What was the AO Technica exactly ? ? ?

[skirk1975]

What exactly was the AO Technica lens? When was it made and how long has it been discontinued? (If it is). What was the experience with this lens and is there any comparible out there now?

[Chris Ryser]

What exactly was the AO Technica lens? When was it made and how long has it been discontinued? (If it is). What was the experience with this lens and is there any comparible out there now?

It's basically a soft progressive turned upside down, so the distance is the the tiny area rather than the near or intermediate. The fade from the sharp to the blurry is very gradual, so you don't really notice the blur until you get a few mm out of the channel.

DON'T DRIVE WEARING THEM!!



AO SOLA’s AO TrueVision Technica offers huge intermediate and reading zones in the lens with a small window for occasional distance viewing at the top. This kind of creative optics makes it a perfect occupational progressive for computer use, other office functions, or intense near work.

http://www.firstvisionmedia.com/uww/...spec_pals.html

[Fezz]

Chris is correct.

Nice reading and intermediate widths, with a little "window" at the very top of the lens to see diastance.

I have used the lens for mainly musicians. Worked great. The last pair that I did wasFall of 2004.

[bt5050]

I to have fit these many time in the past - - however - i have steered past them recently - and have been offering either the hoya tact - ( you can choose between 2 designs) - 1 providing either more intmed. then readng or vs-vs - ) or i have been using my fav. sola access -

I understand that you don't get the DV - at the top with the access - but my pts seem to like the NFV lens over the occupational PAL design - since they are not dealing with a channel - with the access -

[a1vo]

this lens has been in the market for a while.

it is a computer/in-office/muscian kind progressive similar to Hoya Tact, Essilor Interview, Shimir Office, Sola Access.....

[Gizzo]

See the Zeiss Office Room, etc

[OIC]

It was offered in the AO PAL "family", along with Omni (general purpose) and Prima (low add, wide reading area for emerging presbyopes).

[Robert Martellaro]

It was offered in the AO PAL "family", along with Omni (general purpose) and Prima (low add, wide reading area for emerging presbyopes).

I think you and I are the only Optiboarders who remember the Truvision Prima. I wore the Prima before I got my first real progressive. Add power was +.50. I believe there was a +.75 version, possibly the same lens might have been available with two add powers, or there was a different name for each power, or my memory is faulty.

http://www.ipaustralia.com.au/applic...emarks/527451/

Note to Gizzo- watch the thread dates when responding to a thread!

[OIC]

[QUOTE=Robert Martellaro;517950]I think you and I are the only Optiboarders who remember the Truvision Prima. I wore the Prima before I got my first real progressive. Add power was +.50. I believe there was a +.75 version, possibly the same lens might have been available with two add powers, or there was a different name for each power, or my memory is faulty.

http://www.ipaustralia.com.au/applic...emarks/527451/

I had forgotten that the lenses were all under the TruVision family name, good rec on that.

Prima came in both a +.50 and a +.75 add; PAL training wheels. I was an Account Executive with AO at the time.

[Tallboy]

So funny how so many of the fancy new designs are based off of thinks AO had already done back then...