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Eyeglasses

gidgetgh — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 20:55:47 GMT

Forgive the length of this post. Feel free to skip it if you don't like long posts.

I wore contacts from age 16 till about 53, when I had to stop wearing them because my eyes were too dry.

First, a note. I'm a really nice patient, everyone at my doctor's office loves me and we get along great, but I am extremely difficult to fit in glasses. They're either too tight or too loose or press too hard into the sides of my face, etc. Once I'm comfortable in them, I'm great and done, but sometimes it takes me several visits to get them adjusted. My husband is a put them on the first time and go person. I am not. I don't like that I'm not, but there you go.

All of my eyeglasses till now have all had the little plastic nose pieces. The little clear oval things. That's what I'm used to.

My eye doctor appt. is on Monday and I stopped in today to donate some old glasses and I did a little preliminary looking at frames. I found a pair I really like. But these frames are just all molded plastic. There's no separate nose pieces. I love the frames, love them, but am concerned that I'm not going to like not having the nose pieces.

What's your preference? Have you ever switched from one to another and regretted it? Because there are no separate nose pieces, your only way of adjusting them is on the stems obviously and that concerns me a little. I don't want them too tight that they push against the sides of my face but obviously I don't want them to fall off.

Any thoughts or experiences?

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cherry — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 21:01:10 GMT

I always go with the nose pieces. I think the other style works best on someone with a broader bridge on their nose

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Lipstickdiva — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 21:03:50 GMT

I detest the clear nose pieces. I don't like them on sunglasses or my regular glasses. I like the molded frames. Those plastic nose pieces always leave a red mark. Also, and I don't know if this happens to anyone else, I always get a breakout under them. That plastic must bother my skin. I do not have a broad bridge on my nose either. I actually have a rather small nose.

You just have to make sure you get frames that are the correct size for you face.

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BoGo7 — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 21:05:01 GMT

Gig,

Two weeks ago, I chose a new pair ... with the nose piece. My 'vision center' replaces them free-of-charge for life of the frame.

I chose wire frames because the new "bold look" is fine for some, but the popular "thicker plastic frames" bothered me as far as "that's all I saw while gazing outward" while wearing them.

Just my preference.

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ChynnaBlue — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 21:06:20 GMT

Did you wear off the shelf sunglasses when you wore contacts? Sunglasses are mostly the molded plastic, so if you wore those without trouble, I'd say you should be fine. If they were a problem, you may want to reconsider.

And definitely ask you doctor about the return policy before you place any order.

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jaxs mom — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 21:11:04 GMT

I've worn both and they each have pros and cons.

The pro on the all one piece is that you don't have to replace the nose pieces when they break. The con is that, I've only ever seen the molded all one piece on plastic frames which limits your style options.

On the other hand, the molded all one piece do not get your hair stuck in them when you put your glasses on your head. And I need to take my glasses off to see things very close in detail. So I have to set them down, because I can't wear them on my head.

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cherry — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 21:11:44 GMT

I always get titanium because of the weight. I don't personally care for plastic, they are heavy

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maestra — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 21:13:38 GMT

I prefer the oval eye pieces as long as they are adjusted and dont pinch.

I went the way of Lasik 15 years ago.

I was legally blind from 10 years old, when I was diagnosed (couldn't see the blackboard at school and began to fail).

I had astigmatism. I wore very heavy, thick glasses. I managed and wore contacts when I could.

My surgeon was head surgeon at Manhattan Eye, Nose and Throat. He was able to fix the astigmatism and take my eyesight to 20/15. He began to call me Eagle Eye.

The surgery has been worth every red cent and it was a joy and blessing to donate all my old eyeglasses (some costing hundreds of dollars) to the Lion's Club.

I still don't need glasses for reading.

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colliegirls — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 21:14:03 GMT

The style now is BIG frames ( finally!!) those don't have the plastic nose pieces. I thought only the wire rims had those plastic nose pieces?

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gidgetgh — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 21:16:33 GMT

@ChynnaBlue wrote:
Did you wear off the shelf sunglasses when you wore contacts? Sunglasses are mostly the molded plastic, so if you wore those without trouble, I'd say you should be fine. If they were a problem, you may want to reconsider.

And definitely ask you doctor about the return policy before you place any order.

@ChynnaBlue- good point. Yes, I wore off the shelf sunglasses, blublockers actually and they were molded plastic. I don't think I was as weird about fit as I am now, LOL. Really good point though, thanks.

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bri20 — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 21:18:01 GMT

I don't wear eye glasses. I do wear sunglasses and readers

I won't buy sunglasses that have those little nose pieces. They irritate me so much

All of my eyewear has to be molded. I realize people who wear glasses a lot longer than I wear readers, but thought I would weigh in. 😊

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PinkyPetunia — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 21:18:49 GMT

I am also fussy about my glasses and I prefer the molded frame, not the silicone soft rubber replaceable nose pieces. But I wouldn't let that stop me if I found a frame that was perfect in evry other way.

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forest4thetrees — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 21:25:05 GMT

OK here's my two cents "on the nose."

I've worn both........

The all-one-piece nose bridge is, as you mentioned, not adjustable. When you sweat the glasses tend to slide down your nose because there's no way to tighten the bridge piece.

The adjustable "pad" bridge can be tightened to accommodate the narrow bridge of a small/slim nose.

