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by ekianjo 3386 days ago
in japan you can completely bypass them if you just need corrective glasses. result: glasses are dirty cheap.
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ferongr 3386 days ago
In Greece too. As long as you have the older prescription (basically a small form with the required information filed in) you can get new spectacles without having to visit the ophthalmologist. The prescription is not taken away

In many cases, eyewear shops have ophthalmologists employed on site with all necessary equipment and they test you for free.

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chimeracoder 3386 days ago
> As long as you have the older prescription (basically a small form with the required information filed in) you can get new spectacles without having to visit the ophthalmologist. The prescription is not taken away. In many cases, eyewear shops have ophthalmologists employed on site with all necessary equipment

This is true in the US too. (And the prescriptions must be transferable by law.)

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