N3WMAN
Well-known member
In the market for a new set of specs. I have been to a couple different places and quotes a couple different lenses. I am fairly set on the frames I want and 3/4 places have the same frame within +/- $30 so I am not too worried about the frame price.
I am wondering about the lenses though. The first place I went is an independent shop. I got them to do the exam because they got very good reviews and weren't much more than the chain stores.
They quoted me on a couple frames I liked and the lens was a 1.6 NL3(Nikon?) Aspheric lens.
I went to PearleVision and they quoted me on their PearleThin HD. They don't give a lot of info and I can't find much on what that actually entails.
Hakim also quoted me on an Aspheric 1.6 Extreme Wide Field.
Lenscrafters quoted me a couple different ones including Aspheric with or without anti-glare.
Just wondering if anyone has any insight as to what actual lenses the different stores are using and what to go for. I see a lot of companies using the High definition term but not really explaining it. The research I've done suggests the aspheric gives you a thinner more optically correct lens.
My prescription is a mild astigmatism if that helps any.
I am wondering about the lenses though. The first place I went is an independent shop. I got them to do the exam because they got very good reviews and weren't much more than the chain stores.
They quoted me on a couple frames I liked and the lens was a 1.6 NL3(Nikon?) Aspheric lens.
I went to PearleVision and they quoted me on their PearleThin HD. They don't give a lot of info and I can't find much on what that actually entails.
Hakim also quoted me on an Aspheric 1.6 Extreme Wide Field.
Lenscrafters quoted me a couple different ones including Aspheric with or without anti-glare.
Just wondering if anyone has any insight as to what actual lenses the different stores are using and what to go for. I see a lot of companies using the High definition term but not really explaining it. The research I've done suggests the aspheric gives you a thinner more optically correct lens.
My prescription is a mild astigmatism if that helps any.