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Vision insurance is garbage too if you actually have vision problems. My vision is so bad I have to have specialty lenses, which of course aren’t covered. It’s usually cheaper to just pay cash.
Oh snap it's the once every two years my vision insurance covers new frames! Oh hey it doesn't cover contact lenses... Also it only covers $125 worth of frames and lenses $50.
But nowadays lenses are free and frames from any eye doctor that isn't Walmart are all $180+... But wait... The lenses may be free but the coatings aren't... Even if plastic is a hot glarey mess with antireflective... But sorry, coatings aren't covered because they aren't lenses... You see, despite being called lens coating, and becoming part of the lens once coated... Just like a door handle isn't just a handle... We only pay for lenses... Not lens coating...
Also you still need the health insurance if they need to do anything extra like retinal imaging, motion testing, etc...
Anyone that hates on single payer/universal healthcare needs a swift kick to the taint.
E: More.
Anecdotally I just went for the eye and contact exam that was covered, took my prescription to Eyebuydirect, and in the last year I bought 3 pairs of glasses from them for less than $150 (2 in one transaction, one in another).They aren't crap quality and their in house, i.e. not name brand, frames are pretty cheap and good looking.
I am not a sponsored corporate shill, but so far I have nothing bad to say about them.
Ah yep, that's the other site I found besides some 1800contacts which also did glasses now. The other reply mentioned the others, Eyebuydirect and Zenni.
I've usually gone Zenni myself.
Check out Zenni. For the price of a pair from your optometrist, you can get like 5+ pairs of good quality glasses.
Source: I buy 10 pairs at once because I'm always stepping on them.
That's actually who I had my insurance reimburse me through for the frames lol.
There were a couple other decent sites but I found my look on there the best.
Unfortunately my head is gigantic, both metaphorically and literally so finding wide enough glasses is a pain. Been getting the usual post frame change headaches with both XL pairs.
If they're wire frames you could try to bend them to fit around your head better. Or get a place that sells glasses to help you out (some will if you ask nicely)
Yeah bending my frame arms has pretty much always been what I had to do. It just feels bad to do. Depending on how bad the metal is it's likely to snap too.
It'd just be nice to have a pair of $150 glasses and lenses to actually fit rather than pretend everyone has the same damn face size lol.