[ale] [OT] [Way OT] need to fix eye glasses or replace at reasonable cost

[Pete Hardie]

I avoid the anti glare coating, but always get the scratch-resistant coat.
I'd rather squint a bit and be able to clean my lenses with anything


On Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 9:05 PM, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:

> Zennioptical.com and order new ones. 3way progressives are under $100.
> On Sep 9, 2013 8:42 PM, "Ron Frazier (ALE)" <
> atllinuxenthinfo at techstarship.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I have two eye glasses issues I hope you can help me with.  You've
>> already been warned this is off topic.
>>
>> Every time I deal with the eye glasses industry, I'm convinced most are
>> gouging consumers.
>>
>> Item 1) Wife's reading glasses.  Small round standard plastic lenses,
>> bifocal with line.  There is a scratch on the outside of one lens.  The
>> scratch is not too deep.  These do NOT have an anti reflective (AR) coating.
>>
>> Item 2) My glasses.  Large lenses, strong prescription, high index
>> plastic.  Used to have AR coating.  Coating started flaking off on one lens
>> and, even before that, it had started becoming hazy with micro scratches
>> from cleaning.  I won't be getting AR again if I have a choice.
>>
>> I decided to scrape the AR off my lens with my fingernail.  It mostly
>> worked, however there are residual scratches.  I can still use these
>> glasses, but would rather fix or replace.
>>
>> I go to a prominent famous place with an L and a C in the name.  They're
>> nice enough, but, the guy says we don't have any way to remove the AR
>> coating and there's no way to buff out the scratches.
>>
>> So, he says, you have to replace the lenses, you have to do it in pairs,
>> and you have to have the AR coating with high index plastic.  We can do
>> that for you for only $ 415 for yours and $ 200 for your wife's not
>> including the frames.  Oh, and he says, about 2 years is about all the use
>> you can expect out of glasses.
>>
>> I thanked him and walked out and thought, when hell freezes over.
>>
>> So, I want to know if you all have any actual successful experience with
>> solving a problem like this in one of the following ways:
>>
>> A) For wife's glasses, polish out the scratch.  From my research, there
>> are two ways to go about this.  Either remove all the material around the
>> scratch to the level of the scratch then polish smooth.  This is more risky
>> and difficult and subject to change the prescription of the lens.  The 1st
>> method is basically an abrasive technique.  The 2nd method is to put some
>> material in the scratch that has a similar refractive index and buff it
>> smooth.  This is basically a polishing technique.  This appears to hold the
>> most promise.
>>
>> B) For my glasses, I want to actually chemically remove the AR coating.
>>  Most of the scratches and hazyness are probably in the coating and should
>> vanish.  I then want to polish out any remaining scratches.
>>
>> C) I really doubt I'm willing to replace these lenses, but I might if I
>> could get them cheap.  I actually only need one lens in each case, and I
>> don't want AR coatings.  So, hers would be standard plastic, bifocal with
>> line.  Mine would be single vision but high index plastic.  So, do you know
>> where I could get such lenses cheap, but matched to our existing frames.
>>
>> Any help is always appreciated.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Ron
>>
>>
>>
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