I've got to quit asking questions. The possibilities are expanding exponentially. ;^)
Thanks again for helping with my education. Get me some model numbers and I'll see if there's hope here for your Atmos. You might be better off to send it to a specialist. Mike Murry is the man for the job I think. A quick search should bring him up. I do mostly restoration and conservation work. I did specialize in watch work, but am swamped with clocks. I did not mention to the optometrist about my work. I didn't consider the modifications to be an option. I'll go back and ask. My Dad has a magnification lens in his glasses, but I'm not crazy about how that looks. :D I like to fly fairly low under the radar as far as work goes. More artist mentality than entrepreneur. Starving is my specialty, but I love my clientele. My loupe is preferable to glasses now, but a longer focal length would be very attractive. My file on this project is growing! Cheers! Ian On Oct 31, 11:12 am, Chuck Knight <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, I know what an horologist is. So, do you specialize in watches, or > clocks? > > If you *really* want to say thanks, I have an Atmos that needs a new > suspension spring. ;) > > -- Chuck Knight > > P.S. Did you mention to your doctor that you need them for this type > of work? The "default" reading prescription places the focus at > between 12" and 18" in distance. Perfect for reading a piece of > paper, but not for setting a cap jewel. With a little cooperation > from your doctor, you could build in the magnification you need into > one or both lenses, and free yourself from the need for a loupe! > > The nice thing about online dispensaries is that they're SO > inexpensive, that you can build special purpose pairs, like this. > > On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 10:27 PM, clocker <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Thanks for covering off the decimal placement question. > > > I can't really see well close up at all. By my standards anyway. > > That's what got me wearing cheap reading glasses a couple of years > > ago. I can't work without them. I do a lot of fine detail work as an > > horologist. That's your word for the day. ;^) > > > Thanks again for taking a swing at this. > > Ian > > > On Oct 30, 10:52 am, EdT <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Should be written this way with the decimal: > > >> OD - RE SPH. -0.25 CYL. -0.25 AXIS 80 > >> OS - LE SPH. -0.25 CYL. -0.25 AXIS 85 > > >> For your light prescription I woul go with a seperate pair of glasses > >> as sunglasses and one for regular distance vision than progressives or > >> photchromatic. You have a myopic prescription meaning you are > >> nearsighted, so you should be able to see up close without glasses. > > >> On Oct 29, 5:15 pm, clocker <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> > Firstly, thanks to all. I've learnt a lot about glasses from this > >> > group already. I've never had glasses before and I suppose I likely > >> > don't really need them yet, but I'm tired of my night vision depth of > >> > field being miserable while driving. I definitely need the reading > >> > glasses portion of the prescription. > > >> > I have a few questions before I go ahead and order up my first pair of > >> > glasses. > > >> > Never having had glasses before doesn't help the process of buying on > >> > line. I know this prescription is not a very strong one, but I don't > >> > know enough to tell where the decimal points have been left out of the > >> > numbers below. I'd appreciate a hand with that. > > >> > OD - RE SPH. -025 CYL. -025 AXIS 80 > >> > OS - LE SPH. -025 CYL. -025 AXIS 85 > > >> > ADD > >> > OD +225 > >> > OS +225 > > >> > The PD numbers were written on their card as being: > >> > 35/64 > >> > 32/67 > > >> > I measured my PD and my right eye is 35mm from the middle of my nose > >> > bridge and my left eye is 32mm from centre. > > >> > I read those numbers as: > >> > OD - 35 > >> > OS - 32 > >> > Distance - 67 > >> > Near - 64 > > >> > Is that about how others read them too? > > >> > I need a bifocal lens and look forward to having progressive lenses. > > >> > Am I better off having two pair of glasses, one as sunglasses and the > >> > other clear or is it conventional wisdom that the photochromic is the > >> > way to go? > > >> > Cheers! Ian --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Check us out at the oft-updated http://glassyeyes.blogspot.com! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GlassyEyes" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/glassyeyes?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
