gerry 16 Feb 2017, 07:15
I hope this lady reads this. I was in touch with a lady from sheffield who work in social care for the elderly. She had very strong thick minus glasses, had a lovely face and beautiful hair. we lost touch i hope we can reconnect, in my eyes she was so attractive and beautiful. I think of you often please get in touch.arnoldmartinjock@hotmail.comLook forward in anticipation to your reply. Hugs XX
iStruggles 05 Feb 2017, 22:48
I prefer a lady who does not her glasses. The struggle, the squinting, the trouble that nearsighted women experience when they live their life in a blur is highly erotic to me. Glasses
When you boil it down, eyescene is a collection of links to be used by glasses fetishists for private sexual stimulation and masturbation. That is what makes it difficult to sift through the fodder and find women without glasses. I think the use of the word girls sounds too grade school and too pedophiliac for me.
05 Feb 2017, 19:27
Pretty sure he said "I too am turned on" rather than "I am too turned on."
Dude With A Fetish 04 Feb 2017, 07:48
Not sure why post was deleted, but not sure I understand meaning of too turned on. I thought that was the point?
Dude With A Fetish 31 Jan 2017, 17:06
I guess I'm unsure of how one can be "too turned on"... as in cant perform/last very long when presented with a situation like that? I am also a fan of wearing others thick glasses. I mean, I thought the point was partially to excite yourself (or knowing that you will become excited)? I get fairly excited as well but have always found a way to keep it in control until needed
Not throwing anyone under the bus and no malicious intent, just trying to understand
rafa 31 Jan 2017, 09:20
I think glasses reenhance beauty in a big way. Glasses can turn an average/ordinary looking girl into someone interesting, even fascinating. And they can turn pretty women into gorgeous women. It may not be real, as it's only a prop. But for a moment, while they're wearing their glasses, it SEEMS real.
But of course, it's not just the frames (and that's why plano lenses don't do it for me), it's the lenses too. They add something, a mystery, a depth.
In my case, it took some time to get into really thick lenses and appreciate their beauty. Now I love them, anywhere between -7 and -25 makes me melt. And I agree that there is a certain element of vulnerability in very thick lenses that can be alluring.
I coincide with Maxim that I too get turned on when I wear glasses that are someone else's prescription, and I wonder what the psychology behind that is. Perhaps the fact that one seems to borrow someone else's eyes and therefore turn into someone new? Watching a distorted world that one can complete with one's imagination?
gerry 31 Jan 2017, 07:14
HI Di, I do love ladies with thick glasses, but i also like a lady to be be respected and loved for who she his. First introduction only last 30 seconds, after which its the personality that matters. No matter how someone looks you can always see beauty. Meeting someone and growing together in love is far more important than attractiveness. Hope you soon find a nice guy take good care. Bye
Astra 30 Jan 2017, 21:47
It depends how you use the glasses, perhaps relevant to your personality. If your personality is more authoritative then you probably would appear more focused on your glasses. If your personality is less authoritative , then you probably do not mind to "look weak" and tend to appear less focused. I still look somewhat "not focused" when wearing glasses , and my personality does not appear to be authoritative than average, I would rarely stare at others, socially rather shy. Whether I wear glasses does not change most of my personality, but would have some minor effect on some of my behavior.
Astra 30 Jan 2017, 21:27
I feel power rings is commonly perceived as "weakness" by ordinary people who typically dislike glasses
Dude With a Fetish 30 Jan 2017, 20:17
My threshold for thickness is somewhere between -7 and -9... I love seeing the power rings as we lean in to kiss and as I look up at her and she at me as we do "other" things...
Maxim 29 Jan 2017, 16:40
PS.:
I am not a feminist, but, would somebody of our estimated readers and contributors define a man (a male person) as "weak", when it is necessary for him to wear glasses?
I feel, there are many other criteria relevant for assigning 'strength' or 'weakness' to someone's personality, and the approach to glasses wearing has lit up from a certain middle age prejustice over the decades towards wide acceptance nowadays!
Soundmanpt 29 Jan 2017, 12:02
I don't share the opinion of "Tom" at all when he says "Bad eyesight, without glasses they cannot see well, are kind of vulnerable and are dependent on others". Just because she wears glasses doesn't mean she can't see. Things maybe out of focus or blurry without her glasses but in many cases she is still able to see well enough not to be vulnerable or dependent on others for help. Because she wears glasses doesn't make her "weak" only her eyesight maybe weak without her glasses. Because glasses have become so popular with many young ladies they are wearing their glasses more often even with a very weak prescription as a fashion accessory as well as providing them with perfect vision. I don't think any woman would ever have to "surrender herself to your power" just because she removes her glasses or allows you to remove them. Really? Actually I think many young ladies look more in power and authoritative if they are wearing glasses. There have even been polls done where it has been proven that a young lady wearing glasses is likely to be hired for a job than one not wearing glasses. Just as "Catwoman" said her less than perfect eyesight has not in anyway been a handicap in her being in charge at home as well as in her job. But I like you do appreciate seeing so many young ladies wearing glasses now. It seems an average looking young woman looks better if if she is wearing glasses and an already attractive young woman will look even more amazing if she is wearing glasses. For many women glasses really do enhance their looks.
Catwoman 29 Jan 2017, 10:11
Maxim:
You make a good point about women with glasses not being weak (except for our vision). I wear cateyes all the time, and I have been told that they give me an authoritative look, especially the ones that are dark at the top and clear at the bottom (currently 3 of my 7 frames). I like that look about me, as it definitely works on my husband, daughters, and subordinates at work. :)
Maxim 27 Jan 2017, 18:10
Hello,
You are writing:
"The above is why we, glasses fetishists, are not at all attracted by girls with contacts: their weakness is less visible, they cannot whip off their lenses the same way a girl can ditch her specs, and you (as a lover) cannot remove her contacts.
... and I have quite a different experience ....
In the old times, when CLs were not as popular as nowadays, and when nobody literally had ever seen CLs, I dated a girl from the US, who had come to our town as an exchange student. She was wearing contacts, and I was so eager and impatient to try her lenses - the first time in my life, that I had met someone wearing CLs. As a proof of love and confidence she eventually gave in - and then she could not see properly, and eventually we experienced the greatest difficulties to get these lenses out of my eyes, it was a terrible afternoon for both of us, and a comedy for all the friends sitting around us. My sore red eyes needed three days to recover!
Maxim 27 Jan 2017, 17:58
PS.:
I don't think, that GWGs are generally weak.
Many of them are very tough girls. And girls with greater vision defects are strong in their personality, they have to cope - and usually they have coped with a somewhat poorer vision, what many people regard as a shortcoming.
For me GWGs are strong personalities, and I respect them as such.
And I am convinced, that everyone giving a natural respect to our GWGs, will have a much better and balanced relation to them as those, who treat them as the 'poor & weak'.
Maxim 27 Jan 2017, 17:50
GWGs -
I just find them beautiful.
Sometimes, their frames are pieces of art, or pieces of simplicity and beauty, and these glasses add a further dimension of beauty to these girls.
You understand what I'm saying, when you see the same girl with different frames. A beautiful girl will always be a beautiful girl, but for me more beautiful with glasses than without.
But if you see a real beauty with nine different frames, and on one picture without a frame, you feel something missing.
The lenses can be part of this addition to beauty, myopic lenses can remind you of diamonds, hyperop lenses enlargen beautiful eyes etc.
Myself, I'm turned on by the feeling of glasses plus by the distortion (blurr) when wearing glasses that don't fit to my vision values.
I do like experiencing poor vision and its correction, producing blurr with contact lenses and compensating this with glasses (GOC). I do both, myop and hyperop, but not too strong (between +6.00 and -7.00, not more). I'm planing experiments with prisms.
Tom 27 Jan 2017, 16:45
To Rafa and SPQ
I spent many many hours the past years surfing the net and trying to find out more about glasses fetish (which I also have). There seems to be a common understanding between all "researches".
GWGs very explicitly show us (through their glasses) a weakness: bad eyesight. Without glasses they cannot see well, are kind of vulnerable and dependent on others. The exciting thing about dating a GWG is that, if she takes off her glasses herself she surrenders to your "power", or she gives you the right to (gently) remove her specs when you wish to do so.
The above is why we, glasses fetishists, are not at all attracted by girls with contacts: their weakness is less visible, they cannot whip off their lenses the same way a girl can ditch her specs, and you (as a lover) cannot remove her contacts.
I am excited by seeing a girl in glasses the same way as I am excited by a GWG not wearing her glasses, knowing she cannot see well there and now.
rafa 25 Jan 2017, 16:08
SPQ
I too am interested in discussing the psychological aspect of our glasses fetish, but it's hard to find anything about it on the internet, let alone books. Have you read anything interesting about it? It is striking that being such a fairly common fetish, there is so little literature or research about it.
Astra 24 Jan 2017, 14:34
I thought glasses means nerdy or hardworking, or deviate from average girls. I was attracted to nerdy girls because they had top scores in class , I thought they are smarter than me at age 9 . Age 9 I also wanted to be as nerdy as those top scored girls and be one of the top scoring girl myself. I wanted to join their community
30calcat 23 Jan 2017, 20:35
I try not to over-analyze things. SPQ, you seem to be secure enough in the way you present yourself that you go after your own image even against the mainstream. In my experience, these sort of things can serve you well in the long run. Over time, you may start to notice that people (especially those close to you) feed off of your confidence and quit making a big deal out of wearing contacts or hiding their thick lenses, which can work to your advantage.
SPQ 23 Jan 2017, 16:40
Interesting stuff Soundman and calcat. I also am absolutely turned on by lenses thicker than the frames, but semi-rimless is by far my favorite type of frame; especially high prescriptions in semi-rimless which are just so thick and so visible (but so darn rare!) What's very surprising is that I'm not as into myodiscs; obviously I love the high myopia but I much prefer a thick non-myodisc lens, especially when the wearer needs a stronger prescription and is squinting and pushing their glasses up. That just makes me melt (straight college-age male, for the record).
Soundman: My lenses are actually 1.67; I can attach a picture if you're interested. The lenses are definitely the reason I chose semi-rimless, in a full frame w/decent index my lenses wouldn't even stick out. I'm quite busy in my daily life so I don't have time for GOC or anything like that, only passive admiration!
In general, I'm very interested in discussing the psychology aspect of our fetish and I feel like the sightings/nearsightings thread is kind of dying out/full of overblown/fake episodes -- which is a shame because that's one of my favorite threads. I'm definitely a bit self-conscious of my fetish and I would classify myself as fairly average/normal in other ways (not that it's bad to be different!), but I guess this is the site to spill the beans :))
Thoughts?
30calcat 23 Jan 2017, 15:28
When I was growing up, nylon and drilled rimless styles were very rare. For me, any minus lenses that were thicker than the frame holding them seemed "thick" to me. When I see thick lenses, I stop looking at the frame and my attention is diverted instead to the unique ways the lens bulges out towards the edge. Then I would start to imagine what it would be like to wear the thick glasses, wondering what shape and how thick a ring of light would be cast around the field of vision, and how heavy they would feel sitting on my nose. My imaginations are realized now that I have progressed to -16.25 lenses that run the 17mm thick edges that the blanks probably started with. But I still dig myodiscs or anything over 10mm thick, as such a sighting is very rare.
Soundmanpt 23 Jan 2017, 09:31
SPQ
I can only speak for myself, but if your glasses are -7.00 and semi-rimless, which just happens to a favorite style of glasses for me anyway, then I would say that your glasses would more than qualify as being "thick". I assume you enjoy showing how thick your lenses are by choosing that style of frame for your glasses. So your lenses are likely the regular 1.50 thickness as opposed to the thinner high index lenses available. Do you get many comments on your glasses?
SPQ 23 Jan 2017, 03:57
Just out of curiosity, what is your guys' threshold for "thick" glasses? At what edge thickness do glasses become thick?
I wear about -7 semi-rimless, and they're 5.5 mm or so thick on the edges. Just curious what level of thickness turns you on.
Dude with a Fetish 20 Jan 2017, 13:46
Not sure whether this is more for XXX links(eventhough it's just a story)
I'm turned on by wearing strong minus glasses in bed with women who also wear strong minus glasses. My ultimate fantasy is to sit in a jacuzzi with my fiancé who wears minus glasses while we watch a movie featuring a threesome with two women who wear glasses.
nnn 10 Oct 2016, 07:43
I am really turned on by girls with thick glasses. Generally, a prescription between -14D and -30D are really nice for me.
But the thing that makes me crazy is a girl with thick glass squinting her eyes. Imagine this scene, A girl wearing a pair of rimless glasses with -20D, which people can observe its thickness from side. She walked on the street, trying to see a sign far from her. She push her glasses tight against her face, then squint her eyes so hard and finally see the word on the sign. I will be so happy that she can see that cuz without that thick glass, she can not even see word that is 6cm away.
I dont think thick glasses is a burden to girls with bad eyesight. They are a gift. God gives them bad eyesight, they accepted it and can see the beauty of world with thick glasses and also have a wonderful life, this is amazing
Adam 02 Oct 2016, 13:38
I'm not turned on because of the glasses itself. I'm totally turned on because of bad eyesight. I really love girls with high minus glasses.
To tell the truth, glasses itself is not enough for me. I also need to see her squinting and being cross-eyed. In most cases these are together with bad eyesight. Crossed eyes doesn't have to mean lazy eye, it is better if both eyes are turning in or out. Eyes turning out are the best for me but I also like when they are turning in. The ideal girl has about -8 glasses, her eyes are a bit turning out and she is squinting even if she is wearing glasses.
Trent 11 Sep 2016, 11:37
Spectaphile - Definition "a person who is sexually attracted to people with glasses"
http://fr.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Spectaphile&defid;=6991548
Likelenses 16 Aug 2016, 21:50
Di
You sound like a wonderful woman ,with a lot to offer in a relationship.
Hang in there Babe!
Soundmanpt 16 Aug 2016, 11:52
Di
I'm sorry that things didn't work out between you and that gentleman but i'm glad to hear that the breakup really had nothing to do with his fetish for your glasses. Like you said early on even though it came as a surprise to you when he admitted that he had a glasses fetish. Many women might have ended things right there but instead you just became more curious and interested about his fascination of women wearing strong glasses. That was how you ended up in here. After coming in here it seems that you have learned that there are more men than just the one that was attracted not only by you but by your glasses as well. I'm sure you never had any idea before this guy came along that anyone might be attracted you because of your need for glasses? Even though you weren't totally okay knowing about his fetish you must have still been somewhat flattered that he found you so attractive wearing glasses. I'm sure that once you trusted him you were okay with him removing your glasses at times and maybe even cleaning them for you if they had smudges on the lenses. And he must not have ever done anything with your glasses that might have scared you or you would never let him touch your glasses again. I am only guessing but it could be that your ex likes women wearing strong glasses because he knows without their glasses they are quite vulnerable because they can barely see anything. I'm sure that you have told both your daughters all about your ex and his glasses fetish. If I recall both your daughters wear glasses but much weaker than yours. But they both are likely to come across men that find them even more attractive because they are wearing glasses. It doesn't always have to be strong glasses like it was for you but even much weaker glasses can be appealing for many men out here. Only difference is that they probably won't admit it to your daughters, they will just have to find out for themselves. You seem to have a lot to offer a man and I think any man would be lucky to have a woman like you. Just make a point to stay out there and you will be found.
Di 16 Aug 2016, 09:47
Hi Colin. Oh it's not a problem that the relationship I was in didn't last. He's 45 and I'm 60, although most people think I look around 50. In fact I think he thought I was about that age until he found out I have a 38 year old daughter. We had different needs, I think he genuinely fancied me but my eyesight issues were definitely an added bonus, he was honest enough to admit it and I give him credit for that. I actually didn't mind the effect my glasses and especially my absolute need for them had on him. In fact, I'm quite broad minded and without getting too graphic I quite enjoyed using my short sightedness as a means to turn him on. I felt like I had a level control and power in that respect. However, a relationship has to be about more than just the sexual side and as people we weren't as compatible as I would have liked. It was me who ended it and I don't have any regrets.
I've been widowed for over 3 years now and for that time I've shared my house with my younger daughter but when she starts university in the next month or so, I'll be alone for the first time since my early 20's. I would like to find a partner to share my life with but I'm not desperate to take the next man who comes along. I'm a retired medical practitioner (yes I did get pregnant while still at medical school) so I'm at home a lot, although I do have a number of good friends and plenty of outside interests to keep me occupied. As I say I am broad minded and have a strong fascination for the human condition so I find it very interesting that my ex partner and seemingly many of you have an intense reaction to women with poor eyesight. I'm happy to discuss the subject on here if anyone would like to.
Colin 12 Aug 2016, 17:01
Dinah (Di)
I have read your posts with great interest. I was sorry to hear your relationship didn't develop. I hope it hasn't clouded your view of us weird lot who find glasses sexually attractive. More weirdly I find my own strong glasses sexy but can't explain why. I don't know if you still want to know any more about our strange feelings but please do ask if you want to.
Mr Jules 11 Aug 2016, 09:49
Until I was 40, I had perfect vision and never wore glasses. So I was always curious about wearing glasses. I was appealed by the way they changed the appearance of a person's eyes. The idea of having to wear something on your face all day long. And being dependent on glasses. All interesting.
Presbyopia started when I was 40. It's steadily worsened and I now wear glasses full time. I am completely dependent on my glasses for close-up activities like reading and eating. And my distance vision needs correction, too. So I wear varifocals to correct all aspects of my vision.
I really like looking at something across the other side of the room, not being able to see properly and then putting on my glasses to see it clearly.
Glasses are now an integral feature of my face. I do not like my appearance without my glasses. And I like the fact that I can only see my reflection in a mirror properly with my glasses on.
And I'm still interested in other people wearing glasses. I like to observe what type of lenses they might have or how strong they are. Sometimes, I become so engrossed in someone else wearing glasses, that I forget that I wear glasses, too.
Di 04 Aug 2016, 08:17
No relationship for me I'm afraid. I'm young (at heart), free and single again. It didn't work out, he was much younger than me and lets just say we wanted different things. Fun while it lasted though.
Likelenses 31 Jul 2016, 19:08
Dinah (Di)
Glad to see you post again.
How is the relationship going? Hope all is well.
Dinah (Di) 31 Jul 2016, 09:24
Just seen the post below was directed to me. To be honest I'm not really sure what your question is but I'm wondering if the glasses your girlfriend wore were perhaps after cataract surgery? I'm confused when you say her glasses looked like thick reading glasses but she was nearsighted.
My retinal detachment was as a result of my extreme short sight and longer than normal eyes not the other way round. However after I had surgery to reattach the retina my prescription in that eye did change by a couple of dioptres. I don't think contact lens wear can cause retina issues but I'm not an expert.
lazysiow 21 Jul 2016, 23:23
Hi Dinah,
You actually seem to be the perfect person I want to ask about something somewhat unrelated and the timing of you coming here seems impeccable.
I recently had a pretty short relationship breakup but not over anything eyesight or glasses related. One thing I always wondered though is that even though she wore contacts mostly and technically she was nearsighted but her glasses were very thick even when hi-index that they resembled reading glasses. I did see some younger pictures of her it seemed like she was more of a -4 to -8 and was wondering if the prescription jumping to that high was a result of your retinal detachments. TBH even for someone like me on this site, those glasses did end up being a turnoff though I think I could have learned to enjoy them eventually. Was overuse of contacts a factor in the detachments?
gerry 21 Jul 2016, 05:44
HI Ladies, i,m a guy who admits i love high magnification glasses worn by a lady. I love to see the passion, emotion, and if dating love. I have only once dated such a lady, sadly we lost touch. She had a fab personality, was very genuine. One day i would hope to meet such a girl again for long term relationship.
So ladies it can be a very big plus wearing strong magnification glasses. But personality is also very important. contact. arnoldmartinjock@hotmail.com
Tom 27 Jun 2016, 14:17
Murky
My wife bought those Prada frames in a deep purple colour 6 years ago, much to my delight, and surprise as she never opted for bold frames before. Last year she chose to not upgrade them for her latest prescription increase as she also had newer frames, but luckily she kept the Pradas. Two weeks ago we went to a party and she took them of their case again, cleaned the lenses diligently and put them on as she thought they fitted her clothes real well. I complimented her on the nice match with her black dress, and she looked real sexy in them all night as the weaker prescription made her squint each time she tried to focus on people/items at a larger distance.
There is a nice YouTube makeup tutorial around of a girl in those deep purple Pradas, will try to find them.
Soundmanpt 26 Jun 2016, 08:32
murky
The idea of getting some business cards printed up indicating that you buy used specialty and designer glasses is really a great idea. It's also a great way to chat with the ladies wearing the glasses and even be able to get a look at them on the spot as well. If they ask why you want to buy their glasses you can tell them that you resell them or that your a collector. Even though glasses can be very expensive used glasses, even designer glasses have very little value. I'm not sure a PO box is a good idea because how would you be paying them? Most people aren't going to send off even old glasses to a PO box and not know if they will ever be compensated for their glasses. You probably will need to provide a phone number and then arrange a meeting point. Do you have any price in mind what you would be willing to pay for these used glasses? That is up to you but I think anything more than $25.00 would be too much. But even if they aren't interested in selling their old glasses it still gets you nice way to have a quick chat with them and the business card make things more on a professional level as well.
murky 25 Jun 2016, 23:08
Has anyone noticed those gorgeous black Prada frames, with the silver wisp and flower, with PRADA written along the side? They are the commonest frame, I think, and really appeal to young women, esp as the logo is so high value in the fashion world.
I would love a pair for my collection, before they go out of fashion, as they have been around for about 5 years.
Versace are doing some wonderful styles now too, big bold frames, thick arms, with the target logo.
I wonder if there is a market place for these, eBay does not seem to have many, any ideas?
I have fantasies about having a card to give to fashionable GWGs offering to buy their specs, when they finish with them, setting up a PO box to receive them.
Dinah 26 May 2016, 09:05
Thank you to those who replied to my post. It's certainly an interesting phenomenon and one that I didn't realise existed until recently. It seems to be a kind of obsession along with a sexual element and of course those two things are very powerful and extremely difficult to ignore. It also seems that some of you keep this thing under wraps and wouldn't feel comfortable telling anyone (least of all your partners) about it. I wouldn't call it being ashamed but there is definitely a fear of perhaps what others would think if you told them presumably because it is quite out of the norm. I guess I understand that and appreciate why you would want to keep it to yourself. This makes it all the more amazing that my boyfriend (it seems weird to refer to someone as my boyfriend at my age even though he is quite a bit younger than me) should talk about it openly so soon after meeting me. Maybe it's testament to the intimacy of our relationship that he felt comfortable in doing so within a few weeks of meeting me and therefore something I should welcome. I need to think more on this but wanted to reply so as not to appear to be ignoring you all.
I can answer a few of your questions though. I wrote my prescription down when I posted previously, it's over -20 in both eyes for my short sight with additions for intermediate and reading requiring me to wear varifocals. I have suffered two retinal tears/detachments over the years and as a result don't have perfect vision even wearing glasses. I haven't noticed any unusual behaviour from any man I've been with regarding my eyesight other than the usual interest. No taking my glasses off, trying them on, asking me how many fingers they are holding up or that kind of thing. Of course my glasses are obviously strong and so people sometimes ask my prescription or delve further and ask how poor my eyesight is, how I see things and so on but I think that's just natural curiosity. The only thing I could say that is perhaps unusual is that I've been asked to keep my glasses on during intimacy whereas all my life I've just automatically taken them off and placed them somewhere safe before getting intimate.
GOCer 25 May 2016, 14:30
One thing rafa says that I would like to echo is that we "cant help glancing on the streets at women who wear glasses." In a nutshell, I finally acknowledged that the force of glasses that sweeps me up is one that must be reckoned with. After some failed dating experiences, I finally made myself a promise to marry someone who wears strong glasses. It would simply not be fair to make a marriage vow to a lady, knowing that I would be looking at all these other women who wore stronger glasses. Dinah, if your partner has similar experiences, I wish you all a happy relationship and companionship that can be matched by no other.
25 May 2016, 11:11
Dina- How strong are your glasses? Do you wear them all the time? Has he asked to try them or have you offered? Can he see through them? My other would let me try hers, but now I don't bother because they became way to strong for me to see anything...but I love them on her.
rafa 25 May 2016, 10:39
Dinah,
I think its great that youve visited the site and posted asking for insight about your partners thing for glasses. That shows courage.
I can only speak for myself (and Ive only been aware of this site very recently) but Im really glad that you did. Because it gives us the opportunity to tell you those things that a lot of us would like to tell our wives or girlfriends and cant brave to. It can be a very lonely place where we sometimes find ourselves.
First of all, we dont know why we have this thing with glasses or where it comes from. In my case Im pretty sure its not genetic or inherited from any of my parents. One day in our puberty we find ourselves swept by it. And that is disconcerting. The first reaction is to think that we are some kind of weirdoes, since we dont get aroused like most guys do (by watching porn) but by watching glasses on a pretty womans face. And then you find a way of living with it, hoping to find someone who would understand you or even share that same thing for glasses. Some people try to hide it and keep it in check, some others try to act it out and incorporated to their daily lives with all normality.
Again, I can only speak for myself, but yes, the glasses are a bonus. We dont fall in love with shortsightedness. We fall in love with a person. But the combination of that person and (dare I say, the right) glasses can really turn us on. We look for women who wear glasses because we feel that possibly our sex life will be more fulfilling, but you dont get to choose who you fall in love with, and Im sure that a lot of us have experienced falling in love with women with perfect eyesight or even women who dislike glasses. But what is pretty obvious is the fact that even we get attracted by a gorgeous woman with some really cool glasses, if the person isnt someone who is on your wavelength, then the relationship will not hold water. We too are attracted to intelligence, sense of humor and all the traits that normal people are attracted to. Shortsightedness (or any other visual imperfection) is just another trait we look for in our love life partners, like some people look for certain political ideas or a certain musical taste. We look for someone who can share and understand our passion for glasses. It might seem something superficial, of course it hasnt got the same importance as politics or music or art. And we know it. We can put it in its proper place. I mean, I wouldnt be able to be in a relationship with someone who votes for an extreme right party or someone who likes Justin Bieber, but I could be in a relationship with someone who never wears glasses.
And Im pretty sure that the reason we are attracted to (very) shortsighted women is not because that shows some vulnerability or dependence on the man, because we too like being (very) shortsighted ourselves. Dont ask me why, but we do. I myself have asked a couple of therapists about it, and none of them came up with a convincing explanation.
My basic point is that our thing with glasses isnt an overriding thing and it SHOULDNT be a problem at all in your relationship with him. Why would it? If, say, he wants/needs you to keep your glasses on while having sex, why not do it? Why would that be a problem?
And from his point of view, I cant tell you how great it would be for him if you could incorporate his thing with glasses into your daily life with normality. It would really make him very happy.
The only thing you might have to put up with is that you may find that he cant help glancing on the streets at women who wear glasses, although nowadays there are so many, that we tend to get more selective, and only glance at those who are attractive and wear the right glasses (we tend to avoid those with fake lenses). But that would only be a minor quibble, wouldnt it?
Anyway, I wish you the best with him, and would love to hear back from you in the future .
Soundmanpt 24 May 2016, 12:07
Dinah
I do recall your earlier comments about this gentleman and your relationship. First of all I am really glad to hear that your still together. I was hoping that admission about his glasses fetish didn't ruin the relationship when so many other things seemed so perfect to you about him. I'm sure his thing for glasses must seem very strange you when you probably wished you didn't even need them at all. But to your credit even though this seemed strange to you, you didn't run the other direction from him. Look at it this way he could have had a much worse fetish than "glasses". Is there anything he says or does that troubles you about his thing for glasses? I guess what I am asking is if there is anything or time when he makes you feel uncomfortable about your glasses? You have to appreciate his being so honest and telling you about his obsession for glasses. Like you say you want your relationship to be an honest one that is being pretty honest. I think you will read in here about several men that not only have girlfriends that wear glasses that they have never told about there obsession for glasses but even several married en that they have never told their wife about their thing for their glasses. You seem completely happy with this fellow so I say you should just go for it and not let his glasses thing bother you. Hope that helped in some way. To be honest I dated a good number of women back in my dating days and nearly everyone of them wore glasses but I never once told any of them about my glasses fetish.
Dinah 24 May 2016, 11:29
Hi. I wrote a while back about a lovely man I had recently embarked on a relationship with who had admitted one evening that he had a "thing" for women in glasses. My husband died 3 years ago and I've been lonely and in a very dark place for much of the intervening time and so I was delighted to meet someone who seemed to be very much on my wavelength and who I hit it off with almost immediately. I was therefore a little taken aback by his admission and of course wondered if the fact that I wore glasses was the main reason he was interested in me. We're still together and we have discussed this attraction of his a few times and while I don't understand it, I do feel he likes (dare I say it loves?) me for who I am and that my eyesight is a bonus for him. It hasn't really played a major part in our relationship to be honest, I haven't really noticed him behaving differently towards me than other men I've known and we do have a wonderful time together. Anyway I will stop rambling on and get to the point. He has said that he has visited this site on occasions and he suggested that it might help me understand the attraction for short sighted women if I wrote about it on here and asked regular contributors for their take. So really I was just wondering if anyone can help me understand a little better. Your point of view would be very much appreciated.
Likelenses 08 May 2016, 22:06
Astra
As you stated it is important that myopes read at the proper distance.
You should not read printed material any closer than twelve inches,and not closer than twenty inches from a computer screen.
If you cam maintain these distances comfortably with the weaker prescription,but not with your distance prescription, then you need bifocals.
Astra 08 May 2016, 06:17
likelenses
it is my un-informed habit to read with a lower rx .
i don't think i would like to have bifocal as of now , partly because i am not certain whether i need a close rx. i don't seem to have discomfort using my distance rx.
Likelenses 07 May 2016, 16:47
Astra
If the -4.00 / -4.25 weaker glasses give you the correct reading distance.and you use a stronger prescription for distance,then you should wear bifocals.
Beside the fact that you need them,girls in bifocals are really hot.
antonio 07 May 2016, 14:55
Nice to hear from you again, Astra,
best regards, antonio
Astra 07 May 2016, 06:06
I have a history of reluctant to wear glasses perhaps until age 25.
when I was younger like age 10-20 I would have some bad understanding about myopia. I thought it is normal to put books close to eyes when we are myopic .
But now I can realize , now I can have normal posture to read when wearing my glasses that is slightly more than minus 4 diopters L -4 R -4.25 (this is a weaker rx that was my distance rx 5 years ago so now I use for reading) , but unable to have normal posture to read without glasses. I would be very happy to realize it is so beautiful and comfortable to have good posture. Having normal posture would at least reduce my risk from neck pain, back pain and injured backbone caused by head sticking close to the screen .
I knew from someone in the optical industry that, my high-index lenses can block 90% UVA radiation and 99% UVB radiation that is very nice to know, and that I would thank my glasses so much partly because of that.
Astra 07 May 2016, 05:38
I actually think they should be happy to wear glasses because the reason I would most likely come to my mind is : contact lenses easily cause the cornea to become infected . I know most of them thought contact lenses are better, but I would not prefer contact lenses throughout my 27 years of life.
I was myopic since young age. about 20 years ago I was told by some ads telling me : I can control my myopia if I do not wear any minus lenses. I was thrilled by these ads because I liked to see other girls wearing glasses but disliked having to wear the glasses myself. I thought glasses was ugly. The minus lenses are showing my visual vulnerability that is myopia.
But as I lived through these years, I may have a rough estimate about the prevalence of myopia. Now I would normally expect most girls in their age 18-35 would need correction from minus lenses typically not within 1 or 2 diopters.
Now I realize there are some advantages of wearing glasses for girls , and that the myopia-cure ads was false : glasses are not harmful to my eyes. If I have no glasses with my rx or I cannot afford to have any glasses with my rx, my life would be even more miserable.
Soundmanpt 28 Apr 2016, 09:43
Astra
It seems that most Asian women wear glasses or contacts usually from a rather early age. It could be due to how much studying is done which brings on the need for glasses. It now seems like the rest of the world is beginning to catch up in that area since now more than 75% of the population now wears some form of vision correction. That number is even higher for women. But what is believed to have caused this increase is so many I-Phones and other devices with small type and texting has become so popular. Interesting that by the time you were 14 only 4 girls in your class weren't wearing either glasses or contacts, but before they turned 16, 3 of those girls were now wearing glasses. The one remaining holdout is now 19 and she is now wearing glasses as well. You of course seem to be very excited about wearing glasses and you seem to think that other girls are equally excited about needing glasses. What makes you think that since some of them wear contacts instead? I do agree with you that just seeing an attractive young lady wearing glasses is enough of a turn on for me. Her glasses don't have to be strong, in fact even if her glasses are extremely weak is okay with me. Like you I also enjoy the changes in their eyesight as time goes on. Since I order the glasses for quite a few of these young ladies and I love getting a call from them telling me that they got their eyes examined and they need me to order them new glasses because their eyes got a bit worse.
Astra 28 Apr 2016, 06:17
power ring can turn me on. such as these.
http://tieba.baidu.com/p/4510675998
Astra 28 Apr 2016, 03:08
After age 14 there were not many girls in my class that were not wearing glasses or contact lenses . I got even more curious about these special girls that are not wearing either at that time because girls not wearing either was rare at that age. I got curious about the girls that are not seen wearing glasses , one of them being taller (about 1.7 m) , usually arranged back row of seat by the teacher . Eventually by age 15-16 I have seen three of the four remaining girls have to wear glasses with minus lenses to see the blackboard (or whiteboard). The taller girl appeared reluctant to wear her glasses full time . At age 17-19 we are no longer in the same class. By the time we graduated from high school at age 19. Now at year 2016, on the public photo album of the final day of school I can see her finally wearing the glasses, facing left unfortunately so that we can't see further detail about her face. Wearing minus lenses with a full-framed glasses is one of the most wonderful thing happened in my life, and I assume this is true for most girls.
Astra 28 Apr 2016, 02:43
reply to Soundmanpt 20160314
I agree that unknown girls can be wonderful to watch. Now I am not genuinely loving or care about any girls. But it was a wonderful experience to know there was a website known as eyescene ten years ago. I realize I am not alone, can be secretly collecting information about girls wearing glasses , wanted to track how their rx changes , how they wear different glasses with different rx , occasionally i can be curious about the physical problems of their glasses, such as scratches, rotated frames. It is interesting to see how some of those girls changed rx with the same frame, or changing glasses with very similar design that almost appear they are the same frame.
27 Apr 2016, 01:26
Jes - I'm with you on this one, and have done this quite a few times with GOC, as posted on the GOC section. I don't wear glasses at all, but recently bought a pair of aviators as my next pair to get reglazed with my GOC prescription. They're a used pair of glasses with a weak prescription, probably only -1.5 or something like that and wearing them with such a weak prescription just doesn't have the same feeling / buzz as with much stronger lenses. I too have noticed reactions and people looking a lot more than I think they normally would when I've worn my strong glasses. I have about 5 different pairs, with 3 of them having a prescription of approx -9.5/-10, and the other pairs are -13
lurking 26 Apr 2016, 20:04
Tom1/Jess: I share both of your desires but mostly I lean more toward wearing my minus 20 glasses over my +13 contacts. I usually get at least one or two stares whenever I go out wearing these glasses as the lenses are over a half inch thick. I guess I have some exhibitionist in me because I love going barefoot when I'm out in public with my thick glasses.
Tom1 26 Apr 2016, 14:55
I have a similar obsession for sighting on me, but opposite: I love going around bareeyed and wonder if people around me realise I can't see or not... (I'm pretty sure usually not)
JES 26 Apr 2016, 05:02
Some time ago I bought a pair of used glasses from my local flee-market. My own prescription is a mild -3. I have always wanted a stronger prescription and have felt attracted to people (women) wearing strong negative glasses. Today I wore these glasses that I had bought publicly. I went to a shopping mall and walked around wearing these coke-bottles. I don't actually know the strength of these lenses but I have a guess that the left lens is about twice as strong as mine and the right lens about three times my own prescription. That would be -6 and -9!
The lenses are very thick because the frame size is 59mm and the lenses are standard thickness. My eyes looked so very small behind these glasses and cut-in is clearly noticeable. I felt very attractive walking around in these. This was a long waited for moment, and I also thought I noticed a couple of women looking at me, staring and thinking.."oh my, that bloke must be really nearsighted.."
A nice experience altogether.. Anyone else into this kind of thing..?
Likelenses 09 Apr 2016, 20:28
JJ Jackson
It is most likely you that posts under various names,always making statements like these,and unable to offer any proof.
Why would anyone believe a person like you that lies?
JJ Jackson 09 Apr 2016, 16:35
Just a note of caution, Dinah... this board does *not* have as wide a cross section as you might be lead to believe. in truth, there are only about 10 guys or less here and they make up female names and write back and forth to each other. I guess looking at it that way it is funny and comical.
Likelenses 06 Apr 2016, 23:53
Dinah
Yes you do have a very high prescription,but I am certain that you look beautiful in glasses.
lentifan 06 Apr 2016, 08:51
Dinah
I'm sure I would find a lady wearing glasses with your prescription much more attractive than without glasses, but, unlike some of the other contributors here, I don't think that seeing you struggle without your glasses, or knowing that you are so dependent on them, has much to do with their erotic appeal for me.
It's the aesthetics of the glasses themselves and the way (in the case of minus lenses) the eyes sparkle behind the lenses. Well, maybe a little bit is to do with your dependence on them - to be precise, the way you probably hold things a little closer to your eyes when looking at them or reading. I find that very cute.
I'm glad you're continuing your relationship and hope that it develops well for both of you.
Dinah 05 Apr 2016, 11:18
I'm sure the people on here are from a wide cross section of the population. Don't get me wrong, a lot of the posts on here are very articulate and informed and I'm not trying to be judgemental. What I do notice is that most of the replies concentrate on the aesthetic of a woman wearing glasses and while I can quite agree that women can look very attractive in glasses (I hope so anyway), I do believe that there is a subtext here whereby it's the fact that they can't see well that provides much of the attraction. I'm finding it hard to rationalise the thought that me displaying my poor vision in some way could provoke a sexual reaction in a man. I do struggle with my vision often, even when wearing glasses and it never crossed my mind that it could have an erotic element.
Anyway I'm still seeing the lovely man I wrote about, I think he's too good to give up over something like this, although it will take me some time to understand I think. I haven't mentioned the issue at all since but I do intend to bring it up again when the time is right.
Oh and to answer some of your other questions. I live in England and my glasses prescription is a bit complicated but goes something like this:
Right eye -22.00 sph -2.50 cyl 120 axis +3.00 add
Left eye -23.25 sph -2.25 cyl 100 axis +3.00 add
Likelenses 04 Apr 2016, 20:55
Dinah
Where are you located? I am in the U.S.
