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Author: Beth KevlesBeth Kevles Date: Mar 24, 2008 10:44
Hi --
For a simple prescription it's fine to go to a cheap place like Hour
Eyes. For a more complicated prescription you're better off going to a
more expensive place, and do get you optomotrist to recommend one in
your area.
Get frames as inexpensive as possible. We've been getting ones for
about $80 plus the cost of the lenses.
If your child is very active get those things that attach to the
earpieces and go around the back of the head for loss-prevention. If
your child tends to lose or break things, and you're worried about the
glasses getting lost or broken, you may consider getting insurance. If
you can afford to replace the glasses, don't get insurance.
I remember asking about scratching the lenses and how easily the lenses
would break, and then choosing lenses based on the answers. But I don't
recall the answers, just the questions.
Don't forget to clean the lenses regularly or the glasses become less
useful.
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Author: Ericka KammererEricka Kammerer Date: Mar 24, 2008 10:55
Banty wrote:
> My son and I both tried transitions, and they do have that problem. I didn't
> like how they looked in certain lighting at work - I dont' want that "shades"
> look in my professional environment.
>
> My son hated how it takes them some time to go back to clear after coming
> indoors.
There are certainly ups and downs with them. For me, not
too many downsides and I refuse to carry around a second pair of
prescription sunglasses, but there are certainly people for whom
the downsides outweigh the advantages. Definitely check into them
before you buy them. The place I go has samples that you can take
outside or around the office to see how they work. Obviously, that
won't cover every situation you might be in, but it'll give you a
better idea than trying them sight unseen.
Best wishes,
Ericka
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Author: deja.bluesdeja.blues Date: Mar 24, 2008 11:29
>> Thanks for your reply.
>> the doc said she needs to wear them for "two thirds of the time". but
>> if she wants to wear them all the time it's fine too. She'll go for a
>> follow up after 6 months and if there's improvement he said he will
>> suggest wearing those for only during school hours etc.
>>
>> Thanks Beliavsky about the tip on online site.
>
> 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. ...
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Author: Rosalie B.Rosalie B. Date: Mar 24, 2008 11:41
Ericka Kammerer comcast.net> wrote:
>Banty wrote:
>
>> My son and I both tried transitions, and they do have that problem. I didn't
>> like how they looked in certain lighting at work - I dont' want that "shades"
>> look in my professional...
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Author: totototo Date: Mar 24, 2008 12:06
On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:56:14 -0400, Ericka Kammerer comcast.net>
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>Banty wrote:
>
>> My son and I both tried transitions, and they do have that problem. I didn't
>> like how they looked in certain lighting at work - I dont' want that "shades"
>> look in my professional...
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Author: NLNL Date: Mar 24, 2008 12:55
toto schrieb:
> Since I don't care about how they look, I just use clip on sunglasses.
> Those probably don't come in kids sizes though and it can be difficult
> to find ones that fit my particular frame.
I thought there are some that kind of get cut into shape? At least
that's what someone told me once.
cu
nicole
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Author: NLNL Date: Mar 24, 2008 12:58
Rosalie B. schrieb:
> My mom always had those clip on sunglasses that flipped up when she
> didn't need them. They look kind of dorky, but at her age she didn't
> care, and they do work. You also have to be sure if you get polarized
> glasses that you can still read some kinds of instruments (like a
> GPS).
Also it's really important to try out sunglasses. I can't wear the
darker kind because I can't see with them at all, all I see is my own
eyes because to me they're like mirrors :-/ I don't know how well I'd do
with a light tint because my vision is really screwed up (I don't have
3D vision, I get migraines if I don't wear my glasses from the moment I
get up until I go to bed, or if they're slightly smudged/dirty,...)
cu
nicole
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Author: Penny GainesPenny Gaines Date: Mar 24, 2008 13:22
[snip]
>
> Thanks for your reply.
> the doc said she needs to wear them for "two thirds of the time". but
> if she wants to wear them all the time it's fine too. She'll go for a
> follow up after 6 months and if there's improvement he said he will
> suggest wearing those for only during school hours etc.
>
> Thanks Beliavsky about the tip on online site.
For a child's first pai of glasses, especially one so young, I wouldn't
use an online site to get them. There are just too many variables about
how the actual frames fit: in the UK, an actual shop would be able to
adjust the length of the legs, and the way the nose pieces fit etc.
These are the kind of things that make a huge amount of difference to
the comfort of the frames.
--
Penny Gaines
UK mum to three
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Author: Donna MetlerDonna Metler Date: Mar 24, 2008 15:06
"toto" wrote in message
news:dsufu3pkc53e9n6alknaetsl3najtapnog@4ax.com...> On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:56:14 -0400, Ericka Kammerer comcast.net>
> wrote:
>>>Banty wrote:
>>
>>> My son and I both tried transitions, and they do have that problem. I
>>> didn't
>>> like how they looked in certain lighting at work - I dont' want that
>>> "shades"
>>> look in my professional environment.
>>>
>>> My son hated how it takes them some time to go back to clear after
>>> coming
>>> indoors.
>>
>> There are certainly ups and downs with them. For me, not
>>too many downsides and I refuse to carry around a second pair of
>>prescription sunglasses, but there are certainly people for whom ...
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