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This page (www.amansees.com) is intended to introduce an eyeglasses concept we apply for patients with both near and distance vision problems, which we call “Combined Eyewear” and is aimed solely at ophthalmologists and professionals in the optical sector. The concept is intended for professional development and discussion.
Patients with distant-near refractive errors who prefer using glasses may use two separate pairs, but our primary recommendation is the modern solution: progressive lenses. However, even progressive lenses may be problematic, particularly due to insufficient clarity at mid-distance when looking straight ahead. We have opened for professional discussion some simple solutions we developed through personal experience with both single-vision and progressive lenses. Please also watch the video.
Here, we observed certain issues experienced by users of either a pair of single-vision (monofocal) glasses for near and far distances or a single pair of progressive glasses. We are presenting for discussion the “Combined Eyewear” concept, which we have tested on ourselves for years with satisfying results.
After our 30-year assistantship dream, our attention was drawn 3.5 years ago to a system where sun, polarized, and similar filters are attached to a framed optical base using magnetic, sessile clips (see image). In these increasingly common magnetic clip-on glasses, there is a main frame with temples and one or more sessile frames (clips) that attach magnetically to the front. These clips often come pre-attached with filters for sun protection or anti-glare purposes. Attaching and removing the clip is very simple and practical. So, what did we do?
Image: Clip-on glasses set examples
First, we attached a magnetic clip, fitted with (+) 2.5 D lenses for full near vision correction at reading distance, over the single-vision (monofocal) distance lenses mounted on a magnetic main frame. This provided full and perfect near vision in 360 degrees, which encouraged us.
Our main issue with progressive lenses was the lack of clear vision when looking straight at mid-range distances, such as desktop computer screens or product labels in stores. Tilting our heads back to look through the lower part of the lens was tiring and ergonomically poor. Adjusting the height of the computer or chair was not feasible. As a solution, although we had used “office glasses” for mid-near distances for years, we installed progressive lenses with full near and far correction into a clip-on frame that was easy to attach and remove. We experimented by attaching various (+) spherical lenses for intermediate vision to the templeless clip. When a clip fitted with low-powered (+) 0.75 or (+) 1D lenses was attached to the main frame (though this value should ideally be determined by an eye physician), we observed that text on a computer screen at mid-distance appeared perfectly clear with a straight gaze. Near reading and keyboard distance were also clear. In short, the result was a type of office glasses. Because the clip of this frame was so easy to attach and detach, we could quickly switch between distance and office glasses. These clip-on frames were very aesthetically pleasing, and in our research, we found no optical application like this using magnetic clip-on frames. Since there is no supply or proposed approach, there is no demand either.
We believe that our experience will attract interest, especially among patients with limited financial means who struggle to acquire two pairs of progressive glasses—including one for office use—and even among certain patients in developed countries. This is a untouched topic that requires a large-scale patient satisfaction study.
Even if progressive correction is good, this concept reduces some of the dissatisfactions with progressive glasses.
Although the distance vision naturally deteriorates a little with the additional (+) spherical lens clip, as experienced in progressive office glasses, walking around in a home or office environment is not difficult.
Our suggestion is a simple solution that does not require new or advanced technology. Clip-on glasses frames are already widely produced in the industry and are practically used by a large group for protection against sunlight, etc. We believe that those who need it (currently not applied) would also demand it for optical purposes.
We found the possibility to attach up to (+) 3D spherical lenses to existing clips on the market.
Although I find the concept efficient and economical, I very much wish to evaluate and discuss it with professional colleagues in the field.
We are embarking on a journey with a very simple innovation. Not with one, not two, but with one and a half glasses, we achieve perfectly clear vision at three distances.
My expectation from you is that ophthalmologists and optician friends with distance and near vision problems can replicate what I have done with monofocal or progressive lenses on a clip-on glasses frame during their first glasses change.
Combined application in single-focus (monofocal) glasses is for those with limited economic power.
I would like to publish the experiences, results, and comments of friends who accept to try. I expect feedback via email or WhatsApp. We will also keep you updated on developments. In fact, I desire an academic publication together. I am open to offers. I have been trying the concept for over 3 years and am satisfied with the results both personally and with my patients.
Our concept can become popular both in developed and developing countries. Because, I believe we are facing a simple, economical, ergonomic, aesthetic, practical, risk-free, effective, and efficient solution for seeing the intermediate distance clearly and comfortably with progressive and monofocal distance glasses. It is not just a product idea but also a perspective. It can be integrated into all types of progressive or distance-near monofocal prescriptions. It relies on a simple application, not new technology. It can be tested with the clip-on frames currently available to opticians. The need for office glasses can be effectively met without the burden of carrying an additional pair and without high costs. With the joint evaluation of opticians and ophthalmologists, patient selection can be improved. Clips are easy to carry, and both the clips and the lenses can be replaced when needed, providing flexibility to the user. Thanks to this approach, the burden of carrying multiple pairs of glasses is eliminated; both economic and ergonomic benefits are achieved. Just as clip-on glasses became widely used for protection from the sun and harmful rays, I believe they will also be used for better vision.
