I wish all opticians were as amazing as you! I swear every one who’s ever given me my new glasses just looks at my face and says “Well, looks good to me! Good luck!” And I’m not confident I’ve ever had a pair that fit just right. Your channel is so helpful! Thank you!
Hey, it’s hard sometimes out in the real world. 😂 But if this channel helps more people have comfortable well fitting eyewear, then I’m happy as a clam!! 😎. Thanks for being here and enjoying the content!
This video is a life-saver. None of the optometrists I've gone to, save for one, ever tried to properly fit my glasses to my head. The first place I went to actually let me pick out child's frames when I was in high school and never said a word in warning. The place after that looked at my old glasses and laughed, which was where I actually found out what the first place had done.
Exact same thing happened to me. The ladies in the optometry office let me pick out child's frames and never said anything to me. I was in agony, they were tight on my temples, and I kept going back for adjustments, and I started thinking that I was crazy because they were still too tight, and they still never said anything to me. I only found out because I went to a different branch that they owned. What's wrong with people!
Recently I have been watching a few of your videos. I like how you don't edit out little bloops of even silence. I watch so many videos that are exhausting simply because the edited result is unnatural and "fast forwarding". I come to realize that I never used the expertise of the salesperson. The optometrist may measure the right corrections, but when it comes to finding comfortable glasses I settled for "whatever". Long time ago I told myself that nose pads are not comfortable and I went with contact lenses. Now I need reading glasses, so I opted for double focus glasses with a bridge as opposed to pads. My most recent pair look great, but they slide off my head when I look down. The hook behind my ear is pretty much straight and I use a workaround with "Anti-Slip Eyeglass Ear Grips Hooks". When I picked up my glasses, the sales person told me that this frame is not much adjustable. Now I wonder, why did they sell them to me? Also, now I wear hearing aids and the specialist was wondering if my frame would cover the microphone and reduce the benefit. I scheduled an appointment for my eye exam, and now I need to pay attention to the expertise of the person who will fit my glasses. Perhaps instead of browsing the displays with frames I should ask them to give me a few ideas of perfect fitting frames.
Haha, I get what you mean! I've seen that trend of editing out every breath of every video and I just don't get it! If you want robots go to Chat GPT >.< Nose pads are such a double edged sword, but I do find that modern ceramic pads have a REALLY good feel to them when properly fitted and adjusted well. Some opticals really just have sales people. See this a lot in the HVAC industry too, they'ld rather send out a salesperson to pusha new unit on you than a true technician to actually diangose and fix a problem.... Hearing aids are definitely a tricky situation, but there are ways of adjusting the frame to fit well and still avoid the mic area of the devices :) Just takes a little know how. Definitely advise that, always! A good pro helping you can make so much of a difference, but they can be tough to spot. The basic knowledge here will help you have a better understanding at least, so dive through the fit and adjusting playlist to have a good core starting point (sounds like you've already started and gone quite a ways already, so kudos & thank you for that!)
Thank you for this video because I thought it was always my headset causing the problem but turns out my glasses were adjusted wrong and they had too much clamping force so when you add headphones on it makes a dig into my head even more.
Thank you for redoing this subject!! Maybe you can remove the other one with bad sound! My son's glasses drive me nuts..always slipping..oily nose from meds!
Ugh I can relate so much to the oily nose problem, not from meds, but I was blessed with an absurdly greasy nose 😂. Unfortunately, it brings a lot of traffic to the channel. I've been successful in teaching youtube to recommend a replacement video only once, but deleting just isn't an option unfortunately :(
Unfortunately it’s a big problem that just seems to persist! That’s a lot of why I started focusing on adjusting and fitting videos for awhile! Hopefully the adjusting playlist helps you out 😎
Should I order single vision for sports under my snowboard goggles? Falling hard goggles fly off lost glasses and some even snapped in half. Looking for a cheap solution. Or go bifocal? I run progressives, but don't want to use my only pair due to expense, and then I end up w no glasses. 2.5 , 2.75. Also swim in a lake in the summer. Fishing too. Jogging..
I would stick with SV and a giggle insert honestly. The times you need intermediate just have an extra pair on your bag for the small stuff. 100% with you on this, not just on cost, but I would never sacrifice the distance periphery in speeds like snowboarding. You can find goggles inserts from various mfg but there use to be some generic universal ones on Amazon for around $20. Throw a basic cr uncoated rx distance lens and keep rolling. I had a customer I did this for for YEARS. 3 pairs a year or so. Sometimes more for obvious reasons 😂
@@ThatGlassesGuy03 thanks I don't go that fast ..lol..I'm silver edition..but you have to read the terrain and plan your turns. Yeah fuzzy is not good. 🤓
Nevaaarrr!!! 😂 lots of amsterdam colorwayabto choose from, but this blue was 1 of 2 and I foolishly sold my backup #2... well.. I should say a customer made me sell it while it was sitting on my desk so I could decide on the perfect alternative lens to it 😂
Hi, I'm wondering as a wide faced person with a low bridge would metal arms on plastic frame be more flexible than a full on plastic. I bought the latter plastic ones and they hurt behind my ears terribly until broke them in. I also am wondering does the fact that metal arms are placed slightly lower than the top of the frame ( current plastic ones extend straight from the top like yours)help me with my low nose bridge issue. This from someone who orders online due to lower cost and doesn't really have access to adjustments from physical stores. Thank in advance for your answer.