I've seen the larger frames presented both ways; my new huge size presc. sunglasses are plastic all-one-piece --- and they're perfect because no light penetrates between the rim next to the nose to "slip under" the lens portion.

My clear lenses are pads; and I like them because when I dip my head to read they stay in place because the pads are tight to my nose.

There's no one perfect for everyone--I think you'll just have to bite the bullett and try on a gazillion pair until you find your perfect choice. But, if you do go with the plastic style you love, I know that moleskin pads are made for the plastic bridge and that might make that syle more comfortable for you--as well as the moleskin being easily replaceable and it takes up a squidge of space on each side of the nose bridge thus making the frame fit tighter.

Good luck!

Let us know what you decide............

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jaxs mom — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 21:31:03 GMT

@colliegirls wrote:
The style now is BIG frames ( finally!!) those don't have the plastic nose pieces. I thought only the wire rims had those plastic nose pieces?

Mine do, but they're half frames.

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gidgetgh — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 21:31:53 GMT

@PinkyPetunia wrote:
I am also fussy about my glasses and I prefer the molded frame, not the silicone soft rubber replaceable nose pieces. But I wouldn't let that stop me if I found a frame that was perfect in evry other way.

@PinkyPetunia- since there are no nose pieces, do you have to adjust the stems pretty tight?

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Moonchilde — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 21:36:28 GMT

I'm very picky and hard to fit as far as frame shape - only certain shapes look good on me; unfortunately, those shapes are rarely if ever heavily stocked anywhere.

I have always worn glasses with the plastic nose pieces because I have a bump on one side of the bridge of my nose. I need glasses that can be adjusted individually at the bridge; without that, my glasses would always sit crooked on my face.

Now that I have had cataract surgery and my lenses are thinner, I have thought about a pair without the nose pieces, but honestly I'd be afraid to spend the money and find out they didn't work, as my glasses are expensive.

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gidgetgh — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 21:43:54 GMT

@Moonchilde wrote:
I'm very picky and hard to fit as far as frame shape - only certain shapes look good on me; unfortunately, those shapes are rarely if ever heavily stocked anywhere.

I have always worn glasses with the plastic nose pieces because I have a bump on one side of the bridge of my nose. I need glasses that can be adjusted individually at the bridge; without that, my glasses would always sit crooked on my face.

Now that I have had cataract surgery and my lenses are thinner, I have thought about a pair without the nose pieces, but honestly I'd be afraid to spend the money and find out they didn't work, as my glasses are expensive.

@Moonchilde- my glasses are expensive also. Very strong prescription and progressives and ground as thin as possible and non glare. Usually, after insurance, my portion is usually $800 or so. That's partly why it's a process for me to decide what I want. Don't want to make an expensive "not going to wear them" mistake. My husband hates when it's time for me to pick new glasses. It's just always more tedious than it should be.

The frames I've picked out are medium sized and plastic, but not heavy at all. I can't get heavier frames because the lenses will make the glasses too heavy.

I might also decide to use a frame I already have, the ones prior to the ones I'm wearing now. It took 12, count em 12, trips to get them adjusted so that they were comfortable. I might just go with those. Just depends on how I'm feeling about all of it on Monday.

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CelticCrafter — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 21:49:23 GMT

@gidgetgh wrote:
Forgive the length of this post. Feel free to skip it if you don't like long posts.

I wore contacts from age 16 till about 53, when I had to stop wearing them because my eyes were too dry.

First, a note. I'm a really nice patient, everyone at my doctor's office loves me and we get along great, but I am extremely difficult to fit in glasses. They're either too tight or too loose or press too hard into the sides of my face, etc. Once I'm comfortable in them, I'm great and done, but sometimes it takes me several visits to get them adjusted. My husband is a put them on the first time and go person. I am not. I don't like that I'm not, but there you go.

All of my eyeglasses till now have all had the little plastic nose pieces. The little clear oval things. That's what I'm used to.

My eye doctor appt. is on Monday and I stopped in today to donate some old glasses and I did a little preliminary looking at frames. I found a pair I really like. But these frames are just all molded plastic. There's no separate nose pieces. I love the frames, love them, but am concerned that I'm not going to like not having the nose pieces.

What's your preference? Have you ever switched from one to another and regretted it? Because there are no separate nose pieces, your only way of adjusting them is on the stems obviously and that concerns me a little. I don't want them too tight that they push against the sides of my face but obviously I don't want them to fall off.

Any thoughts or experiences?

I had a pair of the plastic and I hated them. They could never get the ear pieces adjusted correctly and they just never fit right.

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NickNack — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 22:03:17 GMT

I just spent over $800 on a new pair of glasses. I am very sensitive to the weight of the glasses and always buy Silhouettes (they don't have rims and have the nose pieces). I also wear progressive lenses with non-glare.

I prefer the look of the plastic frames but just can't wear them. I did debate about trying them this time, but just couldn't spend the money and have them not work.

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Moonchilde — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 22:11:33 GMT

@Nicknack wrote:
I just spent over $800 on a new pair of glasses. I am very sensitive to the weight of the glasses and always buy Silhouettes (they don't have rims and have the nose pieces). I also wear progressive lenses with non-glare.

I prefer the look of the plastic frames but just can't wear them. I did debate about trying them this time, but just couldn't spend the money and have them not work.

@NickNack, that's me. Just trying them on for a few minutes, sans your own lenses, doesn't let you know if they'd be comfortable in the long run, and at $600-800 per pair, it's not a snap decision to start over.