> Any advice would be great. Thanks.

> I actually have been wearing one side higher than the other, as it was
> a natural way to reduce my discomfort - I wasn't even aware that I was
> doing it until I thought to get them adjusted. My prescription is ~5
> in each eye. I am wearing my uglier backup pair now, and have gotten
> used to how "normal" feels. Its much more comfortable, especially in
> the periphery and transitioning between looking through the lenses and
> looking up or down without the lens.

> I actually have been wearing one side higher than the other, as it was
> a natural way to reduce my discomfort - I wasn't even aware that I was
> doing it until I thought to get them adjusted. My prescription is ~5
> in each eye. I am wearing my uglier backup pair now, and have gotten
> used to how "normal" feels. Its much more comfortable, especially in
> the periphery and transitioning between looking through the lenses and
> looking up or down without the lens.

> I actually have been wearing one side higher than the other, as it was
> a natural way to reduce my discomfort - I wasn't even aware that I was
> doing it until I thought to get them adjusted. My prescription is ~5
> in each eye. I am wearing my uglier backup pair now, and have gotten
> used to how "normal" feels. Its much more comfortable, especially in
> the periphery and transitioning between looking through the lenses and
> looking up or down without the lens.

> Thanks for all the replies. I was not jumping on the "sue everyone and
> everything" bandwagon by posting this, only out of curiosity and
> because the technicians that informed me of this suggested it in
> passing.

> MattBroder...[at]gmail.com schreef:
> > I have recently found out that my main pair of glasses has something
> > like a 2.5 diopter prism (I'm not sure of the correct terminology) in
> > one of the eyes, offsetting the lens centers. My Rx did not call for
> > this prism, and I have had problems with the glasses since first
> > getting them - although I thought it was due to a bad fit after about
> > a week or two. What eventually happened was that they started to
> > naturally get pushed into "misalignment" by my constant adjusting to
> > make them wearable, but I still noticed weird double vision when
> > taking them off and putting them on. However, I have been so busy away
> > at school I haven't had a chance to ask anyone about it until now -
> > thought the headaches were stress
> > I was told that there are certain legal standards that a lens maker
> > has to follow, and that my values were out of "tolerance" - almost 3mm
> > when my acceptable level is +/- 1mm. Other than asking the original
> > vision center to replace the lenses, am I entitled to or should I take
> > any legal action? Its kind of ironic that I did get into a car
> > accident two days before learning about the lenses being
> > incorrect...but I was not at fault.
> > Any advice would be great. Thanks.
> Matt, reading your story I suppose it is a a mismatch in height of the
> optical centers.
> Also reading your story I suppose your prescription is about 8 (eight)
> diopters.
> It could be possible your frame is not quite 'horizontal' placed on your
> face.
> Thats to say on the right side some what lower than it is on your left
> side ore vice versa.
> When this happens you induce a prism in in height.
> Looking at a horizontal line with one eye at a time you might see a
> 'jump' when you alternated use your right and left eye.
> You can try to 'correct 'this by trying to push up or lower down just
> one side of the frame when wearing it.
> A difference off 3mm is easily reached.
> Maybe and again maybe just a re-adjustment of your frame already fix
> this problem.
> BTW, 1 prisma in height difference is more or less acceptable for the
> brains.
> But better avoid it.
> Hope this helps,
> Jan (normally Dutch spoken)

> I have recently found out that my main pair of glasses has something
> like a 2.5 diopter prism (I'm not sure of the correct terminology) in
> one of the eyes, offsetting the lens centers. My Rx did not call for
> this prism, and I have had problems with the glasses since first
> getting them - although I thought it was due to a bad fit after about
> a week or two. What eventually happened was that they started to
> naturally get pushed into "misalignment" by my constant adjusting to
> make them wearable, but I still noticed weird double vision when
> taking them off and putting them on. However, I have been so busy away
> at school I haven't had a chance to ask anyone about it until now -
> thought the headaches were stress
> I was told that there are certain legal standards that a lens maker
> has to follow, and that my values were out of "tolerance" - almost 3mm
> when my acceptable level is +/- 1mm. Other than asking the original
> vision center to replace the lenses, am I entitled to or should I take
> any legal action? Its kind of ironic that I did get into a car
> accident two days before learning about the lenses being
> incorrect...but I was not at fault.
> Any advice would be great. Thanks.

> I have recently found out that my main pair of glasses has something
> like a 2.5 diopter prism (I'm not sure of the correct terminology) in
> one of the eyes, offsetting the lens centers. My Rx did not call for
> this prism, and I have had problems with the glasses since first
> getting them - although I thought it was due to a bad fit after about
> a week or two. What eventually happened was that they started to
> naturally get pushed into "misalignment" by my constant adjusting to
> make them wearable, but I still noticed weird double vision when
> taking them off and putting them on. However, I have been so busy away
> at school I haven't had a chance to ask anyone about it until now -
> thought the headaches were stress
> I was told that there are certain legal standards that a lens maker
> has to follow, and that my values were out of "tolerance" - almost 3mm
> when my acceptable level is +/- 1mm. Other than asking the original
> vision center to replace the lenses, am I entitled to or should I take
> any legal action? Its kind of ironic that I did get into a car
> accident two days before learning about the lenses being
> incorrect...but I was not at fault.
> Any advice would be great. Thanks.

> Thanks for all the replies. I was not jumping on the "sue everyone and
> everything" bandwagon by posting this, only out of curiosity and
> because the technicians that informed me of this suggested it in
> passing.

> For a legal action you need to have damages. Do you have any? I
> don't think so. Go back to the vision center and have them replace
> the lens(es), I am sure they'll cooperate. Stay away from courts and
> lawyers unless you have no other remedial choice -- this is the best
> advice I can give you.
> On Apr 27, 7:34 pm, MattBroder...[at]gmail.com wrote:
> > I have recently found out that my main pair of glasses has something
> > like a 2.5 diopter prism (I'm not sure of the correct terminology) in
> > one of the eyes, offsetting the lens centers. My Rx did not call for
> > this prism, and I have had problems with the glasses since first
> > getting them - although I thought it was due to a bad fit after about
> > a week or two. What eventually happened was that they started to
> > naturally get pushed into "misalignment" by my constant adjusting to
> > make them wearable, but I still noticed weird double vision when
> > taking them off and putting them on. However, I have been so busy away
> > at school I haven't had a chance to ask anyone about it until now -
> > thought the headaches were stress
> > I was told that there are certain legal standards that a lens maker
> > has to follow, and that my values were out of "tolerance" - almost 3mm
> > when my acceptable level is +/- 1mm. Other than asking the original
> > vision center to replace the lenses, am I entitled to or should I take
> > any legal action? Its kind of ironic that I did get into a car
> > accident two days before learning about the lenses being
> > incorrect...but I was not at fault.
> > Any advice would be great. Thanks.