Now that I’ve figured out how to find this place again, I just thought I would tell about my adventures getting my new glasses.
Exactly one month ago, I took my prescription to Dr. Cripe in Goshen to get my new lenses for my glasses. I had gotten my prescription from Dr. Whitson in Indianapolis. He is the one who did my cornea transplant. I called Dr. Cripe’s office and was assured that it would be no problem to get my lenses there. I went on over and left my prescription and paid for my glasses. They took some measurements and I was told they would be ready in about a week. The next day I received a call that they needed another measurement. I went back and they took the measurement. Next week, I received a call that the lenses were there. I made the appointment to have the lenses put in the glasses, only to be told when I arrived that the lenses had been cut incorrectly. The new ones would be ready next week. Next week, I returned only to be told that the lenses were the right shape, but too big! The next day I received a call that the lab had called and would not cut another lense without my frames. I left my frames and a few days later received a call that they were ready. When I returned the call to make an appointment to pick them up, I was told they were booked. The next day, I picked them up and the gal handed me a paper to sign. My first words were, “I can’t read anything on this paper! I can’t see it.” The gal mumbled something about needing to get my eyese checked again, but that Indianapolis was a long way off to do that. Maybe I just needed to get used to the new prescripton. Well, that evening I still could see nothing when I tried to read. Distance was good. I peered through the lense to see how they changed because I got none of the glare or reflection that I had on my previous progressive lenses. There was nothing there! The next day, I called and said there was nothing in the bi-focal part of my glasses. I took them back to have what I already knew confirmed. I mentioned that I thought that I should get some sort of refund since it had taken so long and been such a nusience and I had had to buy some reading glasses to get me through the weeks, I was without my glasses. I was told they would leave a note for Dr. Cripe and my new lenses would be there on Monday. Monday I had an appointment for my mom at 4:00, so I asked Larry to take my frames down so my glasses would be ready to pick up quickly. I called late in the afternoon to see if I would have to leave work early, to be told that they were not there and they would call as soon as they arrived. Wednesday, I received a call that they would be there on Friday and a refund check as well. Hopefully I will have the correct prescription and they will actually be ready. It has been one month to the day since I dropped off the prescription. The girls in that office made comments about seeing me a lot. Not my fault!
The good thing is that my vision today is 20/30 in my eye with the transplant and 20/25 in the other eye. I can see in the daylight without my glasses!! Eighteen months ago, I was counting fuzzy fingers with that eye. I can drive with no glasses. I just can’t read. The pressure in that eye in 11 or 12. That is good after using the Pred-Forte drops.
