It's exactly the same tech that goes on top end camera lenses and filters, it does work but only within reason, if you point your camera directly at the sun you are going to get flare
Agreed. However , one can look at the "experience" that the dispenser is providing for their customer. Experience translates to - a mechanism of upping the product/price I could elaborate on the myriad of app/tech that now runs alongside dispensing a lens, some is very impressive too! But bottom line... who is paying for that development?
I was being a bit tongue in cheek but yes they do have to back up what they suggest their product is capable of but as you say, there are limits to the described capabilities, no doubt measurable but how obvious those capabilities are perceived by a user, that's another question. That goes for lots of stuff that we buy.
Actually this all turned out to be quite useful. Thanks. I spent most of my life with fantastic vision until my fifties where I started to need reading glasses. So have never really taken a lot of notice of modern developments in spectacle technology. I tried varifocals myself a few years back but couldn’t adapt to them (nearly fell down the stairs after misjudging the step height ) so I ditched them. Point noted about headlights and night driving. Any thoughts on cataracts being more common in the Philippines owing to the more prevalent sunlight?
Not everything does "exactly as it says on the tin" https://www.asa.org.uk/rulings/boots-professional-services-ltd-a15-293200.html
What I did experience was that Specsavers were not great with conditions outside of the norm. They even messed up my wife’s fitting by not allowing for the Pinay nose . But technically they only seemed to understand a limited field within the field, that probably caters for 95% of the population so they failed where my wife’s needs were concerned. The local optician was more expensive but was more experienced and more qualified I think. We ended up paying more to get the best diagnosis and a prescription that would give my wife the ability to read a number plate at 20 metres, within her driving test.
Okay. Yes, anything reasonable would do the job. I see what you mean from the video. I think the Mrs would be impressed. I started talking to her about them this morning.
I guess it may be down to the person who you seen (optometstrist/dispensing optician) or merely their practical experience. A moulded plastic frame inclusive of the nose pads will generally not fit an Asian nose bridge, those with the nose pads that are adjustable, say a metal/supra/rimless frame are going to work.
In my family, cataract is not common. It must be a combination of lifestyle (heard its closely linked to diabetes) and genetics. My grandfather who passed away at 92 didnt have any issues with his eyes.
We returned to Specsavers and saw the Specsavers manager and he sussed out the fit was wrong. But he simply went through the back and reset the bend on the arms of the glasses - a high tech solution. I think he used a heat source type device to create / adjust the position of the bend. It worked though i.e. they fitted nicely then. Pity the lenses were not up to scratch. But like I say, another optician sorted out the lenses. To be fair to Specsavers, they did give us our money back and we did not have to pay for a second eye test with the other optician.
I am wondering if it is genetics as the sisters have a similar issue. Yes, I think diabetes can be a factor. But I do not think she has issues with diabetes though if she doesn’t watch out she might do in the future. She needs to cut down on the spam and egg baps!
Presbyopia gets us all in the end but as I mentioned luckily my distance vision is getting better, it's just reading labels on food and cooking instructions that are a pain, at the distance I use my computers it's not a problem. Regards incidence of cataracts in Filipinos I would guess if there is an physical influence it will be occupational, those who work outside will likely be more at risk. I don't know anyone over there that has suffered cataracts but had quite a few in my family who needed treatment, my sister ironically being one of them.
That is one criticism I would also make of Specsavers, I was not very happy with the adjustment of my frames and I am still thinking about going back to see them about that, the two pairs were markedly different both in the bridge and the alignment of the legs.
Yes the heat source is for manipulating arms and lens insertion, not so much the bridge. For example this style of frame is not suitable for those with lower bridged noses, https://www.designerglassesboutique...333/designer-glasses/boss-hugo-boss-0797.aspx
These are the specs I bought recently, the one at the back in each picture is the cheap one still fully multi-coated just not varifocal and no transitions, £22 with postage. The front ones are the expensive and yes very good Specsavers pair at around £200. The Specsavers pair are particularly light at 21 grams as well.
Did you get them to send samples prior to buying? Although the prices are massively reduced for online purchases it hasn’t taken the optics world by storm. I guess people like to try on in store mostly.
