Thanks for the information. I wasn't complaining so much as wondering out loud about what standards there are in lensing. It's actually kind of cool...
On Mar 6, 6:30 pm, Firewalker <[email protected]> wrote: > If you pulled out a magnifying glass and looked at the Zenni pair, you > would find something similar. > Mine has a +225 which is my ADD power for the reading portion of the > lenses. > I would guess your ADD power is +1.50. > On the inside of my Zenni pair, it's not a +0 but a capital "D". > > I believe the markings have something to do with aligning the segment > height (fitting height), but I could be wrong. > > -=# Firewalker #=- > > On Mar 6, 10:30 am, abfabdude <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Since they were relatively inexpensive, I ordered a pair of Glasses > > with Progressives from Both Zenni and G4U to compare for myself. > > > Zenni's are fantastic, I dont think I've EVER gotten a pair so "spot > > on" from a US brick and mortar. While I did order them four and a half > > weeks ago, they arrived, and my counsel is patience, it's worth the > > wait. > > > Googles4U's are curious, wearable to be sure, but...When you hold them > > up to the light, there is a 0+ in the far right field of vision, and a > > 150+ in the far left. this is etched into the plastic in a 9 point san > > serif type, almost midway down the inside of the lenses. I will admit > > that it's hard to notice, and possibly a non -issue as these marking > > wouldn't be visible to someone looking at you. My concern is that > > these lenses have a different vision path than the 'standard'. Any > > help on how to adapt to these would be appreciated. > > > I'm guessing that there is no true standard when it comes to > > progressive lenses. I've never had them before, and I loathe my > > visible line bifocals from the brick and mortar. > > > I can't complain too much though, this little "experiment" was less > > than 110.00, which is HALF of the quote (220.00) for just the > > Progressive lenses(no coatings) locally without the frames! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Check us out at the oft-updated http://www.glassyeyes.com! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GlassyEyes" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/glassyeyes?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
