Blackbird wrote: > > I've been searching and found two great sets of eyeglasses at > googles4u. The problem is the temple size. One is 120mm and the other > is 125mm but on the pair I currently wear is 145mm in the temples. > Problem is, if these were not to fit, I couldn't return them 100% so > either I'd get a partial refund (lose money) or have glasses that > don't fit. Can anyone comment on variance between temple sizes? The > googles4u people say that +/- 5mm won't hurt but my case goes beyond > that.
Correct temple length is a function of three factors: 1) The distance from the bridge of your nose rearwards to the tops of your ears, 2) The amount of setback between the corner of the frame and the hinge, and 3) The amount of "wrap", or curvature in the front surface of the frame. A frame with a lot of wrap and rearset hinges could easily give the same fit as a flat-fronted frame with hinges at the corners, even if the temples are 20mm shorter. None of us can say whether your preferred frames would or wouldn't fit-- but you can get a better idea of whether you're in the right ballpark by examining them for the mitigating details I described. Chalo --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
