It's worth remembering that chiropractors are not doctors, there's no science behind it and it's founder was an anti-vax, magnet-healing grifter who said he received the knowledge of chiropractics from the ghost of a dead doctor.
this post was submitted on 07 Jan 2025
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Sounds like a scam. You should probably report that doctor. Wouldn't be surprised if they got kick backs for referrals.
Report to who? The Police?
The FB Eye!
That's good. That's real good.
The See Eye A
The optometrist has a license to practice. You can Google the email for the board in your state.
It seemed fly-by-night and janky in there. I should report his ass.
It is particularly absurd that he'd recommend a chiropractor for eyesight. The optic nerves don't go through the spine.
Do you have a Costco nearby?
I don't think Costco near me actually has optometrists. They are opticians, but not eye doctors. I usually just get my glasses from Zenni or EyeBuyDirect, although their prices lately seem to match Costco. As far as contacts, I usually go through my old eye doctor, but I moved and need a new source.
Most Costcos have an optometrist separate from their opticians.
I couldn't find anything about it
Indeed I do.
You really should.
In your specific case you managed to navigate the situation and develop your own therapy.
Imagine if someone had a more complex or serious issue and he referred them to a chiropractor.
Chiming in to echo what has already been said.
Chiropractors are not doctors, the pain relief they provide is temporary at best, and there is a very real chance to experience injury as a result.
Source: I am not a doctor, but I've spent a good part of my career designing spinal implants and instruments.
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I would not go back to that optometrist.
My optometrist told me masks don't work, I told her she was wrong walked out and cancelled my follow up.
My general practitioner told me that he'd been keeping weather records for years and personally confirmed that climate change isn't real.
Honestly, I'm pretty sure that even his office staff had very little respect for him.
My go to response to this kind of shit is just saying "that's amazing" over and over until they run out of steam
It was a while ago, so I don't remember exactly how I responded, but it was probably just something like "oh, I see" followed by requesting the other practitioner in the office whenever I scheduled future appointments.
Man you got to find a new eye doctor.
I certainly did. I only went to this place once.
Yikes, neck "manipulation" is dangerous, people have suffered paralysis and artery dissection. Glad you were able to sort this out on your own
I've always thought Chiropractors are bullshit. If it was real, why wouldn't they just be doctors?
There is a very small percentage of chiropractors that sell themselves straight - they make you feel good temporarily, which can be useful in some cases to get you started on physical therapy routines.
Even these Chiropractors are at best roughly equivalent to regular massage therapy.
I'd report the optometrist to his licensing body.
For what though? Chiropractors are licensed medical practitioners in the eyes of the board. What would I report him for?
Are they? Well, that's disappointing.
Are you in the US? I highly doubt that any state in the US DOESN'T have licenses for chiropractors.
Most states do require a license for chiropractors to practice, but I'm not aware of any that require a medical license. They usually have their own board of chiropractors
Btw chiropractice is "alternative" medicine
Chiropracty is a scam.
because if it worked it would just be called medicine
Alternative facts based medicine.
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Neither are a medical doctor qualified to treat eye problems, though. You're looking for an ophthalmologist.
This is the real answer, right here. Optometrists are only to treat vision issues, and only with prosthetics (e.g., glasses and contacts). Opthalmologists are medical doctors with a specialty in eyes that can prescribe medications, diagnose diseases, and perform surgeries.
Oof, man the number of people willing to take advantage of the trust people put in medicine is terrifying
Good on ya for smelling the bullshit before ya stepped in it
Wouldn't that be a ch-eye-ropractor? /dad
Always see if you can see a physical therapist instead of a chiropractor. It helps to see people that have medical training.
Look for a program called F.lux; Mac and Windows, unsure about Linux. But it lets you set the temperature of your screen to reduce eye strain without making adjustments to the monitor itself.
Macos now has that built in, tho iirc, i think flux is more granular.
Built in on Windows too!
Yea, Nightshift they call it. I have been using Flux for so long I’ve never dinked around with Nightshift.
That's good intel, brother.
75 dollars per 15 minutes? Jesus, it's as if you're paying for their wage instead of the company, plus this is just the check-up