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Originally Posted by getforfree
I thought that doctors want their patients to come often, so they would make more money off of them.
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I'd be lying if I denied that medicine is a business, just like any other. If patients could get all the care they thought they needed without ever stepping foot in the doctor's office, that doctor would go out of business and then where would the patient get those refills? Yes, we charge for our services. We have to make a living, pay our staff, pay the rent, insurance, supplies, etc. If patients never come in, we'd have no practice left.
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she also said that it's been so many years since I checked my vision.
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There is much more to an eye exam than just checking vision. A complete eye exam includes checking for glaucoma, signs of diabetes and hypertension and other vascular and neurologic conditions, many of which you could have and not realize. All adults should get an eye exam every 2 years (annually if you have diabetes).
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They want their patients to come back and not to die
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You say that like it is a bad thing. Am I supposed to want my patients to go away and die? My oldest patient turned 102 in August and I have quite a few in their 90s. Certainly, a lot of that is genetic, but I'd like to think at least some part of their longevity can be attributed to good medical care.