Watch Zenni's edge rolling with the 1.57... I have one pair that i hate because the edge rolling was way too much for me. It creates little rainbows and visual distortions at the edge of my vision.
if you go with the 1.57, go with the smallest frame you can stand. On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 4:43 AM, Irene <[email protected]> wrote: > > As an experiment, I ordered two pair of reading glasses, which for me > are a -10.50 and -10.75, with the same frame (#4508), from Zenni. For > one pair, I got the standard 1.57 index lens, which cost $18.95; for > the other, I got the 1.61 index lens, which cost $31.90. They are > both thick, but there isn't enough difference between the two to be > worth the extra cost, in my opinion. With a larger frame, of course, > you might find the higher index worth it. > > On Sep 2, 12:16 pm, Katie <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks Lucille :o) Also, thanks to Chuck as well for the link - I had > > seen it before but was confused because the results I was getting > > didn't make sense (thanks to omitting the minus sign on accident). I > > just tried again and now they make much more sense. Apparently the > > difference between lenses would be less than a millimeter, and I can > > live with that. Also, now that I actually -think- about it, I'm not > > sure why I ever imagined they could make my eyes loon larger. I should > > have known better! > > > > I wish there was a way for me to remove this thread because I've been > > browsing the archives and found some similar posts...sorry about > > this :o( > > > > Katie > > > > On Sep 2, 8:20 am, Lucille <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > My correction is -7.00 and -7.50. I got the mid-index lenses from > > > Zenni and they are not ridiculously thick at all. They're about 1 mm > > > thicker than a similar pair that I have in high index. > > > > > If you order a frame with lenses narrower than 50mm you can minimize > > > the coke bottle effect. And plastic frames also conceal some of the > > > thickness of the lenses; although my frames are metal and they look > > > fine. > > > > > And a nearsightedness correction like yours and mine makes your eyes > > > look smaller, not larger. > > > > > On Sep 1, 4:22 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- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
