In article >,
Rhonda Anderson > wrote:

> Dan Abel > wrote in news:dabel-8064AA.20194103122008@c-61-
> 68-245-199.per.connect.net.au:

> > Many people spend hundreds of dollars just on the lenses. They can be
> > put in cheap frames or designer frames. It doesn't matter. If you need
> > those type of glasses, they are worth it. If you don't, they are a
> > waste. It is generally older people who need them, due to changes
> > inside the eye. Older means starting in the mid-40's. Your eye doctor
> > is the best person to talk to about this.
>
> When I read Sheldon's post I did wonder if glasses were perhaps a lot
> cheaper in the US than they are here. I am short sighted and have an
> astigmatism (which affects focus so unfortunately the magnifying ones you
> buy at the store don't work for me) and have had to wear glasses since I
> was 8.
>
> My last pair of glasses was over $700

AU or US dollars? (and no, I don't know the conversion anyway).

> and less than $200 of that was
> frames. At my last checkup (and you've reminded me that I'm overdue for one
> - thank you!) I was told that I'd probably need to get multifocals soon
> (I'm 43) and they'll be even pricier I imagine.

It sounds like the US is indeed cheaper. Hundred of dollars for lenses
would be for the very fanciest progressives, which some people find
indispensable. Single vision (not multifocal) lenses to correct
astigmatism and myopia ran US$25 each, last time I checked. Nice frames
are less than US$100.

Although good vision is very important for both eating and cooking,
we're a little off the topic here. Send me an Email (my address is
valid), preferably with full prescription, and I will give you my more
detailed amateur advice.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA