Newly Developed Eyeglass Prescription Process

Hello all,

Recently, a local newscast featured a story on a new type of eyeglass
prescription process. This process involved a laser scanning the eye
and, using that data, generating a very accurate eyeglass lens
prescription which would take into account the various anomalies (I
assume lens imperfections and eye shape issues). They interviewed one
person who had the process done and he indicated his vision had never
been better. It did not catch where this process was being done (I
think Texas). Has anyone here heard of this? What about the details?

My reason for asking is I seem to have vision problems that are very
difficult to correct. I'm not a candidate for any laser procedures
(corneas are too thin). I wore contacts some time ago but quit when
the larger soft lenses came out. I just couldn't get acceptable
vision with those and they were a pain to put in (too thin and too big
in diameter). My optometrist is a great guy and has gone above the
call to help me out. We've tried all kinds of contact lenses, but to
know avail. I'm getting ready to replace my current set of eyeglasses
and this process, if it's all it's cracked up to be, sounds really
exciting.

I would greatly appreciate any insights.

Thanks.

Greg Wilkerson
Seeking 20/20

 

This sounds like Ophthonix. We have an article about them at
http://www.usaeyes.org/lasik/library/Ophthonix-Wavefront-iZon-Progressive-Lenses.htm


Glenn Hagele
Executive Director
USAEyes.org
Patient Advocacy Surgeon Certification

"Consider and Choose With Confidence"

Email to glenn dot hagele at usaeyes dot org

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I am not a doctor.

 

Wow! That sounds great! Any idea on the costs?

Thanks,

Greg

 

Does it work?

 

The question should not be "Does it work?" but "Does it really give me
any tangible visual benefits?" The technology is there to provide a
"fingerprint" type Rx correcting for both the lower and higher order
aberrations in spectacles, contact lenses, and with refractive surgery.
The potential sticking point is that vision is not simply optics but
optics combined with perception. Some people looking through a
wavefront guided lens may find the vision disturbing, almost "too"
clear. The skill of a practitioner in finding the best Rx for a
patient is not in the collection of the test results, but in the
decision making process that leads from the results to an Rx that
provides clear, comfortable vision meeting all the patient's visual
needs. Until an instrument can be developed to read the mind while
measuring the refractive error, the value of using strictly
mechanically determined optical parameters for the Rx will be limited.

That being said, the potential is there for a refraction / laser-guided
aberrometric combination process for determining the Rx and I hope the
Optometry schools are considering this as they plan future curricula.

 

No. It is a scam.

w.stacy, o.d.