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    Essilor always an Essilor? ( ASDA )

    I have a client who has two pairs of frames varifocal lens. Both are said to include Varilux Comfort. But are the lenses always the same?

    1 - A large frame Tom Ford similar in shape to this - https://www.opticiansdirect.co.uk/gl...1-shiny-black/ - dispensed at a private opticians.

    2 - A smaller frame Starck https://www.smartbuyglasses.co.uk/de...E&gclsrc=aw.ds - glazed at Asda requesting Varilux Comfort.

    On the Starck frames the client is feeling that the left eye both distant and reading seems weaker. In-fact he prefers wearing the larger frames as in his opinion his vision is much much clearer with them.

    Discounting a measurement issue which has been checked. Could this be phycological or do Asda dispensary processes differ thus despite being the same branded lens, one frame will produce better results than the other?

    I think that he is wary about glazing additional frames incase these also do not perform as well as the Tom Ford frames glazed by the private optician.

    He also says that he has another aviator shape frame also dispensed by ASDA which has their standard lenses in, they are tinted and and old prescription but he has no issues with those at all?

    What say you?

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    You're clearly a consumer. Asda are probably the cheapest opticians in the country so I guess you got what you paid for.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Robert_S View Post
    You're clearly a consumer. Asda are probably the cheapest opticians in the country so I guess you got what you paid for.
    Did 'varifocal' give it away?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Quig View Post
    Did 'varifocal' give it away?
    I think that's just some British dialect or something

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    Varifocal is the accepted nomenclature over here... No, it was the questions that an optician obviously wouldn't ask.

    By the way, as some general advice to the thread starter, Tom Ford and Stark are not good quality and the Varilux Comfort is 20 year old tech.

    Find a good optician and you'll not only see better but get higher quality glasses.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Robert_S View Post
    Varifocal is the accepted nomenclature over here... No, it was the questions that an optician obviously wouldn't ask.

    By the way, as some general advice to the thread starter, Tom Ford and Stark are not good quality and the Varilux Comfort is 20 year old tech.

    Find a good optician and you'll not only see better but get higher quality glasses.
    Did not know that about 'varifocal'. Learn something new everyday...

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    Isn't it funny how people think they are smart by buying cheaply made frames for cheap online and then getting a cheap optician to fit cheap lenses.

    I'm sorry if poor experiences with opticians has led you to believe that this is a good idea. The only person losing out is yourself. You think you are making a smart purchase but you are only causing yourself more hassle and getting ripped off in the process.

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