Actually I have seen silicon nose pads filled with silicon liquid cushion.
Actually I have seen silicon nose pads filled with silicon liquid cushion.
Does anyone have any good home frame repair stories???
I had a gentleman come into my office who put his daughter's zyl frame in the microwave to "soften" it up so he could bend it! The worst thing about it was that he expected me to guarantee it!!!! The temples looked like bubble wrap!
:D Eyegrrl
Supprised much happened, Microwaves don't usually even melt wax unless you have some water in there. However, I have fried a prosthetic eye or two so it might work on bare plastic.
Chip
I remeber it being a cheap managed care frame! The metal in the temples got so hot it bubbled!
:D Eyegrrl
Years ago a father brought his daughter's eyeglasses in with the lenses so scratched that the prescription was unreadable in the center. His daughter's uncle was a dentist and used some kind of polisher to polish out some minor scratches on the lenses!Originally Posted by eyegrrl
Gentleman comes in and looks at sunglasses. Never been in the office before. Finds what he wants.
"I'm going on vacation in a couple of days and these sunglasses are exactly the ones I broke and have returned for (warranty) replacement. Can I take these on vacation and after I come back when the other glasses come in I'll bring them to you?"
"Ummm no."
I love it when not so brilliant old timers come in and say "These glasses ain't no good any more all the medicine fell to the bottom". Unfortunately I have heard this way too many times when working for a program in the armpit sections of Baltimore!:)
A guy asked me yesterday if we sold PULVERIZED lenses.
Sure, I can do that for you right now......Wheres that little hammer I keep around?:shiner:
Has anyone had patients that have tried that stuff they sell on tv for scratches? any bad results? i can't see how it would work without making the vision blurry!!
:D Eyegrrl
Ruined an AR job.
I keep a lens in the office to show them, after they look at me funny when I tell them you can't polish out scratches. "well, the other guy I went to did!!" The sample I have, is also ruined like braheem's. Just use J&J floor polish , same thing.Has anyone had patients that have tried that stuff they sell on tv for scratches? any bad results? i can't see how it would work without making the vision blurry!!
If you have your own surfacing lab, it's a wonderful educational tool. I show them the original lenses, show them the block used to hold the lenses for surfacing and explain to them how the lens first of all no longer fits on the block and if I could possibly get it to fit on the block it would still not work because it could not even be 1 degree off axis otherwise the lens would come out abberated.
In the end they end up having a grin on thier face from learning something new and trust me for thier future eyecare needs without listning to thier friends.
Here's a dumb thing, at least to an optician.
They'll point to their nose pads and ask if the eye pieces can be replaced.
Don
Don: Is this better or worse than when they ask if the "legs" can be replaced.
Funny how things work, a guy just left disappointed because I didn't have the rub on Scratch remover. The guy down the beach gave it to him. After describing the miracle cleaner, I said was it a glass wick? Yes thats it , worked great on his lenses for4-5 days and had to be re-done. I have not seen glass wick in 20 something yrs.
Are you talking about the bows? lol
We used Pledge on hairlines.
Had one today that was in perfect alignment with lids and eyes, patient was upset because one eyebrow was higher when compared with the other over the frame. Do I need a higher A measurement on one side?
Chip
Probably an engineer.Do I need a higher A measurement on one side?
What do you mean it isn't free? I have insurance.
Not a question but a comment. Had a lady in last week who told me quite confidently that the surgeon had implanted lasers in her eyes.
Zzzzzzz-ap!
We've had customers refer to them as "hootennannies" also.
DragonlensmanWV N.A.O.L.
"There is nothing patriotic about hating your government or pretending you can hate your government but love your country."
After numerous attempts at failed adjustments. I converted a patients spectacles to cable temples. He called back (twice) and wanted to know if I kept the scap metal when I trimmed the temples. If so he wanted it.
I asked what did he want with it? He said he just wanted to keep it in a little bag.
Chip?
I just love it when I run a credit card through the machine and the big letters DECLINED come up on the screen. I tell the customer that the card was declined. They say huh? Why?
One day I had a gal that rides a scooter come in and purchased a pair of Panoptx googles to ride with. We went through 6 cards before she found one that worked! It was so funny...here try this one...maybe this one will work!
Does anyone have any good home frame repair stories???
I had a gentleman come into my office who put his daughter's zyl frame in the microwave to "soften" it up so he could bend it! The worst thing about it was that he expected me to guarantee it!!!! The temples looked like bubble wrap!
I had someone bring in a plastic frame that had broken in the bridge. He had drilled small holes on either side of the bridge, sewed it up with heavy thread, then epoxied it all together. It really worked well. Too well. He had also epoxied his lenses into the frame and now (of course!) wanted them taken out and put into a different frame.:hammer::hammer:
DragonlensmanWV N.A.O.L.
"There is nothing patriotic about hating your government or pretending you can hate your government but love your country."
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