JohnnyB 04 Apr 2016, 13:26
Dinah, I think the list which Likelens posted applies to most of us here. Glasses is not the absolute deciding factor but it factors in. I've seen photos of some users of this board and overall they appear to be a normal, some even pretty attractive, and professional people. Call it what you may, but I certainly don't want to label it. Sounds like you feel somewhat betrayed by your man, but if you're compatible I think it's unfortunate to end a relationship just for this. Not attempting to preach so apologies if it sounds as such.
Crystal Veil 04 Apr 2016, 09:31
Dinah,
before checking out my weblog as kindly suggested by Leo in Perth, I suggest you read my post from March 13th on this thread first. It sums up the personal background from which I started my photography project with "Ladies behind crystal veil". The photos will make more sense to you after reading a bit about the way I look at ladies in glasses with high prescriptions.
LEO in PERTH 04 Apr 2016, 06:01
DINAH
This Web Site might help you understand.
http://moreladiesbehindcrystalveil.blogspot.com/
Likelenses 03 Apr 2016, 21:21
Dinah
I am glad that our input has you thinking.
I do think that you are over analyzing this.
I,and am certain that most here feel the same,look for the attributes in a woman that all guys look for,and find attractive in a woman.Most of us would not put glasses,or poor vision at the top of the list.
My list would be in this order.
1. Physically attractive face,and figure
2. A fun personality,and a little shy, or reserved
3. Somewhat adventuresome
4. Intelligent,and a good communicator
5. Honest,and moral
6. Politically Conservative
7. Wears glasses
I prefer nearsighted,over farsighted,as I also am nearsighted. Perhaps a kindred spirit thing.
There are also some women here that are highly attracted to guys in glasses.
We are usually interested in a persons prescription,because there are certain effects that we feel enhance a person's eyes.Generally the stronger the prescription the more lovely the enhancement.
Dinah 03 Apr 2016, 13:46
Thanks to those who replied to my post. I'm still trying to process what this all means. Maybe I'm overanalysing? It would be the first time. I know he finds me attractive, or at least he's said so. I'm not in bad shape for my age, I'm a member of a running club and still run semi-competitively and I like to keep myself as healthy and fit as I can. I like to think I'm still attractive and very feminine and so maybe as was intimated, the fact that I wear strong glasses is just the icing on the cake and not the whole deal. I'm going to just go with it and see where this relationship takes me. I may end up getting hurt but nothing ventured, nothing gained. I think, as one of you put it, I should be grateful that he's been honest with me. That has to be worth something doesn't it?
I notice a couple of you asked what my prescription is. I'm not sure what to think about that. Why do you ask? I could hunt out the piece of paper and write the numbers down verbatim because I don't know them off the top of my head but be assured it's very high. I have worn glasses all my life and they've been on my face, save for a brief flirtation with contact lenses in the late 70's, every waking hour. I grab them before I get out of bed and wear them till I'm back in bed and about to turn the light out. I really can't do anything unless I'm wearing them. I don't even think about them much to be honest, the need to put them on in the morning is pretty much an unconscious act.
I wonder if anyone can describe to me why a woman being so dependent on glasses elicits such an erotic response in some/all of you.
LEO in PERTH 03 Apr 2016, 04:10
Likelenses
Beautiful story !!
Pseldonymov 01 Apr 2016, 07:37
to Soundmanpt
Very interesting. I have similar feelings.
Now I miss working at an optical store.
elisetebrand 31 Mar 2016, 21:36
hello ..I am 36 and -30 and -31.5 myopia glasses for me are like a magical piece that gives me the power to see the reality of things when I take to my friends I love my glasses most say that I am blind .. if I could have a collection of glasses ..ja went through every situation because he wore thick glasses that today or ligo..no background all myope wanted to find someone who loves her with his glasses ..
Likelenses 31 Mar 2016, 19:20
Dinah
I have dated many women over the years.Some that did not wear glasses,and many that did.
I look for many attributes in the women that I date,but if they wear glasses,that is extra special.
My current girlfriend that I have been seeing now for almost a year wears strong glasses.
Last year in her early forties she had a fair amount of increase to her nearsighted prescription,that resulted in her lenses being plano,or flat on the front sides along with her first bifocal prescription.
Due to a few events in her younger years,she was quite self conscious about her glasses,and the new stronger Rx,with bifocals embarrassed her.
When she realized that in addition to caring about her,as well as finding her attractive in glasses,she began to come out of her shell.
Over the past year we have had many great times,but she admits that some of the best are glasses related.At first she thought it was a little kinky,but when we purchased her a number of unique glasses,she began to think it to be fun.
She sometimes sees me catching a glance at another attractive girl wearing glasses,and has a subtle way of tapping on her own thick lense with her index finger,and glaring at the girl.Then we both have a good laugh.
I would say to you if there are so many good things that you see in this guy,continue in the relationship,and lavish the moments that he finds you beautiful in your eyeware.
What is your prescription?
31 Mar 2016, 08:08
Firstly, Dinah, give him credit for his honesty. He didn't need to tell you, but he did.
Secondly, you will have gathered from this website that this male fondness for bespectacled ladies is not as rare as you might have thought. And I like to think that we're at least as decent and honourable as any other cross-section of male society.
Thirdly, I can see that you may have been shocked that a feature you might have at times wished were otherwise- namely your need for (perhaps strong) glasses - was appealing to him. But would you have been equally shocked if it was some, perhaps more conventional aspect of you which caught his fancy, such as dimples or your breasts or your legs?
If everything else about your relationship is working, why let this spoil it. Decide whether you can live with your friend's little foible and, if you can, carry on as normal. If he has noticed your recent coldness and asks about, just be as honest with him as he has been with you.
LEO in PERTH 31 Mar 2016, 07:38
Dinah,
That's Why I never tell Ladies they look beautiful wearing glasses ! It seems ok to tell a lady you attracted to her by the way she dresses ,or styles (or cuts ) her hair.
Once upon a time ,It was unattractive to wear Glasses ( not for me ) Now days, more people see how BEAUTIFUL they are!
and why not? Iám in my early 60s , and always found Myopic Ladies attractive ,for the past 50 years!!
minus5wholuvsgwgs 31 Mar 2016, 07:35
Dinah I am one of those men who like girls with thick glasses .My own girl friend too is highly myopic minus15/minus 16.25 yes the thick glasses were a huge attraction BUT its the lady underneath that is who I love the glasses are just the icing on the cake just as like most men I like sexy underwear etc So please do not be cold towards him go for it girl he sounds like a very lucky man (and what is your prescription?)
Dinah 31 Mar 2016, 07:05
Hello.
I'm a 60 year old widow. I've lived on my own for a few years but about 3 months ago I met a really lovely man and we started seeing each other for meals, trips to concerts and so on. He's wonderful, very intelligent, highly educated, very successful and fun and we get on extremely well together. At this point I should mention that I've been severely short-sighted since before I can remember as it's somewhat pertinent to the story. Anyway, the other night we were sitting together in front of the fire having a glass of wine and chatting and for some reason the conversation turned round to what we found attractive in the opposite sex. Aside from the usual female attributes, he admitted that he found my thick glasses very alluring and the fact that I can barely see without them extremely exciting. I was shocked and didn't really know what to think. I'm afraid I've become rather cold towards him and we haven't really communicated much since. I don't want to lose him but I can't escape the thought that he only wants me because of my eyesight. I suppose the obvious thing is to talk to him about it but I feel quite hurt at the moment and can't trust myself to say the things I need to say in the right way. Searching on the internet I came across this site which I have to say was rather an eye opener to say the least. I don't have a question as such but I'm searching for understanding. I'm hoping I can get over this and hopefully it isn't an issue. Maybe someone on here can help me understand a little better? Thank you in advance.
Soundmanpt 14 Mar 2016, 15:11
How interesting that so many of us totally enjoy the GWG but for different reasons. As for me to be perfectly honest I am fine with seeing a young lady wearing even weak glasses as long as they are real and she feels the need to be wearing glasses. Many of you seem to really enjoy the girl that wears very strong glasses with the knowledge that without her strong glasses she is pretty much helpless. I totally understand the sight of seeing her straining and squinting trying to see can be quite a turn on. For some seeing how small her eyes appear behind her strong lenses can be a turn on. Something that ranks high on my list is a girl with "virgin eyes" meaning that she has never wore glasses before and is now wearing glasses for the very first time. Things she was once able to see is now blurry without her glasses. So just knowing the effect that glasses are making on her eyes is enough for me. No of course her eyes aren't going to be anywhere near as bad as what the girls with those very strong glasses are like. But I have watched many young ladies get their very first glasses and then watched as every year their eyesight slowly deteriorate and now many of them wear their glasses full time. No their glasses aren't -20.00 something but considerably weaker. But to them they feel like they can't see much of anything without their glasses anymore. So for me it has been very enjoyable just watching the transformation of these girls over the years. But yes of course even seeing someone I don't know that is attractive wearing glasses is always very nice to see. So I guess we all share the same interest but for different reasons.
Crystal Veil 13 Mar 2016, 15:56
Tom 1,
Interesting post and question. While we clearly share a fascination for GWG's with higher prescriptions, my fascination works the other way round. I feel attracted to women who wear their strong glasses with confidence and even with pride. My life partner is a full time GWG with a prescription of minus twelve. She has a special "radar" which enables her to go swimming in the sea without any visual aid and even on a crowded beach, she walks straight back to me after her swim. She never stumbles and there is no visual insecurity either. The first time I saw her do this I was flabbergasted and asked her how she managed. She explained that she had a good look at the colours before putting down her glasses. Later she told me that her first glasses ever were no less than minus five. Her parents were ashamed about this, feeling that they should have noticed much earlier that there was a problem. But she probably already had this "radar" in her childhood and that's why nobody noticed it. Eventually her teacher at school noticed it. She got her first pair of glasses, went full time straightaway and that was it. Five years ago I worked with a model with an even higher prescription and she was able to pick the next pair of glasses from the grass without any hesitation. I asked the model - her name was Petra - how she managed and her answer was pretty much the same. Basically it's a matter of self confidence. During my photo shoots, it's always interesting to witness how a new model reacts when she puts on the first pair of glasses with a much higher prescription than her own. Some models need several pairs before some degree of relaxation sets in. But there are also models who are not bothered about the massive blur. Generally speaking, the second category has more self confidence than the first category. I hope that other members here will share their experience with you as you raised an interesting topic.
Sayitlikeitis 13 Mar 2016, 15:29
Exactly Tom1. Surely that's what an optical obsession is all about? I can't imagine why anyone would be interested in glasses themselves, they're just pieces of plastic and/or metal. It's what they signify that is the source of the attraction. As far as I'm concerned, a pair of plano glasses, or indeed glasses with lenses less than about -3 are about as interesting as a handbag or a pair of ear rings.
Tom1 13 Mar 2016, 14:46
Never posted here (as far as I remember), but I'll do now since my obsession seems a little bit different from most of you here.
What I'm attracted from is not just glasses by themselves, but poor vision itself. Glasses are useful as indicator that the owner has low vision, but what attracts mostly myself is that a bespectacled girl is unable to see properly without some kind of aid. This is what actually turns me on, not glasses as an accessory (in fact I don't feel anny atraction for planos, neither for very weak prescription glasses).
And since vision defect is even more apparent when one struggles to see without glasses, nearsighted or farsighted girls trying to function bareeyed are for me the hottest subject by far, even more than bespectacled ones.
Is there anyone else who share this obsession?
Gerry 07 Mar 2016, 17:36
I have always wanted to date a nice lady wearing high plus glasses, sadly i do not seem to meet any, I see lots of ladies with high minus, but although i like the look i still prefer plus glasses. I have often wondered why i love ladies in high magnification glasses, I think its partly sexual and partly i,m attracted to their nice personalities usually. hope to get a response
Take good care have fun Gerry
Colin 19 Jan 2016, 17:37
1 x tiny aphakic eye. 1 x thick strong glasses lens. = vision.
Turn on. = Someone to rip the glasses of my face so I have to grope around.
Be nice if they gave them back eventually.
Colin 15 Jan 2016, 00:16
I thought I had better post again to explain that I was actually really careful with my girlfriends glasses. When I made them fall off by hooking them with my glasses as we kissed I always made sure they rolled gently onto a pillow. She usually said something like. "there go the glasses" and I would let her know that I had put them on the bedside cabinet. If she asked about mine but I got turned on by just letting them fall wherever and the excitement of having to hunt for them afterwards. She was thin with long hair and dark eyes and a fairly pointed nose. Comparing her glasses to mine I would guess her prescription at about plus 20 in a dark plastic frame with fairly small buttons. I loved the way her glasses magnifyed her eyes behind the buttons and how she tilted her head back to see in the distance and tentatively placed her feet when she walked. We have to be careful wearing high plus glasses. If you look straight forward you cannot see the ground in front of you. I loved how she looked up at me when we undressed each other hazing through her thick lenses. Unfortunately she did not share my fascination with our glasses and thought I was a bit weird. I fully agree that I am but the relationship did not last.
Colin 14 Jan 2016, 19:02
I love making love wearing my glasses.
When I was a young man I was in a nightclub in Plymouth England. I should explain that this is a naval base and the clubs were full of sailors. I was just checking the place out looking around when someone snatched my glasses off. He obviously did it as a prank as it was obvious that I would not be able to see without them. I just stood amid the flashing lights and noise wondering what to do. Usually people who take glasses hand them back but nothing came. I slowly made my way to the side of the room and bumped into someone spilling my drink on them. I said sorry and explained about the glasses. I had to feel for her face and speak into her ear as the music was loud. She told me to wait there and disappeared. She must have asked a lot of people because she eventually came back with the glasses and a barmaid who said they had been handed in at the bar. She looked fantastic with a stunning figure and cheerful smile.
We ended up in my hotel room and I slowly kissed her all over making sure my thick lenses rubbed against her body. I gazed at her and she gently removed my glasses and tried them on. We continued making love both unable to see much and she carefully put them back saying it was unfair to take them. It was a wonderful night.
Colin 14 Jan 2016, 18:09
This may sound weird. I have worn glasses in the plus 30 range following a cateract operation as a baby. Even as a child I remember enjoying the way my strong glasses distorted everything. I was also drawn to other children who wore glasses. There was one boy with strong plus glasses (though not as strong as me) and his frames were terribly bent. He always squinted and I wondered how he could see at all. A girl in the year below me was exceptionally short sighted. She wore pink plastic NHS glasses with cable temples and flat fronted lenses with lots of ground glass around the edge. She was very slim with goofy teeth and knock knees but I thought she was wonderful. Her sister said to me once "you fancy my sister don't you". I was only about 14 so we just hung around together and never even kissed.
For a short time I dated a girl who also wore cateract glasses. Hers were not as strong as mine. She said that wearing my glasses made close things really clear and I had to wear hers on the tip of my nose to get nearly in focus. We made love wearing each other's glasses. I enjoyed entangling our glasses so they fell off as we got more excited and we had to grope around afterwards to find them. I loved the danger of risking damage to the glasses.
Hope it doesn't sound too weird but it's what turns me on.
Marco 08 Nov 2015, 18:25
Post deleted - spam
Millhouse 13 Sep 2015, 04:48
My interest in GWG's I have long been aware of and have been lucky only twice in having gf's with a strong rx on their glasses, I have posted here in the past as to Internet dating sites maybe having a search option for let say "wears glasses" I'm unaware of any, So then, in the off line world I rely on the obvious- the fact they have glasses on- now then, we are all very much aware of just how many women (and men of course) wear contacts,I have an idea to now look and learn how contacts look on the eyes in social interactions and determine, from that glasses will be worn at some point to rest or let wearers recover from near constant use (this I know from my own use years ago as a younger man)
It seems there is a few google answers to this inquiry here is one helpful link;
http://marcoeyes.tumblr.com/what-it-is-about
When out and about at work, socially or in public now I will try to spot contacts on new female acquaintances, I will report back in a few weeks with my findings.I will endeavour to be discreet in my observations it goes without saying.
Astra 30 Sep 2014, 13:06
I find girls wearing minus lenses in black plastic frames really turns me on. It's intriguing why black plastic frames seem popular in China and South Korea. Part of the reason could be the high prevalence of myopia above -3 . These girls probably have tried other types of frame, but they would notice the lenses are very visible on the sides as their rx gets higher every 1-2 year. So they may want to have a black plastic frame that could hide some thickness from the edges. What is quite intriguing is that when more girls are doing this, it appears high rx and moderate rx girls prefer black plastic frames. It also appear to me they believe by wearing such frames, their lens thickness would be less visible to others. Their effort to "hide" the thickness does turn me on.
Despite so much they spend on thinning and disguising the edges of their lenses, often using thicker plastic frame. The black colored frame are optimal to contrast their power rings, cut-in or the partial edge of their lenses. Most likely they are less aware of these effects when the edges are partially hidden by tne frame (?) take it for granted others would not notice them (?)
antonio 06 Jun 2014, 18:49
Thanks for telling us Toto
and asking her
you really have a sweetie there
keep good care of her
best regards, antonio
:-)
Toto 06 Jun 2014, 18:00
Hey Antonio
I asked her about her prescription tonight. She took put a note that she keeps in her wallet from her latest eye test, that says she is -3.5 in her left eye and -5.25 right. Also some cilinder but she told me thay's really "fine-tuning".
Tonight she was most lovely as she wore specs that she bought a few years ago, matching very nicely with her outfit today, but she compalined a few times "I didn't remember my eyes got that worse since 3 years". Still, I think she looked very hot tonight!
Soundmanpt 03 Jun 2014, 20:50
Glassesforeveryone
I in no way am saying in any way that your wife doesn't need her glasses and if she isn't already she will likely be wearing them full time. I am only saying that -3.00 lenses don't need to be made thinner, however if she feels that her lenses may look thick then by all means she should get high index.you are correct in what you say about the number of people that require glasses over -10.00. The percentage is actually rather small compared to all other prescriptions.
Glassesforeveryone 03 Jun 2014, 15:44
Evening all. I know you guys figure -3 is only minor, but I'd say it's reasonably significant in terms of the bell curve across the people on this planet. The -10's etc that lots of people here fixate on probably accounts for 2-3% of the population.
I'm happy with my wife's -3 eyes. As for the thin lenses, she doesn't like glasses, so no way was I pushing the thicker lenses.
Weirdly, as I've got older and my eyes have given up the fight of me trying to make myself myopic (I know wear +1), I'm finding myself attracted to plus lenses. God knows what that says about me.
Thankfully I am still as attracted to my wife as ever.
Melyssa 03 Jun 2014, 15:43
-3.00? That's nothing compared to my -9.00 (with CR39 lenses). I don't believe high-index lenses are all that necessary at -3.00.
Soundmanpt 03 Jun 2014, 14:55
Glassesforeveryone
I wonder what the optician was wearing if she was even wearing glasses if she considers -3.00 strong? Of course she is just lobbying for a sale of high index lenses which really shouldn't be necessary at all. Even Zenni doesn't recommend going to even their medium high index lens with that prescription.
I hope your wife didn't take the bate and said no to her.
GreginColo 03 Jun 2014, 14:53
Hi gfe, glad you enjoyed helping your wife pick out new glasses. but as far as myopic Rx's go her -3 Rx is fairly moderate, but definately needing full time correction. There are myopic corrections that are 2,3,5, even 10 times that strong that produce seriously think lenses. Do you prefer her in thicker or thinner lenses?
Glassesforeveryone 03 Jun 2014, 13:30
I met my wife at lunch today at the opticians to help her pick some new glasses. I was in heaven.
I especially liked it when she was told by the assistant that she should get light an thin lenses because her prescription was strong (-3).
Complete turn on.
antonio 02 Jun 2014, 19:00
Toto
if I may ask, how strong are the glasses your gf wears ?
best regards, antonio
Toto 31 May 2014, 18:37
My girlfriend knows very well that, when switiching from contacts to glasses in the evening, or not replacing her glasses by contacts in the morning and thus spending a full day in glasses, she gives me a signal that she is (and wants to feel) vulnerable.
When we kiss, she likes tolose her eyes as a signal that I can gently take off her glasses. Or she lets her glasses slide fown her nose without pushing them back up, making that she has to tilt her head backwards to look through them, or squint because the glasses (she told me) lose some corrective power when down her nose and farther from her eyes.
She has more little tricks she can do with her glasses that (she knows) turn me on. When in a shop last week looking for new shoes, she took off her glasses and handed them over to me, asking whether I could oh please clean the lenses for her. A huge turn on to feel the thickness and curvature of her lenses through a thin piece of cloth while cleaning them. When I told her I thought I was ready, she looked at me with blurred eyes, then closed her eyes as an unspoken request that I please carefully reposition her glasses on her nose.
Anton 31 May 2014, 18:05
Well I can definitely understand the vulnerability part. As somebody who needs a correction of -14.25 in both eyes, and was used to wear contacts all the time, now there is not a second I'm awake that I don't have my glasses on including uncomfortable situations as working out, making out, or showering. I'm a 100% dependent on them.
Vulnerable Cristalline 27 May 2014, 20:27
I love the fact that many girls are so vulnerable without their glasses, which is very cute . They are also vulnerable wearing their glasses, note, their glasses can't be placed too far from their face when they have about several diopters of myopia, their glasses need to be placed so close to their eyes, so lovely. I wear -5 , always love this vulnerability, that the image of the glasses would SHIFT , when I see my dearly cristalline sharp, rather curved image shifts itself when I walk around, or placing my glasses back to the correct position from lower part of my nose, I feel my vulnerability, I know how important it is to place this lovely gemstone, but I also love to be so vulnerable that I can't see properly when glasses are not properly placed, and the image looks so curved. Even when properly placed, the peripheral are still so curved the wearer can detect by herself, this self-perception of vulnerable curved image is a turn on, also we can notice other girls vulnerability when they are wearing their glasses, we can see their minified, curved image through their lenses.
anony 21 May 2014, 07:41
I have to say for me it is also the time that a hi myope is wihtout his/her glasses or contacts that is the turn on, especially when they are in an unfamiliar environment and to one degree or another have to feel their way around. The thick glasses are for me just the advertisement of this vulnerability.
Anton 16 May 2014, 05:59
@Kit. Well I should say I find it extremely interesting that what you find "exclusivity" as the biggest turn on. It makes a lot of sense specially nowadays when contacts are available for mostly anybody even in a time
when glasses are more popular than ever before. The truth is that most individuals with high prescriptions are and will always prefer contacts when possible. I know I would. Reason why its been so difficult to become a full time coke bottle glasses wearer. Anyway, because of that many people are just seen in glasses by their partner or by whom they go to bed with so the exclusivity part makes a lot of sense. For a long long time the only person who ever saw me in glasses was my ex- girlfriend. As I never wore them outside my place they were outdated frames with regular plastic very thick lenses in them. I 'm very nearsighted.
Is there anything else that you find attractive in a guy in glasses?
By the way I'm 28.
Kit 16 May 2014, 03:49
@Anton: I'm into it when a guy wears contacts during the day and then I love that hour or so before bed when he wears his glasses. It's that side of someone you only see in private...and I'm reminded of that during the day when I search people's eyes for the telltale sign of contacts. Like I'm pretty sure "normal" people don't look for that when they make eye contact with someone. So I guess it's this inner game/obsession I can keep to myself.
Once, I met a friend of a friend at an event. I could tell he was wearing contacts so I got bold and asked for his number. I slept over at his house and in the morning I accidentally put his glasses on.(same rx -3.50/-3.75) So then he put on mine and it led to a lighthearted conversation about rx's. I was very ready for a morning round right after that, but of course he didn't know it was about the glasses. :P It was super hot to be cuddling together with my vision twin and asking something like, "Can you see what time it is?" and him replying, "Not if you can't!" Too bad he got transferred across country for his job.
Of course, I have been disappointed before...so it's not a fool proof method for me. Once, a fairly attractive guy at work was blinking a lot so I pretend to ask "oh, do you have contacts?" Of course I knew he did. He replies, "yeah, I'm totally blind without them!" Later, we go to his place and I go to use the washroom... and see his ~2.0 glasses on counter. Later we were making out and he took off my glasses and put them on and said "wow, yours are even stronger than mine! You're so blind!" I politely laugh and agree, but don't tell him that I do everything bare eyed at home, except watch the TV.
As for thick lenses, it's not the glasses themselves but what it's like when their glasses come off. I really like being intimate with a bare eyed myopic guy because he gives off this sort of unfocused look and our faces just gravitate closer. But it's also the mundane things like checking email on their phone in the middle of the night or reading a book with the page next to their nose. Again, I think it turns me on because it's a side of the person that most don't get to see and I like that exclusivity.
But I feel like I'm torturing myself sometimes because I'm only 24 and married to a guy that's 20/20. I got my hopes up last month when he went to the eye doc because of eyestrain...and pretty crushed when he came home without a rx. But maybe it's good, no one else has to know about my secret besides the kind folks here on ES (even though I'm a 8 year lurker). I'm afraid it would come to light IRL if I was in a long term relationship with a very myopic guy. So don't be surprised if a "closeted" Lady OO comes on to you and you find out about it after, oh, your third child together with her ;)
Anton 14 May 2014, 00:25
I'm curious to know if/and what would women might find attractive about men with high prescription glasses and thick lenses. As a guy who wore mostly just contacts for fifteen years and had to switch to glasses full time recently, I would really help knowing other people opinions!
aviator -00- 13 May 2014, 19:36
Astra... thanks for your reply... As I said, the equipment used by optometrists to do eye exams is all part of what makes gives glasses their appeal for me. There is something about having an eye test and the lenses gradually being adjusted to achieve perfect vision which is very appealing to me. Anyone else agree? Having my own trial frame and lens set, plus a chart, I feel I could start to replicate that at home, although it won't be the same having to make the adjustments myself. I think it is also to do with overcoming a childhood fear of these tests, which turned to a fascination in adult life.
Astra 09 May 2014, 08:59
Re: aviator -00- 18 Apr 2014, 17:07
Nidek, Atago, Topcon, Zeiss, Rodenstock, Reichert are some of the more reputable manufacturers of optical equipment.
Curt 09 May 2014, 08:58
Quite a few trial lens sets on ebay right now, but all close to $300 US...
Astra 09 May 2014, 08:56
previous post is by me.
09 May 2014, 08:56
Re: aviator -00- 18 Apr 2014, 17:07
But collecting for what purpose ?
Some Optical Equipments such as Phoropters, Auto-Refractors, Retinoscopes, Optical Coherence Tomography. Can be quite expensive to purchase and maintenance. You may expect each of these equipments require US $ 1000 or above , with Optical Coherence Tomography require US $ 3000 or above for your purchase.
Astra 09 May 2014, 08:47
Re: Millhouse 28 Apr 2014, 05:40
why not simply browse a GWG collections such as the site operated by Russian-GWG .
or tieba.baidu , where you enter GWG or myopia , there will be girls ready to chat with you if you click "chat", or you can post on their threads. Most of them are happy to chat with you.
http://tieba.baidu.com/f?kw=%D1%DB%BE%B5%C4%EF
http://tieba.baidu.com/f?kw=%B8%DF%B6%C8%BD%FC%CA%D3
http://tieba.baidu.com/f?kw=%D6%D0%B6%C8%BD%FC%CA%D3
Millhouse 28 Apr 2014, 05:40
Hello All,
Does anyone know if there is an internet dating site that has, or something akin to, "wears glasses" as a search option for the profiles? Any feedback would be appreciated.
Apologies if this is on the wrong thread.
aviator -00- 18 Apr 2014, 17:07
Does anyone here collect optical equipment? I've often dreamed of setting up my own exam room at home with trial lens set, chart projector or even a phoropter. For me, this gear is all part of what makes gives rx glasses their appeal.
minus 5 who luvs gwgs 13 Mar 2012, 02:39
If you are on the dating site POF then they have done a seduction test one of the questions is about fetishes Do you have an Eyeglass fetish !!!!!
Soundmanpt 17 Jan 2012, 11:27
Speedy
A suggestion for future girlfriends. You will find it somewhat easier to get a young lady to wear glasses for you if they don't have to force their eyes to see with them and if they don't get headaches from wearing them. You can even let them assist in the process by letting them pick out glasses they would want to wear. Get their glasses on-line from some of the many retailers that are out there. You will find very nice and functiona; glasses fro very little money. Have a look at "eyebuydiret.com" or "zennioptical.com"
Speedy 16 Jan 2012, 18:45
First time on this site. Don`t know why not found earlier. Sorry for my english!
I`m really absession for glasses on girl`s and women. Every girlfriend I told that I love them more if they wear glasses while we are together.
Last year my girlfriend Helena borrowed an old pair of her friend to wear them for me. It was great. The glasses had a power of -3 diopters and fits her perfect. First she got headaches while wearing after more than 30 minutes. Unfortunatly we broke after two month.
Years ago my girlsfried Geli bought a pair of OTC readers for wearing for me. First she said she is legal blind with them (they were only 1,25 diopters)but after a while she managed quite good.
Oh, I love it.
gwgs 16 Jan 2012, 06:00
I also love to see women wearing their glasses with chains or cords, or even better, sports straps, as I know from my own exprience these sports straps when they're tightened hold the glasses so snug to your face there's no chance of them moving a mm!!
Sadly though like Astra said, there seem to be very little women that use this accessory now - in my experience the majority of the users of these chains/cords seem to be 60 year old plus ladies with reading glasses, which isn't really the demographic that I follow when it comes to girls with glasses!!
Clare 15 Jan 2012, 05:29
On the subject of glasses on chains, did anyone see Michael Macintyre's Christmas special? He was hilarious, am trying to find it online. If anyone else has found the link, please post!
Melyssa 14 Jan 2012, 11:14
Maybe it's because so many women wear their glasses on top of their heads when they don't need them to see for a little while. On Monday at work, I rode up the elevator with two farsighted women who were doing just that.
Astra 14 Jan 2012, 04:44
previous post
14 Jan 2012, 04:44
Re: Wurm 2001,
"I like to see women wearing their glasses on chains."
Glasses on chains are less popular nowadays than mid 20th century ?
Astra 10 Jan 2012, 05:18
previous post
10 Jan 2012, 05:18
Leo,
it is very nice to experience near-sighted and needing minus lenses.
after all, most people would need glasses to see in their life.
it's great to be much dependent on lenses, and see with minified image formed by lenses.
when I had lower rx I don't feel as much dependent.
but I can get curious for some low rx wearers when I finally find their minification from the lenses. It's like, discovering their lenses are not plano, i.e. not fake glasses.
albert 01 Dec 2011, 12:03
LEO
I am planning on starting GOC shortly after Christmas. I have a lot of questions. If you would not mind, and because I am sure you could give me some help and guidance, would you contact me at albertcamp@sbcglobal.net
Thanks, Albert
leo 29 Nov 2011, 08:26
Should read "changed to -8 "
leo 29 Nov 2011, 08:24
Started GOC wearing -6 in private,but ended up wearing goc full time (7mm) thick!! I changed to -6 after a few months, full time, and now I wear -13 (11mm) almost full time !! I find it really hard to remove contacts and glasses at the end of the day.......its like a dream come true ,after 48 years
of wishing , and then finding the EYESCENE!!!!!!!
OO Anon 24 Oct 2011, 08:50
Have any of you GOG wearers or legitimate high myopes ever worn extremely thick glasses to a gentleman's club? What was the reaction of the dancers, if any?
I am pondering the possibility of getting a private dance while wearing -16 glasses, and asking the dancer to wear them during the dance...
Astra 03 Oct 2011, 05:31
Like lenses,
It's good to updated rx when required.
Because otherwise the corrected visual field is a bit restricted than with your updated rx
Like lenses 22 Sep 2011, 03:09
I have an exam next week,and I know that I will get at least one diopter more,and perhaps one and a half.
With much more minification,I hope that I don't wind up in bifocals.
Like lenses 22 Sep 2011, 03:01
Astra
For me reading without glasses is too close,and with them everything is so tiny.
Astra 22 Sep 2011, 02:42
So now I like to wear my minus lenses to read.
It's fascinating because minification does help me to see objects which is fairly close to me.
Astra 22 Sep 2011, 02:39
my previous comment is just a "copy and paste" from obsessed's comment.
at lower rx, I find not wearing glasses is easier for reading.
but gradually I would need to see very close without glasses, this would be a bit uncomfortable for backbone or eyes.
Like lenses 22 Sep 2011, 02:24
Astra
Not only fascinating but sometimes a challenge if the print is small,and the glasses are strong.
Astra 22 Sep 2011, 00:42
Same for myopes.
The ability to see close objects clearly through minus lenses is the most fascinating thing about myopes.
Mr Jules 21 Sep 2011, 12:46
Again, a bit off topic:
Cactus Jack's thing about latent hyperopia certainly holds true in my case...
In 2007, started having difficult with small print. Holding phone/books further away from my face. Usual symptoms. Went for my first eye test in 15 years. Never had a prescription. At this stage, all I knew was that people wore glasses to help them see, and you could expect to wear 'plus' reading glasses in later life. And that was it. So my very first prescription was +1.00.
Early 2008, finally sorted out some +1.00 prescription reading glasses. Like most other newcomers, I wore my glasses infrequently and often secretly at home. I was surprised to see they made no different to my distance vision. I saw others take their reading glasses off, when not needed for reading glasses, but mine felt like all purpose correction ! Thought it odd.
Six months later in mid 2008, I noticed a change. I could not read small print any longer with the +1.00 reading glasses. So went back to the optician and explained, also mentioned that I felt it was odd that I could see the television with the reader glasses on. Straightaway, my optician said "there's a reason for that!". So I had another eye test and my second prescription was +1.00 distance, add +0.75 for reading. Suddenly and quite unexpectedly I had a bifocal prescription. I was surprised.
Three years later, I'm full time...
Obsessed 21 Sep 2011, 10:17
The ability to see distant objects clearly through plus lenses is the most fascinating thing about hyperopes.
I have realized recently that, even though I am fascinated by the concept of hyperopia in general, the most fascinating type of situation for me personally is what Mr. Jules has experienced - when you live many years without knowing that you're a hyperope and then when you turn 40 presbiopia kicks in and makes you quite aware of the fact!
Mr Jules 20 Sep 2011, 13:24
Like lenses: good point about carrying a back up. In the situation where the lens dropped out of my distance glasses, for a while, I resorted to wearing my +3.00 reading glasses. A little strong for my distance vision, though.
Prism bifocal: interesting comment about the magnifying effect. I wondered how people manage to see clearly out of lenses which magnify. Now I know.
I need to wear one pair of glasses to be able to see my +3.00 reading glasses properly, so as to clean them. And I look at those +3.00 lenses and think they're a bit strong ! Then pop them on my face and everything's clear again.
20 Sep 2011, 12:57
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prism bifocal 20 Sep 2011, 08:51
To refer to the title of this thread I would like to share with you what turns me on about glasses. Well, it is not every kind of glasses, it is a very rare combination, at least in the country where I live: it's plus glasses with prismatic correction. First of all I love plus glasses, I like the reflection they provoke when seen from the side, I like the magnifying effect (although only up to about +4 dpt) and I love the executive bifocals which you don't see too often these days. Either they are multifocal or flat top bifocals, but not executive bifocals.
But what beats everything are plus glasses with prism correction. If you look at someone's glasses from an angle of about 45 degrees one eye is even more magnified because of the prisms (only happens with base out prisms as far as I know) and the other side actually seems to be in minus strengh, I could stare at this very rare sightings for hours, of course that is not possible and only happened four times in my life that I saw someone with that specific combination. What would top this would be, as I mentioned at the beginning of this short entry, prismatic plus-bifocals....oh my god!
Like lenses 19 Sep 2011, 23:08
Mr Jules
Anyone that wears full time should always have a back up pair with them.
When I was at -3.00 and full time,I had a lense pop out and the only way that I could drive home was to insert a piece of cut out cardboard in the missing lense side to block off that unfocused eye.
At -7.00 where I am today that would be difficult.
Mr Jules 19 Sep 2011, 15:27
Bit off topic...
Lens came out of my distance glasses today. At lunchtime, went to an optician who fixed glasses. *The relief* of putting my glasses back on !
I say this because this is the first time I've been without my glasses for an extended period, since I went full time back in February.
Crystal Veil 19 Sep 2011, 09:38
Glasses Lover, Astra, Soundmanpt - thank you!
Astra - you are right about the intentions behind my photo shoots. Another intention is to show each lady as the person she really is. The last six ladies (Leonne, Connie, Christien, Bianca, Douce and Melissa) were professional models who reacted to a casting call which I submitted on Model Mayhem. I was quite surprised about the number of applications and the quality in terms of portfolio etc. But I will certainly return to work with amateur models after finishing the series with the professional models.
Soundmanpt - re the word sexy: I never push any of my models to look sexy, but given the nature of many of their photo shoots elsewhere it's not surprising that their way of posing contains a sexy element. In fact, several models expressed that they valued the lack of pressure in that respect. The nice thing is that the word spread fast among the models (it's a small world and many of them know eachother) and the latest model told me exactly how the previous models had reassured her that there was no risk of "hanky panky". They call me "a classic photographer and a gentleman". It's nice to receive that sort of feedback.
Soundmanpt 17 Sep 2011, 12:56
Not just fashionable but downright sexy. Most all of the photo shoots the women look amazing.
Astra 17 Sep 2011, 11:37
I think, Crystal Veil shows glasses can be very fashionable.
Glasses Lover 17 Sep 2011, 07:52
I know this is perfunctory, but girls wearing thick glasses are so hot!
Long live myopic women! I love 'em! We all do.
Crystal Veil is a master!!
Astra 15 Sep 2011, 06:07
It would be better to consider glasses as a part of your eyes , since it would be hardly functional without glasses.
Mr Jules 14 Sep 2011, 15:01
As I've said before, knew I'd end up with glasses for reading at some point, but had no idea my distance vision would decline, too.
Often go to conferences which means looking at presentations from the back of the meeting room. From several metres/yards away, I need my distances glasses to read any of the text. It's as if I'm both short sighted and long sighted.
I wonder if someone with distance glasses with a plus correction is the same as some one who's short sighted wearing a similarly strong minus correction.
Meanwhile, I'm using my +3.00 reading glasses more and more. The +1.75 distance glasses aren't good enough for reading or PC.
And thanks to this forum, I'm having a good understand of what goes on with your eyes. As I said, really had no idea before !
Glasses can be an obsessive world ;-)
Obsessed 13 Sep 2011, 09:10
Mr Jules --
It's good to hear that your glasses are helping you and that you are comfortable wearing them now! I was wondering how you were doing.
A happy full-timer :)
Mr Jules 07 Sep 2011, 15:40
Wouldn't say I'm turned on by glasses. But what I do like about wearing glasses is that no one comments about my glasses at all ever. And my glasses are now such integral feature of my face, that I look odd without glasses.
When on busy train, I wonder if other people are trying to guess my lens strength. Because now I wear glasses all the time, I find myself guessing other people's. Funny old world...
