A Beginner's Guide to Buying GREAT Glasses

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

👉Which part of the video did you find most helpful? Need more help with glasses? Check out our complete guide to buying glasses: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIezm2eloppja6c

[@Prithu1509]

I liked the type of lens upgrades. Polycarbonate and all.

[@jjprentiss]

Hello! Love your videos! You mentioned that the higher the prescription, the smaller the lens you would want. While I understand the logic, wouldn't the size of your head also come into play? If you have a huge head and small lens, wouldn't the arms of the glasses flare out and not fit well? This is often my dilemma haha

[@Nick-_-452]

I definitely liked this video for a high level overview, but I think the difference in clarity between CR-39/Trivex/1.60/ and PC at any index is definitely understated. There is a significant difference in Abbe/Chromatic Aberration/Color fringing between CR-39, Trivex, and PC that while niche may affect quite a few people who want color accuracy. If you're weight conscious, Trivex 1.53 or 1.60 is a significant improvement in clarity over PC, but insurance coverage varies wildly for that material. Mine covers Trivex 100% but PC is 70%.

[@snowygirl131]

​@@Nick-_-452 Ha ha, thanks for confusing the heck out of me!

[@kyledeleon1179]

Do you remember where you got the first set of glasses you were wearing in this video?? I've been trying to find something similar with no luck... Would appreciate it so much

[@S.C.500]

Had my first eye exam on Wednesday and I was told to pick a pair. After consulting an employee at the place about which one looks the best (also liking the look myself) I went ahead and bought the style for the prescription (added non-glare and screen protection too). Nobody told me about lens size/thickness depending on the numbers. But my numbers are pretty low, so I'm pretty confident in my choice of glasses.

[@Inyouremom]

How do they fit? Right nobody told me nothing either about the numbers lol

[@c-deck]

My tips after living with glasses since early childhood: 1. When your glasses hurt you when you try them on for the first time, it won't go away. They are not measured, produced or fitted right! All former opticians (before the recent one) told me, I would get used to the new glasses. But this will not happen. Your eye will adapt to a faulty lens putting strain on it, thats all! 2. Even if you feel the slightest discomfort, they are, again, not measured, produced of fitted well. 3. Insist that the glasses are checked and reworked. They eye can adapt to a lot of optical issues, but you will tire fast and your eye sight will deterioate more rapidly. 4. While being measured: Do not be shy, ask the doc if you are positioned right. if you need to bend forward a lot to get your face to the Phoropter (the device with the many lenses and knobs) you are doing it wrong! the doctor should set up the device to have you sit straight but relaxed in the chair. 5. While being measured: The refraction of any optical system does also change with the eye-to-glasses distance. Make sure that you sit relaxed AND have the right contact to forehead and chin. Keep this in mind, there are different foreheads and chins out there. Notice and tell the doctor if you repositioned by mistake. If you need thick lenses, evey small error starts multiplying in effect 6.When you are nearsighted with a pretty high value (>3) the distance of the glas to the eye starts to make a big difference! I for example (-6) always had too high values in my glasses as the Phoropter did sit in a different spot than the final glasses will be. maybe because of my accentuated forehead? Maybe.. After 40 years i finally found an optician who took this into account and reduced my values by 0.75! (-5.25). Now i can read my smartphone again and do see roadsigns clearly as well. all my glasses for decades, 3 different doctors and over 20 different opticians, just were way too strong! and this was systemically. 7. If you have a cylinder (but this is true also also for "normal" glasses) there is also a chance, the glasses were fitted poorly into the frame. Again, if you feel discomfort instead of "ahhh i can see clearly now" something went wrong on the way to your glasses. Either the lenses were rotated wrongly while fitting into the frame or the optical axis is off. in both cases your eye will adapt but you will get sore eye muscles every evening! Sometimes just left and right are confused 🙂 (and they were expensive glasses) For the nearsighted: if you slide down the glasses your nose to read small writings (glasses get further away from the eye) do this check: leave the glasses in a comfortable (low) reading position. now raise the head and muster the horizon. if you also can read signs, see antennas, everything, your glasses are too sharp! the values are too high. Do this test also in poor lighting condition to be sure. If you tend to press your glasses against your face to see someting better (in the distance) their values are too low. If this does not work.. you are getting old. once again, good glasses are a joyful surprise when you put them on, from the first wear to the last. Good glasses will never "need time to get used to"! Attention parents, kids may not speak up and take this crap, ask your child if it is amazed or in pain. Again: it will not go away after a week or two, the glasses are just defective 🙂

