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[bri20]

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.   😊

[PinkyPetunia]

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.

[forest4thetrees]

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............

[jaxs mom]

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@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?

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Mine do, but they're half frames. 

[gidgetgh]

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@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.

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

[Moonchilde]

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.

[gidgetgh]

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@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.

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@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. 

[CelticCrafter]

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@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?

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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.

[NickNack]

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.

[Moonchilde]

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@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.

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@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.