I am putting buying my glasses on hold after getting the scripts to make sure I get the best setup. We are talking a few hundred for the prescription from my last time around, so a hundred for frames, and the teens they charge for coatings is a fraction of the whole price. I believe I paid 600-800 last time around for two pairs. THey damaged one pair and gave a discount.
Last pair of glases I got had titanium frames and more of an oval than round shape. I love the frames, feel and no green spots on face. Those type of frames are at least a hundred bucks. I am thinking of getting a lower profile style where the eye browl is uncovered, kind of like the reading glasses you see some elderly folks wear where you can look over the top if you want. Some women wear this type of frames, so a bit worried about folks thinking I am confused about my sexual orientation. The frames were in the mens section and they did show a photo of a male model wearing them.
The lenses I got were plastic and poly carbinate. I liked the poly as it was smaller and lighter. Keep in mind the edge of my plastic lens is 1/2 inch, poly about 3/8. I was shocked to discover I could get a mirror coat, so got it with a #1 grey tint. Got em and found it was a bit painful to do computer work or walk into a brightly lit store or office. I went back to my other plastic #3 tinted grey lenses on my old glasses.
I ordered the second pair with a #3 tint and mirror coat with poly lenses. They were great. In overcast conditions I cant tell I am wearing sun glasses. Indoors in bright commercial stores is great, at times a bit too good in dark areas of a store. Like wise with trying to do anything in librarys vs classrooms in college. At night as a backseat driver I cant see if the car head lights are on, but see the dash board just fine and on coming drivers, signs. I think they were too dark. Basically I ended up getting "clear" and sun glasses.
So, thinking about getting a pair with #2 grey tint and maybe mirror coating for indoors in industrial lighting. Last time I got a mirror coat that matched the frames, copper colored. THe frames i looked at are silver, thinking of silver mirror. Get a medium length prescription with bifocals. Right now I just remove my glasses and hold objects to my face to read.
They advertised a no glare coat, but mom says hers makes her see rainbows on plastic surfaces.
I wouldnt get the edges rounded or polished as last time found that conducted light and make things in the edges distracting out of field of view.
Thinking of getting a nearly clear pair for distance, driving. Use the tinted and amber glasses for sunny/night use. I would use those safety glasses that fit over your existing glasses you can buy in different colors like amber for the gun range and tinted for welding or bright areas. No, I wouldnt wear welding glasses to drive(see next paragraph).
One pair of frames i tried for 118 bucks comes with a magnetic click on tinted lens set. Its just tinted, no mirror coat. Not sure how well putting a pair of tinted lenses on a mirror coated lens will help with glare reduction? THis is for the driving glasses.
What would you guys do? I dont plan on buying any more in a good ten years or so and want the most universal setup for driving, bright/dark areas. Also something that is tinted would look natural indoors. I would hate to wear slip on wrap around welding/sun glasses when I shop at walmart or having to squint, hold hand over top of glasses.
Thanks
Last pair of glases I got had titanium frames and more of an oval than round shape. I love the frames, feel and no green spots on face. Those type of frames are at least a hundred bucks. I am thinking of getting a lower profile style where the eye browl is uncovered, kind of like the reading glasses you see some elderly folks wear where you can look over the top if you want. Some women wear this type of frames, so a bit worried about folks thinking I am confused about my sexual orientation. The frames were in the mens section and they did show a photo of a male model wearing them.
The lenses I got were plastic and poly carbinate. I liked the poly as it was smaller and lighter. Keep in mind the edge of my plastic lens is 1/2 inch, poly about 3/8. I was shocked to discover I could get a mirror coat, so got it with a #1 grey tint. Got em and found it was a bit painful to do computer work or walk into a brightly lit store or office. I went back to my other plastic #3 tinted grey lenses on my old glasses.
I ordered the second pair with a #3 tint and mirror coat with poly lenses. They were great. In overcast conditions I cant tell I am wearing sun glasses. Indoors in bright commercial stores is great, at times a bit too good in dark areas of a store. Like wise with trying to do anything in librarys vs classrooms in college. At night as a backseat driver I cant see if the car head lights are on, but see the dash board just fine and on coming drivers, signs. I think they were too dark. Basically I ended up getting "clear" and sun glasses.
So, thinking about getting a pair with #2 grey tint and maybe mirror coating for indoors in industrial lighting. Last time I got a mirror coat that matched the frames, copper colored. THe frames i looked at are silver, thinking of silver mirror. Get a medium length prescription with bifocals. Right now I just remove my glasses and hold objects to my face to read.
They advertised a no glare coat, but mom says hers makes her see rainbows on plastic surfaces.
I wouldnt get the edges rounded or polished as last time found that conducted light and make things in the edges distracting out of field of view.
Thinking of getting a nearly clear pair for distance, driving. Use the tinted and amber glasses for sunny/night use. I would use those safety glasses that fit over your existing glasses you can buy in different colors like amber for the gun range and tinted for welding or bright areas. No, I wouldnt wear welding glasses to drive(see next paragraph).
One pair of frames i tried for 118 bucks comes with a magnetic click on tinted lens set. Its just tinted, no mirror coat. Not sure how well putting a pair of tinted lenses on a mirror coated lens will help with glare reduction? THis is for the driving glasses.
What would you guys do? I dont plan on buying any more in a good ten years or so and want the most universal setup for driving, bright/dark areas. Also something that is tinted would look natural indoors. I would hate to wear slip on wrap around welding/sun glasses when I shop at walmart or having to squint, hold hand over top of glasses.
Thanks