Re: High R plastic
- From: Doug <almostnormal89@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:19:36 -0400
Mark A wrote:
"Doug" <almostnormal89@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:aK-dnfWQb7C8T3ranZ2dnUVZ_rGhnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I have a pair of glasses from '96 that I need to know what they are
made out of. The problem is that the store closed several years ago,
which and I can't return there to ask. After going though a couple of
pairs of glasses in '96 that were made out of polycarbonate that where
just plain awful, I returned to Cohen's Fashion Optical in Syracuse, NY
where they explained the problems with polycarbonate. They made a pair of
glasses out of what they referred to as high - R plastic that are great
except that they are now scratched all to hell and my arms are a little
short.
When I read without glasses I notice the astigmatism and it's hard to
fill in a crossword puzzle when your face is closer to the paper than the
length of a pencil. My current prescription is
sph cyl axis add
OD -4.75 -3.00 168 +2.00
OS -5.50 -2.50 175 +2.00
This is close to my old prescription except no add.
The place I went to this time said that my old glasses are
polycarbonate
so they made a pair of progressives from polycarbonate. They are horrible
beyond belief. As far as I can see they forgot to put the fish in the
bowl that they gave me as a pair of glasses. If I can determine what my
old glasses are made from I'm going to order a pair of distant glasses
and a pair of close glasses out of the same material and insist that they
make the back curves the same.
The first question I have is, since this is a discount place that I
believe will make the switch for free but that I can't get my money back,
how insistant do I have to be about the material and back curves. The
back curves are important because I've always had enough problems
switching between even identical glasses that I don't have a pair of
sunglasses and a
pair of regular glasses that I switch back and forth between. I expect to
be stonewalled on this with a "we can't do that" or "no that isn't
important" to the implied "your nuts". I'd rather go in with would you
please do it this way because experience has shown me that this is what
works for me. To get it done right I can keep escalating my insistence
until they basically ask me to leave, but I'd much rather be nice than
demanding, but I will have a working solution. Much of this I've learned
from experience. I gave them a chance to do it their way, now they need
to do it my way. I don't trust them to either to be able to figure out
what my
current glasses are made of or to tell the truth unless it benefits them.
I went with them because I know 2 people that have had success with
them , but their prescriptions are relatively simple. The next question
how
do you find an optical place that works without spending huge amounts of
money and time to try each one . I've tried chains, discount places and
an independent, with no more or less success at one or the other. I've
had two
pair of glasses in my adult life that I've really liked. The last one is
12
years old and desperately in need of replacement. It seems that I can't
find large aviator style frames with a saddle bridge and not nose pads. I
hate nose pads. It also seems that someone is making a hell of a lot of
money on polycarbonate and progressive lenses to be pushing them with the
religious fervor that they are. I'm open to ideas.
Most progressive lenses have etchings that identify the lens manufacturer,
model, and material. Many opticians have a publication that explains all
the markings, or you can Google "progressive lens identifier".
Here is one link that has the 2002 version which should be fine for your
1996 lenses.
http://katzandklein.com/images/LensIdentifierGreen2002.pdf
Thanks for your reply. Sorry about the confusion but I'm trying to identify
the material in my single vision glasses from 1996.
.
- Follow-Ups:
- Re: High R plastic
- From: Mark A
- Re: High R plastic
- References:
- High R plastic
- From: Doug
- Re: High R plastic
- From: Mark A
- High R plastic
- Prev by Date: Re: Did Anyone See That Massive Lens?
- Next by Date: Re: What Is Perfect Sight?
- Previous by thread: Re: High R plastic
- Next by thread: Re: High R plastic
- Index(es):
Relevant Pages
|
