Forum: General Optics and Eyecare Discussion Forum

stumbled upon this in another forum ...thought you guys would get a kick out of it. An "all things considered" piece on NPR regarding a pair of transitions, a/r progressive for $100 purchased online (rather than the ones at the store that cost the same as a used car) His 'excellent'...

I was wondering what the consensus was for the best polarized optics available? My vote goes to Kaenon.

I'm thinking about setting up a surfacing operation within my practice. We have unused space, and have several licensed opticians (although none of them really has surface experience). We also have access to reasonably cheap lab assistant type personnel. We do run what I consider to be an...

Chris, You should design an induction tint tank, energy efficient, should not require heat transfer fluid, and attains consistent temperature very quickly.

We just had one of our long time clients have an RX change and brought in 18 pair for lenses and bought 3 new ones. She is bringing by 3-4 more pair tomorrow when she picks up a few pair. She only wears SV and the best part is that most of them are stock lenses.:cheers: The total is over 10K and...

Had a patient in this morning. He wants the vintage look, ala JFK, Malcom X etc. etc. You know the drill right. Well, the best option we offered him as far as the perfect "look" was the Ronsir Zyl from Shuron. Except that he apparently has already tried that brand, and found their "quality to...

My dr wants to put 16 base in prism in my patients glasses on the bifocal segment only. What do I need to do?

Recently, a patient came in who is a 54 year old helicopter pilot. He is currently wearing a multifocal lens design (R&L +0.50 Add +2.50), but requires clear distance vision in the horizontal merdian, and as well in the right inferotemporal field for visual landing approaches. He has an instrument...

I am trying to start a contract optician business in Ohio and Michigan. I am Duel Licensed in Ohio, ABO and NCLE certified. I am bringing 13 years of dispensing and lab experience to the table. I am in the process of devoloping a contract and getting insured both liablity and malpractice. The ideal...

I’m working with a gentleman who is noticing a weird curvature on the left seg of a new set of FT35’s. The puzzling thing is that the lenses we just made are a warranty replacement pair and he didn’t have any problems with the older pair. When looking at the lenses using a strait edge (PD stick)...

One of my frame reps is visiting and just let me know that Costco and VSP have signed a deal to work together. Has any one heard more on this? Add to that with Safilo and Marchon selling direct to Costco ... Pennies on the Dollar ... ... Great ... Sphinx

I Still Get A Headache When I Try To Figure Out What She Was Looking For When A Customer Asked " Do Metal Frames Come In Plastic ? "

So I don't think I've ever noticed this happening with Teflon AR (which is what we tend to use), but we've tried a couple Zeiss Purecoat lenses at the urging of our rep. Basically what happens is this, we heat the frame up to make an adjustment, or to insert, or remove a lens and the lens coating...

Following Australian test phase, concept to be rolled-out globally in markets including China and the US With a simulator room for testing glasses and sunglasses for glare and wind resistance, a product vault featuring stunning and exclusive designer glasses visible from every area ofthe store,...

Apparently, not satisfied with the limited descriptive value of the term "presbyopia," the American Society Cataract and Refractive Surgery has released a statement stating it would like to replace the term with the phrase "Age-Related Focus Dysfunction" ...

Starting to have "blistering" or some strange striations in combination with trivex and transitions. Has anyone else had this type of problem? After a year or two!

Hi Optiboard! We had a Px in today, just shopping around for some different styles and prices... but she disclosed to me that she'd been plagued with the floaties and spotty-dots since she was a little girl. I know there are methods to remove floaters... but I would be interested to hear...

Do you know where I can get some free CE credits for ABOC?

I have a sola access lens that i just recieved from the lab when i spoke to them they told me to put in the reading rx and they would transpose it from that point. For some reason I'm still a bit confused as to what the rx should read on the lensometer. The Rx was originally: OD +0.25 sph OS -1.25...

I have a patient who purchased a pair of Maui Jim sunglasses (414-02 this is a rimless polycarbonate lens in grey with ~20 degrees of wrap) a month or so ago who walks in with a complaint. He states that the sunglasses are only polarized in the center. That the top and bottoms of the lens are less...

Hello Board! This is my first post, so I hope that I am not breaking any protocol by asking a long tech-related question right off the bat. First, I'd like to introduce myself. I have been an optical lab technician for almost 10 years now for a national chain of stores with in-store labs. ...

I was following the post about patients asking for their PD measurement to 'take away'. Coincidentally, just got this in this AM from the UK 'Optician' magazine. Wonder if Steve Jobs measured HIS PD this way??? ...

I wanted to start a thread that lists all the companies that Essilor has purchased over the years. Since they own so many, it may be a long thread. I am not doing this to bash Essilor (there is room in other threads for that) but to provide a reference and remember a few great optical names that...

Are they being made in America? I think this might be a good question to ask patient considering that purchase. With the ANSI we have standard thickness for safety which other countries may not have. We had a lady in a while back that had glass lenses she bought in England and they shattered in our...

Since rectangular flat (base 4.00) frames became popular i have to surface almost all jobs. I use Cr-39 and Poli and use to have a stock of single vision lenses on both material. The rotation on those inventories are almost cero. Those old base curve charts are no longer used. Sometimes i have to...