I assume your intention is to choose smaller lenses so that the edges are as
thin as possible, thus resulting in smaller glasses. But, after a point
they start looking like childrens' frames.
There is another option. Embrace the thickness.
When chosen intentionally, "bad" can be good and *appear* as an intentional
choice. Un-cool can become super-cool. As an example, take a pair of thick
plastic "Buddy Holly" glasses. They're a classic style, and the thick
frames help to mask the thickness of the lens. The fairly wide temple arms
further hide the lenses.
Ditto on rimless. Embrace the thickness...choose a wild design of rimless,
and embrace your blindness.
I started wearing glasses only a few years ago, and originally chose frames
that were as nondescript and "blah" as they could be. As I learned to wear,
and eventually embrace glasses, my frame choices became increasingly
bold...and since bold usually equals a sense of style, the wilder my glasses
became the more compliments I received. It turns out that turning a
disadvantage into an advantage is a GOOD thing! My lenses are nowhere near
as thick as yours, but the same principle applies.
For those with super-high prescriptions, embracing the thickness can be a
good decision. Go wild!
-- Chuck Knight
On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 7:54 AM, John McNally <[email protected]>wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a prescription of -14.75 and I know that even with the thinnest
> lenses (1.74 Aspheric Lens) my glasses can still end up looking very
> thick. My current glasses are 40 cm wide (John Lennon frames) and an
> earlier pair I owned were 42 cm. Every pair of frames I have found
> with these widths though, are too small for my head. I need at least a
> 130cm total width. I even found John Lennon frames at framesdirect.com
> but they don't specify total width, they just say they're for small
> faces. They're also 96.00 which is more than I wanted to spend on the
> frames.
>
> If anyone can recommend a good site or if you have a similar
> prescription and successfully had larger lenses made I would greatly
> appreciate hearing about it.
>
> Thanks,
> John M
>
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