining that only 14% of children under the age of 6 have had an actual Eye Exam….which means 86% of these kids have not. A vision screening at school is not a substitute for an eye exam…
August 18th, 2008 at 11:08 pm
Hi! I was there at the event also, although didn’t get much of a chance to meet the other bloggers
Debi
I have twins also! I wish i had met up with you for a chat!
August 28th, 2008 at 7:21 am
Oh, the perils of living in the middle of nowhere. No Lens Crafters near me. Bah.
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September 13th, 2008 at 1:51 pm
Yeah this is all a big hype to make you buy into the “you need eyeglasses BS”
I went to about 6 eye examiners including the ones mentioned above and they all were different for one. But, one thing for sure they are like a cars salesman trying to get you to fall pray to the you need glasses deal.
Please don’t fall pray and watch the movie “SICKO”
P.S. I have perfect vision by the way had them tested several times in California, New York, Michigan, Oregon and Florida.
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