[@addisutesfaye5585]

Man! This is some invaluable advise garnered from years of real life experience. I can not thank you enough. Hats off 🎩🎩🎩

[@GreenBlueWalkthrough]

As a 28 year old who always had 20/20 vision is both eyes(Or better) and still do but am getting glasses for dry/wet eye, eyestrain and a small loss of vison in one eye thanks for letting me know I had a good experience at my eye doctor and what to look for when I pick up my new glasses in a few days!

[@okuttari]

Thank you. I've just realized that I press my glasses to see things that are far away. I'll change my glasses taking all this into account!

[@kenny_ki]

is hurt the same as being dizzy? i was really dizzy at first

[@kenny_ki]

is hurt the same as being dizzy? i was really dizzy at first

[@WynterKA]

Thank you for your videos. This is my second time around buying glasses. I’ve learnt a lot from your videos and was educated enough to make the right choice for me. I recommend people shop. Service is everything. Took me 4 places before I found the right store that offered me great service and pricing was actually okay. What people don’t realize is lens options. Again I was educated and knew I exactly what I was buying. The first time I bought glasses, I had no clue. Keep up the great work.

[@Mike0193Azul]

Appreciate you going in-depth explaining all the characteristics and lens coatings! 💚

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Hey thanks! Glad it was helpful!

[@ryptoll4801]

I've been wearing glasses since my teens and always had trouble finding a pair that didn't slide down or clench uncomfortably behind my ears, until I accepted that my face is simply far too narrow for most adult frames, and started buying my frames from the kids section. I'm 34 but buying kids' glasses has been a major improvement for me, because now I have frames that actually fit me. Glasses for very young children will be too small even for me, but the larger sizes in that section (maybe intended for 8-10 year olds) are often a perfect fit. So I could wear Spiderman glasses if I wanted to! Another thing is a bit weird, but I used to have very mild astigmatism, too mild for opticians to properly spot and put in my prescription (I'm also mildly near-sighted) but too strong for me to be able to wear glasses with no astigmatism correction added to them, as I had a constant headache. Since my parents wear glasses too, my mother suggested that I could have astigmatism which my opticians didn't notice, and she was right, but this just didn't help. Then years later I wore an eye patch for non-medical reasons, every day for about half a year, which worsened my astigmatism quite a lot. I had trouble finding any info on if wearing an eye patch every day for non-medical reasons could be bad for one's vision, but I had heard that it potentially could, so I'm not surprised that it did, nor did I particularly care. This was actually ironically good, because now my astigmatism can be put in my glasses prescription and this pretty much cured my headache. Finally I'm actually comfortable wearing glasses. So, if you have issues with your prescription no matter how much you try to improve it with new eye exams, you may have very mild astigmatism like I did, which is just too mild to show up during exams but bad enough that it causes headaches long term. I can't say that pretty much deliberately worsening my vision was a good thing, or that anyone else should, I can't even guarantee that wearing an eye patch would worsen specifically astigmatism for eeryone, but I'm glad that it did for me. Because I dunno how else that problem could have been fixed. Also, I get dizzy when half my vision field is outside of my frames because it keeps distracting me, so I definitely prefer getting glasses with bigger lenses. As I said my prescription is mild/small (-0,75 on one eye and -1,25 on the other) so bigger lenses work well for me. They aren't very thick in the outer edges. Barely even thicker than the frames. I honestly need glasses more so for the headache I get from my astigmatism than for my near-sightedness. If I only had my near-sightedness I frankly wouldn't have bothered wearing glasses at all. Which is why I didn't wear my glasses most of the time up until after my eye patch adventure about a year ago. I can see well enough to get by without glasses in most situations, in regards to blurriness/clarity. So back then I only wore them when watching a movie and when travelling. But now I wear them all the time.

