My new glasses are very uncomfortable and get so painful after a couple
of hours I have to take them off. They don't fit properly on my nose,
with most of the weight being taken across the bridge instead of the
sides, and I can see by the shape of the red marks they leave that even
at the sides there are edges digging in instead of the pressure being
spread across flattish surfaces. Unfortunately they felt OK while trying
on just for a few minutes at the opticians, and I didn't realise I was
going to have this problem until I'd worn them normally for a longer time.

They're plastic frames without adjustable nose pieces, and adjusting the
arms doesn't help either; at best the part of my nose they hurt can be
shifted by a few millimeters.

My prescription is about -7 so I have to keep my glasses on all day to
see whatever I'm doing; a pair I have to keep taking off to give my nose
a rest is no use. Should I ask the optician for a different frame, or
are they just likely to say that everybody gets used to them eventually?

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On 2015-11-29, The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> wrote:

On 11/29/2015 10:01 AM, Tony Houghton wrote:

My new glasses are very uncomfortable and get so painful after a couple
of hours I have to take them off. They don't fit properly on my nose,
with most of the weight being taken across the bridge instead of the
sides, and I can see by the shape of the red marks they leave that even
at the sides there are edges digging in instead of the pressure being
spread across flattish surfaces. Unfortunately they felt OK while trying
on just for a few minutes at the opticians, and I didn't realise I was
going to have this problem until I'd worn them normally for a longer time. >>
They're plastic frames without adjustable nose pieces, and adjusting the
arms doesn't help either; at best the part of my nose they hurt can be
shifted by a few millimeters.

My prescription is about -7 so I have to keep my glasses on all day to
see whatever I'm doing; a pair I have to keep taking off to give my nose
a rest is no use. Should I ask the optician for a different frame, or
are they just likely to say that everybody gets used to them eventually?

Talk to the optician. The lenses are cut to the specific frame, so the
odds of finding an acceptable frame that will work are slim. He may
feel he should have counseled you about the weight of your new glasses
and cut you a deal. You can get little stick-on foam pads, but they're
not very good.

I don't like wire frames with adjustable nosepieces because with
bifocals I get MANY different views when I turn my head and gaze to back
the car up and it's a real pain. Owls have it way too easy :-)

When I get new glasses I don't even bother looking in the mirror until
I've found frames that don't annoy me.

There are optical places that one can have adjustable nosepads
installed. Prior to my cataract surgery, I had a -14 & had to use
plastic frames. Then the frame makers decided to stop making
plastic frames with adjustable nosepads.

Found out about "http://www.pro-op.com/" from someone in my
optician's place in my area & went there to have the adjustable
nosepads installed. The prices started at around $29 but have gone
up to around $31 around 6 years ago. With my prescription, I had to
have 2 pairs done, regular & sunglasses; still worth it.

You might find something similar to "Pro Op" in your area without
the need to send your glasses to have it done. A long shot would be
to call them & see if they know of any similar places that do the
frame repair & adjustable nosepads.

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On 11/29/2015 10:01 AM, Tony Houghton wrote:

My new glasses are very uncomfortable and get so painful after a couple
of hours I have to take them off. They don't fit properly on my nose,
with most of the weight being taken across the bridge instead of the
sides, and I can see by the shape of the red marks they leave that even
at the sides there are edges digging in instead of the pressure being
spread across flattish surfaces. Unfortunately they felt OK while trying
on just for a few minutes at the opticians, and I didn't realise I was
going to have this problem until I'd worn them normally for a longer time.

They're plastic frames without adjustable nose pieces, and adjusting the
arms doesn't help either; at best the part of my nose they hurt can be shifted by a few millimeters.

My prescription is about -7 so I have to keep my glasses on all day to
see whatever I'm doing; a pair I have to keep taking off to give my nose
a rest is no use. Should I ask the optician for a different frame, or
are they just likely to say that everybody gets used to them eventually?

Talk to the optician. The lenses are cut to the specific frame, so the
odds of finding an acceptable frame that will work are slim. He may
feel he should have counseled you about the weight of your new glasses
and cut you a deal. You can get little stick-on foam pads, but they're
not very good.

I don't like wire frames with adjustable nosepieces because with
bifocals I get MANY different views when I turn my head and gaze to back
the car up and it's a real pain. Owls have it way too easy :-)

When I get new glasses I don't even bother looking in the mirror until
I've found frames that don't annoy me.

--
Cheers, Bev
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
"...so she told me it was either her or the ham radio, over."

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Thanks both for the replies.

On 29/11/15 20:58, lew wrote:

On 2015-11-29, The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> wrote:

I don't like wire frames with adjustable nosepieces because with
bifocals I get MANY different views when I turn my head and gaze to back
the car up and it's a real pain. Owls have it way too easy :-)

When I get new glasses I don't even bother looking in the mirror until
I've found frames that don't annoy me.

I did try mine on first and rejected several that felt uncomfortable
straight away - and some that looked perched too high up in the mirror. Unfortunately the problem with the ones I chose didn't become apparent
until much later. Partly because they're much lighter without my thick prescription lenses in. I did go for a high index, but I don't think it
makes as much difference to the weight as the thickness, because the
high index materials tend to be denser.

There are optical places that one can have adjustable nosepads
installed. Prior to my cataract surgery, I had a -14 & had to use
plastic frames. Then the frame makers decided to stop making
plastic frames with adjustable nosepads.

I'm a bit puzzled. What is it about metal frames that give you both
problems that plastic frames don't?

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On 11/30/2015 05:27 AM, Tony Houghton wrote:

Thanks both for the replies.

On 29/11/15 20:58, lew wrote:

On 2015-11-29, The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> wrote:

I don't like wire frames with adjustable nosepieces because with
bifocals I get MANY different views when I turn my head and gaze to back >>> the car up and it's a real pain. Owls have it way too easy :-)

When I get new glasses I don't even bother looking in the mirror until
I've found frames that don't annoy me.

I did try mine on first and rejected several that felt uncomfortable
straight away - and some that looked perched too high up in the mirror. Unfortunately the problem with the ones I chose didn't become apparent
until much later. Partly because they're much lighter without my thick prescription lenses in. I did go for a high index, but I don't think it
makes as much difference to the weight as the thickness, because the
high index materials tend to be denser.

There are optical places that one can have adjustable nosepads
installed. Prior to my cataract surgery, I had a -14 & had to use
plastic frames. Then the frame makers decided to stop making
plastic frames with adjustable nosepads.

I'm a bit puzzled. What is it about metal frames that give you both
problems that plastic frames don't?

The metal frames leave open a lot of space that the plastic frames close
off. With metal frames I can see the area between the lenses -- a total
of 6 separate and different magnifications; With plastics I can just
look out the upper part of the glasses and see only one or two images
depending on how far my head is twisted around.

Prescription was formerly +3 and +5 with 2.5-3.0 of astigmatism.

It's just SOOOO much better since I had my cataract operations. It was
worth the extra money to convert the 2.5D of astigmatism to 0 and .5.

--
Cheers, Bev

Some mornings it's just not worth chewing through the straps.

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