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    Replacement option for Sola Grad

    I have a few patients (usually older ones) who have been wearing Sola Grads successfully for many years,
    and on occasions in the past we have put them into other lens designs without success.
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    James, thanks very much for this confirmation. ...

    James, thanks very much for this confirmation.

    Paul.
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    Would I be correct in thinking these are iD...

    Would I be correct in thinking these are iD Lifestyle Poly standard corridor ?

    I asked the lab again today and they have NFI :rolleyes:
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    Hoya lens engraving

    I have a patient who had a pair of Hoya PALs dispensed in NYC last year to her then current prescription.

    She really liked the lens design (we had previously put her into Varilux Physio 360s,...
  5. PGX progressive lenses 1.5 v 1.6 colour rendition.

    We have long term patient that we have had wearing Sola Graduate 1.5 PGX progressive lenses, which have been chemically hardened.

    We have recently put him into Varilux Comfort 1.6 PGX lenses, the...
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    We do matte edge finishes on nearly all nylon or...

    We do matte edge finishes on nearly all nylon or rimless jobs, unless the customer requests polished edges. Even then, we always advise them of the potential for distracting reflections.
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    We occasionally get requests for plano...

    We occasionally get requests for plano spectacles. Mainly from those who want to look cool :cool:
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    Always offer them back to the patient. And yes, I...

    Always offer them back to the patient. And yes, I usually clean them up for them.

    Most patients don't want them, but it's a real good idea to take note of the lens type, especially if you have...
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    I'm not really familiar with the term "degressive...

    I'm not really familiar with the term "degressive lens), but I assume you mean an extended range or intermediate/near progressive lens.

    Before answering the question with any great conviction, I...
  10. Thanks for all the constructive input guys. I did...

    Thanks for all the constructive input guys. I did in fact ask "my" optician (we call them optical dispensers here), but as he had no experience with lenses for helicopter pilots, he had less clues...
  11. Spectacle lens design for helicopter pilot.

    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...
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    Consider it like having a Taipan as a pet. It...

    Consider it like having a Taipan as a pet. It might look sleek and impressive, but one day it's going to bite you, and the consequences may well be ............................. severe :eek:
    I...
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    Trevor, we have done well with the Nikon...

    Trevor, we have done well with the Nikon Seewides.We have used them as one of our "bread and butter" lenses, especially for new multifocal wearers, with most patients adapting well to them. One...
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    From reading these forums, I have realised that...

    From reading these forums, I have realised that many lens products, especially lens coatings, have been given different names in different markets, so perhaps the Physio 360 Short exists where you...
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    Ask yourself, if you were going to dispense...

    Ask yourself, if you were going to dispense lenses for yourself into a semi-rimless frame, what material would you choose? If it's good enough for you to have Trivex, or poly or 1.6, why not for the...
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    Here in Australia, most of us (well, me at least...

    Here in Australia, most of us (well, me at least :)), refer to the focimeter as a vertometer, and occasionally a lensmeter. I believe the terms vertometer, and lensometer for that matter originally...
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    Varilux Physio 360 Short

    The Varilux Physio 360 Short has just been released into our market here.
    We have had good success with the Physio 360, although I do not like to precribe it for a fitting height of 18 or less, even...
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    Likewise, we would not put cr39 into a nylon...

    Likewise, we would not put cr39 into a nylon frame, where there is a viable alternative (and in virtually all cases there is).
    If you explain to the patient that a "chip resistant" material is...
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    I'm now wearing a +1.00 Add in the Hoyalux iD,...

    I'm now wearing a +1.00 Add in the Hoyalux iD, and it's still virtually like a single vision lens :)
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    Reverse Multifocals

    I have a patient for whom I am considering prescribing a pair of reverse multifocals (PALs). I have not prescribed nor dispensed a pair previously (only ever reverse bifocals), and wondered what...
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    I would only prescribe a bifocal if the child was...

    I would only prescribe a bifocal if the child was near eso AND symptomatic, or at least if there were a demonstrable effect on reading fluency. I certainly wouldn't promote bifocals for myopic kids...
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    How about accommodative facility?

    How about accommodative facility?
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    Thanks for the advice chip & DLWV. I think we may...

    Thanks for the advice chip & DLWV. I think we may have to get the frame to fit the side shield. Cosmetically some of them don't look great, but if that's what the patient wants .... Ideally we would...
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    Metal Frame with Sideshields

    I'm looking for a frame, preferably metal, with sideshields for a patient who is highly myopic R -13.25/-3.50x15 L -9.75/-3.00x180 PD63
    and is extremely photophobic. She is currently wearing an...
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    We would refund the guy. The only thing you have...

    We would refund the guy. The only thing you have really lost is your time.
    We would only baulk if the lenses were custom, and they had been strated by the lab. If the lenses were stock they can...
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