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Rimless Glasses

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riserman - 30 Aug 2006 22:02 GMT
Are rimless glasses of 1.25 and 3.25 diopters in thinner plastic strong
enough to withstand the rigors of daily use without breaking at the
connecting points or should they be made of thicker plastic to hold up?

Thanks
Anon E. Muss - 30 Aug 2006 22:37 GMT
>Are rimless glasses of 1.25 and 3.25 diopters in thinner plastic strong
>enough to withstand the rigors of daily use without breaking at the
>connecting points or should they be made of thicker plastic to hold up?

TRIVEX is far and away the material of choice.
n=1.67 aspheric plastic is second choice.
polycarb is third choice.

CR-39 is fourth choice.

Other high-index plastic or glass are worst choices (I won't use them
PERIOD).
Phlli - 30 Aug 2006 22:45 GMT
I read that where there is a difference in prescription for each eye the
better eye will do the seeing to the extent that the person sees as good as
the lowest prescription, ie better eye.

With a 2 diopter difference is Riserman really seeing as well as a -1.25 or
does the -3/25 eye complicate the picture?

ps - I never really thought that argument stacked up to will be pleased to
hear what experts think
riserman - 30 Aug 2006 23:30 GMT
> I read that where there is a difference in prescription for each eye the
> better eye will do the seeing to the extent that the person sees as good as
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
> ps - I never really thought that argument stacked up to will be pleased to
> hear what experts think

Philli

The 3.25 diopters are for reading, the 1.25's are for driving. Wherever
did you get the idea that they represent a difference between my left
and right eyes?

Do you have an answer to my original question?

Thanks,

Bob
serebel - 31 Aug 2006 01:59 GMT
> Are rimless glasses of 1.25 and 3.25 diopters in thinner plastic strong
> enough to withstand the rigors of daily use without breaking at the
> connecting points or should they be made of thicker plastic to hold up?
>
> Thanks

 Unless you get smacked around a lot about the face and head, rimless
glasses will hold up with daily use.

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