Give me my PD Petition.....................................

[Nikolay Angelov]

the anti-competitive practices of the mainstream optical industry ... are actively bringing the profession into disrepute

Who would have thought :giggle:.

... the passive aggressive tactics in the "online optical" threads around here are backfiring.
I intently await the next "online optical" threads where "slapping the customer with a sock potato" technique is discussed .

[Chris Ryser]

6561 people signed the petition since January 13, 2010...............................

and what do you say to this ?.....................................


Give Me My Pupillary Distance


We, the undersigned, call on the General Optical Council (GOC) to take one simple step to give us, the consumers, a fairer deal and greater choice when buying our prescription glasses.
Under current GOC regulations, a prescription for glasses is not required to provide one crucial piece of information: the Pupillary Distance or PD, which is the distance between the centres of the patient’s pupils as illustrated above.
This measurement is essential to ensure that the optical centres of the lenses in your new glasses are perfectly aligned with your pupils, so as to provide maximum comfort and effectiveness.

Although consumers can, if necessary, measure their own PD, there is no legitimate reason for eye-care professionals to omit this measurement from the eye test prescription.

This is an unethical and anti-competitive practice and places an unnecessary obstacle in the way of patients who wish to exercise their freedom of choice and shop around for their glasses, especially if they want to take advantage of competitive prices from online suppliers.
In the interests of consumer choice, ethical professional practice and patient welfare, we call on the GOC to add the PD measurement to optical prescription forms without delay.

Read more about this campaign and view the evidence at: www.pupillary-distance.net

[drk]

Good point, Barry. We have to be honest.

I think buying a frame online is "OK", but not wise.

I think taking the "prescribing" out of prescription lenses, and "filling" it anywhere, is too much. Your visual health is at stake.

[Barry Santini]

This is why I've said we as a profession must reflect upon exactly what we say is the real danger with online eyewear. Trying to falsely tap into the public's emotions with unsubstantiated scare tactics will not work. It will in fact, work against us.

B

[Chris Ryser]

A New Website in the UK.................... doing a petition to force opticians to give out OD, when is it starting here ?


Increasing Number of Consumers are Buying Glasses Online with full Confidence.

The impact of the growing trend towards online shopping generally is increasingly being felt in the optical sector. Not only are the anti-competitive practices of the mainstream optical industry failing to stem this growth they are actively bringing the profession into disrepute as evidenced by the increasing number of complaints to consumer bodies.

Online retailers of prescription glasses are providing consumers with help and guidance on how to measure their PD by themselves when it is refused by the optometrist who carried out their eye test.

Measuring your own PD is not difficult!

Unfortunately the effect of an opticians refusal to provide a PD when requested is to create a lasting bad impression of eye-care professionals in the eyes of the general public, for no good reason.

In the interests of everyone who wears glasses (which is most of us at some point in our lives) we urge you to sign our petition today.

Click hereGive Me My PDto sign our online petition.

http://www.pupillary-distance.net/