glasses.

hi,
i'm going to have to get a new pair of glasses as my current prescription is no longer letting me see clearly at distance. i rather fancy a pair of these new rimless ones where the arms and nose bridge are attached directly to the lenses however i'm a little concerned about their robustness. does anyone here have any experience of this type of eyewear?
cheers


julian

 

Julian
In my experience the robustness often comes down to the quality of the opticians you use.
Ive had rather chunky specs in the past but from el cheapo shop and they kept falling apart.
Not a direct answer i know, but hopefully a pointer.

 

I used to have a rimless pair. They were fine, but then I went a bit blinder so they had to be replaced. How often do you fall over in a drunken or drugged stupor? If often, they may not be the best idea.

-- Ian

 

Hi Julian, I've recently bought myself a new pair of glasses and I looked at the rimless styles. I didn't think they suited me so I went for more a traditional full frame. However I did think they were a little flimsy, though it might have been the frames I was looking at. How robust the frames need to be also depends on what you're going to be doing while wearing your glasses i.e playing sports etc. The best advice I can offer would be to try on a few pairs at the opticians and see for yourself.
By the way if you're looking for a good price on your glasses check out Boots, they are/were offering 50% off the cost of lenses or frames, for example my lenses were going to be £160 but with the offer I got them for £80. Boots also offer an insurance policy (as I'm sure other opticians probably do) covering damage/repairs which might be useful if you went for a rimless style.

P.S I don't work for Boots I'm just a satisfied customer.

 

I get my glasses from Vision Express, and have always found them helpful. Rimless ones should be fine they have the same hinges, the problem would be the nose piece I guess.
They make me look like an arse though

 

tbh,I have always felt rimless are just too flimsy,and I could never get comfy in them,in fact,i look like a plonker wearing them

I always go for Nikon ultra thin lenses which opens up the full range of rims,because you aint got hide some huge lense in a think frame


I swop every coupla years and always go for the D&A dea,spare pair half price (idesl to keep in car) and free subscription sun glasses,great deal imo although the first pair has to be in the "designer " range

 

no drunken or druggy goings on for me i'm afraid (too many carbs in beer and drugs bore me now). the opticians i'm going to is pretty reputable (allders). i tried a few pairs on and thought that the rimless ones suited me best but as i said i had some qualms about their robustness. they did seem pretty well made though. i'll see if they do insurance but it i'm going to check to see if my house insurance covers glasses as well.
cheers


julian

 

Julian
Not piss takin mate, but if you like glasses to suit you well, and you proceding well with your diet, may it be an idea to get a cheap pair and the retry when you hit your ideal weight?
Sorry if thats taken the wrong way.

 

penance,
i was actually thinking along similar lines myself so no offence taken at all. i'll see if there's anything when i go for the eye test. the rimless ones i like are really nice though.
cheers

julian

 

what about the 2 for one deals, maybe get 2 cheap pairs, one rimless and then just get a decent rimless pair when yer ready

 

it's certainly a possibility. i'll look to see if there are any decent 2 for 1 deals going on.
i was going to get the photochromatic ? lens coating - the one that darkens in sunlight. anyone got any thoughts on them?
cheers


julian

 

What i know of coatings (allbeit some years ago) they dont take well to less than excessive care. Maybe newer coatings are more robust?

 

the photochromatic ones kind of died a death a while ago but seem to have come back in in the last 2 or so years - so it may be technology driven. my old lenses were coated with anti-glare and scratch proof coatings and they seem to be fine.
cheers


julian

 

Hi, I recently bought a pair from D&A - they're fine, tho, they did take me a few days to get used to them...they do seem quite robust as the frame is made out of titainium...however, I only needed a change of prescription to one eye and the lenses are a buit thicker than my previous ones (despite having the nikon ultra - D&As second top lenses), but my understanding is that they're to compensate not having a full frame...not too sure tho...
but I did get a 1/2 price pair of sunglasses too which are spot on.

hope this helps.

p.s. they're also very lightweight too...

 

My No.2 pair are photochromic and I like them. They are great for normal wear, but they have one drawback - they are not so good for driving. One reason is that windscreen glass absorbs much of the UV, so they don't react so well and you can still suffer from glare. Another is the reaction time. Swizzieland has lots of tunnels, you see, and when you enter a tunnel on a bright sunny day, they take time to lighten, not a good thing at 100Km/h. As a result, I (and a lot of other Swiss motorists) use flip-up Polaroid clip-ons for driving. They give the best of all worlds.

 

well, the eyetest went well, my prescription has only changed slightly in the 10 years i've spent squinting at a computer monitor. the price of glases has gone up a tad since then though hasn't it? especially if you don't want something that makes you look like elton or dame edna!
i had a look about and thought, sod it i'll get something decent so went for a fully loaded photochromic pair of THESE. the price nearly stopped my heart but amortised over the next 10 years it's quite reasonable and it beats disposable contacts (if i could ever muster the courage to willingly stick my finger in my eye) to hell and gone. low carb baked bean equivalents again this month i feel.
cheers


julian

 

For the cheapest 'designer glasses' in the Uk I can thoroughly recommend Fastlens of Mowbray Parade, Edgware Way, London. They sell their glasses for less than most opticians can buy for.

There is a website fastlens.co.uk but you can't buy online. You have to take your prescription and turn up. They have masses of frames to look at and the shop is usually packed.

Oh, and the business is owned by my cousin Neil.

So before you spend hundreds of £££ on another set of specs, it really is worth a trip.

 

I used to go to a place in soho that did Oliver Peoples (check avatar that dates from about 1988), which were nice back in the eighties. I currently have some weird handmade German frames with Hoya ultrathin *glass* lenses. Make me look a bit like an overage, overweight, gay, SS trooper. Oh well.
It's a very good idea to get your eyes tested annually BTW. My prescription has not changed very much in 20 years, but your eyes are worth a little paranoia (and frames get, er, bent over time).

 

Or no time at all if you've got young children.