I've got a -13 prescription and do best with plastic frames--even with high index lenses, I get irritation (and big dents) in my nose when using glasses with nose pads. I've never had a lens pop out of the frame, or had the frame break, and I've been wearing glasses for over half a century.
You will find, however, that your options for ordering inexpensive glasses on line are very limited, and you'll be hit with a surcharge by the places that will fill your order. Zenni, for example, will charge you an extra $9 for their basic lens--still remarkably cheap, but it more than doubles the price of their $8 glasses. Last year I posted a list of online places that would fill "extreme" prescriptions. It's out of date, but you may still find it useful. Search the board using the term "For the very nearsighted". The bottom line is that I've had the best luck with Zenni, although a couple of pairs were duds. Be sure to tell them not to roll the edges (that's what gives a Coke bottle effect) and pick a frame that is small and that does not require edge rolling. (If you pick the wrong frame, they'll have to trim the lens edge in order to be able to fold the glasses up.) On Oct 27, 10:15 pm, karel <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I'm very new to online glasses ordering, and was very excited to get > my updated glasses prescription and start ordering tonight. However, I > was very distressed to find that the drop-down menus for SPH on > several sites (eyebuydirect, 39dollarglasses, firmoo) only go up to > -10.00. my SPH are -12.50 and -11.25. > > When I chatted with customer service at eyebuydirect, I was told that > they will not manufacture a lens for a plastic frame if my SPH is > higher than -10.00. I have to get either a metal or titanium frame. > The reason for this is "the glasses might break easily, or the lens > might pop out." > > The last two pairs of glasses I've had have been plastic frames, and > my SPH has been over -10.00. Each pair lasted me over two years, and > never once did the lenses pop out. I pointed this out to customer > service, but to no avail. > > I know there are other sites that will make lenses for plastic frames > in my prescription, but I had really wanted to order from one of those > 3 sites because of their frame selection and return policy. > > Has anyone else had this issue? Or do you know of any other sites > similar to those I mentioned who WILL make the glasses I want/need? > > Thanks!! > > -Karel --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