For reading, I'm completely dependent on glasses. For distance, it's hard to tolerate my vision without glasses. Started wearing glasses full time back in Feb 2011, and eight months later, I put my glasses on pretty much straight away in the morning.
And just lately, even forgotten to take them off before going to bed. Whoops.
Cactus Jack 04 Sep 2011, 20:36
James X.,
You can easily do plus GOC up to around +10 with minimal help from an ECP. If you want to learn more, let me know.
C.
Lucas 04 Sep 2011, 20:31
Im pretty similar, do you wear those all the time?
James X. 04 Sep 2011, 20:27
I'm around a +1 with some astigmatism correction.
Lucas 04 Sep 2011, 15:36
Hey James,
what is your actual prescription?
James X. 04 Sep 2011, 09:06
What turns me on about glasses is explaining my glasses to someone I don't know.
I normally wear glasses for very mild farsightedness and astigmatism. However, sometimes I will go to the supermarket or other large retail-type store wearing a pair of plastic aviator-type glasses I bought on Ebay. Their prescription is around +8 in the right eye, and +10 (with some prism) in the left eye. I wind up wearing them low on my nose and looking over them most of the time just so I can see, but I do make it a point to push them back up and look right through them when I pass by and look at other people. I also like wearing short-sleeve dress shirts and clipping a "classic" eyeglass case into the pocket. You could say I have a bit of a nerd fetish.
What I really really enjoy is getting up to the cashier, and I usually wind up dropping the change and/or the receipt after she hands them to me, due to the fact that I can barely see what's going on more than 3 inches from my face. At that point she apologizes, and I get to tell her, "No, it's fine. Don't worry about it. {Pushing my glasses up on my nose and pointing to them.} I just got these glasses yesterday, and I'm still getting used to them." About half the time, cashiers will usually feel obligated to say, "Oh, those are nice!"
I would love to gather the courage to ask my eye doctor to help me get into GOC. I definitely want to start wearing some really high-power plus glasses, maybe even lenticulars, out in public.
Astra 29 May 2011, 05:48
I have a habit of looking thru lenses from the side/back, and try to guess the rx .
really like the minified image , because it arouse my imagination of blur they would experience if the glasses is removed,
or the distortion they would experience when the glasses slides along the nose.
ehpc 05 Apr 2011, 14:15
You are absolutely right Astra :) PERFECT :) Pete
Astra 05 Apr 2011, 13:08
ehpc, perhaps it is good to imagine flat-front or biconcave -9 lenses on 2707. must be perfect for you.
Astra 05 Apr 2011, 12:57
ehpc,
2707 looks really good to me.
Melyssa 04 Apr 2011, 14:58
Pete,
I'm glad you like them. People at work actually noticed the frame, this after not paying attention to a much larger, clear Oleg Cassini frame I purchased last year.
ehpc 04 Apr 2011, 10:44
Wow Melysaa There just COULDN'T be hotter frames than 2707 !!!!! In minus 9 too :)
Melyssa 04 Apr 2011, 09:18
Pete,
I have the frames numbered 2707 (Taylor Swift style) and 2775 (black/clear drop-temples) in my prescription with clear lenses.
ehpc 04 Apr 2011, 09:03
Melyssa- the bleudame huge black glasses are just the hottest glsasses there could ever be :) Do you own that pair?
Laura - I do hope you are getting into thick lenses at last:) Remember our conversation? :) Pete
Laura 04 Apr 2011, 07:54
Hi Astra,
email me please. that was a naughty post LOL. Lenses thicker than the frames LOL. Shame on you.
Astra 04 Apr 2011, 05:31
Lenses that is thicker than frame is my favorite.
All4Eyes 28 Feb 2011, 00:56
I think this sums it up pretty well for a lot of us:
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Adorkable
Foreigner 04 Feb 2011, 15:20
My wife, -4.25 on her right eye, and -4.50 on her left, is truly rarely without glasses. When she walks to the bathroom at night, but that's about it. What I really find turning on is when sits in bed to solve her cryptic crossword, she would move her glasses up her forehead to see the print better. She is really sexy then.
steveb 30 Jan 2011, 11:10
Anic,
She can't see a thing but she tries as long as she doesn't wear her glasses. In 3 years i only saw her wear them in four occasions.
Melyssa 28 Jan 2011, 07:22
Jennifer,
For the most part, my drop-temples don't slide down, although the big blue ones will if the weather is too warm (which we could use now). Yesterday I wore the very large black drop-temples I bought from bleudame last year without them sliding.
I'm glad you like my new frames; I have put them on a few times to test the fit, and so far all is in order. Granted, my prescription lenses will be heavier than the tinted planos in now, but I'm hoping everything works well with them.
anic 28 Jan 2011, 04:02
P.S. Just re-read your post and noticed two things which probably make my post irrelevant, as she seems to be your ex, and wears contacts only?
anic 28 Jan 2011, 04:01
Steve - WOW! Your girlfriend manages to NOT wear her minus 12's at home, and go without correction for hours on end, who is she, Wonder Woman??? I'm amazed she can do this, given what my vision is like without my -7s, and Laura, another poster on here who is -10 has said what a blur life is without her glasses on.
Can you take a photo of your girlfriends glasses and post it on here next time she goes bare eyed, I'd love to see what her glasses look like. I have aspirations myself of reaching this prescription but have a long way to go. I hope there aren't any stairs in your place!?
Cactus Jack 27 Jan 2011, 22:34
Steveb,
Good lighting makes a BIG difference and she likely has excellent spatial memory. She KNOWS where things are.
If you want to get a really good idea of how she sees without her glasses, get some +5 contacts. For a pretty good idea, get and wear the highest plus readers you can (+3.50 or more if possible), wear them without any correction and turn the lights down low so your pupils open up.
C.
Steveb 27 Jan 2011, 22:01
My Ex Gf needs -12 glasses but she only wears contacts and at home she some times goes without glasses. I don't know how she does it, i wear -5 and have a hard time without them.
VFL 27 Jan 2011, 11:14
What really turns me on about glasses on the "right" man is knowing that without them he is unable to function normally. What a thrill it is to see them reach for them on the nightstand first thing. I have always liked heavy prescriptions, the kind that is noticably strong. Looking into a man's eyes through lenses like that makes me weak in the knees. It has all of my life. The best things in life are free!
Jennifer 27 Jan 2011, 10:54
Melyssa, with the drop temples and the larger frames, do you find that your heavy prescription makes the glasses slide down? I've never owned a drop temple and was wondering how heavy my glasses would be with my rx of -7. I like your choice of frames!
anic 27 Jan 2011, 09:45
Today is feeling like one of them! Too many pairs and not enough time!
Melyssa 27 Jan 2011, 09:02
Anic,
And it's because there are just 7 days in a week (although Mondays seem like 3 of them -- LOL), I wear 5 pairs of glasses a day.
anic 27 Jan 2011, 08:58
Beautiful Melyssa, love the first pair, am very tempted actually to dip in and buy this as well but there's so many frames I like at the moment, and only 7 days a week to wear them!
Melyssa 27 Jan 2011, 08:13
Anic,
I am bringing this reply from the "School" thread (not just because schools are closed today due to 15+ inches of snow).
Thank you for the compliments on my frames. I have always preferred the big, bold, and beautiful plastic frames. I just bought some new ones from bleudame -- 2 top-temples and 2 drop-temples. I will hold off on filling 3 of them until my next eye exam this summer. The other one should be ready by Monday.
Here are links, if they are still up:
http://www.bleudame.com/product_info.php?cPath=96&products;_id=14890 (black)
http://www.bleudame.com/product_info.php?cPath=96&products;_id=16516 (blue -- a very pretty shade of blue)
http://www.bleudame.com/product_info.php?cPath=115_58&products;_id=16494 (black/clear)
http://www.bleudame.com/product_info.php?cPath=115_58&products;_id=16473 (clear -- only available in "green" now)
I do have my -9.00 prescription put into all glasses I buy.
anic 27 Jan 2011, 07:25
I love the feel of the nosepads on my nose, and the glasses arms behind my ears, in general just the way they feel. I also to accessorise and have a couple of chains/cords I like to wear on my glasses when I'm at home - I love the feel of these on the back of my neck
Laura - you're 19th Jan post I totally agree with, I love getting and wearing new frames, and when it comes to a new prescription I look forward to to seeing how my glasses are going to look with new lenses in. There are few things that make me feel better than putting my glasses on everthing jumping back into focus again. You even more so than me - it must be a fantastic thrill for you at minus 10 to have everything blurry one moment, then bang in focus the next - what type of frames do you wear, and have you chosen to have hi index lenses or regular ones? As an optician yourself I'm sure you have impeccable taste
Astra 20 Jan 2011, 15:15
Sometimes I like to see smudges on lenses.
David 19 Jan 2011, 11:54
This one will get you rockin' Pete.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjVNlG5cZyQ&feature;=player_embedded#!
Laura 19 Jan 2011, 08:07
yeah I know what you mean. I love it. Specially when I walk out into the street wearing NEW glasses. i.e. stronger ones LOL
ipml 18 Jan 2011, 08:21
Laura, yes just a big blur, but it is a big thrill to see everything (fairly) clear again, as soon as I put my glasses on. both the blur, and the return to almost normal vision are thrilling.
Laura 07 Jan 2011, 04:28
Ipml. Oh My God, twice as blurry
Laura 07 Jan 2011, 04:27
email me I lost your address
ipml 04 Jan 2011, 12:03
To Laura
in my case, my bedroom is even blurrier than yours before I put my glasses on: RE-19.50. LE -21.75
Soundmanpt 04 Jan 2011, 09:36
Laura
Don't forget to keep in touch via e-mail.
varifocals 04 Jan 2011, 05:32
It must be a wonderful experience Laura.
Do you also potter about beareyed?
Laura 04 Jan 2011, 05:20
Hi,
My current prescription is RE-10.00 -1.00 120 LE -9.25 -0.50 100. Yeah my bedroom is pretty blurry until I reach for the necessary aids! Then whoosh, I get a rush as everything comes into focus.
ipml 02 Jan 2011, 11:59
To Laura
I feel exactly like you do, esp. as my Rx is very high, and everything is a complete blur before I put my glasses on
Carrie 02 Jan 2011, 08:41
post deleted - troll, multiple usernames
31 Dec 2010, 20:29
Laura-
What is your rx now?
Laura 30 Dec 2010, 09:17
In answer to the title of this thread. The amazing feeling I get when I reached for my glasses each morning, push them on and everything comes into sharp focus. It's turns me on completely. Isn't that what most glasses wearers think and feel? New glasses do it even more, when I first have them placed on my face by the opticians assistant and she says, How do those feel? Its the most amazing turn on I have ever experienced, especially if I've had a fairly substantial increase in my prescriptio.
Astra 08 Sep 2010, 13:30
aviator,
Following your link
http://www.okcupid.com/profile/CrZyAznBaby?cf=regular
I find okcupid does have some gwg around, posting their images.
inthecloset ;) 04 Sep 2010, 12:47
Designer/Plastic Frames! With strong, but not very strong looking lenses!
i like thick glasses 19 Jul 2010, 00:46
FOR HIGH MYOPES/HYPEROPES
i think for glass lovers u people are stars and we are ur fans.
So like stars tweets in twitter u people pls post reply and be in contact via eyescene.a lot of people like me wanted to chat with u.
reini 12 Jan 2010, 20:50
i realy love to wear so thick glasses.
the best is when girls love to play with my glasses !
my e-mail is dioptrienchen@yahoo.de
http://public.fotki.com/reini23/dioptrienchen/highmyopcgirls/some-glasses-withou.html
Katy 10 Aug 2009, 08:16
Thanks for the tip Wurm. It looks like a great dating site, and it's free. It lets you search for 'glasses' in the profiles, even if it's not a keyword - e.g. if they have mentioned glasses whilst describing themselves. An OO dating site would be amazing, if there were enough OOs out there to make it work.
Millhouse 10 Aug 2009, 03:07
-avaitor -oo-
Interesting.
I have found out Plentyoffish.com have key search words too.
Thanks for the link.
avaitor -oo- 10 Aug 2009, 01:08
This lady says: I have a glasses fetish. I love how a pair of glasses can transform a face and look. It can be sexy, intelligent, geeky, or ironic.
http://www.okcupid.com/profile/CrZyAznBaby?cf=regular
Wurm 09 Aug 2009, 14:25
OKCupid is an interesting dating site that caters to a diverse crowd. It allows people to put keywords in their profiles, and quite a few have put "glasses" in.
I do suspect that most people who list glasses as an interest on general sites aren't quite as into them as most of the users here.
Millhouse 09 Aug 2009, 09:08
My apologies in advance if this is on the wrong thread.....
It seems to me there are numerous internet dating sites for niche preferances:BBW dating, black, gay/ lesbian, christian, muslim, and so on..
I'm surprised there isnt, as far as I'm aware, a dating site for people with a GWG interest, either as wearer's or admirers.Does anyone have any experiance or info here relating to internet dating sites with glasses as a search preferance or as a dedicated site?
longtime lurker 28 Jul 2009, 10:04
Found online. Let's hope that our interests don't get so out of control!
Man with fetish charged with stealing eyeglasses
July 27, 2009
MILWAUKEEAn Illinois man was accused of stealing more than $45,000 worth of eyeglasses from suburban Milwaukee stores because he enjoys being around eyewear. Jerry Lowery, 38, was charged with three counts of armed robbery and one count of fleeing an officer. The charges carry a maximum penalty of more than 120 years in prison and a $310,000 fine.
Prosecutors said Lowery walked into three shops between April and July and said he had a gun. They say he took more than 500 pairs of high-end glasses including Prada and Gucci brands, but didn't take cash.
The criminal complaint quotes Lowery as saying he "really likes to be around glasses." He told investigators he tries them on in front of a mirror and then discards them.
Rachel 08 Jun 2009, 22:09
R Ed. Thanks. I know what you mean about glasses. I love looking at myself in the mirror wearing them. I think we are lucky at the moment that there are so many really trendy frames to choose from. It makes it so much more exciting choosing them and now my optician has got one of these cameras that take your pic wearing new frames, you can put your glasses back on and actually see yourself in them, which was really really difficult before unless you stuck your nose more or less on the mirrors surface. yeah girls in glasses seem pretty popular these days.
R Ed 08 Jun 2009, 13:29
Rachel,
You are clever; only do what you feel is in your best interest. But I'll be interested to know what you decide.
Yes, I am a gwg lover, although I'm not totally sure I can explain why. To me glasses can be a magnet drawing my eye to the gwg who always seem to be more interesting than those without
Rachel 08 Jun 2009, 11:50
R Ed. I'm not sure actually. I might think about it. It's rather private how I feel about glasses but I feel its OK to post on eyescene about it. I know some other kids that like wearing them but some don't and prefer contacts. Are you a gwg lover or what?
R Ed 08 Jun 2009, 11:04
Rachel,
You've been making some excellent posts on this and other threads recently.
Have you ever considered making and posting a video on
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=GirlsWithGlasses&view;=favorites&start;=300
Of course it would be a major hit for eye scene people. But, perhaps as well, your thoughts and experiences would be valuable to others especially those in your age range. What do you think?
And 08 Jun 2009, 09:07
Thanks Rachel, I think she's likely to leave her lenses in and just try and keep her head above water etc.
Rachel 07 Jun 2009, 03:36
And. Well at her rx everything will look really really blurred without correction. She definitley will not be able to see any signs or notices around the swimming pool and she will not be able to recognize faces untill she gets really close to anyone. However as regards swimming she will manage OK. She will see the ends of he bath blurrily emerging as she does each length but nothing will look clear. Obviously she is familiar with the pool you regularly go to, but if she were to go to a strnge ones she would have big problems finding her way back to the changing rooms without her glasses.
And 07 Jun 2009, 02:33
Rachel, wasn't me who metioned the goggles, I'm more interested in how you think my gf could cope without her lenses as you've been there and done it and I know she's reluctant to talk about the subject. Thanks
Rachel 06 Jun 2009, 22:40
And. My current rx is -11.75 & -12.50 so if I wore -10 goggles close to my eyes it would probably be a big help to me for swimming. The problem is when you are severly myopic at quite a young age and swimming becomes difficult without glasses you tend to try and get out of going and become less keen on it. Really by the time I reached -6 to -7 I was starting to hate going swimming at school because I couln't see what I was doing properly. Then it just becomes more and more something you don't want to do. You start making excuses you have a cold or something or that it is your monthly period etc.
06 Jun 2009, 06:07
A few months ago there was a large collection of prescription swimming goggles on ebay ranging from -1 upto about -10 if I remember correctly. Might be worh a look if interested in swimming.
And 06 Jun 2009, 05:46
rachel,what kind of script did you have when you were swimming at school ? Would my gf be able to manage anything without her contacts ?
Rachel 06 Jun 2009, 03:21
Glenn. I know what you mean. But even if I had sports glasses they would still end up all splashed and stuff. I used to like swimming a lot, but it's not much fun when you can't really see anything properly. I suppose it's just one of the disadvantages of being of being a high myope. My friend who is long-sighted (but not too bad yet) copes quite well without her glasses when she's swimming. She reckons that most things in the middle distance are fairly clear. It's just if I get close up to her that she can't really see me properly. Also she seems OK seeing the pool edge when she gets in.
Glenn 06 Jun 2009, 01:08
My girlfriend also never takes her thick glasses off.She cannot see without them.She does go swimming with glasses on but wears her sport glasses that hook around her ears so they don't fall off.Her regular glasses slipped off once and we had a hard time finding them.
Rachel 05 Jun 2009, 23:20
Puffin. The girl at school you knew sounds rather like me. I used to do that. Take my glasses off, after I'd changed into my swimming stuff, then have to follow my friend to the pool. Then one time when she was off school poorly, I tied it on my own and slipped on the edge of the pool into the water and banged all my knees. I felt SO embarrassed I've always kept my glasses on since, but its no good in races because they get so splashed up and stuff. That's why I'm not allo that keen on swimming anymore.
Puffin 05 Jun 2009, 17:01
I remember this girl at school, she was a pretty good swimmer but wore glasses all the time otherwise, getting from the changing room to the pool was interesting. Kind of "which way is the pool?"
And 05 Jun 2009, 14:12
I don't wear glasses but my gf wears contacts 24/7, her contact script is -7.5 & -5.95. I've never seen her in glasses or without her contacts and I can tell she doesn't really like to talk about her eyesight. Can you remember what your vision was like with a similar script ?
Rachel 05 Jun 2009, 10:41
And. Well no. I simply couldn't now even if I wanted to. I have a great boyfriend who knows how blind I am without my glasses. Actually he has never known me without glasses ever. Like he told me once, it doesn't matter to him how strong my glasses get as long as I can see clearly with them. If we go swimming I get into the pool with my glasses on and just hope they don't get too splashed!! That can be a nightmare. Actually I don't really go swimming all that much because of wearing glasses. I never, ever tried to go anywhere without my glasses even when i was a little girl because i could see so much better with them on! I'm lucky with my bf. I realise that. What about you And?
And 05 Jun 2009, 08:50
Rachel, being such a fan of glasses did you ever do anything/go anywhere when you didn't want to wear them - new boyfriend, swimming etc ?
Rachel 04 Jun 2009, 22:34
Katy. Did you read my post? Are you still enjoying wearing glasses? I'd love to hear because I think its brilliant.
Rachel 30 May 2009, 22:08
Good Luck Katy. I'm pleased you feel happy in glasses fulltime now
Millhouse 30 May 2009, 16:19
-Katy
Thank you, I appreciate your comments,
Roll on and long live migs.
Katy 30 May 2009, 09:12
Millhouse - I agree with you about Eyescene being great for confidence building - it was Eyescene that made me go fulltime with my glasses a few years ago. I'm glad that we mig fans are having an effect - the more men out there wearing thir glasses with pride, the better! :-)
Rachel 28 May 2009, 22:51
Pete. Who knows? It's just how I feel even though one of my boyfriends is inducing myopia because he likes me in glasses so much.
Rachel 28 May 2009, 22:49
Puffin. For the last 18 months I have been going for regular check-ups every six months on the advice of my optician. My mother likes to make me wait until my reminder comes even though I can usually tell I need an increase a couple of months before then. Obviously this is a bit of a pain for me but normal for someone my age everyones tells me.
Rachel 28 May 2009, 22:43
RL. Thanks. Yes lots of us here get turned on seeing the "cut in" I reckon. It's just one of the amazing elements of strong minus lenses that advertises how short-sighted the wearer is, no matter how much he or she try and disguise the thickness of their lenses. Maybe myos aren't such a good idea for me after all. Just a personal observation.
ehpc 28 May 2009, 21:01
Hi Rachel Curious that with your immaculate GWG credentials you prefer men without glasses. Why do you think this is? Very surprising. Pete
RL 28 May 2009, 14:41
Puffin,
These days I go for a check-up every two years or so. I must admit my last increase was a bit of a surprise. When I was in college I had huge increases, one year I went up 1.5D in six months. That was pretty scary, and the increases went on for another six or seven years but rarely more than 1D per year. By the time I was thirty, I was R -12, L -16. That's when I got contacts that were suppoised to slow myopic progression. It was called ortho-keratology and flattened the corneas a bit. Wore these for years and my contact prescription was around -9.5 and -11. But after years, these contacts were uncomfortable, so I gave them up. My glasses Rx turned out to be -8.50 and -12 at that time. But the thing with ortho-k is once you stop, the corneas return to their original shape. So now, I'm R -12.00 +.50 X 16, L -15.00. Since I don't know how high the myopia would have gone the first time, I held it off for ten years or so, and I really don't know where it will go now. So I've decided to enjoy being a glasses wearerer again. MAybe Cactus Jack would have an idea about how much the corneas might contribute.
Puffin 28 May 2009, 13:22
Rachel or RL or anyone else who wishes to answer, how long do you go before you realise your vision has changed and things start getting blurry again?
Do you instantly rush off to the optician or leave it till say a year is up?
RL 28 May 2009, 10:36
Rachel,
I noticed you like the look of the cut in with your glasses. Myodiscs do minimize that effect (I call it NHS, Narrow Head Syndrome, my face appears less than four inches wide through my full-field glasses) and cut down on power rings radically. So it's a bit of a trade-off. The other thing about the myos is that it's probably hard to tell the difference between -15D and -25D unless you know what to look for.
Rachel 28 May 2009, 02:04
Melyssa, I like looking at myself in the mirror in my glasses as well, and thinking, "Wow that girl looks so blind!" Then seeing my small eyes and the increasing 'cut in' at the sides of my face. Then the very obvious changes as my rx increases. Then looking down or sideways and seeing the power rings glinting. It's a definite turn on for me, no mistaking. Don't ask me why, it just is. I also love it when I get stronger lenses and people politely say, "Oh I like your new glasses Rachel, they really suit you." When really they are thinking, "Oh my God Rachel's had to get stronger glasses again." It's so cool.
ehpc 27 May 2009, 19:46
I am around minus 7 too Rachel - I never know eactly. Pete
Melyssa 27 May 2009, 12:52
Rachel,
I like to see how minimized my eyes look behind my largest glasses, which of course also yield the most in those ever-so-cool power rings.
Melyssa 27 May 2009, 12:51
RL,
I hope your RX doesn't skyrocket either. Before I discovered this website a lot of many years ago, not only did I not know of anyone who became more myopic after 40, but I never knew of anyone whose RX was in negative double digits. I always thought that -10 meant "guide dog time" (or whatever eyesight sports referees have). :) Thankfully it doesn't work that way.
Rachel 27 May 2009, 06:11
Millhouse. I get your drift. Like waiting sometimes is kind of the best part when you know you need a big increase. It really annoys me though when I'm out like with my parents for a meal and I can't make out the menu on the board. It's dead embarrassing because my mum has such good eye-sight and she says "Can't you even see that Rachel with your glasses on". And I have to say "I'm afraid not mum." Then I hate it when I can't make out people in town until they get closer up.
What really annoys me more though is when the optician won't give me the optimum amount of minus I need. It make me so mad when he says " I think we had better stop there Rachel or things will look so small you won't be able to make them out." The problem is he doesn't realise how much I enjoy the minification when I get a new increase! Still my distance is pretty good at the moment so I musn't whine. Let me know what happens with your increase soon.
minus5 who luvs gwgs 27 May 2009, 05:03
Aubrac I did not mention that I normally wear a +2.00 add so increased this to +2.50 yes occasionally they come off for very small print
Millhouse 27 May 2009, 01:57
- Rachel,
I guess Ill only know whats happening with my rx till the next time I go, probably in a few weeks or so. It may be that my eyesight has changed in some other way, perhaps thats why I have noticed some change.
I have high index Pentax lenses in my current semi-rimless frames which come up a lot thinner, about 30% or so Id say, even so the lens still look about 7mm thick on the outer edge. I used to be very self conscious of that a while back but having been a lurker on Eyescene in the past and then a contributor on more recent occasions Im now ok with the look I have as I know there are people out there who seek out or have interests with higher rxs like mine (romantically or otherwise) And the Eyescene site is such a great help with confidence building and advice etc in many respects.
I also do enjoy of course the great vision I get with an accurate prescription!
On another note I have one or two close friends that are in total denial about needing glasses and I must admit to finding it both funny but also a bit upsetting when we are in a restaurant during the evening and they cant read the menu without struggling. I had one male friend a while back who wore them for driving and TV etc, I wont ever forget the night we went to the Cinema and he waited until the lights went down before trying secretly to put them on so no one noticed! More recently he still does things like that now- for example if we meet in a bar for a beer he just wont wear them and as he cant see more than 10 feet away if Im there waiting for him he simply cant see me and I have to call to him or go over.
I have no children alas but the poor eyesight does run in the family, my father was about, as I recall, a -8 or -9 at least when he passed away. My mother has about -1.50 or so and my sister about the same I think. So its clear where I get my poor eyesight from I guess.
Aubrac 27 May 2009, 00:52
minus 5 who luvs gwgs
I can understand a little extra minus for crisp vision but an extra 1.25 seems a lot.
I know if I try my friends -1.00 glasses while wearing contacts everything is more blurred rather than clearer, I've also tried stronger contacts with the same result.
At 54 how do find it for reading, is it still ok with the extra minus, or do you take them off.
Rachel 26 May 2009, 23:25
I think Melyssa increases in minus can possibly happen after the mid-forties like minus 5 who luvs gwgs says. Just small ones anyway. But my aunt is definitely hoping hers will stop, or at least steady up, once she gets to that age. She's only just turned 30 at the moment, so I suppose a lot can happen until then. Minus doesn't really worry me because I like the minification it gives.
minus 5 who luvs gwgs 26 May 2009, 23:04
I suppose that the rate of increase depends on the individual My myopia has progressed by about one dioptre during my forties and early fifties (I am 54)I am now officially -3.75 and -5.00 with a little astigmatism but like Rachel I like the crisp vision of a little more minus so am wearing -5.00 and -6.00 .My girlfriend who is now 50 seems to have had an increase too of -0.50 and in a test last week with the auto refractor her worst eye seems to have crept up another half dioptre so she will begoing for a proper test soon She lives overseas so next time I see her hopefully she will let me treat her to another sexy pair of new glasses
RL 26 May 2009, 13:50
Melyssa,
I just recently had an increase "in my forties" and I have a friend whose Rx is even higher than mine (I'm -12 and -15. I think he is pushing -17) who had increases well into his sixties. Unusual, but apparently not impossible. I hope that doesn't happen with me, or I could turn out to exceed -20 or -25; yikes!
Melyssa 26 May 2009, 12:51
Rachel,
Not everyone gets an increase in myopia in that young age range known as the mid-forties. :) No one I know has had an increase past age 36, and that was myself, stabilizing at -9.00. On the "plus" side, increases are very common. I did not have an add until I was 48 (+1.50), and at 52 it jumped to +2.50. Your aunt may be right, as no one I know has had a "minus in minus" either.
Rachel 26 May 2009, 10:14
Millhouse. Thanks a lot. You've got a pretty cool rx I must say. You probably consider me too young to give you my opinion, but its interesting to know that I can still expect small increases in my mid-forties. I suppose its like my aunt told me not long agao, once you start on the slippery slope there's no turning back. By the way do any of your kids need glasses for myopia?
Mill house 26 May 2009, 07:24
-Rachel
I usually have about a -0.25 increase with a minor change to the axis either way to tweek the prescription so to speak-I'm not sure exactly the axis bit of it means but do know it makes a big difference,I have minor astigmatism so that may be something to do with it. I have been told though that due to the aging process the rx may begin to reverse somewhat though I have nothing to indicate that yet.
I anicipate a -8/-7.25 or so when I next have to go as I'm aware I have lost some clarity when driving at nightime , also my near vision is on the blink (no pun intended) so I guess a pair of bi-focals will be due aswell.
I'm 45 years old,live in England
Rachel 26 May 2009, 06:28
Millhouse. How much of an increase do you usually need every two years to achieve maximum sharpness and clarity? I'm just interested that's all. I also wondered what your age was, but if it's private its OK.
Millhouse 26 May 2009, 02:24
-Rachel,
Not really though when I do get a new prescription (about every year ot two) I do like the image clarity to be spot on and sharp otherwise I find it very annoying. Hence I tell the optician during the test- I have had before some quite poor prescriptions .
Rachel 26 May 2009, 01:09
Millhouse. Are you hoping for more minus as time goes on like me? I love walking to the bus stop each morning and seeing all the leaves on the trees so clearly through my new lenses. The feeling is immense and I hate it when the clarity begins to wear off again. It just make me long for even more minus. Silly me I know, but i can't help it.
Rachel 23 May 2009, 08:34
Milhouse. I usually carry my old glasses to school in case of accidents in sport etc. But normally when I'm out in town I don't. Like you, my old glasses are ok for emergencies to get me home.
Millhouse 23 May 2009, 07:14
-Rachel
As a -7/ -6.5 yes i agree, I have to keep spare glasses most places cus I cant see much at all if I'm bare eyed. I have a pair in the glove box of my car, a pair at work in my desk and a third pair here at home. Of course they are old rx's but they will do if I get caught out or have my main glasses damaged so as to make them unwearable in some way.I couldnt leave my apartment without them as it would be far to dangerous for me of course but I can at least (more or less) move about in the safety of my home. One time I had lense fall out and smash on the floor at a party and it was hell getting home afterwards.Do you keep spares ones around your own lifestyle or just hope it'll be ok should you have a breakage?
Rachel 22 May 2009, 22:49
And. My un-aided vision is now pretty pathetic. I'm still vaguely ok around the house without glasses, because I know where everything is, but there's no way I'd risk going out without them. I suppose by the time you reach -7.00 you really do feel helpless without glasses and even at -5.00 you are already pretty dependent on them. I'm now in the -11/-12 category so it really is panic stations if I can't find my glassses for some reason or other.
And 22 May 2009, 15:23
Rachel, sorry if you've covered this before, but what is your unaided vision like.Can you remember how what you could/couldn't do as your script increased ?
Rachel 22 May 2009, 09:00
Aubrac. I don't really try to induce myopia intentionally. I simple enjoy the sharpness and clarity of being over prescribed, for as long as it lasts. Obviously this wears off after a few months, when your myopia is still increasing like mine.
Clare 21 May 2009, 09:46
Like Lenses - I'm no expert but, given what I've heard here - you've achieved remarkable results.
Rachel 21 May 2009, 05:54
Like Lenses. My latest prescription is RE-11.75 & LE-12.50. My last increase was "probably" quite a bit more than I really needed, but after a couple of weeks my eyes have adjusted really well to it. In fact when I take my glasses off at night, I definitely feel a lot more "helpless" than I did with my old glasses, so my myopia is increasing all the time.
Aubrac 21 May 2009, 00:30
Always interested in the subject of induced myopia but still feel it is impossible to induce myopia permanently.
Has anyone who has induced myopia up to say -2.00, as Like Lenses has done, and then just not worn glasses for several weeks? I am sure their eyes would revert back to the 20/20 or whatever they were before.
Like Lenses 20 May 2009, 19:08
Rachel
I began wearing a pair of -.50 glasses full time instead of the +2.50 that Were prescribed for me.
I did a lot of reading with the glasses on, and held the print as close as possible. After a few months I did the same but now with -1.00. After about six months I knew I needed the -1.00 as everything was blurred without them.
Went for an exam and found that I needed -1.50 with -1.50 cyl. for each eye. Wore these and continued to hold the print as close to my eyes as possible.
The latest exam showed an increase in minus to 2.50 but now no cyl..
I now wear -3.00 and do a lot of close work with them on, and I think that soon I will need another increase.
What is your prescription?
Rachel 20 May 2009, 07:19
R. Ed. I always do, each time I get them! It's really noticeable when you get quite a big increase. Also everything looks much smaller but really clear. That's what I like best.
R Ed 20 May 2009, 05:52
Rachel,
Did you grow much taller after receiving your newest glasses?
Rachel 20 May 2009, 04:56
Rick. No, I have just started posting recently
Rick 20 May 2009, 03:33
Rachel, are you the same Rachel that writes periodically in ""Hyperopia and Presbyopia"?
Rachel 20 May 2009, 02:45
Clare. Do you enjoy the feeling of needing glasses now?
Clare 20 May 2009, 02:29
... sorry, omitted the critical word 'young'! Bad typing today.
Clare 20 May 2009, 02:28
Like Lenses - you must still be very to achieve that ;)
I've never set out to try but Cactus always says it gets harder once you get into your 20s or so.
Rachel 19 May 2009, 23:33
Like Lens. Do you have a specific method you can tell me?
Rachel 19 May 2009, 23:32
Wow Like lens that was quick! Are you trying to induce myopia then?
Rachel 19 May 2009, 23:30
Wow Emily, I love your comments on written 4 February
Like Lenses 19 May 2009, 23:24
Rachel
I am at -2.50, however for me it is quite an accomplishment as I was formerly farsighted, and have induced -2.50 of myopia.
Sometimes wear -3.00.
Rachel 19 May 2009, 23:02
Loke Lens. As a matter of interest, what rx have you got to?
Rachel 19 May 2009, 23:01
Like Lens. Another thing that turns me on, is when I go back to the opticians to collect my new glasses and watch the receptionist take them out of their packet for the first time. I look to see how much thicker they are and usually the girl says, "They have made a neat job of setting your lenses into the frames." In oher words, "they have done their best to hide the thickness!" It sounds so patronising, but I really love hearing it.
Like Lenses 19 May 2009, 20:48
Rachel
Yes it is cool getting new glasses. I like the tall feeling, and sharp, and smaller images.
Rachel 19 May 2009, 11:29
I get to feel a real buzz when I first try new glasses on and everything becomes crystal clear and smaller again. Then when the receptionist says to me, "How do the feel?" "Brilliant" I usually reply, and I don't even want her to take them off my face to adjust the fitting. However the most amazing thing I find is when you actually walk out of the opticians wearing them for the first time and you feel so much taller and further away from the ground, especially if you've had a really big increase. Wow I love it.
Chrisb 13 Apr 2009, 16:17
Melyssa,
don't understand the reference to Henry VI?
chris
Chrisb 13 Apr 2009, 16:17
Melyssa,
don't understand the reference to Henry VI?
chris
Melyssa 13 Apr 2009, 12:44
Katy, that's a good point. Maybe Shakespeare had a premonition with his lawyers statement in "Henry VI." Then again, maybe the optical people have watched the Three Stooges. :)
Katy 13 Apr 2009, 06:31
Melyssa - maybe then it's an American thing that they don't put them on you - probably scared of getting sued for poking you in the eye :-)
Like Lenses 11 Apr 2009, 23:57
Clare
I would like to be your dispensing guy!!
Clare 11 Apr 2009, 11:47
Actually I'd never thought about that. When I got my new glasses they did put them on me although I could have done it myself. Nothing interesting though as it was just the dispensing lady!
Melyssa 11 Apr 2009, 07:58
My husband told me that when he used to get glasses in the 1970s and 1980s, he liked it when the woman waiting on him would put his glasses on him, but it's a rare thing now. Even I have to put my new glasses on by myself when they're done, regardless of the gender of the employee. They just hand you the frame in the proper position.
Katy 10 Apr 2009, 13:20
Lazysiow - I love helping my boyfriend choose glasses.. the way he gets so close to the mirror, the way he puts his own glasses back on between every pair, and best of all, when we go to pick them up and they take them out of the case and put them on him.. The last couple of times we've both been surprised (pleasantly!) by how thick the lenses are, and I always wonder what the dispensing assistant is thinking. It definitely spices things up a bit, the new glasses themselves and the fact that friends/colleagues will ask him about them, try them on etc, which is always interesting :-)
lazysiow 10 Apr 2009, 11:22
Well I meant *guy* glasses :)
Melyssa 10 Apr 2009, 06:36
Lazysiow,
If my husband wanted to wear women's glasses like mine, I would "melt" if he wanted me to pick out a frame. Of course, I did get him drop-temples for his 50th birthday, and that was lots of fun.
As for the hair thing, my style stays pretty much the same. But you did remind me of an "All in the Family" episode where Gloria (Sally Struthers, who had long blonde hair) got a black, sugar-bowl style wig, which turned on her husband "Meathead" (Rob Reiner) so much that he wanted her to wear it all the time. She was none too thrilled, and said something like, "So now you can make love to someone else without cheating on your wife!"
Lastly, don't worry about the Glasses Girl ever getting contact lenses. :)
lazysiow 10 Apr 2009, 02:31
I was reading in a women's magazine today at the dentist (next best place to a supermarket checkout line!) about how one of the top ten things women want to do is to help pick out a guy's shoes.
I wonder if its the same thing for glasses, how many women here would melt if you were asked to help pick out a guy's glasses?
I know I'd um.. turn red with excitement if I was but for diff reasons ;)
There is also the new hair thing that triggers a guy's primal instincts in thinking "new girl" even if its the same one. Personally I prefer women to stick to something I like but anyway.. for me an attractive girl with glasses and without really does spice things up a bit, it is like cheating but .. not. Different pairs also do the same thing
Think about that ladies before you run off to get contacts!
Ed 01 Apr 2009, 14:52
Thanks for your posting, lentifan. The original prognosis was that my partner would have a prescription of around -2 after the cataracts had been "zapped", however, on the day of doing her first eye the surgeon found that, as you correctly surmised, once the lens was removed, the correction was minimal. Appreciate the sympathy mate. it's what Eyescene is all about.
lentifan 01 Apr 2009, 11:17
Did she have the lasr treatment rather than implants, Ed - the usual treatment post-cataract? Perhaps after the lens removal, her correction was uite small anyway, enabling then to correct only by laser.
Bad luck, anyway. We sympahise.
I never cease to be amazed by the female belief that rummaging in the handbag, hauling out reading glasses and putting them on anytime you want to read something (not to mention taking them off and putting them away in the handbag again) is less bother than wearing bifocals or varifocals all the time.
