so getting geeky glasses ...

You should get a full face motorbike helmet with a modified visor for added zoom. They're pretty robust and they look really cool if you happen to be straddling a motorbike.

In all seriousness, listen to your optometrist. Good luck with it and hopefully you'll find something that helps your sight and looks good. FWIW, I have nigh-on perfect sight but would love to get some trendy frames because they can look very hot.

 

Are you using video iChat a lot, while on your computer?

To be honest, if you're walking around worrying people will think you look geeky, you give yourself to much credit. Most people are too self-absorbed in themselves to worry what others look like.

 

I first hesitated to get glasses because of vanity as well, but my advice is go to a few opticians, have a look about for any nice frames and compare prices.

Designer frames will be higher in price of course, but probably cheaper than contacts in the long run. Plus, you could always keep a few daily lenses for playing sports and whatnot anyway.

 

Well, speaking as a militant spectacles wearer I'd say go and pick yourself some nice frames. The truly great thing about wearing glasses all the time is that you can take them off and everybody just sort of goes away!

 

How much is your eyesight worth to you? Suck it up and get glasses. Nobody is going to care and quite frankly they can be an excellent accessory if you're that vain. Good grief!

 

Pics are needed! How can we offer good advice without them?

Anyway, I have been wearing glasses for ~20 years now. At work I am required to wear safety glasses. The incredible ones I have are here. Just imagine them with the brow guard eyeshields. The added benefit of them is that people think you are much smarter than you really are and my kids have one more reason to be embarassed by their father.

 

This may be a little O/T, but how can you type?


Just wondering.


Also, if your worried, just remember that the only Smilie with glasses is the 'cool' one.

 

Yes, always listen to your optometrist- he/she is only looking out for your best interest.

 

Does NO ONE type by touch anymore? I know I can type perfectly fine without looking at the keyboard.

Anyway, to the OP: I thought my world would come to an end when I got glasses (I had hearing aids already, so I was not winning points for coolness). But then I realized that I REALLY like the way I look with glasses. Give them a try. They may take some adjustment, but you might learn to like them.

 

Erm, do you have to look at your keyboard to type? I'd guess that like me, the OP can simply type without looking at the keyboard. By feel. I have contact lenses, but I'm often on the computer without them. Early in the morning I rarely have them in, but I can still see the computer fine (I'm nearsighted).

I'd wear my glasses more often if they weren't bent out of shape and mighty uncomfortable to wear now.

 

Glasses can be very cute (and trendy) on a guy/gal depending on the style. As opposed to days when I grew up in the early 80's when kids who wore glasses were teased. Whatever you do, don't buy a pair just based on yours or the optometrists opinion. Bring a friend, or ask customers in the store for honest advice.

My experiences are this: I have extremely poor vision. I've been wearing glasses since I was 8, but when I turned 13 got contact lenses. Wore those for till I was around 24 then I started developing problems with my eyes. So eventually doctors said my eyes are rejecting contact lenses (its rare) and as much as I loved contacts I had to resort to glasses for probably forever.

Needless to say, I bought new glasses (librarian looking black frames) and actually like how they look and most people say I look better with glasses on than off. Though my vision was always much better with contacts I'm happy with glasses for now. Also have perscription sunglasses too.

 

Excuse me, I wasn't clear:

How can you read this thread and respond?

Still, I think glasses are cool of you get the right frames.

 

Like it was mentioned, a photo for reference would be nice. Not every frame is flattering to every face ie: skin color, face shape, eye shape, hair style, age, etc...

 

I wear a pair of Dolce & Gabbana half-frames (frame on top, wire on bottom of the lenses) very light, very thin and they suit me down to the ground. I hate not wearing them despite that my vision is not all that bad. I reckon I look better with them on than I do with them off.

They were pretty exxy though A$600+ including anti-reflection lenses.

Here's a pic of them, that's not me though.


They're nice and flexible too, I have a 62cm head so I can't wear a lot of frames, they're mostly too small so I either need thick temple pieces with those spring-loaded hinges or flexible ones.

 

sorry contacts didnt work out for ya. been wearin em since i was 9. I've had this pair on for 1 month straight. awake and asleep. they're only supposed to be 2-week disposables that you take out at night.

 

WOW!

My frames from Italy, not sure the details but plastic type. I had to get special compressed lenses for mine so the lens wasn't 3" thick, as well as anti-reflection coating and scratch resistant. And I thought I paid a lot...which was about $200 or so. I can't imagine having a pair that expensive. I would never want to wear them I'd be too afraid.

 

Yeah, they were too expensive but they were the only frames my Optometrist had that both looked OK (very hard to get a decent looking frame on a very big head) and fit properly. Can't imagine wearing anything else now - they're so incredibly comfortable.

 

I lost my glasses about a month ago.

Then I proceeded to find the absolutely dorkiest glasses I could find. Nice, thick black frames. At the same time, I made sure that they did look trendy, and it's more of picking whether or not I want to wear them because I also have contacts.

But yet, glasses can be fashionable.

 

If you didn't say that wasn't you, I would have thought you were quite a good-looking dude. I'm not trying to pick you up, since I'm het, but dayam.


(awkward silence)........um........anyway, I think I heard that if you have a long, rectangular head, get glasses with rounder shaped glasses, and if you have a round face/head, then get square-ish frames. This is so that your glasses don't reinforce the squareness or roundness of your face. It takes attention away from these traits.