So I got some eyeglasses because I am getting old and my vision isn't what is used to be. Well, I ordered these glasses and I'm not impressed at all.

The frame I got was a ray-ban frame. I thought that it looked pretty good but have found that the frame covers too little of the eyes. What I mean is that when I look up or down, I have to move my head because my eyes leave the vision of the lense too easily. So, I don't like that part, and plan on getting some bigger frames to take care of the issue.

The lenses are made out of some kind of material which resists breakage or shattering. I got these lenses because being a police officer, I figured I'd do what I could in the sake of officer safety. These lenses SUCK. They have a haze to them and they are no completely clear. They are some kind of plastic and the two biggest problems I have with them are this haze issue and the fact that everything looks like I'm staring at a panoramic photo when I put the glasses on.

Any of you experts aware of hazing issues with certain types of lenses? If you've experienced it, what type of lens would you reccomend I buy in order to fix the issue?

 

I've used plastic lenses for many years and never had a problem like that. It almost sounds like they got the prescription wrong when they made up your lenses.....if they are a little too strong or they don't get the center of the lens just right you get some weird distortions. One way to minimize the distortions is to get a flat lens rather than a curved one, I've also noticed that if I get a larger frame it helps your peripheral vision considerably. I hope you get the things fixed...I know from experience how miserable a bad pair of glasses can be.

 

I've worn glasses for over 15 years... I'll say that what you're experiencing may just be your unfamiliarity with wearing glasses. Now, the stylish small frame you describe is similar to what I've been wearing for the last 11 years or so... losing vision in your periphery is just part of the deal. I have full clarified vision on the entire lens but with any small dimension frame/lens you will have to move your head to see clearly in your peripheral vision.

As for your panoramic effects... I think that's just from unfamiliarity. Just this summer I bought my first pair of true prescription sunglasses(oakley whisker). The first time I put them on I thought "Oh S..." because I was looking through fish eyes. It was borderline nauseating to wear them. I can wear them all day now. Even for me, it took some time to get used to the full wrap and curvature of the sunglass lens.

Don't know about your plastic lenses... I've been wearing polycarbonate lenses for over 10 years and never had a hazing issue.

You might want to contact the place where you purchased the frame/lenses but I'd be inclined to wait a few weeks before you swap lenses or frames.

 

I have been wearing glasses my whole life. I have Marchon auto flex frames, (you should get these). You can bend them into a pretzel without breaking them. Perfect for what will happen to them while you are on duty. I also have polycarbonate lenses with an anti scratch,A/R coating, i can't remember the brand name for the coating. You should not have any clouding on your lenses. The less expensive coatings do not last as long as the best ones and will start to cloud pretty quick. I have tried most of the less expensive coatings and they are just not worth it. I paid $600.00 for my frames and lenses 7 years ago and they have been extremely durable. I wear them on duty for most calls, with the exception of fires, (I have inserts in my mask). I also beat them up pretty good at my part time job working on trucks. I usually have to buy new lenses every 2-3 years, I am due now.

I would take them back since they are new and tell them they are cloudy.


Good luck,

Tim

 

I've been wearing glasses fro 15 plus years now. I don't like them but thems the breaks. I wear smaller frames and you do lose some peripheal vision with them but they beatwearing BCGs. I agree with hvytrk, get the flexible frams and poly lenses with the good coatings. Money well sent there. I've had several of them over the years and they are all but indestructible.

I also made the switch a long time ago to disposible contacts. ove them. They are the next best thing to not wearing glases. I can wear regular non-prescription sunglasses, no loss of periphiral vision, etc. Also If I get something im my eyes, out come the contacts and I get a new pair. Not everyone likes them but I do. They are very functional for me. Might be worth a shot.

 

I've been wearing glasses now for over 40 years. Bifocals these days.
You should be able to get shatter proof, scratch resistant, non glare(Crizal) http://crizal.com/Consumer/Welcome/ Transitions http://en-us.transitions.com/ change from regular to sunglasses automatically. I usually pay about $600. Your health plan may cover some, or all of the cost.
You'll get used to them, it just takes some time

 

Jack ... gonna get you some of them Charles Nelson Riley frames ?? ... I'm afraid I would have to openly laugh at you !!



