Hi,
I am particularly sensitive to chromatic aberration. My (last good) prescription was O.D. -4.0/O.S. -5.0. I see blue and yellow fringing/edges on *everything* with all pairs of glasses I have tried, it is only bearable in about a 30 degree field of view (not acceptable). The various optometrists and even one ophthalmologist that I have been to have been unable to help me (not to mention that the last guy I went to misprescribed an astigmatism correction of O.S -2.00 cylinder when it's really more like zero).
So, last year I switched to contacts, and the problem went away. I have been extremely happy with them, and able to wear them for long hours (I know, this is not recommended, but my eyes did not hurt ... I have ProClear contacts, which are supposed to be more breathable or something). However, recently my allergies have made wearing contacts for more than a couple of hours very difficult. Two weeks ago both of my eyes got infected (which I am sure is related to the contacts and allergies), and I really need glasses as a backup for this time of year.
I found out from this board that having a higher Abbe value in my lenses could significantly reduce this problem:
http://www.optiboard.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5874
and so I am looking for new pairs of lenses (and then a glasses shop that can order these lenses). The only list I could find of Abbe values for different lens types was here:
http://www.eyecarecontacts.com/thin_light_lenses.html
and I was wondering if there are any other makes of lens I should be considering (since that page is from 1997). Obviously I am willing to make sacrifices in terms of thickness and weight, but plastic is definitely better than glass for me. On that page, the "Essilor Thin" lenses have the fantastically high Abbe value of 58, but I went to their site and it's only good up to -4.00.
Thanks for any help,
Chris
P.S. Sorry about all the parentheses :)
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