Hello all!

I am an administrator of an ophthalmology clinic in Central Asia, and recently we have opened up an optometric department. Right now, for accounting , planning and some other reasons, we need to know the durability or operating life of Nidek's ME-1000 edger and Nidek's ICE-9000 blocker.

If anyone had experience with these two pieces of equipment, please leave a note about how long has they served you faithfully. As a matter of fact, the owners of other blocking and edging equipment can also leave info about their machines, so anyone interested can look and compare.

I believe, the durability judgement shall be based on Time (how long has it worked) and/or Amount of lenses it has successfully blocked/edged (if there is such statistics available). Also, please mention how intense have you used it and whether you have purchased a used one or worked with a brand new one.

Thank you all beforehand,

Al