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Sensory issues and wearing glasses

AuTriker

My eyes are not what they were, so I have to use reading glasses. But I hate the feel of them on my face. I wear them upside down so they touch less of my face! And I stick the eat part into my hair rather then have them on top of my ears. I do not care if it looks odd. But it is still not an ideal solution.

I wondered if anyone knew of any frames which are better for sensory issues?

Contact lenses are NOT an option! Quite apart from that I don't need them all the time, putting things in my eyes is a big fat no.

  • in reply to Martin

    Today they sent me an email that this is back in stock so I ordered a pair - bonus it was 10% off for black Friday week!

  • in reply to Martin

    Yes! This is exactly what I want! Thank you so much! I can tolerate hats. I was all set to order, but they are currently unavailable, They will send me an email when they are in stock. In the meantime it has given me ideas for trying to mackle something myself from a broken pair, but easier to buy theirs!

  • in reply to AuTriker

    Radical - buy a baseball cap and suspend the spectacle frames from the peak. If you make them able to swivel you can flip them up and down as required.

    There you go - someone already makes them.

    See this: www.troutcatchers.co.uk/snowbee-cap-peak-clip-on-magnifier-18063-c2x17264797

  • I've had to wear glasses since I was 2, as my eyesight is really poor. If there are any radically different solutions then I haven't come across them. Like you I find the idea of contact lenses completely repulsive and I don't know how people can do that Confused

    I have a permanent ridge on the bridge of my nose, caused by having to wear the old NHS plastic frames with heavy glass lenses as a child. Now I cannot bear any pressure there at all. As an adult I always pay extra for the lenses to be as thin and light as possible, however my prescription is such that they are still heavy. Often I find that when I'm on my computer I have my elbow on the desk, rest my chin on my hand and use my fingers to take the weight of the glasses off my face for a while.

    I find that glasses with nose pads are better, as the only point of contact is the pads on my nose and on my ears. You can ask the optician to put softer silicone pads on if they haven't already. That helps a bit to stop them digging in and slipping.

    Whenever I get new glasses it always takes a long while for me to get them adjusted properly to fit and get used to them. I hate it if the optician gets hold of them and says "I'll just straighten these up for you" Scream. My face isn't straight and symmetrical so my glasses shouldn't be either. Once I'm happy with a pair I'll keep wearing them for many years, even if they're held together by tape.

  • I can't use contact lenses and need glasses for reading. I have very thin frames, and and small rectangular lenses. Otherwise I would feel like a fly with gigantic eyes. I have a constant need to clean them so I always have a piece of velvet in glasses cover

    like those www.framesdirect.com/columbia-c3007-eyeglasses

  • in reply to Martin

    Thanks for replying. I was hoping for something a bit more of a radically different solution, but I don't know what. Hands free lorgnettes? Yours, smart though they are, still have nose pads and sit on the ears... I suppose one is limited by human anatomy! Noses and ears seem such obvious places to hang glasses off.

  • I have rimless glasses with the temples and bridge being only wire-thickness and made of titanium, so they are still strong. I also have the rimless lenses made entirely circular, which also cuts down on weight. They are ideal for me as any weight around the bridge of my nose tends to cause headaches, Only trouble is that they are eye-wateringly expensive. 

    They can be seen here: lindberg.com/.../spirit