Loupes from Optident

Many people are confused whether to buy flip-up Loupes or through the lens Loupes. While it’s your end choice, we can tell you the advantages and disadvantages of both to help you make your final decision.

Once the magnification and working distance have been established, the Loupes are sent out just like this. It is then down to you to adjust the interpupillary distance like so, by moving the oculars in and out. One of the main advantages of flip-up Loupes is the ability to move the magnification out of vision and place back down when needed. One of the disadvantages to this is the fact that every time you move that bracket up and down, some adjustment may have to be made to put them back into the correct position.

Several manufacturers may vary but as a rule flip-up Loupes do tend to be slightly heavier. This is mainly due to the increasing weight from the bracket and also the distance from the oculars to the actual frame. One of the main advantages of flip-up Loupes is the fact that you can incorporate your prescription just at your local optician and should anything change with your prescription they don’t need to be sent back to the manufacturer.

One of the main advantages of a through the lens Loupe is actually the weight. Because we haven’t got the bracket on the front like we’ve got with the flip-up, these are actually quite light. One of the other advantages is the actual ocular is cut through the lens, so this in turn gives you a larger field of view. A lot of people associate this with looking through a keyhole, the closer you get your eye to the keyhole, the more you can see on the other side and it’s exactly the same with these.

Every set of TTL Loupes or through the lens Loupes are manufactured for you so they are made for each and every individual person. We measure your interpupillary distance, your working distance, your pupil height and also you’re the declination angle of the actual ocular. Prescriptions can be easily incorporated into the Loupes. We can put them both in the outer lens and into the ocular. All you need to do is give us your prescription from your optician and then we can manufacturer the Loupes normally within four to five weeks.

We have two different lens types available a Galilean and a prismatic. They are both available in both flip-up and through the lens Loupes with a large variety of frames. One of the main advantages of a Galilean lens is obviously the weight, so here we have a lens at the front, a lens at the back and also a prescription carrier should you need it. A Galilean we can do a 2 times magnification, a 2.5 and 3. The prismatic lens incorporates seven lenses. The reason for this is to gain edge to edge clarity. The magnifications for these are 3, 3.5 and 4.5.

For more specific details on which system would best suit you, please feel free to contact us.