This is what I'm talking about. This is highway robbery. $1064 for glasses?
My memory/math must have been off because the total bill was something like $1118 or so, but either way, it was excessive (I know I paid $495.20). I found a complete pair of the same glasses online for ~$420 or so (dunno the quality of their lenses or AR/AS coatings though). I will say I've been perfectly satisfied with the condition and scratch resistance of my lenses from my doctor over the past couple years.
I don't have my itemized receipt with me here at work today, but I recall it was something like:
$145 for the exam ($10 copay, insurance for the rest)
$55 for refraction (I have no idea what this is but insurance took care of it)
$60 for the contact fitting (I paid for this, even though nothing changed from the last time)
$349 for the frames (roughly 50/50 split insurance and myself). I found the frames online for $185.47 (on sale from $231.84) afterwards.
$79 for single vision lenses ($20 copay, insurance for the rest)
The rest of the upgrades were where most of the money went. I got relatively significant discounts on most of them and/or insurance took care of 25%-50%. 1.74 lenses (expensive), AR/AS coatings (expensive), edge polishing (cheap), aspheric lenses (kinda cheap).
Yeah, things cost way more than they should at the eye doctor. That will probably be the last time I buy from them. I did do some reading on my insurance coverage and if I buy online from a place like framesdirect or whatever, I can at least get partially reimbursed.