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We just called VSP and were told that our practice would not be receiving the Otis & Piper frame kit before the first of the year, but that we WOULD be receiving a letter from VSP along with...

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I'm sorry I didn't make my questions more clear in my original post. I was wondering what your practice currently does to help patients understand the difference between why you bill their insurance...

I currently work at a small independent optometry clinic in MN. In MN, most medical insurances cover a routine eye exam (without any deductible, co-insurance or copay), but with the upcoming ACA...

others might not agree, and I don't know if this is what you are looking for, but I really like the Jai Kudo frames www.jaikudo.com They are very trendy frames at a good price point.

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I feel really dumb asking this question, but is this something that you learn over time through handling different prescriptions (how to know where the lens will be the thickest), or is it something...

I really appreciate you explaining the lens surfacing to me, Darryl.

A couple of years ago, a Zeiss rep stopped by our office to tell us about the upcoming Individual Lens. He equated Basic &...

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I tried ordering the patient's lenses in the Zeiss SV Individual, but the lab called and said that they could not make the lenses with the patient's cyl power. The lab recommended a regular 1.67...

We use black leather jewelry trays with black velvet liners. They work really well for dispensing eyewear and for our opticians to present multiple frame selections for our patients to try on.

I really enjoy reading and learning from everyone's posts here on Opti-board. I know that most of the members on Opti-board are anti third-party vision plans (ie: Spectera, VSP, Davis, EyeMed). ...

Thanks everyone for your help! I'm going to look into the Auto II or the Zeiss Individual, but pricing might be an issue for my patient.

A patient came into our office today with Rx of:

+4.50 -5.50 X107
+4.50 -5.50 X071

She is wanting to order High Index Plastic lenses with Anti-Reflective treatment and Brown Photochromic...

very interesting. the estimated expenses for medical seems extremely low.

I wish that the third-party vision insurance plans would re-imburse more for the eye examination. The amount they are willing to pay for the examination contradicts the image they try to portray to...

Does anyone have any information on the "fog free" lens treatment by Opticote? I just received an email about the treatment and was wondering if any one has used it or has any more information about...

You can give me a call at 952-492-2350. I have some phone numbers for Provider Relations that you can try.

-Marilyn

The patient is an established one and his family has been in to our clinic a couple of times. They are well known in the community and we definitely want all of our patients to be happy with their...

One of our patients called and asked us to redo his lenses under the scratch warranty that we offer. The glasses prescription was about a year old, and we re-did the lenses for him. After trying...

Has anyone ever used or heard of Marietta Vision or Marietta Contact Lenses? http://www.mariettacontactlens.com/

Thank you for your responses and your help. I really appreciate it!

I am an optician at an independent clinic/optical. I've been an optician for 3 years and am learning new information about progressives, frames and lens treaments everyday. The posts on this forum...