New Glasses Arrived

I picked up my new glasses from Sears!  

Heavier frames
 tortoise shell

Lighter frames
 purple tint

Amazing how quick they were. I ordered them on the 15th when Rob got paid and was told 10 days for them to be in.  Well, I got a call Monday night saying they were ready!  5 days including the weekend, now that's great service!  I got 2 pairs of progressives with the deal they had on offer, $25.00 out of pocket after insurance. I certainly couldn't go wrong with that deal.  

2 slightly different frames, one a little heavier with a tortoise shell look, and the second pair are lighter, with a slight purple tint to them.  I decided the darker, heavier frames would be for going out, and the lighter pair for every day use.  I had the anti glare coating added to the lighter pair as I would be using them more frequently with the television and computer screens.  

Glasses part 2

So..I decided to shop around a bit as I wasn't completely happy with the glasses I picked out last weekend. I still have a few days before I can finalize my choices as the insurance company doesn't make exceptions, even in cases where eye exams are required annually.

Sears has a special going right now.



So I decided to see what they have to offer.

I ended up picking 2 pairs for less than my original choice, with anti glare treatment. The pair on the right have a slight purple tint to the frames, picked for me by my daughter Rachel.

Rachel had another lesson tonight, this time on Bailey, who happened to be the first horse she rode.

Rachel leading Bailey in for her lesson

Glasses

Had the fun of picking out new frames for my glasses on Saturday.  Not an easy task to accomplish when visual field issues mean looking in the mirror doesn't give the full visual picture. Found the best way to determine the ones I liked best was to take a picture then compare them.

Option 2 was a popular look with my friends and family but ended up with the final choice that I did due to price and Robert's contributing comments.  I've had the smaller frame style for at least the past 5 years, seems odd to be going back to a larger frame but it does give a little more room for the progressive lenses which I think will be easier in the long run.

Current Frames

Option 1

Final choice

Option 2

Found this article to be interesting, so figured a little reading to go with the new glasses :) Chronic Pain and Relationships