Need help: distorted vision w/new glasses

Hopefully, someone can help me with my situation. I have a large(!!)
head, making it difficult to find frames that fit. I finally found a
large tag heuer frame (link below) that fits, but when I got my
polycarbonate lenses, my vision was distorted. My optician just
ordered me new 1.67 hi-index lenses (similar to ones I had in my old
glasses, which had much smaller frames). My prescription is -3.75 in
both eyes, PD = 70, CYL = -50, Axis = 180/175.

What kind of lens should I get to minimize distortion and still let me
keep these frames??

Thanks!!


Frames:
http://www.tag.heuer.glasses.alldesi...07_Reflex.html

lurker1 wrote:
> Hopefully, someone can help me with my situation. I have a large(!!)
> head, making it difficult to find frames that fit. I finally found a
> large tag heuer frame (link below) that fits, but when I got my
> polycarbonate lenses, my vision was distorted. My optician just
> ordered me new 1.67 hi-index lenses (similar to ones I had in my old
> glasses, which had much smaller frames). My prescription is -3.75 in
> both eyes, PD = 70, CYL = -50, Axis = 180/175.
>
> What kind of lens should I get to minimize distortion and still let me
> keep these frames??
>
> Thanks!!
>

The problem is not totally due to your new frames but rather
the polycarbonate lenses so hopefully your hi-index lenses
that you just ordered should be better. There still might
be a little adaptation due to your larger frame but it should
be much better once you get out of the polycarbs.

frank

"lurker1" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hopefully, someone can help me with my situation. I have a large(!!)
> head, making it difficult to find frames that fit. I finally found a
> large tag heuer frame (link below) that fits, but when I got my
> polycarbonate lenses, my vision was distorted. My optician just
> ordered me new 1.67 hi-index lenses (similar to ones I had in my old
> glasses, which had much smaller frames). My prescription is -3.75 in
> both eyes, PD = 70, CYL = -50, Axis = 180/175.
>
> What kind of lens should I get to minimize distortion and still let me
> keep these frames??
>
> Thanks!!
> Frames:
> http://www.tag.heuer.glasses.alldesi...07_Reflex.html
>

As mentioned by others, the problem is with the polycarb, the worst optical
lens material that is commonly dispensed. It should be avoided like the
plague.

Normally, a 1.60 index lens would be thin and light enough for your -3.75
Rx, and would have better optics than the 1.67. But the 1.67 would be a
little thinner (especially at the edges) and lighter than 1.60, and I don't
know important the small difference would be be to you.

Should I make sure that the lenses are also aspheric? I've been
reading that that would also reduce distortion? Any specific brands I
should ask for?

Thanks to all who've responded so far.


Mark A wrote:
> "lurker1" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed) oups.com...
> > Hopefully, someone can help me with my situation. I have a large(!!)
> > head, making it difficult to find frames that fit. I finally found a
> > large tag heuer frame (link below) that fits, but when I got my
> > polycarbonate lenses, my vision was distorted. My optician just
> > ordered me new 1.67 hi-index lenses (similar to ones I had in my old
> > glasses, which had much smaller frames). My prescription is -3.75 in
> > both eyes, PD = 70, CYL = -50, Axis = 180/175.
> >
> > What kind of lens should I get to minimize distortion and still let me
> > keep these frames??
> >
> > Thanks!!
> > Frames:
> > http://www.tag.heuer.glasses.alldesi...07_Reflex.html
> >
>
> As mentioned by others, the problem is with the polycarb, the worst optical
> lens material that is commonly dispensed. It should be avoided like the
> plague.
>
> Normally, a 1.60 index lens would be thin and light enough for your -3.75
> Rx, and would have better optics than the 1.67. But the 1.67 would be a
> little thinner (especially at the edges) and lighter than 1.60, and I don't
> know important the small difference would be be to you.