[@ikarugaxx3749]

The choice for buying frames are: 1) Submitting to the Luxottica Rule, dictating that 90% or more of frames you are going to find at local shops are made and sold by them (in China, rather than "in Italy"). 2) Ordering a couple of frames online. You will have to bear the costs for returning all of them but one, but you can choose from a lot of better makers, with better quality and better quality/price ratio. You can also pick any colorway the glasses are made in.

[@keenanwekesa1723]

From 6:10, best advice I wish I knew before buying my glasses.

[@butterflywingz4913]

Thank you for this video! I had a very bad 1st experience last year getting glasses. Now, I know what to look for & what to ask.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Sorry to hear your first experience didn't go well. I hope it goes much more smoothly next time!

[@RichardsMiscCorner]

I've purchased most of my eyeglasses the last 10 years online. ironically my worst experience was with the last eyeglass store that i went into that charged me 3x as much, and i kept complaining that the glasses were not right until they just dismissed me and said it was "all me". That's even with them doing the new prescription,etc. so it's really a YMMV. look at reviews online for the store if you are going to a in person store.

[@fbnewsman]

Best info video I have seen on picking the right glasses. I wanted to try something different as far as style and was deciding on what size glasses to buy. This video was a big help in my decision. Thanks.

[@mostguitarswins]

Nice video 👏👏👏👏 UV and Anti-scratch coating is a must IMHO. And as you say, AR coating makes a big difference; the best I've found is Oleophobic (resistant to oil) which keeps the lenses cleaner and also makes them easier to clean. Photochromic lenses are nice too if you can get used to the lag-time.

[@traydedemon]

Thank you for explaining everything that needed to have ben said. I feel like a lot of ophthalmologist or assistants do not explain this stuff to new people that need to wear classes, but i feel like i said everything and broke everything down to be understood. ❤❤❤❤❤ Thank you

[@Just4fun1st]

Thank you for your thoroughness. I have such a time each time I need to fill a script. This really helped with the decisions.

[@ettoliram8116]

Finally!!! I am SO glad you mentioned that people with stronger prescriptions (I'm -9 now) need smaller lens sizes. Plastic / acetate frames are great for me, but I do have to skip the chunkier ones because even that adds a noticeable weight (even with the very thinnest glass option)

[@Time-yo5mw]

@Doctor Eye Health It was great to see someone talking about glare-free coatings in an educational way. A lot of my customers come to me thinking I'm selling snake oil when I want to add a simple glare coating to their $800 rimless frames , but I truly just want their eyes to see as well as they can! Fun fact, don't choose plastic or CR-39 lenses. Polycarbonate are stronger, lighter, harder, and much more resistant to scratches than plastic. Poly is pretty cheap still, and will make your lenses last FAR longer than plain plastic. Also NEVER get plastic without a good additional hard coat, for the scratching reasoning above.

[@julia2jules]

The first time I had anti-reflection anti-scratch coating on my lenses it triggered a migraine headache within a minute of wearing them. The coating had a very subtle green-blue tint and that seems to be a trigger for me. Every time I move to a new place I have to explain why I don’t want the coating. Most people don’t even notice the subtle tint, but to me it is really strong.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Very interesting! I wonder if there could also be a play in the base curve of the lenses or the material in causing that. Puzzling!

[@julia2jules]

@@DoctorEyeHealth less than 1 diopter and I think it was the plastic lenses. However I can see the green blue tint on my mums polycarbonate lenses and on my dads that are the very high diopter very expensive lenses to make them thinner and lighter. I’m in the uk.

[@David-nh7px]

There are different AR coatings. Some are blue-purple, which tend to be the newer, slightly more expensive ones. Give those a try if you can, might help.

