Fuisetaea Rimless Titanium Bifocal Readers

Ever since my husband had cataract surgery in February, he still needs glasses for reading. He had lenses put in that allow him to see both far and near; however, the near isn’t as near as it needs to be. That sort of defeats the purpose. Since he reads most of the day it’s become a constant that he wear glasses - something we were hoping to avoid. He keeps them on to see far, which defeats the purpose even more. He wanted to have his old frames fitted with bifocals, but we haven’t been inside a store since March. So I was looking around for bifocal glasses that are “plain” on the top, and 2.00 on the bottom. They also needed to be rimless and light. We found a pair on Amazon that had good reviews. The only issue I had was you could see the bifocal lines - it looks awful when you are used to progressives. So we ordered a pair and they arrived yesterday at a price much cheaper than any eye glass shop. So far he likes how light they are and they seem to be working out. It’s ridiculous to have so many readers around the house and in the car. I asked him if he would like bifocal sunglasses and he declined - he hates sunglasses to begin with. But it’s a lot easier to read if you are already wearing bifocals. If and when I need cataract surgery I think I would get basic lenses and wear glasses to correct whatever. I’m sure there are advantages to having a near and far lens - perhaps if you are in to sports and outside all the time. That’s not the case with us - especially since March. 

Lindberg Titanium Glasses

When we moved to northern Virginia ten months ago we finally decided now was the time to switch to an eye doctor in our new neighborhood. Driving to DC is bad enough, and worse when you have an appointment. It’s been four years since my last new pair of glasses. So with an eye exam in January my prescription changed enough to warrant a new pair. We ended up going to Georgetown Optical in Tyson’s. My first pair of glasses in DC was also at the Georgetown Optical - but in Georgetown. My last pair was bought at Voorthuis in Alexandria. It was a nightmare too long to talk about so I didn’t want to go back there. When the salesperson asked what I wanted, I told him to find something he thought would look nice rather than say anything specific. After a few tries both my husband and I liked the Lindberg titanium frame. It was light, pretty, a bit more oval than usual, and the color was nice. So we picked them up today and so far they feel nice and I hope look as nice as we thought. The only issue left is getting sunglasses that fit over these frames because the ones I use now aren’t large enough. I just don’t feel like getting separate sunglasses at this time. Hopefully the new glasses will do the trick.