Today's tip: Plano glasses

[Rebecca Petris]

Any barrier in front of the eye can help prevent excessive evaporation or irritation from wind/drafts.

Even if you do not normally wear glasses, consider wearing glasses with a zero prescription as a moisture barrier. Pick out a few fun frames and have fun with them as accessories.

[dianat]

Are there any dry eye patients wearing plano glasses regularly to protect their eyes? I've lucked into a pair of plano glasses and will be giving it a try for a while. Just wondering who else is doing it and what they think...

Diana

[Lucy]

I have several pair. You can find them at a dollar store if you're lucky. These may not be the best for wraparound, but some cool ones nonetheless. I have a pair with green lens ala John Lennon style. I have a pair of pink tinted ones, blue tinted etc. I need to be wearing my contact lens when I use these. I would rather be wearing glasses than not, because I look better. (I have beady eyes, which I never noticed until the dreaded lasik.)

For the best type for us, probably a wraparound is best.

[Rebecca Petris]

In my first few years post lasik I often wore plano glasses at work where wraparounds were not practical. They made a small but noticeable difference.

[jcorbett]

I go to Shopko or Walmart and buy those lightly tinted sunglasses. Some of them curve around the eye, I like those best. You can get them for around $10. I actually get a lot of compliments on them....people don't realize they are sunglasses. Yes, they do work. I wear them around the house and at work. I particularly notice when I am doing housework or walking around the house, my eyes are more protected from the drafts that we create when walking.

[Lucy]

In Kohl's this afternoon, I saw a whole kiosk of glasses with only a tint to them. A very wide variety of styles. It's a good thing I need correction or....I would have bought a bunch... I have a thing for glasses and purses.

[kitty]

Acceptance and Indulgence

Two days ago, my eyes were feeling really good. I tried my contacts again. I lasted all of one hour, and that was with putting drops in twice! With that and today's doctor visit came the acceptance of the fact that I probably will never wear contacts again. So I said to myself, when life throws you lemons, make lemonade! While at my eye doctor's office today, I really splurged on a hot pair of prescription sunglasses. These are a wrap-around type, with polarized lenses. Made in Italy. I was going to go for the Panoptyx, but I just fell in love with these. All I could think of when I tried them on was "Jackie O". Ha Ha Ha.
When feeling down about your eyes, it helps to buy something new. If that something doesn't help the pain, at least it might hide the redness and make life a bit more comfortable!

[Lucy]

Go Kitty!

-Kitty, your splurge with wraparound sunglasses may help you more than you think! Not as good as Panoptx, but in many cases, you may get more use of them.

I had a pair of wraparound glasses with transition lens and they were Elle' frames and sort of high funk. They were brown and I called them my 'Buddy Holly' glasses. I looked awful in them. But, they grew on me after awhile. Even after I had additional eye surgery and my RX changes, the Buddy Holly's still were my fave! Unfortunately, last year I lost them while traveling around the 4th of July. I had to buy a pair of Panoptx to replace them, but I still miss my Buddy Holly's. These have RX and progressive bifocals, so I'm talking $500 for both glasses and Panoptx. May your new glasses provide as much comfort as mine did.

[Rebecca Petris]

So I said to myself, when life throws you lemons, make lemonade!

Amen to that! Enjoy your fancy specs... that's great.

[Redbirdi]

finding protective eyeglasses?

Here I go again. What should I do about finding protective eyeglasses? I just posted a reply on the “make your own glasses...” thread. Now I see there could be another option in the plano glasses.

I did a quick search to be sure I knew what you were talking about. The protective style large lens glasses? Who makes these in a prescription? I have to be very concerned about the cost and the lens quality. Yea, right, like the two go together. (Just regular high quality kodak lens with my progressive scrip. and the transitions was $650. That didn’t include a frame and certainly not the extra charges for oversize and wraparounds.) I’d sure like to know where those of us with limited funds can find some reasonable options?

Lucy where did you get your “Buddy Holly” glasses, how much?

More thanks,
Rose

[Lucy]

Rose, my Buddy Holly glasses were purchased from the optical shop attached to my eye butcher's office. I paid $500 for them. I need prescription and progressives, too. All my glasses cost at least $500.

Some hints...next time I need glasses, I'm going to buy at Walmart. Really! I never have, but I keep hearing people have gotten good deals and they are satisfied with their glasses. You can get your eyes tested anywhere and still take the RX to Walmart. You might not go ala Jackie O and try smaller size frames. You need to fit your RX into the frame and the smaller (but still utilitarian) is better. What is your RX? A large RX will not go well into a wraparound. Don't think wraparound, but just go to an optical shop and try on glasses frames and see what would fit snugly and FEEL COMFORTABLE.

You might want to try different stores. With this much $$$$, you need to make sure they fit, they work, and you can wear them. Lucy

[GeorgeT]

Best prices

Hi Lucy,

I used to shop around a lot while I was in college and found the best prices for prescription glasses at WALMART. This includes high index -Nikon, transition, bi-focals, progressive, etc.

Good luck !

George

[ricmerry]

Lowe's and I'm sure other big box hardware stores have semi fashionable wrap around safety glasses. These are relatively inexpensive, provide UV protection and come in lenses from clear to light tint to dark.