To those of you who bought the "cheapy" glasses at www.zennioptical.com

[Pam]

Well, I guess I'll find out.
I suppose there is a "standard" place to place a bifocal....like an "average". It may be right for most people, but not ALL people. (does that sound about right?)

Jen, I guess it also depends on the person wearing the glasses. There is the ability to adjust the glasses somewhat by adjusting the little nosepads which can move the frame up or down the nose to the patient's liking which will change the viewing area. We have patients that sometimes are so picky that they come in for an adjustment after wearing the glasses for a few days even though the doctor has taken the appropriate height measurement on them.

[Edwina's Secretary]

Well...I am trying. I email the office for my prescription. They sent it to me but it does not include the Pupillary Distance.

I am also not sure it includes the reading presciption (I can read without glasses if I do not have contacts in but cannot read without magnification when wearing my lenses.) Can anyone tell me the secret code for reading correction?

I have emailed and asked for these two things. This being California....I am betting they will say as I only ordered contacts at my last exam they will not give me this information. They did not measure the distance between my pupils in December.

[jenluckenbach]

Well...I am trying. I email the office for my prescription. They sent it to me but it does not include the Pupillary Distance.

I am also not sure it includes the reading presciption (I can read without glasses if I do not have contacts in but cannot read without magnification when wearing my lenses.) Can anyone tell me the secret code for reading correction?

I have emailed and asked for these two things. This being California....I am betting they will say as I only ordered contacts at my last exam they will not give me this information. They did not measure the distance between my pupils in December.

The pupil distance is not part of the presiption. You can measure yourself or with help. Just look straight ahead and have someone mark the position of each pupil (or use a mirror, I did). and measure in millimeters. Both mine and Charlie's were 65 mm.

The bifocal strength on my presciption is below the "sphere". Has N.V. next to it and OD and OS for left and right, and is a number like +1.00 or +2.50 etc...

[Edwina's Secretary]

Thank you Jenn! Now that you explained it I know which is distance (same as that marked on my boxes of lenses) and which is reading (the one that matches the magnification I get.) Duh!

Now, if they don't send me the distance between pupils I'll know how to get it.

I take it back! They already sent me the distance (63.50...does that mean my eyes are too close together??? ;-)) Off to order a pair!

[Edwina's Secretary]

Love, love, love them! I have just ordered a second pair.

Thank you all so much!

[Laura's Babies]

Once you order them, how long before you get them?

[Karen]

It depends - it is usually a week, but if you have a prescription like mine, it can take longer. I think mine was about 3 weeks.

[Edwina's Secretary]

Once you order them, how long before you get them?

My order took just over two weeks.

[jenluckenbach]

I didn't get mine yet.

[Laura's Babies]

Heck a week is better that you can get at a lot of local shops. 3 weeks isn't bad either, it took my son in law about 3 months at one place he got his..LOCALLY! Who's to even say that a lot of these local places don't use this place and mark them up?

[catnapper]

I was gonna ask if you got them yet! Waiting while holding my breath to see how you like them! ('cause if Jen likes 'em, we know they're good! )

[jenluckenbach]

I was gonna ask if you got them yet! Waiting while holding my breath to see how you like them! ('cause if Jen likes 'em, we know they're good! )

OMG Kim, you sound exactly like my mom!!! She always said "If Jennifer likes {fill in blank} then it HAS to be good!"

Thanks for the great memory of mom

Well, today is 4 weeks, so I called. They got stuck in customs, but have been cleared and should arrive any day now.

Figures mine would be the ones to be slow..........

[jenluckenbach]

Got Them !

Well it took about 1 month, but I got my glasses. They are perfect!

I wish I could say they were $8 glasses, but My prescritpion is #1, extra strong, #2, a bifocal, #3, astigmatism in one eye ..... but even adding all the extra charges I am sure I would have paid 6 times more at my optition.

Only thing is that the temples need to be "curved" to fit my ears, and I hate to go into my own eye dr's and admit I bought these elsewhere. I'll probably pop into a "chain" eyeglass place and have it done.

[shais_mom]

I haven't had any problems with them for a year and half and I wear the one pair everyday.
I even popped a lens out a couple weeks ago and was able to get it back in myself!