Amen! I've just spent alot of time over the long weekend trying to find an appropriate frame...anyway, I agree it becomes very time consuming when it could be so much simpler!
On Sep 7, 3:35 pm, "J. Evan" <[email protected]> wrote: > aw, > > You're right that many online places are terribly deficient when > listing frame dimensions. There should be standards that include not > only the lens width, nose bridge and temple length but also the total > front width and lens height. There should also be standardized > dimensions for them all - meaning, what is the nose bridge width, the > inside dimension at the widest point - what about the dimension > between the lenses for a rimless frame? - We need standardization. > > I think this group should use it's influence to help establish minimum > dimension standards across the industry. After all, for many of us, > prescription eyeglasses are not a fashion statement but a prosthetic > that requires a proper fit. > > J. Evan > > On Sep 7, 6:32 am, Andrew <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hello, > > > Optical4Less told me that their tinted lenses ($8, a choice of 9 > > colours) are polarized ("We would like to inform you that the tinted > > lens is polarized."). I was surprised but believed them. > > > Now I see 39DollarGlasses offers a tinted lens (in a choice of 7 > > colours) for $9.95 extra and polarized (in either of 2 colours) for > > $49.90 extra. > > > Did I misunderstand O4L and their tinted lenses are _not_ polarized? > > 39DG's "CR-39™ Tinted Sun Lenses (Darkest Tint)" (the $9.95 option) > > seems like it would be closer to O4L's. But then 39DG's AR coating is > > $24.95 and O4L's is FREE (well, not on the tinted lens, but on the > > clear one). > > > Also (unrelated to tinting), why do so many of the sites insist on > > displaying frames without detailed information (width, temple, bridge, > > etc.) when browsing!? O4L is very good, with the details right there, > > but others (including 39DG) simply show the frame and make you click > > on it to get the info. I know roughly what my minimum size would be, > > irrespective of any style or other issues, and it's really useful to > > reject 90% of the frames immediately, because they're too small (or > > too big) in one dimension or another is very handy. Clicking on each > > one is just a pain and inefficient! > > > Thanks! > > =aw- 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
