The Spectacles Thread. - Part 2

[sgreview]

Oh man, 1.56 100% cnt take nylon/rimlon frame. It’s too brittle.. in general, we won’t recommend it to the consumers unless consumers die die want cheap and we always fore warn before hand..

1.6 is the cheapest from about 120 onwards(generic brands), trivex(Hoya jap brand) and polycarbonate(Essilor) will be about 200..

Thanks, any shops recommendation near Holland V/Bukit Timah/Clementi area?

 

[GANGSTERKIA]

Thanks, any shops recommendation near Holland V/Bukit Timah/Clementi area?

Hmm.. I am not too familiar with practices there..
Are there any other areas which will be convenient for you?

 

[sgreview]

Hmm.. I am not too familiar with practices there..
Are there any other areas which will be convenient for you?

How about Paya Lebar to Bugis/Little India area?

 

[GANGSTERKIA]

How about Paya Lebar to Bugis/Little India area?

Ah if it’s Paya Lebar, you can consider Kj optometrist at singpost Center.

 

[pipi24]

Hi there. Newbie here and have a couple of questions. 1) where is a good place for glass cutting ie replacing a new frame with my existing lenses. 2)suspect I have old flower eyes now. Any recommendations where to do progressive glasses? TIA

 

[GANGSTERKIA]

Hi there. Newbie here and have a couple of questions. 1) where is a good place for glass cutting ie replacing a new frame with my existing lenses. 2)suspect I have old flower eyes now. Any recommendations where to do progressive glasses? TIA

Hi,
You can consider
1)eyewear optics@thomson plaza
2)jamco optical@katong shopping ctr
3)first eyewear @713 east coast road

they have reliable and competent staffs that can advise you accordingly for all your qns eye related.
do make an appt before going down first.

 

[millenniummonkey]

Hi, need some advise.Would like to get an office lens before jumping to progressive. Any recommendations for a budget 1.5 office lens. Is pentax office ok? Or kodak? What is the rrp and where to get it? Tried to google but what I can find are all zeiss and hoya. Prefer a budget office lens as i plan to spend more for daily progressive lens. Tia.

 

[GANGSTERKIA]

Hi, need some advise.Would like to get an office lens before jumping to progressive. Any recommendations for a budget 1.5 office lens. Is pentax office ok? Or kodak? What is the rrp and where to get it? Tried to google but what I can find are all zeiss and hoya. Prefer a budget office lens as i plan to spend more for daily progressive lens. Tia.

Hi,
Do you mind sharing what your budget is going to be like?

 

[millenniummonkey]

Hi. Got my own frames. For progressive, am thinking of getting the mid tier varilux max comfort. So, the office lens budget should mostly be half of my progressive.

 

[GANGSTERKIA]

Hi. Got my own frames. For progressive, am thinking of getting the mid tier varilux max comfort. So, the office lens budget should mostly be half of my progressive.

If I assume your prescription to be Low, probably a 1.5 index lenses would be enough.
You would be able to get a pair of basic office lenses around 250.

 

[sgreview]

Just want to post to thank @GANGSTERKIA for answering the technical aspects of my previous questions. It was helpful and u were right, after checking with the optometrist from the new shop we went, the design is called metal rimlom which some other shops actually declined to replace for us, no idea why they can't do it..

Just for update, we called to ask on price and turnover time from the shop u shared. But in the end, we found another shop where the staff is knowledgeable and patient in answering and solving our query, price and service also good. They offered us a good price for polycarbonate lens, so decided to try. Had gotten the spec back, all good so far.

 

[tepper]

Hi folks,

1. For progressive lenses, is Zeiss Smartlife Plus better than Zeiss Smartlife Pure in terms of the "side-to-side" distortion and the progressive reading quality? I'm mid-40s and in the teaching profession, so I need to move from looking at students to my notes and to the screen and PC quite a bit for a long period daily. Eye comfort is important to me and I'm willing to pay more (by not excessively so) if necessary.

2. For those who tried both, is the superiority of Plus over Pure noticeable?

3. What is the approx. prices for Zeiss 1.5 Smartlife Pure and Plus (both with BlueGuard) for the following:

SPH CYL AXIS ADD
-000 -025 00 +150
-075 -025 00 +150

Thanks!

