Re: Eyeglasses

halfpint1 · ‎03-10-2010

my son took me to get glasses--he recommended progressives which he loves . He loves them--i hated them. the only thing i kept was the sunglass part. i don't llike metal. preferred plastic t which i have h ad for years. The nose part on metal makes the glasses fall down and mark my cheeks.. i should not of not listened to anyone. since Ihave a start of cataracts i can't see too good. the lady said i don't need a operation yet but i think i do or the test did not make reading good. so speak up for what you want.

good luck.

Perkup · ‎03-09-2010

I tried those little plastic pieces once - almost to the point of considering mayhem before I could get rid of them. I have a very narrow nose bridge, so all plastic frames do not fit me well, but given time I can always find some I like. I insist on the plastic frames (medium size - never too small or too big) and I want the flexible ear pieces so I can plop them on top of my head. Rarely lose them that way. Just MHO.

Pearlee · ‎06-11-2011

@gidgetgh I just had a huge live and learn lesson and can wear the ones molded with the plastic just fine but I can no longer wear the nose piece ones. Even with thinning out and being plastic, my prescription is bad and the nosepieces dig into my nose and I can only wear the frames for a few hours - not the whole day - before my nose really hurts from the pads. They done everything they can to help - different kind of pads (more cushiony), many adjustments, etc. etc. but also with nose pads, they can only adjust so far and do so much. They just aren't nearly as comfortable as the plastic molded -to-the -frames ones (I now have two pair of those and wear my nose pads ones only for a few hours when I wear them). But even more importantly, I don't see as well out of the nose pad ones. The opticians didn't tell me this when I bought them but they told me now - confirmed by my opthamologist (the doc) - that they sit farther from your eyes than when the nosepiece is molded to the plastic. So because I'm really badly nearsighted, I lose prescription vision from them sitting farther off my face. I see 20/20 with my molded plastic two pairs of eyeglasses but only 20/25 to 20/30 (been tested twice) with the nose pads ones. If I had known that, plus they'd be painful after a few hours, I would never have ordered them. (That's how I ended up with my third pair. The nose pads pair was supposed to be my spare pair, but I can only wear them for a few hours before they hurt, so I got another plastic pair for my spare pair.). This has been very expensive, even with insurance!

gidgetgh · ‎03-09-2010

You know what's "fun" also? I am extremely nearsighted with a very strong prescription. So when I try on new frames I have to get VERY close to the mirror to see what they look like on me. If I take a step back I just can't see myself. So I don't get a good feel for how they look on me because I'm standing so close to the mirror.

And, picking up on what @Pearlee said, you don't get tons of time to look during your appointment AND, at my doctor, they put the dilating drops in my eyes just before sending me over to the glasses section so there's that extra added fun. That's why I did some preliminary looking today.

Why is it, when I have a 50/50 guess at something, I'm always 100% wrong?

geezerette · ‎03-16-2010

It really does depend on personal taste and functionality. I've worn glasses for over fifty years and had both the plastic frames and little nose pieces. The majority ended up being little nose pieces. The all-plastic frames were big and so ended up being heavy and for all day wear, they kept slipping down my nose. In the summer, my face got greasy so it got worse. And they made me hot, which my big plastic sunglasses still do sometimes too.

I like the ability to adjust each little nose piece separately, not only for comfort, but for fit. With that and adjusting the stems, iI can get a more precise fit. Over the years I care less about being fashionable than comfortable. I also have to take into consideration my lifestyle. I absolutely love the rimless styles, but they're just too impractical for me. I tried a pair once and one lens ended up cracked in less than a month.

I know what you mean about being fussy re eyeglasses, as I do the same thing. If they don't feel exactly right, look exactly even, or if the lenses are off even a smidge, I can't stand it. But considering the cost nowadays and the fact that I wear them all day, every day, I don't think that's being unreasonable.

Oh, and my husband is the same as yours: the first pair of frames he looks at is what he buys. He trys them on once and that's it. He's in and out of the office in 15 minutes!

Goldengate8361 · ‎01-27-2014

I must have the nose things on mine. The bridge of my nose is narrow and, consequently, the plastic frames without them will not stay on. They're mandatory for me.

Pearlee · ‎06-11-2011

@gidgetgh wrote:
You know what's "fun" also? I am extremely nearsighted with a very strong prescription. So when I try on new frames I have to get VERY close to the mirror to see what they look like on me. If I take a step back I just can't see myself. So I don't get a good feel for how they look on me because I'm standing so close to the mirror.

And, picking up on what @Pearlee said, you don't get tons of time to look during your appointment AND, at my doctor, they put the dilating drops in my eyes just before sending me over to the glasses section so there's that extra added fun. That's why I did some preliminary looking today.

@gidgetgh Please discuss with the professionals about the nosepiece ones sitting not as close to your eyes since, like me, you are very nearsighted. Honestly I'm not seeing as well with them, and the whole point of eyeglasses is to see. My miraculous doc can get me to see 20/20 thankfully, so that's what I want to see, not 20/30 or 20/25 because of the type of frames.

I don't know why you feel under pressure. First, I'd never choose eyeglass frames the same day as my appointment, because I do have drops in my eyes. Second, it can take me weeks to find just the frames I want. Frames are a really important part of your face & appearance. Take as much time as you need, and go back to - or to as many places - as necessary to find frames. The place I went to for 30 years because they trusted me let me take home several frames so I could show them to my friends for other opinions. I have to go to a newer place now due to my insuranc plan and they aren't quite as trusting to do that, but they've been extremely patient with me. It took me weeks to pick out my first and second pairs. I found the third pair right away (the one I wish I hadn't had to buy if that 2nd nosepad pair had worked out!). If you have a "thick" prescription - so that you get your lenses thinned out as I do, yours still may be heavier than most when they are made - as mine are due to my prescription, which is why the nosepads are digging in. Ask lots of questions and please do take your time! Don't pick eyeglass fames out while you have drops in your eyes! Go back, and back and back, until you find what you want. As my opticians say: you should love them. That's why they are patient with their patients!

chickenbutt · ‎03-09-2010

I don't care for the nose pieces AT ALL so it's definitely a personal preference thing. I would have tried on frames with and without to see. I've been wearing frames without the nose pieces for years now and wouldn't want to go back.

That said, however, before plastic lenses got so much better, mine were a little on the heavy end (I couldn't even do glass because that would have been way too heavy).

I hope you like the ones you have. Mine look a lot like Jax's Mom's (pictured here) except that they are full frame (black frames with clear bottom half) and no nose pieces.

PinkyPetunia · ‎03-09-2010

@gidgetgh wrote:
@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?

No, I don't like those stems or side pieces too tight. It does help to get the springy hinges if possible. Good luck, it's not easy with new glasses.

ID2 · ‎06-25-2012

I've switched back and forth from plastic glasses to the nose piece wires. I don't have a preference either way. I'm waiting until after my eye appt in Jan. to finally get new glasses. I'm going to go for the bigger, bolder look.

"Pure Michigan"