Stronger prescription

lola_run

Just been to the opthalmogist and was shocked to hear that I need -5 diopter lenses. Can anyone tell me how thick these lenses would look?

SligoBrewer

contacts?

Stark

You can get special thin lenses (they're a bit more pricy than your standard lens). I had to get one for my left eye which needs a -3.5 diopter lens and it looks the same as the standard lens for my right eye which is -1.5 diopters.

moridin

Oh please, -5 is nothing, and won't limit you in any way as to what frames you can choose to get.

It'll look better if you get a higher index lens. Also, if you get glass lenses rather than plastic ones they'll be thinner (but more fragile).

Be glad you're not -10, trying to find nice frames is a nightmare, and getting the ultra high index lenses costs a BOMB.

lola_run

moridin wrote:

Oh please, -5 is nothing, and won't limit you in any way as to what frames you can choose to get.

It'll look better if you get a higher index lens. Also, if you get glass lenses rather than plastic ones they'll be thinner (but more fragile).

Be glad you're not -10, trying to find nice frames is a nightmare, and getting the ultra high index lenses costs a BOMB.

Well, I'll keep the same frames I think, the cheapest option. ;-)

High index is the way to go, it seems.

-10, god, I hope I never get that bad!

CathyMoran

If you get ultra thin lenses and choose a smaller frame (assuming that you are short sighted) then your lenses will look their smallest.

lola_run

I'm in my late twenties now and have been wearing glasses for almost 10 years. When does myopia begin to stabilise?

Reyman

lola_run wrote:

I'm in my late twenties now and have been wearing glasses for almost 10 years. When does myopia begin to stabilise?

Not so simple but here goes :

* Congenital myopia, also known as infantile myopia, is present at birth and persists through infancy.
* Youth onset myopia occurs prior to age 20.

* School myopia appears during childhood, particularly the school-age years. This form of myopia is attributed to the use of the eyes for close work during the school years.

* Adult onset myopia

* Early adult onset myopia occurs between ages 20 and 40.
* Late adult onset myopia occurs after age 40.

Stark

My eyes have been stable since I was a young teenager anyway. In fact, my right eye has gotten slightly better in recent years (went from 1.75 to 1.50).

Garret

moridin wrote:

Oh please, -5 is nothing, and won't limit you in any way as to what frames you can choose to get.

It'll look better if you get a higher index lens. Also, if you get glass lenses rather than plastic ones they'll be thinner (but more fragile).

Be glad you're not -10, trying to find nice frames is a nightmare, and getting the ultra high index lenses costs a BOMB.

think im around the -10 mark too

lola_run

Well, I went to order my lenses today. They'll be about 9mm thick. There were other options to make them thinner, but there wouldn't be much a difference, so I just went for the cheaper option. I'll know in a week how I'll look.