Tips to buy your glasses: how to find the best fit

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If you think for a long time before choosing new glasses, it means that they will not only be objects of all eyes, but will reflect and become part of your personality. Nowadays, it goes without saying that the corrective lenses themselves must allow the users to benefit from a perfect vision. The optician can help you choose the appropriate eyeglass frame that will provide you with ideal wearing comfort, but it can also individualize your corrective lenses to make them perfectly suited to your needs.

Sometimes you have no choice but to buy a new pair of glasses. And this, not only because your vision has changed, but also because the trends are changing regularly or you need a second pair of glasses for some activities. Or maybe your old pair of glasses has just had its day. Anyway, because of the vast choice we have today, buying a new frame of glasses and corrective lenses is no longer an easy task. Right now, good opticians offer their clients an infinite variety of different styles and options. However, whoever knows what he is looking for will easily find the perfect pair of glasses.

The scope of your new glasses

When you buy new glasses, the scope of the glasses is an extremely important criterion. This criterion can vary greatly from one user to another. One of the first questions to ask yourself is: For what purpose do I currently need glasses, or what is the main reason for my purchase? A person working all day on a computer will need different lenses than a person working primarily outdoors or someone who wants to wear glasses to play sports. More optician will have information – and a good optician will always ask you a whole series of questions – and the more the selection will be easy. Compare the purchase experience of your glasses to the purchase of

Advanced technologies

Another important criterion when buying glasses: the more the lenses are individualized according to the respective user, and the better will be the results in terms of quality of vision as well as comfort and tolerance of wearing, for example in the case progressive lenses. The concept is similar to that of a tailor-made suit that you have cut to your exact measurements, which stands in the way of buying a ready-to-wear suit. The latter can work wonders, but there is no guarantee.

Choose your correction lenses

Once you have found an optician, it seems perfectly normal to want to browse the store looking for beautiful eyeglass frames. But not all correction lenses fit all types of eyeglass frames, so it’s usually best to start by choosing your correction lenses. If you are looking for better vision without fatigue, it is obvious that correction lenses will be the most important component of your new glasses. It is only by choosing the correct correction lenses that you can have full confidence in the visual support of your glasses.

In the past, correction glass factories used mainly mineral glass, while today organic (plastic) glasses are becoming more and more widespread. This evolution brings several key advantages: the increased resistance to breakage of these glasses guarantees a low risk of injury. Special high-end plastics combined with a quality coating provide protection against pressure marks and scratches. But these aspects are not the only ones that play an important role when choosing the ideal correction glasses: apart from the obvious appearance of the degree of diopter, other important factors including the refraction index of the material ( which is important for the thickness of the glass), the so-called aspherical geometries (which reduce the distortion at the edge of the glass), the antireflection and maintenance properties as well as the resistance to breakage. Additional treatments of glassOr the finishes can simplify your life with your glasses. Why not try, for example, a hydrophobic or antistatic treatment?

Our advice: corrective lenses should be at least provided with an anti-reflective coating that is both good and effective. Indeed, reflections caused by glasses are very troublesome in the sun, driving at night, or in front of a computer screen. In addition, anti-reflective lenses make the user forget to wear glasses.

Maybe you considering buying glasses tinted glasses or variable tint . In this case, be careful: there is a huge difference in quality when it comes to variable shade correction lenses. When making your purchase, a determining factor must be taken into account: the so-called photochromic correction lenses must react as quickly as possible to changes in light conditions, lighten them indoors and take a shade similar to that of glasses solar in the sun or in the presence of any other light source. Another point of vital importance: the lenses must offer complete protection against UVA and UVB rays.

Eyeglass frames

With regard to eyeglass frames, the optician can usually preselect some suitable models. Indeed, he knows his range of products on the fingertips and, finally, he is the only one who will help you to find among the quantity of products and offers. Be that as it may, be sure to express your preferences in terms of color, material and price range. The most important thing to keep in mind is that your new glasses should be adjusted to the shape of your face and compatible with the correction lenses of your choice.

Apply the following basic rule: Round-faced people should opt for square-glass frames, while square-faced people should opt for rounded frames. People with oval faces are the luckiest since all forms of frames will suit them. As for people with triangular or heart-shaped faces, their optician will probably advise them to choose a fine frame with oval-shaped lenses. 

Our advice: when you choose your mount, have a person who knows you well. A second or third opinion is always welcome. Three options are available to people who can hardly see without wearing glasses: you can ask your optician to lend you half-moon glasses or cosmetics, to put you daily contact lenses or take a picture ( digital) with your possible new glasses, photo that you can then watch on a computer screen to help you make your decision. 

Another aspect to take into account when buying eyeglass frames is that of the material used. There is no doubt that the weight of glasses plays a decisive role in your decision. A new eyeglass frame should seem comfortable on the first try. If you are prone to allergies, it is also very important to learn about the composition of eyeglass frames.

Additional assistance following your purchase

In most cases, your new glasses will not be ready until about three days later. When you pick them up, the optician will do a final check to see if they fit your face, but it’s all about you as well.

Our advice: Check for yourself that the new glasses are comfortable to wear. They should not interfere with the nose, temples or ears.

The principle “far from the eyes, far from the heart” does not apply to opticians. It can sometimes be very wise for clients to come back to their optician one or two weeks after picking up their new pair of glasses to make certain adjustments. A good optician will always be happy to provide assistance and advice as soon as you need it.

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