[@truthhurts2149]

Glass is the solution

[@Speyeglass]

Dangerous. curbs and sidewalks and roads looked curved. I think that its a combination of polycarbonate lens and my iol. @@truthhurts2149

[@stevebiron3036]

Very helpful, thanks. All new to me having just received my first scrip. Will check out your other vid's. Keep up the good work.

[@Gerrikight67]

Thanks - I am about to go get new glasses. This was helpful

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Awesome! Which part helped you the most do you think?

[@rafatyacoub7164]

What about for astigmatism? Is there anything different we should avoid/look for when shopping ?

[@davidhalldurham]

This was VERY helpful!! Thank you for posting this.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

For sure!!! Happy you found it so helpful!

[@treydrier3169]

The actual lens size that you describe is very helpful. Too large, even if the lens is not wrap around, and it can distort with a higher prescription was something I did not know. Thx!

[@shirleysenkler781]

65 years in glasses, I've always gotten them in my eye clinics optical dept. Looked online this time just to see current styles and colors, had both colors and shapes in mind when I had my appointment yesterday. I really thought tortuous shell or gold would look good, they were horrible. Even had difficulty with shapes. My new glasses are catseye, tan with a bit of pattern across the top. The change of style will be fun to wear.

[@chozo69]

blue light fliters help with eye strain when looking at screens not just the point of being drowsy ect. with todays technology i would highly recommend that as a must get thing :) they actually sell non prescriptions called gunner glasses for use for pc gaming

[@andrewbulock]

I did find this helpful. I've worn daily contacts since 1997 and hate glasses, so I've never cared much about them and only used them to wear at night. As I'm seeing the benefit of spending more time without the contacts, however, I realize that I could do a little bit better with the glasses I have so that it doesn't totally suck to leave the house. I made the mistake of going to America's Best for glasses two years ago with no research on lenses and they sold me photochromic lenses that only react to UV. So, that makes them pointless for 90% of what I do outside, which is drive in Phoenix. I'm going to try for something a little better and more comfortable now so that maybe I wear the glasses more and don't feel like I NEED to put in my contacts to leave the house.

[@cherther13]

EXCELLENT VIDEO. THANK YOU!!!!!❤

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

You are so welcome! Glad it helped!

[@spiritualnexus2449]

Great tips. I was just looking for new eyeglasses

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Good timing then!

[@bloatedtonydanza7798]

I’ve had 7 different eyes exams in the last yr. Everyone different bcs most optometrists pressure me to see 20/20 and I get headaches with those ones. It’s frustrating to get a good optometrist.

[@phunghuyhoaofficial]

Hi guy! Thank you for your video. I have learned a lot from your videos and have enough knowledge to make the right choice for me. Keep up the great work.

[@prachiverma2605]

Hey, I wanted to ask about green or black buildup on the nosepads initially I thought it was mould so I got my nosepads replaced and it still came back later and this is something I notice on other pairs also is there something I should do to avoid it?

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Unfortunately, the build up is likely going to happen with time. Frequent replacement of the nose pads or a new glasses frame may be needed.

[@mikemcelwain]

how close from eye brown should glasses fit😊

[@angelaguerin5175]

This was a helpful video. I also watched your progressive video. Would you recommend having your frames adjusted to your face before they measure for the progressive lenses or measure for progressive then adjust frames to your face when you receive them.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Hey thanks for watching! Very good question! I think an astute optician will adjust and verify proper frame design. And fit before measuring for PD and progressives before ordering, but of course a final adjustment is best right when starting to wear the new glasses.

[@Themdawgsishell]

Doctor, appreciate all you do. I’ve watched all of your videos on Keratoconus. I’ve recently gotten CXL and will probably go the Scleral route once healed. Any recommendation for any doctors in the North Georgia area?

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Wow thank you! Glad you are getting so much help! I don’t personally know any specialists in that area but I’m sure your surgeon or whoever did you CXL could recommend someone. Either way, god bless and I hope you have a great experience moving forward.

[@kaylac3367]

What about rolled and polished? What is that and is it something I need?

