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Eyeglasses
"Neil Harrington" wrote in message ... "Paul Furman" wrote in message ... Paul Furman wrote: ... The last set was uneven for left & right for a reading distance of what I'm now told is tested at 16-inches, this exam came out the same for both eyes. Testing them now... looks like the right eye is not as sharp at that 16-inch distance... hmm... OK that's my first intuitive test, now I see that tilting up fixes the problem in the right eye but not symmetrically. Here's the (confusing) data... OK I figured out the scam, they just threw a generic number at me because they have to stock all those quirky numbers to supply 1-hour service. Their 'lab' just cuts the frame shape, the 'blanks' have the prescription set already. I went back & asked for a redo. They obliged but were grumpy about it. What are the odds they have 070/020/100 in stock versus the 025/000/000 crap I was given 2 days ago? I'd be willing to bet what I got doesn't meet the spec on the scrip. For single vision lenses that wouldn't be much of a problem. The last number (for the main prescription) is just the axis of the cylinder. So they don't really need to have every possible prescription in stock -- for example, your 2006 Rx has +1.00 -0.50 157 for the right eye. All they need for that would be a lens with +1.00 spherical and -0.50 cylinder. The 157 degrees they'd set when mounting the lens in the frame -- the cylinder axis is marked on the lens. Obviously, any sort of bifocal or progressive lens would be a different story. The guy in the white coat balked at my questions & whined about how he's seen engineers with too many questions & how I didn't need to worry about the math & the numbers on the scrip. I'm normally extremely polite & mild mannered and I maintained that but the hell if I ever give those morons any business again! The asshole redid my scrip by only replacing the numbers on one eye. My old scrip had astigmatism corrections for both eyes, not just one. The right eye was wrong on distance but both were wrong & he screwed me on that. We'll see if I get a better scrip & test on what I was given from someone else & try to demand a full refund, probably too much hassle. Arrrrgh! Next time you might want to look for some sort of well-staffed medical eye center in your area, where you could get a full examination and refraction done with less aggravation, then take the Rx to have the glasses made elsewhere -- either by a small local optician or online. I now have all my eyeglasses made through an online seller, Zenni Optical, and I couldn't be happier with them. The glasses are actually made in China, I understand. Delivery usually takes less than two weeks, and this includes mailing them across the country. There are many other online sellers too. Hidalgo, Inc. 6507 Shreveport Hwy, Pineville, LA 71360 Is also an excellent place......I have been dealing with them for the last 30 years or so..... |
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