My almost 5 yo has to wear glasses for mild astigmatism and far
sightedness. Since dh and I don't wear glasses I know nothing about
them.

I'll of course buy a frame she likes but I appreciate any suggestions
on material of the frame, lenses, and features. Are there prescription
glasses that also serve as sunglasses because it gets very hot/bright
in summer where we live.

Also, how much are the glasses going to cost (ball park figure)?

She has to use these glasses for 6 months and go back for a follow
up.

Thanks.

On Mar 24, 11:26 am, janes...@gmail.com wrote:

I think glasses sold at the optometrist office tend to be very
expensive. My wife filled her prescription for glasses online and
saved a lot of money, something like 80%%. I don't know what the name
of the site was or whether they serve children.

On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 08:26:39 -0700 (PDT), janesire@gmail.com wrote:

On Mar 24, 10:41 am, Nan 1.net> wrote:

If you have a Costco membership, some of their stores have optical centers,
and are reasonably priced.

For a child, I'd seriously look for a buy one, get one free deal somewhere.
It's just a really, really good idea to have a backup when a pair gets lost,
left in a school desk on a Friday before a one week vacation, or broken.

Get UV screening built in. Unless you're in an area where you need the dark
lenses to cut glare, UV's usually enough for day to day wear.

janesire@gmail.com wrote:

janesire@gmail.com wrote:

Just get something durable, for the most part. They're
likely to get dropped, sat on, and goodness knows what else.

There are. They are more expensive. They are available
in shatter- and impact-resistant materials, which is good for kids.
I wear Transitions lenses. I believe there are also other types of
photochromic lenses available.

janesire@gmail.com wrote:

One thing that can be handy for far-sighted kids at
school is to have bifocals, with the top half clear. Kids
at school are going from distance (board, teacher, etc.) to
near (desk) all the time. The bifocals can make that easier
to do. That does also add to the cost, though.

Best wishes,
Ericka

janesire@gmail.com schrieb:

I would recommend against buying children's glasses online.
You want to have a professional looking at the fit of the glasses,
especially since you don't wear glasses yourself. It's important to have
glasses that fit really well. Of course, your kid might be totally cool
with heavier glasses that don't fit really well, but I get headaches if
my glasses don't fit really well behind my ears and on my nose, but I
also get a headache from "glass" glasses because glass is heavier than
the plastic I have.
You don't have to shell out big bucks for a super cool frame, just make
sure it's well made and doesn't break/bend easily. Get a type of glass
that a) doesn't break easily and b) doesn't scratch easily.

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