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Wow! Great answer, thank you! Just curious, are you an optometrist? I always used Warby Parker and never visited optometrists to buy glasses -- maybe I should

• simonblack 7y ago
  I only get 'real' glasses from an optometrist, and have done since I was about 13. You need to have your eyes tested by an optometrist every 2-3 years. In some countries, that testing is covered by government health subsidies. I am not an optometrist - so no vested interests. Everyday reading glasses from supermarkets, etc. are a different matter, I have several pairs of those which focus at different distances, depending on whether (ferinstance) I am reading a book in bed (9 inches/22cm), or looking at a computer screen (24 inches/60cm), etc, etc. I have tried multifocals but I dislike the distortions that often appear at the sides of the field. I find bifocals the best for me overall. Another point of comfort that I forgot to mention in the last post is the width of the nose where the piece joining the two lenses sits. I have a weird wide bridge which means that that part in my glasses has to be longer than usual. So far, I have only found glasses which are suitable in that design in France, consequently I have bought my last two pairs of spectacles (buy 1, get another pair cheaper) while travelling in France. That was three years ago, and I don't think I can get back there for quite some time. Maybe I'll be forced to put new updated lenses in those old frames.
  • bjmorris 7y ago
    Thank you! I've learned a lot and I'm glad I asked here :)