Posts Tagged ‘Rimless Glasses’

Rimless and semi rimless eyeglasses

January 31st, 2010

Unlike the rimless eyeglasses that totally do not have the frames to hold the lenses, semi rimless eyeglasses have the upper part of the frame, while the bottom part is rimless, so sometimes it is also called half-rimless eyeglasses.

As the strength for holding the whole pair of rimless eyeglasses comes from the lens itself, we need to strongest lenses such as polycarbonate and other high index lenses. But for semi rimless eyeglasses, it is not a problem to resin lenses like CR-39, as the top portion of the frame and the bottom nylon string can hold the lenses tightly through the groove the edge of lenses.

Semi rimless glasses are normally a bit heavier in weight than rimless eyeglasses. Furthermore, as rimless eyeglasses have no any frame in front of eyes, therefore the wearer’s eyes can be seen more than semi rimless glasses. Another biggest advantage of rimless eyeglasses is that you do not need to limit the shape of lenses to the one which is displayed to you in the stores. You can virtually choose any shape you like to fit your face and persona. This is supposed to be the hottest point of selecting rimless eyeglasses. For semi rimless glasses, even the bottom part is also rimless, but mostly you do not have the freedom to choose the shape for the lower part only, as the bottom part needs to match the upper shape which is determined by the frame.

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Basic facts of rimless glasses

January 21st, 2010

When we put on a pair of eyeglasses, it can transform our dull face to a vivid one. Among large amount of choices, rimless glasses will be a good alternate.

Rimless glasses, also called frameless glasses, are self-explanatory in its definition. Rimless glasses are defined as eyeglasses without rims. The “frame” of rimless glasses consists of three pieces which are two temples and a nose bridge. When these three pieces are mounted onto the two pieces of lenses directly, a pair of rimless glasses is then ready.

Since its initial introduction in 1880, rimless glasses are gaining popularity due to its unique features. The hottest feature is its “invisibility” as a result of being rimless,this makes the eyes of the wearers being fully seen by others without obstruction of the frames. Also due to no rims, the weight of the whole rimless glasses is reduced a lot, making it extra lightweight. Rimless glasses are suitable virtually for all the prescriptions including the very strong ones. Nowadays rimless glasses are becoming the choice of some trendy wearers.

As there is no physical frame for holding the lenses, rimless glasses need to use very strong lenses to attach the bridge and temples. Opticians recommend using polycarbonate lenses for rimless glasses. Glasses mounted on the normal plastic lenses are not strong enough to keep the look of rimless glasses for long, and will be crooked and loosened easily.

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How to adjust a pair of rimless eyeglass

December 16th, 2009

Rimless eyeglass is good in look but it also has some drawbacks. One problem that most of the rimless eyeglass users encounter is the loosening of screws on the lenses which join the temple and bridge together. Another headache is the frameless glasses are easily crooked.

When we have all these problems, best way is to ask for help from professional opticians. But if you want to adjust the rimless eyeglass frames yourself, here are some tips.

First, please take the rimless eyewear off the turn it over and let it sit on a table. By sitting the frameless glasses on the flat surface, you will see one higher temple and the other lower. Apply pressures evenly to the temples to make the higher lower and make the lower one higher. Then fasten the screws if they are loosened.

Second, you can only apply moderate pressure on the temples and nose bridge, as rimless eyeglass is the most crispy kind. For rimless eyewear, all the strength and joining depends on the lenses, while lenses are just two pieces of special resin. Too much of force used on the lenses will break the whole rimless eye glasses.

One good suggestion for taking good care of rimless eyeglass is to put thce frameless glasses in a protective case whenever they are not in use. When taking off the rimless eyeglass from face, use two hands. One-handedness is not a good habit which will break and crook the rimless eyewear easily. Always keep in mind frameless glasses require more delicate care than regular frames.

Do You Fit Rimless Glasses?

November 20th, 2009

At present, glasses, like necklace, hat, and scarf, are fashion accessories that play an important role in our daily life, whether for vision correction or for ornament. Proper glasses show your temperament and your personality. Similarly, unbefitting glasses will greatly singularize your flaw of facial features and effect image.

In the past few years, rimless glasses emerge as an inundant glasses style people love. However, the point is that not everyone is fit to wear rimless glasses, therefore, before you make a decision to purchase a pair of rimless glasses, you have to make sure whether rimless glasses are perfect for you.

Rimless glasses are merely composed of lenses, which are connected by nosepieces and glass legs. In light of the absence of frames, rimless glasses are much lighter than any other kind of glasses. They are fairly suitable for those who have to wear glasses for a whole day, reducing the burden on nose bridge. What is more, the arms of rimless glasses are mostly made from titanium, which is a very expensive and durable but extremely lightweight material. The application of titanium presents a further favorable feature for those who need their glasses for everyday activities. Also due to the use of titanium, rimless glasses are resistant to oxidation, resistant to rustiness and everlasting. All in all, rimless glasses are considered to be the most comfortable glasses for one to wear.

Owing to the absence of frames, rimless glasses almost seem to be invisible on the wearers’ faces. Therefore, if you used to wear glasses to mask features or hid flaws in appearance of your face; if you want to shift others’ attentions by wearing glasses; if you, having not so beautiful cheekbone or anisomerous eyes, want to give others an illusion that you have a different shape of facial form and cover your eyes, rimless glasses may not be your perfect choice.

On the contrary, if you possess perfect facial form, and are eager to show to others or spice up your face by the adornment of glasses; if you want to show off every single feature of your face; if you want to get rid of the heavy glasses of old style to relax both your nose bridge and eyes; and if you want to see a clearer world with a feeling that you seem to wear nothing, rimless glasses are here waiting for you to provide you another experience, beside, rimless glasses would probably plus an heir of elegance to you to further enhance your beauty.

However, fortunately, what is illustrated above are not so absolute. Designers have been making their efforts to improve the designation of rimless glasses in hope of making more people look fine and great with a pair of rimless glasses on faces.

Anyway, until now, rimless glasses have successfully help those who have to wear an extra headgear to make help them see a clear world, and they do not have to bear such glasses with bulky frames anymore. With rimless glasses, they are possibly to experience the same with those who are born to be with a perfect vision of twenty-twenty.