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From: mazlack@ernie.BERKELEY.EDU (Lawrence J. &)
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Subject: Re: Hard lens advise request
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Date: Tue, 10-Dec-85 15:49:29 EST
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Reply-To: mazlack@ernie.UUCP (Lawrence J. Mazlack)
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>I've been wearing conventional hard lenses about 18 years (since '67 or
>so).  Most of that time has been with "fenestrated" lenses (with a hole
>in the middle (that fascinates my daughter)).   I can wear them all my
>waking hours (barring a *really* late night) here in Colorado (where

I have also had conventional hard lenses for 16 years (not fenestrated).

>The ability to wear hard lenses for extended periods appears to be tied
>to the fit: there are the lucky few who get good fits, the less lucky
>many who don't, and the *very* lucky (or should I say smart :-) ) who
>have found an optician that gets a good fit most every time.  I believe
>I'm in the last category: there are a small number of (half a dozen?)
>opticians who make their own lenses, and have found out how to repeatably
>manufacture lenses with a good fit.  I deal with one of them (and no,
>I don't get a cut for saying this), and I can be assured that if I lose
>a contact, I can get a replacement by mail that will fit *exactly* as

I also have been getting mine by mail by a guy in Milwaukee.  Most all of his
clients fit the first time.  What is more, he is CHEAP. His name is:
  O'Jack Miller
He has mailed to me all over the US and Europe.

>You'll note I said "by mail".  The optician is in Honolulu, a bit of a
>way from Colorado, but since I grew up in Honolulu, you can see how it
>happened.
>Anyway, for anyone who happens to be passing thru there, and wants to check
>out getting a good fitting pair of contacts, check with Tanco Laboratories.
>(Getting them may take a couple of weeks; but the last leg can probably be done 
Mine also take a couple of weeks.  However, I usually have an extra pair (I'm
one of those people who REGULARILY loses his lenses - they pop out while
skiing or on my motorcycle.)  However, as replacement lenses are $15 each, it
is no big deal.

...Larry Mazlack