How To Pick Modern Glasses For High Prescriptions

3 May 2018


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Modern glasses styles seem to get larger and larger. Models in posh magazines are wearing oversized glasses with Plano lenses in them making the style look like attainable for everyone. Extra large round and square frames have invaded the market this year with every brand offering a few variations of their designs. At the store, we are facing many customers who want to look stylish and modern but are concerned that extra large XL frames will not work for their strong prescriptions. 

The biggest concern is that lenses will come out thick. The stronger the prescription, the thicker lenses will be. The larger glasses, the thicker your lenses will turn out. Say, your prescription is +4.50/+4.25. The smaller the frames, the thinner lenses will be for this specific prescription. To get best possible results, opt of thinnest Index lenses. 1.67 or 1.74. Even with that high index lenses will show thickness in the most popular XL thin wired frames.

Glasses weight is another concern. The larger the lenses, the heavier they will be. Popular frames are almost double in size than what you are used to if you shopped 5-7 years ago. If glasses temples are thin, they may not balance out the lenses weight, and you will feel heavy on your nose.

And lastly, vision clarity might be a concern if you have a strong prescription or high astigmatism. Lenses might need very precise measurement, and glasses will need to be precisely adjusted for a clear view. Not only PD measurement will matter, but also height. Height measurement is a must for progressive lenses, but even for single vision, this measure is necessary if you picked XL glasses frames,

At Illuminata Eyewear we have a range of glasses designs from 2018 collections that include all cool and stylish XL glasses. We are more than willing to edge lenses of any prescription in them and let you decide if you like the look and if you feel comfortable. If you don't like your glasses, you can pick different frames and reuse the lenses or get them done a new.

We advise customers with a strong prescription to go for smaller frames that have the same style as large with the same design idea. Round glasses have been popular for over five years now, and designers seem to keep adding millimeters to the size. Smaller round frames still look modern and will work much better than larger ones. We see more variations of plastic round frames in more colors and color combinations. Plastic round glasses will hide the lens thickness the best.

At the store, we have many options from various designers and will be happy to offer best choices for your style and personality.