What is the minimum fitting height for all Varilux lenses?
Varilux Road Pilot and Varilux Sport Recommended for wearers who require maximum visual performance for driving. This lens has a specific Crizal coating. Order using distance PDs with fitting heights. Ideal frame fitting conditions: Minimum fitting height 14mm allowing 10mm to top rim.
What is Varilux Ellipse?
Varilux® Ellipse® has been specially designed for fashionable, small frames and was developed following a study of small frame wearers. It is the first progressive lens which takes into account the natural vision behaviour of small frame wearers.
What is minimum fitting height?
Minimum Fitting Height: The distance from the Fitting Point to the center of the reading area.
How do I identify Varilux lenses?
How do I know that I have genuine Varilux lenses? Varilux lenses are supplied from the manufacturing laboratory with a Varilux lenses Certificate of Authenticity (COA) card. If you do not receive a COA card with your Varilux lenses, please consult your eyecare professional.
Does Walmart carry Varilux lenses?
Single-vision lenses and progressive no-line lenses are available at Walmart Vision Center. Once you’ve selected your prescription type, you can choose from clear, basic tint, polarized tint and transition lenses. All clear, plastic lenses are included for free and come with an anti-scratch coating.
What are the different Varilux lenses?
There are several Varilux lenses offered in the portfolio including:
- Varilux® X Series™ Lenses. Historically progressive lenses have only allowed wearers to see at any one distance throughout each specific point in the lens.
- Varilux® Physio® W3+ Progressive Lenses.
- Varilux Comfort® W2+ Progressive Lenses.
What if PD is off by 2mm?
If the PD measured was 2mm off initially, by using a millimeter rule, the net cumulative error might be 4.5mm or more.
Are Varilux lenses worth it?
Varilux Comfort® is another good lens option for progressive lens wearers. These particular progressive lenses offer three major advantages8,9: Allows for better transition and access to near vision. Widened distance and near zones for increased visual comfort.
Are Varilux lenses marked?
There are little circles and a number denoting the ADD power and they also have an ID marking , which identifies the brand. This photo shows the Essilor marking for the Varilux Comfort .
Are Varilux lenses worth the money?
The Varilux X delivers crystal clear vision in the middle of the mid-third. Outside the vision gets blurry. So for switching screens, it is ok. Really good for a daily progressive lens but if you need a normal PC and the screen is on the same level as your eyes you should get additional computer progressive lenses.
What are the disadvantages of progressive lenses?
What are the disadvantages of progressive lenses?
- You must learn how to see through the lens. Bifocals and trifocal lenses have a visible line, so it’s easier to determine where to look for clear vision.
- Temporary vision distortions.
- More expensive than single-vision lenses and bifocal lenses.
Is the Varilux fitting guide a working tool?
Overall, it guides you through successful fitting from first contact to the final delivery of the spectacles. A genuine working tool,this guide will be found useful in your daily routine and will help you to be successful in fitting progressive lenses and help to guarantee patient satisfaction. Please use it regularly! 2
What’s the minimum vertex distance for a Varilux Ellipse?
18 mm minimum for Varilux Panamic and Varilux Comfort. 18, 16 or 14 mm for Varilux Ipseo. 14 mm minimum for Varilux Ellipse. Adjust the frame to fit the face of the client so that: ■The vertex distance is approximately 12 to 14 mm.
How to measure progression height in variluxfitting guide?
VARILUX®FITTING GUIDE VARILUX ADAPTATION DECISION TREE Measure progression heights from fitting cross to top level Is this distance from the fitting cross to the top bevel greater than 8mm Referring to the height table on page 23, is the progression height status RED?
How to adjust the fit of a Varilux progressive lens?
If ink markings are missing, retrace them from the micro-circles using the appropriate di-test card. • the fitting cross should be at pupil center when eyeglasses are on the wearer. • adjust the frames to raise or lower the fit if necessary b. Recheck frame adjustments • Pantoscopic Tilt, Face Form Angle, Back Vertex Distance
