Q:
My prescription is very strong. The thin lenses I got a few years ago
aren't that thin looking I.e. "the coke bottle effect." Can you do any
better?
A: While newer and thinner lens materials have been introduced
in the past few years, and some new ones in the final stages are awaiting
FDA approval, one of the most important factors that influences edge
thickness is the size of the lens. Nearsighted (minus) lenses are thinner
at the center and thicker at its edge. Therefore, smaller lenses are thinner.
The simple fact is that finding the smallest size frame that look good on
your face, combined with the newest thin lenses will result in the best
looking lenses possible. An additional feature that helps to hide as much
thickness as possible is a wide side-edge such as with a plastic frame.
If the side-edge of a metal frame is 1 to 1½ mm, and the side-edge of a
plastic frame is 3 to 5 mm that lens edge in a plastic frame looks thinner
because more is hidden.
All those factors and more are considered at Visual Effects Optical.
