Maybe you can search this guy's glasses. Looks similar but with a frame.
Snooker player Dennis Taylor
Snooker player Dennis Taylor
Source for Eyeglasses Allison Fisher was wearing this past weekend
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I asked Allison, and she said they are single vision.
I played (and met) Robert at a tournament yesterday. He plays very solid. I edged him out in our match. We ended up talking a bit about the glasses. He did make Allison's glasses and the day this ballgame picture was taken was the day he delivered them to her. He's based in the Altanta suburbs, and can make the glasses if you are local, or if you are remote. He's definitely a pool player!
Approximately 10 years ago, I stopped relying on glasses for pool because I had cataract surgery. I now do not need any glasses to read or see clearly, My vision was restored to almost 20/20 and the lenses used are just standard lenses, not the prescription type. Now I know that doesn’t address the question of eyeglasses so allow me to explain what I did for my optical needs prior to undergoing cataract surgery. I went to my optometrist and told him I needed help to play pool.
I met my optometrist for an annual eye exam and complained how my vision deteriorated so much It wasn’t even
enjoyable to play pool. I already had two prescriptions for glasses for reading and distance. He said what we needed to
do was find the sweet spot by weakening my reading prescription and strengthening my distance prescription to reach a blended version. I asked could I put the new prescription lenses in any frame and he said no problem. You could have the prescription fitted for Ray Ban or Oakley sunglasses or any style frame. I told him I didn’t want any bifocal lenses because of bluriness from head movement or positioning. He said I wouldn’t need to do that. It would be seamless.
With that, he took me to a conference room in his office. We got a tape measure and placed objects 3 ft., 5, 7, 9 and 12 ft. distant from where I was standing. We used photographs, a desk lamp, some large medical books with bold typing on the hard cover and my Omega Planet Ocean watch. My doctor proceeded to use the portable eye glasses contraption that lets him try and swap out different strength lenses. It is exactly the same process used for obtaining prescription eyeglasses where you sit in the exam chair and look into the machine and he asks which image is clearer as he drops in different lenses for you to view the images, letters and reading texts. In other words, what is the smallest you can see and read without difficulty. If you’ve ever gone to a optometrist for an eye exam, you know what I mean.
So we trotted down to his conference room and spent 15 minutes testing different lenses and gradually we zeroed in on a prescription combination that was the best of reading and distance. I could see very clearly with close up objects and a whole lot more clearly at the furthest away objects 12 feet away. We tinkered a bit and settled on a prescription for a pair of billiard glasses. I went straight to Lens Crafters and picked a pair of Ray Ban sunglasses frames. I wanted to get 58mm Aviator frames in Black but ultimately decided on a different shape Ray Ban frame. Personally, most of the billiard glasses I’ve seen look plain ass goofy looking. I thought they looked freakish and instead, I chose to go with more conventional and stylish looking eyeglasses. And the glasses worked great for years until my cataract surgery and so now the glasses sit on a shelf since I no longer require any eyeglasses. The best part is when I did have an annual eye exam, I could confirm if my prescription needed any changes by the exam results. And know what? It never did and eventually my reliance on glasses ended after surgery that made the world bright, colorful and crystal clear again.
Here’s a photo of my eyeglasses I no longer need to play pool. The glasses show a little wear and tear since I used them for a long time, probably 8-10 years. I recommend you visit a local optometrist and do it the right way with a medical professional whom you can conveniently visit whenever it is time for a exam or if you ever had any optical concerns. The prescription you’ll wind up with is very accurate, reliable and easy to adjust if your vision needs change. Besides, you’ll develop a doctor/patient relationship that you’ll learn to trust & any vision changes can be adjusted for easily and quickly.
I met my optometrist for an annual eye exam and complained how my vision deteriorated so much It wasn’t even
enjoyable to play pool. I already had two prescriptions for glasses for reading and distance. He said what we needed to
do was find the sweet spot by weakening my reading prescription and strengthening my distance prescription to reach a blended version. I asked could I put the new prescription lenses in any frame and he said no problem. You could have the prescription fitted for Ray Ban or Oakley sunglasses or any style frame. I told him I didn’t want any bifocal lenses because of bluriness from head movement or positioning. He said I wouldn’t need to do that. It would be seamless.
With that, he took me to a conference room in his office. We got a tape measure and placed objects 3 ft., 5, 7, 9 and 12 ft. distant from where I was standing. We used photographs, a desk lamp, some large medical books with bold typing on the hard cover and my Omega Planet Ocean watch. My doctor proceeded to use the portable eye glasses contraption that lets him try and swap out different strength lenses. It is exactly the same process used for obtaining prescription eyeglasses where you sit in the exam chair and look into the machine and he asks which image is clearer as he drops in different lenses for you to view the images, letters and reading texts. In other words, what is the smallest you can see and read without difficulty. If you’ve ever gone to a optometrist for an eye exam, you know what I mean.
So we trotted down to his conference room and spent 15 minutes testing different lenses and gradually we zeroed in on a prescription combination that was the best of reading and distance. I could see very clearly with close up objects and a whole lot more clearly at the furthest away objects 12 feet away. We tinkered a bit and settled on a prescription for a pair of billiard glasses. I went straight to Lens Crafters and picked a pair of Ray Ban sunglasses frames. I wanted to get 58mm Aviator frames in Black but ultimately decided on a different shape Ray Ban frame. Personally, most of the billiard glasses I’ve seen look plain ass goofy looking. I thought they looked freakish and instead, I chose to go with more conventional and stylish looking eyeglasses. And the glasses worked great for years until my cataract surgery and so now the glasses sit on a shelf since I no longer require any eyeglasses. The best part is when I did have an annual eye exam, I could confirm if my prescription needed any changes by the exam results. And know what? It never did and eventually my reliance on glasses ended after surgery that made the world bright, colorful and crystal clear again.
Here’s a photo of my eyeglasses I no longer need to play pool. The glasses show a little wear and tear since I used them for a long time, probably 8-10 years. I recommend you visit a local optometrist and do it the right way with a medical professional whom you can conveniently visit whenever it is time for a exam or if you ever had any optical concerns. The prescription you’ll wind up with is very accurate, reliable and easy to adjust if your vision needs change. Besides, you’ll develop a doctor/patient relationship that you’ll learn to trust & any vision changes can be adjusted for easily and quickly.
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