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    awesome thread with longevity....

    most annoying event....happens ALL the time.
    PT: Yeah, I started wearing glasses when I was 5 (pt now 80) and had these really ugly plastic frames.
    then when I was 18 I joined the service and saw a military dr. I was in the service for 20 years then I retired and started seeing dr. x across the street, then he moved up north and I had to start coming here. I've been seeing the doctor here for 5 years now and he is really good. I came last week for an eye exam and I had to get new glasses. Can you tell me, ARE THEY READY YET????????!~~!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    AND FUNNIEST THING I HAVE HEARD.....
    I used to work for a large practice in Virginia with MD's, and OD's and a billing dept. in a separate building.....anyway......
    one of the billers came over to one of the MD's with a claim denial from medicare. along with an explanation for the denied claim.
    apparently the coder flipped two numbers. the explanation letter stated

    we do not see how a sperm extraction could have occured through the right eye.

    well the doctors tech said, "yeah especially since it was MRS. Smith."

    the doctors response to the billing dept.......

    Hey, My techs are could........they could suck the chrome off a bumper......THAT'S how we did the sperm extraction!!!!!!

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    typo....oops

    should have been

    techs are GOOD.

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    and just once i want to do this....

    PT.... what kind of insurance do you take?

    me.....(i wish)

    well have a seat here and let me just go get the book and we can start from the A's.....how's that sound to you? do you have a couple of hours?

    (i HATE that question.)

    or this one.....

    Pt comes in and just looks at you......
    can I help you?
    yeah, John Doe. (silence......nothing else, just silence)
    A LITTLE INFORMATION HERE PEOPLE..........PLEASE!!!!

    and the other annoying thing.....

    pt comes in start looking at frames.....
    walk up to pt...."Hi, do you need any help?"
    pt...."oh NO, I am JUST looking."

    me...."okay well if you need any help or have any questions just let me know." start to walk away.... 15 ft away.....

    pt...."which frames do you think would look good on me?"

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    Had a woman bring in a plastic frame that was beyond description in it's condition! She wanted to know if it could be fixed. (generally I try to never turn down a challenge, but this was BEYOND saving) Horribly warped, plasticizers all brought to the top... t'weren't pretty!! So I told her "no", but could she please tell me what happened to them. She said that her boyfriend had been complaining about them being loose, and she had been told you should always heat a plastic frame before adjusting it, so she dropped it in boiling water for 10 minutes to "heat" it before adjusting it for him.....

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    Reminds me...I once had a woman pick up a new pair of Neostyle frames with progressives. She felt like the temple was a bit tight, so she "adjusted it at home, herself. It was the "Plaza" series of frames...they were plexiglass... snap goes the temple. No problemo say our gal, I'll just apply a little crazy glue a glue it back on. Gets glue all over both lenses. "No problemo say our gal." "I'll just remove the glue with some steel wool."
    24 hours after picking up new $800 specs, brings in a scratched, glued, broken mess, and wants a warranty. (true story)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave Nelson View Post
    Reminds me...I once had a woman pick up a new pair of Neostyle frames with progressives. She felt like the temple was a bit tight, so she "adjusted it at home, herself. It was the "Plaza" series of frames...they were plexiglass... snap goes the temple. No problemo say our gal, I'll just apply a little crazy glue a glue it back on. Gets glue all over both lenses. "No problemo say our gal." "I'll just remove the glue with some steel wool."
    24 hours after picking up new $800 specs, brings in a scratched, glued, broken mess, and wants a warranty. (true story)
    So, what did you do? Interesting story.

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    Wow does my keyboarding need some work. I offered to remake the pair for a 25% courtesy discount. She declined, and I never saw her again.

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    This genius just called and said that the poly lenses he paid extra for are too light. :hammer:

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    Quote Originally Posted by ohmjennie View Post
    PT.... what kind of insurance do you take?

    Pt comes in and just looks at you......
    can I help you?
    yeah, John Doe. (silence......nothing else, just silence)
    A LITTLE INFORMATION HERE PEOPLE..........PLEASE!!!!
    Or better yet...

    Pt comes in, and says "I'm here to pick up my lenses"
    *pause*
    "ok glasses or contact lenses?"
    *response*
    *pause*
    *pause*
    ... "your name please?"
    Pt says, "oh yeah, sorry. Jane/John"
    *pause*
    *pause*
    "and your last name Jane?"
    (then comes the brilliance in all it's glory)
    "they're not for me, they're for my boyfriend/girlfriend"
    *pause*
    "and his/her name?"

    I've had that one a few times... but living in Cali... i get all sorts.

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    Quote Originally Posted by motelska View Post
    ... but living in Cali... i get all sorts.
    California...
    The land of fruits and nuts...

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    Quote Originally Posted by hipoptical View Post
    California...
    The land of fruits and nuts...
    Texas... the land of steers and queers.

