Re: Does AR Coating Improve Vision?

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Interesting experiment.....which I have tried. At first I had
difficulty preventing reflections because even a well lit object
viewed from a darked environment will create some reflection. I found
that standing in a moderately darkened area and looking at a
moderately lit object did the trick. And I've concluded that viewing
an object straight on, the Rodenstock offers a slightly clearer
image. Still the Rodenstock doesn't offer the peripheral vision that
the Ovation does. I tend to think though if the optics were equal I
should have the same sharpness regardless of the design of the lens
since I'm viewing straight on. Right now I'm leaning toward ditching
the Ovation all together and maybe trying something like the Varilux.
I'm not sure why the Rodenstock is sharper.....is the lens material or
design. I think the Varilux also uses poly too.

Varilux lenses come in a wide variety of lens materials, but maybe not at
that particular optical (although I suspect they could special order it). I
would recommend the 1.60 with a Varilux lens if you can get it and if you
don't need a higher index. 1.60 is about the same index as poly (1.59) but
much better optical quality.

Keep in mind that there are numerous models of Varilux, such as Comfort,
Panamic, Physio, Physio 360 etc. Wal-Mart caries an Essilor version of the
Physio 360 in 1.67 material at a fairly good price (considering the price of
the Physio 360 in 1.67). Essilor owns Varilux, which I suspect you already
know.


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