Abm0raz's Journal: Fsck lawyers

ok, bare with me, this could use a little explinations. Setting the background:

background info #1: I have bad eyes. Very bad eyes. Uncorrected, I'm near legally blind (as is my dad). My left eye has a visual angle of -10.5 (nearsighted 210/20), and my right eye is -7.5 (nearsighted 150/20) with a 170degree astigmatism. I also have detached retinas, severely colorblind, and am highly light sensative (SDPC hint).

Background info #2: I work as an engineer for a consulting company. My dad has worked for the same company in a different office on the other side of the state (we have 12 offices all over the eastern US). When I was covered under his optical insurance as recently as 2 years ago, I got one visit per year and either 1 years worth of contacts or 1 pair of glasses each year. Now that I have my own insurance (same company, same policy, just in my name), I'm only eligible for check-ups and corrective lenses every other year. Supposedly, this is because children's eyes change more often than adults and if a parent is covering a child, they must be kids.

background info #3: Last November, I visited my 5yr old godchild and while I was sleeping, she took my glasses to play pretend with and broke them.

background info #4: I've had past occurances of eye infections, including one so severe I had to have surgery.

Background info #5: I normally wear month disposable contacts. I've been out of contacts since last november. I've been wearing the same pair since my glasses got broke. This pair is now frayed at the edges and has visible deposits all over them.

Background info #6: I'm poor as all hell right now and have been for some time (my aforementioned job does not pay well).

Background info #7: I broke my nose this past saturday. I took a full out slapshot in the face from about 10 feet away during a hockey game. Blood everywhere. Nose is now shifted about 1/2" to the left and is still VERY VERY sore. both my eyes are black and painful as well.

ok, now ... onto the actual story. I finally have about $150 of credit available on my credit card. I called my eye doctor to get a new perscription to get contacts and he wouldn't write one because he was worried about liability of me not being checked first. If I pay for the appointment, I can't afford the contacts. Glasses are not an option because of my hockey (they'd shatter in under a week) and my nose is broke, I couldn't wear them if I wanted to.

So, because he's worried about being sued by fscking lawyers I have to wear a pair of monthly disposable contacts (that would be the same strength as what I would get new) that are a hotbed for infection, scratching my corneas, and causing callouses on the underside of my eyelids. My contacts are so shot that I have double vision in each INDIVIDUAL eye.

How come I can call an internet pharmacist and get a doctor who never met me to write a perscription for pain killers or viagra but I can't get a fsckin' pair of contacts from a doctor I know and have seen many times. I can't get a perscription that will help save other people (cause I do have to drive regularly in the city to get to work).

Fsck lawyers and their civil suits. I propose a new law that states "in civil cases, the laywer of the losing party will share the same decision as the losing party as well." This will not only clean out our court system, but really cut down on the number of frivolous cases as well. Or, how about, "A lawyer gets his first 2 years after passing the bar to practice law freely, after than he shouldn't need the practice any more and the losing lawyer in a civil case is banned from practicing law for 1 full year."

-Ab (written from about 6" from the screen)

Requiring a prescription

[Patik]

I don't see why yearly checkups are required. My contacts have been the same prescription for 4 years now. I just want to walk into the store and buy a few boxes. What harm could come from me not being checked? I passed an eye test to drive, and I don't see where else my improperly-corrected vision could hurt anyone.

Re:Requiring a prescription

[Abm0raz]

That's my point. I want replacements at the same power as my current ones, just not frayed, cracked, and damaging my eyes. At the very worse, my eyes would be the same vision just not being sliced to shreds.

-Ab

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[account_deleted]

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Can't you get the lenses online?

[sebi]

I mean if you seem to know how to get other items that normally require a prescription, then lenses should be possible too. One more question: Why did you write "fsck" all the time? What is wrong with writing "fuck" when that is what you are saying? You think fuck, you mean fuck, but you write something else. Why? Everybody reading it will have to take one extra step to get the meaning. I can understand when someone doesn't write the word for comedic purposes. Calling them love-making lawyers would have bee

Re:Can't you get the lenses online?

[Abm0raz]

1. Yes, I can get them on-line. That's what I'm trying to do, but you still need a perscription. (they require you to mail it in or fax it)

2. I don't like to swear in public forums. So I choose to write fsck instead.

-Ab

Lenscrafters - Free Eye Exams

[ceejayoz]

Most places like Lenscrafters will do the eye exam for free, and you can take the prescription anywhere.

As an example, I got an eye exam for free at Pearle Vision, then bought my glasses at Lenscrafters because I didn't like Pearle's frames.