Ngesikhathi ngivakashela u-Warby Parker ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezedlule, kwase kuyiminyaka emibili nengxenye kusukela ekuhlolweni kwami kokugcina kwamehlo. Ngangazi ukuthi incwadi yami entsha kadokotela izohluka kakhulu kumalensi engiwafakile. Kodwa angikwazi lokho. Kungenzeka ukuthi bengigqoke amalensi angalungile.
Ngesikhathi sami sokuqokwa, udokotela wamehlo wacela ukubona iphakheji yoxhumana naye wamanje ukuze angibhalele incwadi entsha kadokotela. Ngakhipha iphasela elincane eliluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka esikhwameni sami futhi wabuza, "Ingabe i-Hubble?"Wayebonakala ethukile.
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Ngamtshela ukuthi amasampula e-Hubble yiwona kuphela amalensi engake ngawagqoka angangicimi kwaze kwaba ntambama. Ngithanda nokuba lula ukuwathumela endlini yami.
Ubonakale emangele.Ungitshele ukuthi akalokothi atuse i-Hubble ezigulini zakhe, ebiza amalensi ukuthi ayisidala futhi egxeka inqubo yokuqinisekisa yenkampani.Noma kunjalo, wanginika incwadi kadokotela ngokunqikaza.
Ngithumele u-Hubble incwadi yami kadokotela ebuyekeziwe, kodwa ukukhathazeka kukadokotela wamehlo kusangikhathaza.Angikaze ngibe nezinkinga zamehlo, kodwa mhlawumbe u-Hubble unomdwebo omncane.Ngakho nginqume ukwenza ucwaningo futhi ngifune umbono wesibili.
Eyasungulwa ngo-2016, i-Hubble ithumela ama-lens oxhumana naye kumakhasimende cishe i-$ 1 ngosuku. Le nkampani iqoqe amaRandi ayizigidi ezingu-70 kubatshalizimali ngenani elilinganiselwa ku-$ 246 million, ngokusho kwe-PitchBook.
Ku-inthanethi, ngithole odokotela begxeka imikhuba namasu kaHubble.UDkt.U-Ryan Corte we-Northlake Eye e-Charlotte, NC ungomunye wabo.Uhlole isilingo samahhala se-Hubble ngoFebhuwari 2018, kodwa wathi akakwazanga ukukugqoka isikhathi esingaphezu kosuku.
Amaphuzu abalulekile kaCorte ayefana kakhulu nokungabaza kukadokotela wami wamehlo - izinto eziphelelwe yisikhathi, izindlela zokuqinisekisa ezingabazekayo, nokukhathazeka ngokuphepha kwesiguli. Kodwa ukuphawula kwakhe kwancoma ikhono lebhizinisi labasunguli beHubble. igama elijabulisayo nomkhankaso wokumaketha ohehayo,” kubhala yena.
U-Colter ukhathazekile ngokuthi u-Hubble uthatha izindlela ezinqamulelayo futhi akabeki phambili impilo yamehlo yeziguli.” Uma ungenakho ukubona okujwayelekile ngamalensi okuxhumana, wangitshela ocingweni, “kungabangela ukumelwa kwamehlo, ikhanda elibuhlungu, ukukhathala, futhi kunciphise ukukhathala kwabantu. izinga lempilo jikelele.”
Hhayi nje u-Colt.I-American Optometric Association (AOA) igxeke i-Hubble ngokushintsha amalensi ajwayelekile ngemiyalelo ethile engabali izimo ezifana ne-astigmatism, amehlo omile noma usayizi wekhone.
“Ama-contact lens awalona ikhambi,” kusho uDkt. Barbara Horn, umongameli we-AOA."UHubble ubonakala ekholelwa ukuthi amalensi abo angakwenza, futhi ngeke neze akwazi."
Imibiko eshicilelwe ezincwadini ezifana ne-The New York Times ne-Quartz yagxeka indlela u-Hubble aqinisekisa ngayo imiyalo, kanye nezinto ezindala ezisetshenziselwa ukwenza amalensi.U-Hubble wasebenzisa i-methafilcon A, into ebilokhu isetshenziswa kusukela ngo-1986.
