dormouse1953 (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
dormouse1953) wrote2013-02-28 02:50 pm
dormouse1953) wrote2013-02-28 02:50 pm
Opticians
Tuesday morning, the post brought a letter from Vision Express telling me it was time for my two-yearly eye test. I meant to phone them that morning, forgot, and then also received an e-mail from them with the same information. There's also a link allowing you to book an appointment on line. However, I was just about to go round the town centre and I realised that I would be walking right past their shop so I decided to go in to make an appointment personally.
The appointment was for lunchtime today and I turned up a few minutes early, It was obviously a slack time as there were two opticians waiting at the eye test reception area and they addressed me by name as I was climbing the stairs. I was ushered into the preliminary test area by one of them and prepared myself for the torture machine that puffs air into your eyes. (I am much more apprehensive of eye tests than I am of the dentist.)
Before she started the test, the other guy poked his head around the door and told her to hold off. He said something about early renewals, I think. She then went off to have a discussion with him, but I had a good guess as to what it was about. When she returned she explained that my last eye test was 7th March 2013. The NHS insists that eye tests are a minimum of two years apart, so I was a week early. They made another appointment for next Thursday.
I did point out that their system had sent me two reminders and allowed the appointment to be made without checking all this. I also pointed out that I'm a retired computer programmer, if they want to tweak their system.
The appointment was for lunchtime today and I turned up a few minutes early, It was obviously a slack time as there were two opticians waiting at the eye test reception area and they addressed me by name as I was climbing the stairs. I was ushered into the preliminary test area by one of them and prepared myself for the torture machine that puffs air into your eyes. (I am much more apprehensive of eye tests than I am of the dentist.)
Before she started the test, the other guy poked his head around the door and told her to hold off. He said something about early renewals, I think. She then went off to have a discussion with him, but I had a good guess as to what it was about. When she returned she explained that my last eye test was 7th March 2013. The NHS insists that eye tests are a minimum of two years apart, so I was a week early. They made another appointment for next Thursday.
I did point out that their system had sent me two reminders and allowed the appointment to be made without checking all this. I also pointed out that I'm a retired computer programmer, if they want to tweak their system.