When I was a child, I wanted to wear eyeglasses because I think it's fashionable but now that I am experiencing problems with my eye sight, I really need to wear glasses not for fashion, but for correcting my vision. There are many optical shops out there that sells eyeglasses of different styles and features. For business purposes, they have focused on making people look good in their glasses more than curing their eye problem which is why, it seems that everyone who enters an optical shop and demands for an eye check-up would hear that they really do have an eye problem even though in reality, they do not. Of course, the customers who don't have much knowledge would believe the optometrist and be forced to buy eyeglasses that costs P2000 and above depending on the grade and the brand.
Magno Optical was the first shop I went to when I first decided to have an eye check-up. Back then, it was detected that I have astigmatism so they told me that I need glasses for correction and I need to wear it all the time. They even put a feature that is UV proof so I could be protected from radiations since I told them that I often work in front of the computer. All in all, I spent three thousand pesos but It was worth it because my condition improved however, because I don't wear my glasses most of the time, my astigmatism went worst and I needed to change or upgrade my lenses.
The closest clinic to us is in Sta. Lucia East Grand Mall so we went there and searched for an Optical shop. Our first choice was Magno Optical but they charged us P5000 for the glasses so we searched for another. Not so far, is Eye Optical Shop, quite smaller and fewer people are visiting the shop. They showed me cheaper glasses but the qualities are less. Yet, I still pursued to get my eyes checked. So, I went to the machine for eye scanning and the Ophthalmologist told me that my astigmatism on one eye improved. We then went to a room where I was asked to read small letters one meter away from where I seated. I did not know if I was reading it correctly but she told me, that there seems to be no problem regarding my sight. I told her that at times, my eyes get blurred especially when reading and that I am having headaches recently. After this, she tried different lenses with different grades on me, my sight improved when wearing the lenses as compared to when I don't wear any. But before we moved on to the next process, I also tried my old glasses and it was better as compared to the lenses that they suggested. Therefore, I told her that I am not going to buy anymore. Anyway, the glasses that I am currently wearing seems better. Then she told me and my mom that my right eye went worse and that I really need to buy a new one because the problem on that eye caused my headaches. However I remembered that earlier she told us that my astigmatism improved. It sounded like she has not really assessed me correctly and she's just up for profit. I am not going to risk for an unsure process especially that the amount they were asking, P3000 is not a joke. For those who are having eye problems, I suggest that you see a doctor in a hospital or clinic instead of those who are in shops because they are just going to sell their glasses and let you believe that you have a need for it even though you don't.
Magno Optical was the first shop I went to when I first decided to have an eye check-up. Back then, it was detected that I have astigmatism so they told me that I need glasses for correction and I need to wear it all the time. They even put a feature that is UV proof so I could be protected from radiations since I told them that I often work in front of the computer. All in all, I spent three thousand pesos but It was worth it because my condition improved however, because I don't wear my glasses most of the time, my astigmatism went worst and I needed to change or upgrade my lenses.
The closest clinic to us is in Sta. Lucia East Grand Mall so we went there and searched for an Optical shop. Our first choice was Magno Optical but they charged us P5000 for the glasses so we searched for another. Not so far, is Eye Optical Shop, quite smaller and fewer people are visiting the shop. They showed me cheaper glasses but the qualities are less. Yet, I still pursued to get my eyes checked. So, I went to the machine for eye scanning and the Ophthalmologist told me that my astigmatism on one eye improved. We then went to a room where I was asked to read small letters one meter away from where I seated. I did not know if I was reading it correctly but she told me, that there seems to be no problem regarding my sight. I told her that at times, my eyes get blurred especially when reading and that I am having headaches recently. After this, she tried different lenses with different grades on me, my sight improved when wearing the lenses as compared to when I don't wear any. But before we moved on to the next process, I also tried my old glasses and it was better as compared to the lenses that they suggested. Therefore, I told her that I am not going to buy anymore. Anyway, the glasses that I am currently wearing seems better. Then she told me and my mom that my right eye went worse and that I really need to buy a new one because the problem on that eye caused my headaches. However I remembered that earlier she told us that my astigmatism improved. It sounded like she has not really assessed me correctly and she's just up for profit. I am not going to risk for an unsure process especially that the amount they were asking, P3000 is not a joke. For those who are having eye problems, I suggest that you see a doctor in a hospital or clinic instead of those who are in shops because they are just going to sell their glasses and let you believe that you have a need for it even though you don't.
Oh this is true? I'm a customer of EO for many years. I bought my eyeglasses and contact lens from them. But I will follow your suggestion to have my eye check up at the hospital instead at the clinic.
ReplyDelete