for starters no matter the glasses source a professional adjustment is well worth the cost when done properly. Comfort matters hugely! :) As to your question, tough to say, as the overall design plays a larger role than just where on the frame the temples mount. Many plastic frames also feature temples that mount lower, but often they need to be higher for the proper lens tilt for best vision :)
@@ThatGlassesGuy03i was wondering if metal or plastic temples are a better choice for wide faces in the regards of me being able to widen them myself. in my experience(country) professional adjustments are done soley for customers that have purchased from them. As the people working there are salesman, and the opticians themselves do not handle customers only glasses in a separate facility.
What an interesting way of handling things 😵💫. Here at least we will adjust and charge fees accordingly. At any rate, for self adjustment basic metal frames can be easier to manipulate by hand.
@Modest Opticianit's not the temple length as they are both 146, and actually longer then the crest of my ear. TMI (maybe useful for someone so7) I'm a female with extremely large square head, low nose bridge and big round close set, deep set eyes. My first online purchase was Zenni #124218. It's a robust plastic frame, that's meant to be oversized(on regular skulled people) so the temples are significantly tapered in from the general Width of the frame. It hurt me behind the ears like a b and it took me months to break them in by wearing them over headbands and such. I now purchased Crullé Thrive frames and have no issues with discomfort around the ears even though they're slightly narrower, the bridge size is more fitting for my low bridge nose. So functionally they serve me well. However, if esthetics are taken into consideration, the virtual try on is faulty on both sites cause it keeps narrowing your face unrealistically. So yes the Zenni's were more flattering for wide faces, and the Crullé's are extremely delicate, small and unflattering especially with the yellow tint of blue blocker (huge practical gain for me though).
@Modest Optician distributers of the frames put everything over 140 into size L. Also they don't put much info on the material other than"artificial mass". The Crullé one have "flex" as special feature( no info on the site or knowledge on my part about spring hinges) Temple/ bridge relation is something that's mentioned in the Asian fit (wide, high cheekbones, fat cheeks, low nose bridge). Companies that specialise in that Do not ship to my country. But it's very on point with my face, even though I'm not asian. The virtual try one says I'm size M cause my close set eyes align with the credit card against the center of my face. So I'm much better off looking at the referential Asian model and the fit of the frames, than relying on the virtual try on that isn't scaled properly.
I'm about to buy a pair glasses that caught my eye online, these specific ones aren't available anywhere near me so that I could try them out, so I am using my current glasses as a reference and comparing it with their measurements/VR try-on. The frame width is 139mm, a couple of millimeters shorter than my current glasses. Do you think I could manage to loosen it enough to make it work? The frame in question is the Moscot Lemtosh if that helps
@@ThatGlassesGuy03 They do, but the 46mm's height seems to fit better than the 49mm's which measured a bit too tall. On a side note: been watching your videos for years!! Very helpful! Keep it up :)
Gotchya! Definitely don’t want them sitting on cheeks or swallowing your brow! Way better to adjust the bridge and temples for a hair more width!! 😎 Also thanks so much for sticking around and I’m thrilled you’ve found the videos helpful!! Doing a new wave soon with a new background I’m super pumped about!! 😎 also hope to be going and doing more out in the real world, but we’ll see how that goes 😂
@@ThatGlassesGuy03 What worries me is that on top of the 46mm Lemtosh not being as wide as my current, the end of my current frame's temples is already wider than the frame if you know what I mean Can't wait to see the new background!
Why don't all opticians know these things? Mine always takes my glasses and lays them on a table. He says that they are not level, so they are adjusted wrong. The two sides have to be different to look and feel right. I even told him that I had bilateral otoplasty, so my ears are not the same on both sides. Nope! He messes up my glasses and sends me home in misery. Finally, I quit him. You need to go on the speaking circuit to opticians!
Unfortunately, there's not much for standardized optician education programs, so it really comes down to a "how much do you want to learn approach. Most faces and people aren't symmetrical, glasses should almost never fit the table. 😶
You can, but I would be cautious as most cheaper injection plastics are brittle and prone to breaking. Nylon frames breaking is less of a concern but there is no adjustment to be made due to composite hinges, not a whole lot to be done in those cases unfortunately.