Ed 01 Apr 2009, 02:55
Bad news readers. My better half has ended up having laser vision correction. It all started last year when she went for her regular eye examination, and she was told that she was developing cataracts. But no problem; modern technology would come to her rescue, and zap the cataracts, and correct her vision to as near to 20/20 as possible. No discussion allowed!(her vision was: Right eye Sph-9.5, Cyl +1.25, Axis110, Add +2.00Cyl. Left eye Sph-9.75, Cyl+1.25, Axis 65, Add+2.00Cyl. BUD 11mm). She had the treatment last month, and now has a pair of +1's for reading. Oh misery miserum! Gone are the days when we used to cuddle up in bed and she would put her glasses on me, whereupon she could see my eyes clearly against the backcloth of my blurred face. Gone is our urge too. She just doesn't look the same, those sexy rings in her lenses are no more. Whilst I have always been attracted by myopic women with strong glasses, she has always been attracted to men with beards. If the health gestapo make me have my beard shaved, I wonder whet will happen to our relationship?
All4Eyes 31 Mar 2009, 15:55
Jen, Nova man: I'm a GWG who loves MIGs too and for me the lenses (cut-in, Powerrrrr Rrrrrings and even what I call hyper halos, those lights you see on strong plusses (like Roy Orbison's in that video, Jen) and the guys need for them are the best, and my favorite strength is the -/+ 5 to 15 range, definately strong but not too weird, though I do sort of think myodiscs are cool too. I do have a particular fetish for black plastic frames, but even though I like the rectangles that are in now, my absulote fav is the "horn rim" type, like they wore in the 1950's (think Buddy Holly, who I LOVE as well). I'm also into bare-eyed blurriness, my own and/or a guys. And squinting, especially squinting through glasses that are soooo strong but just not quite strong enough, mmmmmmmmm!
Nova man 19 Mar 2009, 16:35
WOW Jen you sound like my kind of girl :) I like lower minus girls or slight plussies, and Im not really into the black plastic craze thats in now, Im more into the 90's big wire rim,tortise shell kind. And speaking of getting excited...........Other Is the lenses the only part you like? I am more into the way they fit and the shape of the ear pieces behind the ear.
Jennifer 19 Mar 2009, 16:23
OK, Nova Man. A guy is more attractive if he wears glasses. It's the fact that he needs those glasses to see. My favorite is minus glasses. A guy wearing glasses with stronger lenses make it way better. I love the power rings, cut-in effect. A rugid guy with stronger glasses is very yummy. I especially like athletic guys with glasses. Nothing better than watching a guy playing a sport wearing glasses. And yes, glasses slipping down a guys nose is such a turn on. Oh...just getting excited thinking about it.
Nova man 19 Mar 2009, 14:56
Ok jen if you are here what is it that turns you on, The need for the glasses or guys using them as an accessory. you mentioned in the other post about EC having a hard time keeping them up on his face, I dont know about you but for me the more a girl has to fiddle with them the better, you know like if they have some age on them and may be a loose fitting.
marsh 03 Mar 2009, 06:10
Emily, any more sightings, come to chat at lunch 115 to 145, ok
marsh 28 Feb 2009, 16:02
Hi Emily, you are at home here, very interesting post, are u coming 7-730 Sun to lenschat, high myopees over -10
JR 12 Feb 2009, 05:12
That is what I have found. I have an associate who say "new glasses?" but that's all.
Like Lenses 11 Feb 2009, 19:56
eyespy
No one has asked to try them on yet. I think that the reason people notice the difference, is because of the flat fronts of the lenses.
guest 11 Feb 2009, 14:36
JR
Are you saying you switch between minus 8 and plus 2 without people noticing? Are they the same people! Minimising and magnifying are two different things, I'm amazaed they don't notice.
eyespy
I don't think people could really tell the difference between -3 and -1 and only someone who is -3 might notice if they tried on something significantly weaker. Don't you think?
JR 11 Feb 2009, 14:09
I do GOC and have several combinations from Plano to -8 I don't think they notice.
The plus side I get comments over a +2.
When I do -20 I get stares.
And I am talking wearing up to -8 and +2 around my wife, associates and grown children without comment.
To most people, I think, glasses are glasses.
eyespy 11 Feb 2009, 14:00
Like Lenses
I like your style, stronger-looking glasses with CR39 lenses. Do you ever worry that people will want to try them on and find them not as strong as they look?
I never know how much the general population notices. I have a friend who's -5, I wonder whether she would notice whether I'm wearing my -3s or something like -1.
Does anyone have any thoughts on that - do people out there clock how strong people's glasses are (unless they're seriously minus of course) and how often do they ask to try them? It hasn't happened to me but it must I'm sure
chevyluv 09 Feb 2009, 20:24
call me crazy but I have to add i also love the anti-reflective coating when it makes a purple or greenish tint on the lenses!
chevyluv 05 Feb 2009, 18:08
I forgot to mention yes the hair has to be tied back so I can see them from front to back profile. and the larger metal frames seem to do the trick
chevyluv 05 Feb 2009, 17:47
I have been a browser of this site for some time but never posted. I think what turns me on the most is how they sit on the face and how they are adjusted behind the ear. Too tight and they dont look right, A little loose though and they will slip down ever so slightly. I absolutly love the nose pads especially when they turn yellowish or white you can usually tell they get worn alot then as body oils tend to discolor them. By the way my wife is a minus 7 and currently has 5 different pairs but thats another story
OnLooker 04 Feb 2009, 23:52
Hi Emily...WOW what a description you've offered to our GWG loving souls!! It's just wonderful to see that women like you do exist!! But unfortunately we're nowhere near meeting them in real life... All of GWG lovers, at least a majority, have inherited of women enjoying perfect eyesight... May be one day!!
Thank you for letting us share those thoughts of yours! Keep it up please!
Like Lenses 04 Feb 2009, 23:48
Emily
I had some glasses made up in my low RX of -1.50, with -1.50 cyl. for each eye.
I specified that I want them as thick as possible, and flat fronts.
They must have used a -9.00 lens blank, and ground all the power on the back surface.
They are CR39 and the outside edge is a little over 1/4 inch thick, and are flat in the front. I actually see better with them than with my regular lense glasses.
They only have a small amount of cut in, and only two power rings, but friends have already commented that it looks like my eyes have gotten worse.
Emily 04 Feb 2009, 19:27
I get turned on by the physical changes that take place in my lenses each time my eyes get more nearsighted. I like how the two surfaces have gotten less parallel as the spheres became more and more minus. For awhile, the outer surfaces got flatter each time and the inner surfaces got more curved. For the past 4 or 5 years, each new pair of glasses has kept the flat fronts while the innner curves get steeper and steeper, which has the effect of making the edges thicker.
I especially enjoy seeing the lens blanks before they're cut down to fit the frame. Since -12 or so, the blanks have had a non-RX rim around the outside edge that gets slightly broader each time the spheres get stronger. It's fascinating watching it broaden. The blanks sort of resemble oversized myodisks, but the non-RX part gets cut away when they make the lens fit the frame.
And 01 Feb 2009, 14:44
My friend who wears contacts 24/7 and has a script of -7.50 mentioned how she was worried about being thrown in the pool on holiday in case she lost her lenses. It was a great opportunity to ask about her vision.
MJ 01 Feb 2009, 14:40
Do you comment if ...
someone you know is wearing glasses for the first time?
a friend who usually wears contacts is wearing their glasses?
someone who only usually wears part time (ie not v strong perscription) keeps their glasses on all evening?
What would you say?
daisy 31 Jan 2009, 20:08
Katie that is my experience too! I guess it is a normal occurrence - still wierd though!
Like Lenses 31 Jan 2009, 17:43
Katie
What was your first , and present distance Rx. ?
Katie 31 Jan 2009, 15:34
Have been nearsighted since my 20s, but not too bad. Got my first add of +1.50 at age 38. Now at 42 it's up to +2.50. And yes my distance script has dropped. (I'm less nearsighted now than I was.)
Jeff Bacher 31 Jan 2009, 02:21
I am a straight-forward individual. A beautiful girl behind the lenses is a pure distraction for me.
Erin 30 Jan 2009, 19:54
Got an add at age 41 on top of already being plus, but could have used it even earlier...without realizing it I was pushing my glasses further down my nose to see close up. I read somewhere that females become presbyopic earlier than males. And in my experience as well as friends and family this is definitely true! Also, having shorter arms makes it more likely for women to own up to bifocals earlier.
daisy 30 Jan 2009, 15:26
I got a reading of add of +1.00 at 42. Now I am at +1.75 and my - script has gone down since age 44. I still cannot get used to not seeing things close up and seeing better in the distance! Now I can use my add to see about 4-5 feet away with no discomfort.
ehpc 30 Jan 2009, 14:10
I am minus 6 or 7 - I never know exactly - now aged 54. I held out without difficulty until I was 51 before small letters got too intolerable. I have a second pair of glasses which are one minus less than my normal glasses which I use for computer,reading music etc but I still find I can read print comfortably in my normal glasses with the exception of late at night.
Well at least one ageing phenomenon has not arrived early! Against that I had predominantly white hair in my early 40s - now needless to say, entirely white (what little there is of it:)) Pete
John L 30 Jan 2009, 12:54
My first presbyopia add for progressives was +1.75 in January 2007.
However, as I was mainly a contact wearer I had bought my first pair of off the shelf readers about two years earlier to boost my near vision in difficult lighting.
What I have found is that I tend now to wear my progressives around 80% of the time and contacts 20%. Whereas up to my first progressive prescription my wear was probably the opposite mainly wearing contacts.
Phil 30 Jan 2009, 11:12
Daisy, shall we ask those here who have reading adds, or single vision lenses, for presbyopia, if they would be kind enough to post their age when they were first prescribed them?
I'm a myope who was 43 when I first got a +1.50 reading add and swopped single vision lennses for progressives.
daisy 30 Jan 2009, 10:35
Phil I would be interested in knowing more about that. It seems to be the case in my experience.
Phil 30 Jan 2009, 01:22
Daisy, I have read somewhere that the average age at the onset of presbyopia is lower in women than men. Does anyone know why that might be? Not that I'm complaining: the more younger gwg presbyopes the better as far as I'm concerned!
Aubrac 29 Jan 2009, 01:06
Erin
Many thanks for the advice Erin, When she gets new glasses and if there is a reading add, I think I'll suggest progressives and see how it goes.
lolllll 29 Jan 2009, 00:21
People posting as different people to make a thread more interesting?
What IS the Internetz coming to!
Thanks for the giggle :)
daisy 28 Jan 2009, 15:29
sorry that last post is mine I just put erin's name where mine should be!
erin 28 Jan 2009, 13:56
I wear them at work and when I was at a friend's house painting. She did not say anything. Going out tonight and planning on using them. My bf does not have an add and he is older than me. He can't see distance at all though....I have a small distance correction but nothing like his. I wonder if women lose their close vision quicker than men?
ehpc 28 Jan 2009, 13:21
Those who get old are the lucky ones. Not everyone does.Pete
Erin 28 Jan 2009, 12:22
Daisy, I am glad that your new glasses are working well for you--like you say the line is really not very noticeable. Have you gone out in public with them yet?
My husband was very supportive to me, seeing that I was not very happy with my stronger progressives. Thoughtful of him since he does not even need bifocals or progressives yet, and he is 49. (Five years older than me!) Although he didn't say it outright, I think he thinks the same thing about them being sexy...
Aubrac, I would not push the lined bifocals on your wife if she has not even gotten there yet. At a low add the progressives worked fine for me--like Daisy says they are adequate. It's only now that my add got bumped up from +1.25 to +1.75, that I find progressives to be less adequate.
It is hard enough to have to come to terms with getting older and losing your ability to focus, getting farsighted, etc. (all of which happened to me starting when I was 38) When your wife needs a reading add, let her start out with progressives and see what she thinks. If at some point she does not like them then she can do what I have just done.
daisy 28 Jan 2009, 06:47
Aubrac, the progressives look better and are really adequate but the lined bfs are easier to work with. I have been using the lined glasses much more than I thought I would. It is a personal choice but the fact that my boyfriend likes them makes it easier to come out of the closet as a presbyope.
Aubrac 28 Jan 2009, 06:44
Hi Daisy
Good to hear that you like your new glasses and I'm sure you look great in them - you have a lucky boyfriend!
As I said in my last post, I think my wife may need bifocals soon. If I can her to take a test and this is the result what do you see as the advantage of lined bifocals over progressives?
If she does end up getting a pair, I'd like to suggest the right thing, some people seem to swear by progressives, others like the lined bifocals. For you, what are the pros and cons of each?
daisy 26 Jan 2009, 13:57
I just picked up the glasses my bf picked out for me...a cute Lulu Guinness frame...with lined bifocals. They really are good for seeing and the line really is not noticable....I am pleasantly surprised. I know I can see better than I can in progressives...and now I know they are sexy.
Aubrac 26 Jan 2009, 01:04
Daisy
Yet another male who finds bifocals sexy. My wife now wears an old pair of glasses for distance and a stronger pair for reading. At 39 looks like bifocals will be the next step!!.
I am having trouble answering your question as I don't really know why they are sexy, they just are.
Maybe something to do with the fact that there are many glasses wearers around but very few bifocal wearers and so there is a rarity value. Also it is like seeing someone wearing two pairs of glasses rather than one.
Pretty feeble explanations but if anything else comes to mind I'll post it.
Let us know how you get on, I'm sure you'll look great wearing yours.
daisy 24 Jan 2009, 20:57
Can you guys articulate what it is about lined bifocals that are sexy? I have just ordered a pair and am wondering if I will have the courage to wear them?
Johnny 24 Jan 2009, 20:44
JRL,
I'll second that any day. Lined bifocals are sexy... I wish that my wife needed them. How lucky your husband must be!!
JRL 24 Jan 2009, 12:29
I think I've seen at least two posts from female members saying that a male friend or boyfriend or husband thinks that lined bifocals are sexy. (My husband feels the same way...I do indulge him at times.) I wonder if there is a pattern here.
daisy 20 Jan 2009, 12:54
I have a new BF who who has a lot of cut in in his glasses, plus what looks like downward streaks....he is very sexy in his specs! Having dinner the other night I put my glasses on to see the menu board and could only read the first line. He said he could not see that and that I had better eyes..anyhow he is almost 50 and has no add...I do at 48.I hope we can have some more chat about our eyes. Anyway a man with some good specs always turns me on.
Like Lenses 02 Dec 2008, 20:02
lazysiow,
More information than I, and most here needed to know.
lazysiow 02 Dec 2008, 14:26
A couple of days ago I was having dinner with a date who also brought her sister + sister's BF along. The sister wasn't someone I immediately found attractive, but she did wear some low-but-getting-to-be-moderate minus lenses.
Partway through the dinner she took off her glasses because she could see her food better without them and her eyes went into that hurting/squinty/trying to focus mode. This was the best/worst I'd seen in awhile, while she was eating she struggled looking around, looked at us and then looked really sad at how bad her eyes had gotten. She then picked up her glasses and held them away from her face moving them back and forth sighing at the prescription before putting them back on the table, then decided to keep eating without them for awhile. This was a delight for me as she alternated between squinting and intensely trying to focus at things around her while she ate with some of the most delicious myopic looks I'd seen in a long time.
I was embarassed at how much attention I was paying to her and how much she was turning me on, and I had to struggle really hard not to give myself away. I ended up taking my date home early saying that I had an early morning and rushed home, all I could really think of was her sister after that to which I had to erm.. relieve myself quite well :D In cases like that myopes can be a lot more attractive like that with their glasses off Oiiiiii... *sigh* :)
VFL 30 Nov 2008, 15:22
There is something so endearing about a strong, handsome man who needs to wear glasses full time. It is not the glasses themselves that are the turn on, it is the effect they have when used by the right man. For example, recently I walked into the office of a guy I'm sweet on and he was sitting at his desk on the phone. This is someone who wears serious looking minus lenses. I've never seen him without them. Well, he had them off and was cleaning them as he talked. They were just inches from his nose. I knocked on the doorframe and he turned giving the most adorable squint in my direction and the glasses went on in one motion before I saw recognition flicker in his eyes. Such a great moment.
Astra 28 Nov 2008, 09:11
Re Martyn: Exactly! I always consider glasses as accessories of the girl. It is a nice combination of both that makes me on with glasses.
Astra 28 Nov 2008, 08:35
And it gets interesting to see those without glasses focusing so close onto the book when reading... I don't know why, but that seems to be a sign of myopic eyes and some time later they all became dependent on minus glasses, mostly at -2 range when they got their first prescription. But I find it more interesting to see one of them starts at -3.5 recently... because I know the friend so well except that I have no idea that she needs a prescription stronger than mine right from the first prescription.
Astra 28 Nov 2008, 08:24
Now, what's turn me really on about glasses is that seeing my close friends having to wear glasses... because my uncorrected eyesight was never good since my early childhood, I find it curious that an individual once with perfect eyesight can become as blind as a bat within one or two years. There was a time when I was the only one having to wear glasses amongst my close friends (around 10), just four years before. Four years before a friend of mine I had a friend asked me to borrow my glasses to see the board, and in this two years there were more of them needed glasses.
Martyn 01 Oct 2008, 05:56
frank its not glasses that turns me on its the lady behind the glasses. I do love the look of a lady wearing glasses, but they have no bearing on how i look on her sexually. I would feel i cheated if a women thought specs were a turn on, i would hope it was me who turned her on. Ah well i suppose frank everyone to their own. Have fun take good care Martyn
Frank 01 Oct 2008, 05:01
Over the past 3 years my wife's prescription increased to the point that she's now almost always wearing her glasses. Best thing is when she wears them just before going to sleep, or early in the morning, when (un)dressing and walking around fully naked but for her glasses. A real turn-on and difficult for me to keep cool when seeing her like that!
pete 30 Sep 2008, 08:32
If it were me . . . I would act a bit more flirtatious but wouldn't comment until we were parting, something like "You look good in glasses" while touching her arm or something.
JP 30 Sep 2008, 02:51
Comment from Manchester student magazine Student Direct about having a bit of fun with your specs: http://www.student-direct.co.uk/?p=686
Like Lenses 30 Sep 2008, 00:13
VFL,
If it were me you were seeing, I would be thrilled if you showed up wearing them, then at some point took them off , cleaned the lenses, and squinted a bit through them at at a distance, and then asked me to check to see if they are smudged, and handed them to me.
p.s. What is the RX.?
-5.00 who luvs gwgs 29 Sep 2008, 23:20
As a man if I have the opportunity to talk to a gwg I always compliment her on her frames I often then get a compliment about mine (red metal half rims)This happened in reverse recently a girl with whom there is no romantic interest commented that I had different glasses from last year and she liked them she then said she wore oddly enough -5.00 contacts I did not realise she was myopic was she a closet oo ?
ehpc 29 Sep 2008, 17:09
VFL what do you think of my posts? How would you react, as a woman? Pete
Cut-in UK 29 Sep 2008, 15:51
VFL; you are an astute girl,with an IQ way above 100 ! Why would you ask a bunch of OO's how they would react to a woman in glasses in the situation you describe? ( I assume the male in this intended experiment is not one of us.) You need to ask yourself whether this is a genuine guy with the perception to penetrate your soul. If so, and he has had one or two encounters with you he will have done this already.If he likes what he already sees, it will make no difference. If he is a shallow and superficial person, he is not worth the effort of a quality female such as yourself! If you know his character, I suspect you you know the answer already. I suspect also, that very few men have the qualities to live up to your expectations ! Please tell me if you consider my assessment wrong. I am purely using intuition here.
VFL 29 Sep 2008, 13:38
Yes I am planning on doing this to someone. That's why I ask. I'm looking for advice. I want to do it right.
glassesforeveryone 29 Sep 2008, 08:11
Hi VFL. In your shoes I wouldn't necessarily say anything. He is likely to say something first regardless.
I would act as casually as possible, as if it's no big deal for you to wear glasses. Show him you're comfortable in your specs. He's bound to respond positively and if he doesn't then he's not the guy you want to be flirting with.
Good luck.
JJwGlaSSeS 29 Sep 2008, 06:25
hi VLF, are you a girl? do you wear glasses? if you do, don`t be shy to wear them, woman in glasses are sexy, never a pair of glasses limited the beauty of the woman, made her more sofisticated, so let us know what happened...
Galileo 29 Sep 2008, 05:48
Hi VLF, difficult not to comment when someone turns up looking so different. I would compliment and also use the situation as an opportunity to ask if they were new, if she wore them regularly and ask why she was wearing them today (or at least one of those questions). Sadly this situation has never happened to me yet.
Are you planning to do this to someone? ;)
ehpc 28 Sep 2008, 09:46
Except that I'd tell her she looked great wearing glasses even if she wore naff frames, in the hope of getting her into the idea that being a GWG was a good thing. One can always buy her a pair of seriously hot frames later. I've done it many times:)Of course, best of all is if she chooses the hottest frames imaginable by her own unerring instinct:)
ehpc 28 Sep 2008, 09:41
I'd immediately tell her how wonderful she looked wearing glasses, how I think women so often look great wearing glasses, and then I hope she would leave them on without question:) Women find compliments on their looks irresistible, in my experience, which is why I only give them when I mean them:) Pete
VFL 28 Sep 2008, 09:18
I have a question for the men out there. If there were a woman you had an on going flirtation with and she were to show up one day wearing glasses for the first time what would you want her to say? Nothing at all? Should she leave them on the entire time she is with you or take them off for awhile then put them back on?
Slit 02 Aug 2008, 02:11
Hi Mathewson,
I am also getting the same feeling about young girls in bifocals.
which country do you live?
How often do you see the girls with bifocals?
pete 01 Aug 2008, 15:48
aviator -00-
When I lived in the high desert (socal) our Post Office had a collection box for glasses that sat front and center at the main entrance. Same thing crossed my mind . . . I was a regular though - hands in the cookie jar - looking for 'extra chunky' but never found them. I should be grateful, I guess. I might have faced a federal offense.
aviator -00- 01 Aug 2008, 15:34
at my place of work (a large corporation with a big office building) there is a box in which people can put their unwanted glasses for charity. How I am tempted to delve inside it. Should I see any appealing frames with a decent music script, I would be sorely tempted to help myself. The question is how I handle this morally and practically. I could put a cash donation in its place, or maybe another pair of glasses from my collection which I no longer want. There is also the worry that the place where this box sits might be watched by a security camera and I wouldn't want to get caught 'stealing' from a charity box. Has anyone else had such a dilemma??
matthewson 27 Jul 2008, 12:47
bifocals have become quite a fetish for me... young women needing a reading add, lifting their heads to see small print, their cell phones, claiming everything close is a blur otherwise... women in their 20s/30s wearing lined bifocals, it's maybe weird but that turns me on a lot recently.
13 Jul 2008, 08:22
13 Jul 2008, 08:18
Yahoo Personals allows a keyword search. You may even get a pic or two wearing glasses but mostly descriptive text like "rose colored glasses" "a few glasses of wine" etc. There's always Craigslist
Millhouse 13 Jul 2008, 05:24
I've often thought how great it would be if there was an internet dating site that would be dedicated for OO's, either wearers or admirers. I know that udate has a search filter for glasses as a preferance in profile listsings.Other than that does anyone have any info about other sites that use eyewear as a search parameter? is there already such a site that is dedicated to my interest that has escaped my google searches?
twl90 21 May 2008, 19:06
lol yeah thats the one sorry guys
Wurm 21 May 2008, 18:35
Induced Myopia thread, maybe?
http://eyescene.net/cgi-bin/read_thread.cgi?26
tw190 21 May 2008, 13:48
hi i need some help ordering some new glasses online and i want to increase my perscription i want to have maybe like + 1.00 in both eyes i have my script and can give any information needed i cant find the progressive myopia thread so i dident know what to do
anonymous 20 May 2008, 16:40
Hi Oubeddah,
Nice to meet you here.
Hope you have more glasses tales.
20 May 2008, 14:06
I think that manes 'please do not hesitate to post'
S. Crosby 20 May 2008, 12:40
"Welcome, benefit from the site, please do not hesitate at the post office."
I thought Philly beat Montreal in the playoffs.
Ivan 20 May 2008, 07:58
- ES Visitor,Bienvenue, profitez du site, sil vous plaît n'hésitez pas à la poste.
Ivan,
ES-Visitor 16 May 2008, 00:55
Bienvenu l'ami algerien!! Dans l'attente de te lire, salutations myopes...;-))
ehpc 15 May 2008, 11:49
That's so cool that you love putting your glasses on Clair:) I bet you look gorgeous:) Pete XXX
oubeddah 15 May 2008, 07:43
hi everybody i am a high minus lenses fetishist and for me nothing is hotter than a beautiful lady with a high rx and a thick pair of glasses
Clair 14 May 2008, 16:10
Putting mine on every day!
Paul 14 May 2008, 15:20
It turns me on, when my girlfriend tries on some glasses. Last week we visited an old schoolfriend of me and his wife, Christa, wear wonderful glasses in the -3 range. In the evening we told about glasses and my girlfriend try the glasses of Christa. They fits her perfectly. She wear them for some minutes and said thet she saw quite well after wearing them a while. Christa asked if she wanted to wear them while go to a the restaurant, she had some more pair for wearing. So she does and it was one of the best evening for me watching my girlfriend in glasses.
myopicblur 14 May 2008, 14:06
I am especially curious about glasses whenever I find things blurry. (usually when I am bare-eyed)
During nighttime, my pupils get large and the lights get even more blurry than usual. This could spark my thoughts on glasses.
It can be even more interesting to me when I saw someone wearing prescription glasses at such occasion. The reflection from the edges of lenses, and the distortion of images always thrills my curiosity.
Astra ;)
Gino 07 May 2008, 03:18
Adalle, it's fun to read your contributions. I very seldom try on other people's glasses, but my girlfriend often does. I really like it when she takes off her glasses to try one someone else's, and she knows it.
Last week we spent the weekend at her sister's, who is also a glasses wearer. One evening in the bathroom she teased me by putting on her sister's spare pair, which are much stronger than hers, and keeping them on for about 15minutes!
Adalle 04 May 2008, 04:28
No Charlotte. I have perfect eyesight, but I like to try other people's glasses. The weird thing is I like trying women's glasses and not men's. Somehow, a woman entrusting me with her glasses makes me want more to try them on. I have sometimes spent about 20 minutes wearing a woman's low minus prescription pair of glasses, indoors of course, or even more time if it's during sex.
About two years ago I was dating a woman who was an OO and although she didn't need glasses, she had purchased a pair with no prescription lenses (clear glass) and we used to wear them in turns.
Charlotte 03 May 2008, 22:48
Adalle
Do you wear glasses?
Adalle 03 May 2008, 05:03
Since my early high school years I remember myself been attracted by girls with glasses. Almost all of my girlfriends needed glasses and the ones who didn't need to wear, liked to try glasses on or had several pairs of sunglasses. All those who wore glasses were in the -2 to -4 range, never lower and never higher.
I can't say I ever was very attracted by high prescriptions, but mostly I was fascinated by the interaction with the glasses. Putting them on, cleaning the lenses, readjusting them, pushing them up, playing with them by lowering them to give me a sexy look, etc.
Almost all of my girlfriends knew I liked to see them with glasses and most of them took advantage of it, whenever they could. They had them on when having sex and a couple of them liked to put them on me or didn't have a problem wearing them over their contacts, when they didn't have enough time to take the contacts off.
But the best ones were, when I started dating them to find out a week later that they needed glasses. This happened twice and of course I convinced them to wear their glasses more often ad gradually they ditched the contacts.
The funny thing is that almost all of my female friends need glasses, some of them reaching even a -11 prescription. Whenever I see them with glasses, I love to see them interact with them.
Astra myopicblur 02 May 2008, 02:55
I will be curious when I heard someone without glasses complaining their eyesight. I expect the one complaining might need presciption lenses very soon. Amongst those I have observed, most of them did, while a few did not.
Astra myopicblur 02 May 2008, 02:47
Re Sourgrapes: When the prescription is -6, -8, -10, -13 or more, it does add a whole other dimension of charm, somehow very different from that of weak prescriptions.
For -4 and more: They often have interesting minifications, power rings, strong cut-ins, often thick lenses, a "heavy" look, and often substantial reflection.
For -4 and less (up to around -1): Weaker minus prescription gives almost a totally opposite kind of fetish, mainly on the thin lenses, mild cut-ins, sometimes exceptional small or large frames.
Willy 24 Apr 2008, 06:27
Actually a presbyope, unless she has some hyperopia to be detected at a real exam. Anyway, saw the glasses last night; they are kind of a coral color frame, very nice. She did not wear them much, though, other than to show me....
hooked 23 Apr 2008, 23:37
Willy:
I must be quite strange. Your story makes me envious to see how your partner is changing from an emmetrope to a hyperope. And I really don't need to be envious, my wife has an RX of +5 but when I first time met her she had glasses.
But one can't get both, damn!
Willy 23 Apr 2008, 13:08
I did not realize how soon I would have more to report... turns out my wife had lunch with a friend today and the subject of her needing reading glasses came up. Evidently the friend said something along the lines of "it's about time" and convinced my wife that they should go get her some glasses after lunch and the friend could help her pick out frames. Apparently there is a store near where they had lunch that carries some fairly stylish readers (in other words, not the CVS) so they went in there and my wife tried glasses on and picked a pair along with a nice case. I asked what they were like, and she said that they are half glasses so she can look over them. I also asked what strength they were and she said they were +1.75. She said she had worn them to read a magazine after getting home and before picking up the kids from school and that it was a big relief. She also said that after she took them off, she found she could not focus on anything up close for several minutes. I told her that the more she wore them the more she would need them, but that there comes a time when you have to do what you have to do, and at least she did not have to wear bifocals like me (yet). I told her I could not wait to see them and my plan is to reveal to her (as if it were a surprise to me) that there is something arousing about her in glasses....
All4Eyes 23 Apr 2008, 11:16
VFL:Yes, the rings are sort of hypnotic! "Look into my eyes...You are getting horny, veeeeeeeery horny.." We're weird aren't we? 8;-)
I ALWAYS make passes at guys who wear glasses (I have no choice, the rings make me do it!), Marie
Willy 23 Apr 2008, 09:24
What turns me on today is that last night marked a turning point in my encouragement of my wife to get glasses. We were learning to program our new TiVo box (remote and manual with small print!) and she was having trouble, so I produced my old +1.5 readers and asked if she would like to try them. She grudgingly agreed and admitted they made it much easier for her to see up close. She agreed that she needs reading glasses and said she would make an appointment with an eye doctor (but since she is often busy with kids during the day and does not have a current eye doctor, this may take further persistence on my part; my eye doctor is downtown where I work and not a convenient option for her). I told her in the meantime she should use my old glasses when she needed to or buy a pair at the drugstore. I let the matter drop after that but will continue to report any new developments...
sourgrapes 23 Apr 2008, 07:22
Pretty girls wearing them yes. A pretty girl wearing weak glasses is still lovely. But when the prescription is -6, -8, -10, -13 or more, it adds a whole other dimension of charm!
ehpc 23 Apr 2008, 07:20
What turns me on about glasses is pretty girls wearing them :) Pete
Passer by 23 Apr 2008, 04:19
Hi all I'm a strong glasses lover... My mother in law is visiting us presently and I knew she needed readers, but this time she brought along wonderful designer readers with a dream + prescription in the region of +3 or may be even more to the +4 region...I secretly tried them on and i couldn't see a thing at a distance...I loved the feeling...
ehpc 22 Apr 2008, 13:13
You're still here, Bronwyn:) Pete XXX
Bronwyn 21 Apr 2008, 13:17
I still love a man with a wonderfully WEAK minus prescription who wears them far more than he needs to. The weaker, the better!!
VFL 20 Apr 2008, 20:02
Ah Marie that was beautifully said.
I couldn't have done better myself. Those little rings do tend to pull you in, don't they?
All4Eyes 18 Apr 2008, 12:02
Oh, P.S., of course it's really neat when the rx is SO high that the lenses are the high-index extra-sparkly kind and STILL thick!
All4Eyes 18 Apr 2008, 12:01
As EHPC says, there are few things hotter than rectangular black plastic frames, though I must say I do fancy a few other styles, as well. Variety is the spice, and all that. But if everyone is going to wear the exact same frame (which, of course, they are, humans being the copycats that they are), I can't think of a better one for it to be then the black rectangles that are now (and hopefully will be for some time!) in fashion. It's a great time to be a glasses-watcher! All except for this high-index stuff, but I even kind of like those sometimes, those thin(ish) but obviously powerful lenses, their whole little being absolutely jam-packed with power rings, with a little miniature crystalline world visible when looking through them, can be most beautiful! Especially when the edges are polished, the high-index, high-minus lenses often seem to have more sparkle to them than the thicker, lower-index ones, though I don't know why, has something to do with the increased density of the high-index lens I suppose, but I think there's some physics involved in figuring out that little mystery, and I never took physics so... And when I look at the face of a person wearing such glasses, I always smile to myself thinking "I bet you really think you have me fooled, don't you? You think because you're lenses are so thin that I can't tell that they're quite a high prescription. Well, sorry, but you forgot to take into account (or probably more likely, couldn't do anything about) that I can still see those lovely white rings when you tilt your head, the bite-out of the sides of your face, the minification of your obviously (no matter how hard you try to hide it!) very myopic eyes".
I ALWAYS make passes at guys who wear glasses (especially the sparkly ones!), Marie
Nick 16 Apr 2008, 07:46
cut uk
hey i hv ordered a new pair of glasses with -2.00 d increase in both eyes.. expecting it to be ready tomorrow.. hope it work.
SZ6 16 Apr 2008, 07:38
Cut-in UK,
She actually brought up the idea of getting more pairs of glasses, including at least one pair specifically for sex! I imagine the "sex" pair would be some sort of large yet stylish frame with CR39 lenses. She could probably get a good 5-6mm of edge thickness in such a frame.
I think we'll probably let ourselves explore and enjoy the glasses fetish before we try GOC. If she really likes the blurry, vulnerable feeling, and the idea of being able to see well through very thick glasses, it would make sense...
I am in the US.
Cut-in UK 15 Apr 2008, 23:15
SZ6, I add my congratulations to those of Lazysiow. It's always a triumph for an OO to 'OUT' themselves and discover their partner is an instant 'convert' who is willing to embrace the culture. As a -5, she will be able to get, at modest cost,CR39 equivalent low-index lenses to fit into a stylish frame of her choice, for 'sex in spex' or just going about at the weekends. Of course if you were both to embark on GOC with a really comfortable contact like Acuvue2, the opportunities are limitless !
Are you based in Europe, or 'across the pond' ?
Cut-in UK 15 Apr 2008, 22:40
Nick, this sounds like a job for 'optical4less'. Check out their website, especially 'special making' department.
To answer your questions,
1. if you want to increase 'sphere value' a lot depends on your age; most people can tolerate up to 1.00 extra minus dioptre for distance, but more if you are younger than say 20 years. The figures for 'cylinder/axis' remain the same.
2. On the net you just have to fill in your requirements, and don't normally need a prescription. However stick with o4l who technically are very precise, and a reputable site. Get to know about lenses and bifocal styles and get it all planned BEFORE placing the order.
3. o4l does low power myodisc as well as progressives/bifocals, and will, if requested, speak to you about your requirements. Obviously it costs, especially the myodisc, but the normal bifocals/progressives are extremely good value.
They have also supplied me with a high quality product for GOC. I can think of no-one better, but ask around if you want to check other makers as well.
Cactus Jack 14 Apr 2008, 21:58
Matthewson,
This really ought to be on another thread. Perhaps "Multifocals for Presbyopia and Other Conditions".
Ordering bifocals is relatively easy. I need some additional information to be able to develop a prescription for you.
1. What is your age?
2. What is your most receent Rx in the following format:
Right Eye (OD) Sphere, Cylinder, Axis
Left Eye (OS) Sphere, Cylinder, Axis
Also include Prism and Add, if any, and PD if you have it.
3. Do you have a way of ordering on line with a credit card?
4. What is your Occupation
5. When was your last eye exam.
Pleaswse feel free to post your reply on the thread listed above or any appropriate thread. I find it.
C.
matthewson 14 Apr 2008, 18:37
@ cactus jack
i could wear bifocals, but i don't need 'em and where i live, central europe, i don't know where to get them... i meant, i wish i needed them (sounds stupid but that's the way it is, wish i'd have a + add to my -2,25 prescription)
cheers
m
lazysiow 14 Apr 2008, 12:21
Congrats SZ6, I'm envious :(
While I have dated gwg's before, most of them were because I liked their look while they hated having to wear glasses, some others who mutually agreed with me that glasses were sexy had good vision themselves. This is probably what's missing out of my sex life as well.
SZ6 14 Apr 2008, 11:08
Well, over the weekend I bit the bullet and told my girlfriend about my fetish for women in thick glasses... it went better than I could have possibly hoped for. She was completely receptive, intrigued, and even turned on herself by the idea. Both of us have, in the past, acknowledged having a "thing" for people in glasses, so telling her this felt more like playing on an existing theme than broaching something completely new.
She is naturally a -5, so she is used to wearing strongish glasses. I'm -10ish myself, so she was able and very willing to wear my glasses while we fooled around, without straining her eyes toooo too much. One time when we were playing with this new discovery, she wore an old pair of mine - huge frames from the 90s with CR39, half-inch-thick lenses - and said she loved wearing them.
The great thing is that the thick glasses thing fits PERFECTLY into our sex life! Our interests and fetishes are totally complementary already, and this new thing melds perfectly with our existing fantasies and themes. I even broached the possibility of GOC as a way for her to wear really thick glasses but still be able to see through them without straining - as well as making her feel like she really needed the glasses to see... and she was receptive to that, too!
It was like our (already very good) sex life got taken to a whole new level...
Slit 14 Apr 2008, 10:26
Pauline,
well, too bad i was not in your age range or in the country of yours during the time you got bifocals!
girls, the thing is that not many of the guys would openly tell about their interest about girls with bifocals... but please have alert eye for the guys who make a bit too much of passes at you, especially when you are out there with glasses or bifocals.
borrowing moms bifocals one day and wearing around will also help you to catch some "optic obsessed" guys out there... they will throw in some extra questions, give some glances, or may be even ask you out!
matthewson 14 Apr 2008, 09:59
unfortunately - and I mean this in the least creepiest way of course - pictures of women with bifocals/trifocals are so hard to find in the web. Maybe anyone has a good link for me? I'd be really grateful!
Pauline 14 Apr 2008, 02:32
Slit. Shame i never had my bifocals until i was 27. Maybe i missed out if guys like you like them. I did not like telling anyone that i had bifocals at that age. But now they dont bother me in the least. I even wear the lined type
nick 14 Apr 2008, 01:53
hi guys.. i want to wear thick glasses.. i like biofocal and progressive glasses .. and i love to wear lenticular glasses , myodiscs..!!!
but my prob is i hv cylindrical no.s and that too with lower prescription..-2.5 in both eyes..
i m having two questions
1)how can i increase my eye numbers ?
