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some of us have to wear glasses anyway :/

dmarcos 1y ago
And contact lenses and lasik are popular because many don’t want to wear glasses. I see head mounted displays useful in constrained scenarios (e.g construction site and tasks where you already wear safety glasses and need free hands). I have a harder time seeing a world where people ditch phones and start voluntarily wearing glasses which is often uncomfortable and inconvenient. Just finished 5 miles run on treadmill, went to sauna and did bouldering. There’s no room for glasses but can occasionally check my phone.
- mollerhoj 1y ago
  i dont think youre very representative of the general population
  - dmarcos 1y ago
    Contacts and especially lasik are growing in popularity. Strong signal people don’t enjoy wearing glasses if they can avoid it
- someuser2345 1y ago
  > I have a harder time seeing a world where people ditch phones and start voluntarily wearing glasses which is often uncomfortable and inconvenient I see this world all the time at the beach; lots of people wear sunglasses there.
  - dmarcos 1y ago
    To be able to see and remove them as soon as they can. And even in those scenarios not everybody wear them. Run my own little study at beaches, concerts and other outdoor activities and noticed less people wear glasses than I was expecting in ideal conditions to do so (<50%)
eloisant 1y ago
Then they'll have to find a way to separate the "smart" frame from the prescription lenses, so you can change the glasses when your sight changes without having to buy smart frame each time - or the other way around, upgrade your frames without having to buy prescriptions lenses again.
- sleepyguy 1y ago
  Lensology, you tell them the frames, and upload your prescription, and they send you the lenses to pop in. It's called reglazing, and millions of people do it all the time. Ray Ban does it for their Meta glasses, but Lensology can handle stronger prescription lenses.
- barbazoo 1y ago
  Anecdotally, I haven't found it possible to buy lenses for a particular frame other than when you buy both new at the same time. Good luck getting the same lenses next time the prescription changes. The frame will probably change slightly over time to make them incompatible.
  - kcb 1y ago
    Very confused by this. As far as I know it's standard for lenses to be custom made for your frame even when you purchase them at the same time. I just sent an old pair of glasses to eyeglasses.com for new lenses. I never considered this to be a big deal.
  - zie 1y ago
    > The frame will probably change slightly over time to make them incompatible. This is probably true. The rest of your comment is probably not true for most people. It just depends on how strong your prescription is and how willing the shop/website is to do special orders. If you are almost blind, then your choice of lenses/frames will be much lower than if you are only slightly blind(most people). Any reputable eyeglass/optician shop should be able to make custom lenses for pretty much any frame. They can't always do the super sleek shades that some people like to wear.
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SoftTalker 1y ago
Yes, and I am one of "us" but I still think they are annoying. I wear contacts most of the time. Glasses are just awkward in many situations. In the heat when you get sweaty they slide down your nose or completely fall off, in the cold when you walk in to a warm house they fog over, in the rain they get water spots, the frames are always visible and interfere with peripheral vision. I just don't care much for them.

And contact lenses and lasik are popular because many don’t want to wear glasses. I see head mounted displays useful in constrained scenarios (e.g construction site and tasks where you already wear safety glasses and need free hands). I have a harder time seeing a world where people ditch phones and start voluntarily wearing glasses which is often uncomfortable and inconvenient. Just finished 5 miles run on treadmill, went to sauna and did bouldering. There’s no room for glasses but can occasionally check my phone.

mollerhoj 1y ago
i dont think youre very representative of the general population
- dmarcos 1y ago
  Contacts and especially lasik are growing in popularity. Strong signal people don’t enjoy wearing glasses if they can avoid it
someuser2345 1y ago
> I have a harder time seeing a world where people ditch phones and start voluntarily wearing glasses which is often uncomfortable and inconvenient I see this world all the time at the beach; lots of people wear sunglasses there.
- dmarcos 1y ago
  To be able to see and remove them as soon as they can. And even in those scenarios not everybody wear them. Run my own little study at beaches, concerts and other outdoor activities and noticed less people wear glasses than I was expecting in ideal conditions to do so (<50%)

eloisant 1y ago

Then they'll have to find a way to separate the "smart" frame from the prescription lenses, so you can change the glasses when your sight changes without having to buy smart frame each time - or the other way around, upgrade your frames without having to buy prescriptions lenses again.

sleepyguy 1y ago
Lensology, you tell them the frames, and upload your prescription, and they send you the lenses to pop in. It's called reglazing, and millions of people do it all the time. Ray Ban does it for their Meta glasses, but Lensology can handle stronger prescription lenses.
barbazoo 1y ago
Anecdotally, I haven't found it possible to buy lenses for a particular frame other than when you buy both new at the same time. Good luck getting the same lenses next time the prescription changes. The frame will probably change slightly over time to make them incompatible.
- kcb 1y ago
  Very confused by this. As far as I know it's standard for lenses to be custom made for your frame even when you purchase them at the same time. I just sent an old pair of glasses to eyeglasses.com for new lenses. I never considered this to be a big deal.
- zie 1y ago
  > The frame will probably change slightly over time to make them incompatible. This is probably true. The rest of your comment is probably not true for most people. It just depends on how strong your prescription is and how willing the shop/website is to do special orders. If you are almost blind, then your choice of lenses/frames will be much lower than if you are only slightly blind(most people). Any reputable eyeglass/optician shop should be able to make custom lenses for pretty much any frame. They can't always do the super sleek shades that some people like to wear.
1y ago

SoftTalker 1y ago

Yes, and I am one of "us" but I still think they are annoying. I wear contacts most of the time. Glasses are just awkward in many situations. In the heat when you get sweaty they slide down your nose or completely fall off, in the cold when you walk in to a warm house they fog over, in the rain they get water spots, the frames are always visible and interfere with peripheral vision. I just don't care much for them.