Irene,
Have you ever tried metal frames with a saddle bridge instead
of nose pads?
I've found that the saddle bridge is more comfortable than pads, and
is easier to transition from if you're used to acetate frames.
Also, you might want to check out http://www.nosepadking.com
They have a large selection of alternative nose pad types like
hypoallergenic and titanium for people who have skin trouble with
normal vinyl or silicone.
-=# Firewalker #=-
On Apr 5, 8:11 pm, Irene <[email protected]> wrote:
> I'm a huge fan of online optical stores -- particularly Zenni -- but
> I've had a lot of glasses over my more-than-half century of wearing
> glasses, and the plastic frames I've gotten from Zenni and Goggles4U
> don't begin to approach the quality of the designer frames I've
> purchased in B&M stores. (I bought one pair of metal frames for
> "dressy" wear and they look like the good designer frames to me, but
> because I get sores on my nose from the nose pads on metal frames --
> thick lenses, old skin -- I usually wear plastic frames, so that's
> what I'm commenting on here.) What's different? On the designer
> frames, the hinges line up better, the color is richer, and the finish
> is superior. On my designer "tortoise shell" frames, the design
> appears to be "in" the frame, whereas my tortoise cheapie frames
> appear to have spots painted on them. Furthermore, the red coloring
> on one pair of Zenni glasses is starting to chip off--the color is
> just a cheap coating on the frame. Do I care? Well, sort of. I'm
> delighted that I have the option of buying cheap glasses for use where
> I'm likely to damage or lose the glasses -- e.g., painting ceilings,
> or swimming -- and I love being able to afford spare glasses to keep
> in the car or at work. (I'm severely nearsighted, and can't find my
> way around without glasses.) Basically, to give a t-shirt example, if
> Zenni glasses were t-shirts, they'd be like the ones I buy at Target,
> not the ones I buy from Talbots. (Not knocking Target here--I love
> the place--but I also recognize the difference in quality between what
> I buy there and what's available at high end stores.)
>
> However, I really wish Zenni would start offering some higher quality
> frames for those of us who'd like to have somewhat higher quality
> frames but not pay $400+ per pair. I'd also love it if they'd start
> offering bifocals or progressives in "extreme" prescriptions, because
> that's what really keeps me going back to the B&Ms for glasses.
>
> On Apr 5, 1:06 am, Chuck Knight <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Certainly. Ask and ye shall receive.
>
> > In order of receipt, last year:
>
> >http://zennioptical.com/cart/product.php?productid=691&cat=20&page=1
> > My ophthalmologist guessed $250. This pair was the first optically perfect
> > pair he had tested, last year.
>
> >http://zennioptical.com/cart/product.php?productid=517&cat=20&page=1
> > My ophthalmologist guessed $250. This pair was the second optically perfect
> > pair he had tested.
>
> >http://zennioptical.com/cart/product.php?productid=551&cat=8&page=1
> > Another ophthalmologist guessed $350. This pair was tested at a different
> > lab -- optically perfect. Yes, I see several ophthalmologists.
>
> >http://zennioptical.com/cart/product.php?productid=518&cat=20&page=1
> > My first pair of prescription sunglasses. By now I've stopped having them
> > tested...they're fine. Optician guessed $350.
>
> >http://zennioptical.com/cart/product.php?productid=431&cat=20&page=1
> > The last pair I have bought...and my absolute favorite pair. A different
> > ophthalmologist guessed $300. Also fine, optically...according to his
> > tests.
>
> > The people who *sell them* can't tell any appreciable difference. The
> > sunglasses were fun...I went to have them adjusted, and when she found out
> > that I work on computers, the technician asked if I'd heard anything about
> > these online eyeglass places. She'd heard of this one...Zen, or Zenn-eye,
> > or something.
>
> > With a big grin on my face I pointed to the glasses, and informed her where
> > I'd bought them. The look on her face was priceless...her coworker had also
> > ordered a pair from Zenni, and had been telling her about them. But, this
> > was the first pair she'd been able to handle, herself, in person. She was
> > suitably impressed...especially for a total cost of only $13. (It came with
> > another order, so no additional shipping fees)
>
> > -- Chuck Knight
>
> > On Sat, Apr 4, 2009 at 11:23 PM, Paul <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > So far, all the frames I've bought (4 at Zenni, one at EBD) were at
> > > least very good buys for me. Some were excellent values, and compared
> > > well with frames that would have cost 5-10 times as much at local
> > > shops, depending on how snooty the store was. Only one pair had a
> > > prescription that varied from what it should have been, and it was
> > > only .25 dioper too high. I never got any optional extras for the
> > > lenses, such as AR coating. The Zenni lenses were all polycarbonate,
> > > with standard scratch coating that seems very durable. The EBD lenses
> > > were CR-39, and I don't remember if scratchcoating was standard for
> > > them back then. It seems to be now.
>
> > > Maybe people should post which models they got, and give their
> > > opinions of them. That could help us in choosing glasses.- Hide quoted
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