A long time customer has been unable to wear the new glasses that I have made for him in 2016. His present glasses from 2012 are now scratched and need replacement.
The only glasses he can wear were purchased in 2012 and are the original Rodenstock Life XS 1.6 index with a SRCII coating purchased from the discount division (Rx Club) of Essilor Canada, I am assuming that they are pre-digital production since we used the same lens in 2005 also. Rodenstock does not have a presence in Canada anymore.
In 2016 we attempted to fill an new prescription to no avail, the end result was to duplicate the prescription, base curve, frame wrap, frame panto with the same RX in a Varilux Comfort 3.0 Short in 1.59 Index.
When discussed last week he said that the field of view with 2016 glasses was very limiting, even in the distance, there was only one small sweet spot for any focal length.
The advice given from Essilor in 2016 was to use a Varilux X series which was declined due to the cost differential.
RX OD +6.00 -4.00 X 095 Add 2.00 OS +5.75 -2.25 X 076 Add +2.00
Any advice would be appreciated!