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http://www.x-celoptical.com/

http://www.x-celoptical.com/PDF%20files/XCEL%20Lens%20Guide%202016.pdf

It looks like the ribbon bifocal was still available in glass through 2019.

Seems interesting.

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This is exactly the response I would expect from my customers.

Nothing is wrong with it per se, especially for small Rxs. But I know I don't need to explain to you if a patient's eyes are not symmetrical it will create horizontal prism and depending on their Rx...

Demo lenses that are cut too big so you have to heat up the frame to get them out, it seems like Article one is the biggest culprit of this.

Glass lens demos that feel almost impossible to get...

https://www.uwhealth.org/eyecare/a-closer-look-at-ordering-eyeglasses-online/47616#:~:text=When%20it%20comes%20to%20buying%20eyeglasses%20online%2C%20according%20to%20a,by%20the%20American%20Optometri...

"The Varilux Comfort Max lens is a new design approach that focuses on managing visioninstead of optics. The useful vision zone is the area of the lens in which you can see clearly.It is also...

I've only fit people upgrading from a more basic progressive lens to the comfort Max and haven't had any issues with it so far. We fit most of our patients in the Varilux X lens and that seems to...

I mean I routinely change the doctor's prescription to what I think they need, so they might as well just guess at what they want. :smug:

I've worked big box and private practice and if a patient asks for their Rx it doesn't matter what office I've worked in they have always been able to get it no matter what (with the caveat that they...

Etnia Barcelona for a splash of color and unique design.

Oliver Peoples for that retro look.

Silhouette for the minimalists and comfort

Gucci has worked well for us

Mykita handmade in...

I am looking for a collection that retails in this area for our insurance only patients. We do not get a ton of these types of patients, but it seems we have a gap. We have bargain frames that retail...

As long as it is not out on display I think it is fine. I never start there though, I only go there and pull out our most basic frames if a customer directs me to. "I only want what my insurance...

I would be worried it would throw off the PD's depending on the dbl of the older bridge.

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Brad Scott and Josh Neilson, my two most hated telephone robocalls for the past 10 years.

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That's a good point, who is going to be checking to make sure ECPs are doing this? More rules and regulations with seemingly no way of enforcing it, sounds like something the government...

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Neither have I.

https://www.essilorinstrumentsusa.com/products/lens-finishing-systems/mr-blue/#1533736948330-3720042d-29a6

ISO certified anti-glare coating. :confused:

VSP and Essilux fight for our business and we are so lucky to get the fruits of that battle. Anti-glare coating that is ISO certified to reduce...

Ok, what did you mean when you said advanced lenses?

So basically digital lenses?

I'm newer to working in the lab, so forgive my ignorance but is there any optic quality difference in the lens or is it just the risk it won't cut out?

I've only had a couple jobs not cut out in...

If you edge in house just call the lab and give them the frame measurements and ask for uncuts and edge it yourself.

Davis makes Eyemed and VSP look like the best customer service and labs in the world. I don't understand how they can be that bad and still be worth so much money on the open market. Metlife just...