Kuningi impikiswano mayelana nokuthi izinto ezindala ezisetshenziswa uHubble kumalensi ziphansi ngempela yini kunezintsha.
Esitatimendeni esithunyelwe yiBusiness Insider, uHubble uthe abukho ubufakazi bokuthi amalensi amasha, avumela umoya-mpilo owengeziwe esweni, akhululeke kakhudlwana noma enze kangcono.
Kodwa ngiyazibuza ukuthi ingabe zikhona yini ubungozi obungathi sína noma besikhathi eside bokusebenzisa izinto zamalensi aphelelwe yisikhathi, noma kuwukuthandwa kakhulu komuntu siqu, njengokukhetha phakathi kwe-iPhone yakamuva kanye nemodeli yeminyaka emibili esebenza kahle.
Ngikhulume nodokotela abane futhi akekho kubo oncome u-Hubble.Bathi impahla yelensi isiphelelwe yisikhathi futhi inkampani ibeka engcupheni yokuthengisa othintana nabo abangalungile ezigulini.
Ngiphinde ngabuyekeza izikhalazo ezingaphezu kwe-100 mayelana ne-Hubble ezithunyelwe ku-Federal Trade Commission (FTC).Izikhalazo zibonisa ukukhathazeka okufanayo futhi zisho amakhasimende athole amalensi e-Hubble ngaphandle kolwazi lodokotela bawo.
Ekugcineni, ngikhulume namakhasimende ayisikhombisa, iningi lawo eliyekile ukusebenzisa i-Hubble ngoba lithole ukuthi laba othintana nabo bengakhululekile.
UDkt. Alan Wegner, wodokotela bamehlo eRichards and Wegner eLiberty, eMissouri, uthe akayisebenzisi iHubble ngoba lobu buchwepheshe buphelelwe yisikhathi.” Abantu abaphumi bayothenga amafoni amadala,” usho kanje.
Lapho uCorte, udokotela wamehlo eNyakatho Carolina, efaka iziguli zakhe kuma-contact lens, uyaqinisekisa ukuthi amalensi agxile emehlweni azo, anejika elifanele, ububanzi obufanele, i-diopter efanele, nokuthi iziguli zikhululekile.” ukulingana akulungile, kungashibilika futhi kubangele ukungakhululeki,” kusho uColter.
Nokho, kungase kuphakame izinkinga ezingathi sína uma isiguli sishintshela kumalensi omunye udokotela angalokothi asingene.
Uma i-lens iqinile kakhulu, ingaholela ezinkingeni ezivela ku-hypoxia kusukela kufilimu yezinyembezi kuya ku-cornea, kusho u-Corte.Odokotela abaningi engikhulume nabo bakhathazekile ngokuthi ama-lens e-Hubble awavumeli umoya-mpilo owanele ukuba ungene emehlweni.
Ngithole ukuthi umoya-mpilo ubalulekile empilweni yamehlo.I-retina ingenye yezicubu ezisebenzisa umoya-mpilo omningi emzimbeni womuntu.Kule minyaka engu-13 ngigqoke amalensi okuxhumana, ngangingazi ukuthi amehlo ami “ayophefumula”.
Othintwayo ngamunye unesilinganiso Sokudluliswa Kwe-oksijeni (OP) noma Izinga Lokudluliswa Kwe-oksijini (i-Dk). Uma inombolo iphezulu, kungena umoya-mpilo omningi esweni. Umoya-mpilo awugcini nje ngokwenza ukuthi ukuxhumana kwamehlo kukhululeke njalo uma uwugqokile, kodwa futhi kuyasiza ekugcineni amehlo enempilo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
UDkt. Katie Miller we-Eye Care e-Rehoboth Beach, e-Delaware, uthe akawagqoki amalensi e-Hubble ngoba impahla ayikuvumeli ukungena komoyampilo owanele emehlweni.
