I'd try Tony Gibson or Murray Smith at Mitcham Eyecare - both are CASA approved credentialed optometrists and have helped me in the past.
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Originally Posted by john_tullamarine
(Post 11076712)
Ought not to be too difficult.
Years ago, as John Colvin's legacy, we had one of the older left seat folk in the B767 with pentafocals - I can't bring myself to bifocals, how anyone can manage 5 segments is totally beyond me ..... Martin Hogan seems to still be practicing. He has a website. Hogies Contact. Unit 16/ 125 Highbury Road, Burwood 3125, Victoria, Australia Tel:+61 3 9650 9163 |
After retiring, I had the cataract lens replacement surgery. Best thing ever! Truly life changing not having to carry a spare pair and constantly cleaning or losing the active pair. Now I have 6/6 vision without specs.
Weirdly, dear old CASA attaches a caveat to my Class 2 medical - no night flying and no IFR. After 3 years, it still makes no sense to me. I can see better without glasses now. Plus no more tangled up specs in the O2 mask when doing rapid decompression/emergency descent drills in the sim. Were it not for that caveat by CASA, I’d strongly recommend getting the surgery done. |
Hi Lucille
I have been looking at intraocular lenses too. You can now get varifocals and both the UK and New Zealand authorities are happy for an unrestricted class 1 with an acuity report. The operation is far less of an issue too now the lenses are foldable as they are effectively inserted through a needle as opposed to a fully open procedure. A colleague of mine went through this 2 years ago and was very pleased. As always choose your surgeon carefully, and have deep pockets |
Originally Posted by triton140
(Post 11076878)
I'd try Tony Gibson or Murray Smith at Mitcham Eyecare - both are CASA approved credentialed optometrists and have helped me in the past.
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Originally Posted by ACMS
(Post 11076808)
Hampton Optometrist can do them.
Ian Gutteridge 348 Hampton street Hampton Vic 9598 1220. |
Originally Posted by Ascend Charlie
(Post 11076792)
Be cautious also of buying the light-sensitive colour-change glasses. I bought one such (expensive) pair, to use in an S76, and found that the UV which activates the change, was removed by the windscreen, so they didn't darken at all. I had to be outside the aircraft in direct sunlight for them to darken, and as soon as I hopped into the cockpit, they cleared up again. Waste of money.
Unfortunately, Transition lenses DON’T work in the A320 and only partially work in the car. For all the reasons above. Don’t waste the money, just get a pair of clear and a pair of sunglasses the same once you have them sorted. (I also found a “lighter” tint is better for the sunglasses as this helps with the areas not in sunlight) Getting old sux😩🤓 |
I got the multifocal implants about 6 months ago and couldn't be happier. Before I couldn't read even the largest print without cheaters. Now I can see everything from up close to far away. Expensive, but you won't need to pay for eyeglasses again. You'll also never form cataracts on the artificial lenses. Also a bonus was my eye pressures were just below the glaucoma threshold at 22-24, after surgery normal at 12-14.
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Translation lenses generally work okay in aircraft, it’s Polarised that give problems reading LCD displays and as they are constantly dark you will need a separate pair with clear lenses.
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Originally Posted by Dorf
(Post 11077176)
I got the multifocal implants about 6 months ago and couldn't be happier. Before I couldn't read even the largest print without cheaters. Now I can see everything from up close to far away. Expensive, but you won't need to pay for eyeglasses again. You'll also never form cataracts on the artificial lenses. Also a bonus was my eye pressures were just below the glaucoma threshold at 22-24, after surgery normal at 12-14.
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Glasses have always been the bain of old age and flying! By 45 I needed the chemist shop glasses to read the Jepps charts, by 55 I was stuffed and needed Tri-focals -( I no longer drive the big stuff thank Christ but the Tri's are still handy for driving& working on my private planes. Mine where from Specsavers and they called them industry glasses. Haven't been back for a few years so not sure if they still supply them?
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Originally Posted by EXDAC
(Post 11076717)
Have you considered modifying your current lenses with stick on fresnel lenses? They work surprisingly well and are a low cost, easily removable, solution.
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Hi Deethy19
Try David West at Eyecare Plus 11 Lamb St Cranbourne. Vic 3977 P: 03 5996 3693 I have seen him twice over recent years for four pairs of progressive multifocal spectacles. He tailored them all to my requirements for flying. They were awesome each time. He really takes the time to check the distances and width of the centre field of each part of the lens to best meet your specific needs. I am sure that he could help you. |
Originally Posted by Dorf
(Post 11077176)
I got the multifocal implants about 6 months ago and couldn't be happier. Before I couldn't read even the largest print without cheaters. Now I can see everything from up close to far away. Expensive, but you won't need to pay for eyeglasses again. You'll also never form cataracts on the artificial lenses. Also a bonus was my eye pressures were just below the glaucoma threshold at 22-24, after surgery normal at 12-14.
Please tell us more about them, what are they exactly? |
Originally Posted by 172 driver
I have bi-focals (one pair sunnies, one pair clear) and use the stick-on lenses in the lower part of the clear ones for reading charts at night.
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Can anyone recommend a company in the USA that can manufacture these types of glasses? I need twice the correction for viewing the overhead panel as I do for seeing the main screens, and no correction for the center (distance) section.
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