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Comment on I’m Going to Bentonville! by David Langford

David Langford — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:56:38 +0000

The Utah law clearly says that if you have an actual medical reason to make the contact lens Rx expire in less than two years, then you can document that in your chart. The effects of positive verification was discussed, I think, very clearly by the president of 1800Contacts himself in this audio. Starting around minute ten he documents about how in Texas, positive verification was a terrible experience for patients. Why would you try to hold those two things over people's heads anyway? It's manipulative. It's leftist. Someday, tort reform will occur and we won't have to make expiration dates. People will get an eye exam because they want to have the best eye health and the best vision possible. People that don't bother will roll the dice and pay the penalty if they run out of luck. How would you like someone to tell you that you can't drive your car unless you pass a "safety inspection" every two years. Oh wait...the Utah government already does that. It's stupid. If I care about my car, I service it regularly. Maybe kids with refractive amblyopia which isn't diagnosed until after age 7 or 8 will get a medical insurance premium hike. That way parents are encouraged in a free market manner to get their children in for an eye exam, instead of communist government mandates limiting our liberty. We need to wake up people into caring about their eyes and vision- NOT holding a piece of paper over their head.

Comment on Nominate Me for Health & Wellness Conference 2010 by I’m Going to Bentonville! – optoblog.com

I’m Going to Bentonville! – optoblog.com — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:50:18 +0000

[...] logo, Walmart!I got a very special e-mail today (see below for full text). After a huge campaign which cost taxpayers…well, nothing, I’m one of the few optometrists who have been [...]

Comment on I’m Going to Bentonville! by mike

mike — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:56:28 +0000

David,

Now that WalMart owns and or is a partner with 1-800 Contacts will you ask if they would oppose changing Utah Contact Lens law to the medically accepted one year expiration date and have positive verification?

Comment on Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-21 by David Langford

David Langford — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 03:08:20 +0000

I’m pretty sure your blog is much more informative than mine regarding optometry nuts and bolts. I’m mostly here for entertainment.
Kudos to you. Keep it up.
I am subscribed to your feed.

Comment on Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-21 by syah

syah — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 06:35:01 +0000

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Comment on Optoblog Haiku #002 by David Langford

David Langford — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 03:55:50 +0000

What’s so funny about this one is that at the beach, most of the rest of my body will get red and burned.
Ha ha! I love haiku.

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Optoblog Haiku #002 – optoblog.com — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:06:30 +0000

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Comment on Check Yearly, Live Another Year by The CON in Contacts – optoblog.com

The CON in Contacts – optoblog.com — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 04:04:40 +0000

[...] And I don’t hold the prescription over their heads. The Utah law is that I make the expiration date for two years if their eyes are healthy; however, I frequently mention that it is best to have a yearly eye exam, especially if they note even a subtle change in their vision. [...]

Comment on Practice Consultants are Like Broken Records by David Langford

David Langford — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 06:29:44 +0000

The only one manipulating the “free market” is government ,which is why we have to put quotes around “free market.”
The myth that big wig execs are republican may have been more believable in the 1980s.
I am not against medical insurance, but vision insurance is completely useless, and once people are educated about the actual cost/benefit of vision insurance, I’m positive people will stop buying it and just pay their doctor directly.
The only reason employers pay for vision plans are to help give employees a tax-free type of income. Employers should instead just pay their people more, but then the tax collectors would snatch it. But it looks like in the near future either way we’re going to get spanked because Barack Husein Obama (mmm, mmm, mmm)’s healthcare takeover will soon put an end to the tax deduction of paying for insurance premiums.

Comment on Practice Consultants are Like Broken Records by rc

rc — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:36:23 +0000

how can you call yourself a conservative republican and yet complain about an almost perfect example of capitalism’s predatory and orchestrated manipulation of the “free market”, i.e., insurance companies. guess what. the CEOs of the insurance companies are all conservative republicans too. just because they’re making all the $$$ instead of you is really not their problem. the CEOs don’t really care that people still need health care. another ridiculous paradox of american “healthcare”