{"id":182,"date":"2026-09-26T20:44:05","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T12:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enochvision.com\/guides\/"},"modified":"2026-09-26T21:45:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T13:45:14","slug":"guides","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/enochvision.com\/es\/guides\/","title":{"rendered":"Guides"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"182\" class=\"elementor elementor-182\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7403e43 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7403e43\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95e761d elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"95e761d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ev\"><div class=\"ev-wrap\"><nav class=\"ev-crumb\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><a href=\"\/\">Home<\/a><span aria-hidden=\"true\">\/<\/span><span aria-current=\"page\">Guides<\/span><\/nav><section class=\"ev-cathead\"><div class=\"ev-cathead__main\"><span class=\"ev-eyebrow\">Guides<\/span><h1 class=\"ev-h1\">Guides for Opticians and Lab Buyers<\/h1><p class=\"ev-lead\">Practical guides to choosing and using optical lab and dispensing equipment.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"ev-cathead__side\"><p class=\"ev-small\">Written from trade publications, university teaching material and published equipment specifications. Sources are listed at the end of each guide.<\/p><\/div><\/section><div class=\"ev-facts ev-facts--cat\"><div><span>Guides<\/span><b>3<\/b><\/div><div><span>Topics<\/span><b>Measuring \u00b7 Buying \u00b7 Setup<\/b><\/div><div><span>Sources<\/span><b>Listed in each guide<\/b><\/div><div><span>Updated<\/span><b>September 2026<\/b><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec66a78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"ec66a78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ev\"><section class=\"ev-section \"><div class=\"ev-wrap\"><div class=\"ev-guides\"><a class=\"ev-guide\" href=\"\/guides\/how-to-use-a-lensometer\/\"><span class=\"ev-kicker\">Lensmeters<\/span><b>How to use a lensometer, manual and automatic<\/b><span class=\"t\">Focusing the eyepiece, reading sphere, cylinder, axis, add and prism, marking the optical center.<\/span><\/a><a class=\"ev-guide\" href=\"\/guides\/manual-vs-automatic-lensmeter\/\"><span class=\"ev-kicker\">Buying<\/span><b>Manual or automatic lensmeter: which one to buy<\/b><span class=\"t\">What each type measures, how fast, and which shops need which.<\/span><\/a><a class=\"ev-guide\" href=\"\/guides\/optical-lab-equipment-list\/\"><span class=\"ev-kicker\">Shop setup<\/span><b>Optical lab equipment list for a new eyeglass shop<\/b><span class=\"t\">The machines a finishing bench needs, in the order you use them.<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"ev-section \"><div class=\"ev-wrap\"><div class=\"ev-head2\"><div><span class=\"ev-eyebrow\">More<\/span><h2 class=\"ev-h2\">Buying help across the site<\/h2><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ev-guides\"><a class=\"ev-guide\" href=\"\/products\/\"><span class=\"ev-kicker\">Buyer\u2019s guides<\/span><b>On every product page<\/b><span class=\"t\">Each product page has its own buyer\u2019s guide: how it works, what to check, good practice and care.<\/span><\/a><a class=\"ev-guide\" href=\"\/lens-edgers\/#compare\"><span class=\"ev-kicker\">Compare<\/span><b>Lens edgers side by side<\/b><span class=\"t\">SJG-1000AK, ALE-1900, AE-688 and CP-7A-35WV compared.<\/span><\/a><a class=\"ev-guide\" href=\"\/lens-finishing-equipment\/#by-frame\"><span class=\"ev-kicker\">By frame type<\/span><b>Which finishing machine for which frame<\/b><span class=\"t\">Full-rim, semi-rimless and rimless.<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"ev-section ev-section--last\"><div class=\"ev-wrap\"><div class=\"ev-band\"><div><b>Have a question we have not covered?<\/b><span class=\"ev-small\">Ask us. 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