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    Apologies if it wasn't clear: The current pair...

    Apologies if it wasn't clear:

    The current pair of lenses is a pair of index 1.50 Comfort Max, regular corridor, that we dispensed a few months back.

    Rx is OU +2.00 distance, Add +2.25. No...
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    Interesting/Mystery Case... ?

    So recently I was asked for assistance by a junior optometrist colleague, a pleasant young chap who's been keen to shadow my work habits, including converting normal PAL into office progressives.
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    Locally, almost everyone I know uses an automatic...

    Locally, almost everyone I know uses an automatic lens meter for blocking, verification, you name it. Myself included, on the occasions I have a rush job which I handle the edging myself.

    If...
  4. Since the distance vision complaint for the...

    Since the distance vision complaint for the tinted pair is specifically for driving, is the tinted pair a shorter corridor and/or the wearer leaning back slightly when they drive?

    All valid points...
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    Trickier to narrow down, since Hoya progressives...

    Trickier to narrow down, since Hoya progressives basically can be divided into two rather different groups.

    While all their lenses here are freeform, their entry level designs are all full back...
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    Yup, quite common for the highest Sph listed on...

    Yup, quite common for the highest Sph listed on the Rx availability range to represent the maximum combined power (Sph + Cyl).

    Although there's no law saying so, it's probably safer to presume so...
  7. Thread: Omnilux....

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    Lots to unpack and understand here (for me, at...

    Lots to unpack and understand here (for me, at least), hope you don't mind the further inquiries :)



    Ok, noted.



    Be that as it may, how does this design functionally differ from a...
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    I concur with DanLiv, as from my experience...

    I concur with DanLiv, as from my experience fitting both Essilor and Zeiss, Zeiss lenses overall seem more inclined towards 20/20 vision whereas Essilor lenses tend more towards 20/Happy. Both in...
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    What was the previous Rx? Also, what Lensman...

    What was the previous Rx?

    Also, what Lensman said about the difference between prism obtained by grinding vs decentration.

    Although having said that, I wonder if all else is equal, that using...
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    Actually, considering that this topic is being...

    Actually, considering that this topic is being debated here (therefore proving that even eye care professionals keen to learn such things don't always know it)... ��

    From there I could imagine the...
  11. Thread: Omnilux....

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    I believe any progressive that can be ordered...

    I believe any progressive that can be ordered with a progression length of 22 mm would be significantly softer than whatever it is most patients dread about progressives. Haven't ordered a corridor...
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    Have a former optometry lecturer who dispenses...

    Have a former optometry lecturer who dispenses these regularly, she swears by them as being noticeably more consistent than progressives for myopia control (and she's meticulous to a fault in her...
  13. To update: Thanks for the feedback, after...

    To update:

    Thanks for the feedback, after having sourced folks who used those, sampled a colleague's Welch-Allyn and another's Keeler, felt both were about the same.

    It came down to price,...
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    Correct. 0.33 mm per prism dioptre, away from the...

    Correct. 0.33 mm per prism dioptre, away from the prism base.

    The post linked earlier has a detailed explanation by Daryl Meister, and System of Ophthalmic Dispensing has likewise :)
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    If she consistently purchases stuff from your...

    If she consistently purchases stuff from your practice over many years, what Barry said.

    If she's a one-time deal from five years ago, what Krystle and drk said.

    Sometimes it's best to let them...
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    Seconding the suggestion to use contact lenses...

    Seconding the suggestion to use contact lenses for the required distance prescription, but perhaps with a progressive set to distance Plano, Add +1.00 worn over the contact lenses for relief from the...
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    Local context here (Malaysia, Southeast Asia), is...

    Local context here (Malaysia, Southeast Asia), is usually that walk in patients are always welcomed. Of course, if someone else is already occupying all available staff, they are often politely told...
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    This was my understanding of it as well, yes. ...

    This was my understanding of it as well, yes.

    As Robert (S, not M) has mentioned, during blocking, the view of the blocker mires through the lenses are displaced by the prismatic Rx, and so we...
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    Old but gold, a thread about this particular type...

    Old but gold, a thread about this particular type of compensation, with input from the late (and great) Daryl Meister:

    Fitting PALs with prescribed prism

    TLDR: compensate the centration by 0.3...
  20. I find it more helpful to think in terms of...

    I find it more helpful to think in terms of intermediate addition in 0.25 DS increments first, then their corresponding distances. As drk has noted, it gets the job done :)

    In terms of how much...
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    I often dispense all forms of blue cut lenses...

    I often dispense all forms of blue cut lenses (coatings, in-mass, and indirectly via photochromics) to patients, with the following caveats:

    - I do not make any claims about the alleged health...
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    Essilor (via Bernard Maitenaz) may have designed...

    Essilor (via Bernard Maitenaz) may have designed the first commercially viable PAL, but Dr Estelle Glancy may have prior to that been the true designer of the first PAL.

    Varilux Comfort (including...
  23. Solid advice already given on the lens correction...

    Solid advice already given on the lens correction options and how to go about that.

    Having dealt with similar patients since these sorts of implants became popular (almost all of which eventually...
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    Agreed on the hyperopes favouring soft design...

    Agreed on the hyperopes favouring soft design bit, that's been true across the board for all manufacturers and designs.

    Regarding the CL wearers thing, doesn't seem like a price point factor......
  25. Streak Retinoscope Recommendations - Welch Allyn or Keeler?

    So, my trusty old Heine streak retinoscope has died after 10ish years of use. Got it at a decent price back then by sharing a group purchase with a group of optometry students, but current prices are...
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