I had a good day today. I felt better than I have been, had some gratifying financial news, and also had confirmation regarding my relatively new prescription sunglasses. I knew something was wrong with them from the start, said so, but was brushed off and told to give them a try. I took them back, the optometrist said she could fix them with just an adjustment. I was skeptical, but they were much better. After a couple weeks, though, there was still something wrong. It took me a long time to realize what it was. Today I took them to the opticians I trust and that optician spotted the problem right away: the prescription is too high. Of course, they are now out of warranty.
I thought that when you had glasses made through your insurance you were getting the same quality, just at a lower price. I now know that that's not necessarily so. I learned today that some labs use a generic progressive lens. I'd never heard of that. My clear progressive cost $$$, but there is nothing generic about them. No wonder I like them so much! I now must decide whether I want to pay $$$ for quality sunglasses.
