Actually any online optical store can make any available shape for the rimless lenses, as long as they have the lens filller for specific shape. The point is, in most of the case, the lens shape offered by the maker may be the best match with the view point of aesthetics. So better just simply follow the shape as shown on the wen page.
If you do not like it, you can buy the second one. The online prices are really trivial. On Aug 5, 7:34 am, Chuck Knight <[email protected]> wrote: > I believe it's less a matter of can't, and more a matter of won't. The US > companies WON'T mix 'n match lenses. > > There's no technological reason why any lens shape shouldn't be used with a > rimless frame, since the attachment is just at some small holes on the > sides. It boils down to a willingness to make the glasses vs a > technological capacity to produce them. > > -- Chuck Knight > > > > On Sun, Aug 1, 2010 at 8:18 PM, sonshine <[email protected]> wrote: > > Gosh, I was hoping someone had some insight because I have been > > wondering the same things...in fact I'm ready to give in and order > > from an overseas company (Zenni) as I have tried at least 4 pair from > > US companies and was not happy with the lens size in any of them. > > > On Jul 22, 11:22 pm, geexploitation <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I have bought a pair of glasses online prior to this and I'd like to > > > repeat the experience, but this time with some rimless frames. The > > > rimless choices provided by many of the sites seem underwhelming to > > > me, though. Specifically, it seems that most of the online retailers > > > offer only a set lens shape with each of their frame models, with the > > > exceptions being Zenni and Optical4Less, which are flexible about the > > > shape of lens attached to any given rimless frame. I'd really like to > > > be able to select lens shape X for use with frame Y, creating exactly > > > the glasses I want. > > > > Am I missing something? Is there a way to order the shape of lens I > > > want for any given rimless frame on the US-based sites? Or can I only > > > get exactly what I want (in this instance, anyway) by going overseas? > > > I'd rather keep the transaction in the USA if I can... > > > > If I'm not missing anything and I understand the situation correctly, > > > why does this situation exist? I'd be curious as to the reasons why > > > the US companies can't mix-and-match frames and lens shapes the way > > > Zenni can. I would think the option of doing this would be popular > > > among consumers. > > > > Thanks! > > > -- > > Check us out at the oft-updatedhttp://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 -- 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
