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How to Mount Lenses Into Metal Frames: A Step-by-Step Guide

Mounting optical lenses into metal frames requires precision, care, and a clear understanding of the process to ensure the best fit and performance. Whether you're a seasoned optician or someone handling this task for the first time, this guide will walk you through the essential steps to mount lenses into metal frames efficiently.

Choosing the right lens material for your patient’s glasses is a crucial part of ensuring their visual comfort, safety, and satisfaction. One of the most popular options, particularly for those with specific lifestyle needs, is polycarbonate. This material offers numerous advantages but also comes with certain limitations that should be considered. Here’s a guide to help you determine when polycarbonate lenses are the right choice for your patients.

Discover how to enhance your patient's natural features and express their personal style by selecting eyeglass frames that perfectly complement their face shape.

The Federal Trade Commission finalized updates to its Ophthalmic Practice Rule, also known as the Eyeglass Rule, on Thursday, June 27. This marks the end of a thorough multi-year review aimed at boosting competition in the prescription lens market and empowering consumers with more choices.

Our industry does a decent job of preaching the importance of sun-wear for adults, but when it comes to children, we seem to drop the ball. It's time we step up and educate parents on the significance of sun and UV protection for our little patients.

We've all committed to it, and the majority are sticking to it: "No lenses outside of ANSI Standards." As an industry, we rely on ANSI to define what's acceptable and what's not. If a pair of lenses meets ANSI Standards after being fitted into the frame, we can be confident that the patient will receive functional glasses.

As part of our new dispenser series of blogs this week, we're going to dive into some simple tips for taking seg height measurements. Following these tips will not only ensure proper fit but also lead to more comfortable adaptation and overall lens performance.

Someone once said that knowledge is having the right answer while intelligence is asking the right questions. As eye care professionals, we often have the right answers for our patients. We have gone to school or apprenticed, studied hard, and took the boards. We should know the answers.

Now, we all know that even the most reliable wholesale labs like ours can make the occasional mistake. After all, we're only human, and sometimes things slip through the cracks. But let's face it, there's nothing more cringe-worthy than dispensing a pair of glasses that are just plain wrong. It's a blow to your reputation as an optician and shakes your patients' confidence in your abilities.