2)can i wear biofocals or progressive glasses ( by some self modification in my prescription card )
3)can i go for thick glasses or myodiscs .. without doing GOC ? i mean to say that can mysodisc glasses be prepared with low prescription ?
Bifocalspotter 14 Apr 2008, 01:48
I couldn't agree more. Where are all those young bifocal girls?
Slit 13 Apr 2008, 22:00
I would like to echo what mathewson says!
Bifocals on a girl of between 20 and 30 yrs of age is the biggest turn on for me!
And the glasses worn on a chain is a basolute turn on!
Cactus Jack 13 Apr 2008, 17:55
matthewson,
Why can't you wear bifocals?
C.
matthewson 13 Apr 2008, 17:31
what turns me on the most are lined bifocals when worn by women in their young 20s-30s, especially when it comes to executive bifocals. it is both a turn on when a hyperope has to wear bifocals because she needs a stronger reading add, as well as myope needs a bifocal segment. i don't know, but i just think it is so cute when a young woman peers out of the lower segment. it drives me crazy and i wish i could wear bifocals.
another thing that turns me on is when a young lady wears her glasses on a chain. i like the feeling of being dependent - although on a non-dramatic basis, as soon as the woman finds it to be a real problem or disability, that turn on immediately stops.
Cut-in UK 29 Mar 2008, 15:13
Rayjess; for those really into glasses, and for absolute authenticity, GOC (glasses over contacts is 'the thing'. Serious prescriptions, balanced by contact lenses to a bespoke formula, give you the 'look' of real glasses. Planos do not convince people, even in nice frames.
Wurm 28 Mar 2008, 16:37
Regarding your query, I think it's interesting that this trend has resurfaced. I remember it from the 1980s. I suspect it has something to do with 'fun' accessories being in style. A pair of frames with plano -- or even with no -- lenses is simply another accessory to set off an outfit.
I've also read about people wearing plain-lensed glasses to work in order to appear smarter. But the current trend feels like a different animal.
Good luck with the story.
Wurm 28 Mar 2008, 16:29
Ray, I apologize for the abuse you've received here. I hope you get some leads from your post.
rayjess 28 Mar 2008, 13:00
For the record, this is not fake. I didn't put my work e-mail because I don't want my competition knowing I'm working on this story.
Highmyope 27 Mar 2008, 17:43
Why a Yahoo address and not one affiliated with the newspaper (e.g., "faker@nytimes.com"). And why would a writer for a big publication be such a poor writer?
This ain't for real, folks.
Adalle 27 Mar 2008, 15:52
@rayjess
No intrusion at all. So Wall Street Journal, hah? I don't think it would be hard to find someone from here to talk to, but it would be a bit harder to interview him/her. Nevertheless good luck with your article.
rayjess 27 Mar 2008, 08:21
Hi. Sorry to intrude. I am a journalist for a major national newspaper working on a story about people who like to wear glasses even though they don't need to, those who wear non-prescription glasses for fashion or style reasons. I'm looking to telephone interview someone like this and/or someone who has fallen for someone who wore glasses only to find out later that the person they fell for really doesn't need to wear eyeglasses.
I can be reached at rayalexsmith21@yahoo.com
Thank you.
lazysiow 19 Mar 2008, 17:25
I'd like to reflect a little bit on the effect this fetish has had on my love life. Over the years, I've fallen in love with a few girls mostly because of their look in glasses but have mostly hurt them inadvertantly because the decision was not based on whether we fit as people. All the "right" ones so far have been (cursed lol) with perfect eyesight but even then as we drift apart I've not yet gotten to the point where started needing glasses.
That's the one thing left that I still have to wait for, the love of my life and the one day when she starts squinting and the day my heart jumps out of my mouth when I have to go out with her to pick up frames. Ahh for you guys that have experienced this I envy you :)
ES-Visitor 19 Mar 2008, 02:02
News was that yesterday evening my wife had to do some close up work requiring precision and she wore her +1 readers for that. She kept them for the rest of the evening in front of the computer... Let's wait and see...
ES-Visitor 14 Mar 2008, 03:11
Again a squinting session in front of the computer... Frustrating but still a good omen may be....
DWV 13 Mar 2008, 02:40
0.25 of astigmatism, or anything, is very little. The left and right axes add up to 180 degrees, which is fairly normal. Something to do with how symmetric something is that causes astigmatism.
ES-Visitor 13 Mar 2008, 01:31
By the way yesterday was a squinting evening... No glasses...huh...
ES-Visitor 13 Mar 2008, 00:33
Or rather +0.25 at 120 degrees (R) and +0.25 at 60 degrees (L)...
ES-Visitor 13 Mar 2008, 00:32
My wife's astigmatism is 120 at +0.25 (R) and 60 at +0.25 (L). Any hints into what that really means?
Clare 12 Mar 2008, 14:05
I understood that the angle of astigmatism is also a factor. I have the smallest amount -0.25 at 140 degrees and even with my exceptional aspheric contact lenses, I can still tell the difference. I was once told that oblique angles of astigmatism, such as mine, are the most difficult to correct.
More than that, I don't know.
Willy 12 Mar 2008, 09:18
The issue of degrees of astigmatism, and compensating for it, is an interesting one. Based on my own experience, I think hyperopes can to some extent compensate for astigmatism. The astigmatism in my left eye is now -1 (versus a +1.5 sphere) but when I was younger I could see 20/20 out of that eye, so either the astigmatism developed over time, or perhaps it was always there, but in focusing to overcome the hyperopia, I was somehow focusing different amounts on different axes?
Aubrac 12 Mar 2008, 09:12
ES Visitor
I think mild astigmatism is up to about +/-1.25 d.
My wife got glasses at 34 with a scrip of +0.50/+0.75 with astigmatism correction of -0.50 30R/-1.00 130l.
Our wives can both accommodate to an extent by using their eye muscles to overcome the +correction but cannot do anything to change the astigmatism which will tend to blur vision at all diatances.
My wife will often wear her glasses in the evening if we go out maybe on a school open day or school show but she plain refuses to wear them for TV.
You'll probably find that as the crystalline lens hardens and the eye muscles cannot accommodate, your wife will wear her glasses more. Mine used to wear hers for driving but stopped, saying she could see well enough without them.
We can only hope.............
ES-Visitor 12 Mar 2008, 06:33
I really don't know exactly what "mild astigmatism" means it's some optician who said that of my wife's prescription.
benn 12 Mar 2008, 06:15
question...what is mild astigmatism? I do GOC and I always correct for my astimatism in the contacts, and find that the astigmatism is the real issue even up to -8.
ES-Visitor 12 Mar 2008, 03:14
yes i do fully relate to that. I've been watching my wife squitning times and again at the computer screen sometimes pushing it away without wearing her glasses. Her prescription is very low in fact +0.5 with a mild astigmatism too. He's now 34 and I don't know if I'll have long to wait before she goes full time...
Aubrac 12 Mar 2008, 02:13
ES-Visitor
Sorry to the ladies out there but stubborn is often their middle name!!
My wife often will just not wear her glasses, she pulls the TV in our bedroon to within a few feet so she can see, and asked me to get 150 watt plus (bit like a searchlight)lighting in our room to make reading easier. Anything to avoid wearing her glasses.
She is +1.75/+1.25 with astigmatism and really should go fulltime but but but...............anyway, I have learned to enjoy when she is wearing her glasses which by the way is not a vanity thing. I know the frustration when I see her unable to read words on the TV and trying to read, which also makes her right eye turn in and is called accommodative esotropia I think.
She is 39 and I suppose it is just a matter of time before she does go fulltime, until then I must sit on my hands and bite my tongue.
ES-Visitor 12 Mar 2008, 00:36
Willy yes they are so stubborn about that.
They just can't accept the fact. yesterday though she kept on squinting hard at the computer screen without putting them on... I hope one thing is that she will get to put them regularly, I just love her with her glasses, she's so sexy...
Willy 11 Mar 2008, 10:57
At least your wife has gotten them. I have had a devil of a time getting my wife in for an exam, and I don't know where her obstanancy leaves off and her ignorance of optics picks up. For example, the other night she complains squinting at a book, "I keep having to push things away to see." Me: "Maybe you need glasses." Her: "But I passed the eye test at the DMV."....
ES-Visitor 11 Mar 2008, 04:00
Great evening yesterday, after long moments of squinting and headache, my wife asked for her glasses for the cmputer, she kept all evening. One thing i noticed was that she was squinting on top of them while looking at the TV alternatively....
It was also a great night...
ES-Visitor 04 Mar 2008, 23:31
Follow up: My wife found her glasses and wore them yesterday for computer.... Let's see how it evolves....
ES-Visitor 04 Mar 2008, 02:30
News: My wife asked yesterday where her +0.5 glasses were. I have to mention that she has also some mild astigmatism in both eyes... Even though I knew exactly where they were I said I didn't know..Or else, if i'd gone and fetched them for her, i'd have had the usual reaction "you're too happy to get me wear them hein??"... I've come to hate these remarks... Any way will keep you posted...
Cactus Jack 29 Feb 2008, 19:30
Visitor,
The older you get the harder it gets. If also helps is you have some genetic predisposition to myopia.
May I suggest extensively reviewing the Induced Myopia thread for some good discussions.
C.
Visitor 29 Feb 2008, 17:54
Chris summarizes my feelings exactly. Are there any ways to create myopia in someone in their 30's short of surgery?
Aubrac 28 Feb 2008, 07:40
ES-visitor
It can come initially as a bit of a shock when a women finds out she really turns you when when wearing glasses. This happened with my wife when at age 34 she got glasses for the first time.
She had a mild plus scrip but I really hoped she would go FT as her glasses were for both reading and distance. I used to try and make her wear her glasses for TV and when we were out but unfortunately it had the reverse effect and made her wear them less, saying she didn't want to become dependent on them.
Four years on and two prescription changes later, I have learned to back off and not become obsessive but just enjoy when she does wear her glasses.
Now at 39 she is wearing them more but still not FT. One small recent story concerning this - my wife was becoming a British Citizen and to finalise this we had to attend a citizenship ceremony in the evening at the town council offices. I picked her up early from work (where she usually wears glasses all day)and was just a little disappointed when she came out bare-eyed. Despite this I knew it was her evening and she must be as she wanted.
The drive was about one hour and soon she started to carefully brush and get her hair ready, then she carefully applied the full make-up, filed and varnished her nails and changed her top.
Then she looked in the mirror making sure everything was ok and said, 'Which glasses shall I wear, the red ones or the brown ones?'
My heart suddenly beat faster, hands gripped the steering wheel harder than needed, and in a voice I tried to make sound normal said, 'Darling, I think the red would be really nice'.
The red glasses she rarely wears, they are dark brown on the outside, red on the inside, with red strips at the hinges.
We had a lovely evening, glasses on all the time, and some nice pictures for the record. Giving a bit of space some times can pay off.
ES-Visitor 25 Feb 2008, 23:53
I'm glad to find that I'm not alone in my kind of story... I wish we could ally to do something about these women who don't understand what they're missing and the pleasures and excitement they're missing by not accepting this attraction of ours... You're lucky Smudgeur...
Smudgeur 25 Feb 2008, 10:35
Me too, although my mildly hyperopic wife wears her +0.75 glasses all the time (I suspect only to please me)
benn 25 Feb 2008, 09:48
Ditto...
Guest 25 Feb 2008, 09:30
ES-Visitor, I can feel your pain, just like reading my very own life story, I can relate 100%.
ES-Visitor 25 Feb 2008, 03:35
Despite all the problems this attraction for women with glasses and especially high myopes with strong glasses has created with my wife along years now, I still keep to it and enjoy it in my private and intimate times when I'm alone especially on the web. My wife decided to ignore the matter completely, she used to wear some very low prescription glasses for a very mild hyperopia mostly to please me but then she decided she wouldn't do it as she doesn't really need them to see and that she's not to please that way (ie with glasses), she sustains I have to love her as she is and not as I would like her to be (needing glasses)... So i'm alone now in trying to satisfy that attraction, i'm not betraying my wife in any manner but I'm just enjoying sightings and different stuff about women in glasses. Sometimes I just have a glance at the colelction of readers my wife had bought to play with and to wear from time to time on the computer as she has some troubles after a long time in front of the screen. Now she has kept them aside and she's not using them any more. I see her squint at times when using the computer and i start wishing she'd get back to glasses... But she's not to... When we go out shopping for example, it's hide and seek game as she knows i'm all the time spotting women with glasses so she tries to ignore the fact while I try to avoid her taking me red handed... It's a game where i'm winning and at times she spots thje girl for me and truns around to see if i'm looking while i'm not aware of her...then she attracts my attention and I end up looking with her believing that i haven't seen the scene... Interesting game... On TV as well, every time there's a woman in glasses she glances at me secretly to see if i'm interested... really looking forward to the day when she'll have to wear glasses herself. She's 34 now and her mild hyperopia hasn't increased at all...Or else she's hiding the fact and still able to accomodate... That was my story my friends...
sourgrapes 24 Feb 2008, 21:15
I assumed it was the same 4eyes!
Cactus Jack 24 Feb 2008, 20:50
4eyes,
There are two posters to Eyescene who have adopted the handle "4eyes". The long time member is a young man in Brazil who has very high Hyperopia - more than +30 for distance, much higher + for reading, and extremely high prism to go along with it. He has been posting for many years. Many of us consider him an important member of the group because he has accomplished many "impossible" things, that astound his eye doctors, in spite of his vision problems.
Many of us admire his spirit and tenacity. In a recent post, he was somewhat upset that he couldn't play goalie on his soccer team that day, because the weather had turned bad and he was concerned that he might fall and damage his new glasses. What astounds the doctors is that even with extremely high prism, he cannot fuse the two images into one. He is able to process the two individual images and switch from one eye to the other to track the ball as it is aimed at the goal. The ball is simply not allowed to get past him, period. His team does quite well, thank you.
To avoid confusion, I would like to request that the new "4eyes" adopt a unique handle and reserve "4eyes" for our young friend from Brazil.
C.
4Eyes 24 Feb 2008, 16:50
Glasses has always fascinated me, especially on women. I like plastic frames over wire frames. I like the way it draw attention to peoples eyes. I think it is very cool when a women goes from not wearing glasses at all (like wearing contacts or not having glasses) to wearing them full time. Especially when they really like it and don't want to go back to contacts or have lasik surgery........
Emily 24 Feb 2008, 16:26
Astra -- is that you in the classroom picture?
Astra 24 Feb 2008, 00:33
What thrills me the most about minus glasses is that they create crisp, minified images which looks particularly clear and detailed.
I thought this has somehting to do with my childhood. I figured out I need prescription lenses when I was 10, but I did not used to wear glasses until 17. That was 7 years in between--- I felt so desperate to see the board clearly. I was aware if I wear my glasses, I would see them clearly. I thought I looked more beautiful without glasses though, and I only wore glasses when nobody was around me--- what a thrill! Everything looked so sharp and clear in glasses! Without glasses I could not see the car plate clearly just 6-8 feet away, but with glasses I could see them 20-25 feet away, for example. It was the conscious rejection of wearing my glasses full-time that drives me curious in minus glasses, as well as the wearers.
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h282/dasneravo/faces/me.jpg
sourgrapes 19 Jan 2008, 07:33
Heh, I'd probably do the same thing.
Puffin 19 Jan 2008, 07:11
That seems perfectly reasonable to me
Jeanette Brunette 19 Jan 2008, 06:56
Rainis,
I work in an optical practice too (and am currently studying to become a dispensing optician) and I also find that is just makes me even more fascinated! Last summer we were making a pair of specs for a lady that was -20 D, and the wrong size lens had been ordered, so they threw away the lovely 1.5 index blended myodisc! (We do the glazing and grinding in our shop) Guess who went and plucked it out of the trash later?? (blush) I still have it, and love the way it minifies everything in the fishbowl shaped center! I sometimes feel like such a weirdo, but this sight as reassured me that I'm not alone:)
Jeanette
gwgs 15 Jan 2008, 08:56
Cut in and Rainis;
Rainis, what a wonderful job you have, I have toyed with the idea of working for an opticians in the past but never gone through it. I would've thought it would have the opposite effect on our love of girls and glasses in that it would increase as you would be surrounded by them throughout the day.
How you think it would ween you of 0-0 I don't know as for me I know it would do the opposite!
Cut in; your taste sounds similar to mine, get all the girls into the bigger frames and stock lots of vintage Dior frames and drop temples!! No high-index prescription either!
Anonymous 15 Jan 2008, 07:13
Disappointing discovery about my new girlfriend. She says she has 20/20 vision and has never worn glasses. This surprised me because I knew her little girl wore glasses as a young child a few years ago and I was hoping that she got her bad vision from her mother. But now her whole family is totally bare-eyed. Somehow the young girl's vision cleared up on its own. And my girlfriend is just 37, so she won't be needing reading glasses for several more years.
lazysiow 01 Jan 2008, 06:40
I have to add, in addition to my not really being able to fess up being an OO, I also don't think I'd be able to explain to friends if they catch me, why I'm working in an optical store without blabbering and generally giving my whole interest away.
lazysiow 01 Jan 2008, 06:39
Rainis good to hear you took the plunge, you might be the only one of us :)
cut-in UK 01 Jan 2008, 06:28
Rainis, your story of your career interests me. Your obsession leads you to take a job in an optometrists. It gives you a lot of pleasure being around ladies with glasses. I would feel exactly the same in that position. However I would not wish it to cure me of O-O. After all, it harms no-one and gives us such pleasure.
You are fortunate indeed to work in a job that gives such pleasure. If I was younger ( I am 58) I would retrain as an optometrist. I could enjoy the pleasure of encouraging the wearing of stylish glasses, AND, I could do my GOC with all the choice of frames and lenses.
Paradise indeed!
Rainis 01 Jan 2008, 01:20
I have been OO since my early childhood.
Maybe I will tell my story later.
Recently I worked at an optical company as a sale consultant.
"Why do you choose this job?" an HR woman asked me.
I explained I was OO since my childhood.
"We take you with your arms and legs", a training manager told me.
I do not have have special interest to high myopia. High myopes seldom visit our store. It is much more interesting for me seeing grils who buy their frist glasses in our store. Usually they failed driving testing. They have so interesting reaction when they put glasses on.
"I am in glasses!"
"The world has been transformed!"
"I see clearly!"
"So sharp!"
"Can I go with glasses?"
I like this in my job!
Also I like when girls with perfect vision buy medical plano glasses (not sunglasses!). "Only for image", they explain.
I thought my job could heal me from optical obsession. But it did not work.
Ed 20 Dec 2007, 03:29
Chris. You encapsulate my views on the OO stimuli, the majority of my girlfriends have had a minus prescription though. The stimulation for me is more pronounced the higher the prescription, and this has been so since manhood arrived in my teens. For me the attraction is part of my life. I too would have dearly liked to have been myopic to a level of around -10, and like you, have thought (or maybe fantasised) about surgery to achieve this goal. Having a website like this enables us to help to understand our feelings on this somewhat rare subject.
Highmyope 19 Dec 2007, 11:25
Very interesting--I too have found that the intensity of my "OO-ness" has paled over time. I had written it off to a function of age, but I think what's been suggested here is the better answer: the ability to do GOC (and to find the "handicap" isn't as severe as I'd assumed); to get any glasses/contacts I want--no questions asked; to see pics of women in strong rx's anytime--in short, everything the Internet has provided, and which I've long thought of as a godsend--has sort of reduced it all from something rare/exotic/forbidden to something (almost) ordinary.
To be sure, I still get a "tingle" when someone takes a long look at my strong lenses as I do GOC; and there will always be something--for lack of a better description--*emotionally* satisfying about it. (We'll let a team of psychiatrists sort that one out :) ). So, yes, I still have an interest, still get a thrill to see a truly major rx "in the wild," still enjoy GOC'ing.... But still....
benn 19 Dec 2007, 09:05
I agree with Chris. My fear would be that after surgery I couldn't correct. I know people who can't and have given up driving at night due to lasik.
Chris 19 Dec 2007, 08:46
cut-in. I've always had a healthy, "normal" sexual response to women with perfect vision, the majority of my girlfriends over the years have had 20/20. However the level of arousal I get from OO related stimuli is more intense. I've always considered it an extra/add on/bonus, even a gift. My attraction though has primarily been due to the "handicap" conferred on a woman by her myopia and hence I've always preferred higher prescriptions. My experiments with GOC plus my relationship with my myopic girlfriend have revealed that even very high prescriptions are not really the handicap I perceived them to be. Glasses and cls are so readily available and there's practically never any reason to be without correction. A myopic woman just puts her glasses on or cls in and she's as able as someone with 20/20 vision. Even without correction my gf can do most things, she's not in any way helpless. Doing GOC day in day out has taught me that "needing" strong glasses is really just a minor inconvenience and soon becomes a way of life. I think these things are what has caused the diminishment in intensity of my OOness.
Of course I still turn my head whenever I see a gwg and almost subconsciously assess her rx. I still love the look of girls in glasses (although to me the appearance was always secondary to the degree of myopia). I don't think my OO tendencies will ever disappear completely, they're too ingrained. It's really just a case of familiarity breeding contempt I think. One thing I do still experience though is something I can only describe as envy for gwg's. Maybe it's a kind of deep respect or empathy for the way they handle their myopia, I don't know, it's a weird feeling. As such, I do wish I was much more myopic myself, the one thing GOC doesn't allow me to do is experience the permenance of severe myopia and I think that's where the envy comes in. Maybe the next (and final) stage in my OO journey is to become highly myopic myself by surgery. I've thought about it for a while and I'm sure I could convince a doctor to carry out the procedure, the only thing I need to do sort is the logisitics.
lazysiow 18 Dec 2007, 22:42
Well I haven't been lucky enough to find anyone I would bare my soul about it to yet. That's really the last frontier for me, the other thing is the vulnerability aspect. I have dated a few girls with small-moderate rx's but most of them are very closeted and protective about their eyesight and always prefer contacts with me. It hasn't been any fun at all ;)
cut-in UK 18 Dec 2007, 15:06
So, Chris, where do you go from here? Interesting that the 'buzz' has diminished, having bared your soul to this fascinating lady. Surely, it doesn't alter your basic view of myopic women. You need a new stimulus, but what will it be?
How deep was your relationship, and how significant do you feel the glasses were in a 'sexual way'? Did they fuel the desire or were they the 'icing on the cake'?
Chris 18 Dec 2007, 13:41
Lazysiow, it was very interesting to read what you wrote about glasses/gwgs/myopia etc losing their appeal. I'm starting to find that myself now. I've been into gwg's in a big way since I was maybe 8 or so years old (I'm now 43) and as time has moved on I've gradually developed my interest and moved onto, as you put it, "bigger highs". The internet of course has accelerated this development over the last few years to the point where for the last two years I have been full time GOC. I'm mildly myopic naturally but I do GOC using glasses with an rx of around -9. This has become so utterly normal and run of the mill to me now, it's how I see. I don't have glasses in my correct rx and instead of putting glasses on in the morning, like normal myopes, I put cls in AND glasses on, it's part of my routine.
There was one "holy grail" of the OO experience for me though and that was that I've never had a girlfriend with a significant rx. This changed in April last year when a woman called India wrote on this very site. I wrote back about my OOness and after a while we became very close, exchanging emails every day, then onto phone calls and webcam IM's. It remained like this for a long time as she lives in the US and I live in the UK and we both have partners. However we met up for the first time earlier this year in a neutral country. She's wonderful, everything she said she was and more and I adore her. My feelings for her are completely independant of the fact that she's a gwg (-8/-8.5). Having slept with her and experienced a myopic woman first hand for the first time, I honestly feel that my OO tendencies have dwindled somewhat. Her myopia just didn't play much part in my level of arousal and I feel I'm getting to the point where I'm almost "cured". She knows all my deepest OO secrets and has been incredibly supportive and I owe her an incredible amount. Don't get me wrong, I still love looking at gwg's and get a real buzz from doing so but like you say, a lot of the mystery that captivated me for so long has gone.
sourgrapes 18 Dec 2007, 06:20
I love thick lenses that are high Rx, e.g. -13 and up.
I love myodiscs in small metal frames with small bowls which make the eyes so small.
I love the minification of the eyes, the distortion and the reflections of light on the flat front lenses.
I love the thick edges of the lenses when viewed from the side, which the wire frames make more noticeable.
I love how dependent the person is on the glasses; I love that the person has nearly no useful vision without correction.
I love attractive girls wearing them. ;)
Serna 18 Dec 2007, 04:28
Glasses... well I was fascinated in them simply because my habit of observing their lenses... strong or weak, minus or plus, etc. I simply could not understand what... sexual appeals? Maybe I myself looks average and wearing old-fashioned metal frame and I see no point... that is glasses fetishism, right?
Actually what catches my eye is often the cut. I think I am a bit strange because I often avoids those with too much cuts. Well , this is subjective. But probably around -6-7 is the maximum for me. Yes, I dislike too strong minus prescription as they seemed unhealthy... or aroused me of induced myopia or glasses fetishism... both of which I do not enjoy at all.
For me, glasses is used for helping people to see clearer... As far as I know, strong myopia is terrible and I think we should get rid of them... consider lasik surgery, I think.
Um, actually I like some gwgs with moderate minus lenses (around -4 to -7)... I have just seen an image of an gwg and I quite like it... I could not easily estimate its prescription from this angle, but I expect it is somewhere between -3 and -7... and I guess it is most likely around -4 to -5.5.
Well, I like this kind of "peeping"... peeping other's glasses... for many times I feel a bit regretful not to peep someone in more details... of course, I would not take photos of them unless they ask me to do so.
http://www.vaad.lv/images/images/dscf2547.jpg
14 Dec 2007, 10:49
Yeah, I think it will happen to me eventually as well.
lazysiow 14 Dec 2007, 10:34
Mystery AND fantasy, I should add. Fantasy, also is a big part of it that's become ho hum now.
lazysiow 14 Dec 2007, 10:32
Well in any case it's a question of getting what you wished for, or overexposure? i.e. being able to share it on this site for so long it's all become terribly normal and mundane now.
The highs have definitely outweighed the lows (none lol). Just wish the power (pun unintended) could have stayed strong longer :)
There's still one thing unfulfilled though (besides GOC), is finding a SO who feels the same way, or at least to confide in. I'm with Jennifer on that one. Maybe there's still some hope for some mystery left
lazysiow 14 Dec 2007, 10:28
Hm after an almost 10 year fascination I think glasses are losing their sexual power over me. I still find women extremely attractive in their glasses and I'm still checking out almost anyone in them but Im also finding more and more that I'm ready to move on to a "bigger high".
I think a big part of this is finally tasting the forbidden fruit. Going from the fascination for them at an early age, to getting the first pair of "clear lensed" glasses to play pretend, to getting some of my own and then now with the advent or cheap online retailers, finally seeing through every type of lens etc. A big part of the mystery is gone :( and that was fueling a big part of the sexual exhilaration. Maybe GOC might make it fresh again, I've considered it but really can't stand putting anything in my eyes.
Jennifer 14 Dec 2007, 10:01
VFL, I admire your courage to discuss eyesight openly with a male. I can't say that I reached that point, yet. The subject of glasses are such a sexual subject for me. What a wonderful encounter with the diver. I've always enjoyed finding out that a strong athletic type needs glasses!
VFL 14 Dec 2007, 06:40
Not so much. I'm shy.
eyespy 13 Dec 2007, 22:19
And how about you VFL, are you still treating the male population with wearing your new glasses? :)
VFL 13 Dec 2007, 15:44
Oh, Jennifer!
I agree wholeheartedly. A pair of well chosen glasses sets off a man's face making him look more "definite."
Of course there is the vulnerability factor. A big, strong man with that little "need." Yeah, that'll do the trick for me.
There was one guy I knew who was a diver. He was the live in boyfriend of one of my friends. I was at their place when a UPS package arrived hodling his new mask. You guessed it. There were prescription lenses mounted in it. He also had prescription wraparound sunglasses for biking. (He was a one of those ironmarathoner people.) They had a little clippy thing that looked like a pinznez that you could take off or put on. When they were on you couldn't really tell since the lenses were kind of mirror like.
No contacts for him. I can't remember why and didn't ask. I never questioned my men too much about their eyesight until recently. It was always best to just observe what they did naturally. Lately I've been asking about sight in a commiserative way. It's amazing how they open up.
Men are dying to talk about their vision correction. At least that's my experience.
Jennifer 13 Dec 2007, 13:36
I agree with all of you that a handsome man looks even better with glasses on. I recently saw Ocean 13 on DVD and found an older Al Pacino looking great in his glasses. Young and old, glasses add to the appeal.
Melyssa 13 Dec 2007, 12:53
VFL,
I've always felt that guys look their best in glasses (appropriate frames, at least). I always tell my husband how gorgeous he looks in the drop-temples I got him for his birthday.
I know if I baked gingerbread men, their glasses would be drop-temples. LOL
VFL 13 Dec 2007, 08:06
Ditto, Melyssa!
My husband is first and foremost but no cutie in specs gets by me. Glasses are the icing on the man-cake of life.
Like I said last year at this time all the gingerbread men I bake have glasses. If they are not wearing them, rest assured that their glasses are in their little gingerbread pockets.
ehpc 10 Dec 2007, 12:58
That's the point. Here is HERE,meaning wherever I am:) Pete
Melyssa 10 Dec 2007, 12:44
We're out here, wherever "here" may be. While I still may go "woo, woo, woo" silently to myself when I see a very handsome MIG, my husband is still first, foremost, and the only one who matters to me. And for the newbies, yes, he does wear glasses. :)
ehpc 10 Dec 2007, 11:54
But you're not HERE!!!!! Expressing your admiration:)
Jennifer 10 Dec 2007, 10:19
WE ARE OUT THERE...admiring those good looking guys with glasses! Not one gets by me!
ehpc 10 Dec 2007, 03:45
Ha! ha! Full marks for perseverance Phil:) What I really meant is that there must be loads of MIG-loving GWGs hanging around everywhere but one doesn't seem to come across them often enough! Pete
Phil 10 Dec 2007, 03:29
Clare's such an elusive one EHPC. As you know, I've tried and tried to meet her. I've offered coffee, lunch, bare-eyed squinting competitions etc etc. I think she's scared of me. I just envy that chap she drools over.
ehpc 08 Dec 2007, 08:18
Why can't us single guys find all you wonderful MIG-loving GWGs? Sigh..................... Pete
Clare 08 Dec 2007, 06:09
VFL - ;) will let you know if that happens!
Ted - no I didn't volunteer the information but had he asked, I wouldn't have lied!!
VFL 07 Dec 2007, 17:58
Oh, dear, sweet Claire, I will get down on my knees and pray that that man takes you by surprise someday soon.
Isn't that what we OO girlie-girls live for?
This is that time of year when the snow spots the lenses of men's glasses AND when the combo of cold weather and warm indoor air fog them up. Love that moment when they whip them off.
It's a wonderful life.
Ted 07 Dec 2007, 12:14
So Clare, did you let him know that you also wear contacts?
Clare 07 Dec 2007, 09:46
There's a guy I know that I find drop-dead gorgeous. We were talking about cosmetic enhancements, which he thought were unnecessary, when he suddenly chipped in that he'd never have Lasik and that he much preferred to wear contacts. Now I'd never suspected he did but I'd be interested to see what his choice of glasses might be. At least if I happen to bump into him in town with glasses I won't be taken by surprise.
Jennifer 07 Dec 2007, 08:50
I like the reference to stop a bullet. That's a big turn on!! Wow!!!
VFL 07 Dec 2007, 08:24
I had lunch with a client yesterday who I have never seen wearing glasses. He was doing the long arms thing with the menu. I asked if he was ready for reading glasses and he laughed. Turns out he wears contact lenses because he's nearsighted,,now he's going to be looking into bifocal contact lenses.
Great glasses and eyesight conversation. He described his glasses as having lenses so thick they could stop a bullet.
Oh yum!
Adalle 18 Nov 2007, 06:36
Basically OO comes from Optic Obsessive, but is interpreted in other ways too, like ~O^O~ etc
Ivan 18 Nov 2007, 05:17
After reading various threads on Eyescene and posting some myself in relation to my own lenses and frames etc, I have ,over the last few months and moreover these last few days, arrived at the conclusion that I am indeed an OO. There. Ive said it. This is my coming out so to speak. From now on, and not just on Eyescene I be open and honest in my appreciation, fetish and love for females in glasses in my day to day life. Apart from my last gf (who was ,now that I recognise it, an OO herself) no one has known of my interest, which ,if Im honest, has been there for some time. I guess I just thought it was me being-well weird. In fact I feel better already about myself!
Im familiar with the acronym GOC but I am curious how the OO one came into being, and what it stands for? Or is it the symbolism like say O^O?
Im going to try to get a ring made up in silver if I can that will incorporate the letters somehow so as to subtly display my interest.
10 Nov 2007, 12:39
Dependancy Factor, I second that. A glassesless thread would bring the subject nicely together. Now squinting etc. is scattered around the board, and it is my primary interest too.
Dependancy Factor 10 Nov 2007, 10:47
@lazisow >> It would be great to have a new section here devoted to sightings of people coping with eyesight difficulties such as squinting, headaches, lost glasses, etc.
Right now all the sections are more focused on girls who *are* wearing their glasses and how they look.
Julian 02 Nov 2007, 12:46
I actually knew a guy whose Rx was -0.125. H didn't get glasses.
Clare 02 Nov 2007, 12:36
A very early boyfriend of mine failed his driving test for the same reason. He got glasses and wore them full time from day one. I see him from time-to-time now and I'm sure he can't be more than a -3.
At the time it worried me that he said an optician relative said everyone had a prescription of some sort. Now I understand that they probably meant everyone could register +/-0.25 in a test.
Julian 30 Oct 2007, 17:52
Reminds me of a guy I know who went for his first driving lesson. Instructor asked him to read a number plate. "You can't expect anyone to read that!" "Oh yes I can; get yourself a pair of glasses before you try to drive."
Clare 30 Oct 2007, 12:27
Cactus - on the whole I guess that's true at a young age. When, as I was, you get to be driving and don't feel confident you can see as far as you should you certainly get the feeling that kind of vision isn't normal!
Cactus Jack 29 Oct 2007, 13:49
Clare,
Most people assume that whatever they have is "normal, perfect vision". Unless they have experienced sharp, clear, 3-D vision at all distamces, they have no frame of reference as to what it can or ought to be.
C.
lazysiow 29 Oct 2007, 12:29
Dependency Factor, a great deal of us are attracted to the same thing you are :)
Clare 29 Oct 2007, 12:25
Thanks Cactus. I guess that explains how people in developing countries manage with inadequate eye care.
Clare 29 Oct 2007, 12:25
Thanks Cactus. I guess that explains how people in developing countries manage with inadequate eye care.
Dependancy Factor 29 Oct 2007, 05:57
The most important turn on to me is the dependancy factor. I find it very attractive when a woman needs glasses but either doesn't have any, or just doesn't wear them, and it results in a visible change in her such as squinting, disorientation, dizziness, etc. I love hearing women talk about getting glasses, or trying on other people's glasses too.
That's why this site is such a pleasure for me. While there are alot of people here who want to see women wear their glasses, I feel like a second cousin to the family here, someone who enjoys a similar but different attraction.
Cactus Jack 28 Oct 2007, 14:49
Clare,
Vision occurs in the brain and I suspect tht your brain is used to having two similar (in clarity) images to work with. With only one eye corrected the brain is having to work much much harder than usual to process the blurry image from the uncorrected eye.
When you are not wearing any correction the images are almost equally blurry and the brain just does the best in can with the two blurry images. If you wore correction for only one eye for an extended period, your brain would likely learn to ignore the blurry image and the discomfort would disappear.
The human visual system was designed to work with two good images and that is where it works best.
C.
Clare 28 Oct 2007, 13:14
Serna - I hope I don't misinterpret your post. What was the difference in Rx that you experienced when you were a child? confused by your reference to -3.
Cactus Jack - do you know why it would be more comfortable for me to be uncorrected (-2.75 + -3) than the -2.75 corrected and the -3 uncorrected? I'm surprised that the level of discomfort is greater with one eye corrected. Two uncorrected eyes would have seemed a better option had I not known better.
Serna 26 Oct 2007, 07:38
I think the difference between plano and -3 is even less tolerable for me... for the much larger difference I have experienced before lasik surgery I merely felt that one of my eyes seems "almost blind", and I was quite accustomed to that. (I was like that since I was 6 years old) However, the disturbance from -3 could be more significant as I would expect some sort of "double acuity" feel, which is weird but nonetheless bearable (could be subjective), unless there are astigmatism in one or both eyes.
Nicole 25 Oct 2007, 14:06
R Ed
Thanks for your kind comments. My main issue is that the -1 eye looks like there is no prescription and the -3 obviously looks stronger. I guess your sister in law has the same issue and it's great that she doesn't have a problem. I hate people to try my glasses because it's nearly always that they say that one eye is really strong. I also think the difference makes the weak prescription look like its just clear glass. I learnt this week I can't wear contacts so am stuck with it for now.
Clare 24 Oct 2007, 13:39
R Ed - it's not comfortable to be plano and -3. I only know because in the past I've lost a contact lens on a couple of occasions and the effect was to make me corrected to 20/20 in one eye and -3 in the other. There is some visual disturbance in the distance which is tolerable for a short time, but what I found most taxing was reading. That was pretty difficult but not impossible.
R Ed 24 Oct 2007, 06:52
Guest,
My sister-in-law wears full time. She has not commented re her vision with out glasses but I suppose she'd have a double image.
Sue,
You sound totally well adjusted viz-a-viz your vision: after some time I think Nicole will also be. What is the alternative? One's vision is simply a fact of life and one selects the preferred alternative to correct it from the options. Nicole would prefer CL's, but apparently that is not an option.
Sue 24 Oct 2007, 00:29
I have a similar problem to Nicole. My rx is R-12.50 L-15.25 a difference of -2.75. Whilst i can see the difference between my lenses, I am not sure that most people would. Unless they were really looking, or I had mentioned the difference to them. But it has certainly never embarrassed me, and I never mind speaking about my glasses to anyone that asks
Guest 23 Oct 2007, 22:27
R Ed
How des your sister getby with an Rx like that, does she just wear glasses for dstance or fulltime? Did she ever mention what her vision is like without glasses?
R Ed 23 Oct 2007, 19:01
Nicole,
From the "Induced myopia" thread you noted your Rx -3 & -1, so I now better understand your issue- one lens is triple the other.
My sister-in-law has a similar problem- 1 lens is ~ -3, the other is plano. She has never complained about people asking questions, but she has ~30 years of glasses experience (no CL's). I've heard her draw attention to her situation first; she mentions her good eye and her lazy eye.