@@ThatGlassesGuy03 ok thanks it seems to be working, my nose points to the left side more so I feel like the position of my glasses sit outwards on my right side and the left lense is closer towards my eye , any advice how to fix that ..I have no nose pads
@@iangarrigan9451 Glasses Rubbing On Cheek or Closer To One Eye? This is The Video You've Been Waiting For! th-cam.com/video/do-NeM5Bg1M/w-d-xo.html Got ya covered. 😎
Sounds like the whole frame needs a good going over to get back to a solid starting point, that's a little tougher without knowing all aspects of what goes into a good fit. Sorry this wasn't the exact answer you needed, but a good optician should be able to get you back I to shape assuming no mechanical failures with the frame itself 🙂
I am 70 years old and lately my glasses have been causing sores on the boney bridge of my nose. i try to keep them way down on my nose to avoid these contact sores.to allow them to heal. I wear plastic frames because metal frames with pads catch my hair. I have been looking for tips for this problem. I don't know how to stop this.
That’s a little tougher, an acetate bridge that fits well should spread the contact over a very large area and prevent that issue all on its own. Sounds like your plastic frames may not fit you well.
How Should My Glasses Fit On My Nose th-cam.com/video/KSFU63uhrww/w-d-xo.html this video will help if that’s the case and show you what to look for. Alternatively some stick on silicone pads for plastic frames can give you a little softer landing. As for nose pads getting caught in your hair… stop putting your glasses on your head. 😂
Same exact steps and process, actually easier since you don’t have to worry as much about heating and bending unless it has really brittle plastic temple tips😎 Pretty nuts your optical would let you pay for lenses for your frame then refuse to adjust it though. Good grief.
What about straight arm temples like my Oakley eyeglasses? The retaining screw that holds the temple as well as controls the 'pressure' of opening and closing the temples, gets loose over time, and eventually the temples just flop open and closed. I've been told this is caused by closing the temples when you store your glasses, causing the screw to 'strip out' over time. I'm looking for a way to fix this issue; was thinking something like a VERY TINY amount of Loc-Tite on the the screw threads, or nail polish, or something similar to strengthen the hold. Any ideas folks?
Nail polish all day long. Just enough grip to keep it from loosening bit easy enough to break loose when you need it to. It's actually due to play in the difference in the screw vs barrel threads 🙃
Lens material could have some affect but in general it’s a factor of half rim with a polished edge and I’m assuming a decent amount of minus power for a thicker ledge. Change frames if you don’t like it, because it will be there to some degree no matter what.
I recently bought some frames I really wanted from the UK online but was having a hard time adjusting them, watching a few of your adjustment videos helped me get them just right. I had a bad experience with another pair I bought. I loved the frames and the opticians were nice, but they just couldn't get them adjusted right after having them adjust over a dozen times. Anyway, it's nice to have someone explain what to look for and how to make that bend to account for it (also just... what you can and can't do to a frame to make adjustments, I think that's another source of confusion). I looked up your store, nice to see a fellow Tenneseean (I thought I recognized a TN accent!), I'm from Knoxville but I'll definitely look into your shop when I get my next prescription update. Out of curiosity, do you stock Reykjavik Eyes? Thanks for creating these helpful videos!
What a small world!! I do not carry Reykjavik, good stuff though. I stick with Bevel for titanium’s. 😎 I actually get quite a few that drive down from Knoxville 😂
Depends on the frame design really, but in very general terms, they should start to touch (ideally not squeeze) just a buy back from where the temple starts, and from there follow the contour of the head. The more area you can spread that touch out over the more grip and comfort you have (as long as it's not too tight, too tight will still slip.. and or hurt) 🙂
no matter how hard i try fixing the temple at the back (either bending to an 80 degree angle, or releasing the angle to maybe a 45 degree), the frame still kept faling down. any ideas?
Lots of them! Unfortunate that’s the nature of eyewear, it’s rarely just one parameter that needs tweaks and more often it’s a combination of things not working quite right together. This video gives a bit more comprehensive look at the topic, but they also need to grip the head properly from the temples back, not just behind the ears :). All that assumes the frames are well balanced on the face too and not overly tight anywhere which, can in fact, cause them to slip even more voraciously. Slip & Slide All Day Long. End Slipping Sunglasses or Glasses! Five Tips To Stop Sliding Glasses! th-cam.com/video/szK-ArajmiY/w-d-xo.html
@@ThatGlassesGuy03 thanks! Would totally love to have u adjust my glasses, but im in asia :( i would check up the video later! Also can i ask u should the nosepads feel at the front when the glasses are well-adjusted? Must the nosepad feels tight so that the glassedon’t drop? Should the nosepads bear some weight or just for supporting only?
@@Heal_living the nose pads will bear some weight, but shouldn’t be significantly bothersome. They generally shouldn’t feel *tight* as they’re not what’s keeping the glasses from sliding forward and down :)
5mm is far from anything I would call too long unless it’s MASSIVELY too long to begin with. It’s all about adjustment here and getting those bends in the proper place so it tucks nicely. 10mm or more, yeah it’s time to think trimming, but that’s a very involved task for plastic frames that the average wearer isn’t up to
That was just what I was told at the optical place that did my 1st and only adjustment. I purchased them online and was my 1st time ordering Rx glasses online. I’ve never had the arm so long and kinda make sense as now the slip of my face
They can be harder to find, but depending on the design of the temple that number may not mean much. Had someone recently talking about he had to have 180, turns out in the past he had always worn cable temples and those do indeed measure MUCH differently and are very long because the curl is measured straight.
