Link: http://www.alternet.org/economy/148024/wow_--_the_eyewear_industry_is_an_incredible_ripoff%2C_but_there_are_alternatives/

What makes glasses so expensive? Oblong plastic lenses? Plastic and metal frames? We're getting screwed. Those of us who need prescription eyewear need prescription eyewear. Are you wearing yours to read this? Imagine if you weren't. Imagine life without your glasses for a year, a week, an hour. Yet many health insurance plans, especially for the unemployed or self-employed, don't cover them. Mine doesn't.