<p>I am very nearsighted, so the lenses in my eyeglasses are pretty thick. The eyeglasses I have purchased in the past just don’t look nice due to the thickness/distortion of the lenses. I have done everything the optician suggested to minimize the thick appearance of the lenses (rounding the edges, etc.), but I am still not pleased with the look of my eyeglasses. I really want to move away from wearing my contacts so much and want to find a flattering set of eyeglasses. I have an oval-shaped face.</p>
<p>What’s style of eyeglasses should I look for? Any other suggestions that I should take into account when looking for a new pair of glasses?</p>
<p>I am also very nearsighted. Are you sure you are taking advantage of all the options out there to make your lenses thinner? I don’t think mine are too bad, and, like I said, I am very nearsighted (~20/800). Also the smaller the lenses, the less thick they will be, so look for small frames if they look okay on your face. There are so many great choices for frames now; go try some on and have fun choosing.</p>
<p>Ohhhh! I understand the dilemma. For years I was the blindest person I knew who didn’t have a guide dog. My prescription was -18. I liked the Silhouette rimless frames. You can choose the lens shape. I recall that there was only one lab that would make the lenses for those minimal frames. After years of contacts, my eyes couldn’t handle them.
Hated that!
A few years ago, I lost my night vision and was fortunate to have successful cataract surgery. I still wear glasses, with progressive lenses, but not nearly so thick. I will need a new prescription soon and can’t decide what sort of frames to get. I may recycle the old Silhouettes.<br>
I would suggest choosing an optical shop with women opticians who are near your age and fashion sense. I have not had great luck with the “youngsters.”<br>
Good luck!</p>
<p>I had that problem, too. Super thick glasses (horrible even with the “thinnest” options). Then I started having trouble wearing contacts. My answer was lasik… I honestly think it was the best money I ever spent.</p>
<p>Not sure if this is also a consideration: transitional lenses. That’s the lens that are like bifocal + far-away distance + near distance. I’m not describing them all that well, but I got this kind. I thought I’d love them. BUT I hate them for reading. These days, I can see better if i just take off my glasses. I would not recommend them. Incredibly expensive = Yes. Solves my vision problems = No!!! Not worth it.</p>
<p>Hmmm. Hadn’t thought about lasik in years. I’m around 50 years old and wonder if I should consider this. My contacts currently are monovision (where my dominant eye is fitted with a distance lens and my other eye is fitted for near vision). I have had monovision for a year and I am very happy with it. I guess monovision lasik is available. I wonder what that is like?</p>
<p>intparent, not to be personal about age, but did you do one eye for distance and one for close-up, or do you not need reading glasses, or do you just use reading glasses?
My contacts are -5, were you more nearsighted?</p>
<p>My prescription is -9.5, so my lenses are very thick. I was also told that I am not even really a candidate for lasik, but that was a long time ago so maybe things have changed. With plastic, not wire, frames you can’t tell how thick my lenses are at all, and they are also held in much better. They were getting so thick that they just kept falling out of the wire frames. My doctor also pretty much insisted I start getting oval or similar shaped frames rather than the rounder ones. Mine now are kind of a rounded rectangle i guess.</p>
<p>The thickness of the plastic isn’t really as important as the shape in terms of style-- those LOOK really thick but its just the shaping. Mine are shaped more daintily than that, but that gives you the idea of what is working for me these days. These glasses are a year and a half old and my lenses haven’t fallen out once! :D</p>
<p>Emaheevul, I’m a -7.5 in one eye and -9.0 in the other. I was told that the style you have linked to is the best style for someone with thick lenses. Right now my glasses are oval with a thin metal frame around the edges. I think it just emphasizes the distortion of the lenses.</p>
<p>So they are not quite as chunky and a bit more feminine than the first ones I linked. They still felt clunky at first compared to the nike flexon wires I wore for years before, but I got used to them.</p>
<p>My opthalmologist pretty much begged me to try plastic frames, and now I don’t think I’ll ever go back to wire. It did take some getting used to not having nose pads, and not feeling the cool metal on my face on a hot day. I missed my wire ones for a while.</p>
<p>My scrip is -11.50
