Back to wearing glasses - ICK!

[Karen]

At Zenni you can get any lenses tinted - that's how I got my prescription sunglasses, and it was pretty cheap, by comparison.

[pomtzu]

At Zenni you can get any lenses tinted - that's how I got my prescription sunglasses, and it was pretty cheap, by comparison.

There is a big difference between tinted lenses and polarized lenses. I could have gotten just tinted lenses from my eye doctor quite cheap, but that's not what I need. After cataract surgery, most people have a much heightened sensitivity to light, and therefore require a polarized lens. Even the darkest tint won't work for most - including me! Of course not - no cheap way out!

[Freedom]

Oh Ellie, I don't know whether to laugh or cry. You sure know how to write a good story!

Hope the knot goes away and doesn't need to be drained.

I wore contacts for 20 years (never had glasses before that and didn't buy glasses until 3 years later, ha haa). I quit those when I got the first dog (Sugar), at that time I also had to move to different scripts for near and far. I've had glasses since. I couldn't find what I prefer on zenni either. I use graduated lenses (not trifocals, which I would need otherwise) with tint and color changing for sunlight. Mine were close to $425. I miss the freedom of contacts, though.

[pomtzu]

Oh Ellie, I don't know whether to laugh or cry. You sure know how to write a good story!

Hope the knot goes away and doesn't need to be drained.

I wore contacts for 20 years (never had glasses before that and didn't buy glasses until 3 years later, ha haa). I quit those when I got the first dog (Sugar), at that time I also had to move to different scripts for near and far. I've had glasses since. I couldn't find what I prefer on zenni either. I use graduated lenses (not trifocals, which I would need otherwise) with tint and color changing for sunlight. Mine were close to $425. I miss the freedom of contacts, though.

Yeah Sandi - my life is always "interesting". If it's not me, then it's The Fuzzbuttz! But nothing can beat your Willy stories!

How do the color changing lenses work for you? Years ago when they first came out, I got them, figuring I wouldn't need sunglasses. Well - they worked great if I was just outside, but when driving, they were a bust. They didn't change and get dark because of the coating that is on the car windshields, and I ended up having to get sunglasses anyway. Are they still the same, or has that issue been resolved somehow?

And I have to have the progressive lenses too - near, far, and in between. I would never be able to stand a lens that had a definite line change. I don't know how anyone deals with that. I'd probably be falling on my face from trying to move my head to get my eyes to the correct area of vision!

[Karen]

I use http://Goggles4u.com now because my prescription is too extreme for Zenni, Sandy, and I can get progressive glasses for under $50 - I think these were $36! It limits one's frame choices, but hey, I can live with that in order to save a few hundred bucks!

[Freedom]

Ellie, I've never used sunglasses since getting these. In the car isn't any problem for me.

I'll check that out, Karen.

[Pinot's Mom]

Oh, Ellie, I'm sorry you're having unexpected problems but wearing glasses is not the worst thing. I, as you may remember, wear them. Mine are progressive bifocals; this last pair was $800 - about $550 were the lenses alone (and I don't have a very strong prescription at all). I know there are much cheaper ones, but experience has shown this not to be the best course of action, at least for me. I'd rather pay more for much better quality. I hope the knot clears up well!