Re: 1.6 High Index Help!!!!!

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Re: 1.6 High Index Help!!!!!

Toyman	24 Jun 2006 22:19
> > Some of this is personal preference here: > > [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > AO XT16 that was mentioned is a SV lens design from American Optical. So I > don't think the OP is looking at progressives.

Mark A

24 Jun 2006 22:14

> Some of this is personal preference here:
>
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> FWIW, I'm not a big fan of Sola or AO progressives, probably because I
> had bad experiences with the Percepta and the Compact respectively.

The original poster Rx does not specify any add (reading) power. Also, the
AO XT16 that was mentioned is a SV lens design from American Optical. So I
don't think the OP is looking at progressives.

Anon E. Muss

24 Jun 2006 20:56

>I recently purchased a pair of glasses at Walmart....They were the
>polycarbonate with their standard ar coating.The vision was great
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>AR or AO XT16 1.6 W/Teflon AR would be a better match for me(both
>finished versions).

Some of this is personal preference here:

I don't like the appearance of the Sola Teflon A/R coating. The
residual blue is too strong, IMHO (although Sola thinks it is
"pleasing"). I haven't prescribed enough of these to know whether, in
the long run, it is as durable as others.

I think you can't go wrong with Essilor's Crizal Alize, Hoya's Super
HiVision or I-Coat's Vivix Stainless. Zeiss' high-end A/R coats are
excellent too. I hardly ever have patients that get these come back
complaining that the coating has scratched up, peeled, etc.

>....I am torn between the two...it seems like the Hoya AR coating is
>better than the Teflon but the AO XT16 seems like a better lens. I am
>very picky about clear sharp vision & cannot tolerate much in the way
>of distortion ie "fun house effect" I get dizzy & disoriented if the
>appearance is not flat & natural looking. Any thoughts would be
>appreciated!

I don't find there to be a huge difference between the modern
progressives for the vast majority of patients.

For a prescription like yours, my first choice would be to fit you in
a 1.67 modern progressive like a Varilux Panamic with Crizal Alize,
but a Kodak Precise/Concise with Vivix Stainless works usually just as
good for the vast majority of my patients. 1.67 Zeiss Gradal are
"tops" too. :) Essilor has a 1.74 progressive with A/R coat out now
too.

FWIW, I'm not a big fan of Sola or AO progressives, probably because I
had bad experiences with the Percepta and the Compact respectively.

Toyman

24 Jun 2006 17:17

I recently purchased a pair of glasses at Walmart....They were the
polycarbonate with their standard ar coating.The vision was great
looking straight ahead,however,the peripheral vision was terrible &
ultimately I ended up returning them.I am now in the process of trying
another pair through my optometrist who is suggesting Essilor 1.6
lenses w/Crizal Alize......With what little I do know about lenses,this
doesn't sound like the best option for me (O.D. -4.75 -0.75 145)
(O.S. -5.00 -0.50 20). I thought either Hoya Eyas 1.6 W/Superhivision
AR or AO XT16 1.6 W/Teflon AR would be a better match for me(both
finished versions).....I am torn between the two...it seems like the
Hoya AR coating is better than the Teflon but the AO XT16 seems like a
better lens. I am very picky about clear sharp vision & cannot tolerate
much in the way of distortion ie "fun house effect" I get dizzy &
disoriented if the appearance is not flat & natural looking. Any
thoughts would be appreciated!

Thanks!
Ricky

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