Custom moisture chamber glasses - Mark at "Special Eyes" in Winnipeg

[syclone]

It took some time to get the vinyl fit well between the frame and lenses. Of course you have to be very careful while trying if your glasses arent very sturdy.

I can fit my glasses into a regular case because the vinyl bends nicely with the arms. Although I usually store them on the table with the arms extended.

[katiedid]

I finally have all my materials together but am not having luck finding an optician to help :>( So I'm trying it on my own with an old pair of glasses. Any hints on what to do where the plastic edges meet? Is it best to have them meet at the nose or on the top? I'm excited to finally get this done and am crossing my fingers that I can pull this off by myself. Thanks!

[Guest]

I finally have all my materials together but am not having luck finding an optician to help :>( So I'm trying it on my own with an old pair of glasses. Any hints on what to do where the plastic edges meet? Is it best to have them meet at the nose or on the top? I'm excited to finally get this done and am crossing my fingers that I can pull this off by myself. Thanks!

On mine, the plastic meets at on the side where the nosepads are.

If you're doing it yourself, it will take a lot of fiddling... Were you able to get your lenses grinded down a bit to make room for the plastic in between the lens and the frame? Keep us posted on how this goes! Good luck!

[katiedid]

I was not able to get the edges ground down but they did give me a really long screw to use! I thought I was successful...for about 2 days. Then the plastic started curling into my skin and a lens fell out (because i couldn't get the edges ground). Since these are my computer glasses, they're getting hauled around in my computer bag because I can't find a lovely tin like you did! So I'm going to try again because I can see the benefits. I used a thicker plastic so I'm going to try a thinner one and cut the edges differently. How are yours holding up?

[Guest]

So far, so good. I've been considering getting a second pair made to have around as a spare!

I think getting the edges ground down with a sharper edge is critical to helping the lenses "dig" through the plastic to hold themselves into the groove in frames. Let us know how things turn out once you try again with the ground down lenses.

And about the tins... maybe with Christmas coming, you'll be able to find a rectangular tin to store them in... just thinking the stores are starting to put out their Christmas cookie tins now...

[vancouver-lasik-victim]

permissions problem

Hi SAAG, very curious to see the photos of the moisture seal glasses, but I get some sort of permissions problem when trying to access the photos. Any idea why?

Thanks,
Kevin

[Guest]

Hi SAAG, very curious to see the photos of the moisture seal glasses, but I get some sort of permissions problem when trying to access the photos. Any idea why?

Thanks,
Kevin

Hmmm...that's odd... maybe ask Rebecca??

[mgshutterbug]

7 eye, Panopteryx "moisture chamber"



HI - I just discovered Panopteryx or now called 7 Eye glasses, which use foam inside wrap around glasses. This foam totally blocks out wind, cold, heat, dust and dirt. It also has foam-covered airholes in the eyeshield which do a fair job of keeping them from fogging up in cold weather. The sunglasses look totally normal! They are very fashionable, for real. A prescription can be inserted.

The transitions glasses I got from 7 eye I did not buy from the optician (cost $225 w/o rx), found then online, and they cost me $65. The eyeshields look identical to the ones in the sunglasses, so I'm figuring they can also have a rx inserted in them. Will keep you posted.

I am ecstatic to be able to be outside in the cold for 5 minutes without having to have eyes closed, actually be able to see, not have excruciating pain, burning, etc. I also can now drive at nite, and when it's cloudy with the transitions, and the car fan blowing heat or a/c does not dry out my eyes. Can't praise them enough.

Has anyone else used these? I've only just found them, so have only used sunglasses for maybe 3 mos, but couldn't be happier with them. Transitions glasses have just gotten this week, so only have used them twice.

[spmcc]

RE: 7Eye

I love my 2 pairs of 7Eye sunglasses with air dams (not foam air cups). I've worn them for 3-4 years now.

There is also a relatively new product called Ziena Oasis which has a silicone eye cup that is magnetized to the frame. They are very cool... however, they don't come near to sitting on the bridge of my nose (but others in my family with more "prominent" noses can wear them well).

Finally, I also have 3 pairs of WileyXs with foam air dams (frames Airborne and Brick). I have reading Rxs in two pairs. The Brick frames are light and fit me really well.

