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Donn McCarthy ABOC NCLC

Donn McCarthy A.B.O.C, N.C.L.C. is certified by the American Board of Opticianry, the National Contact Lens Examiners, and is a Certified Paraoptometric by the American Optometric Association. Donn currently works as Lab Manager at Optical Expressions in Wheaton Il and is a writer for Opticourier Magazine.

Donn is also a moderator for Lens 101 - Contact Lenses Forum an informational site encouraging an open discussion of contact lenses.

Articles by this Author
Anisometropia
Most people who wear contacts and glasses have this condition.
How does monovision work?
By Donn McCarthy ABOC NCLC | Published 02/6/2006 | Bifocal Contacts | Unrated
How monovision works and its potential draw backs.
Contact Lens Prescriptions Explained
By Donn McCarthy ABOC NCLC | Published 01/10/2006 | Contact Lenses | Rating:
Believe it or not there is a difference between your spectacle prescription and contact lens prescription.  When a lens is placed on the eye it will most likely need to have its power adjusted.
Progressive Lens Design
By Donn McCarthy ABOC NCLC | Published 12/19/2005 | Eyeglasses Types , Eyeglasses | Unrated
What are the differances between all the progressive lenses out there? Which one is right for you?
Over the Counter Reading Glasses
By Donn McCarthy ABOC NCLC | Published 12/19/2005 | Vision and Aging , Reading Glasses | Rating:
Are those cheap premade reading glasses any good? Are they worth it?
Eyeglass Prescriptions Explained
Have you ever wondered what those numbers on your prescription mean?
High Index Eyeglass Lenses
By Donn McCarthy ABOC NCLC | Published 07/18/2005 | Eyeglasses | Unrated
High Index Lenses are much thinner than conventional lenses. Look here to see how and why.
Anti-Reflective Coatings
By Donn McCarthy ABOC NCLC | Published 07/18/2005 | Eyeglasses | Unrated
What is an anti-reflective coating?  How does it work?  What does it do exactly?  Look here for a brief introduction
Options for todays Presbyopes
By Donn McCarthy ABOC NCLC | Published 07/13/2005 | Vision and Aging | Rating:
With todays technological leaps clumsy looking bifocals and grannystyle reading glasses are no longer the only option for todays Presbyopes.