Top 6 Things To Know Before Getting Your First Glasses

Do you have astigmatism or hyperopia? Or another reason why wearing glasses has become indispensable or life-saving for you? Be reassured because modern glasses are beyond the prejudices of yesteryear. Between comfort, prevention, and fashion, they meet real needs. So, without further ado, let’s dive further into this blog and learn some things you ought to know before getting your first glasses.

1. How long does it take to get used to your new glasses?

While many frames provide excellent relief from the symptoms of impaired vision, optical lenses can sometimes be more difficult for your brain to tolerate. This is particularly true for progressive lenses, which require a certain amount of time to adapt. It is then easy to get discouraged and let things get worse, but if we have one piece of advice to give you, it is to persevere!

An urban legend says that the adaptation to progressive lenses is long and tedious (nausea, pitching, distortion of the perception of the environment). This was still true a few years ago, but thanks to new manufacturing processes, the adaptation to this type of glasses are considerably reduced: less than 5 days. You will no longer leave your optical equipment at the bottom of a drawer since you benefit from a guarantee of adaptation to all types of corrective lenses for up to 3 months.

2. Does wearing glasses cause your eyesight to deteriorate?

No, not directly. Wearing glasses is a response to a permanent discomfort that makes certain situations difficult, such as driving, looking at a blackboard in class, working with screens, etc. Some glasses are not made to be worn all day. Also, when you are prescribed corrective lenses, they are specifically adapted to your visual needs.

In the majority of cases, wearing glasses avoids visual fatigue, especially for people working on computers. Your eye gets used to this comfort, and when you take off your glasses, you notice this loss of comfort and clear vision. There are many different causes, so don’t hesitate to ask your optician for example or in our other stores.

3. Can we improve our vision?

Like hearing, sight decreases irremediably with age. On the other hand, there are practices that can make mild symptoms of ametropia more comfortable. We also hear about dedicated food or food supplements such as fish, dried fruits, and certain vegetables.

4. You have been prescribed resting glasses even though you can see well; why?

The chances are that you work on a screen, so you should know that they give off blue light, which is harmful to the eyes. Some glasses filter this light and allow to avoid visual fatigue. Therefore, you can wear a pair of glasses with a slight correction explicitly prescribed for computer work.

5. When should you change your glasses?

Your ophthalmologist will set up the next appointments with you, but it can happen that your eyesight evolves. Therefore your eyes are changed to another correction more or less quickly than expected. You will then have to go back to your specialist so that he/she can prescribe you something more suitable after having checked your eyes again.

Opticians are used to these changes, and they also advise you to come and see them check your equipment (at least once a year). On the other hand, for another choice of frames, you can do it according to the fashion and desires; your optician will keep your glasses or the same type of glass to re-cut them or put them on your new frames.

6. How to choose your glasses?

You can forget about the mockery at school in the past; wearing glasses has become as commonplace as having a scarf or a well-groomed beard. On the contrary, it’s a fashion accessory underlines and expresses your personality. Depending on your lifestyle (social, relaxed, handyman), the choice of your frames will be very different because it will change your look in light or radical way according to your state of mind.

The morphology of the face is also very important. If you have a small head, big glasses, for example, are not adapted and very small ones on a more massive face. That’s why opticians are often also visagists and have the habit of guiding you in your choice so that it is perfectly adequate while being adapted to your daily life and your tastes.

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