Ziena Oasis and some Wileys (plus other eye protectors) are available at the Dry Eye Shop.

[Rebecca Petris]

Update on moisture chambers?

Hi there SAAG,

Can you tell me how these moisture chambers are holding up thus far - are they fairly durable?

I've got a customer in Canada whose teenage daughter wears Panoptx fulltime... you can imagine how fun that would be in high school. They tried some Eaglevision moisture chambers but found them rather flimsy. They're going to try the Ziena but I would like to try to find another alternative just in case the Ziena doesn't work out for her so I wondered if this might be an option.

[Guest]

Hi Rebecca,

So far, I'm very pleased with them. I only wear them at work though (still wearing Wiley's the rest of the time).

Anyhow, for use at work, I've had no issues with them - he did a really good job, and the lenses feel like they are firmly in place - I wash them with lens cleaner before wearing them each time, and when scrubbing the lenses with my fingers, the lenses show no signs of being loose or anything like that - I think this point is where the experience of the person who makes them would no doubt come into play - he has a good feel for how much to grind down the lenses (ie. just enough to make room for the plastic, but not so much that they become too loose or delicate... also, the sharper bevel he puts on the lenses no doubt helps them to "dig in" to the plastic and the frames.)

Currently wear mine about 25 hours per week.

[inaroden]

need help for moisture chambers for high prescription

I'm trying to find a company that can make prescription moisture chambers for me. My prescription is -5.50 and -6.00 and most dont have a frame for that high a prescription. Please HELP! An opthomologist at Wills Eye Center said the curvurture of most glasses will not work.

[Guest]

Update...

Went to Special Eyes today to get the optician there to adjust my moisture chambers... as all glasses do eventually, they started slipping down my nose, making them not nearly as effective as moisture chambers.

Drove about 1.5 hours total to get there and back.. the optician there did a half-hearted adjustment to the arms of the glasses, but didn't touch the nosepads (which were crazy crooked since one of my kids banged into my glasses)... I asked her to tighten the glasses a bit more so they'd sit closer to my face and not slide down my nose, she again adjusted the arms. Although pleasant enough, she seemed like she wanted to finish up with me and get on to the next customer who was browsing for eyeglasses. Maybe she thought I was just being "fussy" about the fit... who knows...

My suggestion, if you're in Winnipeg, don't waste your time with Special Eyes for moisture chambers now that Marc is no longer there... The optician that I dealt with today said no-one there knows how to make these glasses anymore.

Drove home, noticed that although the arm adjustment helped, they still slipped down my nose every time I moved my face.... checked them out at home and realized that she hadn't done a thing to the nose pads... still crooked and loose on my nose. I'm peeved after wasting half my morning on the trip there. Maybe I'm wrong, but isn't checking the nosepads part of adjusting the fit of eyeglasses??? In the store, since I had just put them on and pushed them tightly against my face, it wasn't obvious in the few seconds I tried them back on that the slippage had not been adequately resolved... wish I'd looked at the nosepads, but I assumed they must have been fixed...

Got out some pliers, and have been playing with moving the nose pads myself, but it's trial and error since I have no idea what I'm doing...

Anyhow, the good news is that I now know where to find Marc's son, who is also an optician and knows how to make custom moisture chambers. His name is Sean, and he works at Joss Vision Care Ltd with a Dr. Prodan (optometrist I presume):
2265 Pembina Hwy
Winnipeg, MB R3T 5J3
(204) 275-2015

Anyhow, I plan on seeing him next to ask him to fix the crooked nosepads... I'm hoping he'll be as good as his dad was and be able to adjust the glasses so they sit "just right" against my face for maximum effect as a moisture chamber.

[glenda]

Hi SAAG
i just wondered where you got your glasses fitted with the moisture cups. I too, live in Canada and have phoned around but not much luck.

Glenda

[Hopeful2]

I had a list of opticians in Canada who where ordering the plastic shields from Eagle Vision, for making moisture chamber glasses. I couldn't find it on my computer, but I did find an old posting where I listed the contacts.
http://www.dryeyezone.com/talk/showt...hlight=chamber

Hope you can find someone in your area!