You may not know this about me, but I wear Coke bottle glasses. Or would, anyway, if I ever took my contact lenses out. I'm super-nearsighted. I've been wearing corrective lenses since I was in the fourth grade. I would have been wearing them before then if my mother certain people had actually believed me when I said "I can't see!" Instead, they just chalked it up to me wanting to sit really close to the television. No, I'm not bitter about the fact that my eyesight could be much stronger right now if I was treated earlier. Not at all.
Anyway, the last pair of frames I bought was in 1999. Those bitches were expensive - a pair of plastic Calvin Kleins that were the latest fashion. Add to the cost of designer frames the expense of special lenses that are cut from a special material so that your lenses aren't as thick as a glass coffee table and we're talking upwards of $350 for one pair of glasses.
Needless to say I kept those frames until now. I only replaced the lenses once...shit, it was before we moved into this house. 2003? Well, that's what happens when you're blind as a bat and don't have lens and frames coverage.
When we got this year's tax refund I had to get a pair of glasses. Had to. I can't keep wearing contact lenses all the time (even if the doc did say my eyes look fine for someone who sleeps in the seven nights/week).
What I hated most about my CKs was that I had to push them all the way up to the bridge of my nose to be able to see clearly, otherwise I had to peer over them like a librarian. This time around I didn't care about aesthetics - I just wanted something that would stay on my face. I actually wanted something really, really dorky a la Arvid from Head of the Class. Unfortunately, my optician didn't have "dork" in stock. Nerd or geek, either.
I guess the pair I picked out are pretty conservative. They're similar to my old glasses, but slightly more square which I think will balance the roundness of my face a little better. They're just plain, brown glasses.
What I'm worried about is that I opted NOT to get the "thin" lenses this time to save a few bucks. I fear that when I get the glasses and put them on my eyeballs will look like they're the size of dimes because of the refraction. That's not a stunning look.
Oh well, what do I care? I already have a husband. I ordered them on Monday, so maybe this week you'll get to see just how thick I'm talking.
Posted by Tiffany at February 24, 2007 11:51 PM | TrackBackI'm curious to know how bad your eyesight is...for me, no matter what frames I get or what thin/compressed option I get for the lens, my glasses suck and still look like Coke-bottles/magnifying glasses.
Posted by: Michael at February 25, 2007 01:34 AMWell, I can tell you that my contact lens powers are -8.5 and -7.5 if that gives you some perspective. :)
In terms of the 20/20 system, I have no clue. I'm not sure if I want to know!
Posted by: Tiffany at February 25, 2007 10:39 AMMy husband's are like that - he's blind. He keeps his forever too. He just got some hot new ones; little rectangular, black RayBans. He has to wear glasses because of a muscle problem in one of his eyes - he can't wear contacts or one of his eyes "wanders" and it creeps me out. He wore contacts for about a year and I finally begged him to get glasses again. I felt like I didn't know him. His eyesight deteriorated a lot in that year as well. Without the special "ultralite" plastic lenses, they are so heavy that his face would be permanently dented and his head would loll over, I swear. Did you have them show you the difference in the weight, not just thickness? Can you change your mind if they aren't wearable for you?
Good luck.
Oh, and Arvid. Heh.
Posted by: Momotrips at February 25, 2007 06:15 PMNope! I didn't even bother getting him to show me the weight difference. My last pair of non-lite glasses were pretty weighty, but they were also wire rims and looked ridiculous.
I don't plan on wearing them for much other than nightime diaper changes, so if they're a little heavy I'll just suck it up. I'll probably have to pad the nose so they don't slide down :).
Posted by: Tiffany at February 25, 2007 06:20 PM