Loupes – Custom Made Frames or Off the Shelf
Your optical needs and requirements are as individual as you are, therefore all magnification is custom measured for optimum comfort. Many Companies such as Carl Zeiss, Univet, Exam Vision, Optilume and Tom Davies can deliver a collection of precision magnification and lighting loupes. It may be worth considering either Flip-Up, TTL or Prismatic lenses as they offer a 2x to 8x magnification strength. Plus all of these can be mounted on a choice of stylish, ergonomic or custom made frames.
In this article we will look at custom made and off the shelf frames. Most companies will require some tailoring to make the loupes work best for you. This is definitely something you should consider if you are going to be using the frames for many working hours.
The company Examvision offer a lightweight magnifying loupes using a through the lens (TTL) system. The loupes are custom made for your individual measurements and, if needed, supplied with built in corrective lenses.
Examvision loupes are mounted through the lens which reduces the distance between the loupes and your eyes. This ensures both a larger field of vision and a higher resolution. The improved Galilean telescope magnifying system, with up to 20cm of crystal clear depth of vision, the company says offers you unsurpassed freedom of movement. For optimal light and true colour transmission, each lens is coated with a high performance non-reflecting surface. To give you the most flexible and correct working posture, the loupes can be angulated individually to your specific needs.
If your eyesight alters in the future, Examvision offer a service to change the corrective lenses accordingly. Re-adjustments to improve working posture can also be made.
Of the shelf loupes ? Several companies offer off the shelf loupes including Univet. Univet precision magnification systems offer a multitude of Loupe designs. Fully adjustable Flip-Up Loupes are ideal when quick interaction between magnification and the naked eye is of importance. Custom designed Through-The-Lens (TTL) Galilean telescopes provide optimum optical quality and vision that can be worn comfortably all day long.
Univet offer an extensive range of ergonomic frame designs in an array of popular colours. Univet optics can also be housed on Tom Davies ergonomic designer frames.
How about considering custom made? Similar to off the shelf loupes, loupes can also be custom made. This is something you may want to consider if you are going to be using the loupes a lot. There are many considerations here, but be thinking of weight & fit mainly. Certainly our advice would be don’t try to save a few pounds and live to regret it.
One company offering custom made Loupes are Optident. Optident have teamed with Tom Davies, winner of Optical Product of the Year 2008. His bespoke spectacle framing service has been created for clients all over the world. The custom made service contains the ability to offer complete magnifcation loupes, starting from a blank canvas, in a huge range of materials, sizes and designs. This makes this service truly unique.
Using specially designed precision measuring devices, you will have your individual measurements taken. This is the first step in creating a perfectly balanced frame.
Eye positioning, facial line, nasal angles and the distance between your ears and temples are needed as your bespoke frame will be made to measure. The final step to creating your tailor made loupes is to select your choice of magnification from our range of high grade coated lenses and telescopes.
So when making you decision take your time as a little time now can safe considerable discomfort later on.
Andrew Ely compiles articles for denistry , and other health industries. He has many articles published on the internet. What interests Andrew about Loupes is that they are used by only a few people but effect so many.
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