My 89-year old father just contracted an infection in his spine that is quite painful. After about 3 weeks he was finally diagnosed. Prior to this event he lost his glasses. He really doesn’t feel well enough to transport him to the eye doctor to be fitted for new glasses (we have a new prescription). Would anyone know if there is an organization or company that makes house calls for just the measuring of the glasses? He’s already been without them for so long and will continue to be without them until he recovers from his infection which will be another 8 weeks or so. He’ll be spending a lot of time in bed and I’m sure he would love to be able to read. Thanks in advance !
Here are my two go to companies.
goggles4u.com/ (These guys always have a coupon, the current one is DIST399. The cheapest glasses will be $3.99 + shipping. It'll be about $10 delivered)
zennioptical.com/
The sites will have directions on how you can measure the PD. You can do all this yourself. You don't need anyone to fit glasses.
Are you sure he doesn't have a very old pair squirreled away somewhere?
There have been positive comments on the forum about buying glasses on line, I believe some of those sites have tutorials on how to order the right fit.
I feel your frustration ..I've been figuring out ways to do things from home that I've always taken for granted before the wheelchair entered our lives.
I suggest you take a look at Goggles 4 u... my son is a second year law student and limited time AND finances led him to that site. He wears contacts but all that reading his eyes need a break to wear glasses.. he had his prescription and if not mistaken he only measured pupil to pupil in mirror. First time users discount as well.
As a side note ...my mother has end stage macular degeneration ( amongst other ailments) and I gave her a kindle years ago that we just keep enlarging the font. Much easier also to hold than a traditional book. I was hoping we could lower the volume on some of the daytime tv noise ... didn't go my way ... turns out Steve Harvey makes perfect " background noise" for her reading ...... DING !!!!
Blessings !!!!
Another thought is to contact the company that supplied the lost glasses and ask if measurements and fitting adjustments are reflected in their records.
The Lions Club assists with glasses for the needy, but I don't believe they're customized in fit.
Have you contacted the ophthalmologist who scripted for the new glasses? Sometimes they know of sources, especially if they don't sell glasses themselves.
Wish I had some better suggestions. This is a unique situation.
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