Getting Your Vision Straight
by Steven Ginsberg even notice. The government has a list of allowable
tolerances. Such eyewear tolerances are the ANSI
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rescription eyeglasses or contact lenses can fix standards of the American National Standards
most of the vision problems we have. But Institute. And if you are not visually comfortable,
there are common factors which it is quite possible that your eyeglasses are not
can interfere with how we see. falling within the ANSI standards or they are out
The eye frame’s adjustment of adjustment. You should have this fixed.
can severely change how we see Write down your complaint and return to
out of our corrective lenses. If the your Optical Dispenser to see if he or she
frame is too loose or tight, it‘s not can correct the problem(s) to your satisfac-
only bothersome (or painful), but can tion. If still unsatisfied, return to your
alter the lens position and thereby alter Optometrist or Ophthalmologist to
the prescription. The finished frame and recheck your examination to diagnose
lenses are meant to sit on your face the what the problem you‘re having is and
same way doctor’s phoroptor aligned with where it originated.
your eyes when he (or she) examined you. Still uncomfortable? Take your
Other frame adjustments can also trouble glasses elsewhere for a second opin-
your vision. If the frame sits too high on your ion.
nose or too low it might slightly—or severely— It is not always easy, but there
affect multifocal or progressive designs. If the are solutions to almost any prob-
glasses sit on nose pads and the lenses push out lems you might experience with eyewear.
too far from your eyes, many optical disturbances If you have a rare problem that can’t be solved,
can result. you still deserve a clear understanding of what it is from
If you are farsighted, and your lenses are too your professional, and why you might have to live with it.
thick, your lenses will make things appear closer or
larger than they should be, even though everything you see is Steven Ginsberg of Factory Eyeglass Fine Eyewear, located
clear. at 9079 Katy Freeway, has been a professional dispensing
If the specific measurement between your eyes is inaccu- optician for nearly 40 years with degrees from NYU Technical
rate, poorly taken by the optician, or made wrong by the pro- College and NCC in New Jersey in Ophthalmic Dispensing.
duction facility, within minutes or up to a few hours of A Texas Registered Optician, he also has Ophthalmic
wearing lenses with this inaccuracy, eye strain can result. Dispensing licenses in New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts
Even double vision is common. and Ohio. Call 713-468-5665 for an appointment. See
Many errors can be made in eyewear that we will not Steven’s Ad page 15. i
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