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Medical Forum / General / Vision / April 2005Lens recommendations for new Rx?
Here's my new Rx. Would be interested in recommendations for PALs: O.D.: Spherical: -6.00 Cylindrical: +0.25 Axis: 170 Prism: 1 with a little triangle to the upper right of the "1" Base: B1 O.S.: Spherical: -7.75 Cylindrical: +0.75 Axis: 071 Prism: same as O.D., 1 with the little triangle superscript Base: B1 The Add for Near in both, is 2.50, which is unchanged from my previous lenses. I definitely wish to have a wide reading area. I'm currently wearing Rodenstock Life-C's which I have worn for about 2.5 years. I think the lens material is spectralite, at least that is what I asked for when I ordered them. Just wondering if there are newer, better designs by now. My optician seems to favor the Shamir line. Paul > Here's my new Rx. Would be interested in recommendations for PALs: > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Paul Spectralite is a proprietary brand name of Sola. I don't think that exact lens material is available on Rodenstock lenses. >Here's my new Rx. Would be interested in recommendations for PALs: > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > >Paul Paul, Like Mark said Spectralite is a Sola product which means that the PAL design would be Solamax, Percepta, XL or VIP Gold. The ROD C material is similar to Spectralite and is molded instead of ground. Both are good materials. The "B1" is actually BI meaning that the prism is oriented with the base towards the nasal, or "Base In" There are many good PAL designs and materials to choose from. Some are lighter in weight than others (primarily specific gravity), some are better for frequent close tasks, some have very clear distance peripheral vision, and so on. Try to find an optician who is about your age (age 50+) for the best results. Hope this helps, Robert Martellaro ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Optician/Owner Roberts Optical robopt@execpc.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field." - Niels Bohr |
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