The Dangers of Yellow Night Driving Glasses

The Dangers of Yellow Night Driving Glasses

Summary While there is a new lens coating that seems to reduce glare and enhance color saturation for night-time driving in both young an old, research has shown that yellow-tinted glasses provide no help against glare common in night-driving scenarios. In fact,...
Boxing System of Eyeglass Frame Measurement

Boxing System of Eyeglass Frame Measurement

Understanding Eyeglass Measurements: The Boxing System   In 1962 the Optical Manufacturers Association adopted the boxing system to provide a standard for eyeglass frame and lens measurement that greatly improved upon the accuracy of previous systems. The boxing...
Transposing Prescriptions

Transposing Prescriptions

Visit OpticianWorks.com for the more content like this and the best comprehensive optician, ABO, and NCLE study programs available online. What does it mean to transpose an eyeglass prescription? Depending on the equipment used by the doctor, a prescription may be in...

Harry A. Saake’s 44 Tips for Dispensing Opticians

1. If you have a high plus lens, stay away from long narrow frames as they will tend to pop out of those frames the easiest since they are long across the top. One must understand that one of the reasons for having trouble keeping lenses in a metal frame is the...