I need comfortable eyewear

I hate my eyeglasses.

I work in a hospital environment where I routinely perform invasive
procedures. I treat many patients with HIV and Hep C. My glasses often
slides down my face and the lenses frequently fogs up and gets clouded
by particles whenever aerosols are involved during patient treatment.
Often, with my blood-ridden gloves, I often touch my glasses during
the procedures

And aside from work, I find it difficult to clean my lenses and
fingerprints get onto them very easily. I also play games from time to
time and nothing gets so annoying as having to take a break from the
game just so I can clean and re-position my glasses.

I've really had it with my glasses, and I would appreciate any
suggestions on what frames/lenses are best suited for a person like
myself. I don't care much for style as long as the eyewear is safe and
isn't strange looking and I'm willing to pay a premium for something
comfortable.

Have you considered refractive surgery ?

On Mon, 06 Aug 2007 12:11:20 -0500, Robert Martellaro
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I wear Silhouette's Titan Minimal Art frame with Trivex (lens material) lenses.
>They're the most comfortable glasses I've worn (I started wearing glasses when I
>was about age 9, I'm age 55 now). If you choose this frame, opt for the one
>without hinges for the highest degree of comfort.

I was grateful for Robert's recommendation of the Silhouette's. While
I can't recall (and the invoice doesn't detail) which model I got, I
have the no-hinge breed with "wavefront" lenses in a PAL.

They most definitely ARE great glasses -- quite stylish,
featherweight, easy to clean, seemingly scratch-proof, and nearly
forgettable on my face.

Good luck!

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>,
Robert Martellaro <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> On Sun, 05 Aug 2007 14:54:31 -0700, dacconverter <(E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >I hate my eyeglasses.
> >
> >I work in a hospital environment where I routinely perform invasive
> >procedures. I treat many patients with HIV and Hep C. My glasses often
> >slides down my face and the lenses frequently fogs up and gets clouded
> >by particles whenever aerosols are involved during patient treatment.
> >Often, with my blood-ridden gloves, I often touch my glasses during
> >the procedures
>
> I hope you have some type of splash protection safety eyewear.
>
> >And aside from work, I find it difficult to clean my lenses and
> >fingerprints get onto them very easily. I also play games from time to
> >time and nothing gets so annoying as having to take a break from the
> >game just so I can clean and re-position my glasses.
>
> Some AR coatings have easy to clean surfaces.
>
> >I've really had it with my glasses, and I would appreciate any
> >suggestions on what frames/lenses are best suited for a person like
> >myself. I don't care much for style as long as the eyewear is safe and
> >isn't strange looking and I'm willing to pay a premium for something
> >comfortable.
>
> I wear Silhouette's Titan Minimal Art frame with Trivex (lens material)
> lenses.
> They're the most comfortable glasses I've worn (I started wearing glasses
> when I
> was about age 9, I'm age 55 now). If you choose this frame, opt for the one
> without hinges for the highest degree of comfort.
>
> Hope this helps


That was a very kind and helpful post. However, aren't there other
solutions? My parents made me wear wraparound earpieces. I didn't like
them, but there was no concept of slipping down or falling off. Aren't
there also straps that go around the back of the head?

There are all sorts of options, like getting your glasses adjusted for
example. It is amazing how often people complain about bad glasses
when all they need is some straightening or temple adjustment.

dr grant

On Aug 6, 2:44 pm, CatmanX <drgr...@ozemail.com.au> wrote:
> There are all sorts of options, like getting your glasses adjusted for
> example. It is amazing how often people complain about bad glasses
> when all they need is some straightening or temple adjustment.
>
> dr grant

.... or instead, have a plastic surgery to adjust the shape of you nose
to your glasses... :-)