I am using a lab that polishes all their lenses. No additional fee. High luster polish. Very nice. CR39 included. Looks so nice clear. Beautiful work.
However, I have heard that many offices prefer not have their lenses polished.
Why?
I am using a lab that polishes all their lenses. No additional fee. High luster polish. Very nice. CR39 included. Looks so nice clear. Beautiful work.
However, I have heard that many offices prefer not have their lenses polished.
Why?
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who's the lab you use, that doesn't charge for high luster polish? nice touch
It's not that some dispensers don't like polished edges. Some patients complain of reflections, or glare or ring effect, etc. The dispenser is trying to avoid such complaints.
Pretty isn't good if it detracts from optical usefulness.
Chip
I always ask. We don't charge extra since we just push the darn button but some people would rather not have it. I agree it increases the ring effect in a high minus and if you have a full rimless the reflections through the top of the lens in certain lighting is annoying.
I polish all rimless, semi-rimless, and poly lenses. Never once had a complaint of a ring effect. So any ring effect is minimal and probably more publicized by magazines.
I can tell you, a polished lens in a rimless or semi-rimless lens looks considerably better than unpolished. I see they white edges and cringe.
For high myopes, I prefer a "satin" polish. Not quite the rough finished edge, but not a high lustre either. I just tried to dispens a pair of -24.00's w/ 6D BO OU that another Optician had ordered with an edge polish. It looked horrible and the 10 year old boy was most upset. I used an edge tinting pen to hold him over while I decide on a better look.
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Yeah, that high lustre polish WAS that bad.
I am not a fan of High Luster Polished Edges. I prefer "Satin Edge" or what the lab I use here in Vancouver calls "Semi Edge"
Why would you spend all that money on a high-performance AR to reduce reflections only to introduce more reflections via the polished edge?
My vote is for a satin polish.
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I wouldn't have. It wasn't my call. I just had to do my little tap dance at the dispensing table for the child's mother.
i personally think no polish looks better -
i will sometimes - run it on the wheel very lightly - to clean it up - but i hate the look of those high luster polishes -
i think tehy bring more attention to the thickness - and as for the look front the front - it creates to much reflection - no matter what the power is -
i recall 10 yrs ago - it was a big thing - but i personally don't like the appearance any longer -
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even on drill mts - i can not stand it -
it just looks better from the front without any polish being done -
Remove lenses from the frame, tape front and back surfaces, trim tape.
re-polish edges with wet buffing wheel and pumice flour. Leaves a satin polish finish. Be sure and run buffing wheel (preferably 4") on slow speed.
Chip
Note: If you do not have this capability, see if you can get a local dental lab to do this (watch if you can.)
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