Published on 12, July, 2020
Hello
My husband is autistic and he had a meltdown about 4 months ago that resulted in his breaking his glasses and it took us about a month to replace his glasses with ones that actually felt comfortable to him it took a couple rounds. But by that time he was not used to glasses anymore (he has wore them most of his life with little issue) so now he has been having a hell of a time dealing with the sensory issues surrounding getting used to glasses again. He has not been able to wear them more than 45 minutes at a time, and he has a very strong prescription so they feel too heavy on his face and going from very blurry vision to being able to see in HD is sensory overload as well. Any tips for how to help with the heavy feeling or getting used to things again?
I used to have a similar problem but maybe not so severe a sensitivity that it would lead to breakdowns. It might sound obvious but try to get the weight out of the lenses and frame. Go with plastic lenses as they’re lighter and go for the highest refractive index lens material you can afford and this will reduce weight and lens thickness. Choose a rounder, smaller lens shape to reduce weight further and a thin plastic frame to match with minimal bulk. Hopefully your husband then won’t get the awful feeling that I used to get of pain after a while when wearing. Also, phase in the wear. Wear them for 30 minutes at a time. Then 45. Then 60 etc. hopefully you’ll reach a point where they can be tolerated.