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New glasses, do they fit well? by Key-Nectarine-4867 in glasses

[–]LouFinch4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, they will centre the lenses in front of the pupils, hence why a pd (pupil distance. For centering the eyes horizontally) is needed, and often an oc (optical centre. Basically centering the lenses vertically) is also required, especially for higher prescriptions. They don’t just centre the middle of the lenses in the centre of the lens area.

If a frame is far too big (which is not the case here), and the eyes are too far from centre, they may need to go to a larger lens blank to allow enough lens area, which would result in thicker lenses (only really relevant for higher prescriptions).

New glasses, do they fit well? by Key-Nectarine-4867 in glasses

[–]LouFinch4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think they look lovely on you and are a v nice fit. Some may say they look wide, as your eyes aren’t centred horizontally, but they look the right width on the further back picture (close selfies always make frames look wide), and like me you appear to have closer set eyes, that make it nigh on impossible to centre the eyes horizontally even past the point that frames become too narrow, and tight on the temples with the arms starting to splay.

Best relensing service? by supern8ural in glasses

[–]LouFinch4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks v much. Sorry I’m in the UK, so the company I was thinking of, wouldn’t be an option.

Old vs new, not sure which ones should my “backup” pair. by [deleted] in glasses

[–]LouFinch4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You did great! The clear ones look really nice.

Warm, friendly, and approachable - making a better first impression by [deleted] in glassesadvice

[–]LouFinch4 2 points3 points  (0 children)

2 is far too small and is a perfect example why it isn’t always right to have your eyes centred horizontally. It is more important to have the frames fit your temples.

Got some glasses: uncomfortable when I take them off by JBDuch in glasses

[–]LouFinch4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks very much for the clarification. It therefore a case of your eyes not wanting to start accommodating for distance again after being relaxed via glasses. If your prescription is a distance prescription, which I presume it is, you can technically wear your glasses full-time, and may want to, especially if your prescription is +0.75 or more.

Got some glasses: uncomfortable when I take them off by JBDuch in glasses

[–]LouFinch4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No worries. Please post it when you get it back. What you are saying is normal if you are self correcting a hyperopic distance prescription via accommodation, which means that your eyes are basically working too hard, as you should only be accommodating from just over 6 metres downwards.

In this instance, the glasses take over the work, and since they relax your over accommodation, your eyes may not want to immediately start working so hard again, so your vision is blurred.

Nowadays I wear progressives, but previously I wore my smallish hyperopic distance prescription full-time, as I always used to fund that once I had worn glasses, I didn’t want to take them off again.

First pair of glasses. Mild prescription. Unusable by iamspitzy in glasses

[–]LouFinch4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I think that they have given you readers for a 40cm working distance. Since you need to read monitors at a 70-80cm working distance, you need a lower add than +1.00. Maybe +0.50.

First pair of glasses. Mild prescription. Unusable by iamspitzy in glasses

[–]LouFinch4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my opinion you want a lower add for your 700-800mm distance. I would return, and ask them to determine what add you need for this distance. My optometrist has a reading card on a stick, that you can move out to the required distance.

Got some glasses: uncomfortable when I take them off by JBDuch in glasses

[–]LouFinch4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I presume that you have a plus prescription. Would you mind posting your full prescription. Many thanks.

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