Thanks for the replies everyone. I must say that "embracing the thickness" or trying to hide them under thick frames are not good options. For one thing, at a given point the lenses become blocky on the sides offering no peripheral vision. Even before that point though, the sheer weight of those lenses would make them horrible in humid weather.
I decided to try Optical4less.com since they had the 1.74 ultrathin lenses at the best prices. After consulting with their staff I decided on these frames http://www.optical4less.com/alloy-eyeglasses/MB027/ which had a lens width of 46mm. Overall the glasses look fine, although I think 46mm is the widest I would go for my prescription. However, I have a new problem: Either they got the prescription slightly wrong, or the shape of the of the bridge on the frame has essentially changed the prescription. When I put the glasses on, there is a noticeable loss in my ability to see distances, especially reading highway signs. The shape of the bridge on the frames actually puts them almost 10mm out on my nose than my old glasses where the bridge was almost flush with the lenses. If I press the new glasses closer to my face that seems to compensate, but I'm still not getting the full distance vision particularly in my right eye. I'll be contacting Optical4less and sending back the glasses to have them check the prescription, but if it turns out to be the frames I'm going to be seriously disappointed. I have not read anywhere online about the shape of the bridge being a factor in terms of a prescription, and I had researched everything pretty thoroughly prior to my purchase. -- 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