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    Can't we all just get along?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave Nelson View Post
    Can't we all just get along?
    I was poking fun... hell I'm gay, and I make fun of everyone.

    Doesn't everyone know... "if you have nothing nice to say... come sit by me"

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    Yesterday - young woman, obviously part Polynesian, walks in. Manager and I are standing behind counter. She asks, "Is there anything I can do about these rust spots in my eyes?"

    We both wondered if we'd heard correctly, but we had. I was so tempted to say something like, "Well, you could have chosen different parents."

    The last 2 weeks before I retire I think I'll say all those things I've wanted to say for 30 years!

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    Quote Originally Posted by optocarol View Post
    The last 2 weeks before I retire I think I'll say all those things I've wanted to say for 30 years!

    I hope you can make it in this blasted business and actually be able to retire!

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    Quote Originally Posted by SpecialT View Post
    It isn't necessarily so stupid, but the one that cracks me up over and over is this...

    Doc, why do my eyes feel soooo heavy?

    You just have to be in the south to understand how funny that can sound!:D
    I don't get it.

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    I got a new one today... I've never heard this and I had to keep from cracking up in front of the patient.

    My elderly patient came in complaining that her glasses were made wrong. I asked her to please explain what her problem was... well she said, "I can't see out of these when I'm sleeping"

    :drop: Are people that dumb?!?!
    Smile, it makes people wonder what you're up to :bbg:

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    It wasn't really a question, but a stupid response. I had just informed a lady that the 3 piece rimless could be any shape or size. Then while trying one on for color, she remarked the color was good but it was too small. Again ,I reminded her the lens could be larger than the sample. The next sample she tried on was the wrong shape. This continued on and on and on.L walked back in the lab at one point and asked to be shot.

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    Just spent a couple of weeks working in a busy lab in an upmarket shopping centre before leaving optics forever.

    Woman comes in and asks, "have you got any wipes for eyes?" "Pardon?" "Wipes! My son bought some Internet contact lenses, and his eyes have gone all red and sore. Do you sell wipes?"

    What I said was, "No madam, I suggest you get him to a qualified optician as quickly as possible."

    What I wanted to say was, "You dozy tart. Do you want your son to go blind? Do you not realise you only get one pair of eyes?"

    Farewell optics. It has been fun.
    Optical technicians in Britain.

    http://www.optiglaze.co.uk/forum/

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    Quote Originally Posted by rdcoach5 View Post
    It wasn't really a question, but a stupid response. I had just informed a lady that the 3 piece rimless could be any shape or size.
    OMG you had her too, huh? Amazing, she travelled all that way from my dispensary to yours. And not only her, but her husband, brother, mom and dad, daughter, son, neice, nephew, and a few friends also for good measure.

    What is it about the concept of customizing rimless eyewear that just blocks out all sense of reason in so many people? Even when its explained and even demonstrated how one pair of lenses can come out and another shape be in place within seconds.

    :hammer:

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    favorite thread

    I was in a shop a few day ago that was going out of business and overheard a customer ask, "Where will this shop be when it isn't here anymore?" The sales person replied, "No where" .....What more can you say?

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    Patient: " I am a patient here and would like to get some contacts"

    Optician( after getting information)" Sure, how many boxes would you like?"

    Patient:" just one or two lenses. I am out of contacts but don't get paid until Friday, I need some until I can buy more."

    --- I so wanted to say that I need gas in my truck but don't feel like buying it, so could I have some? I did explain that we only use trials for trialing purposes, and they aren't 'free contacts'. She ended up going to a different store that gave in. I've helped people in a true bind, but not just because they don't feel like wearing thier glasses or spending the necessary money on contacts. That perscription isn't just a suggestion, lady.

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    I had a patient come into the clinic (I used to work in a military hospital), her husband was up there in rank. She complained to the doctor that the new glasses RX just DOESNT work for her! She cant see a thing and her vision is perfect without them. (We recently fit her for contact lenses....one of THE LONGEST teach sessions in my life!!!!!)



    I explained to her that the glasses and contacts are to be worn seperately not together. Took her 30 minutes to get the concept.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Alteaon View Post
    Patient: " I am a patient here and would like to get some contacts"

    Optician( after getting information)" Sure, how many boxes would you like?"

    Patient:" just one or two lenses. I am out of contacts but don't get paid until Friday, I need some until I can buy more."

    --- I so wanted to say that I need gas in my truck but don't feel like buying it, so could I have some? I did explain that we only use trials for trialing purposes, and they aren't 'free contacts'. She ended up going to a different store that gave in. I've helped people in a true bind, but not just because they don't feel like wearing thier glasses or spending the necessary money on contacts. That perscription isn't just a suggestion, lady.

    You missed the part about buying more from their OD or Wal-Mart or something.

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