Why the change?

Maybe they didn't have a pair of +1's so they subbed a +2 for one eye. :(

The base curve in this Rx should be the same in both eyes.

Move the lenses closer to the eyes. A different frame may be required.

Increase the lens tilt. The above will also help.

Find a new OD and/or optician.

The lens manufacturer (not the lab per se) determines the correct base curve.

Mostly the lens position.

Your welcome.

Robert Martellaro
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Optician/Owner
Roberts Optical
Wauwatosa Wi.
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"An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field."
 - Niels Bohr

It is the material. Polycarb is crap.

Many ODs on this forum claim that it is extremely rare for patients to
complain about polycarb, but here is proof. Lots of other proof in the
archives of this group.

The old ones had no cyl at all???  If not, that could be part of the
problem.  As far as using the 2 base on the left lens, that was just
wrong and cheap if Robert's guess is right.  The stronger lens should be
flatter than the weaker lens, unless you have aniseikonia (which I
seriously doubt).  I'd agree, dump the O.D. and don't trust his Rx
either. (having said all that, it's probably the poly causing most of
the problem, but is most likely a combo of several factors).

w.stacy, o.d.

Well, it looks like you're saying your old glasses were overcorrected,
to compensate for your astigmatism, while your current pair uses
(presumably) the correct power, but with direct astigmatism
correction.

That alone could produce a magnification effect, compared with your
original glasses.

The actual case is that your lenses are making the world look smaller
than it really is.  At that strength, things will look about 15%
smaller to you than they would to someone without glasses (or to you
with contact lenses).

The drop in strength will produce a drop in image scale reduction,
which you'll interpret as a magnification.

Assuming the prescription is correct, it's something you just get used
to.

Many thanks to everyone for your feedback. It seems there were several
issues that worked together to create the discomfort, including change
of lens material (the old ones were high index by unknown manufacturer,
the news ones were polycarb by Varilux), different base curves (1.0 to
1.0/2.0), different pupil distances (58 to 57), and new distance rx
(down .5 diopter) to get used to.

For the record, the old rx:
-8.25, -1.00 x 006
-8.00, -1.00 x 175
base curve 1.0, high index lens, PD 31/27 (I measure 55.5 but see
better at 58)

I do not know whether either the new or old lenses were aspheric, but
they didn't look alike at all - the new glasses that gave me trouble
were much more curved on both surfaces while the old lenses were
flatter on both surfaces, even though they have a stronger
prescription. So, to me, they looked like entirely different types of
lenses, although the OD insisted the new ones were right for me. And,
yes, there was a strange color tinge to things.

The one thing the OD did pay attention to was my occupation as a
writer, and he recommended I return to an older rx in the -7 range
versus the -8 range I've been wearing. (Which, for the record, when
they were made, I complained the -8 was too strong for me and made
things tiny up close, but the optician from the large chain that I will
never use again said that I just needed bifocals, which isn't the case.
At any rate, I adapted to my eagle eyes.)

I've learned a lot from this group by reading through the archives. I
think there are different schools of thought about the thicker
polycarbonate lens material. For me, the flatter high index lenses work
best, and now I'll better know what to request.

Thanks again for taking the time to weigh in.
dill

1.0 base/2.0 base polycarb, PD 30/27