Can I get rimless glasses?

[penpal0]

I am so excited to find this forum. I have so many questions, I don't know where to start. But I'll start here. After asking several local opticians who said I can't have rimless glasses, I gave up. I wear trifocals (after 10 yrs. of using them, I gave up on progressives because of distortion and small reading area). Here's my prescription: O.D. -3.00, -3.75, 094; O.S. -3.75, -4.50, 085; with an add of 2.25. Do you agree I can't have rimless? Thanks so much for any help.

[Judy Canty]

I am so excited to find this forum. I have so many questions, I don't know where to start. But I'll start here. After asking several local opticians who said I can't have rimless glasses, I gave up. I wear trifocals (after 10 yrs. of using them, I gave up on progressives because of distortion and small reading area). Here's my prescription: O.D. -3.00, -3.75, 094; O.S. -3.75, -4.50, 085; with an add of 2.25. Do you agree I can't have rimless? Thanks so much for any help.

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[chip anderson]

Judy: You are getting abit heavy handed with where you draw the lines. Tell the man he can have rimless glasses if he wants them. This does not involve some sophisticated medical diagnosis on an ignorant opticians part. (And neither does most of the contact lens questions you screen out.)


Chip

[Jim Stone]

I am so excited to find this forum. I have so many questions, I don't know where to start. But I'll start here. After asking several local opticians who said I can't have rimless glasses, I gave up. I wear trifocals (after 10 yrs. of using them, I gave up on progressives because of distortion and small reading area). Here's my prescription: O.D. -3.00, -3.75, 094; O.S. -3.75, -4.50, 085; with an add of 2.25. Do you agree I can't have rimless? Thanks so much for any help.

Keep them as small as possible. Ask for Proceed lenses. Do this and if you still can't find someone to make, send me a PM. I'll help you get it worked out.

[Judy Canty]

Judy: You are getting abit heavy handed with where you draw the lines. Tell the man he can have rimless glasses if he wants them. This does not involve some sophisticated medical diagnosis on an ignorant opticians part. (And neither does most of the contact lens questions you screen out.)


Chip

1. I don't screen out anybody. I don't have that authority.
2. Perhaps it's time you read the posting guidelines.
3. What do we know about this patient that would allow a responsible Optician to make this judgement?
4. Would you like to have this patient come in to your practice with our advice and proceed to tell you what you should provide?

[shellrob]

I have done quite a few rimless glasses for patients with similar and/or worse prescriptions as yours. Whether or not your Optician will is the question but it can be done to answer your question.


Good luck.

[chip anderson]

Judy:

If I had told a patient something I knew to be a lie, I should be called to account. If I told something erronius out of ignorance, then I would like to correct my ignorance.
Now if the optician had told this patient that his Rx or lens choice would be, thick or ugly or heavy, or even too delicate in this configuration that might be justifyable, but to say something can't be done when it can just ain't right.

This is the same as an eye doctor that is too lazy to fit bifocal contact lenses telling a patient that "They don't make 'em yet." He could refer this work out if he doesn't want to do it, which would be the honorable thing to do.

Chip

[Judy Canty]

There has been no mention of why this patient has been told no and that's the most important imformation of all. I will repeat. We do not know anything about this person and whatever fitting/rx/frame choices are desired and for that reason and that reason alone the post is inappropriate and efforts to provide advice to the contrary are irresponsible.

[Jim Stone]

There has been no mention of why this patient has been told no and that's the most important imformation of all. I will repeat. We do not know anything about this person and whatever fitting/rx/frame choices are desired and for that reason and that reason alone the post is inappropriate and efforts to provide advice to the contrary are irresponsible.

GOOD LORD! Somebody please help THESE women.

[Ladyoptician]

Judy:

If I had told a patient something I knew to be a lie, I should be called to account. If I told something erronius out of ignorance, then I would like to correct my ignorance.
Now if the optician had told this patient that his Rx or lens choice would be, thick or ugly or heavy, or even too delicate in this configuration that might be justifyable, but to say something can't be done when it can just ain't right.

This is the same as an eye doctor that is too lazy to fit bifocal contact lenses telling a patient that "They don't make 'em yet." He could refer this work out if he doesn't want to do it, which would be the honorable thing to do.

Chip

The way you spelled erroneous was erroneous, maybe out of ignorance??LOL!! I'm just picking at you! I couldn't resist, it was too easy!!LOL!!

[shellrob]

Maybe it should just be said that.....based on the prescription alone that is given, yes, the glasses can be made, however, there may be additional reasons as to why they cannot be made and your optician will provide those reasons.

Question therefore answered.......