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

If you have a high Rx, the edges of the lenses can get sharp and off colored. In that case having the edges rolled and polished is a nice thing to have

[@aussiegruber86]

Hi, great content. I just got glasses for the first time, they are reading/computer prescription....but when I am wearing them I seem to be able to focus well for distance as well, is this normal? Will it cause strain on my eyes for distance viewing?

[@larrymarciniuk6753]

Great video! I have watched a few of your videos, and I find them very informative and easy to watch. Thank you for the info.

[@shirleypyne6231]

That was very helpful. I think I need to have my glasses adjusted. They have never been comfortable.

[@yu-fujoe837]

So clear explaination on buying a pair of glasses!! Thanks for sharing.

[@thuyvuong9874]

Yes this video was really good about finding the right glasses frame and thickness of lens was very helpful.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Glad it was helpful!

[@fauziasulaiman]

Good points to guide us.

[@natashas857]

Thank you for making me realise that I have been buying a not very good quality but very expensive glasses from my optician🤦‍♀️ but no more, 🙏 so much

[@lilytea3]

0:34: 👓 A beginner's guide to buying great eyeglasses, including tips on getting an accurate prescription, finding quality frames, selecting the right lenses, and choosing lens enhancements. 3:25: 👓 Buying glasses online vs. in-store: pros and cons. 7:17: 👓 The higher your glasses prescription, the smaller the lens size you should choose to avoid thick and heavy lenses that cause distortions and discomfort. 11:00: 👓 The video discusses different lens options and coatings for glasses based on the refractive index and power. 15:00: 👓 Eye health and the effectiveness of blue light glasses are still uncertain, so it is recommended to consult an eye doctor for personalized advice. Recap by Tammy AI

[@BCThunderthud]

I'm watching this with the glasses I just received, which is a bit backwards I know. I'm a little upset that I bought the upgrade to 1.67 without knowing that the chromatic aberration would be worse. I love how sharp they are but that's driving me nuts, for now at least.

[@KING-om2gy]

Hello sir I want you to make video for what are the causes of halos and glares in children and what is the solution for it please I request

[@glennso47]

I clean my glasses using a little dish soap and hot water. It cleans them really well. I wipe them dry with a cloth diaper.

[@renantepalacio2661]

Thank you so much, very helpful.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Happy to hear it!

[@renantepalacio2661]

@@DoctorEyeHealth Q: should we wear prescription eye glasses all the time, or only when we need it (driving, reading small fonts, computer use, UV protection from the sun, etc.) and not wear them when not needed? Thanks!

[@AzrahAmod]

Hi can u please do a video as a first time receptionist at an optometry and what should be done and how to do it as a beginner as a receptionist 😊😊

[@cathywhyte1257]

Thank you so much ... excellent info on understanding what to look for when purchasing glasses

[@otiebrown9999]

Excellent advice.

[@donaldhenderson3495]

Great video; thank you for all the helpful information. I was wearing contacts, and now I wear progressive lenses. How long should it take to get used to them?

[@couchpotatter]

Vox Media KZbin channel recently posted a video about myopia and "elongated eyeballs". Would you have anything to add to that video?

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Soooooooo much! I have about 3-5videos to do on that subject 😂

[@Musicalpa]

I had PRK laser eye correction performed on Dec. 15 2022. The day after surgery my vision tested as 2020. 2 months later, my vision tested as 2040 and the doctor/surgeon explained that I was overcorrected. Instead of being a negative six pre-surgery, I was now a positive 1 and 1/2, and he instructed me to take a thousand milligrams of vitamin C per day until I can see perfect again, and once I can see perfect again to stop taking the vitamin C. While my vision is improving, my visit two days ago showed that I was 20/30 in my right eye and 20/25 in my left eye, he then confirmed to me that my corneas are increasing in thickness and curvature and returning me towards 20/20, but they're not coming back as quickly as he would like to see. That said he instructed me to add chondroitin, 500 mg twice a day in order to increase the healing and return my vision back to 20/20. My main question is, as amazing as it is that these supplements can develope corneal changes in order to correct vision, why aren't optometrists/ophthalmologists educating and suggesting to their patients to use supplements in order to correct their vision without the need for costly glasses?

