Can I buy another contact brand? ?!


Question: Can I buy another contact brand!? !?
I went to America's for an eye exam and contacts and telling them I had dry eyes asked if I could try the oasis contacts!.!. they told me they were giving me a contact for dry eyes and that they don't like to give scripts for Acuvue!.!.!. Well They never gave me a written script and after how rude they were from the first time I walked in the door I was not going to continue to offer my business so I went to sams to get my contacts!.!. They told me I can not get any other brand outside of what my doctor told me because the script is for their own brand not a national brand!.!.!. Why did they not tell me this at Americas!.!. So my question is can I order whatever brand I want!.!. isn't it my decision!? I really don't want to go back to that place because I swear I will knock their pregnant receptionist that thinks she is a doctor right on her butt! All of them are as rude as they get in that place and I don't want to have to pay for another eye exam somewhere else!. Www@Answer-Health@Com


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Unfortunately we cannot alter the prescription at all!. It is a federal offense just like medicine prescriptions!. Example: your Rx is written for Ibuprofen 800 and you ask for Morphine instead!. Sorry not trying to be comical!. But contact lenses are all different sizes and curves and also made from different materials!. If we were to alter your Rx and give you something else, it would be a liability issue if they damaged your eyes!. You have 2 options: 1st you could go back and talk to the doctor regarding the brand you want and also let him know about his tech being rude (he may not have any clue about her) or 2nd you will have to get another eye exam!. If your not sure what doctor to see in your area, ask family/friends who they see!. The Right to Contact Lens Act was passed in 2004 which stopped dr's office from with holding your contact lens Rx and/or making you purchase your contacts through them!. You can read about it online, just google!. There are still ways that dr's try to get around that by writing the Rx for a private label and not a national one!. This is just an FYI for you incase you need to throw that in their face when you go back in!. Read up on it first!. Hope this helps! Www@Answer-Health@Com

personally, I don't see why you couldn't!. Just call them and tell them to send you a copy of the rx!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

You can only order contacts that you have a prescription for!. It is not up to you, because contacts are medical devices that can cause damage if not fitted correctly or if abused!. And no doctor will write a prescription for lenses that he/she has not evaluated on your eyes, so you must be seen by a doctor and trial the lenses before you can get a prescription to order them!.

I'm sorry you had a bad experience at your first eye doctor and I don't know why they would keep information from you!. As long as the contacts fit you and the doctor approved the lenses for you, you should be able to get a copy of the prescription!. If you liked how those contacts felt, I would just go with that brand!.

If you really want to try Oasys or get away from America's, it looks like you will have to get another eye exam elsewhere!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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