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    What Varilux Physio has an * sign ?

    The markings are H>e* . I know they are Physio, but I've never seen the * symbol. The patient thinks the lenses are from Japan.

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    *= trivex

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    Thank you

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    mdeimler,
    I grew up about 8 miles from 3 Mile Island (Colonial Park area between Harrisburg/Hershey)... I check out the cooling towers as we fly into Harrisburg International!

    As mentioned, "*" = Trivex. You also have:
    No Marking = 1.50
    "X" = 1.56
    "P" = Polycarbonate
    "6" = 1.60
    Pi Symbol = 1.67
    "74" = 1.74

    You can also download a depiction of all the design markings from the PDF at the following link:
    http://www.variluxusa.com/content/da...lity_Chart.pdf

    Pete

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    Wow a Pete Hanlin post!

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    double WOW
    Second post in 4 years! :)

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    Hey Pete I enjoyed your seminar on troubleshooting progressives from Vegas 2 years ago.I still use some of the techniques r egularly! Nice to see you on the board, you were great in front of an audience

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    You'll have to wait 2 years for a "You're welcome"

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    C'mon now... I still lurk here from time to time! (On this occasion, I was reading the thread about "remote refracting," and noticed the question on Varilux markings.)

    Glad you enjoyed the troubleshooting presentation- I'll be giving that one an update soon.

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    Crap, Pete.

    Keep essilor out of this as a favor to all that's good and holy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by drk View Post
    Crap, Pete.

    Keep essilor out of this as a favor to all that's good and holy.
    Thats not nice!

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    It's nice to see you posting again, Pete!

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    To be fair, I think drk was just hoping Essilor would stay out of the remote refracting issue (to my knowledge, Essilor has no stake or position- I was just professionally curious as someone who is licensed as a Dispensing Optician in Florida).

    However, this highlights the reason I tend to be a "lurker" these days. But I still enjoy keeping a pulse on the market (e.g., there was an excellent thread on dispensing to millennials here a few months ago- several characteristics of this generation make them very challenging for the private practitioner)!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pete Hanlin View Post

    However, this highlights the reason I tend to be a "lurker" these days.
    Please dont. Your knowledge and expertise are priceless! And at the moment nobody can hurt Essilor even if they try to....

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    Pete, please don't let a few posters keep you from posting more often. You have a lot to offer here.

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    True that Happylady but....It's when threads like this crop up that I imagine Pete feels like he's much better off lurking.

    http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...er+aberrations


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