Rimless with High Rx - some say yes and some say no

I am in Houston Texas USA

My Rx is:
R -7.5/-0.75/096
L -7.25/-1.25/097


Many of the traditional shops in town say rimless won't look good even
with the super high index lenses. Other "specialty" shops say they
specialize in it. Soem have even said they have lab people custom
grind them to make them as thin as possible w/o compromising safety
much.

Fortunately one of the shops say they do these enough that I should be
able to see a sampe near my Rx soon.

In any case, what is the deal? Ehat should I expect?

 

Thanks, I have what I think is Hoya's 1.70 or 1.71 that I got in 2001
on frames sized 43. While they are ok in thickness I'd like something
thinner. Is this the best they can do in the USA in the 21st century?

Also, the AR coating has completely failed after 4 years.

What about Essilor's products with Crizal Alizé ?

If I have to I am willing to fly to Japan or wherever for thinner
lenses. Where can I get the thinnest without getting too ridiculously
unsafe. Keep in mind I will have a 2nd or 3rd pair of glasses for
situations where safety might be an issue.

 

1.74 should be in the USA this year I believe. The 1.9's can't be done
in rimless right? That is my goal - super thin in rimless. My 1.70s
are ok in my current rimmed ones.

What is safe? In these glasses will be no sports or aggressive
activity - I will use contacts for that, even though they bug my eyes a
lot. My main concern is for instances that are out of my control, such
as an airbag in the car smacking me in the face. Could that shatter
the lenses?