Eyeglass Size

Can someone rec a good sight for frames too?

Learn your size. The most important is the nose/bridge size. I wear a 18mm-19mm most of the time.

However, this is not always ultra accurate. Certain styles, such as plastic frames, have a smaller bridge size, but still fit larger sizes well.

Frames that have adjustable nose pads (most metal frames) can be adjusted to fit much better.

Overall, know your bridge (nose) size, as well as temple length (the arms that extend back to your ears). I am a big guy and look for temples that are 135mm+. A more petite person might look for temples that were closer to 125mm.

Most glasses are pretty forgiving in terms of fit--particularly those with adjustable nose bridges. I have ordered off the internet, and with a few quick adjustments, have has very good fits for very little money...!

2008-02-07 18:21:51 by The Turk

www.FramesDirect.com - CEO of FramesDirect.com, Dr. Dhavid Cooper, explains how to determine your eyeglass frame size when ordering eyeglasses online.

i have a a pair of Jeep glasses that i bought about 6 years ago for like 300 bucks. i am now looking for a new pair of frames online i read the size as this 42 ( theres a lil square shape) 23 '25'. i know what the first two numbers mean, but the '25' has me confused, i know my temple thing on another pair i have is 140, what does '25' mean?

Well, the first number is the milimeters of how wide your lense is in the horizontal measurement. The Square shape is just that it means "Box" or a 42 Box if we squared it up in a box. We sometimes call it a Box Size ( I am showing my age here....some newer opticians are gonna learn something here....) the number after the "Box is the Closest Distance between the lenses. We call it the DBL or the Distance between the lenses. That is simple enough. These are technical measurements and not really "sizing" measurements like you would buy clothes or jeans. a small lense sixe or a small dbl does not mean the frame is small. Sometime there can be a lot of frame there and the glasses can be pretty big. Sometimes there is little frame at all so they are actually smaller in fit. Does that make sense? The 145 is your temple length. Most read anywhere from 120-150 in mm in 5 mm incruments, from the start of the temple it's self to the end. Temples start in different places on a frame, so most of the time this is not a good measurement for fit either, as it is a technical measurement of the temple. The "25" might be a model number or a color number. Companies all have their own way of identifying color and models. Some do both or one or the other in numbers. Do I make any sense, or did I make it worse for you? I hope I helped!

2008-04-12 16:47:18 by propanepower

Price: $10.99 $2.99

O HN 2.6 + PH 1.4 - SL 1.8 Adorable Key Chain Good Quality
Strong Grip
Color: Silver

I got my first pair(s) of glasses today and I chose frames that do not cover my entire field of vision. That is below my eyes to the sides and under etc.. is exposed, as I was told is normal and you will learn to not notice it. It is a much smaller field of vision than I am use to and am wondering if the dual focuses will damage my eyesight or focus over time? Should you choose the biggest lens possible for ideal vision health?

no , they don't deteriorate , but the larger they are the larger your clear field , if you felt tired by yours change them .

2007-11-27 11:50:48 by intracircumcordei

Price: $9.95 $12.95

Slotted Screwdriver (1.8mm), Phillips Screwdriver(00)
Pencil type precision screwdriver/nut driver for glasses
Hex Nut Driver (2.2mm), Star Hex Nut Driver (2.5mm)

Can you find this out on the frames themselves or do you have to measure?

This tells you everything about eyeglass sizing. Good luck.

http://www.framesdirect.com/how_to_order .asp

2008-07-19 08:43:04 by Andrea B

I always see stores such as Target or CVS selling eyeglasses that are +1, +1.50, +3.50, etc etc. They're all "+"!!

Why aren't -1, -1.50, -3.50, etc, sold in stores?

Because the - powers are for distance vision, there are way too many different possible combinations of powers possible...and the placement of the optical centers of the lenses to match the optical centers of your own eyes becomes more critical.

Even those + power reading glasses aren't comfortable for long for those who need readers. The lenses are far from being a good optical quality...they are just basically magnifiers in a frame.

In most people, both the eyes aren't the same prescription either, which doesn't matter all that much for readers that you wear for 10 minutes, but in distance glasses, having the wrong prescription would be very uncomfortable, even dangerous at times.

Getting the right prescription is a lot more complicated than what ready made glasses could possibly ever do.

2008-07-30 10:40:41 by spiffygirl