thanks again Eric. I would like to report that I ordered from eyebuydirect and got my glasses pretty quick. I got cr-39 with a/r, UV and anti-scratch. the distortion I noticed on the neutral lens on the other pair on this one is almost unnoticeable towards the center and more noticeable toward the right edge of the lens. I set my left PD distance at 30.5 which was previously at 32.5 but I am not noticing any particular difference. My eye doesn't feel more or less strained. so i guess i am not that sensible on PD distance.
On Apr 16, 2:57 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > You're welcome, xxtraloud, glad to help! > > Yes, this forum is a bit slow. The reason is that Ira takes his job as > moderator seriously, and reads every post. He deserves great credit, > not only for creating Glassyeyes, but also for his time and effort > maintaining the sites, and mediating with merchants on our behalf. > > Many traditional, high-profit opticians are bitter and angry about > online glasses, and do not behave well online -- hence the need to > review posts. There has been some very interesting discussion on this > subject here, with links to other forums where optical "professionals" > discuss their business among themselves. It is quite revealing. > > I have no experience with saturnoptical.com. If you try them, good > luck, and let us know how it works out! > > UV coating is completely invisible, and is well worth it on CR-39 > plastic lenses, to protect your eyes. Polycarbonate and some hi-index > materials absorb UV, and do not need UV coating. > > A/R coating will improve the clarity of your vision through your > neutral (plano) lens. You don't see the coating at all when you are > wearing the glasses. To other people looking at your lenses, the > appearance is a bit like camera lenses, with a very slight greenish or > purplish tint, when seen at some angles. It resembles the surface of a > soap bubble, but it's even. > > A/R coatings have become very effective, and are quite durable if you > are careful when cleaning. For years, I didn't like them, but I've > changed my mind. While the lenses are not perfectly white-crystal in > appearance, other people see your eyes more clearly. Improved eye > contact makes a difference socially, and the improvement in your > vision can be dramatic in direct light, in many conditions. Highly > recommended. > > Eric > > On Apr 7, 4:08 pm, xxtraloud <[email protected]> wrote: > > > thanks Eric! that was a fantastic response! this is a great forum, I > > just wish it would move a little faster. I am not sure why it takes so > > long for messages to appear. > > > now i understand much better a lot of things. I am gonna try the > > regular plastic this time with a slightly bigger lens height and > > width. > > > someone suggested saturnoptical.com they dont really have many reviews > > but have a good return policy and a frame within my requirements. also > > they seem to ship fast. i am going to add A/R coating and UV coating. > > > my question is if any of those two coatings will impact the neutral > > lens or not? and yes I had the premium AR coating on my zenni's. It's > > the one that costs $5 extra, if you call that premium. > > > about the hi-index, most hi-index are only offered with PC and some > > are unspecified if they are PC or not, but they can get pretty > > expensive. > > > On Mar 25, 3:31 pm, "[email protected]"<[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > Hi xxtraloud, > > > > Your description of your new glasses reminds me of my experience with > > > my first pair, when I was in grade school — over forty years ago. They > > > bugged the heck out of me. > > > > Since this is your first pair of glasses, all of your questions make > > > sense. You apparently have perfect vision in your right eye, with a > > > mild correction in the left. If I were in your shoes, I'd question > > > whether or not to accept a mediocre neutral lens. > > > > On the plus side, even with its apparent flaws, the polycarbonate lens > > > is doing one very important thing: it is a very tough material, and > > > it's protecting your precious eyesight better than any other lens > > > material can. > > > > On the negative side, while polycarbonate gives a decent correction, > > > it is thicker, and many other materials give optically superior > > > results. > > > > Suggestion: go to a place like Sunglass Hut, and try a variety of > > > different non-prescription (neutral) sunglasses. High-impact sport > > > models, as well as safety goggles, are made of polycarbonate. The > > > majority of other sunglasses will have ordinary CR-39 plastic. Perform > > > the same on/off test with your right eye, and see what that tells you > > > about your new prescription lenses. > > > > If you decide to try for better quality, your options are many. You > > > might be happier with inexpensive CR-39 plastic. If and when your > > > budget allows, you could even try hi-index. Some might argue that hi- > > > index on neutral or -1.50 lenses would be overkill and a waste of > > > money, but they would be very thin and attractive. The thinnest > > > possible lens, even in neutral, may eliminate the effects that annoy > > > you. > > > > Thinness matters more on larger-diameter lenses, which you probably > > > would like better, since you said the edges of the lenses bug you. And > > > it's true, you do have to turn your head more when you wear small > > > lenses. > > > > You didn't mention whether or not your Zenni glasses have premium anti- > > > glare coating. I think premium coating might be worth it for you, to > > > make the vision in your right eye as close as possible to like having > > > no lens at all. > > > > All of these are just options to consider. > > > > Along the way, I've learned to accept many compromises in my vision. I > > > have a strong prescription, and had surgery for detached retina in one > > > eye, which leaves me with an unbalanced prescription — OD -9.00 / OS > > > -4.50. > > > > Thanks to Ira and Glassyeyes, I'm a whole lot happier with my glasses > > > than I ever was before. > > > > There's no reason you can't get a better pair of glasses that you're > > > thrilled with —good luck! > > > > Eric > > > > On Feb 24, 6:09 pm, xxtraloud <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > ok so I just got my first prescription from zenni. > > > > I am having some concerns. the specs are L -1.50 180 degree and R > > > > neutral. polycarbonate > > > > first of all i noticed that the R neutral lens brings everything > > > > closer/slightly bigger. so i close my left eye and then i pull the > > > > right lens on and off my right eye and it doesn't look as neutral.i > > > > can see the two images when my sight in right on the border of the > > > > lens. is this normal? > > > > > then the other thing is that i might have gotten glasses with a lens > > > > too small. the lower edge of the lens bugs me and if i don't look > > > > straight ahead and look down a bit my sight falls on the edge of the > > > > lenses or outside. so i always have to move my head to look down. does > > > > this make sense? > > > > > it is my first pair so i have no clue. i have read some opinions that > > > > PC lenses create some distortion and might change colors a bit. should > > > > i return these and get plastic lenses? or even glass lenses? > > > > as far as the lens power it seems correct, my left eye sees perfectly > > > > on focus. > > > > > also one of the temples seems slightly bent. -- Check us out at the oft-updated http://glassyeyes.blogspot.com! 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