Lee Anne is a member of VSP's Employee Communications team.
I was an optician for 12 years before joining VSP and I’ve heard many reasons for broken frames and lenses. Here are a few of my favorites.
1. I think there’s something wrong with my glasses.
My patient stands before me, squinting through glasses that are clearly askew. I can tell right off that his glasses are missing a nose pad—no wait, make that both nose pads—and the arm that holds the nose pad, and I wonder how he was able to drive to the office.
Did you know that you can visit your VSP eye doctor to change out old nose pads for shiny new ones? Over time the natural oils in your skin can turn nose pads green. Pop in and give your frames a quick, much-needed refresh just by changing the nose pads.
her from a vibrant senior citizen, to one that had difficulty standing up and walking. Through all this time, her heart remained strong and she fought to overcome the disabilities. My wife and I faithfully gave her insulin shots twice a day and after a while she just couldn’t fight anymore. We had to make the difficult decision to say goodbye, to our Mattie.