 

[Johnringo]

hi folks - anyone has experience with kodak evosun lens?

I have low degree (75/100 degree) and was thinking of making lens with transition that I can use for driving.
I have an old frame that I am thinking of reusing so just need the lens.
I went to check transition lens and got quoted 250++, then one shop quote me evosun for $150.

any feedback on pricing and evosun? googling i found there is evoblue. Is that better?

 

[GANGSTERKIA]

Hi folks,

1. For progressive lenses, is Zeiss Smartlife Plus better than Zeiss Smartlife Pure in terms of the "side-to-side" distortion and the progressive reading quality? I'm mid-40s and in the teaching profession, so I need to move from looking at students to my notes and to the screen and PC quite a bit for a long period daily. Eye comfort is important to me and I'm willing to pay more (by not excessively so) if necessary.

2. For those who tried both, is the superiority of Plus over Pure noticeable?

3. What is the approx. prices for Zeiss 1.5 Smartlife Pure and Plus (both with BlueGuard) for the following:

SPH CYL AXIS ADD
-000 -025 00 +150
-075 -025 00 +150

Thanks!

Good evening, your prescription is actually really Low.
I have to ask Afew qns.
Usually when you are outside do you wear glasses?
do you only plan to wear the glasses when you are doing your work e.g. in classroom or back at your office desk?

to answer your qns
1)yes precision plus/Asiana is better than precision pure in terms of having lesser peripheral distortions.

2)depending on their add power. With something Mid like yours, they might not feel the differences too much.

 

[GANGSTERKIA]

hi folks - anyone has experience with kodak evosun lens?

I have low degree (75/100 degree) and was thinking of making lens with transition that I can use for driving.
I have an old frame that I am thinking of reusing so just need the lens.
I went to check transition lens and got quoted 250++, then one shop quote me evosun for $150.

any feedback on pricing and evosun? googling i found there is evoblue. Is that better?

Hey!
I will try to get you an answer by Tmr if no one answer you yet. Need to refresh myself on Kodak lenses

 

[tepper]

Hi Gangsterkia,

Thanks for following up! I did my first progessive 2 years back. The SPH was -000 and -100, so it pretty much maintained since then. ADD was 100 and I recently found it harder to read even with the glasses on--which is why I'm considering a change.

Outside work, I could go without glasses for, say, 70% of the time and activities. The 30% include things like reading menu, checking ingredients when grocery shopping, and multitasking (watching K-drama on TV and reading books or replying emails etc. on my tablet or phone at the same time).

Good evening, your prescription is actually really Low.
I have to ask Afew qns.
Usually when you are outside do you wear glasses?
do you only plan to wear the glasses when you are doing your work e.g. in classroom or back at your office desk?

to answer your qns
1)yes precision plus/Asiana is better than precision pure in terms of having lesser peripheral distortions.

2)depending on their add power. With something Mid like yours, they might not feel the differences too much.

 

[Johnringo]

Hey!
I will try to get you an answer by Tmr if no one answer you yet. Need to refresh myself on Kodak lenses

Thanks so much!

 

[GANGSTERKIA]

Hi Gangsterkia,

Thanks for following up! I did my first progessive 2 years back. The SPH was -000 and -100, so it pretty much maintained since then. ADD was 100 and I recently found it harder to read even with the glasses on--which is why I'm considering a change.

Outside work, I could go without glasses for, say, 70% of the time and activities. The 30% include things like reading menu, checking ingredients when grocery shopping, and multitasking (watching K-drama on TV and reading books or replying emails etc. on my tablet or phone at the same time).

Hi’
Then I would say the precision plus/Asiana would be good enough for you. Sharp distance vision too with more than enough room for your intermediate and near.

 

[tepper]

Hi’
Then I would say the precision plus/Asiana would be good enough for you. Sharp distance vision too with more than enough room for your intermediate and near.

Thanks for the advice! Do you know the typical price for this Plus/Asiana lenses (with BlueGuard)?

 

[GANGSTERKIA]

Thanks so much!

Apologies for the late reply,
Evo sun is just transitions, whereas evoblue has transitions and blue light filter.
Transition which is the photochromatic lenses.