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Be careful with using ultrasonic cleaners or using otherwise strong solutions because of the risk of taking off polarized/anti-glare lens coating, if you happen
by pen2l 4y ago
Be careful with using ultrasonic cleaners or using otherwise strong solutions because of the risk of taking off polarized/anti-glare lens coating, if you happened to have gotten it (you probably should have :)). Working in a lab that had ultrasonic cleaners, I used to do this and it happened with me after a few washes.
It is indeed a bit of a pain to clean it (I'm lazy and just don't... unless it gets really, really bad). This is why I'm strongly considering LASIK, don't have to pay for glasses for years ahead, don't have to deal with inconvenience of having it all the time (and especially when traveling and when doing physical exercise), don't have to deal with glare at night-time driving. I'm nearsighted and have astigmatism so I have to think carefully about this. Happy to hear if folks have their experiences to share on getting LASIK!
- mmh0000 4y agoI'm in the same boat as you, in fact I've got several eye consults lined up for next week. I just wanted to say, LASIK is a catch-all term now-days. I would recommend to see if you're eligible for the ReLEX SMILE[0] proceedure. That's what I'm hoping for. There are some (disturbing) videos on youtube that show the process step-by-step[1]. The biggest fear for me for traditional LASIK has always been the flap. SMILE is flapless. [0] https://med.stanford.edu/eyelaser/procedures/ReLEXSMILE.html https://med.stanford.edu/eyelaser/procedures/ReLEXSMILE.html [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L41-CqynUHE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L41-CqynUHE
- staindk 4y agoThis is interesting! I recently read that new tech has also allowed PRK to become better and thus more popular again - I compared it to LASIK a while ago and would probably have leaned more towards PRK from what I read. This looks like the best of both worlds, great idea.
- sswezey 4y agoI got PRK last year because I didn't want the flap. I was supposed to have 20/20 or better vision after a month. Exactly one week later, my eyes had recovered to 20/15 and 20/18. The recovery honestly wasn't that bad and I forget that I've only had perfect vision for a year. One of the best investments in myself I've ever made!
- tecleandor 4y agoWhat did you use with the ultrasonic cleaner? Just de-ionized water or any solution?
- pen2l 4y agoIf I recall correctly, first I used to use di water, but later on I used a solution. Whatever protocol is used in biological labs to wash flasks and tubes, I pretty much followed that, I don't remember what washing solution I used, I recall it felt like soapy water. It's possible that latter might have been the problem.
- tgsovlerkhgsel 4y agoI would expect that solution to be incredibly aggressive. Wouldn't be surprised if it was lye (which feels soapy because it turns the outer layers of your skin into soap).
- anigbrowl 4y agoI have had anti-glare lens coating but it always wears off because I clean my glasses with whatever softish fabric comes to hand. I'm not getting again because the last pair I had eroded in edgewise fashion so lenses look like the coastline of some unvisited continent, which is far more distracting than any glare in the worn-away areas.
- camtarn 4y agoI wish I could do this - I've asked my opticians if I can have lenses without the coating, but they've said that the lenses automatically come coated and there's nothing they can do. Which seems pretty strange given that the lenses are made to order, now that I think about it. Maybe it's something about the way they order the lenses in, where there's simply no spot to ask for no coating, and they don't want to / aren't allowed to pick up the phone?
- pen2l 4y agoI've been wearing glasses for about 20 years. I've gotten a new pair pretty much every year. Every single time I've gotten a new pair, I was given the offer for coatings as addons, never once did a shop in the midwest or east coast just tell me "they come with coatings". Are you in the US?