Topic: 想配眼镜，大家有什么经验之谈么？我没有benifit，但有个朋友有又用不上，如何转给我？大家都在那家店里配的？感觉如何？ @枫下论坛 The Rolia Forum

枫下家园 / 生活杂事 / 想配眼镜，大家有什么经验之谈么？我没有benifit，但有个朋友有又用不上，如何转给我？大家都在那家店里配的？感觉如何？ -cocotea(可可茶); 2001-11-19 (#266700@0)

Easy. Go to the Chinese store (loads of Chinese stores in the Pacific Mall - Kennedy/Steeles). You use your own prescription, choose the frame you like and bargain with them. -cornflakewhite(cornflake); 2001-11-19 {198} (#266762@0)
When the deal is done, they are supposed to give you a receipt. On the receipt, put your friend's name so that your friend can send the receipt to his (her) insurance company to get the money back.

thank you very much for your information. 我前段时间去医生那里查了视力,是否用健康卡每年只有一次的免费?另外有没有具体店家的推荐? -cocotea(可可茶); 2001-11-19 (#266775@0)

Could you tell me where the loction of your doctor, my wife need some visual check, Thanks! -wengq(Gary); 2001-11-19 (#266788@0)

It's in China town "wen hua zhong xin" , first floor beside the "649" lottery. but i don't like that doctor very much...(hard to say how, just don't feel good.) -cocotea(可可茶); 2001-11-19 (#266821@0)
You go to those big malls and will find the eye doctor’s (optometrist) clinics. Some big eyeglasses stores also have optometrists, for example, Hakim -cornflakewhite(cornflake); 2001-11-19 {120} (#266824@0)
. If you live in north Scarborough, you can go to the Woodside Square, Scarborough Town Center. You can try WalMart too.

Thanks, 可可茶 and cornflake, the information is very helpful to me! -wengq(Gary); 2001-11-19 (#266833@0)

You are right. You can have your eye examination once a year, which is covered by OHIP (Health Card). And the prescription is valid one year. -cornflakewhite(cornflake); 2001-11-19 {644} (#266807@0)
I bought my pair in a store at the Pacific Mall early Sept. Before we got started, I told them I could get only $150 from my insurance company. They kept this in mind, and recommended the frame and lenses (including the magnetic sunglass clip) to me, which cost me $169 in the end. I paid $169 upfront, and later filled out the claim form and sent the form and the receipt to my insurance company. They mailed me the $150 check one week later, which I think was efficient enough. So I ended up paying $10 for this pair. Check out the stores like Fushi (like Fuji), or Yishi (sorry, cannot input Chinese) on the second floor of the Pacific Mall.