How vain are you?

Glasses! The bane of my existence! I hate them. Smeary, smudgy, dirty lenses, no matter how frequently I clean them.  Sliding down my nose.

I have an extremely narrow nose bridge, so keep getting locked into metallic aviator type adjustable nose-piece glasses. For progressive lenses My rx won't work for many frames. I have extreme dry eye, so contacts are verboten. Even if I could afford it, eye surgery for farsightedness & dry eye is not recommended. 

I feel like this alone is ugly & aging.

I have progressive lenses too, so I know what you mean about needing certain frame sizes. My previous frames were not aviators but did have that little adjustable nose piece, like aviators. They were smallish (as small as I could go) rectangular, red Fendi frames with beautiful red "tortoise shell" arms.really beautiful. When I went to pick up my new ones, I put them on and kept shaking my head in all directions to check for the slide factor. Then I had the technician make them as tight as possible. I know they'll loosen up over time but they're good for now. The contacts are interesting. One lens is for distance and the other for close work (referred to as mono vision). I can wear them for about 8-10 hours a day, but do use re-wetting drops. I will say that putting on makeup with them in is a dream. Without them, lord only knows what I'm doing

This disappeared off my favorites list, so I had a lot of reading to do! I don't mind wearing glasses. The lower rims help hide the bags under my eyes. I think the worst thing about trying to find flattering glasses is I can't see myself well enough in the mirror to determine what I look like. DH isn't much of a help since he says everything looks fine. I can't wait till summer when I can get a new pair cause I'm not crazy about my current ones. 

As for plastic surgery, after three surgeries since my dx, I've decided that's enough and have given up on the idea of a tummy tuck or anything else. Though I maybe wouldn't mind something to fill out those deepening lines by my nose and the dimples at the corners of my lips.

Caryn, last time I picked out frames, I had my nose pressed just about to the mirror to try to see how the frames looked. I even took photos of myself on my phone, but none looked very flattering. I don't wear contacts but maybe I need to just to pick out new frames!

BTW, I'm a 1956 gal too!

.....uh....I wear BIFOCALS!!! I can't "do" the progressive thing as there is only a tiny bit at the bottom rim of your glasses that is actually magnified!!! Tried them a number of times, but my eyes get tired as the day wears on and my focal point isn't the same all the time. I actually get extra large bifocals for that reason - I want the biggest magnified area I can. What I hate, though, is that I still need cheaters for the computer! The screen is kind of mid-range so neither lens hits it right. The eye doc confirmed I'd need cheaters. Unless I went for tri-focals....

I kind of like having that separation between me and the world. I know I look better at first without them, but people who have only seen me with glasses think my face looks "empty" without them. I like to get different frames when they have a 2 for 1 sale and play with looks. The glasses accentuate the brow area which I need, but for me, the bifocal bottom part magnifies the bags under my eyes...sigh. I need the bigger frame to accommodate the bi-focal.

I'm with yorkie on this one - can't imagine not having progressives - where I got mine in Washington DC, the folks were wonderful about starting me out with a larger "reading space" on bottom, now I don't need it as much, as I read best without any glasses - perfect for computer, and of course distance.  EXPENSIVE lenses, but worth it.  I've used Zeiss for years - great peripheral vision.

I've known a few people who couldn't adjust to progressives. I've also worn them for years. I don't move my head at all and don't notice any switch from distance to reading. It's totally seamless for me . You don't have to close an eye to read with mono vision contacts. Your brain and eyes just adjust. My distance vision is not as clear with them as with my glasses but it's still quite good. They took more  getting used to for me than progressives .

Caryn

Lol, love this thread. I was just sitting here thinking I'm not vain, they won't want me to chime in. My next thought was I better go to the store for a root touch up kit cause I have to see 2 docs this week. So no time for a hair appt. 

I wear multi focal contacts. They have circles of different magnification. And then 2 different prescriptions, one for each eye. They took a while to get use to for sure. I can't wear them for work or to be on a computer, but for exercising, driving, just everyday stuff they are great. I always thought I would never be able to wear contacts, but actually adjusted to them nicely. I just got new glasses, because my prescription has changed. I love the new frames so much that I got them with dark lens as well. They must be progessive. I was skyping with my grown DD the other night and she noticed the new glasses. She gave her approval, so I like them even more.

Melissa, I know the outside corners are not magnified, but mine were not magnified at the inside corners either! Only a small triangular area (upside-down triangle) is magnified and your eyes have to find the spot each time you look down. I know a lot of people can do it, but I just cannot. I am certainly envious, as my bifocals are quite obvious - even more so as they are rarely seen anymore!

OH exbronx and Melissa!! You have me so excited now!!! I paid big $$$ for the name-brand progressives last time, but maybe, maybe they HAVE improved! I am due for new glasses soon and will attempt the progressive again. I do get the non-glare and scratch-resistant which adds to the bill, but these last ones have scratched badly so that was a bust. I would rather pay more for the progressive and the non-glare. Do you guys get non-glare? I find that helps my look....

I have progressive transitions too. When i first got them, many years ago they told me it could take weeks to get used to them, I never had any problem, but my prescription isn't a strong one. I wonder could the strength of the prescription be what is making the difference?

Barbe, good luck with finding the correct progressive prescription! I think our eyes just learn how to look through the lenses. Once they learn they never forget. But of course the script has to be right for one's eyes.

Selena, my mother did it to me too! She was a very beautiful woman, and just could not tolerate the idea of letting oneself go. She made fun of overweight people (not to their face) and also commented about less attractive women. It was along the lines of poor "X", she's just so plain etc. She was a wonderful, caring mother in every way, though, so I can't fault her too much for her obsession with appearances.