[@JanekKucharski]

Your surgeon did a poor job and I'd ask for a refund. Did you notice u had a prk laser surgery lol? it doesnt work for normal folks

[@Kmr337]

Doctor ❤❤❤ from india i have a question 1)Blindflod can reduce dry eyes lagophthalmos? 2)how many months can i use blindflod lagophthalmos ? 3)i am using carboxymethylcellulose sodium lubricant eye drops from i week symptoms are not cured for how many months can i use this eye drops or suggest eye drops and how many times a day ? 4)which ointment should i use for lagophthalmos and how many months to use?

[@johnwilde6909]

Great advice containing information that has never been mentioned to me when purchasing my glasses (melb/aus)

[@snowygirl131]

This was useful. Thanks lots of different things to take into consideration, and that can be hard to do in a sales / insurance influenced environment. Question: Does the length of the earpiece matter? I would think so.

[@KrisSays]

If you don't purchase the glasses from company A they will not help adjust glasses the purchased from the internet. Your advice?

[@artmaltman]

Are there any anti glare coatings that do not have a color shift? Thank you.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

By color shift, do you mean like a yellow hue to your vision like you would get with some blue light lenses? In my experience the Crizal Saphire 360 or similar coating doesn’t really cause any color shifts.

[@artmaltman]

@@DoctorEyeHealth Good. I do not desire a blue light lens. I desire anti glare without any color shift. I am a photographer and the color shifts affect my editing. I have long despaired the color shift of anti glare coatings.

[@kaan_isik]

​@@artmaltman Have you tried the glass ones?

[@artmaltman]

@@kaan_isik I don’t think that we can buy glass lenses any more.

[@josephbrand3808]

Question for you. would lens size 56-57 mm be ok? This is my prescription. OD: sphere is -0.75 Cyl is -2.50 Axis is 180 OS: sphere is -0.50 Cyl is -1.75 Axis is 180

[@MarcoAlmeidausa]

Helps a lot. Thank you!

[@DanielRojas-pf1pw]

Great video. Thanks for the info

[@DARRENJOHNHARRIS1]

Can glasses help with Retail Astrocytoma in one eye

[@jt2553]

My request might be more for an optician or an app 😂. I want advice on choosing a frame that matches my face. It’s the worst part of getting a new pair of glasses for me. Thank you!

[@rakeshkumarsingh3188]

Good Morning ! I am working in the software industry. Recently, I had 1.25 addition power lenses made for both my eyes using Verilax Liberty progressive glass. However, I did not feel comfortable working on the computer for long periods of time, so I switched to intermediate lenses, which work better for me, but without the added power. I have a question regarding Eyezen lenses. Is it possible to customize them to include only intermediate distance intermediate R- -0.75x80 axis L- -0.50x80 axis as well as our own add power of 1.25 from your Rx prescription into their lens? I am looking for a computer lens with an added power of 1.25. Please advise if this is possible

[@abubakarsiddiqueghanghro6164]

which is best lens multi or white?

[@warmpapi]

Love Your Videos!! If you capture measurements from an in-store experience and validate those measurements online. Would you be able to use those measurements as guidance if you purchase a different brand on a different optical online store? Thank You for your help!!

[@KalilOlsen]

Question for you! I see you wearing so many different glasses and you said those smaller frames had your “full prescription” and were clearly thicker, do you simply wear contacts and then fashion frames on top? Thanks!

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

I wear spherical equivalent contact lenses which get me to a soft 20/20, but then I have a small astigmatism correction in the glasses to help me see for distance tasks like driving. But thanks for asking!

[@KalilOlsen]

@@DoctorEyeHealth excellent, thank you!