Why don't they just build them like reading glasses. Never had a problem with reading glasses they always fit perfect. My prescription glasses i just got pinch behind the ears, trying to adjust them now
I wanna know what reading glasses you're buying. Most people I encounter have more pairs of readers either sitting around or in the bin because they all fall apart so poorly. Most of the frames I work with are problem free though, but you're talking my average price of entry for frames is $450+++++. I havne't seen really well made frames under $300 since 2020, and before that it was still in the 200 area.
Would it be unreasonable to use an already well fitting pair of glasses as a template for adjusting another pair of glasses? That mastoid area causes me so many problems but I have a few older pairs of glasses that were adjusted by technicians with magic hands.
Absolutely! You have to keep in mind some things in terms of the material and thickness differences, but I have very often used a current fit pair I've done for basing another adjustment, at least into a close starting point :)
I hate my new plastic glasses, theyre uncomfortable, either too tight around the ear but they still slip off the nose, pr kust loose everywhere, they're horrible
Sounds like a bad fit or poorly made frame more than an issue with plastic frames in general. There’s not much. Lee comfortable than a high quality acetate with proper fit and adjustment. Hopefully you can get it sorted out or find a better adjustment :)
Couple things. If it has nose pads: Beauty Hack to Prevent Red Marks On Nose From Glasses! Stop Red Mark From Glasses! th-cam.com/video/LgIKY3aDb4k/w-d-xo.html If it’s an acetate frame most likely a balance or fit issue. If it’s fit it can’t be adjusted easily without major reworking. If it’s just front heavy : th-cam.com/video/7SuC-FFvm_Y/w-d-xo.htmlsi=4UMucpczbVaDgEY6
Very easily. Too tight behind the ears pushes the frame upwards from the back throwing off the balance making it front heavy and prone to sliding. Surprised it’s not hurting your nose too. Follow the video tips, or find another optician to do the fitting. I know many who adjust like that…. And I wish it on no one.
Funny you say that, it’s far from mainstream but there is a company utilizing exactly that concept. 3DNA uses 3D scans of the head to build a custom frame for you that fits. But even then, if the adjustment at the end is trash, so is the fit. 🤷♂️. 3 companies I know of that together offer the best ergonomics (fit and feel) and the widest range of fit combined across all 3 TC Charton, Blake Kuwahara, Laibach & York. Nobody else comes remotely close to these three in ergonomics, and they all make some pretty cool shit TBH 😂
Helpful video, but so odd how often you stop talking and look and sound like you're holding in a burp. Did you just down a whole sprite in 12 seconds before the video? 😂
May your glasses forever be crooked and wrekt because you don’t want to actually grasp the concepts. Here have the 10 second version. Maybe you’ll get it right. Maybe you’ll make them fit worse. Maybe you’ll break them. th-cam.com/users/shortsHzBKlDn6v8s?si=37EAUCmmYJCRiYEW
I wish all opticians were as amazing as you! I swear every one who’s ever given me my new glasses just looks at my face and says “Well, looks good to me! Good luck!” And I’m not confident I’ve ever had a pair that fit just right. Your channel is so helpful! Thank you!
Hey, it’s hard sometimes out in the real world. 😂 But if this channel helps more people have comfortable well fitting eyewear, then I’m happy as a clam!! 😎. Thanks for being here and enjoying the content!
Being shy loses opportunities and makes it difficult in life. Who cares, and ask always.
This video is a life-saver. None of the optometrists I've gone to, save for one, ever tried to properly fit my glasses to my head. The first place I went to actually let me pick out child's frames when I was in high school and never said a word in warning. The place after that looked at my old glasses and laughed, which was where I actually found out what the first place had done.
Ouch! Sorry about the experience at some of those other opticals, but glad this video has helped you out!!
So what did they do to the first pair?
Exact same thing happened to me. The ladies in the optometry office let me pick out child's frames and never said anything to me. I was in agony, they were tight on my temples, and I kept going back for adjustments, and I started thinking that I was crazy because they were still too tight, and they still never said anything to me. I only found out because I went to a different branch that they owned. What's wrong with people!
Sometimes even those doing the selling just don’t have a clue unfortunately
Recently I have been watching a few of your videos. I like how you don't edit out little bloops of even silence. I watch so many videos that are exhausting simply because the edited result is unnatural and "fast forwarding".
I come to realize that I never used the expertise of the salesperson. The optometrist may measure the right corrections, but when it comes to finding comfortable glasses I settled for "whatever".
Long time ago I told myself that nose pads are not comfortable and I went with contact lenses. Now I need reading glasses, so I opted for double focus glasses with a bridge as opposed to pads. My most recent pair look great, but they slide off my head when I look down. The hook behind my ear is pretty much straight and I use a workaround with "Anti-Slip Eyeglass Ear Grips Hooks". When I picked up my glasses, the sales person told me that this frame is not much adjustable.
