I called Dr. Cohn's office for a contact lenses exam. I was charged $444. Looking closely at the bill, this is what it includes: Eye exam: $187, Fungus Photo (instead of regular dilation) $39, Refraction $90, Contact Lenses Exam $113, 2 small muti-purpose solution (2 fl. oz) $15 which I thought were free samples. Total Fee: $444. The fee seems too high to me. So I did a little bit of research. Costco charges around $100, America's Best charges $79 plus $15 extra if you want the Visual Field Test. Dr. Cohn charge $187 for eye exam, Refraction of $90 which is usually included in the eye exam elsewhere. Then he charged a separate $113 for the contact lenses exam, which other doctors usually charged an additional $30.They tried to tell me that Dr. Cohn gives special care. This is a very standard procedure and every Optometrist goes through the same training. Basically you get the same service. The only difference is the price you have to pay.
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