Originally Posted by
Monkeysee
I do finishing work for an OD who insists all axis, regardless of power, be within 2 degrees-he says the ANSI standards were just "made up" by Labs to save money on redo's...........................Any feedback would be great.
We all have learned what the tolerances should be. This does not mean that we have to follow them.
A maximum tolerance is the ultimate mistake that is allowable by different standards around the world.
That does not mean it has to be accepted by everybody. Some people want absolute perfection. Each professional who refracts has his own tolerance level for acceptance of finished glasses.
ANSI standards are an acceptable guide line for the optical profession taking off powers and off axis into consideration compared to the power level of the prescription.
If you don't like the level of acceptance of your boss, go work for somedody that does. On the other hand you will be trained to supply perfect jobs and that will get you an advantage in your profession.
Actually if I would have to buy glasses I would prefer to get them from somebody that insist's on perfect jobs than from somebody that is happy with a job that is kept within tolerance levels.
(suggestion: check callibration of your and the doc's lensometer for power and axis)
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