Well yes, of course I know there are other folks who require a more severe correction than I do ;o) But my question revolved around a specific lens: the 1.57 offered by Zenni, to be specific. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I doubt anyone with a 20-diopter prescription would be able to get a mid-index lens.
I asked about eye distortion because I read somewhere (ages ago) that certain lens materials can make it more noticeable than others. Kind regards, Katie On Sep 1, 10:39 pm, Chuck Knight <[email protected]> wrote: > You asked three questions, so let me address them individually. > > 1) Does anyone have a prescription as severe as yours? > We have had participants with prescriptions approaching 20 diopters. > Yours is *only* around 6 or 7...mild, by comparison. And yes, their > online glasses worked out just fine, according to their posts. > > 2) Will they make my eyes look funny? > This is a factor influenced by the lens's strength...not its > thickness. While it's true that thicker lenses *draw attention* to > the effect, it's not the cause. > > 3) Will the lenses be ridiculously thick? > Only you can answer this one, as what some find acceptable, others > will not. It's also partly dependent on the type and style of frames > you pick...plastic frames, for example, hide the edge thickness more > than thin wire rimmed frames. > > To help you make this decision, here is a link to an online thickness > calculator:http://www.opticampus.com/tools/thickness.php > > Enter in your numbers, and it'll spit out the edge thickness for your > prescription. > > -- Chuck Knight > > On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 3:22 PM, Katie<[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi folks! > > > I've been debating ordering glasses online for a few years now, but I > > always shied away from it because of horror stories of awful customer > > service, poorly cut lenses, damaged glasses and whathaveyou - and of > > course, I'm concerned about the specs looking ugly once received. > > However, I've been tempted back to the realm of cheap glasses because > > I'm sorely in need of a new pair! > > > My main concern at this point is the fact that my prescription is > > fairly strong at -6.25 dipoters in one eye and -4.75 in the other. > > I've found two pairs from Zenni and another from Bestprice Glasses > > that I really like. Because I'm cheap and don't care much about the > > aesthetics of lens thickness, I'm opting for the basic 1.57 lenses. > > > I'm wondering, has anyone with a prescription as strong as mine > > purchased frames with mix-index lenses? If so, are they ridiculously > > thick? Do they make your eyes look large and silly? Any advice would > > be greatly appreciated :o) > > > Thanks! > > Katie --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Check us out at the oft-updated http://glassyeyes.blogspot.com! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GlassyEyes" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/glassyeyes?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
