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It's a "I'm so cool that wearing 'nerdy' things makes me even cooler for being ironic" thing. Which would be fine, but the reason that glasses are considered "nerdy" is because the same people made fun of people who actually need glasses for real reasons.
My experience with this was with my best friend. I've worn glasses since third grade and he still has 20/20 vision. He became very into fashion and his appearance in his 20's. I was over at his apartment and found a pair of thick-framed glasses in his bathroom. I told him that having bad vision is like a disability. If walking with a cane became trendy would he start walking with one?
Are people with seeing eye dogs resentful of people who own dogs as pets?
(And before anyone brings up people who have pets and try to pass them off as service animals ... that's not a fair comparison. We're not talking about people wearing non prescription glasses and trying to pass them off as medically necessary)
Glasses are both function and fashion. If they weren't fashion, there wouldn't be literally hundreds of designs. There wouldn't be fashion lines like Burberry, Kate Spade, Prada, Tom Ford, Gucci, etc. Granted, for some they are a necessity. That doesn't negate the fashion aspect of them.
Not sure I see the problem. How would anyone know they're non-prescription?
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This. Unless they tell you, you watch them purchasing them, or you demand to know if every eyeglass wearing person has prescription lenses or not, then how would you ever know?
Easy. Look at them straight-on, and if there's no distortion (like their head "dips" in where the lens hits), they are fake. Maybe I only know that as a real glasses wearer myself, but I think it's pretty obvious when the lenses are non-prescription!
As for what I think about the trend, I find it rather silly and hipster-lame. Again, that could be due to the fact that I've had to wear glasses (contacts don't even work on me) since I was 12 years old... so it's hard to imagine someone wearing them purposefully! But hey, whatever floats their boat - not like I can judge, seeing as I grew up during the horrific-fashion '80s.
Are people with seeing eye dogs resentful of people who own dogs as pets?
(And before anyone brings up people who have pets and try to pass them off as service animals ... that's not a fair comparison. We're not talking about people wearing non prescription glasses and trying to pass them off as medically necessary)
Glasses are both function and fashion. If they weren't fashion, there wouldn't be literally hundreds of designs. There wouldn't be fashion lines like Burberry, Kate Spade, Prada, Tom Ford, Gucci, etc. Granted, for some they are a necessity. That doesn't negate the fashion aspect of them.
That is true, and I do love me some designer frames! I usually go kind of boring (still cute) for my regular glasses, but like to get designer Rx sunglasses... matter of fact, I got a call today saying my new Kate Spades are ready. Even better, they only cost me $80 after the insurance coverage.
I don't know, trying to make themselves cool or a "fashion statement". I have been having to wear glasses and contacts since the third grade. I can't stand them honestly. I wear it because I have to, not because its a fashion statement...it just seems to make light of those of us that actually have to wear them not for aesthetic reasons but for medical ones. And my eyesight is pretty bad. It's also a reminder that there's isnt!
This is not about glasses, but about your anger at your own limitation.
I hope you can get past your hurt at your own condition, your glasses are a tool that help you thrive and survive. People may use fake glasses as a tool to turn what they see as a "unfortunate" look into something more acceptable.
If walking with a cane became trendy AGAIN would he start walking with one?
People DID walk with canes - without needing them, they were called walking sticks and it was the fashion. Can't see how this harms anyone who needs to walk with a cane. It's not like there is a limited number of canes available.
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Easy. Look at them straight-on, and if there's no distortion (like their head "dips" in where the lens hits), they are fake. Maybe I only know that as a real glasses wearer myself, but I think it's pretty obvious when the lenses are non-prescription!
I'm sorry, but you're wrong. I was a certified ophthalmic/optometric technician for 10 years, wore glasses/contacts, assisted in surgery, and had two eye surgeries myself, so I'm rather an expert in the field. Corrective lens technology has come a long way since the days of yore, and it would be hard to tell if the lenses are nonprescription unless the person told you. The reason is antireflective coatings are available to reduce or eliminate distorted appearance and glare on lenses. Also, there are various high index lenses available to reduce lens thickness so even +/-10.00 lenses or above are very thin. Thus, nonpowered lenses would look quite similar. Progressive lenses eliminate the lines of bifocals and trifocals. Lastly, polycarbonate lenses get rid of that weird shade of yellow and green that you see in a lot of glass and plastic prescription lenses. Polycarb lenses are also quite tough, so they are used for children's glasses.
As for using nonprescription glasses as a fashion statement, I think they're silly, but to each his/her own. You can get them cheap at some stores. I think I saw them at Charming Charlie's for $10.00.
I'm sorry, but you're wrong. I was a certified ophthalmic/optometric technician for 10 years, wore glasses/contacts, assisted in surgery, and had two eye surgeries myself, so I'm rather an expert in the field. Corrective lens technology has come a long way since the days of yore, and it would be hard to tell if the lenses are nonprescription unless the person told you. The reason is antireflective coatings are available to reduce or eliminate distorted appearance and glare on lenses. Also, there are various high index lenses available to reduce lens thickness so even +/-10.00 lenses or above are very thin.
I'll defer to your expertise, but I can say, as someone whose prescription is way over +/-10 is that the distortion is very obvious. My lenses are thick, even with the advancements. I've had people say "you know, you can get thinner lenses," and I tell them, "I know, these *are* the thin lenses."
People wearing non prescription glasses for fashion or otherwise does not affect me. As such, I don't care and it is none of my business.
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