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Sensory issues and wearing glasses

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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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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