This often happens in New Age lifestyles, becoming so common one would think the new age has already left a mark on the mainstream! At one time before the New Age lifestyle silently, without any fanfare, changed western society, the outcome of interaction was: someone wins and the other loses.
According to vision insurance provider Vision Service Plan Direct, the national average price as of June 2015 of a comprehensive eye exam without insurance is $154. The latter does not include frames, prescription lenses or optical lens enhancements.
Eye Exam Prices by Metro Area. The price of a no-insurance eye exam also fluctuates widely based on locality. As of 2015, you could have gotten an eye exam in Knoxville, Tennessee, for as little as $29 or as expensive as $560 in Sunnyvale, California.