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• Senseless@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Yup, same. - 7.75 and -8.25 plus astigmatism on both sides. The last lenses, which weren’t even the most expensive ones, including the health insurance benefit cost me nearly 700 Euros.

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  • ragebutt@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Does Europe have options that break the luxottica stranglehold?

    I have some major qualms with zenni optical, warby Parker, etc but the fact of the matter is that luxottica/essilor had a stranglehold on many independent opticians, places like Walmart and target, chain stores like LensCrafters, etc and drove prices up substantially. Those other places have issues but they bring costs down substantially

    My newest glasses I got last week. -15, -15.25, astigmatism both eyes, prism. Warby Parker frames were $99 and 1.74 index lenses brought to 230, with insurance it was $130 because they pay for frames. Zenni would’ve been even cheaper because they have frames super cheap and the 1.74 index for like $75 but warby Parker has actual stores near me where I can get an exam and also get the glasses adjusted if necessary.

    Whereas a few years ago I was in the same boat as you. My script was closer to -13.75 then but the local optician only had luxottica brands: Gucci, Ray ban, etc. a few no name ones that still cost like $150 instead of $250-300. High index lenses were like $3-400. Insurance would bring the $6-800 glasses down to 4-600

    Someday I’ll get implantable contact lenses. They recently approved the ones that correct astigmatism in the USA and can correct up to -20. No insurance coverage though. “Cosmetic”. $5-7000 per eye. Sigh

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    • Senseless@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I don’t even know tbh. Never heard of Luxottica before. After a quick search I found that they manufacture Ray Ban, Oakley and other brands. They’re very available here as well but I have no idea what conditions apply to what optometrists.

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