Here’s the thing. The optometrist I went to retired and sold his practice to this big company. Basically, they’ve hired a brand new OD. He’s part time, and he’s only been there 3 months. It’s literally not his fault the staff and company are toxic, but under my state professional regulation boards, the company itself doesn’t have a license. I’d have to file the complaint against the OD. I don’t feel great about that. I feel like making a mark against this OD does nothing to the company.
I mean, what’s their reason?
I was military when I still needed contacts, and had to see a lot of different civilian optometrists all over the country just to get contacts.
I’ve got this weird thing where my pupils just stay dilated, nothing is wrong with my eyes, I’m just always adrenalized especially back then before I was medicated for it. Not talking dinner plates, not even really consciously noticable, but people always think I’m some sort of “interested” in them, it’s enough that people pick up on it subconsciously, or if an optometrist is giving me an exam and measure it.
Out of like a dozen optometrists, only one said they wouldn’t prescribe contacts, and their reason was my pupils dilate too much and I should just wear glasses.
Filing a complaint wouldn’t have done anything, that was their medical opinion.
I just did what was easiest, and went to a different optometrist and got a prescription for contacts.
It’s possible there’s a reason they won’t, and it might just be a grey area.
Just go see someone else.
Edit:
I don’t need contacts now because I had to get LASIK, and I had to pay like $200/eye extra because it required an extra thing someone had patented due to how wide my pupils dilate. Like, normal LASIK wouldn’t have done all of my lens I see through.
There’s just weird shit like that, it’s human variation.