[@0ptimal]

Haha. About the larger lenses being thicker i wish i knew that when i was a teen. I have -7 and -8 and had those big square huge lensed Jeffrey dahmer glasses, man they were so thick n heavy looked like bullet proof shields

[@glennso47]

When I became 40 years old and needed bifocals they gave me a pair of traditional bifocals and I couldn’t wear them comfortably. I got some progressive lenses and have been wearing them since then. I don’t like that they are so expensive but I can’t bear regular bifocals.

[@kolsonmaddox777]

Really enjoying your channel as a new glasss wearer I have a question if that is ok. I recently got glasses, and I quickly noticed that in my peripheral, and through the top/bottom of the lens, the edges of things (like tables. walls, where the wall meets the ceiling, doors, door frames, the TV, etc.) have orange and blue lines on them. If I'm not looking perfectly through the center of my glasses at something, it's outlined in orange and blue. It's even worse when I'm outside during the day. I just want to know if this is completely nromal and something I have to get used to, or if it is bad and I need to get new glasses. I'm -3.50 in both eyes, -2.25 cyl OD, and -0.50 OS. I also got polycarbonate lenses and anti-glare. Could that play a part in it?

[@JadeCaro]

Uh... I have a pair of glasses that look exactly like the ones at the beginning of the video. I tend to prefer bigger lenses because smaller lenses cover less of my field of view and I feel the edges interfere with my sight. Thankfully, my prescription is pretty low, so... I think my preferences are still ok. I'm glad I always upgrade my lenses to at least polycarbonate even though my prescription is pretty low, because I once fell on my face with my glasses on. The lenses got all scratched, but at least they didn't shatter. The fact that they're more resistant is the reason why I always upgrade, but I never thought one day I'd be glad my glasses didn't shatter on my face. Edit: I think everyone has trouble telling which lens is better when doing the eye exam lol

[@omarg5647]

I also want to know is there a glass coating to help with all this LED lights on the road when driving at night?? 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

I wish!!!

[@Tiredboberto]

I bought a specific frame for my glasses and they didn’t even use it at all and my glasses are too big now

[@kyledeleon1179]

@DoctorEyeHealth Do you remember where you got the first set of glasses you were wearing in this video?? I've been trying to find something similar with no luck... Would appreciate it so much

[@sumitsuryawanshi6723]

Sir please make video on posterior vitrous detachment

[@cptclown]

I watched so many videos these are cool . I've wore glasses my whole life coke bottle glasses as a kid . I was shy about it until recently I don't care it's probably my age now but these videos are so knowledgeable I'm looking at my order for my new glasses trying too figure out what type of lenses I got . Any help? They are Vailux physio drx 1.67 high index pr so are these good lenses. I haven't gotten new glasses in 8+ years I was terrible about taking care of my eyes.

[@jeme7339]

Also, where does one find a competent optician?? Even c

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

That is a good question. It can be challenging. I know you can ask how long they have worked as an optician...or how much experienced they have.

[@litlenessita]

Am I able to get my prescription from my eye doctor if I want to order a pair online?

[@paganphil100]

@Littlenessita: Yes....that's what I do. I'm in the UK and I'm a "senior citizen" so eye-tests are free and the optician is legally obliged to give you a prescription which you can use anywhere, not just at the place you were tested. If you're not in the UK the rules may vary.

[@sallylabhart2844]

This is great but do you have any input on prism glasses?

[@hildaburken4805]

I just wanted to know how to measure

[@otiebrown9999]

This is great. Thanks.

[@joelenriquecarrascocubilla5615]

is there a style name or something for the ones youre wearing in the start of the video

[@704musicent]

You remind of Jimmy Palmer on NCIS

[@iAMNinjaDarkovia]

Hi doc, amazing vid as always! I’m not sure if you have cover this topic before but does VitreousHealth eye supplement helps to reduce eye floaters?

[@JennySimon206]

My issue is that all my newer lenses went foggy at the same time. The coatings. I am wearing my 20 year old glasses that apparently don't have the fancy coatings. How do I avoid this because I had three new pairs of lenses die all at once. What coatings do that? Now I'm in the market for new glasses and don't want that to happen again. I'll get the insurance also.

