Re: Lenscrafter: New Glasses, 1.67 index, red edges, hard to focusThey've made your glasses with polycarbonate and that's pretty inappropriate
for a -7.00 lens.
It explains the blur adequately eough, but they will not object if you want
the OD to double-check the refraction before making new lenses.
Fortunately they will credit everything you spent toward a different
material.
Unfortunately each of the higher-index options are more expensive than
polycarb.
LC's Scotchgard coating is pretty good, similar to Crizal.
-MT
"unknown" <ncahnocnyg@gmail,com > wrote in message
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>I recently brought my new pair of glasses at Lenscrafter because of
> their 30 days return policy. My prescription is about -7.0 on both
> eyes with a bit of astigmatism in one. With these glasses I had hi-
> index 1.67 lenses which are suppose to be from Essilor but the coating
> is their own Scotchgard Protector.
>
> Maybe I am being picky but it is really annoying seeing red outlines
> along edges. I was wondering if this is due to chromatic aberration. I
> tried complaining to Lenscrafter but I don't think that my optometrist
> has my prescription right either because it is hard to focus on
> traffic signs in intersections with 4 lanes. I stand on one side, and
> it is difficult to read the time when left turns aren't allowed. I had
> the optometrist reexam me, and he gave me a new prescription but it
> didn't seem to help.
>
> I don't know what was the index on my previous pair of glasses but the
> thickness of the lens is about the same. Even when I stare at the same
> point, as I tilt my head left and right, the vision changes.
>
> With my prescription would the lenes be much thicker if I switch from
> 1.67 index to 1.6 index? Is the problem in the index of the lens, the
> quality of the lens, or the coating on the lenses.
>
> Side question: Nikon HCC ICE or Essilor Crizal Alize. I know these two
> are just coatings but if you get the Nikon/Essilor coatings are you
> likely to get the Nikon/Essilor lenses. Which is better?
>