Wednesday, November 11, 2020
Glasses
I've been wearing my new glasses for a few weeks now, and I have some thoughts on them. This is my first time with photochromic lenses, and I don't like them. For example, I went for a neighborhood walk this afternoon, and the lenses darkened even though it was a grey and overcast day. I don't like seeing the world through this filter when it is totally unnecessary. I think I'm just going to get some prescription sunglasses instead in the future. This is also my first time with progressive lenses, and they have taken a lot of getting used to. There are still occasions when it take me a while to focus on things properly. And as for the glasses themselves, I worry that they don't fit properly because they often slide down my nose - but then all glasses I've ever owned have tended to do that, so I suspect that has more to do with my nose than the actual glasses. However, I still feel like the frames are a bit cheap - I'm not sure if they're going to last, and I think I should have got a better brand. I suspect I might end up wearing the glasses that I've just ordered online - even though they were cheaper and were only intended as backup. But they are not photochromic, not progressive and may even look a bit better. We shall see...