[@vinayakkumar5612]

I have my work on laptop around 4-5 hrs everyday. So will it be good if I make a blue cut glasses for myself

[@CaptainElizaBat]

Do you have a video on transitional glasses? I have transitional glasses that are also anti reflective but my astigmatism is still pretty bad. But then I haven't had an eye exam in a few years because I'm afraid of rice shock for new glasses. Though at this point if I have to drive at night I'm doing it with a prayer because I can't see at night and everything looks like a too bright starburst shape.

[@maziartour]

Hello. It is weird. In my experience of wearing glasses, lenses always get thinner at the edges not thicker. Maybe we have different lens types.

[@mtridgee11]

Awesome> not going in blind in to the glasses store

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

👍👍👍👍 glad to hear it!

[@dadbain]

Very helpful!

[@Fa-id4nf]

Hi doctor, just after taking covid, I was found to have retinal degeneration. I had to have laser barrage surgery, I am afraid that this degeneration will continue until I lose my vision. I also have various myodesopias. Do you have any solutions for me? Do you know any good ophthalmologists from whom I can get information? Do you know anything about this. Thank you very much!

[@dmaze8457]

The presentation was fine but I want to tell about my negative experience with Warby Parker glasses. All of the features mentioned in this video are positive in my case EXCEPT that my pair scratch more than any of the several pairs of glasses I’ve worn over the years. I clean them with the lens cloth that came with them but they have scratches anyway. Maybe the lens manufacturer had a soft batch of polycarbonate. When I picked them up at the store here in Austin I was taken aback to find out that bifocals only come in progressive. I’m still trying to adjust to that. So I’m not a happy camper with this brand. So beware of the sales pitch.

[@allison9008]

Polycarbonate is what I should get thanks with anti glare

[@whoisalisson]

One tip I recently discovered: don't buy lenses that have an Abbe value less than 40, or you'll likely experience chromatic aberrations in the corners of your lenses. Generally, the higher the lens index, the lower the Abbe value. CR-39, Trivex and 1.60 lenses are best in this regard.

[@TheHi-T]

Got my first Trivex. Compared to polycarbonate. Wow!

[@kaan_isik]

​@@TheHi-T Is it one of those greenish or bluish lenses? Are you OK with seeing the world without its original colors?

[@TheHi-T]

@@kaan_isik Trivex is impact resistant lenses. Prescription Glasses Lens Guide: Lens Types and Materials Doctor Eye Health kzbin.info/www/bejne/rIGvmK18o9-Wi7M

[@markvogelfaenger9801]

If you have myopia and presbyopia so your close vision is normal without lenses, what is better single vision and taking them off for reading o progressives and keeping them on all the time?

[@drrk5712]

IVE BEEEN REASEARCHING AND WATCHING YOUR VIDEOS AND IN NON OF THEM YOU GIVE A LINK TO WHERE YOU BUT THE GLASSES OR TELL US WHAT WEBSITE TK GET IT OFF OF

[@dycon1323]

Hey doc I'm sorry for asking so I noticed I have a piece of flesh that's Sligh attached in my lower eyelid. No blood just teary-eyed and uncomfortable

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Best to have it checked out by a local eye doctor!

[@garymoore3446]

Very helpful

[@danielpyoung]

Thank you

[@subraj1119]

Doc can I ask what is your eye power ?

[@Werdiknight]

I'm just about buying glasses for the first time. Have been to a local store, making an eye test and now I am looking for all the information I can get and finally the perfect frame for me (the decision on lenses are much easier for me personally). :) Will buy it online but by a company who has also local stores (just because I have more options that way and I can also use the service at the local store that way). I didn't really understand what you said about those powers, measured in Dioptrien. Are you talking about Sphere or Cylinder here? What do those two measure exactly? I ask because I have HUGELY different numbers there. My Sphere numbers are sightly negative (-0,75/ -0,5), Cylinder are up to nearly -3. Which numbers do I have to compare to your suggestions? Sphere or Cylinder?