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Re: Making My Own Glasses

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Post by rconti »

joshu wrote: post #172
rconti wrote: post #150

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Yeah, I buy Bellinger Blac carbon-fiber frames. Hand-made in Denmark. Not cheap, but as a guy, it's about the only accessory I own.

ok, how can i acquire this?

Find a local retailer using their website.

In reality, it's pretty hard, because very few stores have much selection at all to look at. After a number of years of buying their frames every once in awhile, I found an optometrist who invited me to "meet the sales rep" so I jumped at the chance; turned out it was a co-owner and also a model for the company's materials, he brought basically every frame they owned to the meeting, told me great stories, made great recommendations. It was the amazing experience I had been looking for but not finding. Just gotta get lucky, I guess, with smaller companies.

Re: Making My Own Glasses

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Post by joshu »

rconti wrote: post #181
joshu wrote: post #172

Earlier quoted context omitted.

ok, how can i acquire this?

Find a local retailer using their website. In reality, it's pretty hard, because very few stores have much selection at all to look at. After a number of years of buying their frames every once in awhile, I found an optometrist who invited me to "meet the sales rep" so I jumped at the chance; turned out it was a co-owner and also a model for the company's materials, he brought basically every frame they owned to the…

it turns out a different eyeglasses place in the same mall as my current one sells them. huh, easy enough.

Re: Making My Own Glasses

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Post by breakbread »

kshacker wrote: post #88
djhworld wrote: post #27

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Not sure about legality but here in the UK you will find opticians will give you your prescription, but often exclude the pupil distance measurement (I think) which a lot of the online stores require. I think you can ask for it, but they will only give it begrudgingly.

I recently (in US) asked for it, and was given a hand written sticky, begrudgingly after asking why you need it. But once asked again, no further objection.

Weird. I’m in Mississippi, of all places, and, without asking, my optometrist always sends me off with a printout containing my prescription and PD.

Re: Making My Own Glasses

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Post by wheelie_boy »

snuxoll wrote: post #159
wheelie_boy wrote: post #92

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Yeah, I was surprised that he bought his final pair of glasses online for such a high price. Maybe the frames were expensive? I've used zenni optical for many pairs of glasses, and they're much cheaper.

When you have a prescription that strong the lenses get expensive quick. Even from Coastal.com I end up paying $200+ for high-index photochromatic lenses, because my left eye is -4.75. The article mentions a +7 in one eye, we’re in the 1.67 index range (mine are 1.6) with a script like that. €208 is a deal.

I just checked with zenni optical, and with his prescription it did recommend the 1.67 lenses. The total was $59.

Not to say that $200 isn't a great deal compared to Luxottica, and he did say that he was very particular about his frames, but $200 still seemed high.

Re: Making My Own Glasses

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Post by neop1x »

driverdan wrote: post #134

You can't wear contacts for flying or passing the exam? The best eye "hack" I've done is getting Lasik. I wore glasses and then contacts for about 20 years and got Lasik done 3 years ago. It's worth whatever it costs you.

I've read reports of worse vision in dark after Lasik. And what if my short sighness worsens over time (as it did so far). I don't think Lasik is the ultimate solution which works perfectly forever.

Re: Making My Own Glasses

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Post by tabtab »

An ear-handle broke off of a pair of eyeglasses I had a few years ago, and nobody could repair it. I tried 4 shops, including a jewelry shop. Being that progressive-focus prescription lenses are expensive, I didn't want to buy a new set. (Progressive focus is similar to "bifocals".)

Hopefully shops with 3D printers etc. will give consumers more repair options.

Re: Making My Own Glasses

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Post by ggariepy »

I've had nothing but terrible luck getting progressive lenses for years. I'm in the -7 diopter range, so the correction has to be pretty strong. Usually the script is dead on for some part of the visual range but hardly anything else works clearly. The single vision lenses I have for computer use are right on point. I have a pretty significant astigmatism in my left (non-dominant) eye, and that one is always jacked up.

I've been going to the same ophthalmologist for several years now and over that time he's made a few mistakes in the script; twice I've had to have the glasses remade because of errors on his part. He came highly recommended, but the recommendations you get tend to be aligned with whatever hospital system you get them from, rather than true recommendations based on actual craftsmanship.

I'd be interested in figuring out how to find an ophthalmologist who uses the Zeiss i.Scription tool in combination with a subjective test. I probably need to start going first thing in the morning as well; since I have to have my eyes dilated I tend to go in the afternoons after I've been hacking code most of the day; it sounds like that could be hurting the quality of the prescriptions.

If anyone in the Detroit Metro knows of a good ophthalmologist with the Zeiss machine, do send me a note.

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