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  1. Thread: Old Gold

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    Last year I called and left messages and emailed...

    Last year I called and left messages and emailed them many times, I never got one response. I had assumed they were defunct. Have you been in touch with them recently?
  2. Thread: Old Gold

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    Most of the frames I have are gold filled, old...

    Most of the frames I have are gold filled, old Shuron, B&L, Artcraft, and 3 piece mounts from as early as the forties probably. They are stamped 1/10K and 1/12K gold filled. Our Lions club used to...
  3. Thread: Old Gold

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    Old Gold

    Does anyone know of a resource for recycling Old Gold? There used to be several smelters that would determine Gold content and then pay based on that number. Our Lions club has quite a bit of metal...
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    Our club throws the old lenses we collect away....

    Our club throws the old lenses we collect away. It is almost impossible to match lenses to frames anyway. I had a company that would send me a box to collect lenses a number of years ago. It turned...
  5. I read a lot of words like all, most, and never....

    I read a lot of words like all, most, and never. I don't think all people will go the internet way. Things will always be changing, but change happens slow like erosion, shifting and changing. I hear...
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    I don't believe anyone makes one. Varilux used to...

    I don't believe anyone makes one. Varilux used to make a progressive lower and an ultex style on the top. I never sold a lot of them but for pilots and trade workers they were great. I believe there...
  7. I think it's more than fair to charge a small...

    I think it's more than fair to charge a small handling charge. When I looked at what shipping costs ended up being, especially on direct buy frames, it made sense to charge something. There is hardly...
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    Thanks for the reply. The patient is new here so...

    Thanks for the reply. The patient is new here so I l have no way to test how she holds her print. Also her old glasses had a much weaker add. Her best VA is 20/200-. I doubt she will read much with...
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    +500 add inset

    I don't have access to an NPD recommendation for inset on a +500 add. The DPD is 61mm and the NPD at 35cm on the CRP is 56mm. I know the inset needs to be moved more than 2.5 per eye, but I have not...
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    Well I had a series of problems to deal with....

    Well I had a series of problems to deal with. First I wasn't sure the material was the problem. I was always suspicious of the rx, and being a new employee at this office I was mostly following Dr...
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    Well I don't know what the previous post had to...

    Well I don't know what the previous post had to do with anything else in this thread but I do have the results of the latest change. The Dr. ended up reducing the plus by .25 diopter. We used the...
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    Well as the collective brain trust seemed to...

    Well as the collective brain trust seemed to state the change in lens material did not solve the problem. After another re-check the Dr. decided to back off on the plus and we are going to try the...
  13. In Minnesota The place of service for medicare in...

    In Minnesota The place of service for medicare in is 12 but for Blue Cross it's 11. Also Medicare is usually primary unless it's a Medicare replacement policy. It's yet another example of I what I...
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    I would suggest calling Zeiss, or the lab that...

    I would suggest calling Zeiss, or the lab that supplied them. I just can't imagine enough has changed to cause that much difference in thickness. Especially considering the increase in index. I know...
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    I have not worn but have heard the new Essilor...

    I have not worn but have heard the new Essilor computer lens has almost the full distance in it. Yes it is the big E but the clinic I am presently working for is into their product and one of the...
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    Of course another option is a computer lens. Most...

    Of course another option is a computer lens. Most manufacturers have models. I have used a lot of the Shamir Office. You measure just like a progressive and the lab will compute the power. They cost...
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    I have been on about 8 missions to Mexico. A...

    I have been on about 8 missions to Mexico. A couple of thoughts I will pass on. Lately we have had trouble with customs. Getting glasses and supplies in has been an issue. My first trip was almost...
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    Thanks for the input. I ended up using aspheric...

    Thanks for the input. I ended up using aspheric trivex. We'll see in the next couple of days after she picks them up. I'll let you know how it works.
  19. Please do "steal it" It's one of my favs but it's...

    Please do "steal it" It's one of my favs but it's not copyrighted
  20. i think any lens if fitted with confidence can...

    i think any lens if fitted with confidence can work. All designs worked well for the time period they were designed for. That doesn't mean that they were good designs, just that they were the best...
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    They have the Minnesota state welfare contract...

    They have the Minnesota state welfare contract also. I looked at the prices the state is paying and it's something like $7.00 for lenses including multifocals. The work isn't the worst I have ever...
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    Remember I am the messenger not the...

    Remember I am the messenger not the refractionist. At this point the rx is not going to change. I need to make a change using the current rx that I hope will address some of her issues. I will use a...
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    Good stuff, A little more info on this patient....

    Good stuff, A little more info on this patient. Her cyclopegic refraction has her at OD+350, OS+450. She didn't like her previous rx and like I said, she likes the new for reading but her issues are...
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    To address the previous rx the patient started at...

    To address the previous rx the patient started at this clinic in 2004. Rx was OD+200-50x150, OS +350-250x37. She has had +.25 changes about every other year since. She has been in poly with AR from...
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    Latent hyperope issue

    34 year old patient with an rx of O.D +325-100x150, OS +425-250x42. She is a latent hyperope in poly with an AR. Her newest glasses have about +.50 over her last rx.
    She is having problems...
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