Can You Cheat on an Eye Exam to Get Glasses?
May 13th, 2011 | See the Top Answers to this Question Below
My friend (not me i already wear glasses) wants some glasses. and she wanted to know how to cheat an eye exam without the doctor knowing your bullshitting. in order for her to get glasses. so how can she do this good. and has anyone ever done it? thanks.
obviously she knows itll mess up her eyes and whatever. she just wants the answer on how to do it.
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This is a great question
First, you can’t really cheat on a eye exam. Everything the optometrist finds in the exam ties together, so if something doesn’t jive because you lied about what you could and couldn’t see, they’ll know something isn’t right. There are also tests that are completely objective, meaning they require no input from the patient. Those tests you can’t lie on
If you friend MUST have glasses, but they can see fine right now without them, keep in mind almost everyone has SOME prescription. Even if it is very little, you can still use the prescription to get glasses.
Also, tell your friend that you can get glasses with plano lenses (lenses with zero power). That way, they can wear their glasses and still be able to see, assuming they didn’t need any power.
And give your optometrist some credit! There’s a reason we go through 8 years of school!! We learn about malingering, which is when people don’t give honest answers throughout the exam in order to get personal gain (such as glasses)!! We’re always one step ahead
Tell your friend not to do it. Wearing prescription glasses when you don’t need them can screw up your eyes. She should be able to buy a pair of frames with normal glass in them.
Your friend really doesn’t want to do that…if the doctor prescribes her /him glasses based on a faked test, then your friend is risking damaging their eyes with the glasses!! Ever put on someone else’s glasses and gotten a bad headache from it? Its because your eyes are having to work much harder to adjust to the lenses.
If your friend wants the look of glasses, just have her/him buy the glasses with clear lenses!
If your friend wants to wear glasses that bad, she does not have to cheat during an eye examination. She could go to any optician to make glasses with zero degree. That way she will not have to damage her eyesight and can see perfectly well.
your friend wouldn’t be very smart to cheat on the eye exam when she could just walk into the store and ask to buy an nonprescriptioned pair of glasses
The other answerers have the right idea, no need to fake not being able to see! You can easily get glasses with what they call plano lenses (no power). But, she may want to look on line for these, it may save her some money and there is a huge frame selection. On the web site when selecting lens perscription there is usually a selection for "0" or "plano". You can also get these plano lenses tinted or photochromic if you want, and you don’t need any prescription for them.
They will put lenses with no prescription (called "plano") into any frame for cosmetic reasons. Optical shops do it all the time. She doesn’t even need to waste the money on an eye exam. Just go into an optical shop and pick out the frame she likes and ask them to put plano lenses into them. Of course, they will charge for them just like prescription lenses.