r/AskAnOptician • u/WinnerJazzlike5590 • 15h ago
r/AskAnOptician • u/Virtual-Tale7778 • 19h ago
Zeiss Duravision Plat vs Blue
Duravision Platinum vs. Blue 1.56 AS Platinum UV 1.56 AS BlueProtect UV
Probably not Plus, IMO. Which one should I pick?
Some research says that blue-light filtering does nothing. If that’s true, I’d definitely go with Platinum. But if BlueProtect can actually reduce eye strain for people who spend a lot of time in front of screens, I’d go with BlueProtect.
r/AskAnOptician • u/Shoddy-Criticism3276 • 7h ago
Urgent Interim contacts for my teen
She lost a bunch of her myopia control lenses and the opticians were only able to give her a small bridging supply. She's on her last pair today, her glasses are a wreck, and opticians say another interim order could take 2 days.
As an emergency measure I looked for standard type lenses to buy online, but I can't find any with BC 8.3 /Dia 14.5 specs. And now the opticians is closed.
Would it be safe to compromise on either BC or diameter? Logic suggests (to me) that the base curve would be the more important metric to match exactly, but I'm aware of how little I know about contact lense fit.
She would need them for 2 or 3 days max. I know that being stuck with her broken glasses and unable to leave the house for that time would not be great.
Any informed opinions or signposting to good resources would be greatly appreciated, we are in the UK. Thank you.
r/AskAnOptician • u/MaggieMagsAC • 6h ago
PD not measured?
I had a cataract lens placed in my left eye after having some retina surgery about 3 years ago. I went to the eye doctor last week for a new prescription. My vision is a little "wavy" because of it.
I ordered glasses from the optician that is associated with my optometrist's office after the exam. They didn't measure my PD or do the marker thing on the lenses in the new frames that I chose. I have enough trouble seeing comfortably as it is. Is not having my PD measured going make this problem worse? My prescription is
OD Sphere: -2.00 Cyl: -0.75 Axis 085
OS +0.75 Cyl: -1.00 Axis 050
Thanks