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[gidgetgh]

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?

[cherry]

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

[Lipstickdiva]

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.

[BoGo7]

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.

[ChynnaBlue]

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.

[jaxs mom]

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. 

[cherry]

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

[maestra]

 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.

[colliegirls]

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?

[gidgetgh]

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@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.

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@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.