Excerpts from USA Today -
You can get eyeglass and contact prescriptions online now
But just as surely as Uber upended the taxi industry and Amazon changed book-buying habits, there’s now a company hoping to turn vision testing into an online routine requiring nothing but a computer and a smartphone. Opternative, based in Chicago, has been offering free exams through its website since July 2015. About 40,000 people in 32 states have taken the tests, says CEO and co-founder Aaron Dallek.
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Opternative promises the prescriptions within 24 hours and says they can be used to buy eyeglasses or contacts anywhere, online or in stores.The site does not sell glasses and contacts directly. Right now, it offers prescriptions only to consumers ages 18 to 40. Charges are not covered by insurers but are close to the average $52 that the Vision Council says consumers pay out of pocket for traditional exams.
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http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2016/04/17/online-eye-exams-prescriptions/82892026/
https://www.opternative.com/online-eye-exams
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