Sorry about the awkward title; I had a lot of trouble trying to word it.
Anyway, I got my first pair of glasses yesterday. I went in for my first eye exam in nearly a decade, and apparently I have mild astigmatism. So for the past day Iâve been getting used to the sensation of having glasses on (I never cared for sunglasses, personally; Iâve always found them hard to see in) and getting a touch of euphoria about how they conceal the brow somewhat. But then it kinda hit me that I donât really know anything about glasses, having not used them until age 36. I probably should have asked some questions about it when I picked them up, but I was kinda sick and didnât want to stick around there too long.
I know I could just google it, but google sucks now, plus, I may as well use the AskBeehaw platform, itâs pretty quiet.
Keep a copy of your prescription so you can buy glasses online for cheap.
Glasses fog up when you go from cold to warm. Clean the lens with soap water and wipe them off to keep them from fogging up. Or use good ol fashioned spit.
Check the screws and whatnot on the hinges periodically. Sometimes they go loose. Depends on the glasses.
They help keep rain and midges away from your eyes, so thatâs nice.
The nosepads get dirty too, so wipe em down every now and then.
If you play sports and you donât care for contacts, or if you swim, think about getting prescription googles. 100% worth it.
Take them off on the rollercoasters. Put them in your pocket or something.
Buy a spare pair in case of emergencies. This is equivalent to not having a plunger when you need one. Youâre gonna regret it!
If you play sports and you donât care for contacts, or if you swim, think about getting prescription googles. 100% worth it.
I realise itâs a niche thing, but prescription inserts for VR headsets exist too.
Even if normal glasses fit under the headset, keeping the lenses of the glasses lined up with your eyes and the VR headsetâs lenses is a pain when you start moving about. You just clip those into the headset and problem solved.
If they get bent somehow and donât sit properly on your face anymore, try to avoid bending them back yourself. Itâs better to have a professional do it. They know where the stress points are and how to do it right without breaking them!
Be careful when cleaning them, otherwise youâll get scratches. Even expensive ones. Donât use those wipes with alcohol, itâll damage them. Either use soap and water with a clean cloth or sponge and dry by dabbing with kitchen paper. You could also get an ultrasound cleaner, which is like a little bath you just put them in. Donât wipe them when they are not wet.
People in this thread are way more cautious with their glasses than I am. I clean them on my shirt frequently! They do scratch slightly over time, but thereâs a 0% chance Iâll consistently remember a cleaning wipe every time Iâd need one. I have 0 scratches that I can notice, and my current pair is a bit over a year old. I tend to get a new pair every year or 2, and I highly recommend Zenni! Iâve been buying from them for like 10 years now, 0 issues.
Anti-reflection coating is fantastic, so is the anti-oil coating. Anti-fog coating sucks and itâs worth it (it needs to be âactivatedâ regularly with a special cloth??). The blue light blocking lenses donât really seem to do anything, but they donât hurt either.
If you use a computer a lot, get your optometrist to give you a distance prescription, and a âcomputerâ prescription (which would probably be a few inches past armsâ reach). Then buy distance glasses and computer glasses. This is much better - and cheaper - than trying to do the same thing with bifocals.
For frames, I much prefer plastic. The extended nose pieces on metal frames tend to become uncomfortable, where plastic frames will just set of the bridge of the nose. Same goes for the earpieces; thin ones on metal frames can cause discomfort with extended use. Plastic frames arenât going to have screws that hold the lenses in, nothing to get loose or lost or stripped out and unworkable.
Between work and home, I spend almost all my time on the computer! I never even considered that a separate longer distance pair could be helpful. Good to know.
My current glasses are plastic. This was me mostly cheaping out, but I did worry me a bit that metal would be uncomfy. I might get a metal spare just to see if I prefer that instead.
Thanks~
I can say that with metal frames, youâre going to have better luck finding a comfortable lightweight frame at a brick and mortar store, and theyâre going to be expensive. I personally would not buy metal frames from an online store again. The cheap ones Iâve had are awful.