I just spent well over $1K on my glasses ( after ins) most of that was for lenses. I have plastic frames-but while the style is heavy enough plastic on the side to hide the thickness- and even though the frame is fairly small( although big enough for progressives) and fits my head- there is so much distortion when viewed straight on- that they are the least flattering glasses I have ever had.</p>
<p>Too bad the optometrist didn’t alert me- I would have found a different shape.</p>
<p>About lasik for very nearsighted people - The people I know who have had lasik end up needing to have reading glasses with them at all times. I chose not to have lasik because I like being able to take off my glasses to read and I like being able to see when I put on my makeup. It is probable that you will lessen you near vision when you have lasik done to improve you distance vision. I figure if I’m going to need glasses anyway for reading, I might as well stick with what I have and skip the surgery.</p>
<p>I have a heavy duty eyeglass prescription including progressive lenses for near, mid-distance and far away but have found glasses that are I think attractive and not too noticeable. I am fair skinned with blondish hair and my glasses are gold rimmed but the bottom of the lenses is unrimmed so they kind of fade away. Even though the lenses are fairly thick, you don’t notice them because of the color of the frames and the lack of frame at the bottom. </p>
<p>I’m very nearsighted too and had to give up contacts at around age 50 due to dry eyes. I’m wearing progressive lens glasses made with Varilux lenses which are very expensive and very thin. My vision is amazingly good in them at all distances. I’m still getting used to the idea of myself as a person who wears glasses though. I did look into monovision lasik and even had an appointment to do the surgery but then I chickened out. I was old that they didn’t like to do it much after age 50.</p>
<p>I have three pairs of glasses: tortoiseshell for walking to dog/going to the gym, delicate black La Fonts for dressing up, and some chunky Prada glasses in gray/green for everyday.</p>
<p>I want to add this, I was going to get transitional lenses to avoid buying sunglasses but the salesperson told me that transitional lenses are not recommended for driving because they don’t provide enough sun protection, at least not with the current small frame style. That made sense to me and the sunglasses I ended up getting cover much more area then my regular glasses do.</p>
<p>I don’t know where you folks are, but if you need a reference here in the DC suburbs, send me a PM. My optician is excellent. With one glance at your face, and another at your prescription, she can find you the perfect frames. It is almost frightening how good she is at this!</p>
<p>I have a really bad astigmatism is my right eye but not as bad in my left…leaving me with a thicker lens on one side than the other. My glasses came from LensCrafters. I get the “featherweights” to minimize the thicker lens.
I’ve also had to go to progressive lens with the distance,mid-range-up close vision all in one with no line in the middle like bifocals. I really like the progressives.</p>
<p>My glasses are Ralph Laurens RL6002. They are really comfy, accomodate my progressives prescrip. hide my thicker lens on one side and look pretty stylish.</p>
<p>What a timely thread. I am also extremely nearsighted & have been wearing progressives for almost 10 years. I’ve had a new prescription for a few months, but I’ve avoided filling it because I really dislike picking out new frames. I have to bring someone along with me to get a trusted opinion on how the frames look since, being so nearsighted, I have to get really close to the mirror to see how I look in the frames. I no longer wear contacts so that’s not an option. I’ve worn metal frames for years, but am thinking of trying plastic frames again.</p>
<p>"Hmmm. Hadn’t thought about lasik in years. I’m around 50 years old and wonder if I should consider this. My contacts currently are monovision (where my dominant eye is fitted with a distance lens and my other eye is fitted for near vision). I "</p>
<p>I am 58 and had lasik 3 years ago. My prescriptions were -7. I had tried monovision contacts like you’re using, but those made me feel spacey all of the time. </p>
<p>I was supposed to need reading glasses after Lasik, but to my and my doctor’s surprise, I only need them late at night when my eyes are tired. That may be because as soon as the initial pain of Lasik wore off (for an hour after surgery, you feel like ground glass is in your eyes), I was on College Confidential. I’m convinced that my Internet addiction somehow allowed me to avoid having to use reading glasses too much.</p>
<p>My vision was corrected to 20:20 in one eye, and slightly better vision in the other. :)</p>
<p>I think that the $5 k that I paid for Lasik in both eyes will end up being cheaper than what I would have had to continue to pay for progressive lenses.</p>
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