Article: Why Glass? Why Not?

[other_bill_fea]

You can view the page at http://www.optiboard.com/forums/cont...-Glass-Why-Not

[kaledarkwind]

I just want to say, I read this article last week, and yesterday I had a PT that had a TON of questions about glass lenses. He was looking for Transitions in a FT28 and the options we work with were Trivex and Glass. Glass ended up being not only the cheaper option but also better as he works around chemicals. So Thanks for the Information as it provided me talking points and all the answers to the questions the PT asked.

[eyeguy245]

The reason there's such a mammoth variety of lenses available is that there are consumers willing to buy the one most approprite for their needs/wants. Glass is one of the niches that deserves greater - much greater - attention. Prospective glass users are being ignored by our collective mindset that 'glass is dead.'

It's not 'dead' for me...under the right conditions, glass outperforms optically, not to mention that most ARs adhere better than all plastics.

[DanLiv]

Thanks for the article, it's making me think about glass (which I haven't except for ABO review in 15 years!).

A big hindrance to me is AR. I AR everything I can, but in my limited experience with glass applying AR cancels the durability of glass and the lens is only as tough as the AR, and the ARs compatible with glass seem poor to me. I've had glass AR wearers come back after a couple years with very scratched lenses, but it's pretty clearly the AR that's scuffed and worn. I bet the glass underneath was fine.

Can one get ALL the benefits of glass without foregoing AR?

[Mactire]

Great article. I often (read: always) get angry faces when I mention glass as an option.
With glass selection becoming smaller the price goes up.
I can understand employers preferring to sell plastics as the profit margin is higher.
However, when wanting to sell a good product glass can be the better choice.

For example, for some people progressive lenses aren't possible. So they will have to resort to bifocals. Most turn down bifocals and opt for two pair of glasses because they don't like the rim. Bifocals in glass however look much nicer than plastic ones.

[CCGREEN]

Round segs in glass are just about undetectable when pt is wearing them, so now you would have a almost invisible add.

[LilyO]

Excellent read! Thank you!

[johann]

Thanks for the article, it's a great view and information for me!!