Ukuze uqinisekise imiyalelo kadokotela, u-Hubble ushayela odokotela bamakhasimende ngemilayezo ezenzakalelayo. Ngaphansi “Komthetho Welensi Yokuxhumana,” ye-FTC, abathengisi kufanele banikeze odokotela amahora angu-8 ebhizinisi ukuze baphendule ekugunyazweni kwencwadi kadokotela. 'ukhululekile ukuqedela incwadi kadokotela.
I-FTC ithole izikhalo eziyi-109 mayelana ne-Hubble nezinqubo zayo. Isikhalazo esivame kakhulu ukuthi odokotela babengenalo ithuba lokuphendula amavoyisimeyili “erobhothi” kanye “nokungaqondakali” avela kwaHubble, noma babengagunyaziwe ukuthi baqinisekise, kodwa kamuva bathola ukuthi iziguli zabo zazithole izithombe ze-Hubble noma kunjalo.
UHubble uthe esitatimendeni sisebenzisa imiyalezo ezenzakalelayo “ngokwengxenye ukuvimbela ama-ejenti okuqinisekisa ukuthi angashiyi imininingwane edingwa Umthetho Welensi Yokuxhumana idinga ukuthi udluliselwe kubahlinzeki bamehlo.”
Umongameli we-AOA u-Horne uthe izingcingo ze-Hubble ezizenzakalelayo bekunzima ukuzizwa, futhi abanye odokotela bebengakwazi ukuzwa amagama eziguli noma izinsuku zokuzalwa. I-AOA isebenza ngomthethosivivinywa wokuvala ukushayelwa ucingo, esho.
Kusukela ngo-2017, i-AOA ithole izikhalazo zodokotela eziyi-176 mayelana nezingcingo zokuqinisekisa, amaphesenti angama-58 azo ayehlobene no-Hubble, ngokwesitatimende i-AOA esithumele ku-FTC.
Odokotela engikhulume nabo bathi abakaze bathole ukuxhumana okuvela kwa-Hubble ukuze baqinisekise incwadi yesiguli.
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UDkt. Jason Kaminski weVision Source Longmont, Colorado, ufake isikhalazo kwa-FTC. Wenqabile ukuphawula ngesikhalazo, kodwa wathi ngesinye isikhathi, uHubble wafaka amalensi athile kanye nezinto azibekela iziguli. Wathi akakaze wagunyaza amalensi akwaHubble, kodwa iziguli zakhe zawathola noma kunjalo.
U-Horn waba nokuhlangenwe nakho okufanayo.Wafaka isiguli i-lens ekhethekile ye-astigmatism.Emasontweni ambalwa kamuva, isiguli sabuyela ehhovisi likaHorn, sidangele ngenxa yokungaboni kahle kwaso.
"Wayalela uHubble, uHubble wamnika amalensi ayefana kakhulu nemiyalelo yakhe," kusho uHorn.
Ngenkathi amanye amakhasimende e-Hubble engathola iziyalezo eziphelelwe yisikhathi, amanye ahlangabezane nokuphazamiseka kwesevisi lapho imiyalelo yawo ingaqinisekiswa.
Angikaze ngimbone udokotela wamehlo kusukela ngo-Agasti 2016, kodwa ngemva kokuphelelwa yisikhathi kwencwadi yami kadokotela ngo-2018, ngathola othintana naye u-Hubble isikhathi esingangonyaka. UHubble wangitshela ukuthi yaqinisekisa kabusha incwadi yami kadokotela ngo-December 2018, nakuba ihhovisi likadokotela wami langitshela ukuthi alinawo. irekhodi lalokho kugunyazwa.
Usomaqhinga womkhiqizo u-Wade Michael uthe eqhathanisa ukumaketha kuka-Hubble no-Harry no-Casper, uthole ukumaketha kuka-Hubble kukhanga futhi kuyisitayela.” Ngicabanga ukuthi kumane kwenzeka ukuthi ikhwalithi igcine ingafani nomkhiqizo wangempela.”
