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We have been carrying Burberry frames (men's only, we didn't do well with the woman's styles) in my shop for ~1 year now, and they have done extremely well. I just feel a little icky carrying them...

I am having some difficulty with aspex over some frames I returned in november. Its a looooooong story... But I was just wondering if anyone has a copy of that letter Aspex sent out regarding the...

The doc here is looking into getting us a new lensometer and is considering the "optisource axis 221" lensometer. I was wondering if anyone here has used one and has feedback about it one way or...

So its August now, does anyone know what the current status of that kerfuffle is? Has anyone tried billing a Takumi to VSP with any success?

interesting line. does anyone carry these/have an experiences to share about them?

So we are having quite a few patients coming in with flat nose bridges looking for plastic frames. I am a big fan of prodesign, but sadly a shop just a few blocks away from us also carries...

I got these after the shamir rep talked them up to me. my favorite part was him telling me the lenses would be made "accurate to within 1/100th of a diopter".

Which is cool, but exams are only...

I just got my auto 2 SV's in today!

Heres my RX:
-4.50 -1.00 x 178
-4.25 -1.00 x 168

Its the same rx I have been wearing for 2 years now, so thats not a variable.

Well, I have got to...

I know this is the internet, but try to stay polite please! I'm done contributing to this topic since people seem to come down so hard on the issue.

I will say this though, in my lifetime, I am...

it could just be my high school health class knowledge of the stuff, but doesnt it slow reaction time, etc. to a lesser amount than alcohol?

I dont drink alcohol either... so again, im no expert.

better than boozing it up instead.

addiction to marijuana? isnt it debateable that its even addictive?

supposing it is adddictive, whats the worst case scenario? the addictee gets fat and lazy from fast food, and has a crappy...

standard preface: I dont use it, blah, blah blah.

An interesting point raised by the film "pineapple express" (a pretty mediocre film) is that because its illegal, people who want it have to deal...

I'm going to try to attend. Also, there is supposed to be a new SCCC school of opticianry alumni group forming, so if your a graduate, check it out.

I wasnt able to attend VEE, but Ive read everyones posts about eyenovate's magnetic clip-ons and was intrigued.

I found the website, which has all kinds of information about the product,...

free form or traditional?

Has anyone tried out the new progressive from VSP/Zeiss called "reveal"?

The thing vsp sent me says its available in free form and traditional. I'm curious if anyone has had good or bad...

We talked to the patient & the doc and decided to lower his add and raise the seg a bit. We are going to keep him in the physio, but if he still has trouble I may mention the raising the monitor...

So I have a patient who is complaining and insisting on a redo on his new progressive rx because the intermediate is not big enough. I tried to explain to him the benefits of a computer lens, but he...

I think the best synonym of greed and insensitivity is "avarice". but thats just my opinion.

you know, you could be on to something.

(if the idea of evolution bothers you, stop reading now)

I bet animals in need of vision correction dont last long in the wild. the gazelle with perfect...

Reality has a well established liberal bias, you just cant trust it.

I say keep it for a few years, then call them up and say you lost it and want them to re-issue it.

Quoth the mighty wikipeida:

Ordinary, untreated eyeglasses give some protection. Most plastic lenses give more protection than glass lenses, because, as noted above, glass is transparent to UVA...

5. not acetate lenses
6. polarized