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    Bumping this in the hopes someone new sees it!

    Bumping this in the hopes someone new sees it!
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    I'm a big fan of Shuron, the literal creator of...

    I'm a big fan of Shuron, the literal creator of the Browline. Been wearing a pair of their Revelations for going on eight years now and see no signs of turning back. Great customer service, total...
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    Looking for Pair of Frames for Pt

    I've been doing some side-consulting as a way to keep afloat through COVID and have a request from a patient for two pairs of frames I can't seem to run down. Anyone recognize either of these?...
  4. Thread: Frame ID Help?

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    YES! Thank you!!

    YES! Thank you!!
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    Frame ID Help?

    I'm trying to help a patient/friend find a pair of frames and she's become enamored of the ones Michelle Pfieffer's been wearing recently (they have a passing resemblance, which I'm assuming is a...
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    This is my understanding. The shame is that they...

    This is my understanding. The shame is that they were actually really decent frames; I still have mine in a drawer somewhere even though the RX is woefully outdated. I never put mine through...
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    Knowing Hoya, whatever the absolute least...

    Knowing Hoya, whatever the absolute least expensive they could get their hands on for the biggest markup. Regardless of whatever else you can say about the Big E, at least the quality of their lenses...
  8. Doesn't Shuron manufacture on-site in the...

    Doesn't Shuron manufacture on-site in the Carolinas?
  9. #10-- I have indeed encountered 50s-era...

    #10-- I have indeed encountered 50s-era semi-rimless frames in which the lenses were, more or less, glued into the frame (esp. many Amor styles).
    #9-- Many over-the-counter readers lack screws and...
  10. Thread: I'm in a fog

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    I used to have patients tell me this during the...

    I used to have patients tell me this during the brief period my old office was supposed to aggressively push OptiFog. It's apparently an old enough "trick"/urban legend that even super blue-collar...
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    Yeah, I'd be skeptical exposing them to too much...

    Yeah, I'd be skeptical exposing them to too much heat myself.
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    Sent!

    Sent!
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    I'm confused myself. In full disclosure, I've...

    I'm confused myself. In full disclosure, I've sold my own old sun and opthalmic frames to pawnshops and secondhand stores in the past. Pre-quarantine, I tried to sell some unused frames at different...
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    Deadstock Frame Sales?

    I've been doing independent consultation for a few years now, and, while I've been successful, a byproduct of that has been the accumulation of a few spare frames I've ordered for patients I've ended...
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    Help Identifying Vintage Frame

    Any ideas? Almost looks like they're some sort of safety goggles with opthalmic lenses inserted.

    https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ELUYnTeXkAAlQC3?format=jpg&name=small
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    I'll have to admit, part of the motivation is the...

    I'll have to admit, part of the motivation is the challenge. If someone had come in asking for a five-ish year old frame my kneejerk reaction would've been to try and get them into something new, but...
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    I was suitably ****** when I recently stopped...

    I was suitably ****** when I recently stopped into a new LC near me just to scope them out and overheard an "optician" selling a patient lenses on the basis that they would "prevent eye cancer." I...
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    Poll: I'm still on strike against HOYA until they get...

    I'm still on strike against HOYA until they get their ---- together and make amends for past transgressions.

    I'm a fan of PhotoFusion brown, myself. A lot of patients say it has a red undertone,...
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    Halston Frames?

    Have a patient who came in with a pair of his own frames that he purchased at JC Penney back in the 1990s. They're in exceptional shape, especially as the patient says they've been his only frames...
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    Curved Nosepads

    In addition to those on the Ray-Ban Clubmaster (which I'm seeing almost constantly these days), I've noticed a few other manufacturers are putting old-school, curved nosepads on their frames. Is...
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    Do NOT get involved with Hoya. We did and four...

    Do NOT get involved with Hoya. We did and four years later it’s still one of the biggest regrets of my life. I’m about to run out the door but when I saw some poor soul was about to make the same...
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    Amor-Style Frames?

    Any manufacturers still making Amor-style semi-rimless with zyl brow caps and the metal bridge? Moscot used to offer a pair but I've learned they've been discontinued, and would like one with a...
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    Metal, wraparound safety glasses

    Have a patient who is in need of a pair of metal-rim, wraparound safety goggles for work. He's a vet and had his nose broken during his time in service and can't do zyl for fitting/comfort reasons,...
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    IIRC, even unactivated Signature VII filter some...

    IIRC, even unactivated Signature VII filter some degree of blue light, just not as much as XTractive and not as much as when either are activated.
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    Um, most manufacturers? Clearvision hinges have...

    Um, most manufacturers? Clearvision hinges have never given me any issue. Nor, for that matter, have those on most of the major manufacturers, though I suspect the dismal quality of their hinges is...
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