Now I wonder, why did they sell them to me?
Also, now I wear hearing aids and the specialist was wondering if my frame would cover the microphone and reduce the benefit.
I scheduled an appointment for my eye exam, and now I need to pay attention to the expertise of the person who will fit my glasses. Perhaps instead of browsing the displays with frames I should ask them to give me a few ideas of perfect fitting frames.
Haha, I get what you mean! I've seen that trend of editing out every breath of every video and I just don't get it! If you want robots go to Chat GPT >.<
Nose pads are such a double edged sword, but I do find that modern ceramic pads have a REALLY good feel to them when properly fitted and adjusted well.
Some opticals really just have sales people. See this a lot in the HVAC industry too, they'ld rather send out a salesperson to pusha new unit on you than a true technician to actually diangose and fix a problem....
Hearing aids are definitely a tricky situation, but there are ways of adjusting the frame to fit well and still avoid the mic area of the devices :) Just takes a little know how.
Definitely advise that, always! A good pro helping you can make so much of a difference, but they can be tough to spot. The basic knowledge here will help you have a better understanding at least, so dive through the fit and adjusting playlist to have a good core starting point (sounds like you've already started and gone quite a ways already, so kudos & thank you for that!)
Goodwill Optical Traverse City MI...the guy is an absolute wizard with adjustments!!!
Need a list of places like this 👌🏻🥂😂
Very helpful video. I'm struggling a lot with my new pair of glasses. Adjusted it 6 times and it's still wonky. Now I understand why.
Well this video saved my sanity. I even had my frames swapped for a new set, over 10 adjustments. This was the answer! Thank you.
🥂 that’s what I’m here for! 💥
Thank you for this video because I thought it was always my headset causing the problem but turns out my glasses were adjusted wrong and they had too much clamping force so when you add headphones on it makes a dig into my head even more.
🙌 adjustment and fit make EVERYTHING better 😁
Thanks! The care that you put into your content and your craft is very clear. Your videos have been very helpful for me.
Thanks Kris! Glad it comes across and even more so these videos have helped you 😁
Thank you for redoing this subject!! Maybe you can remove the other one with bad sound! My son's glasses drive me nuts..always slipping..oily nose from meds!
Ugh I can relate so much to the oily nose problem, not from meds, but I was blessed with an absurdly greasy nose 😂.
Unfortunately, it brings a lot of traffic to the channel. I've been successful in teaching youtube to recommend a replacement video only once, but deleting just isn't an option unfortunately :(
@@ThatGlassesGuy03 if have oily nose is it impossible for the spec to stay up?
I sure hope not. I’ve got a crazy oily nose and never have problems 🤭
thanks for vid..
i would go to were i bought glasses. but its complicated since covid..
just cant walk in anymore and get adjustment..
Unfortunately it’s a big problem that just seems to persist! That’s a lot of why I started focusing on adjusting and fitting videos for awhile! Hopefully the adjusting playlist helps you out 😎
Could never get the right fit. Thank you for fitting my glasses today!!!
Happy to help! 🥂 small world huh 😂👌🏻😎
Should I order single vision for sports under my snowboard goggles? Falling hard goggles fly off lost glasses and some even snapped in half. Looking for a cheap solution. Or go bifocal? I run progressives, but don't want to use my only pair due to expense, and then I end up w no glasses. 2.5 , 2.75.
Also swim in a lake in the summer. Fishing too. Jogging..
I would stick with SV and a giggle insert honestly. The times you need intermediate just have an extra pair on your bag for the small stuff. 100% with you on this, not just on cost, but I would never sacrifice the distance periphery in speeds like snowboarding.
You can find goggles inserts from various mfg but there use to be some generic universal ones on Amazon for around $20. Throw a basic cr uncoated rx distance lens and keep rolling. I had a customer I did this for for YEARS. 3 pairs a year or so. Sometimes more for obvious reasons 😂
@@ThatGlassesGuy03 thanks I don't go that fast ..lol..I'm silver edition..but you have to read the terrain and plan your turns. Yeah fuzzy is not good. 🤓
Brother, is it bad if my temple arm is cueved but its fits almost fine, but looks wierd
Totally fine. Worry more about how it fits on the face and that it follows the curve of your skull rather than how any one part looks :)
I need those frames. Thanks for the informative video!