We do not have significant financial expectations from the concept. Being a pioneer is enough. Any ophthalmologist or optician who wants can freely use the concept without us even knowing.
Because there is no supply and demand, this concept is not yet in our professional life. I believe demand will start if there is supply and guidance.
A Cost-Free Easy Testing Method for the Combined Glasses Concept
If you are an ophthalmologist or optician with distance and near vision impairment and, of course, use two glasses or progressive glasses for both distances, simply try this:
Especially with your best adjusted single-focus (monofocal) distance or progressive glasses, as a criterion for mid-distance vision, look straight at a desktop or laptop computer screen (according to your own needs). Under normal conditions, when looking through the central distant focal point of your current glasses, you cannot see the details on the screen perfectly. If you can see them, it means you are not very old and still have some accommodative power. Theoretically and practically, no progressive glasses can show a clear mid-distance view through the exact center of the lens for an individual without residual accommodative power. If you are somewhat old and your glasses are progressive, bending your neck slightly backward to look just below the middle point (using some addition) or, like some patients, lifting the glasses slightly with one hand to look through the middle addition area can provide clarity. However, in my opinion, these are tedious, tiring, and neither practical nor ergonomic compared to straightforward looking. But if you are not complaining, you can continue with progressive glasses like this.
If, like me, due to environmental conditions, you seek the comfort of perfectly clear vision with an ideal straight look at the screen, take uncut (+) spherical lenses, about half of your normal near vision addition difference, easily found at an optician; bring them close enough with both hands to touch your current lenses for both eyes (since this will be the case when the clip is attached), and reduce the (+) spherical power of these lenses until you achieve a pleasant clarity on the screen. You will generally be satisfied with a lens power between (+) 0.50 and (+) 1.25D depending on your age. We do not claim this as our discovery. Using a simple optical-physical rule applied in eye exams, instead of near reading distance, we identify a new measurement (addition) value for mid-distance clear vision needs around 70 cm. Our issue is to introduce this in an aesthetic way into our and our patients’ daily lives. This will be an innovation.
Achieving clarity in the test mentioned above shows what kind of clarity you will have at mid-distance with the clip-on frame. If satisfied, you can apply the clip-on frame application we call “Combined Eyewear” first for yourself and then for your patients, aiming for comfort in mid-distance vision clarity. We do not claim this as a new discovery, but we can say it is a very efficient application with a simple principle, perhaps too simple to be taken seriously, which is not applied in our daily professional life.
You can determine the (+) spherical lens power to be attached to the clip (lower than the normal near reading (+) addition value) based on examination distances like 70 cm, according to your or your patient’s request, and note it as the clip (+) lens power on the optical paper prescription where you write distance and near values. In this context, considering the increasing need for intermediate visual solutions in presbyopic patients, I suggest that space be allocated for a specific intermediate distance (such as 70 cm) addition value in future optical prescription formats.
Clip-on frames usually come with two clips with different filters instead of lenses, and in our application, (+) spherical lenses are attached to one or both clips for the required distance(s). There are many clip-on glasses frame brands and models on the market sufficient for our work, and lenses thinned up to 30-65% are available if needed.
I tried to answer all kinds of potential questions that came to my mind on the homepage in advance. However, if there are still points that cannot be understood after reading the homepage, I would appreciate it if you alert me or ask questions, and I will try to respond as soon as possible. My expectation from you is positive or negative criticism, comments, contributions, and questions, even if simple and brief. Please provide feedback. This call is not a patent promotion or commercial campaign, but an invitation for professional collaboration. You can communicate with me via email or WhatsApp. If the concept interests you, I kindly ask you to share my website (www.amansees.com) with friends and colleagues who may be interested.
Physicians and opticians can freely use the concept and its name on a personal basis. I expect them to cite our website (www.amansees.com) as the source. Who shall carry this concept into the distant future? The ophthalmologists? The opticians? Both? or shall it be mine alone to bear? My only claim is that this is not a fantasy, but a lived reality.
Allow me to end with this: Our primary priority is patient satisfaction. Patient satisfaction will be a reference and feedback source for physicians and opticians.
Stay healthy
Dr. Ercan Mensiz
Ophthalmologist
Private OPTIMED Kapaklı Hospital
Cumhuriyet Mahallesi Mithatpaşa Caddesi No: 15
59510-Kapaklı/Tekirdağ/Türkiye
emensiz@amansees.com
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