As time passes I hope you'll have a higher comfort level and reduced concern.
RL 23 Oct 2007, 14:12
Nicole,
I have a 3.5 diopter difference between my eyes. My prescription is R -11.00, -.50 X 017, L -14.75, -.25 X 005, so the difference is a small percentage of the total, but it is noticible. I've decided it looks a bit exotic and that I like it. But I have no other choice, why not enjoy.
R Ed 23 Oct 2007, 13:58
Nicole,
What sort of comment(s) is most unwelcome? I suppose any but what is worst. I'd like to ask how different the Rx is in the two lenses but I'm pretty sure that might be exactly what you wouldn't like people to ask. Would you mind telling your age?
I'm nearsighted and mine are 1.50 D different; I can't recall anyone ever commenting; so it is mainly a nuisance trying to read without them- closing one eye works best.
Nicole 23 Oct 2007, 13:43
From someone who has a big difference in the two eyes, I hate it! I feel like people are always staring because my lenses look very different. And I don't let anyone try them anymore because they always comment.
Zorab 22 Oct 2007, 15:51
whatever the script, there is more fun in looking when you can see past the temples of people's frames. This fashion for wide temples is not only ugly, but the wide arms acts as a very annoying screen against those of us who like peering into people's lenses from the 3/4 rear view.
Visitboy 22 Oct 2007, 14:41
Hi Zorab,
I do the same on the London Tube. There was a good-looking City guy standing in front of me on the Tube today. I thought at first that his frames were black, but they were actually dark green. Small metal frames that suited him nicely.
Best of all, he was low minus in the left eye, but moderate minus in the right.
Anyone else like it when one lens is visibly stronger than the other?
Zorab 09 Oct 2007, 09:53
Serna: I enjoyed reading your postings (apolgies for the slow response). You are not the first person to have mentioned the high incidence of myopes in HK/China. I live in London, and travelling on the tube gives plenty of opportunities to observe gwgs, especially when you are crammed next to each other during the rush hour. You could never normally get that close to a complete stranger. Of course you have to develop trechniques to look without appearing to stare. Standing behind someone, to get the rear view is often best.
Serna 01 Oct 2007, 03:34
I live in Hong Kong.
It is really fortunate for me to live (and work) in a city where relatively high proportion of population of both sexes wears glasses. Of course, we have many girls who wear contacts, but it is still very easy to find girls wearing glasses here. I used to commute by bus for about an hour every day, and that could be a rather fascinating time for me if there are pretty girls wearing glasses sitting in front of me... well, I have a quaint preference: I prefer "neat" lenses that are not too blurry or dark for me to observe them. Glasses of high prescription are still enjoyable for me if there are no myodiscs and front view (A real deterrent for me!!!, face back and I would shift my focused eyes away)... Actually I often blushed when such girls suddenly turned their heads back and realised that I am staring at them. I think such fetish is still not quite acceptable by the general public.
If there are not any, I love to see the magnificient scenery of the suburban part of our city. Thus, commute time is usually very pleasant for me.
Serna 01 Oct 2007, 03:13
To Zorab: A very good point--- a low script usually leads on to a higher one and then the glasses become necessities for them rather than accessories.
In my experience, not all of them do, but most of them do. However, I would not mind that if the girls are wearing them as purely accessories... after all they are destroying their eyes if they do so. ;) As far as I know, wearing as purely accessories often cause much faster prescription growth, about 2-3 times faster I think.
I am always curious about the fact that many girls with prescriptions between -1 to -4 are neccessary to wear glasses, rather than as pure accessories. Up till now, I consider main the reason for their myopia is mostly because of their long exposure on close works--- and I am curious about this too--- about their general lifestyles, so forth. My pleasure is to observe them...
I actually dislike too much minification and distortion like that caused by -5 or more minus lenses, combined with thick lenses, which is rather unpleasant for me as I have worn such lenses before and I understand the discomfort caused by such lenses. Thus I dislike seeing girls wearing such "heavy and thick" lenses.
Zorab 26 Sep 2007, 16:59
Serna: my ideal gwg has a script of around -4, and if higher than that, has high-index lenses. I love watching the distortion that lenses make, but seeing the thick edge of a powerful lens does nothing for me.
Girls with really low scripts hold a special fascination... in some cases, I think they wear their glasses because they like being seen in them, not because their vision really has to be corrected at all costs. However, in my experience, a low script usually leads on to a higher one... and then the glasses become a necessity rather than an accessory.
DV 24 Sep 2007, 21:04
I like girls who wear thick frames, the thicker the better.
Serna 24 Sep 2007, 02:45
I totally agree with you, Zorab.
Personally I enjoy to see beautiful girls in nice rimless or thin metal frames, of course with good prescriptions. I mostly prefer to see long haired girls with a bit "squinty" or small eyes, but not the effect diminshed by strong myopic lenses.
I especially love thin lenses as they look more comfortable, and I feel so attractive for me to meet some beautiful girls need them to see properly... I don't have many gwg friends with such prescriptions, though.
I recently found putting some nice glasses (of girls) on is quite funny for me as I still have weak myopia on both of my eyes. So sweet...
Zorab 23 Sep 2007, 09:58
Frames are an important part of the appeal of glasses, but for me it is really the lenses which fascinate me most. It follows that I have a preference for frames which allow the lenses to be seen: rimless is best or thin metal ones. The current vogue for thick plastic may be very striking on certain faces, but they also seem to be designed to frustrate lens watchers like me. I hate these extra wide temples, not only because they are ugly but because they prevent any chance of getting a glimpse from the wearer's rear-side, to gauge the script. The front view is not so much better as the heavy shadow cast by thick plastic rims make it really difficult to see what is going on around the edge and often completely conceal the edge thickness of the lens. Does anyone agree? Bring back rimless!
Aubrac 04 Sep 2007, 08:19
Might not be the right thread but must say my wife had a day off today, and turned up unexpectedly at my workplace about 12.30 for lunch.
And yes, she was wearing her glasses, we went for a walk, round the shops and had a bite to eat, glasses on all the time - a very nice suprise!!
Aubrac 04 Sep 2007, 07:53
Spectacular
You could be right about the age thing and yes, I certainly like an add for reading.
Saw a girl, about late twenties, the other week in Tescos wearing lined bifocals, at a guess about a +2 with +1.5 add, and they were NICE.
Looking forward to when my wife needs bifocals - maybe after the next eye exam!!
Spectacular 04 Sep 2007, 00:57
It's an age thing Aubrac. I was always a minus man. But when I hit the age at which presbyopia strikes I noticed myself also being attracted to young presbyopes putting on their readers. I'm still not really attracted by many young hyperopes though. My perfect dream is a myopic gwg (preferably blonde!), around -3 or 4, who needs an add to read. And I find lined bifocals amazingly alluring.
Aubrac 04 Sep 2007, 00:36
For many years I was always a definite minus lover, anything from -2 to -6 preferred. I think it was the cut in and power rings that I liked and how from an angle the eye seemed to be in a different position.
That was until my wife went for an eyetest four years and came away with plus lenses for distance and reading. Although I still like a good minus, plussies are now my favourite!
Serna 01 Sep 2007, 09:02
My favourite is girls (Not boyish looking) with glasses of somewhat light minus prescription or any plus prescription. Plano is far too boring for me to interested in, while too strong minus prescription makes me a bit uncomfortable... looks like something that making me dizzy. And personally I dislike wearing glasses of such high prescription as I did before (I have recently done my Lasik surgery such that I no longer suffer from very significant prescription difference between my eyes).
Personally for minus I mainly prefer -1 to -4. For plus I prefer anything above +1. Cylinder is optional but some of them looks quite interesting.
I think my fetish for mild myopia is a bit weird but it is quite interesting as I still remember the thrill seeing girls wearing them. I just love to sit on a buses behind one of those and look at their glasses--- preferably of light rim or rimless such that I could see the reflection of the lenses... as well as the sharp image from the lenses. Anything above -5 would diminish too much and it is much less interesting.
hooked 29 Aug 2007, 14:37
@James
7. If the prescription is not too moderate and the wearer takes the glasses away then the effect of a inward turning of eye for a short time or longer.
James X. 29 Aug 2007, 11:24
What I loved about plus lenses over 10 years ago (closer to 15 years, maybe?), before the whole "lighter, thinner lenses" craze started:
1. That unique way the light flashed and reflected off the lenses, when the wearer was a moderate distance from you.
2. Magnification of the eyes.
3. Distortion ("fattening") of the face when the person turned their head slightly to the left or right.
4. Amplification of the light or sunlight going through the lenses, giving the wearer bright white half-moons under their eyes.
5. The bulge of the lenses when viewed from the side.
6. The way the wearer had to really move their head around a LOT to see everything.
Shawn 10 Jul 2007, 20:57
It can be even more thought provoking of you were to step in a gift left for by the neighbors dog, smelly to!
saltnshake 09 Jul 2007, 17:13
Imagining...... I get wet feet I unlock my car check in the glove compartment and there are non there then I go back inside wondering vaguely why I checked when I knew none would be there and why i didnt put any shoes on..... thrilling scenario though
shawn 26 May 2007, 05:58
Sorry i said car twice I'm still a not quiet awake.
shawn 26 May 2007, 05:55
Imagine waking up on saterday morning and your glasses aren't on the stand where you left them. Then you wind up walking out to the car barefoot to get a spair pair out of the glove compartment of your car.
Random_eye 20 Dec 2006, 12:56
cut-in uk-
i would love to do GOC. But there is no way around it with my husband. I only got the courage to bring it up one and was pretty much shot down. So I have never talked about it since with him.
I was really wanting him to take to the idea better.
bobby 20 Dec 2006, 04:22
I am natural -7 dptr myope and -20 dptr GOC wearer. I have tried the -20 morning blur several times. No, I did not sleep with contact lenses overnight, I woke up early, put in contacts, slept for one more hour and woke up into the blur. It is nice, although the -8 and -20 "blurs" are not very different.
cut-in uk 19 Dec 2006, 23:51
Random eye, surely you can GOC at those levels and 'overnighting' with Acuvue 2 provides you with the early morning myopic buzz of going to the bathroom bare-eyed.
For me, it's nearly as important as seeing a member of the fair sex sporting a stylish pair of minus 5's while you stand behind her in a queue at the bank.
The glasses are both a fashion accessory and a 'necessity to function' item at that level.That's where the peasure is !
Random_eye 18 Dec 2006, 19:11
i would give just about anything in the world to wake up in the morning as a -6 to -8. of course higher the better, but i was anywhere close i would be sooooo happy.
Katy 18 Dec 2006, 09:58
This is interesting:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attraction_to_disability
If you read it and substitute 'myopic' or 'glasses-wearing' for 'disabled', it describes a lot of what being an OO is about, for me anyway. Controversial, I know!
VFL - mmmmm! :-)
VFL 17 Dec 2006, 13:49
I get a real thrill from the knowledge that a cute guy (whom I fancy) needs his glasses in order to "function." (To drive a car, to read something, to see something in the distance.) I prefer that the man wears them full time. It's the "need" that thrills me to my very toes.
For example: One of my favorite "glasses" memories is a man I was very much taken with spent the night with me for the first time and the next morning I brought him breakfast in bed. When he woke up, the first thing...the very first thing...he did was reach for his glasses on the nightstand and slipped them on as he sat up.
It was one of the sexiest things I have ever seen. I guess it goes to show that sex doesn't take place in our genitals, it happens in our brains. The memory of that handsome man, his hair all mussed up, overnight stubble on his face, sleepy eyes looking at me from behind those rimless glasses...oh, yeah...
This was a man whom anyone would pronounce handsome without glasses, but with...God almighty...
Julian 17 Dec 2006, 12:43
newglasses: I'm with you. I always wanted to wear glasses and was thrilled to get my very own pair when I was 18 (even if the NHS frames made me look a dork). Nearly fifty years on I still like wearing them and yes, I definitely need them: totally for anything close but actually for any detail at any distance. Put me down as one of the happily bespectacled.
newglasses 17 Dec 2006, 10:06
@likeglass
well, i guess then i'm not one of those most people. i honestly don't mind wearing my glasses at all! when i first got them i really was excited because for a long time before i had wanted to wear glasses but never had to. maybe it's because i can still function pretty well without glasses. but i reckon even if i had to wear glasses in order to see permanently i wouldn't mind it (which will eventually happen...of that i'm sure, reading without my glasses is already a big strain).
THE JIG IS UP <YOU'RE BUSTED> 16 Dec 2006, 21:50
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasses_fetishism
lentifan 16 Dec 2006, 07:50
Oh! as high as possible consistent with having enough vision to get by. -45 or +25 would be fine.
LikeGlass 16 Dec 2006, 06:41
newglasses:
I hate to say it, but probably 20/20. Lets face is, most people who wear glasses are most envious of people who do not need a thing to help them get through life. That being said, I ended up "patterned" early in life (second grade) by a cute classmate that was quite myopic. I'm hooked. Still, my fantasy / fetish is tempered by the fact that these girls who look so cute to me have to deal with the real burden of not being able to see right. One I am reminded of daily as I can not see right either. I guess this is why my "favorite zone" is about -4 to -7, and above that I have trouble as my concern outweighs any fantasy or fetish I might have. Still, when I see a GWG, the very air in the room changes! The thought of a world without GWGs seams very boring.
How's that for conflicted?
;)
ehpc 16 Dec 2006, 05:57
WOW! And some of us live near Glasgow......................but at least the motion was defeated..........thereby showing the great resolution of Glasgow GWGs to continue to be GWGs................:)Pete
newglasses 16 Dec 2006, 05:12
Well, i guess a great part of the people participating keeping this wonderful site alive do actually like to wear glasses. that's why i would like to know what rx you'd want to wear if you could choose so. beware that you'd really need the glasses you chose in order to see (not as if you wore your goc-system went back to your normal rx when you go to bed....)
well, currently my prescription is +1.5 and +1.25 dpt. If i could choose an appropriate rx it would probably be around +2.75 dpt (nothing lower for sure, but much up neither, max. +3.75 dpt.)
you go ahead now. cheers and a good one!
Julian 15 Sep 2006, 03:56
A worrying headline:
SCOTS DEFEAT BID TO BAN GLASSES THROUGHOUT CITY
- but it was from 'What's Brewing', the newspaper of the Campaign for real Ale and the article was about what you can drink out of in Glasgow. So we're safe after all!
Newbe 29 Jul 2006, 13:48
I am not new to wearing glasses. I started wearing them when I was in first grade at 6 years old. I have a minus prescription and prefer prism in my lenses to help me read. What I am new to is this website and finding out that there are men out there that prefer gwg. My boyfriend showed me the site after dating a couple of weeks. At first I didn't really understand because I fell for the old 4 eyes cliche' that tends to make a girl feel unattractive in her glasses. Now, my man makes me feel so sexy in my glasses and it is a real turn on for me when he plays with the earpiece and gentle rubs on it behind my ear. This has turned into one of the ways that if we are in a public place, he lets me know that he is thinking that I am sexy without everyone knowing that we can't wait to be alone and intimate. That is another advantage that I didn't even realize before was that while making love I wasn't really able to see my lover's face clearly. Now I can see his handsome face and the intensity of his passion. I want to thank him for loving me and thank you for helping me to understand.
Julian 03 Mar 2006, 06:36
leelee: My Rx is very similar to yours and I agree with all you say, though I am quite comfortable in my progressives for reading or using the computer. I've had glasses since I was 18, and when I was 28 I was bullied into full time wear by an eye doctor who was obsessive...they were prescribed for distance and I should be wearing them &c.; But I never had any problem about full time wear.
leelee 02 Mar 2006, 18:48
yes - that was finger trouble. I have no add on my computer glasses. I also meant to say that they are much nicer for concentrated reading (and computer work) than my progressives. But the progressives are great for being out and about, driving, etc.
Curt 02 Mar 2006, 12:32
leelee: Is that "add +1.50" at the end of the second prescription a typo? It would seem to be, otherwise your computer glasses are much, much stronger than your progressives.
leelee 02 Mar 2006, 07:33
R +1.50,-0.50x90 add +1.50 ; L +1.25,-0.50x90 add +1.50 and for computer work (actually I wear these always indoors since I can focus quite sharptly to about 10ft, sometimes more and reading is easier for me than with the progressives): R +2.25,-0.50x90; L +2.00, -0.50 x90 add +1.50
So nothing earth shattering. I could do without them for distance, but then the fine details are missing, i get a headache and anything close is really blurry, so i just wear them. If my friends ever try to borrow my progressives they hand them back fast with a funny expression!
02 Mar 2006, 02:07
Leelee
Wht's your prescription?
leelee 01 Mar 2006, 17:11
I was recently at a party and the subject of lasik came up (my good friend was considering) and I brought up all the arguments against that I could.
One of the people in the conversation was a quite beautiful woman who was apparently wearing contacts (and who would look sensational wearing traffic cone or a pickle barrel!) She said to me: "well, thats easy for you to say, you look really good in glasses!"
I've only worn glasses for a couple of years and I've never been completely confident. I still get comments like "do you even need them?" grrr, if only they knew!
Johnny 01 Mar 2006, 15:04
The looks you get from freinds who see you wearing glasses for the first time. I got glasses awhile back and wear them all the time now. Everyone says I look good in glasses and that makes me fill more atractive to the world. Best of all I can see and look good too. I see more people wearing glasses now days. KOOL.
Julian 01 Mar 2006, 10:18
Oops! on my own account; the second post gave the URLs that connected.
Julian 01 Mar 2006, 04:27
"Oops! My image for this link is no longer here." (Both of them)
Larika 01 Mar 2006, 01:34
Actually why most people who don't like wearing glasses would eventually wear them when their eyes are about -2 or -2.5? That's about 20/100. (20 % of normal distance eyesight)... I think when they were 20/40 or so they would only squint rarely, but when they are 20/100 they probably wear their glasses full-time. So how blur is that actually? We have not many pics showing how blurry is the sight of those who suffered from mild nearsightedness. It seems glasses of about -1.5 does help their sight, but they are usually very thin and they wouldn't seems diminish the image a lot. (Only noticeable when they took off their glasses and looking at their glasses to see if there are dirts on their lenses, again we don't have much pics like that)
01 Mar 2006, 01:19
Those links
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a100/kuusel/pg092.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a100/kuusel/pg094c.jpg
Serna 01 Mar 2006, 01:18
A year before, she haven't got her glasses yet.
[IMG]http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a100/kuusel/pg094c.jpg[/IMG]
And she sat right at the front row, and she did very well at school, study like a bookworm so eventually she could not see clearly at the board even at the front row, and she was prescripted a -2.00R -2.25L glasses later.
I remembered she had borrowed my glasses when she sits at the back, but my glasses is too strong for her. So she tried squinting, but she said she can't barely see the projected screen no matter how she squint. That was why she got glasses.
This was taken about she graduated high school.
[IMG]http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a100/kuusel/pg092.jpg[/IMG]
Well, her glasses fits very well with her face, and her shy personality.
John 15 Feb 2006, 16:44
Seeker - Removing contacts really isn't a tricky procedure for a myope. For a high myope, it's a good idea to have the glasses and contacts case ready (or at least know where they are) before you start. The glasses would go on *after* the contacts are out, normally; it can be hard to handle glasses while also holding a contact lens, and while there's no serious risk of not finding the contact lens case on the countertop in front of you, there is a very real risk of not finding a dropped contact lens. None of this is particularly difficult for a myope, regardless of how strong the myopia, as long as the glasses and lens case are located beforehand. Being myopic, things come into focus once you get close enough. The same is not true for someone who's very farsighted; I could imagine a high-hyperope wanting to put their glasses on to be sure the contact lens went into its case...otherwise he would have to do it by feel.
missy 15 Feb 2006, 16:21
If I don't wear my glasses, my right eye squints. My boyfriend finds this attractive. Anyone else find squints attractive?
Bethanne 10 Feb 2006, 10:19
Dawnie:
You have some really top of the line hearing aids, I'm glad you like them.
I don't know either how I lost my hearing, it was picked up on a screening at school. 4 others in my class (out of 90) were discovered and now wear hearing aids too.
I am 17 (18 in May), a senior in high school. If you want to discuss hearing, hearing aids, vision, some more, my e-mail is Bethanne_Lupinski at hotmail.com
Bronwyn 05 Feb 2006, 10:56
hi beth
I have not chatted with anyone named fred yet. It sounds like a must-chat to me. thanks!!!!!!
eleven days until you see the opthalmologist? eleven days of wearing those wonderfully weak lenses and luving every last second of wearing them.
Seeker 04 Feb 2006, 20:41
In the Lots of links post by Yeti 3Feb 5th picture there is a girl 'drunkenly' taking out contacts. She looks pretty well prepared to me with contact cases open and a pretty serious pair of glasses at the ready. For high myopes this must be a tricky procedure. After the second lens comes out do the glasses go on before or after putting the lens in the case, assuming you can find the case I suppose. As a long sighted person I don't have any experience in this area.
Dawnie 03 Feb 2006, 15:58
Bethanne,
I got Siemens Artis Life hearing aids in both ears, I had moderate loss in my right and severe loss in my left. I'm only 31, and like I said no one has really given me a good answer as to why I can't hear anymore, but these are really great hearing aids, and I'm doing ok with them. How old are you? Did you know why you were losing your hearing? I'd like some ideas on what's wrong with me.
Puffin 01 Feb 2006, 15:30
I remember a girl at school who was nearsighted, she had a slightly longsighted friend who wore them close up, but took them off for reading board. One time the shortsighted girl took them, and tried them to see the blackboard, and found to her frustration they didn't help. I imagine she didn't realise glasses go both ways!
Some time later, she got her own glasses.
Bethanne 01 Feb 2006, 10:57
Dawnie-
I got hearing aids in September when it was discovered I have a mild-moderate loss in the left ear and severe loss in the right ear. I have 2 Widex in-the-ear aids.
What kind of aids did you get. One or two? How old are you, and what level of hearing loss?
Sorry for so many questions.
danny 01 Feb 2006, 09:11
Dawnie - i've worn hearing aids for about 15 years, at first i only wore them sometimes - now i need them all the time. I would guess that things will sound different with them on, hope it goes well good luck!
Dawnie 01 Feb 2006, 05:43
Oh, and one more thing, I'm also getting my hearing aid today. I saw a post on down the board mentioning someone noticing a girl with them, and just figured I'd mention it, in the past year I started to noticably lose my hearing, no one has given me a straight answer why, but i finally decided I was going to get some help with my ability to hear, thus hearing aids. I'll let you guys know ho they work out.
Bye.
Dawnie 01 Feb 2006, 05:37
Gabrella, I liked your story, it was so much like mine. Brian as far as my friends go I've rally lost track of them so I don't know thier situation. But I'm roughly a -3 or so now, and I'm getting a new pair today.
Beth 31 Jan 2006, 19:00
Hi Bronwyn,
Have you chatted with Fred yet? He has a weak prescription and sounded interested.
Brian 30 Jan 2006, 08:49
Gabriella, How strong was your prescription when you first got glasses? How old are you now and what is your current prescription?
Gabriella 29 Jan 2006, 15:12
I went through most of high school borrowing glasses, but sometimes it would backfire because the glasses were either much too strong or too weak. The worse my eyes got, it made it harder to find the right person to borrow their glasses. But it always seemed like when I found the perfect set of glasses, that person would always be particular about how long I could wear them. But when they were too strong, it made me so dizzy because I would have to concentrate so hard to keep focused.
But like the earlier person who posted here, it wasn't the best solution because my summers were always blurry. By the time I graduated, I could barely recognize people until they were a few feet away and it became more embarassing for me to admit just how bad my eyes were. Between going to high school and college, I gave in and got my own first pair of glasses and have worn them mostly ever since. I say mostly because there was a few months that I could not see well because I lost my glasses and could not find them.
Brian 27 Jan 2006, 20:08
Sorry, I meant your friend Stacey not Sarah.. Sorry for the typo..
Brian 27 Jan 2006, 20:08
Dawnie, I liked your story..I was the same way in high school..Right after high school graduation I went and got glasses for the first time that were -2.00 or so, after being nearsighted in high school, borrowing friends glasses and struggling to see the board.. Nine years later, I'm 27 years old now, my prescription is -4.50 and -4.00 in each eye.. How old are you? What is your prescription now? How long did it take for your friend Jenny to finally go and get glasses?? Do you still keep in touch with Jenny and Sarah and if so do both still wear glasses and what are there prescriptions?? I enjoyed your story, I think its funny how all of us espeically in our high school years are so self-conscious of things like glasses.. Thanks again for sharing your story.
Dawnie 27 Jan 2006, 16:41
I've been visiting this site for a while, but never posted. But the topic of glasses borrowing among girlfriends reminded me of my own experience.
During my senior year of HS my freind Stacey got glasses, and me and our other friend Jenny began borrowing the from her so much that we had to work out a schedule of what period we would need to wear her glasses. I got them for chemestry and english (I sat in the back in those classes). Although there was the time I got them for three days to myself, because both of them were out sick. After graduation, I was glassesless and nearsighted all summer, my first day at college, I went and got my eyes examined and got my own glasses and have worn my own ever since, and as a bonus, I've gotten thicker lenses almost every year since.
Beth 27 Jan 2006, 15:45
Hi Bronwyn,
I have 20 days until I see the opthalmologist. I was half-expecting a play on the number 20 out of you. Are you slipping?
Bronwyn 25 Jan 2006, 16:50
lazysiow
You have my attention!
lazysiow 25 Jan 2006, 01:54
Bronywn, you show me yours and I'll show you mine :)
ehpc 24 Jan 2006, 11:05
Sorry Bronwyn and Melyssa I lost my connexion on Lens Chat and couldn't get it back. I look forward to chatting again soon.Pete
Bronwyn 24 Jan 2006, 08:32
slb
I luv your incredibly weak prescription. You seem to really luv wearing them. I need to know more about you.
Good advice for Beth too. She should wear weak glasses all the time until she sees her opthalmologist.
Bronwyn 24 Jan 2006, 08:15
beth
I reeeeally wish that I knew you as I want to be there on the day you go to the opthalmologist. 23 days left of wearing those wonderfully weak glasses. If only you were a guy ....
Bronwyn 24 Jan 2006, 07:52
Lazyisow
That makes me sad. Your weak prescription and your excellent bare-eyed vision had really moved me. My weak prescription won't do a thing for you though.
ehpc 24 Jan 2006, 07:05
Bronwyn is soooooooooooooooo cool:) You are a fortunate man to have insprired her interest so greatly:) Pete
lazysiow 23 Jan 2006, 22:03
I blushed bright red earlier this morning. I sort of have a thing for strong looking but otherwise low prescriptions mself.
Beth 23 Jan 2006, 14:25
Bronwyn,
I am not sure that my glasses are, as you say, un-necessary. That will be up to the opthalmologist to decide.
If I knew you, I would let you come along.
You do seem to be a wild trip!
Bronwyn 23 Jan 2006, 08:46
beth
You are lucky you are not a man. Even so..... You have me going with your posts. I love your weak prescription and your vision without your glasses sounds so crystal clear. I would love to be there with you to see you in those un-necessary glasses for the next several weeks. I would give anything to go to your appointment on February 16. I want to see you drive with them for the last time, to enter the doctor's office and exam room with them on, and finally test with them on for the very last time. Is there anyone else that turns on? Enjoy your glasses while you still have them- You won't have them for long.
Bronwyn 23 Jan 2006, 08:39
lazysiow
Your prescription is such a turn on! It is sooooo weak and your bare eyed vision is so good. You and "Near 2020" have got my interest. I love a man with a weak prescription.
Bronwyn 21 Jan 2006, 21:36
Near 20/20,
Your thread on "Induced Myopia" has me turned on about your glasses. The thought of you wearing your wonderfully weak -.50 glasses is so delicious. Wow!!! Ooooooo. You have me wondering about you.
Helen 19 Jan 2006, 09:35
Hi E,
my sister wears her glasses verytimes, I wear her old glasses two or three days a week for three or four hours in the evening.
Yes, we go outside both with glasses.
Bye, Helen
Brian 17 Jan 2006, 00:36
Glinthia, I have the same type of vision as you, my left eye is- 7.50 with i.75 astigmatism, my right eye is -2 .25 with 1 .25 astigmatism, normal lenses it did look strange, I converted to high index and its hardly noticeable the difference, I also reduce my frames to medium round and this also stops the difference being noticed, so maybe you could try high index lenses and slightly smaller frames and this may help to compensate for the difference in the lenses. That a lovely unusual name Glenthia. Good luck.
15 Jan 2006, 09:48
Hi Helen
How often does your sister wear her new glasses and how often do you wear her old ones? Do you go out together wearing them??
E
Helen 15 Jan 2006, 08:56
Hi,
one year ago, my sister get new glasses and I tried on her new pair and I don`t saw very good. Then she gave me her old pair and I tried and I saw well. (Her news have -2,5/-2,25) She said that I looked very good with the glasses and so she borrowed them to me.
So long
Helen
always seeking gwgs 11 Jan 2006, 08:15
helen,maybe your sis has an older pair,likely not as strong which may be more comfortable although not as much as a rush as these are-however you could wear them more often...
10 Jan 2006, 16:14
Helen, out of a matter of interest how often does you sister wear her glasses? and do you wear them secretly or with her knowledge and permission?!
homere 10 Jan 2006, 09:43
helen-i can say that if you are young you will likely get your own glasses at some point-keep this in mind-but i hope you keep doing this!
Helen 10 Jan 2006, 08:09
Hi,
I often wear my sisters glasses with -1,75/-1,50. I don`t need glasses but I can see with my sisters glasses as well as without. But I need 5-10 minutes to manage it. I love wearing them, but why I can see clearly with the strange glasses?
Helen
Wei 30 Dec 2005, 01:44
I think for great diffententness in eyes contacts will have better acuity for reduce of minisation. Have you try contact?
Porky Pete 29 Dec 2005, 15:41
Hi Glinthia,
May I ask how you manage with the different image sizes your glasses provide to you? Have you worn contacts? Were the image sizes more similar?
I'm really interested to hear how you cope.
Many thanks in advance
PP
Clare 29 Dec 2005, 14:02
Glinthia - to what extent can you manage without glasses, do you find that your better eye compensates alot for the poor vision in the other? Or is it all just totally confused!
Ignotus 29 Dec 2005, 12:24
Glinthia,
why do you say you look really strange, because you have one lens stroner than the other? This is the case of a lot of people. I am sure you don't look strange at all.
Glinthia 27 Dec 2005, 20:49
I love watching people who borrow other's glasses. I remember when I was in university, my prescription was weird: -1.25 in left eye while -6.5 in right eye.
A friend who was about -1 (both eyes) borrowed my glasses and she rejected my glasses immediately after wearing it. Of course she can't see the screen clearly! My prescription is for sure not suitable for her because she thought I was wearing weak prescription glasses, but she didn't notice my "blind" right eye! Of course she was surprised by then. We work in the same company now and she is wearing a rimless -1. But I think actually she has about -1.5 or -1.75 right now because she wears it full time and she told me her eyesight is terrible without her glasses. I think her glasses looks really good with her, it is very light as I know. Of course I can't see clearly with her glasses (But I can cover my right eye and have the same sight as her, and she tried my glasses by covering her righe eye and she told me everything's so crisp that surprised her). I'm now -1.75 left eye and -9.5 right eye. It's comfortable to wear them but I look really strange. I also have a +1, -7.75 glasses for reading because recently I can't read with my stronger minus glasses.
gwgs 19 Dec 2005, 07:55
Fantastic sightings Adalle, I particularly like the bowling one.
I had a sighting a few years where I was out shopping with a friend and her mum.
We went to get lunch at a Thai restauraunt and his mum reached into her bag. I was hoping she was reaching into her bag for a pair of glasses, and low and behold, out came a fantastic pair of silver rimmed large round glasses that covered a lot of the top 1/2 of her face. We had several conversations and she would look straight into my eyes when I was talking, and to my delight, she wore them all throughout the meal.
It was a fantastic sighting that still tops my list now as she was extremely hot, I unfortunately haven't seen her since then.
Hamish 19 Dec 2005, 06:11
I love the physical look of a lady wearing plus glasses, the true beauty of the eyes are not enhanced by the glasses, gosh when the glasses slip down on the nose those eyes dazzel like fairly lights on a Christmas tree. lso ladies who wear high plus or minus glasses seem far more loyal and passionate, in my experience they also hide their sexuality behind their glasses, when they come out from behind their glasses them make dream partners. LOve to all ladies who wear high plus and minus glasses, your my dream film stars.xx
Lazysiow 18 Dec 2005, 22:47
Found this story on http://users.pandora.be/awg/newsletter3.htm
III. Column: But Are Glasses Electric?
Remember the first kiss? As you stood nailed to the spot,
trembling as a deer ready for flight, he slowly, gently,
took off your glasses... If he was suave enough, your ears
and nose didn't become entangled in a tug-o'-war. You held
your breath while he neatly folded your glasses and you
didn't mind that he softly clinked them face down on the
window sill, table, dashboard, kitchen sink,... and then
you kissed!
These electrifying moments are best shared without
sight-aids; other senses take over. Let me add that only the
first kisses receive such queenly treatment.
Kisses gain fire, the flame growing to such heights as to
render the glasses-removal procedure superfluous. You end up
having to take off your glasses in order to see anything at
all! Nose smudges tend to turn the world into a blur. What
fun!
After years of getting to know, and used to, each other,
you habitually take off your glasses yourself, when retiring
at bedtime. Once in a while you might be awakened as if by
a bolt of lightning, when he slowly, gently, takes off your
glasses... which you forgot to remove before falling asleep
with that heavy novel on your chest.
And who knows what happens next... But what do you think,
are glasses electric?
Lazysiow 17 Dec 2005, 06:34
Well sadly no borrowing glasses in my story, but a few weeks ago an attractive girl at my work (brunette, long hair, kind of youngish but with a shy smile) showed up with extremely thick cross between harry potter and oliver people's style -8's. She got a lot of questions about them, pity I was working on some machines behind a cubicle wall :( Another girl who was a full timer started up a conversation with her and they were comparing prescriptions, when she said she was -8, the full time girl said oh my god. You must be blind, I'm only -3.5 something like that. Then they tried each other's glasses on.
As soon as I heard -8 I was immediately making up excuses to pop out behind the wall and pretend like I was looking for someone else. Both of them were holding out each other's glasses and looking at the rings and the -8 girl tried on the -3.5's and said, its a bit better but I still can't see a thing. She was then talking about how normally she wears contacts but every now and then she just likes her eyes to breathe.
Now I'm sure she's noticed that I've been checking her out a lot lately lol
Slit 16 Dec 2005, 20:09
Adelle,
Go ahead, post more of the incidents you remember, real world stories are very interesting to read.
Adalle 16 Dec 2005, 19:02
I've encountered the same situation many times. Especially back in school years there were many students, mostly girls, that borrowed glasses to see the blackboard. I remember a close female friend of mine, who denied to buy glasses for a couple of years, although she badly needed them. She would always rip her friend's -2.5 glasses off her face during class in order to see the board. Finally, during the last year at school, she showed up with a wonderful pair of plastic rimmed -3 glasses!
One day, about a year ago, I was playing bowling with some friends and the sister of another female friend of mine had troubles with her contact lenses. She was wearing them all day and finally her eyes had given up. So she took them off, but with a prescription of -5.5 she wasn't able to bowl bare-eyed. Fortunately for her, her sister was wearing her -4.5 glasses that night. For the rest of the game they were sharing the glasses, even though the girl still complained that she couldn't see well. Nevertheless it was fun to watch all that taking-off putting-on all night.
Also, a few weeks ago, at the cinema, a friend's girlfriend forgot her glasses and, as my friend has a lower prescription, he gave his glasses to her to watch the movie. If I remember well my friend had a very low prescription, about -1 while her girlfriend had -2 or -1.5.
Finally, the most exciting incident of all, happened some years back. I was dating a girl that had the exact same prescription with her older sister (about -3). She would wear only glasses, while her sister wore mainly contacts. I had seen only once her sister wear her glasses and I was really thrilled by them. They were the most amazingly huge round frames and they would cover large part of her face. They were not stylish at all, but I was very excited about them. I dreamed for a lot of time that my girlfriend would wear them just for once. And my dream came true. One night that we were to go out, she showed up wearing her sister's glasses. In her hastiness to be ready on time she sat on her glasses and totally broke them. So her sister gave her her own glasses. For three days I was totally turned on. Whenever we met, she wore her sister's glasses, even during sex! I went to the shops with her, made her try several pairs of glasses and helped her pick up new frames. Sadly, after those three days I never saw again her sister's glasses.
I remember many more incidents, but since there is the limit of 600 words, I will stop here.
Michael 16 Dec 2005, 02:26
Hi,
I love to watch girls or women who wear glasses borough from a friend. Ten years ago a secretary in the office I worked come to work one morning with glasses. I told her that she looks very nice with her specs ans ask if they are new ones. She told me that it were the spare glasses of her sister. She said that she could see not very well in distance but quite good while working and she wanted to try them for the day.
Is there anyone who can tell stories like that? Thank you.
Michael
LikeGlass 24 Nov 2005, 14:08
Had a hard time classifying this post.
After the turkey, we all gathered at my brother-in-laws house. He has a six month old "main coon cat." (very fluffy thing.) Anyhow, we were all sitting around and a certain female that was along took off her glasses and slipped them into her purse. I noticed how this got the cat's attention. Sure enough, a few minutes later, the cat had worked her way over to the purse and was digging out the glasses. My brother-in-law yelled at the cat, which ran away, and then apologized, stating that the cat had a bit of a glasses fetish! Of course this became the topic of conversation. His wife, who also wears glasses, indicated the cat would go so far as to climb to the top of the couch and come over to her and try to get the glasses off of her face! Meanwhile, kitty had worked her way back and was once again foraging for the glasses in the purse, forcing her to put them on for safe keeping!
I could not help thinking to myself what a unique cat this would be to have if I were dating! What wonderful conversations it would prompt!
Bobby 15 Oct 2005, 11:23
I started this entry of Wikipedia some years ago. It has changed slightly since that time.
Visitboy 15 Oct 2005, 11:08
Hey look. We've got our own entry on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyeglasses_fetishism
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Daniel 04 Oct 2005, 22:43
Lunax, how would I find girl like you, this is amazing, I always wanted girl in glasses,prefer stronger prescriprion, who would actually enjoy wearing glasses just like me and all I get from my girlfriend to take of glasses as quickly as possible and I don't know how to get her to keep them on, besides first think she does is to take mine and put them on the floor.
Lexi 04 Oct 2005, 21:27
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SPEX 04 Oct 2005, 01:00
My BF wear glasses r-2.25/-1.00x150 and
l-2.00/-1.00x30 with a +2.00 add trifocal,mine both eyes -2.50 with a
4BO prism and a +1.50 add.We have
rimless frames the same and one morning
I mention something is wrong with my
vision,I put his glasses on!
