Bad news! I got rimless from 39$glasses and the lenses had frosted polished edges.
On Jul 12, 3:02 pm, chargeteach <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for your reply! I was pretty sure it was the width of the lens > with the line. Maybe rimless is the way to go for a less noticable > line. Or just embrace the lenses with funky plastic. Or maybe both > with a good price :) > > On Jul 10, 10:55 am, sj <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 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