Nevaaarrr!!! 😂 lots of amsterdam colorwayabto choose from, but this blue was 1 of 2 and I foolishly sold my backup #2... well.. I should say a customer made me sell it while it was sitting on my desk so I could decide on the perfect alternative lens to it 😂
@@ThatGlassesGuy03 They really are something special :) The blue is stunning! Too bad you got rid of your backup pair 😝
Hi, I'm wondering as a wide faced person with a low bridge would metal arms on plastic frame be more flexible than a full on plastic. I bought the latter plastic ones and they hurt behind my ears terribly until broke them in. I also am wondering does the fact that metal arms are placed slightly lower than the top of the frame ( current plastic ones extend straight from the top like yours)help me with my low nose bridge issue. This from someone who orders online due to lower cost and doesn't really have access to adjustments from physical stores. Thank in advance for your answer.
for starters no matter the glasses source a professional adjustment is well worth the cost when done properly. Comfort matters hugely! :) As to your question, tough to say, as the overall design plays a larger role than just where on the frame the temples mount. Many plastic frames also feature temples that mount lower, but often they need to be higher for the proper lens tilt for best vision :)
@@ThatGlassesGuy03i was wondering if metal or plastic temples are a better choice for wide faces in the regards of me being able to widen them myself.
in my experience(country) professional adjustments are done soley for customers that have purchased from them. As the people working there are salesman, and the opticians themselves do not handle customers only glasses in a separate facility.
What an interesting way of handling things 😵💫. Here at least we will adjust and charge fees accordingly. At any rate, for self adjustment basic metal frames can be easier to manipulate by hand.
@Modest Opticianit's not the temple length as they are both 146, and actually longer then the crest of my ear.
TMI (maybe useful for someone so7)
I'm a female with extremely large square head, low nose bridge and big round close set, deep set eyes. My first online purchase was Zenni #124218. It's a robust plastic frame, that's meant to be oversized(on regular skulled people) so the temples are significantly tapered in from the general Width of the frame. It hurt me behind the ears like a b and it took me months to break them in by wearing them over headbands and such. I now purchased Crullé Thrive frames and have no issues with discomfort around the ears even though they're slightly narrower, the bridge size is more fitting for my low bridge nose. So functionally they serve me well. However, if esthetics are taken into consideration, the virtual try on is faulty on both sites cause it keeps narrowing your face unrealistically. So yes the Zenni's were more flattering for wide faces, and the Crullé's are extremely delicate, small and unflattering especially with the yellow tint of blue blocker (huge practical gain for me though).
@Modest Optician distributers of the frames put everything over 140 into size L. Also they don't put much info on the material other than"artificial mass". The Crullé one have "flex" as special feature( no info on the site or knowledge on my part about spring hinges) Temple/ bridge relation is something that's mentioned in the Asian fit (wide, high cheekbones, fat cheeks, low nose bridge). Companies that specialise in that Do not ship to my country. But it's very on point with my face, even though I'm not asian. The virtual try one says I'm size M cause my close set eyes align with the credit card against the center of my face. So I'm much better off looking at the referential Asian model and the fit of the frames, than relying on the virtual try on that isn't scaled properly.
I'm about to buy a pair glasses that caught my eye online, these specific ones aren't available anywhere near me so that I could try them out, so I am using my current glasses as a reference and comparing it with their measurements/VR try-on.
The frame width is 139mm, a couple of millimeters shorter than my current glasses. Do you think I could manage to loosen it enough to make it work? The frame in question is the Moscot Lemtosh if that helps
The lemtosh comes in a handful of sizes doesn’t it? At any rate, yes easily adjustable for a couple millimeters worth of full front width.
@@ThatGlassesGuy03 They do, but the 46mm's height seems to fit better than the 49mm's which measured a bit too tall.
On a side note: been watching your videos for years!! Very helpful! Keep it up :)
Gotchya! Definitely don’t want them sitting on cheeks or swallowing your brow! Way better to adjust the bridge and temples for a hair more width!! 😎
Also thanks so much for sticking around and I’m thrilled you’ve found the videos helpful!! Doing a new wave soon with a new background I’m super pumped about!! 😎 also hope to be going and doing more out in the real world, but we’ll see how that goes 😂
@@ThatGlassesGuy03 What worries me is that on top of the 46mm Lemtosh not being as wide as my current, the end of my current frame's temples is already wider than the frame if you know what I mean
Can't wait to see the new background!
Do find the length of arms affect your comfort?
I find the adjustment and design of the temple makes FAR more difference than the measured length
Why don't all opticians know these things? Mine always takes my glasses and lays them on a table. He says that they are not level, so they are adjusted wrong. The two sides have to be different to look and feel right. I even told him that I had bilateral otoplasty, so my ears are not the same on both sides. Nope! He messes up my glasses and sends me home in misery. Finally, I quit him. You need to go on the speaking circuit to opticians!
Unfortunately, there's not much for standardized optician education programs, so it really comes down to a "how much do you want to learn approach. Most faces and people aren't symmetrical, glasses should almost never fit the table. 😶
How would you adjust it if the bend starts too soon? Been a real pain trying to figure it out.
Straighten it out and readjust from no bend :)
Can i do this with cheaper plastic glasses that are not made of acetate?
You can, but I would be cautious as most cheaper injection plastics are brittle and prone to breaking. Nylon frames breaking is less of a concern but there is no adjustment to be made due to composite hinges, not a whole lot to be done in those cases unfortunately.
