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  1. Maryanto, Two things to check: 1: Is the...

    Maryanto,

    Two things to check:

    1: Is the belt intact? After opening the cover of the machine, the belt is visible on the right hand side (attached to the motors at the back under the tracer)...
  2. Definitely gonna give it a try, he's a lovely...

    Definitely gonna give it a try, he's a lovely little kid...he brings me drawings he's done at school, how cute!
  3. I'd been wondering about doing something like...

    I'd been wondering about doing something like that...we've got some elasticated neoprene headbands that are designed to fit on the end of normal tips and then grip round the head...problem is, he's...
  4. Hi CCGREEN, Love your description of a kids...

    Hi CCGREEN,

    Love your description of a kids head as being like a greasy marble, that did make me laugh! With regard to a little bow in the temple, thats what I was trying to get at when I said I'd...
  5. Really awkward kids fit - Any help greatly appreciated!!

    Hi all of you, a big hello from windy, wet and miserable England!

    Right, so I've got this 5 year old who is amblyopic, but with a good chance of improvement with specs. He's quite small for his...
  6. Thread: Varilux "X"

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    Interesting...in the UK the original Vx Comfort...

    Interesting...in the UK the original Vx Comfort was the Essilor "e" logo, surrounded by an outline the shape of an eye. Was the Comfort marked differently in the US?

    Tom
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    About a year ago I needed to sort a Px with a...

    About a year ago I needed to sort a Px with a similar Rx to yours. He worked in a television control gallery, so was constantly swinging between long distance (to view the monitors), intermediate...
  8. Thread: Varilux "X"

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    Ok, I think I know what you mean by that. In the...

    Ok, I think I know what you mean by that. In the UK that was marketed as the Essilor Natural Ormex. The X was indicating the Refractive Index as being an Ormex, which was Essilor's name for a 1.56...
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    I don't know if Essilor America still make it,...

    I don't know if Essilor America still make it, but in the UK we can get the Varilux Omega. It's a blended lenticular prog for high plus presbyopes. Power range is:

    Sphere +3.75 - +15.00
    Cyl to...
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    If you want relatively well recognised middle...

    If you want relatively well recognised middle priced frames, can I recommend the Pineapple and Henleys frames from Brulimar Optical? We sell these for about £79 and they go really well, plus the...
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    I've made a couple of these, always completely by...

    I've made a couple of these, always completely by hand. The first was done in Polycarbonate, and was an absolute nightmare. Because of the material structure, I couldn't get it to polish up neatly...
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    For those of you that are complaining about...

    For those of you that are complaining about wages; May I offer this as food for thought?

    I am based in the United Kingdom. Now, bearing in mind the current exchange rate (approx $1.5 to every...
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    Out of the options you've listed, I'd use the...

    Out of the options you've listed, I'd use the following as replacements:

    Comfort/Comfort New Edition = AO Easy
    Physio = GT2 3D

    For a short corridor replacement, it's a little more difficult. ...
  14. Thread: Need fast help!

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    I've had a couple of people non-tol to other...

    I've had a couple of people non-tol to other lenses once they swapped out of Panamics. My mum was one of them actually!! What I ended up putting her in was the AO Pro Easy (it's my mainstay for...
  15. Thread: The ol' AO Pro

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    We used to use the AO Pro as a budget prog at...

    We used to use the AO Pro as a budget prog at Vision Express. When we swapped supplier from AO/CZV/Sola to Hoya we replaced it with the Amplitude and Amplimini. Most people got on OK with those,...
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