{"id":13037,"date":"2014-06-18T09:41:34","date_gmt":"2014-06-18T14:41:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/simchafisher\/?p=13037"},"modified":"2015-01-10T20:20:58","modified_gmt":"2015-01-11T01:20:58","slug":"psa-how-to-get-contact-lenses-with-an-expired-prescription","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/simchafisher\/2014\/06\/18\/psa-how-to-get-contact-lenses-with-an-expired-prescription\/","title":{"rendered":"PSA: How to get contact lenses with an expired prescription"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

A few weeks ago, I ran out of contact lenses, tried to order more, and discovered that there is a stupid federal law that says they can\u2019t fill prescriptions that are more than two years old. Okay, yes, it is a prescription and we can\u2019t have prescriptions flying around all willy nilly. But these are contact lenses we\u2019re talking about. It\u2019s not as if, because there is no proper medical oversight, I\u2019m going to succumb to a fit of melancholy and OD on Acuvue Advance with Hydraclear.<\/p>\n

Anyway, here\u2019s the solution: order lenses from Canada. They are quite a bit more expensive than the lenses I can buy in the states, but it\u2019s still cheaper than going in for a new exam. I got mine from GlobalLens.com<\/a>, and they arrived nine days after I ordered them. \u00a0I\u2019m not getting a kickback or anything. Just sharing a tip in case you find yourself squinting at half the world like I was.<\/p>\n

And here is a picture to remind us that everything is sexy, even sticking things on your eyeballs. Especially<\/em> sticking things on your eyeball.<\/p>\n

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PIC woman sexily putting in contact lessons \u201cWhoa mama. You put on that severe astigmatism just for me?\u201d<\/p>\n

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