GREENSBORO, N.C. — Going to the eye doctor for a check-up has to be the least invasive of the yearly visits. The worst that happens is they put drops in your eyes, right? But the one thing to watch for; being charged for your contact or eyeglass prescription.

"And they told me that it will be $45, and I was like $45, I've always gotten it for free," said Susan Cruse.

Cruse asked for a free copy of her prescription and was told that the new management charges for the information. Charging you for your prescription is illegal. If an office tries to make you pay, you might need to remind them of that.

Just last year, the Eyeglass Rule of 2024 came out. It declares it an unfair practice for an optometrist or ophthalmologist to fail to provide a patient with a copy of the patient's eyegl

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