Comments for VSP Blog http://vspblog.com We’re All Eyes ... and Ears Tue, 02 Feb 2010 07:10:10 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 Comment on Diabetes doesn't just affect people. by Mark http://vspblog.com/2009/09/03/diabetes-doesnt-just-affect-people/#comment-1156 Mark Tue, 02 Feb 2010 07:10:10 +0000 http://vspblog.com/?p=1243#comment-1156 My dog was recently diagnosed with diabetes. He's 7 years old and is my best friend. He is also losing his eyesight which combined with the diabetes has all come on so quick it's hard to see him like this, just a week ago he was living a totally different life. I hope we can get through this and I hope he doesn't suffer much. I will cherish every moment we have together as I did before and remember his fun loving ways of before. My dog was recently diagnosed with diabetes. He’s 7 years old and is my best friend. He is also losing his eyesight which combined with the diabetes has all come on so quick it’s hard to see him like this, just a week ago he was living a totally different life. I hope we can get through this and I hope he doesn’t suffer much. I will cherish every moment we have together as I did before and remember his fun loving ways of before.

]]> Comment on VSP's Voice in Health Care Reform by Lee http://vspblog.com/2009/07/31/vsps-voice-in-health-care-reform/#comment-1052 Lee Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:30:16 +0000 http://vspblog.com/?p=864#comment-1052 Provider fees are miserable. I get paid $31.50 for a full examination and refraction from VSP. That's about 22% of my fee. Let's be honest here, Liz. VSP is trying to bundle more care under the same price tag to benefit their pockets at the expense of all eye care providers. The client pays for extra programs (diabetic, etc) to be included with their vision examination that are already covered by your medical insurance. They are also creating a contact lens formulary with their Contact Lens Program that limits the providers' choices in determining which contact lenses are optimal for each patient on an individual basis. We need insurance reform just as much as health care reform. Provider fees are miserable. I get paid $31.50 for a full examination and refraction from VSP. That’s about 22% of my fee. Let’s be honest here, Liz. VSP is trying to bundle more care under the same price tag to benefit their pockets at the expense of all eye care providers. The client pays for extra programs (diabetic, etc) to be included with their vision examination that are already covered by your medical insurance. They are also creating a contact lens formulary with their Contact Lens Program that limits the providers’ choices in determining which contact lenses are optimal for each patient on an individual basis. We need insurance reform just as much as health care reform.

]]> Comment on Wow! Your head is so big! Volunteering on the VSP Mobile Clinic by tmana http://vspblog.com/2010/01/13/wow-your-head-is-so-big-volunteering-on-the-vsp-mobile-clinic/#comment-1000 tmana Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:45:50 +0000 http://vspblog.com/?p=2662#comment-1000 While some folk hate the idea of glasses (especially in the middle of a school year!), there is always something a bit magical about being able to see clearly (whether it be for the first time, or after a delay between noticing visual degradation and having it corrected). Usually the doctor does not get to see this, as the ophthalmologist does not dispense, and the exam and dispensary parts of an optometrist's office are often separate and segregated. It's always great to (re)discover directly the ways in which your knowledge and skills are able to transform someone's life. While some folk hate the idea of glasses (especially in the middle of a school year!), there is always something a bit magical about being able to see clearly (whether it be for the first time, or after a delay between noticing visual degradation and having it corrected).

Usually the doctor does not get to see this, as the ophthalmologist does not dispense, and the exam and dispensary parts of an optometrist’s office are often separate and segregated.

It’s always great to (re)discover directly the ways in which your knowledge and skills are able to transform someone’s life.

]]> Comment on Help Needed in Haiti by B http://vspblog.com/2010/01/13/help-needed-in-haiti/#comment-999 B Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:31:38 +0000 http://vspblog.com/?p=2667#comment-999 Thank you VSP for your help in disaster relief both here in US and around the world. Keep up the great work as you expand into the global market. Thank you VSP for your help in disaster relief both here in US and around the world. Keep up the great work as you expand into the global market.

]]> Comment on Blown-glass contact lenses? Yikes. by Michael http://vspblog.com/2010/01/06/blown-glass_contact_lenses/#comment-996 Michael Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:57:43 +0000 http://vspblog.com/?p=2610#comment-996 That's more than a little frightening. The glazing material they had then was nowhere near as smooth as the compounds we have today. It's possible that while the test subjects did not have to wear glasses, the contacts scratched their eyes enough to make their long-term vision worse. That’s more than a little frightening. The glazing material they had then was nowhere near as smooth as the compounds we have today. It’s possible that while the test subjects did not have to wear glasses, the contacts scratched their eyes enough to make their long-term vision worse.

]]> Comment on Do You See Floaters? by raven http://vspblog.com/2009/11/03/do-you-see-floaters/#comment-964 raven Sun, 10 Jan 2010 02:35:24 +0000 http://vspblog.com/?p=1979#comment-964 i have floaters but am only 14 why cant they just go away? is it because am near sighted and i straigh too much? i have floaters but am only 14 why cant they just go away? is it because am near sighted and i straigh too much?

]]> Comment on Contact Lenses Could Soon Monitor Glucose Levels by Contact Lenses Could Soon Monitor Glucose Levels | VSP Blog | Contact Lenses Guide and News http://vspblog.com/2010/01/08/contact-lenses-glucose/#comment-942 Contact Lenses Could Soon Monitor Glucose Levels | VSP Blog | Contact Lenses Guide and News Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:44:23 +0000 http://vspblog.com/?p=2633#comment-942 [...] from: Contact Lenses Could Soon Monitor Glucose Levels | VSP Blog Tags: a-source-for, Contact Lenses, may-soon, measuring-glucose-, source-for, university, [...] [...] from: Contact Lenses Could Soon Monitor Glucose Levels | VSP Blog Tags: a-source-for, Contact Lenses, may-soon, measuring-glucose-, source-for, university, [...]

]]> Comment on If Santa Can Make Time for an Eye Exam, You Can Too! by Sara P http://vspblog.com/2009/12/11/if-santa-can-make-time-for-an-eye-exam-you-can-too/#comment-936 Sara P Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:10:27 +0000 http://vspblog.com/?p=2376#comment-936 I'm glad you enjoyed the post! And yes, free exams would definitely put you at the top of the nice list...especially if Santa was your patient! I’m glad you enjoyed the post! And yes, free exams would definitely put you at the top of the nice list…especially if Santa was your patient!

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]]> Comment on If Santa Can Make Time for an Eye Exam, You Can Too! by Eye Exam Orlando http://vspblog.com/2009/12/11/if-santa-can-make-time-for-an-eye-exam-you-can-too/#comment-922 Eye Exam Orlando Thu, 07 Jan 2010 01:46:48 +0000 http://vspblog.com/?p=2376#comment-922 Great post, an annual eye exam is always important. Even if your vision still seems to be ok, the exam can also detect number of diseases. Think a free exam would put me on the nice list? lol Great post, an annual eye exam is always important. Even if your vision still seems to be ok, the exam can also detect number of diseases. Think a free exam would put me on the nice list? lol

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