My presription is close to yours. I have a couple pair of half-rim glasses from Zenni and, yes, you can see the bottom edge. It's less noticable than the wire rim frame edges, but it's visible. Between the fishing line and the width of the lens I guess it's unavoidable.
On Jul 1, 3:09 pm, chargeteach <[email protected]> wrote: > I was excited to find this site now that my optometrist has forbidden > me to wear contacts. > However I'm a bit late because I purchased glasses from Wally World a > few weeks ago. My prescription is rather strong, -4.25 and -5.25. I > also have an astygmatism. I ordered semi rimless in hopes that the > bottom lenses would blend in with my face. I was expecting the lenses > to look thick from the side and they warned me that they might need to > add thickness to fit the wire/string that holds the lens. Upon > receiving my glasses my biggest disappointment is the view from the > front. You can actually see a white line around the edge of the > glasses. I had the edges polished, but not rolled. I believe this > visible white "frame" around the lens is the fishing line (or whatever > holds the lens!) I don't notice this on other people's semi rimless > glasses. Is there anything that I can ask them to do to correct this > problem or is this to be expected with my prescription? > > Thanks to all of your advice I just ordered some rimless glasses from > 39 Dollars. I'm hoping that they are more invisible when looking > straight on. At their great price, it was worth a shot! > > Thanks in advance for any suggestions in regards to the semi > rimless. -- 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