I've been in specta-goggles for 36 years ... I guess I've gotten used to the haze, dirt, grease, food, sweat, bugs ... whatever. When they are clean, I can see a pimple on a gnats hiney !!

You may just have to wear them for a few weeks to grow accustomed to the way things appear.
One time I got new specs with an upgraded prescription ... made the ground look closer than it actually was. I was high-stepping and looking pretty goofy for about a week until I got used to them.


Cheers,
PISTOL

 

don't take it out on the glasses.........

getting older is just that. time for adjustment.

for what it is worth:
hubby went and had one eye LASIK procedure so he could see up close for reading and distance without glasses. he swears by it and truly can see the gnat winking back at him.....

just don't try to jump fences like a 16 year old either now....

proud of you Jack


Heidi

 

Good, I thought that it was only Larry (by his own admission) and I that were getting old. Now I know it is more common.

By the way, how is Jonah? I recall the early times you mentioned while training. Still doing SAR?

 

I have pretty sensitive eyes and astigmatism in both also, Contacts don't do well with me, they always feel like I have a hair in my eye. So I'm limited on what truly helps me. I need some sort of UV block when outside at all times or I'll get a headache from the brightness. I also had problems with new prescription transtitions so all my optometrist recommended was Transitional lenses for their protective coating or the polycarbonate lenses with magnetic sunglasses. Used transitions for about 5yrs and had no complaints until they got old, then the reaction on the transitions progressively got slower and slower as I went outside and ceased to get as dark as normal. Then I tried the magnetics with poly lenses and they are great as long as I don't misplace the sunglass part. I would also say try to get a slightly bigger lense. Don't wanna get headaches from constantly looking out the vision line.

 

Thanks Hopalong, I could not remember the brand name of the A/R coating.

Crizal is the one I use exclusively now. It is the best A/R coating that I have ever used.


Tim

 

Getting old sure beats the alternitive. Beeing over the hill beats being under the hill, and you'r still playing golf on the right side of the grass, just can't see the ball as well.
I have worn glasses most of my life. I have lost vision in one eye due to retinal bleeding. I have had a lens trans plant in my good eye. It is percription for distance, I have 20/25 in that eye now. Use drugstore glasses for reading small print.

WHEN I wore glasses, and was working I had polycarbonate lenses, and titainum frames. The lens was supposed to be able to stop a 22 cal slug. I did not test it. The frames were about indistructable and if bent would return to their orginal shape.
The last pair I purchased at WALMART vision center. It was a National Vision Care center. Not a walmart clerk selling glasses. If you go to Walmart ask who the provider is in the vision center.

You are the customer and have many choices. If you got a pair of glasses that don't do the job for you, return them and get a refund, or a new pair of glasses that do the job for you.
In your job, you might also look at different tints, and night driving glasses. My wife, the prudent student, has glasses for looking at the computer screen, and a pair of night driving glasses, and other glasses for reading. She did not like the trifocals. I did ok with progressive trifocals, when I wore glasses.

If eye surgury is an option for you, I would recommend it.

 

I know exactly how feel! After 41 years on this earth I finally had to admit that I needed glasses, for reading. They werent kidding when they said stuff starts breaking when you hit 40. I got progressive lenses and thought the same thing you did. This fish bowl thing sucks, having to move your head to see instead of just your eyes and slight nausea sucks too. BUT, after about two months now its no big deal. I was very surprised to find myself wearing them when I did not need them. Or looking for them and realizing they were on my face already. Like I said they are mostly for reading but the prescription was setup to really wear them all the time. Looking straight forward is just plain, no prescription like looking through a window. The middle of the lense helps when using the computer and the bottom is mostly for reading the fine print.

 

Hey guys I really appreciate the tips. I think I need to go back to the glasses place and talk to them this week. I'm tired of the fishbowl thing, and when I tried contacts, well that was horrible.

 

Well Pete, there you go calling me old you young Whippersnapper you!

I hardly ever use my glasses, except when I want to see something