New regulations for making of spectacles.
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prices expected to increase.
for what?
standard of living not high enough?
polytechnics plan to start a course to cater to the new regulations. -
c'mon.. spill the beans.. what new regulations?
i'm still wearing a pair i made about 6 years ago
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all the yianguangshi must be certified and equipments have to be added. the main aim is to reach european standard - whatever that means.
i heard the report in chinese. difficult to translate those technical terms into english. -
ahh. they want all the optomitrists to be of a certain standard and probably be ISO rated..
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if i am not wrong, many of the vendors does not hold certificates.
but why bother? it is not like the end-users are complaining. -
According to CNA, one optometrist was fined for prescribing contacts without a licence.
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many of the vendors here are not optometrist right?Originally posted by iveco:According to CNA, one optometrist was fined for prescribing contacts without a licence. -
I think they are. I can't recall any shops without at least (and usually) one optometrist.Originally posted by dragg:many of the vendors here are not optometrist right? -
i doubt.Originally posted by nomood:I think they are. I can't recall any shops without at least (and usually) one optometrist.
why are they setting the new regulations if such is the case?
most are opticians. -
A Swiss standard, perhaps?Originally posted by the Bear:ahh. they want all the optomitrists to be of a certain standard and probably be ISO rated..
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mine was bought 2002. last week needed to get a spare part (the rubber thingy on the nose) and was told had to wait a month.
will be shopping for new ones soon~!
sigh... so many designs, so confusing! -
I paid bloody $400+ for my Swissflex specs last year, paid for with my year-end bonus.
I wouldn't even change my specs if my old pair didn't look crappy and the lens coating had worn off. One of my colleagues begged me to go change my specs even! 
So, I went. Because I have a large diameter for a face, , I ended up feeling comfortable only with this Swissflex one. It's pretty flexible, made of what... titanium or surgical-grade steel, whatever, and can last and is very light.
Thought about it for a long long long time before returning to the shop to say, 'OK!' and then, sim tia for sooooo long because it's bloody $400+!
And then, not even a year later, one of the supports on the nose, pee char! Broke! I was too fed-up to get it fixed and anyways, I don't wear my specs that often.
Next, the rubber piece preventing the metal end from jabbing at the back of the ear, kai hua!
So I fixed it with... eh... something sticky.
And then, it kept getting entangled in my hair, and each time I pulled it out, my hair would micro-cut it, like y'know, papercuts? And the rubber piece lagi kai hua like machiam springtime! Blooooooom!! Like that!
And if they're going to pursue bloody ISO for optometrists here, man, that Swissflex would probably end up costing $600+++!
Like that, I might as well go blind! -
wth the optometry course offered by SP takes in only 20 or 40 a year..
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So you're saying you succumbed to peer pressure. Shame on you!Originally posted by Rhonda:I wouldn't even change my specs if my old pair didn't look crappy and the lens coating had worn off. One of my colleagues begged me to go change my specs even!
Ever considered Lasik? A number of colleagues in my office have undergone the procedure, and they swear by it. -
There's an even newer procedure touted to be safer than Lasik now. Can't remember its name though.Originally posted by Meia Gisborn:So you're saying you succumbed to peer pressure. Shame on you!
Ever considered Lasik? A number of colleagues in my office have undergone the procedure, and they swear by it.
No lah... didn't succumb to peer pressure! Colleague said, swee-swee eh lang, wear old specs until look so ugly!
OK, kidding.
Anyways, my old pair of specs is a sorry sight. In human years, it would hmm... be a toddler now! -
6/6..
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I'm not surprised by your experience. Titanium is the lightest, but not the strongest. So I can understand your sim tia.Originally posted by Rhonda:I paid bloody $400+ for my Swissflex specs last year, paid for with my year-end bonus.
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So, I went. Because I have a large diameter for a face, , I ended up feeling comfortable only with this Swissflex one. It's pretty flexible, made of what... titanium or surgical-grade steel, whatever, and can last and is very light.
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Upping the optimetry standards is good if it can prevent the non-qualified practioners from spoiling kids' eyesight further - usually by overprescription. By refusing to listen to their expert advice, I've manage to lower my myopia degree gradually. -
my titanium frames (the aforementioned 6 year old glasses) are still going strong
bought it with lenses for around $250 then...
too bad the screws and the rubber thingies are dead -
Somewhat I have realised I have night deficency now...