On the end we wear each others glasses
some days,it is so exciting.Hopefully
that we my have the same rx on the end.
lunax 30 Sep 2005, 03:51
Daniel, I don't think my boyfriend realises that I fancy him so much more with specs. I know he likes it when I wear my glasses, as I seem so much more innocent.I've never had a boyfriend who has been very myopic, my ex refused to wear his specs, although he had a lazy eye.
lunax 30 Sep 2005, 03:47
Random-Eye and Jennifer, my boyfriend doesn't like wearing his specs either. It's a pity. I asked him to wear his glasses in bed last night, it was hard work. I told him he looks sexier with glasses and more intelligent, of course, but he doesn't like wearing them.
Daniel 29 Sep 2005, 21:53
Girls, you are the GREATEST. Love to read your messages. Lunax, I would trade one / or more/ nights with your husband any time!
Jennifer 29 Sep 2005, 16:53
I've tried telling my husband that his glasses are a real turn-on. Yet, most of the time he wears his contacts, even when we're alone. He just got a great pair of frames and he looks hot in them, but how do I get him to wear them more often. I've already told him how good he looks. The real turn on is how his glasses slip down his nose. WOW! Makes me tingle just to think about it!!
Random_Eye 29 Sep 2005, 16:18
lunax- I am kinda having the same problem. Only my husband is already -3.75 and he is doing bates (natural vision correction.) I really like him in his specs I wish they were thicker. But he was 20/20 and hates wearing them.. I dont know how to tell him I wish he would wear them cause I find it sexy.
Nick DK 29 Sep 2005, 08:32
Lunax, even though he might not be able to see a great deal through them, he should be able to cope. I often wear a pair of unisex frames with my GF -3,75 / -4,00 RX. With them on I can easily function around the house, go for walks and shop in supermarkets I know etc. I can't read a thing or see faces clearly with them on. But we both have thrills out of it. The best part of it is, when my GF go bareeyed at the same time.
Enjoy!
29 Sep 2005, 08:17
- 3, but organic lenses so they look quite thick, for me anyhow!
Nick DK 29 Sep 2005, 07:53
Go for it, ask your BF, and tell him that it would turn you on if he wore your strong glasses. How strong are they anyway?
lunax 29 Sep 2005, 07:39
I love guys with thick lenses, ie very myopic. My BF has only a prescription for astiglatism and I really wish he was myopic like me...one day, maybe. If I ever spot guys or girls with thick lenses, I feel myself getting very wet.
I'm so tempted to make my BF wear my specs, with thick lenses, but am also a little afraid, he'll think I'm too kinky. Should I go ahead and ask anyhow?
Bert 19 Jul 2005, 15:56
I thought it would be worth repeating here part of a posting I put on the Sightings thread:-
Quite a thrill this morning when I met a deaf girl whom I know slightly on the way to work. Not only was she wearing her hair back, so her BTE hearing aids (normally quite well hidden under her longish blonde hair) were plain for all to see. She was also wearing glasses, the first time I have seen her in glasses. Rectangular gold-framed, a bit larger than is fashionable now but with quite a significant prescription, -4 or -5 I guess. The only downside was that she has wonderful green centres to her eyes and they were not so visible behind the glasses.
My friend is in her late 20s. I find disability in eyesight and hearing, when it contrasts with otherwise perfect health in someone so young, quite a turn on. Am I the only person on this forum who finds the combination of hearing aids and glasses attractive?
Hamish --4eyes 19 Jul 2005, 07:36
Please don,t hate your glasses, sorry to hear you have such poor vision and it must make you shy about wearing glasses, if people can,t accept you a normal loving human being then they are rather sad people, I,m not a glasses wearer, I have never had any hang up about people like yourself who weear rather strong glasses, they are just an aid to help you see, you still have a personality, character, feelings, like to have friends, be loved, your just a normal human being like we who don,t wear glasses and respond to how people treat you.
Well 4 eyes at least in here you are welcomed, and dare I say even loved as a fellow human being.
I hope you will feel confident to pop into this post room and continue to be part of this friendship. Goodluck.
4eyes 18 Jul 2005, 17:00
Hi, here is me.
Is it only me who hates glasses, even when I am doomed to them?
I lived until my 4 or 5 years old without any corrective lenses when I first got corrective glasses. That was when I realized for the first time that I couldnt see well, even having severely crossed eyes, but I got them stolen in the street whene sleeping. At 7 I got new glasses and I went to my first of eight eyes surgeries.
At Ped Opht Office several doctors commented they couldnt believe Ive had survived in streets with my eyes condition. My dad says my 1st prescription was +12.00 and he still have them together with my eyes files.
Today, after almost ten years, I am close to +25 up and +31, have lots of prisms and Im still cross-eyed, and most of all, I still hate my glasses, blimey
At home I used them only for computers or TV, but since last Saturday I cant avoid them at all, because I got HP newest adventure. I even slept with them my dad said so. As for recognizing people I dont have many friends and back in streets, I used to know who was who, by their voices and shapes I think as I used to get bus free. hehe
T2 17 Jul 2005, 18:36
Tim - that boy you described, could be me! I was the most reluctant spex wearer and absolutely refused to give in. Of course, I wandered about blind as a bat at school and it was always a rush to sit in the front row where at least I could screw up my eyes and try to peer at the board or look at the work of the boy next to me. As for recognising people, I just pretended to be in a "dream" and just stare into space until whoever it was came near enough for me to recognise. But it was awkward when waiting for a bus and being asked by some old lady "What's the number of this bus coming along?" I hated it being obvious to even strangers that I was so shortsighted and used to walk away - of course missing the bus myself!
Tim 16 Jul 2005, 13:48
Great stuff, Willy. Do you happen to remember any more details about the girl in the chemistry class? There's something very enchanting about people who refuse to wear glasses... I have never seen girls do that 'Chinese' squint myself, but I have known a boy who did it for quite a while. About five years. He was that determined not to get glasses (though his nearsight was glaringly obvious to everybody). It was just when he simply couldn't see the board in school anymore that he started pulling the lid of either eye. That way he seemed to cope very well. But he had to do it a lot, he even got some kind of squinting wrinkles. Kinda creepy ;) But overall, he was quite lost with his poor sight, having to read everything so close and you can't really use that Chinese squint to recognize people...
Willy 13 Jul 2005, 11:39
I find it difficult nowadays to find "age-appropriate" inspirations like the ones from my youth I've recently recounted. Very few late-30s to mid-40s myopes going around squinting and uncorrected. Presbyopia is more of an issue, but I wouldn't think women (or men for that matter) would let it go uncorrected for too long, at least once it gets to the point where she has to hold a paper at arms length and squint.
Willy 13 Jul 2005, 10:14
Another fond memory:
In junior high one time at McDonald's with two female classmates, one a full-time wearer, the other myopic but without glasses yet. The non-wearer commented on needing glasses and having to squint to see the menu and was reassured by the full-time wearer that her eyes couldn't be that bad yet, since without her glasses she could not read the menu even squinting. Their conversation then turned to a third girl not present, who had glasses but did not wear them often, and how both the other girls noticed how often and in what circumstances she squinted. Their tone was one of respect, along the lines of "boy, her eyes are bad, but you've got to admire how she avoids wearing her glasses."
daffy 12 Jul 2005, 23:39
Back in the days of my schooling, i remember doing the squint and pulling the eye area to see the board. I must have looked rediculous. Funny thing though, i never knew i needed glasses. I don't know what i thought, i think i was oblivious. I tried a friends pair but only saw worse (now i know that they were plus glasses), so i concluded that i don't need glasses or they don't help me - I didn't understand optics back then (I was only like 11-12 years old). It was later in high school that i seemed to struggle more.
One day, i had to take a friends school bag home with me because he wanted to go out after school. Half way home, a thought suddenly hit me...he wears glasses...and they are probably in his bag. I looked inside and sure enough - there they were. I looked at them intently before putting them on. I noticed that everything through the lenses was clear, but small. This made me wonder. As i started to slip them on, a sudden rush came over me (like when getting caught speeding by the police is how i can describe it the best). Everything was crisp and clear - it was unbelievable. I took them off quickly because i didn't want anyone to see me. Then i though it was silly-everyone wears glasses-and noone cares. I think i put them on and realised that i could read road signs and house numbers. It was then that i realised i needed glasses. But, it took me another 4 years to work up the courage to tell my parents. It was only when i went to college that i realised i was being silly. I went and got my own pair.
I think that was my turning point in desiring glasses and my facsination with them.
In a way, i wish that i was discovered earlier and wore glasses since grade 4 when i think i started to notice. Oh well.
Slit 12 Jul 2005, 19:36
Yes, that was a common sighting to me too because I was at a conference where about 70 people from countries like Japan, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore etc. were present.
There were only 1% NON Miopic. Almost all them wore contacts or thick glasses.
But the problem for me was, I didnot like the far eastern look.
I like the Indian/Pakistan girls.
Hansel 12 Jul 2005, 14:36
Thanks Willy for bringing back a memory. Similarly, girl at college in Manchester in the 70s, pulling back ide of her eye to "improve" her view of the board.
Always a shy one, keen to ask her out, but never plucked up courage.
Our lectures didn't tally so much as time wore on but probably 18 months later spotted her, having finally given up the unequal struggle, wearing full time. Then a popular frame was a hex/octagonal metal frame and she had these, good script in them, I would guess in excess of -3.00.
Yvonne she was called, wonder what became of her and what her current script is!
Willy 12 Jul 2005, 14:09
Just wanted to maybe bring this thread around to the named topic by harkening back to the greatest squint of my youth. It was a girl in a college chemistry class who sat in the front row, no more than 10 feet from the board. To read the board she had to both squint and use both hands to pull back on her temples, resting her elbows on the desk. So when there was note-taking to be done, it was squint and pull, then pick up pencil to write, squint and pull, etc. I sat a couple of rows behind her and to the side and was mesmerized every class.
When she finally got glasses, she did not go full-time at first, but did after a couple of months and then went to contacts.
Anyone else care to reminisce or report?
Matthew 11 Jul 2005, 06:13
Thomas - There are new contact lenses now, like Focus Night and Day, that are a lot better for dry eyes. I don't think that particular lens goes up to your prescription normally though. You might ask your doctor whether something like that is available up to your full prescription.
The idea of GoC might be worth considering, but I think wearing contacts at your full prescription would be much much better. Plus, when I've done GoC, I find that the glasses seem to encourage my eyes to dry out a little more (can't explain why). So I think the only reason you'd want to do GoC is if there is a lens available that you find more comfortable than others but you can't get it in your full prescription.
Thomas 09 Jul 2005, 03:31
Thanks JD - Yes I too had a lot of trouble with dry eyes causing my lenses to drop out unpredictably. I gave up (3 yrs ago) buy my RX has got worse now -18.50 and have thought about GOC to try to have thinner lenses and make up the rest with contacts, but am very undecided now.
JD 07 Jul 2005, 12:11
Thomas - I use eyedrops throughout the day, but when I get home I remove the contacts. Air conditioning and ceiling fans seem to make my eyes dry out faster. It's a pain but I manage.
hmg 01 Jul 2005, 13:49
Patrick B, a perfect explaination, thanks!
Patrick B 01 Jul 2005, 12:49
Geoffrey,
May I also add my congratulations and best wishes.
tortoise 01 Jul 2005, 07:13
Congratulations Geoffrey! Best wishes to you and Kelley. Hope you have a wonderful time together in Hawaii. 8-)
Geoffrey 01 Jul 2005, 06:38
My fiancee, Kelley, and I will be married tomorrow. Kelley tried to get some contacts but is unable to wear them, so we'll both be in glasses. Then it's off to Hawaii for 2 weeks. I know Hawaii is a poor choice for two photophobic people, but we'll cope. See you after 7/17.
Thomas 30 Jun 2005, 15:59
JD (Jun 27) Can you tell me how exactly you deal with dry eyes please? Is it just by using eyedrops or anything else?
Patrick B 30 Jun 2005, 07:47
HMG,
Good question. Both the front and the back are concave -- hence biconcave. The myodisc is then ground into the back so there are two concave surfaces on the back of the lens. Yes, my lenses are thicker to accomodate these three concave surfaces. The edges are about 6 mm thick. I would rather have the negative lenses and have edge thickness than deal with the plus (convex) lenses which are used to correct farsightedness but are also for the correction of high myopia. In these cases the plus lens is reversed for the high myope so that the back of the lens for the high hyperope becomes the front for the high myope. What had been the front of the lens for the high hyperope is now the back for the high myope. This center portion of the lens is the thick part of the lens into which the myodisc is then ground. In some cases of extremely high myopia, a second myodisc can be ground into the front of the plano surface creating a "double myodisc". The advantage of plus lenses is that they are thin at the edges (since the thickness is in the center) and thus the wearer can use a wider frame and have a larger bowl through which to see. What I don't like about them is the magnification that the plus carrier produces juxtaposed against the minification that the myodisc produces. Therefore, from head on you will have the typical myopic small eyes surrounded by magnification of that part of one's face that falls within the carrier portion of the lens. So the observer will see that portion of your face in three sizes: tiny, magnified and then normal. Too, when my eyes stray out of the myodisc, I'm still looking through a negative lens and have some limited vision. With the plus carrier I have none. My prescription has increased slightly over three years and has gone from OS-25 to -26 and OD -23 to -23.75. I've ordered new lenses which I know will be a bit thicker than current ones. Hope this helps and doesn't confuse.
HMG 29 Jun 2005, 21:55
Patrick B, I'm having a little trouble visualizing your biconcave myos. I understand that the front of your lenses are concave and that you have a 20 mm blended myodiscs on the back of the lenses, but is the back carrier portion plano or biconcave, or do you consider the concave front and the myodisc on the back to contitute a biconcave lens? It seems to me that if both sides of the lenses were biconcave and the myodiscs were ground into a back concave side you would need thicker lenses to achive this. I hope you understand my question, thanks.
Geoffrey 27 Jun 2005, 12:23
Hi Ree, thanks for your concern.
I am almost 23 (next month). I have been evaluated on several occasions for IOLs, with the same result, no way. So I live with the glasses and poor vision. One doctor at Mass Eye and Ear said the IOLs would not improve my vision much anyway because my retinas are in such poor condition.
JD 27 Jun 2005, 10:41
Thomas I wear contacts and deal with the dry eyes thing. By the end of the day my eyes are uncomfortable and then it's glasses for me. For reading when the contacts are in I have readers which helps out. Somehow having to put on reading glasses doesn't seem so tramatic as having to wear -14 glasses all the time.
Thomas 27 Jun 2005, 10:36
Sorry, the contacts! Well, my brother and i did try them a while ago. it was a nightmare. they were uncomfortable, moved about it my eye and one of Tim's got behind his eye and he rushed round to the doctor in a panic. they got it out of course but it gave him a fright. We both have kind of 'dry eyes' too (is there a technical word for that do you think?)and that meant putting in drops all the time. People thought we were weeping all the time. It was enough to put me right off.
Thomas.
Thomas 27 Jun 2005, 10:29
Thanks juilan. I went on anothe rthread and replied to a rude message from some weirdo - glad to find sanity here again!
I do understand all you say - and it helps quite a bit so i'm going to see someone soon. I've discovered oakley glasses - they are cool too! i'm going to ask if my Rx will go in them - a mate of mine has just got some and man, they are really hot! So maybe your second point is right on! I laughed at your 4 remark (of 3). But I can'tjust push them down - i have to take them off to see close up - but only when i'm by myself.(Cringe again).
Julian 27 Jun 2005, 10:10
Thomas: Three things. 1. The most important thing not how your glasses look to other people but how they look to you - when you look through them I mean. Bifocals, myodisks...if they improve your vision that's the main thing.
2. On the other hand, whatever they are like there are people (of both sexes) who will think you look hot in them.
3. Someone asked if you've tried contacts - you haven't answered that one. If you CAN wear contacts you'll have better distant vision, and all you'll need for near work is a simple pair of reading glasses.
4. The fourth of my three things [::)] is that pushing your specs down your nose may make reading easier - and it's certainly cheaper than the other options!
Thomas 27 Jun 2005, 10:05
Brian-16. Yes, either bifocals or I could have progressive lenses I suppose or would that not be possible with my high rx?
I'm seriously considering not going to university now, mainly because of the reading probs. You be careful mate - your eyes will end up like mine if you do 4 yrs study!!! Possibly I'll go and visit friends in Australia or New Zealand and maybe get some work experience on their farms. I might also do some visiting of my father's friends in Hong Kong before coming home to do ....?
Anyhow, all the best and thanks for your help.
Thomas
Brian-16 27 Jun 2005, 04:32
Thomas-I think bi-focals are the way to go for you.I also have the worst vision in my extended family,both un-corrected and corrected.Probably be even worse after 4 years of college studying.Go for the bi-focals!
Thomas 26 Jun 2005, 17:30
Patrick B & Mattp - I really want to say thanks for what you both wrote. I do realise that even with my poor eyesight and thick specs at least I can still see things, and I'm going to get some advice from the optician about bifocals - it looks as if that's my best hope now. btw, yes you are both around my father's age and he too is shortighted, as are my brother, mother, grandfather and uncles and cousins! It's really frightening to think of it but I'm the one who has the worst eyes of the whole family and I know my cousins look in horror at what might happen to them. BUT I'm learning to love my new rimless spex too, so it's not all gloom. Thanks a bunch for helping.
Thomas
mattp 26 Jun 2005, 11:38
Thomas--
I'm a lot older than you (50) and my RX is quite dissimilar to yours (in the -4.75 range), but I have shared some of your embarrassment and self-consciousness about wearing glasses.
I first got glasses in 5th grade and hated them--refused to wear them. I was always afraid kids would laugh or call me 4-eyes, and they did when i would wear them. I remember one incident at summer camp when I would not wear them on the rifle range and couldn't see my target. When the instrctor looked at my target, he saw no bulltet holes while others' targets all had these mysterious extra holes. Rather than put on my glasses, i never went to the rifle range again.
By the time I was in college, I had to wear glasses all the time, but still took them off for pictures and such.
In my early thirties I needed reading glasses and refused bifocals (too young), settling instead on two pairs of glasses. As with wearing glasses all the time, I finally had to admit I needed bifocals (then trifocals). At that point, I tried progressives but found peripeheral vision too poor to wear them. I finally wore the trifocals willingly, saying they were cool because I was too young to need them so they were a fashion statement.
Now, at 50, I've gone to progressives because I'm afraid the trifocals make me look older than I am. But i don't see as well.
What I'm saying through all this, is others share your feelings. Of course, no one can do anything about how well you see, but others share the feelings you have. From my old man perspective, if i were you I'd get a pair of bifocals. At 17, bifocals aren't going to make you look old, and the reading vision might make your bookistore experiences more comfortable.
Good luck--Matt
Patrick B 26 Jun 2005, 08:48
Thomas,
Although I'm old enough to be your father (46) I was 17 once and do remember being embarrassed by having to wear such thick glasses. And in those days they were really thick!!I None of the high-index materials were around. I was around -15 back then. By the time you get to college virtually nobody will notice or care. I'm convinced that most people are hardly aware of lens strength and only focus on the glasses themselves. Most of what you deal with today is normal teenage angst.
Like Brian and me, you will probably never have 20/20 with glasses. Have you tried contacts which Brian can't do because of his prism correction.
I fought bifocals until I was in college and loved them when I got them. It was such a pleasure not having to pull my glasses down from my eyes to see up close or put on another and older pair with a weaker prescription. What a hassle! Your eyes will probably stabilize when your major growth is over. My progression started to slow down when I was 18/19 with small increases every so often over the years. I just had an exam and over three years I had an increase of -1 in the left eye and -.75 in the right. Enough to warrant getting new lenses. Hope this helps. You're not alone.
Thomas 26 Jun 2005, 08:14
hi brian-16. Thanks. btw i thought the -16 was your rx but i now see that it must have been your age when you started 2 years ago! your -12 is a lot less than me so i guess you have a different outlook to mine! (sorry for the pun). i too have to squint a lot or else try to get close to what i'm trying to see. objects are ok but people don't seem to like it when i attempt to focus on them - at least my friends understand why i do it and they don't really mind. i've two real friends only i don't see them much in the summer because they go abroad to their villa in Italy. We have a boat in the east coast and do a lot of sailing which i like. they never ask me to be the 'lookout' though Iwonder why? (Joke).
You seem to be all set for college and well-prepared to face all-comers so best of luck!
Brian-16 26 Jun 2005, 05:06
Thomas-I am 18 yrs and will be 19 this fall.My rx is not quite as high as yours-just under -12.But I do have ft-35mm tri-focals and my younger brother has bi-focals.I have learned to pass off-ignore most comments about them.After all I am heading to college and lots of students there probably have glasses and bi/tri focals.One downside about being so nearsighted is I squint a lot and will probably have pre-mature lines on my face around my eyes.I am not fully corrected to 20/20.I began posting on ES when I turned 16.I also have 5.0d base out prisms as my eyes turn in.
Thomas 26 Jun 2005, 03:04
Thanks Brian-16 & 4eyes.
I'm 17 now and my rx is -18 in my worst eye. I think I'm slowly going to lose my sight. My new specs are ok for distance (well, up to a point) but don't seem to help me to see to read. I've been trying to manage without glasses but using a magnifier but only when I'm alone - it's embarassing to me. In shops and especially bookstores I'm always having to get help to see where the stuff i want is and I guess the staff know me now, but i think they laugh at me because of my poor sight. It's the constant knowing that you are the object of people's shock, horror and even pity that really gets to me sometimes - I just hate being thought of as the "poor boy in the coke bottles". My brother is asking me to try myodiscs which someone he knows has or get a new prescription with a reading bit at the bottom. I've just got a new pair and find them light and confortable to wear so i'm not going to change them quickly. I guess that a lot of my probs are caused by my own feelings in a way. As people my age, have you found the same or have you somehow escaped all that or if not, how do you cope? Just hearing from you will help because i tend to think i'm just on my own and nobody else knows me.
Thanks from Thomas.
4eyes 25 Jun 2005, 19:57
I completely know what you mean by "I get enough stares already thanks". I am a 16 y/o brazilian man who gave up and is now wearing +25 top +30 bottom bifocal and I was having lots of problems trying to read. Without my glasses I can't read at all.
This is my third time trying bifocals and thou I am having hard times, I'm still having them on. I don't know, but if I can help you, just let me know.
Brian-16 25 Jun 2005, 14:58
Thomas-How can I help you? I do not presently wear myodiscs.
Thomas 25 Jun 2005, 12:09
Hi, from Thomas. Tim (or T2 on this) is my brother who's posted once or twice and now I've gotinto it myself. I'm having lots of probs at the moment trying to read. Just got some new "eyes" tho, but they don't seem to work for me and I can read better without glasses by just holding the book nearer. Tim's printed some of the postings for me to read, but the idea of myodiscs does NOT appeal! I get enough stares already thanks. I'd like to hear from someone my age who's in a similar situation (Tim says Brian -16, if he's willing) and someone else knows of another boy, James who might know something. Having just got a new, expensive pair of specs I can't afford any more. (Well, my dad can't as he's paying!)
So, thanks to anyone who can listen and help and hope to hear soon.
PS Can I be known as Thomas please, not Tom2 - I don't know whose idea that was.
Patrick B 24 Jun 2005, 13:51
Geoffrey,
Thanks for the information. I'm supposed to have an exam tomorrow and will once again ask my doctor about bifocals. The problem with a larger bowl is that I would need a larger diameter carrier lens which would be considerably thicker if I continued to use a negative carrier. With a plus carrier it would probably be OK but I don't like the plus carriers not only because of the contrast between the negative bowl and the positive carrier itself but because of the somewhat jarring lack of vision if my eyes stray outside of the bowl into the carrier part itself. At least when I look through the negative carriers I do have some limited vision (blurry but a bit better than without glasses) so the contrast isn't so unsettling.
I think I am going to have a slight increase in my prescription since I have recently been finding myself pushing my glasses up against my eyes more frequently to see properly, especially at dusk or inside. Even after a lens update I still do this, but not as often. Someone I know caught me doing this a couple of weeks ago as I was trying to spot somebody across a hotel lobby. He asked if he could help which is always a bit embarrassing.
Ree 24 Jun 2005, 11:36
Geoffery,
How old are you now.. i noticed that u mentioned that you had lensectomy 12 years back. So i guess you are an adult now, and if your posterior capsule has been left behind during your lensectomy,, then even now yopu can be fitted with intraocular lenses,, which should give you far superior vision, thus requiring glasses only for intermediate and close work. Did you get a medical opinion for this?
Geoffrey 24 Jun 2005, 10:09
Patrick B:
I have worn the bifocal lenticulars since a lensectomy about 12 years ago. My first ones had fairly large frames and 40mm bowls, later 35mm bowls and now around 32mm. My prescription has not changed much except the add is stronger than originally.
When I had the lensectomy they would not implant IOLs on someone my age. Have tried aphakic contacts but my eyes are too dry, so glasses. I also have separate glasses for intermediate distances, also with bifocals, and some just for reading.
AA for 4 eyes 21 Jun 2005, 05:51
4 EYES, surely with a plus 25 Rx your vision will be grossly distorted by the magnification of the lenses, or give you very limited vision, please forgive my ignorance if i,m wrong. 16 is so young to have such poor vision, it must be of concern to you that as you get older you rx will increase.
4 EYES there is hope though, over in England they are usung stem cells to correct poor vision like yours, so there have been 40 cases using tems cells operated on and the success rate has be very high.
Some of those success cases still need to wear glasses but their rx is much reduced.
I sinerely hope for someone so young you will have the benifits of stem cell
treatment to improve your vision, and your rx will be dramtically reduced and your failing vision will stabilise. good luck for the future.
stingray 20 Jun 2005, 19:36
Its interesting about what we think of our eyes. When we go to the dentist, we do not want him to find cavities. When we go to the doctor we hope he doesnt find anything wrong with us. Yet, when we go to the eye doctor, we hope he finds our vision has deteriorated and more correction is desired. There must be a plausible explanation for this.
Patrick B 20 Jun 2005, 18:12
Geoffrey,
That's quite interesting. I just don't think that it's doable with a 20mm bowl. I could have a larger bowl, I suppose, but I haven't come across any optical dispensers who have access to bifocal myodiscs. That outfit in Hong Kong doesn't do them either and my doctor simply says for me to use a weaker pair of glasses for reading and one pair that I have are about 3 diopters less than my current myodiscs. They're conventional biconcave 1.67 lenses from Lenscrafters and are very thick with heavily rolled edges. They really distort my face, and I so much prefer the myodiscs in the 1.8 high index. I recently ran into a highly myopic friend of mine the other night (he's around -12) and he commented at how much more attractive my lenses were. It took him a bit to realize that they were myodiscs because they don't really aren't that noticeable.
Geoffrey 20 Jun 2005, 05:15
Patrick B
I wear lenticulars as you describe for aphakic people. Mine do have a bifocal and roughly 30mm bowls. Going down stairs is difficult but I also use a white stick for identification and also to help feel my surroundings.
20 Jun 2005, 03:16
WOmen using reading glasses
-14 19 Jun 2005, 13:19
RL
i got my myodiscs from optical4less late last year. i notice now that -20 and higher is the only myo they offer. an email might ascertain if a myo in a lower RX is available.
if you are interested in a picture email me dbmspex@gmail.com
4eyes 19 Jun 2005, 12:47
Hi...
I'm sixteen and I have a +30 bottom add and only now I am getting used to this half bottom lenses. Here in Brasil I can not find "lenticular" or they are way too expensive, and I never been able to use contact lenses so my actual glasses are real thick and I look "highly unusual", as somebody pointed out. I have +25,50 and +25,75 top and 15 prism base out. I think that since I have a mild latent nystagmus I never could to patchings, so I'd I have four surgeries for strabismus and another for internal lenses surgery but not cataract.
Brain, you said out something I've been doing. As I move down a stairs I do it with great care. Since I got bifocals, I hold to the rail and hold my head to a certain position for better watch my steps. I'm still finding it hard to adjust to bifocals but next doc visiting I'll talk about this.
Thanks and... forgive my bad English.
Patrick B 19 Jun 2005, 09:25
Deidre,
The term "lenticular" is the technical term used to describe what are more commonly known as myodiscs. It also is the term applied to high-power plus glasses which were -- as you note -- used primarily by post-cataract surgery patients before the widespread use of implantable lenses. However, the concept is the same in both cases: a high-power inner lens (whether for plus or minus correction) in a carrier lens. I saw a handsome twenty-something man last year who was wearing plus lenticulars which, in my opinion, made him highly unusual. Perhaps he was naturally super farsighted or perhaps he had had cataract surgery (rare in someone so young) but couldn't have the implantable lenses for whatever reason. I'm not, incidentally, an opthamologist. In any event, he moved down a staircase with great care: he held onto the rail and bent his head over so that he could look straight down at the stairs. I find I do that somewhat since I cannot see where to step if I don't look directly down at the stair. Oftentimes I will let someone else go first so I can take that extra bit of time to look deliberately down through my glasses to see where to take my first step. Similar problem with escalators. Going up is less of an issue.
Brian,
Glad my information was of some use. I'll be curious to see how much my eyes have changed next week. I think my increase will be around -.75.
RL 19 Jun 2005, 08:49
-14,
Where did you get your plano carrier myodiscs? Mine are plus carrier. The good part is that they ae very thin at the edges but the bad part is that the plus carrier is more evident than the plano version. I have not had any luck finding the plano version.
DEIDRE 18 Jun 2005, 18:40
Patrick B
MYODISCS are for heavy minus corrections. LENTICULAR lenses are for plus corrections like the ancient heavy plus corrections for post-cataract patients, now practically non-existent
Brian-16 18 Jun 2005, 18:28
Patrick B-Thanks for the update and info on your rx and v.a.Before I head for college in late August I have to another exam.Now my rx only allows 20/25 in my right eye and about 20/20 I guess in my left eye.Unlike my brother I do not see as well as he does with his specs.And I am also aware of the minification with higher rx lenses.
Patrick B 18 Jun 2005, 16:42
Brian and -14,
I was so busy describing myodiscs to T2 that I left out my own prescription which is OS-25 and OD -23. I'm in my mid-forties and the big changes were over by my mid-twenties. Still ... last year I had a small -.25/-.50 increase which I did nothing about. I think I have had another small increase and will find out for certain next week at my exam. I'm pushing my glasses up against my face a bit more than usual so I'm probably due for a lens change.
Re my visual acuity (after a lens update) I probably see about 20/30 or 20/40 depending upon the lighting. With bright sunshine or bright interior lighting I see pretty well, even with minimization which prevents full 20/20. If the day is dark or I'm in a darkish interior I would say my visual acuity declines to 20/50 or 20/70. Much depends on keeping my glasses close to my eyes. Therefore, I sometimes wear a headstrap to keep them tightly in place for optimal vision. Usually I do this when I'm driving as I think it looks pretty bad otherwise. I rarely drive at night with glasses. I suspect, Brian, that unlike your brother you will never quite achieve 20/20 either. Some people have amazing acuity with very high prescriptions and others of us sort of limp along. After all of these years it really doesn't bother me. I can pretty much get 20/20 with my RGP CLs. More important is maintenance of general eye health which can be so problematic in a high myope. So a bit of blur with glasses is the least of my worries.
I kind of doubt that story about trifocal myodiscs, and I have never found anyone who said that it was possible to do bifocals with a 20mm bowl. I think it would drive someone crazy! You're lucky, -14, to have the options you do. I don't with my prescription.
Keep well, and have a great weekend.
-14 18 Jun 2005, 13:54
Patrick B
like RL i'm only -14 but i too have myodiscs. mine are regular, not blended, and have a plano carrier. they are only 3mm thick and the bowls are 25mm. the fronts are plano but with the AR, reflections are minimal. the entire bowl is useable so the viewing area is much like the "sweet spot" of my regular lenses.
althought i have never seen them, i have chatted with people on ES who claim they have bifocal lenticulars. in fact one young man from the state of rhode island in the US said he had trifocals. when i asked the size of the segments he was rather vague.
Brian-16 18 Jun 2005, 11:01
Patrick B-
I am intriqued by myo-discs.I am not there,yet.Was curious about your rx and do see you 20/20 and do things look smaller?
Patrick B 18 Jun 2005, 09:28
Hi T2
I'm surprised that your brother hasn't been told about myodisc lenses. At -16.5 and -18 he could be wearing them now like RL who is "only" a -14.
Myodisc lenses (technically called lenticular lenses) are designed for highly myopic people where the lens thickness of a conventional lens would simply be too thick to be worn practically. Usually they become an option for anything over -15 but generally become mandatory for anything over -20. This was especialy true before the introduction of high-index lens materials. Not too many people have them but what you have is a sort of lens within a lens which looks like a circle within the outer (or carrier) lens. That is where the extra power is located and you only see through that part of the lens. The carrier lens can be either a plus or a minus lens.
In my case I have chosen a 1.8 high-index negative carrier with biconcave fronts. (Are your brother's lenses biconcave? I would think that they would be.) The myodisc lens is only 20mm across in a frame which is 46 mm wide by 26 mm. The myodisc has been blended into the carrier so that it isn't as readily noticeable. The edge thickness is a bit over 5 mm. I like the negative carriers rather than the plus ones since the area around the mydodisc in a plus carrier magnifies that portion of the face while ones eyes behind the myodiscs (already small in appearance) seem even more so in contrast. The good deal about the plus carriers is that there is almost no edge thickness. If you look at me head on you will notice a substantial cut-in from the neegative carrier which would be even greater if it weren't for the blended myodisc. The viewing area really isn't that much different from what you and your brother have right now since you look primarily through the center of your lenses for the sharpest and least distortion-filled view. You can always spot the high myope because we always have to turn our heads more if we want to see something off to the side since we haven't any peripheral vision and the distortion outside of the center portion of the lens is troublesome. I also like the biconcave fronts (as opposed to plano fronts) where some of the power is located because light doesn't flash so readily off of the front immediately giving you away (even at a distance) as a high myope. Not that I'm fooling anyone who has any knowledge of high myopia.
Hope this helps and doesn't confuse. There is a picture of myodisc glasses at a Hong Kong optical website called Optical4Less. These people specialize in high prescriptions of all sorts.
Re your brother's reading problem myodisc lenses won't help him on that front because they're only a different type of a single vision lens. He's going to have to have bifocal lenses if he wants to see up close. Too, myodiscs can't be made as a bifocal because of the small area involved so they won't help your brother with his reading problem. With his progression (I was somewhere around -18 at 20) he'll probabaly have no choice in a few years but to go with myodisc lenses. I have several older and weaker pairs that I use for reading and simply switch back and forth.
-- 17 Jun 2005, 14:14
T2, where do you live?
T2 17 Jun 2005, 11:12
Julian. didn't see you post in time! Yes, I expect he'll just jump in the deep end and find his own level. Let's see.
Patrick B.
What are myodiscs if I may ask? And how are they different from ordinary specs lenses? Would they help someone like Tom with his high RX to both see in the distance and read a book up close? you see, that's what seems to be the difficulty now - he can't focus on small print with his glasses on and so has taken not to wearing them. Someone else has suggested bifocals but Tom's reluctant because as a 17 year old he thinks those are for 'old people'. If he's still holding out, maybe the next time we have a change I'll have them and see if that helps me to read better. I must admit, I sometimes go "bareyed" last thing at night when reading in bed. I usually polish my specs and pop them away before reading myself to sleep - only to waken up because the light is on and have to fumble for the switch!
T2 17 Jun 2005, 11:01
Hi, Mattp. I've been talking to you on another thread! Actually, we are far from being reluctant and shy specs wearers - with our RX we have really no option! If you've lived in a place or gone to school where glasses are unusual or considered "weak" then wearing thick bottle-bottom specs soon marks you out and the names begin to fly thick and fast. We've had more than enough of that and so sites like these are a way for us to get our own back. Does that make sense? Until finding eyescene I'd no idea of the sheer breadth and depth of interest in this subject - and just how much onecan learn. Tom's going to have to go some to catch up!
Mattp 17 Jun 2005, 08:14
Hi Tim2--
I've been away for a while and have just been catching up on my eyescene postings. Let me second what Julian has just said.
It sounds like you have some shyness and self-consciousness about wearing glasses, and Tom even more so. This is a great board for discussion of all kinds of glasses-related issues. And, importantly for reluctant wearers like you and your brother, the views expressed here are all positive. Glasses rule!!
Welcome--Matt
Julian 17 Jun 2005, 05:01
Hi again Tim2. You've introduced Tom on this thread, so why not tell him to start here. I've no doubt Brian-16 will respond; he's a guy of Tom's age and a high myope so they have plenty in common. Once he's in I'm sure he'll find his way round the other threads - as you've done! look forward to hearing lots more from both of you.
Tim2 17 Jun 2005, 04:31
Julian! Thanks for that. No problem about being called Tim2 & Tom2 - I did notice another Tim myself so I'm already using that name. Yes, I imagine Tom first tried the guysglasses site and was refused because of age - although he's now nearing 18! Anyhow, when he returns (Sunday night I think) I'll give him an intro to it all and let him do what he wants. He doesn't have a computer of his own (he's avoided computers because of having to get quite near the screen and at school was too selfconscious and just opted out!) I know he's now got out of all that and will be fine. Can you suggest a thread that you think might be good for him to start with - maybe where others of his own age post?
Tim2
Julian 17 Jun 2005, 00:07
T2/Tim2: sorry, I've been away a couple of nights. This is not a Yahoo site and Tom can post here on his own account; the only thing is, I think we have a Tom already so maybe you need to be Tim2 and Tom2. Not all Yahoo sites have age restrictions either, but 18 is the qualifying age. What site was he trying to join? One of the guysglasses groups? Yahoo classifies them as having adult content and some of them do.
Patrick B 16 Jun 2005, 17:32
T2: It looks like your brother will soon be wearing myos if his progression doesn't start to slow down. I began wearing mydodiscs when I was around -16 and started by getting used to them in sunglasses. In those days they were far more noticeable cosmetically since the high-index materials hadn't been developed. Also, they weren't blended. You could really see the myodisc surrounded by the carrier portion of the lens. Anyway, now when I want to read for any length of time I use one of my older and weaker pairs (as Geoffrey advises) or just pull my glasses down my nose a bit for up close work. I'm great at threading a needle without glasses!!
T2 16 Jun 2005, 13:06
Geoffrey.
No, that's the trouble - he came off his bicycle and smashed them up real bad! I lent him one of my own pairs but we had to go and have a new examination and both opted for rimless. It took us a good bit of persuasion for the optician to agree to Tom's request but they did it in the end with a very high index lens - he told us the name but I don't remember what. Very expensive for a teenager but my parents are used to that by now!
Thanks for taking the trouble, Geoffrey.
