Indias Own Monty Vickers
The scene in optometry offices in India is not very  different from the scene in optometry offices in the United States, as Dr. Vickers describes in his article, Are You Blind? No. Cuckoo? Yes., in the March 15, 2005 issue. For example:

A person calls at 9:00 a.m., knowing that the clinic operates in the evenings, to ask, Can I bring in my wife right now? After all, his wife has to go to her parents house in the evening.

 A lady asks, Can you make a home visit for my father, who is in bed? When I say, Okay, at 7:30 a.m. tomorrow, she counters, Well, isnt that too early?

 Like other doctors, our ophthalmology-optometry clinic charges fees for every visit. However, one patient asked, After taking this treatment for three days, do I have to pay again at the next visit?

 A teenager asks: Doctor, I need contact lenses, but can you please mention my dads name on the Rx, as it is he who gets reimbursed?

 A devoted son says: My mother needs cataract surgery, but will you please issue the bill in my name, as Im the one who gets paid for medical expenses?