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Does anyone make glass lenses for eye wear anymore.

yes, I only ever buy glass lenses.

Glass lenses? Hubby needs eye wear and he has been getting some pretty funny looks when he says glass lenses. Hakim quoted him nearly a 1000 bucks for glass progressives!! Did you have to pay a premium for glass lenses?

Will do them, but again they probably will try to sell you plastic . Just be firm with what you want. And if you can, wait until their twice yearly sale to get the cost down.  
 
Glass are all my husband will use, he works with paints and finishes and they double as safety glasses this way. And you can wash them like crazy, you cannot do that with plastic. If you have a light pres:cription there is no reason not to get glass.

I use to get glass lenses, but they don't recommend them for safety reasons. If you are in an accident or get hit in the glasses, glass lenses will break and shatter in your eye. They are not safety glass.

have such a strong pres:cription that I have to get glass-the extra thin kind that is more expensive. There is the thinner glass and the extra thin glass. I paid about $400 or 500 for my progressive lenses I thunk, just over a year ago.

foxtrot11 said "Will do them, but again they probably will try to sell you plastic . Just be firm with what you want. And if you can, wait until their twice yearly sale to get the cost down.     Glass are all my husband will use, he works with paints and finishes and they double as safety glasses this way. And you can wash them like crazy, you cannot do that with plastic. If you have a light pres:cription there is no reason not to get glass. "

You may want to check on the suitability of contact lenses as a "safety feature". They do not offer any protection and actually increase the risk of damage to the eyes in some environments. Have your husband check with his safety officer at work.

on-second-thought said "    foxtrot11 said "Will do them, but again they probably will try to sell you plastic . Just be firm with what you want. And if you can, wait until their twice yearly sale to get the cost down.     Glass are all my husband will use, he works with paints and finishes and they double as safety glasses this way. And you can wash them like crazy, you cannot do that with plastic. If you have a light pres:cription there is no reason not to get glass. " You may want to check on the suitability of contact lenses as a "safety feature". They do not offer any protection and actually increase the risk of damage to the eyes in some environments. Have your husband check with his safety officer at work. "

does it say that contact lenses are being used as a safety feature? Her husband gets glass lenses and in his line of work they double as safety glasses.

Grandmama said "    on-second-thought said "    foxtrot11 said "Will do them, but again they probably will try to sell you plastic . Just be firm with what you want. And if you can, wait until their twice yearly sale to get the cost down.     Glass are all my husband will use, he works with paints and finishes and they double as safety glasses this way. And you can wash them like crazy, you cannot do that with plastic. If you have a light pres:cription there is no reason not to get glass. " You may want to check on the suitability of contact lenses as a "safety feature". They do not offer any protection and actually increase the risk of damage to the eyes in some environments. Have your husband check with his safety officer at work. " does it say that contact lenses are being used as a safety feature? Her husband gets glass lenses and in his line of work they double as safety glasses. "

What I am saying is that they don't double as safety glasses, and that is a dangerous myth to spread. I should know, I am a safety officer.

on-second-thought said "    Grandmama said "    on-second-thought said "    foxtrot11 said "Will do them, but again they probably will try to sell you plastic . Just be firm with what you want. And if you can, wait until their twice yearly sale to get the cost down.     Glass are all my husband will use, he works with paints and finishes and they double as safety glasses this way. And you can wash them like crazy, you cannot do that with plastic. If you have a light pres:cription there is no reason not to get glass. " You may want to check on the suitability of contact lenses as a "safety feature". They do not offer any protection and actually increase the risk of damage to the eyes in some environments. Have your husband check with his safety officer at work. " does it say that contact lenses are being used as a safety feature? Her husband gets glass lenses and in his line of work they double as safety glasses. " What I am saying is that they don't double as safety glasses, and that is a dangerous myth to spread. I should know, I am a safety officer. "

what you were intending to say in your comment and I agree, is that standard glass lenses should not be used in place of safety glasses however you used the term "contact lenses" as being unsuitable as a safety feature and I was just trying to point out that nobody, that I read, stated that contact lenses were being used as a safety feature. I was not trying to confuse the issue, spread a myth nor take away from the point you were making.

Grandmama said "    on-second-thought said "    Grandmama said "    on-second-thought said "    foxtrot11 said "Will do them, but again they probably will try to sell you plastic . Just be firm with what you want. And if you can, wait until their twice yearly sale to get the cost down.     Glass are all my husband will use, he works with paints and finishes and they double as safety glasses this way. And you can wash them like crazy, you cannot do that with plastic. If you have a light pres:cription there is no reason not to get glass. " You may want to check on the suitability of contact lenses as a "safety feature". They do not offer any protection and actually increase the risk of damage to the eyes in some environments. Have your husband check with his safety officer at work. " does it say that contact lenses are being used as a safety feature? Her husband gets glass lenses and in his line of work they double as safety glasses. " What I am saying is that they don't double as safety glasses, and that is a dangerous myth to spread. I should know, I am a safety officer. " what you were intending to say in your comment and I agree, is that standard glass lenses should not be used in place of safety glasses however you used the term "contact lenses" as being unsuitable as a safety feature and I was just trying to point out that nobody, that I read, stated that contact lenses were being used as a safety feature. I was not trying to confuse the issue, spread a myth nor take away from the point you were making. "

I guess I skimmed over it and thought contact lenses.