@@ThatGlassesGuy03 ok thanks it seems to be working, my nose points to the left side more so I feel like the position of my glasses sit outwards on my right side and the left lense is closer towards my eye , any advice how to fix that ..I have no nose pads
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Helped slightly but still too much pain behind ears area while wearing glasses for myopia.
Sounds like the whole frame needs a good going over to get back to a solid starting point, that's a little tougher without knowing all aspects of what goes into a good fit. Sorry this wasn't the exact answer you needed, but a good optician should be able to get you back I to shape assuming no mechanical failures with the frame itself 🙂
I have Oakley airdrop. My biggest issue is they touch my eyebrows and after about 3 hours the nose is little irritation and leaves marks. Any ideas ?
Lots of ideas! But here’s where you’ll wanna start 😎th-cam.com/video/kP2RXHIPCt8/w-d-xo.html
Thank you; very informative. Oki i shall go see an professional for adjustment.
You're very welcome! Hopefully they get you sorted out 😁.
I am 70 years old and lately my glasses have been causing sores on the boney bridge of my nose. i try to keep them way down on my nose to avoid these contact sores.to allow them to heal. I wear plastic frames because metal frames with pads catch my hair. I have been looking for tips for this problem. I don't know how to stop this.
That’s a little tougher, an acetate bridge that fits well should spread the contact over a very large area and prevent that issue all on its own. Sounds like your plastic frames may not fit you well.
How Should My Glasses Fit On My Nose
th-cam.com/video/KSFU63uhrww/w-d-xo.html this video will help if that’s the case and show you what to look for. Alternatively some stick on silicone pads for plastic frames can give you a little softer landing.
As for nose pads getting caught in your hair… stop putting your glasses on your head. 😂
How about for those who have metal frames? My optical wont fix it because I brought my own frame when I got my lens from them
Same exact steps and process, actually easier since you don’t have to worry as much about heating and bending unless it has really brittle plastic temple tips😎
Pretty nuts your optical would let you pay for lenses for your frame then refuse to adjust it though. Good grief.
@@ThatGlassesGuy03 i really dont know how. It feels like it'll break if I do this 😭
@@ThatGlassesGuy03mine is so very tight near my eyes
@@ThatGlassesGuy03 can you please make a video tutorial for me how to do that with a metal frame with screw? Thanks!
@karynjoyyao3022 tight near your eyes, like where it sits on the nose?
What about straight arm temples like my Oakley eyeglasses? The retaining screw that holds the temple as well as controls the 'pressure' of opening and closing the temples, gets loose over time, and eventually the temples just flop open and closed. I've been told this is caused by closing the temples when you store your glasses, causing the screw to 'strip out' over time. I'm looking for a way to fix this issue; was thinking something like a VERY TINY amount of Loc-Tite on the the screw threads, or nail polish, or something similar to strengthen the hold. Any ideas folks?
Nail polish all day long. Just enough grip to keep it from loosening bit easy enough to break loose when you need it to. It's actually due to play in the difference in the screw vs barrel threads 🙃
Help, why are there ‘rainbows’ around the edge of my half frame lens? Do i need to change the lens to cast away the rainbow?
Lens material could have some affect but in general it’s a factor of half rim with a polished edge and I’m assuming a decent amount of minus power for a thicker ledge. Change frames if you don’t like it, because it will be there to some degree no matter what.
@@ThatGlassesGuy03 is it possible to request for unpolished edge, will it then improve the situation?
I recently bought some frames I really wanted from the UK online but was having a hard time adjusting them, watching a few of your adjustment videos helped me get them just right. I had a bad experience with another pair I bought. I loved the frames and the opticians were nice, but they just couldn't get them adjusted right after having them adjust over a dozen times. Anyway, it's nice to have someone explain what to look for and how to make that bend to account for it (also just... what you can and can't do to a frame to make adjustments, I think that's another source of confusion). I looked up your store, nice to see a fellow Tenneseean (I thought I recognized a TN accent!), I'm from Knoxville but I'll definitely look into your shop when I get my next prescription update. Out of curiosity, do you stock Reykjavik Eyes?
Thanks for creating these helpful videos!
What a small world!! I do not carry Reykjavik, good stuff though. I stick with Bevel for titanium’s. 😎
I actually get quite a few that drive down from Knoxville 😂
Should the glasses fit snug on the side of the head or you need to leave a little space over there?
Depends on the frame design really, but in very general terms, they should start to touch (ideally not squeeze) just a buy back from where the temple starts, and from there follow the contour of the head. The more area you can spread that touch out over the more grip and comfort you have (as long as it's not too tight, too tight will still slip.. and or hurt) 🙂
no matter how hard i try fixing the temple at the back (either bending to an 80 degree angle, or releasing the angle to maybe a 45 degree), the frame still kept faling down. any ideas?
Lots of them! Unfortunate that’s the nature of eyewear, it’s rarely just one parameter that needs tweaks and more often it’s a combination of things not working quite right together. This video gives a bit more comprehensive look at the topic, but they also need to grip the head properly from the temples back, not just behind the ears :). All that assumes the frames are well balanced on the face too and not overly tight anywhere which, can in fact, cause them to slip even more voraciously.