UMichael angakwazi ukugqoka kahle amalensi akhe angaphambili e-Acuvue Oasys biweekly kusukela ngo-6am kuya ku-11pm, kodwa hhayi i-Hubble isikhathi eside.
“Ngaqaphela ukuthi ngazama ukuwabeka emehlweni ami sekwephuzile ngangokunokwenzeka ngaphambi kokuba ngiye emsebenzini,” kusho uMichael.Ngehora lesihlanu noma lesithupha ebusuku, zase zome kakhulu.
Udokotela wakhe omusha unqume i-One Day Acuvue Moist, uMichael athi iwumehluko “imini nobusuku”.” Ngibambe amalensi ami khona manje, kuzwakala sengathi amanzi.Ungazitshela ukuthi athambile kakhulu futhi ane-hydrated kakhulu, okuhluke kakhulu ku-Hubble. "
Ngesikhathi uFeller ebhalisela i-Hubble okokuqala, wathi wayecabanga ukuthi zizoba lula futhi zishibhile.” Lokho kwakungaphambi kokuthi ngazi ukuthi kwakungamaphephandaba ansuku zonke,” kusho uFeller.
Izithombe zakhe zangaphambilini zathatha usuku lonke, kusukela ngo-9 ekuseni kuya ku-10 ebusuku. Kodwa uthe izithombe zikaHubble zaze zafika cishe ngo-3 ntambama”Kudingeka ngizikhiphe njalo ngoba ziwomisa amehlo ami futhi azikhululekile,” kusho uFeller. Wawacwilisa. esitsheni sikasawoti ukubenza bathwaleke kakhudlwana.
Lapho efika ekhaya evela kuhambo olude, wathi akakwazanga ukukhipha amalensi afanele futhi amehlo akhe aba bomvu futhi acasuke.” Kwezwakala kabi.Kwaba sengathi kukhona oxhumana naye lapho.Ngakho-ke ngingathi ngiyathuka manje.”
Waya kudokotela wamehlo ngakusasa, futhi odokotela ababili bahlola amehlo akhe kodwa abatholanga lapho ayengathintana khona. Udokotela wamtshela ukuthi lowo muntu kumelwe ukuba wawa wamnwaya iso.
UFeller ulahle wonke ama-video akhe e-Hubble.” Ngemva kwalokho, akubanga nzima kimina ukuba ngibuyisele lezo emehlweni ami,” kusho yena.
Izinyanga ezintathu, u-Eric van der Grieft waqaphela ukuthi isibonakude sakhe i-Hubble sasiya koma. Ngemva kwalokho amehlo akhe ayelimele.
“Ziya ziba zimbi kakhulu emehlweni ami,” kusho uVandergrift. Uzigqoka njalo nsuku zonke.” Empeleni ngiyazikhipha ngaphambi kokuphela kosuku ngoba zomile.”
Ube nenkinga yokukhipha abathintwayo ngobunye ubusuku, kodwa akazange abone ukulimala esweni lakhe langakwesokudla kwaze kwaba sekuseni. Waya kwifestivali yomculo engaboni kahle futhi wakhuluma ngo-Hubble ku-tweet.
"Ingxenye yalokho kukimi," kusho uVandergrift."Uma umkhiqizo ushibhile kukhasimende."Uthe konke lokhu okwenzeka kuye kwamenza wayithatha kakhulu impilo yakhe.
Ngisebenzisa i-Hubble, ngivame ukuba neminyaka embalwa emihle enama-negative ambalwa. Angiwagqoki nsuku zonke, kodwa ngokuvamile ngishintsha phakathi kwezibuko noxhumana nabo phakathi neviki. Ngizovuma ukuthi ibhokisi lami le-Hubble belinqwabelana kamuva nje ngoba ' ngigqoke izibuko kaningi kunokujwayelekile selokhu ngaqala ukubhala lokhu okuthunyelwe.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Apr-02-2022
