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we're all dealing with it but if taking care of your eyes has taken a backseat due to the cost, there is a South Florida optometrist who is trying to help.
Modeled after the government's cash for clunkers program, Hollywood Eyes on Harrison Street is offering cash for your old semi rimless eyeglasses.
"If I can reduce the cost of my new glasses, this would be wonderful," said Toby Lundy who was due for new new glasses , so she signed up for the deal.
"I don't have a car that I could have traded in for the Cash for Clunkers program, but this is the next best way to go," Lundy told CBS4's Jorge Estevez.
Like a car trade-in, Lundy dropped off her old glasses and she did so, sooner than she would have because of the incentive.
"I gave them a pair of my old glasses and they took 25 dollars of my bill," said Lundy.
The man behind this plan is Dr Barry Kay.
"I was actually reading an article about people doing clunker things in other areas and I thought, why can't we do that," said Dr. Kay.
So not only is Dr. Kay stimulating his economy, he is also donating the used eyeglasses to the Broward Outreach Center who then hands them out to people in need.
"They go on these missions and they need these eye glasses so yeah it is a perfect match," said Dr. Kay.
The deal where customers can save $25 on new glasses to replace old ones will expire at the end of November.
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