Prescription Glasses Rip Off

sucastja · Senior Member

RE: Prescription Glasses Rip Off

golivers travels · Guru

Specsavers has a special on multi focals at the moment. Also they have the standard sale of buy one get one free. Cost me $199 for two pairs of glasses, one being sun glasses. Do not need reading glasses, just for distance. Gary just paid the same for two pairs, one distance, one reading. Glenda

kandagal · Guru

If you are a aged pensioner & live in Qld you are entitled to free glasses. you have to check which optomotrist in your town supplies the free ones. Not a great choice of frames but if just for reading who cares.

jetj · Guru

I was under the impression that they could only do the complete test 2 yrly including the pressure tests etc. This may have changed.

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

SpecSavers here in WA have glasses for $39.00, no progressive or bifocals.

I must go and have a look at their frames for that price, would still purchase online a ZenniOptical, just want a sticky at specsavers frames.

sucastja · Senior Member

jetj wrote:
I was under the impression that they could only do the complete test 2 yrly including the pressure tests etc. This may have changed.

That's what I thought too, but when I questioned the optomotrist, he said it can be done every 12 months depending on your optomotrist.

golivers travels · Guru

Forgot to say that if you have extras cover in you heath insurance you are fully covered for 2 sets of glasses.

enzed · Veteran Member

Aus Spec has Reading or Distance glasses from $29.95 including lenses, and Multi-Bifocals from $113.30, also including lenses.

gypsy rover · Senior Member

_wombat_ wrote:
gypsy rover wrote:
kandagal wrote:
I guess I'm lucky that i only need glasses for reading so I am happy to go with the free Qld Govt ones.
Hi kandagal
What FREE Qld Govt ones? I live in Qld and have never had free glasses.
Cheers!
Chris
you get them at the pub, just walk out with them

Tried that Wombat, I couldn't see with them so I took them back biggrin

Cheers!

Chris

kandagal · Guru

I thought I had replie again to this but can't find my bit so here is the info again. If you are an aged pensioner & live in Qld you are entitled to receive free glasses. You have to check around to see which optomtrist is the Govt. agent. I use Laubman & Pank in Maroochydore. There is a limited choice in frames though.

kandagal · Guru

OK senior moment I found my former reply & now you have it all twice. Sorry

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

kandagal wrote:
OK senior moment I found my former reply & now you have it all twice. Sorry

that's good cos I have those moments also, thought it was only me biggrin

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

gypsy rover wrote:
_wombat_ wrote:
gypsy rover wrote:
kandagal wrote:
I guess I'm lucky that i only need glasses for reading so I am happy to go with the free Qld Govt ones.
Hi kandagal
What FREE Qld Govt ones? I live in Qld and have never had free glasses.
Cheers!
Chris
you get them at the pub, just walk out with them
Tried that Wombat, I couldn't see with them so I took them back
Cheers!
Chris

why did you take them back somebody else could have used them biggrin

enzed · Veteran Member

Here's a quote from Medicare Prescription Policy, and the link to the whole page::

Quote - If an optometrist refuses to give a copy of the requested prescription directly to a patient or requests additional payment to provide a copy of the prescription, they may be found to be contravening their CFU with Medicare Australia.

Under such circumstances the optometrist may be entered into the Practitioner Review Program, which involves an interview with an optometric adviser to discuss their rendering of provision of services under Medicare.

For questions or additional information, please contact an Optometric Adviser at Medicare Australia on 132 150*. End of quote

http://www.medicareaustralia.gov.au/provider/pubs/program/optometry-archives/may-2008.jsp

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

enzed wrote:

Here's a quote from Medicare Prescription Policy, and the link to the whole page::
Quote - If an optometrist refuses to give a copy of the requested prescription directly to a patient or requests additional payment to provide a copy of the prescription, they may be found to be contravening their CFU with Medicare Australia.
Under such circumstances the optometrist may be entered into the Practitioner Review Program, which involves an interview with an optometric adviser to discuss their rendering of provision of services under Medicare.
For questions or additional information, please contact an Optometric Adviser at Medicare Australia on 132 150*. End of quote
http://www.medicareaustralia.gov.au/provider/pubs/program/optometry-archives/may-2008.jsp

the word 'may' should be changed to 'will' in the above quote, in legal documents like this the word 'may' usually means nothing will happen to them.

thanks for the great link

Nicholstones · Guru

I assume 'may' is used here so that if for some reason there is found to be a good reason for the contravention then the penalty wouldn't apply (I can't think of one but there needs to be a get out clause).

Dok · Newbie

Try this site for more information in Queensland for free eyeglasses. https://www.qld.gov.au/health/support/equipment/types/spectacles/index.html

These are the Optometrist in the program that provide the services. http://www.health.qld.gov.au/mass/documents/supplier-list-spectacles.pdf

And this is the form you will need to submit the request to Qlds. Health. http://www.health.qld.gov.au/mass/documents/form-mass30-spectacles.pdf

You're welcome.

-- Edited by Dok on Saturday 6th of June 2015 02:21:04 PM