Problem with eye glasses

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For you guys who wear prescription glasses, do you find that the A/R coatings most places offer are completely worthless? I properly wash my glasses in the sink with mild soap and water so they don't get scratched, and every pair of glasses I've ever had, the A/R coating won't even last a year. My new glasses aren't even 6 months old and the coating is becoming hazed and micro scratched where my eye lashes sometimes tough the lens. The rip off place I bought them from won't warranty them or anything, so I found another lab that removed the coating for free and it's like I have a new set of Eagle eyes now! The glare is a bit worse at night, but there are no longer any reflections on the back of the lens. I think it's better without them; it's more clear.

Anyone else ran into this? I think it's a complete ripoff to get people to buy new glasses every year.
 
I think anti-reflective coating were a bigger deal when lenses were bigger in size catching a lot of ambient light from behind you. I agree, for most people it isn't needed.
 
I wear prescription glasses for reading only, no A/R coatings nor UV protection ... Just a plain glass so that I have no problem using my reading glasses for 4-5 years.

I agree that it is a ripoff to get people to buy new glasses every year, but that the way they make money. If we buy prescription glasses once every 4-5 years then many of them will go under in no time.
 
I just got the OK to order a new set last week. Plain old polycarbonate lenses with nothing extra. I had uveitis when I went in a month ago, who knew.
 
I find the A/R coating really helps with eye comfort in those brightly lit stores, my eyes are really sensitive to glare and bright lights, and my A/R glasses reduce that significantly, so even of you don't 'need' the A/R coating, your eyes might appreciate the reduced glare, even if you're not aware of it, IMHO. I've never had a problem with the A/R coating wearing off, I wash in mild dish soap and warm H2O and dry with TP...maybe you're drying with something too aggressive? Also, poly carb lenses or 'glass'?

Being an oil guy, I think you can't be too careful when it comes to protection..of any kind. So, before you trashed your A/R, I'd try a different lab,a s well as a different type of lens material.
 
My lenses are polycarb and I've tried 3 different labs in the last 3 years for glasses, all with the same result. I use a soft lint free cloth to dry them after washing. Who know what the heck is wrong, but after researching online, there are many people reporting the same thing.
 
Our glasses from ForEyes and Lens Crafters have been just fine and have the A/R coating. My current glasses are about 5 years old and have no problems with the coating. I also clean the lens with mild soap and water.
 
No problems with coatings on mine.

I can't use the polycarb lenses, though. I also thought it was a coating problem when I first tried polycarb but it was the material.
 
Originally Posted By: Tempest


I can't use the polycarb lenses, though. I also thought it was a coating problem when I first tried polycarb but it was the material.


I'm starting to find that out as well. Poly is fine for most people, but if you have severe astigmatism, it can really make your vision blurry.

Next go around I'm gonna try high index plastic lenses.
 
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Next go around I'm gonna try high index plastic lenses.

I was told by my eye glass place that this is even worse than polycarb, but I don't how accurate that is.

I just stick with "regular" plastic lenses and they work OK.
 
Originally Posted By: Tempest
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Next go around I'm gonna try high index plastic lenses.

I was told by my eye glass place that this is even worse than polycarb, but I don't how accurate that is.

I just stick with "regular" plastic lenses and they work OK.


Really. Hmmmmm. From what I've read, the newest high index plastic lenses are the best compromise between clarity and thickness. I have such a severe astigmatism in my left eye that the left lenses are twice as thick as the right. It would be very pronounced with glass or regular plastic. My overall vision is so bad that even the right lens would be ugly thick!
 
Originally Posted By: Brett Miller
One word....Lasik

Best thing I ever did.


My astigmatism is so bad that my cornea isn't thick enough for Llasik! Believe you me, I'd have had Lasik done 5 years ago if I could.
 
I live too gritty an existence to use plastic lenses. Besides, why do you think they are called glasses? Not plastics.
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My ophthalmologist said if I had glass lenses, the left lens would be about a 1/4 inch thick and twice as thick as the right lens!
 
Originally Posted By: Drew99GT
Originally Posted By: Brett Miller
One word....Lasik

Best thing I ever did.


My astigmatism is so bad that my cornea isn't thick enough for Llasik! Believe you me, I'd have had Lasik done 5 years ago if I could.


That stinks..my LASIk actually corrected my astigmatism.
 
I sprung for the high index lenses and my wallet still hurts.

Put them in $19 frames from walmart named after that reuben guy from american idol? They kinda look like what he wears...
 
Silly question here....

But what would happen if you wore a patch over your 'better' eye, would it force your weaker eye to get stronger.
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Originally Posted By: LT4 Vette
Silly question here....

But what would happen if you wore a patch over your 'better' eye, would it force your weaker eye to get stronger.
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Possibly, but then I'd have to buy a parrot and get a wooden leg.
 
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