Slip & Slide All Day Long. End Slipping Sunglasses or Glasses! Five Tips To Stop Sliding Glasses!
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@@ThatGlassesGuy03 thanks! Would totally love to have u adjust my glasses, but im in asia :( i would check up the video later! Also can i ask u should the nosepads feel at the front when the glasses are well-adjusted? Must the nosepad feels tight so that the glassedon’t drop? Should the nosepads bear some weight or just for supporting only?
@@Heal_living the nose pads will bear some weight, but shouldn’t be significantly bothersome. They generally shouldn’t feel *tight* as they’re not what’s keeping the glasses from sliding forward and down :)
@@ThatGlassesGuy03 ok thank you so much for replying!
How do you correct an arm that is too long? I bought 145 and needed 140 or 139. Also they are plastic material
5mm is far from anything I would call too long unless it’s MASSIVELY too long to begin with. It’s all about adjustment here and getting those bends in the proper place so it tucks nicely. 10mm or more, yeah it’s time to think trimming, but that’s a very involved task for plastic frames that the average wearer isn’t up to
That was just what I was told at the optical place that did my 1st and only adjustment. I purchased them online and was my 1st time ordering Rx glasses online. I’ve never had the arm so long and kinda make sense as now the slip of my face
Ild bet that adjustment could be improved dramatically ;)
150 length are really hard to get
They can be harder to find, but depending on the design of the temple that number may not mean much. Had someone recently talking about he had to have 180, turns out in the past he had always worn cable temples and those do indeed measure MUCH differently and are very long because the curl is measured straight.
Why don't they just build them like reading glasses. Never had a problem with reading glasses they always fit perfect. My prescription glasses i just got pinch behind the ears, trying to adjust them now
I wanna know what reading glasses you're buying. Most people I encounter have more pairs of readers either sitting around or in the bin because they all fall apart so poorly. Most of the frames I work with are problem free though, but you're talking my average price of entry for frames is $450+++++. I havne't seen really well made frames under $300 since 2020, and before that it was still in the 200 area.
What is the brand of the frame you are wearing? It looks like it would fit me!
A personal favorite... I own it in 8 colors in my personal collection 😂
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Would it be unreasonable to use an already well fitting pair of glasses as a template for adjusting another pair of glasses? That mastoid area causes me so many problems but I have a few older pairs of glasses that were adjusted by technicians with magic hands.
Absolutely! You have to keep in mind some things in terms of the material and thickness differences, but I have very often used a current fit pair I've done for basing another adjustment, at least into a close starting point :)
@@ThatGlassesGuy03 thanks!
I hate my new plastic glasses, theyre uncomfortable, either too tight around the ear but they still slip off the nose, pr kust loose everywhere, they're horrible
Sounds like a bad fit or poorly made frame more than an issue with plastic frames in general. There’s not much. Lee comfortable than a high quality acetate with proper fit and adjustment. Hopefully you can get it sorted out or find a better adjustment :)
What if it sits straight but is hurting your nose
Couple things. If it has nose pads:
Beauty Hack to Prevent Red Marks On Nose From Glasses! Stop Red Mark From Glasses!
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If it’s an acetate frame most likely a balance or fit issue. If it’s fit it can’t be adjusted easily without major reworking. If it’s just front heavy :
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It slides off and hurts my ears at the same time, i'm not sure how it could be too loose and too tight at the same time
Very easily. Too tight behind the ears pushes the frame upwards from the back throwing off the balance making it front heavy and prone to sliding. Surprised it’s not hurting your nose too. Follow the video tips, or find another optician to do the fitting. I know many who adjust like that…. And I wish it on no one.
@@ThatGlassesGuy03 i think it might hurt my nose too but i'm not aware of it 😭 thank you for the tips!
With AI and computer technology, why the fuck can't they make glasses that fit? Having this problem since I was a child
Funny you say that, it’s far from mainstream but there is a company utilizing exactly that concept. 3DNA uses 3D scans of the head to build a custom frame for you that fits. But even then, if the adjustment at the end is trash, so is the fit. 🤷♂️. 3 companies I know of that together offer the best ergonomics (fit and feel) and the widest range of fit combined across all 3 TC Charton, Blake Kuwahara, Laibach & York. Nobody else comes remotely close to these three in ergonomics, and they all make some pretty cool shit TBH 😂
Helpful video, but so odd how often you stop talking and look and sound like you're holding in a burp. Did you just down a whole sprite in 12 seconds before the video? 😂
Nah man, Chugged 2 bangs to get hyped up and ready! 😂🥳🥳
.........you might be going to the dentist or going to the super market or going to see your sister........
You just never know what’s gonna get knocked out 😌
Annoying!!!! Yak yak yak! Get to the damn point!
May your glasses forever be crooked and wrekt because you don’t want to actually grasp the concepts.
Here have the 10 second version. Maybe you’ll get it right. Maybe you’ll make them fit worse. Maybe you’ll break them.
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