Originally Posted By: gbeer
I suspect the problem is that today a lot of eyeglasses are made using prefabricated lenses. Tints are standardized and stocked in a warehouse. Blame the inexpensive 1 hr Eyeglass shops for that revolution.

If you ask somebody at a smaller independent opticians then they might be able to help. I have to get my lenses specially ordered because I'm about -2 in both eyes but have a high astigmatism. If I just got regular lenses then they'd be pretty thick.