What should you consider when buying new glasses? What do you need to know? What mistakes can you avoid, and how can you get the most out of new glasses? Salisbury Optometrist offers you a complete guide to buying glasses: near and far vision glasses, progressive glasses, sports glasses, reading glasses or work glasses.
Before You Buy New Glasses, What Do You Need to Know?
The most important part of buying new glasses is finding an expert eye care doctor who will take the time to provide you with detailed information and advice. Glasses are a very personal accessory for everyday use that should perfectly fit your lifestyle. In addition, many factors influence the quality of vision you enjoy with your new glasses. Therefore, it is crucial to have a full consultation and a question-and-answer session with your optician, as well as an optimal refraction with professional and unhurried care. During the refraction process, you should feel comfortable and relaxed. For example, if you suffer from hay fever (pollen allergy) with eye irritation or migraines, you should not have vision and refraction tests. Errors made during tests cannot be corrected once the glasses are prepared and can reduce visual comfort or prevent perfect vision correction. In the worst case, the result could be intolerance to the glasses. So take your time with this important step and insist that your eye care doctor or ophthalmologist does the same.
Regardless of the of Glasses You Purchase, Follow the Aspects In Your Selection
- What will you use your new glasses for?
- Describe in detail – In what situations will you wear the glasses in your professional and private life?
- Do you suffer from any eye conditions?
- What did you like or dislike about your previous glasses? Were they too thick? Are you looking for thin glasses?
- What protective treatments might be appropriate?
Determine the Most Appropriate Lense for You
The frames you choose should suit your style, but they should also meet your visual needs.
Find out which lens material and power are most appropriate for you. This will make your glasses more comfortable, functional, and cosmetically advantageous.
Ask your eye care doctor about lens treatments such as anti-reflective coatings, hard coatings, clean coats, colour schemes and filters. These options offer additional functionality and protection and can help customise your glasses more precisely to your personal needs.
What Is Most Important When Selecting Frames?
In addition to lenses, frames are also critical. However, when trying out different frames, you should consider other things besides how they look. The fit of your glasses is of utmost importance for your comfort and long-term wearability. The frames should fit your face perfectly, and you should not feel pressure at the contact points behind your ears or on the bridge of your nose. Your eye care doctor should adjust the temples to the shape of your face so that you do not feel pressure on your temples, even when wearing the glasses for long periods. An optimal temple fit exerts minimal pressure behind your ears to prevent the weight of the glasses from putting pressure on the bridge of your nose. As a rule, glasses fit perfectly when you do not even notice that you are wearing them.
The optimal position for glasses is when the eyebrows are above or just behind the top edge of the frame. This position guarantees the best possible vision because the edges of the frames or lenses do not interfere with the field of vision. Pay attention when choosing the size of the frames: the ideal length is determined by the distance between your eyes and the size of your eye sockets. However, the frames should not be much wider than your face and should not sit on your cheeks. If this were the case, the lenses would fog up, and the glasses would mark your face. Large frames are currently in fashion and offer comfortable vision and incredible versatility.
After the Purchase: Do Your Glasses Fit Perfectly?
Finally, you can go and pick up your new glasses! Now, the optometrist should check again –
- What is your visual acuity with the new glasses?
- Have the glasses and lenses fit properly?
- Are the unique options valuable and appropriate (lens coating, colour range, etc.)?
In the case of progressive lenses, is the centring perfect? Are the lens’s visual zones suitable for you? Take the time to walk around the room for a few minutes with your new progressive lenses.
You should also check that the lenses are firmly seated in the frame. Does the optometrist need to make any additional adjustments? The same applies if the edges of the lenses are too visible from the front or the glasses put too much pressure on the bridge of the nose or behind the ears.
General rule
Talk to your eye care specialist at Salisbury Optometrist — we will be happy to help you. If you have any problems with your glasses later on, you can see us every time you need them. Remember: although it may take a little time to get used to your new glasses, you should feel comfortable with them, and your vision should always be as straightforward as possible. Contact us today to make an appointment.