Tim2.
Geoffrey 16 Jun 2005, 12:43
T2
I have worn very thick glasses most of my life so I know how you and your brother feel.
If your brother has his prior pair of glasses, suggest he try them for reading, they may help a lot.
My eye doctor recommenes bifocals when a prescription reaches -10 to -12 or +6 to +7.
T2 16 Jun 2005, 08:23
Brian -16. Thanks, it's a big help. I qite understand about being turned on by a good looking woman or man but surely whether they wear glasses is not important - but rather the personality of whoever it is. Although, come to think of it, I suppose people in uniform have a sort of effect on me. I remember being stopped by a policeman who was about my own age at the time (23) and noticing how smart he looked. AND he wore glasses too - how interesting to have that memory jogged! Thankx Brian.
PS. Are you a boy or a girl (because of the boyfriend in the last post! Just curious that's all)
Tim.
Brian-16 15 Jun 2005, 18:31
T2-Most of the folks who post here at ES have a fetish for eyeglasses,some more than others.They get turned on by a woman or a man,but certainly in both cases a good looking person.Glasses and eyes have a stimulative effect.Perhaps it is something that you inherit or are born with.In my case I have had glasses since elementary school age.And my boyfriend also has thick glasses.Hope this helps you with this "glasses thing".
T2 15 Jun 2005, 16:47
I'm intrigued by what you said about thick specs turning you on. What is it that attracts you - is it the specs themselves, or the thick lenses, or the wearer? Having worn thick specs like that for 16 years now they have sort of just become part of me that I take for granted but when I think about it I could never do without. But I never think of them as kind of desirable so they don't hold any fascination for me. I used to keep all my old glasses but when we last moved my mother decided to give lots of our old glasses away to the charity that uses them for blind people overseas. when I found out, I was really mad at her it was as if she'd given away part of me! But she never discovered those which were my old favourites because I hid them in an old shoebox where she never looked so I still have about 8 pairs which when I look at them, represent almost my half my life. Unfortunately I don't know what power the lenses are as I never took much notice of my prescription in those days.
Brian-16 15 Jun 2005, 16:26
T2-The whole family even our grandparents have poor vision.My bro is not as bad as me.I have 20/20 in my left eye and 20/25 in the right corrected.I have prism correction as my eyes turn in.ft stands for flat-top or lined bi/trifocals.My younger brother is about at the stage of rx that I was at his age but he has 20/20 plus in both eyes corrected.My mom is alo nearsighted with bi-focals.I have only clip-on sunglasses as the cost keeps going up for frequent increases in my rx.Hope that helps you somewhat with this explanation.I dig people with glasses as it is a turn on for me,especially strong and thick specs.
T2 15 Jun 2005, 14:52
Brian-16. Thanks for that. I don't think it is vanity. Tom's schooldays were made hell by members of his house hiding his specs before he could find them in the morning. After going through that for a few years he's going to take some encouraging to get even thicker lenses even if they do help him. Can you tell me what "ft" means. being new to this there's a lot of jargon with terms I don't understand. I've worn glasses nearly all my life but have never really wondered about how it all works - ignorance I suppose! All I expect is that the optician puts the right lenses in front of my eyes for me to see enough to read and drive. How come your brother is the same as you? Tom's eyesight is not even that bad and he's 17.
Brian-16 15 Jun 2005, 13:32
T2- I am 18 years old and have tri-focals-ft-35.And my younger brother 14 has bi-focals (ft-35).We both ignore the comments and need them to read and to see better.We are not vain!
T2 15 Jun 2005, 01:10
RL
He's very reluctant to get some reading specs or to have another change to his prescription - says people will look and say he's got old man's eyes! Daft I know, but with his poor sight and extreme sensitivity I'm not going to push him quickly. Maybe sharing others' stories will help him come to see that even without 20/20 vision it's not the end of the world.
Julian.
I asked last time what we should do now. Should Tom just start his own posting but log on with my details or what? Any advice welcomed, as well as a guide as to how these different threads work - I'm completely new to this. Thanks.
RL 14 Jun 2005, 13:26
T2
It sounds as if your brother could use some reading glasses or a reading add of maybe +2.00 or so. The problem I have when reading without glasses is that with my eyes only 2.75 inches from the page, I don't see much text. It probably doesn't hurt anything though.
T2 14 Jun 2005, 09:20
RL. For ovious reasons we both have high-index lenses (?1.7) but recently we both got new specs of the rimless sort - the bendy kind! The lenses edge are a bit thicker than I'd have liked (in Tom's case he's used to it) but they don't seem to weigh that much and are comfortable on the nose. Tom's beginning to find reading paperbacks hard - he mostly reads without glasses, lying down with his nose on the page and nothing I say seems to make a difference. I don't suppose it does him more harm, does it?
T2
RL 14 Jun 2005, 08:55
That post is in response to Tim2.
RL 14 Jun 2005, 08:54
I have been -14.00 forever it seems, so I get a check-up every year. There hasn't been a change in a long time. What kind of lenses do you and your brother have? I have both myodiscs and mid-index, usually in 50mm frames. The myodiscs are very light, with 28mm bowls and they are very thin at the edges. The mid-index are about 10mm at the outer edges. Luckily my vision with glasses has always been 20/20 or better.
Tim2 14 Jun 2005, 08:48
Julian, sorry I didn'r notice your message before! when Tom tried to log into the Yahoo site he gave his details including his year of birth and got a message saying it was restricted to adults, that's really why I got persuaded to join up! Not that I'm not interested now myself but he is really the keen one. What should he/we do now? I suppose he could just use my link and just give his own name - is that ok?
Many thanks.
T2
Tim2 14 Jun 2005, 08:42
I've just realised that the post I did on 12 Jun giving my mine and my brother's prescriptions were our old ones of two years ago. The latest details are : me: -10.25 & -11.00 and him: -16.50 & -18.00. Both considerably higher than last time. I suspect that we should go and have the eyes examined more frequently. How do other high myopes manage theirs? (I hope I'm not offending anyone by saying I mean real myopes as opposed to those of you who do it for fun).
T2
murky 14 Jun 2005, 05:17
My favourite fetish is borrowing someone elses glasses, especially womens, with mild + or -, and wearing them. I once borrowed a girls +1 s, with a gorgeous red frame, and wore them round the office, getting odd looks from colleagues. I now buy womens used glassses in second hand stores,(10 dollars or less) and have outings to the supermarket, looking unconcerned, as if they belong to me , does anyone else enjoy this harmless pursuit?
Julian 13 Jun 2005, 18:15
Hi Tim2. Nice to hear from you, and welcome to the EyeScene community. But where do you and your brother get the idea he's too young to join us? We have a regular contributor of Tom's age who's been with us since he was 16 - and his myopia is about half way between the two of you. Looking forward to hearing more from you. Either or both of you!
Tim2 12 Jun 2005, 16:58
Sorry, that last bit should read - 9.50!
Tim2 12 Jun 2005, 16:56
Hi! I've just found this site through my younge brother who's really more myopic than me. He's too oyung yet to jon so I'm his proxy! We are from a family with very high levels of myopia - grandparents seem to have handed it on to their children and so Tom and I seem always to have had to have thick specs. I'm 24 and am -8 & -95.0 and Tom who is 6 years younger than me has -14.50 & -13.00. I often wonder why his degree of shortsight has outstripped mine. You would think that it would be me who was more given my age and the fact that I've spent nearly all my school and university life huddled up in libraries with my nose in a book. This is my first posting so I'm not entirely sure that I've got the hang of it yet. Be good to get some feedback from some of you more experienced ones. I've got some stories to share - if thiss is the right place.
Tim2 (just to ensure that the other Tim doesn't think I'm an interloper).
Fred 29 May 2005, 13:02
Jane, I sent you an email...
Wolf 17 May 2005, 08:22
Hi Tim, it was very interesting to read your posting. At your age I needed glasses with -6. For some time I stayed at this degree of myopia, but instead of stopping at a certain age it increased and suddenly it was a passion for me to wear stronger and stronger glasses. Today I like to show off myself with -12 glasses in the public. Without my glasses I can hardly find them though lying on the shelf near the bed.
Jane 17 May 2005, 05:39
Tim, you can contact me on minusjane@yahoo.com
Jane 17 May 2005, 04:54
Tim
I love your posts because, like you, I'm myopic (-7) and VERY interested in seeing members of the opposite sex struggling without their glasses. Also, like you, I don't really like taking off my specs in public, though these days I wear contacts.
As a teenager, this only really presented a problem when I went swimming. I felt self-conscious taking my glasses off, putting them in my locker, and then following my blurry friends into the water. They soon discovered that I couldn't recognize them unless they were two feet away from me, and that was really embarrassing when they had to come to find me rather than the other way round.
I'd love to hear more (lots more!) about any times you've had to take your glasses off in front of other people. How do you feel about having to look at things close up if your friends can see you, or feeling for your specs in the morning?
Dave 16 May 2005, 23:46
Tim,
Some quick maths tell me that a myopic eye with prescription of -5.75 sees clearly to a distance of about 7 inches (17 cm.). Would you agree with that? I can't imagine what it would be like to go bare eyed with that Rx. My son is -3.5, -4.0 and he holds a book quite close to read without his contacts.
I am very attracted to minus women and wish I were mypopic myself. I've had this fetish for a long time. I remember being incredibly interested in a girl's glasses from my grade one class. I was 6 years old. I always tried to peek through them from behind her and wondered what it was like to need them. Even then I was careful not to be noticed doing it. I must have suspected or known this was a little taboo. It was such a long time ago. I have no idea what might have "imprinted" this on me at such an early age.
As an adult I am obsessed with just about everything vision related. It is my biggest pastime and also my biggest source of frustration.
Tim 16 May 2005, 15:23
Wurm, a good list. There really is no shortage of different things to like about glasses. Now that I think about it, among all kinds of fetishes a glasses fetish can't be that rare. An awfully lot of people need glasses. Add to it the fact that to many having a weakness like needing glasses is a bit awkward, and so you have the grounds for a common fetish. On the other hand, it's weird how nobody talks about it while all kinds of rubber suit thingies get publicity...
Jane, I sort of like being bare-eyed. I do it only when I'm alone, though. Sometimes I go jogging without my -5.75s if the weather's bad and then I get a slightly uncomfortable feeling. It's funny how the world seems to get smaller in the blur, you don't even bother to think that things in the distance exist. But I don't like it when people with moderate myopia say that they are blind without their glasses. It's even offensive. Hazy outlines can make you a little helpless but it's no blindness.
I do avoid taking off my glasses in public because I don't care to draw attention to not being able to see. When alone, I sometimes go bare-eyed for fun. It's interesting to imagine what it would be like to go around like that (especially as I have followed closely two persons who did). -5.75 seems to be a little too much to be able to read comfortably. Squinting then, ahh, that's an exercise that doesn't stop fascinating me! I find I can see the text on the screen from 6 feet away when I stretch the corner of me eye.
Seeker, being totally without glasses and not seeing well is more breath-taking than simply not having up-to-date glasses. Of course, the latter is much more common...
Puffin 16 May 2005, 08:50
I remember a girl at school who for some time - I think 3 or 4 months - got along with inadequate glasses. They were quite weak, not even full time - I remember seeing her put them on and still struggle to see the board. And then there was that day she turned up at school with new glasses, of course, wearing them full time and no more squinting.
Seeker 16 May 2005, 01:11
Jane and Tim
Is there two steps. The person struggling to get by without glasses and then the person with glasses possibly as an alternate to contacts whose glasses are no longer strong enough and squints through them. I've seen both and must be even more frustrating to have some glasses but still not able to see a sign or in the case I observed read a white board at a training course. At least this person could read my notes and copy from them.
Jane 15 May 2005, 16:07
Tim - I know exactly how you feel, share your feelings exactly, but I'd like to know more about how YOU cope without your glasses, and whether you feel helpless without them.
Bespectacled Professor 15 May 2005, 00:40
Clare,
What would be a description of a man to your liking?
Clare 14 May 2005, 14:14
Bespectacled Professor, I don't think so. I haven't managed to meet anyone who fits the bill yet. My last was a -5 contacts wearer who never seemed to wear glasses which surprised me. At my new job I see a few attractive men, though not to my ideal description. I keep looking ....
Bespectacled Professor 13 May 2005, 14:29
Clare,
So, you like your men somewhat visually impaired, just not visually handicapped ;)
-- 13 May 2005, 06:30
me too!!!! I especially like guys wearing thin lenses with some noticable astig correction. I like to look at the distortion in the distance (usually there is no distortion to the face, just maybe some cut in or out at the sides) My favorite is when he is sitting on a couch in front of venetian blinds. I also like the way these lenses lend a look of precision to my (hopefully) nerdy companion.
Clare 12 May 2005, 12:17
My favourites are thin lenses (I know I'll never be like everyone else on this site!) in the -3 to -4 range, thin frames or rimless, often rectangular and never round!
Wurm 08 May 2005, 19:28
Hmm, good question. Here's my attempt at a comprehensive guess, in rough order:
1. Strong Myopia/Thick Lenses
2. Strong Hyperopia/Thick Lenses
3. Needing stronger glasses
4. Wearer losing glasses
5. Glasses during sex (this could easily be broken down further)
6. Bare-eyed/Squinting
7. Borrowing/swapping glasses
8. Bifocals/Trifocals
9. Frame preferences (again, various subcategories here)
10. Glasses slipping/wearer adjusting glasses
11. Glasses on chains
Also there is various role play involving glasses (secretary, librarian, etc.) to consider. And a lot of people simply say that glasses look "intelligent" and intelligence is a turn-on.
Finally, there are some related fetishes: contact lenses, eye exams, etc.
Whew!
Tim 08 May 2005, 16:05
Hi. I'm a new guy here. I've been going through the Eye Scene archives with enthusiasm. It was very nice to find a community with this special interest. I had already began to think that I was a unique freak of nature but it seems that I'm not a curiosity at all.
I'm 19 years old and -5.75 in both eyes. I go for myopic girls. I'm not interested in glasses per se, they're just an indicator of bad eyesight for me. In other words I'm not aroused by glasses but actually more by the lack of glasses. Squinting and refusing to submit to weak eyesight is the thing for me. I guess I'm in a slight minority here. Or do you have a good overall impression of what are the main "trends" in our fetish and how they are represented?
Myopia is the only eye defect that turns me on, and not even that when it gets to severe numbers (like from -10 on). That's probably because my fetish stems completely from my own experiences. I haven't known people with worse myopia than my own and therefore I can't relate to such a condition. But I went to school with two people whose myopia progressed at the same rate as mine and they were a terrific source of excitement for me all the way from elementary school to high school. I was a boring person myself, starting to wear glasses full-time as soon as I got them (-1.75) and not giving a squint in public ever. But these two schoolmates caused me to acquire a fetish. At least I think so, I'm not a psychologist.
There was a girl who got strong glasses very early but didn't go fulltime until high school. It was thrilling to see her get by trying to use her glasses (which went up to -6 I guess) as little as possible. Then there was a boy who didn't wear glasses at all until high school although he went up to the -5 territory, too. It's interesting that a boy could have an arousing aspect like this although I'm not gay. It just goes to show that these things are complicated! Anyway, there hasn't been a shortage of squinting people around me. I couldn't help but to start liking them :)
I'd really like to know how common the different types of our fetish are. What do you think? Would it be possible to organize a clear poll?
04 Apr 2005, 19:19
I'm so crosseyed I can see out my nose.
wireslover 13 Mar 2005, 14:52
I like a pretty girl with a nice lens either plus or minus.Specs and evening or beach wear is dead sexy.The specs must be the wearers own.
pyro 19 Dec 2004, 12:39
Lexi's eyewear pix
http://www.southern-charms.com/lexi/fotos202.htm
steve polychronopolis 12 Nov 2004, 01:15
I love women with thick plus lenses. I dont know what it is but I think they are sexy.?.
hooked 08 Nov 2004, 22:35
Somebody else wrote that about Italy.
I think in countries like Spain, France and/or Italy people look much more for their habit than elsewhere. I never saw women (and partially men) dressed in a strange manner. Even if they have normal clothes they look elegant. It's a kind of habit. Thus I think glasses (and other things) may be seen as other parts of accesories and not as seeable part that you have a visual problem.
Maybe I'm totally wrong but that's just my opinion.
crema catalán 08 Nov 2004, 03:34
hey, just came back from a year abroad in spain. actually living in austria. i guess i must say that i love women with plus glasses. in austria you don't find them that publicly, but in spain it is awesome. so many beautiful girls with plus glasses. it is like a dream (at least for me,jeje. i read in an earlier posting that some guy from germany had the same impression. I just wonder why that is. could it be demographically explained? why are there (compaired to northern europe)more people "suffering" from hyperopia? there is most certainly more hyperopic people, i'm mainly referring to young people (age 20 to 30...). glad for any input whatsoever.
Alm 15 Oct 2004, 06:44
Hi,
you have done a great job gwgs, I lost that link of Tracy Scoggins that Melyssa gave me.
After her posts, now maybe many people will understand why I admire Melyssa so much...I just want to wish you to have a good day gorgeous!
Bye Melyssa a big kiss for you from Italy :-)
gwgs 15 Oct 2004, 06:05
Here we are - a couple of caps of Tracey from my hard drive, one showing her squinting.
http://img35.exs.cx/img35/6590/tracyscoggins.jpg
http://img94.exs.cx/img94/9008/TracyScogins6.jpg
gwgs 15 Oct 2004, 05:54
Well remembered Melyssa. My website would still be running now if it weren't for tempremental hosts deciding to delete all my content without warning.
I can't remember what Ms Scoggins looked like, so will have to do a search on my hard drive but is there any chance you could (or someone else) post a photo of her. It would be equally pleasing to see a photo of you in your beauties, although you will probably want to retain your privacy and not do this??!!
How wise you are to men's weak spots! When girls have worn glasses on dates with me, they have gone far better than if they hadn't been wearing them.
I still have one website running @ http://www.lisakay.com
Tell me what you think
ehpc 15 Oct 2004, 05:37
Incidentally Sandy I still wear big plastics every day. I can show you a picture on the Internet if you want.Partly this is because as a classical concert pianist I MUST be able to see the whole range of the keyboard at once, i.e.have the widest possible field of vision, but also I prefer them, of course!I need to buy some new 'reading glasses'now, as the frames of my present pair are rather duff. Pete
ehpc 15 Oct 2004, 05:31
Tracy Scoggins is beautiful:))))))))))))))) Sandy, I have just turned 50. I finally caved into the need for 'reading glasses' two years ago. So I guess you are spot on cue. Oh.................plastic framed minus lensed glasses covering nearly all a woman's face....................perfection..............glasses these days are just toys by comparison. I think as a woman you should simply by a new pair of glasses which you can use for reading (that is what I did).Then you have the opportunity of sexily swapping the two pairs around,displaying your sexy glasses on the table in a restaurant etc when you use the reading glasses to peruse the menu.Definitely the way forward.And what colour hair do you have?
Pete XXX
Melyssa 15 Oct 2004, 04:50
Thank you, GWGs. Needless to say, my wearing a pair of red drop-temples helped make the first date with my now-husband go rather well. :) Aren't you the GWGs who had the website which contained pictures of my lookalike, Tracy Scoggins, wearing glasses?
gwgs 15 Oct 2004, 04:44
Melyssa - what a lucky husband you have, and what a collection of glasses you have.
I would love to have a girlfriend that wore these sort of glasses, and would love if it they came back into fashion.
You can't beat oversized Diors and drop temples.
Melyssa 15 Oct 2004, 04:37
I still wear large, colorful frames (30 pairs), whether they be the drop-temples I started wearing 20 years ago, or the 1960s-style cat's-eyes, or other feminine frames of the 1980s and 1990s. I've always liked wearing them, as it gives me variety, plus the all-important aspects of comfort and better peripheral vision. Oh, yes -- and lots of compliments and a great husband. :)
D-W-V 15 Oct 2004, 00:21
Back in the Dec 1979 issue of Penthouse, redhead "Pet of the Month" Judi Gibbs wore her glasses in several photos. She's wearing a frame that was very popular back then (translucent (optyl?) plastic with metal temples). Half the glasses-wearing girls in my grade 12 class wore that style (grad 78). One of the photos from that spread showed up on the old girlswithglasses.com
I'll be very happy if that style of frame comes back in style.
Sandy 14 Oct 2004, 19:26
Pete, I am 47 years old. I grew up in the big frame era also. My glasses were so big that they covered a large portion of my face back then. If it comes to the point of bifocals, then I will probably go back towards the larger frames because one of my friends went to bifocals with a smaller frame and she is having serious trouble adjusting to them. I have tried her glasses on and I can tell that the reading segment should be a lot larger, the smaller frames don't give you that luxury. My eye doctor told me last year that it would be a couple of years. Lately, I have been having trouble reading the newspaper first thing in the morning. So I figure that I am about a year away. I go in for an exam in December, so I'll see then. Take care.
ehpc 14 Oct 2004, 02:14
Sandy. If it isn't a rude question, what kind of age are you? I am 50, and I often think that my big preference for huge glasses is generational. In the early 1980s I used to walk around in permanent ecstacy (well, I still do, actually-I am a very happy person:))))))))) )seeing all these beautiful women with big blonde hair and huge plastic framed minus lensed glasses..................that was indeed the 'vintage' glasses era.........:)Pete
Sandy 13 Oct 2004, 22:15
J. Ellis, 1986 was a interesting year, I remember my glasses back then was a plastic drop temple frames with cr-39 lenses. The lenses were pretty thick and stuck out from the back of the lens. Also, I had a gradient rose colored tint on the lenses. Also, it was before, hi-index lenses started to become more common. Also the hair was pretty big back then.
Pete, I would love to wear one of my big frames, maybe for Halloween costume. My current pair is a rimless Calvin Klein frame, pretty small by frames back then. Take care.
13 Oct 2004, 21:12
My wife has alway been slightly nearsighted with some astigmatism. She recently got progressive bifocals and now wears her glasses more often. I love it.
Gust1 13 Oct 2004, 17:30
Gosh Love lady with ginger hair and her plus glasses, could imagine sitting wineing and dinning her, not able to take my eyes of her, not only his she a beautiful lady her glasses make her even more attractive. I know plus glasses in the main don,t get a good post in here, but you made my day, ifit were possible I would travel anywhere to dte ginger.Thanks J Ellis for the photos. Hope you have some more to admire.
J. Ellis 13 Oct 2004, 16:26
Sandy... You mentioned about wearing big glasses in the 80's... One of the only things I loved about the 80's was seeing women and teenage girls in big, high, permed hair (I mean HUGE hair!) and big glasses.
What I wouldn't give for it to be 1986 again :-)
Guest 13 Oct 2004, 14:48
ehpc,
This pic is coming from Smudge Report and the girl is a model...
liz is a man...
ehpc 13 Oct 2004, 12:11
Sandy............................wear your big frames with pride:) Huge plastic frames with minus lenses..........the sexiest glasses ever:) Pete
ehpc 13 Oct 2004, 11:38
MESSAGE for LIZ/GOL/GWG fairy from California, from Pete in Scotland.
Liz. I think http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v478/jellis/0ab80ce5.jpg is you! Am I right? If it is, you and your glasses are COMPLETE female perfection.................all my sexual fantasies rolled into one..........................we MUST meet:))))...............Pete
Sandy 13 Oct 2004, 06:27
J. Ellis, I still have a couple of frames from the 80's somewhere in my desk drawer. It is hard to believe that I used to wear frames that big. I remember I resisted getting the smaller frames in the late 90's, now I don't know how I ever wore the big frames. But there are days when I want to wear my large blue plastic Liz Claiborne frames out in public. Maybe for Halloween. It's good to hear that some people still like them. Take care.
Slit 13 Oct 2004, 06:20
Yeah Ellis,
I strongly agree with you.
I really love that japanese girl with high plus glasses!
J. Ellis 12 Oct 2004, 22:33
Here are some examples of what turns me on, in the "women in glasses" world (most of these pics you've probably already seen)...
Big plastic frames with thick plus lenses:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v478/jellis/42f051a6.jpg (I wish it were 1984 (or earlier) again, so we could see more women like this)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v478/jellis/c0d76499.jpg
Even just big plastic frames, no matter what the prescription:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v478/jellis/11b5d88c.jpg
There is (was?) just something wonderful about big plastic frames. They're clumsy and "clunky" and cumbersome, and they were prone to sliding down all the time... Which is, of course, followed by the nerdy, geeky, sexy "push up".
Then there's simple, lovely eye magnification:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v478/jellis/ceccbebf.jpg
I realize this one is Photoshopped, but there IS such a thing as a woman having her strong plus glasses slide down her nose just enough to "hide" her eyes, which just drives me wild:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v478/jellis/9417acee.jpg
Here are 2 of my all-time favorites from Smudge Report, where their glasses are just WAY too big for their faces:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v478/jellis/c3eaa894.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v478/jellis/0ab80ce5.jpg
Big turn-on for me, in that I might see "the big glasses girl" in the store, or in one of my college classes, and she put those glasses on in the morning and looked at herself in the mirror and might have said to herself, "God, I HATE my glasses! I'm so UGLY!!!" And maybe overhearing her talk about how blind she is, and that her glasses are "a big pain in the ass". And, I imagine making sweet love to her, telling her how gorgeous I think she is and how much those huge glasses turn me on.
Tod 16 Jun 2004, 09:56
Dear "crazy" can you give some more detail about this? What facts let you to discover this about shiny eyelids?
You can call me crazy 15 Jun 2004, 10:16
Something you might consider is alot of women I have noticed over years of watching tend to have shimmering, shining eyelids when they need glasses. You can call me crazy, but I have made this connection many times and have been accurate in identifying that the person needs glasses. Because of the connection, sometimes just seeing the shiny eyelids on a woman can be highly erotic to me. Has anyone else noticed this ?
Flash 05 Jun 2004, 22:34
Think of it as a rough draft. If I can find the time and energy, I will develop it more.
Thanks
Flash
Bobby 05 Jun 2004, 07:11
Flash:
Beautiful. The story is worth being made a movie!
Flash 04 Jun 2004, 19:01
A hot day at the festival found me polishing a box I had made of fine cherry with a small rose carved into its lid. While I was working, a small group of people had gathered to watch handiwork.
The sign says you are blind. Is that true?
Dont know, says I. Cant see it.
This brought a chuckle and helped to release a little tension.
How are you able to do such fine work if you cant see?
That my friend, says I, Is the power of love. If one loves, one can do anything. When you love, you dont need eyes to see what is before you.
With this, I gazed blindly in their direction and whispered.
These boxes are magical. Wish for anything you truly desire , open the lid, and it will come true.
A blue blurry figure came closer, selected a box, and paid what I hoped was the appropriate amount of money. Then she and the rest of the group left.
It wasnt until a soft voice spoke that I realized someone else was there. Is it true what you say? Is the box truly magical? It was a sweet voice with a hint of shyness
Yes, says I, it is magical. It is as magical as the winds that blow through the forest. I could feel her come closer. It is as magical as ice-cream on a brownie. My skin tingled as she sat next to me on my work bench. It is as magical as life.
I have come to this festival three days in a row to watch you work, says she. I want to make a wish.
Then open this box and make your wish?
Ignoring the box, she slid close to me and put her hands on my face, her fingers rubbing over my eyes.
My wish, she breathed, is for you to love me as much as I love you.
Then your wish has come true, says I as I leaned forward to share a kiss.
Kissed delicately, her hands sliding down my face to my shoulders and then to my sides.
For a moment, I wondered how this woman could love a blind man. Then sliding my hands down from her slender waist to her hips and then to her thigh, I felt it. Leather and iron around an unnaturally thin legs. My heart fluttered.
Tensing, she said, I have MS. And then hesitantly, do you still love me?
Yes, and I always will, says my heart.
Flash 27 May 2004, 21:58
HallucinationLiz, I'll be out of town for the weekend. Please feel free to email me at flashback61@hotmail.com. Mention eyescene in the subject so I know it's not spam. I perform mostly at Renaissance festivals. I'm actually going to do some playing this weekend.
Hope to hear from you.
HallucinationLiz 27 May 2004, 08:58
Hey Flash! I'm a baroque singer! So are you really single and desperate? Coz I am also :)
Electra 27 May 2004, 07:40
OK, here we go. I'm open to suggestions, as always, this is for you guys, a meet & match sort of idea, which I'll expand organically.
http://www.glassesovercontacts.org/cocktails.html
Electra 27 May 2004, 04:44
Flash: Maybe you'd like to sign up for my new glasses singles service which is half-ready and will go live any day now. Watch this space. (It's free).
Flash 26 May 2004, 21:33
I'm a young 33 who commutes 24 miles a day on bicycle, plays ice hockey, and plays flute in baroque ensemble. All in my minus eights. Except for hockey that is. Did I mention that I'm single? And desperate? :)
angie 26 May 2004, 15:11
thank you, tod. i like them all too...although angeline IS my favorite of the bunch, of course. :)
Electra 26 May 2004, 06:58
Flash: I'm turning 42. no great secret:)
Flash 25 May 2004, 18:21
I have written the story. Just need to edit. It should be up in a couple of days. It will have a little something for everyone. :)
Tod 25 May 2004, 06:02
Angeline, that's a very pretty name. Angela, Angeline and Angelina are my favorites.
angie 24 May 2004, 22:37
it's a nickname, tod. short for angeline. :)
Tod 24 May 2004, 21:04
Angie, I was wondering. Is Angie a full name or is it short for Angela?
angie 24 May 2004, 20:43
flash: wow, thank you! I'm honored! you should dedicate it to "plus crazy" too, though, for the idea. :)
Flash 24 May 2004, 19:19
Thanks guys. I will write a story and dedicate it to Angie.
angie 22 May 2004, 13:53
flash: you got it so right when you used the word "intimate." glasses are a private thing...glasses-wearers all have their own styles of wear, their own rituals for taking care of their glasses, their own habits of taking glasses on and off or playing with them during classes, etc. and very often, they are not a thing that wearers show the rest of the world...it's always a nice surprise when someone i'm with comes home to take off their contacts and put on glasses, or when they get into bed with a book and slip on a pair of reading glasses. it's like, "ahh...this is you."
then there's public wear, which says different things to me about men and women. of course, there are all the typical stereotypes of intelligence and sophistication and maybe a little mystery of "what's underneath that polished demeanor?" which are always turn-ons. but when i see a woman wearing glasses, i usually think that she's confident, she doesn't feel pressured to conform to what beauty is supposed to be but rather she finds a way to balance trends with her own private style. when i see a man wearing glasses, i think instead that he's very open, he doesn't have that macho ego thing going on because he's not afraid to let people see that he has a "weakness," and he's someone i could be comfortable around. and the funny thing is, for me, the sexiest thing about a woman is when she's completely herself, and the sexiest thing about a man is when he's not trying to be macho and impress people...and glasses transmit those traits to me.
of course, electra is right too...aesthetics are certainly a part of it. nothing like a stylish pair of frames on a cute face. :)
Tod 22 May 2004, 08:38
I like plus but I prefer the look of minus
Plus Crazy 22 May 2004, 08:28
Flash,
your style of writing is very good & artistic!
Go ahead man write sone GWG stories PLEASE!!!
Make sure that you write about girls with plus glasses/ reading glasses as well!
Flash 21 May 2004, 20:50
The blury "bedroom eyes" look of a beautiful woman with her glasses off. The shine of highly polished lenses. The elegant contour of the frames on a delecate face. The moment of slipping her glasses off and kissing her delecate lips. Teasing her into a chase and finally letting her have her glasses back. Slipping them on her face.--- Glasses are such an intimate part of a woman. Glasses are like looking through a waterfall into the soul. I couldn't have one without the other.
Electra 11 May 2004, 09:57
Tod, it's very hard to put into words isn't it? I've dropped by the chat room a few times lately for stress relief (anyone want to take out a contract on my boss?) and it seems to be a different group of people there to here. Mostly nice people, a couple of jerks, but they're a small percentage compared to most chat rooms. Anyway, soon as they find out I don't wear glasses myself they're curious what's the big deal for me and my MIG fetish. And I can never put in succinctly (hence the website). So, this one guy says "Is it esthetics". So, my answer is yes, because I like the way a guy looks in glasses. So far so good. But then the whole deal about props and planos comes up, and, no that won't cut it folks! So that need thing is there. Why? I have no idea.
10 May 2004, 22:12
if you didn;t have them on you'd walk into a wall
George1968 10 May 2004, 21:24
Tos,
Why is that a particular turn-on?
Tod 10 May 2004, 21:23
to answer the thread's question, what turns you on about glasses? is that you HAVE to wear them. You absolutely HAVE to have them on your face.
Tos 10 May 2004, 21:22
to answer the thread's question, what turns you on about glasses? is that you HAVE to wear them. You absolutely HAVE to have them on your face.
Wurm 10 May 2004, 20:16
I exhausted my resources in reconstructing this thread. I used my last backup, Google doesn't appear to cache it, and archive.org hasn't crawled it in quite some time.
If anyone happens to have a better copy saved to their hard drive, let me know.
Rimon 10 May 2004, 11:56
Wurm,
You deleted the best entries on this thread. Can you get them back?
Don 10 May 2004, 09:18
I like women that wear strong lens glasses, Minus 9 and higher. I don't wear glasses,but always found women that wear glasses very atractive. So if your a lady that would like to E-Mail me.Please feel free to do so.Don20221@yahoo.com
Wurm 29 Apr 2004, 18:06
Sorry, some new and old posts were accidently deleted while I was cleaning up this thread.
Electra 18 Mar 2004, 04:36
Why thank you Mikey, I like to think of myself as "sister" to all the gay guys, because we share the same interests!
Mikey 18 Mar 2004, 03:55
Hey, Electra - we glasses-obsessed gay guys are really glad you're around!
hooked 18 Mar 2004, 02:07
Michael and PlusCrazy
As I'm living in Germany and am only intersted in plus glasses you will see some girls with plus glasses but not so much. More you will find in Italy or Spain moreover those girls tend to have brown/black let's say dark hair. I prefer dark haired to blonde maybe it's because I'm blonde myself.
But I have to say in Germany you can see plus glasses to an age of 14-15 years than the glasses mostly disappear. When they turn to get 30 years they will be often seen in glasses again.
But as I can see there seems to be trend towards glasses.
Christy 17 Mar 2004, 12:39
Right - I'm going to Germany! Actually - I was booked to go there before reading anything posted below. But it's true that in Germany you do find people are more than happy to wear their specs - and to chop and change styles - and it's interesting to have a look at what's current in the optician's windows and see how many of those styles are already wrapped round people's heads!
Electra 17 Mar 2004, 08:46
Plus Crazy: Why do you think that is? There must be more of a genetic element than we all realize.
Plus Crazy 17 Mar 2004, 04:45
Michael,
WOW! I feel so jelous about German guys. ;-) But nice to hear such a news.
Whenever possible I hope to visit Germany.
Michael 17 Mar 2004, 00:53
Hi Plus Crazy,
in germany a lot of girls wear plus glasses for reading. Last week I saw two young girls, 16 or 17 years old, who bought reading glasses with +1,5 diopters. A female collegue, she is round 30 also wear full frame readers from the drugstore not only for reading. She take them off in the evening.
Michael
Plus Crazy 16 Mar 2004, 21:03
What tuns me most aboutglasses will be to hear m ife say, "Honey, please bring me those readers which are on the table. I can't read a word on this paper"
But the worst thing is Sri Lankan girls rarely need glasses to read.
Electra 14 Mar 2004, 16:01
Tod: That's why I've pretty much set up camp here. Way too much male-oriented stuff here. When I first found the board some threads were totally male-oriented content. And there's no point just whining about it, I had to take action! So I try to post SOMETHING daily, however small. I'm on a mission!
Clare 14 Mar 2004, 13:59
Hey Progressives, not far away and I'm back now!
Tod 13 Mar 2004, 17:22
No, no I am flattered that you are inspired by what I wrote. I don't get many compliments but when I do I am appreciative. And I did want to see you gals perspective on this. So much here on ES is from a male only view. Thanks again.
Progressives 13 Mar 2004, 16:43
Clare, Where have you been?
Electra 13 Mar 2004, 14:08
Tod: Well, I was inspired! Hey, I did a whole website to the cause, you can't expect me to come up with something new here too!
Tod 13 Mar 2004, 12:44
Well said, Electra! LOL
Electra 12 Mar 2004, 20:46
Tod: Well, to save time I could cheat and do THIS:
I hate being this blunt or crude. I like the way some men look in glasses and the fact that they need to put them on each morning in order to function and to see. I just know that they get me hot, its a sexual arrousal thing. I want to be honest here. Their dependance on glasses, corrective lenses sets them apart from other men and makes them very special and perhaps strangely, more masculine. Some guys try to bypass glasses for vanity sake or other reasons by wearing contact lenses. But once known to be a contact wearer his lens wearing need takes on its own sensuality. I hope I have been some help here. You know, if we were all perfect it would be a very boring world. A handsome man who wears glasses is 10 times as sexy as a guy with perfect vision. ......... there is nothing more sexy in the world than a nearsighted man. Its true!
Tod 12 Mar 2004, 16:02
Thanks Electra, but better still feel free to rewrite this from a woman's angle.
Electra 12 Mar 2004, 05:41
Tod: Swap the gender to men and I agree with everything you just said, well put!
Tod 11 Mar 2004, 16:20
I hate being this blunt or crude. I like the way some women look in glasses an the fact that they need to put them on each morning in order to function and to see. I just know that they get me hot, its a sexual arrousal thing. I want to be honest here. Their depedance on glasses, corrective lenses sets them apart from other women and makes them very special and perhaps strangely, more femminine. Some gals try to bpass glasses for vanity sake or other reasons by wearing contact lenses. But once known to be a contact wearer her lens wearing need takes on its own sensuality. I hope I have been some help here. You know, if we were all perfect it would be a very boring world. A pretty woman or girl who wears glasses is 10 times as sexy as a girls with perfect vision. I even heard Sharon Stone (a lens wearer) in an interview say that her optometrist once told her that there is nothing more sexy in the world than a nearsighted woman. Its true!
Wendy 11 Mar 2004, 15:36
I haven't perfect vision even with glasses. Well said, a real handicap.
High Myope 11 Mar 2004, 12:33
Wendy: I love my children because they are my children. They have a lot going for them -- intelligence, personality and good looks. The myopia they inherited from me is a small price for them to pay. I do not dwell on their eyes except here, as this is a site for that purpose. I have good vision with my strong glasses; I assume you do too. Wearing strong glasses is hardly one of life's big handicaps.
Wendy 11 Mar 2004, 11:52
You like women wearing glasses and so you like seeing your daughters wearing glasses. I can understand it.
But it seems a bit superficial to me.
Maybe your daughters do not feel this way when they look in the mirror. Not me too, I'm in the -9 area, still increasing.
High Myope 11 Mar 2004, 06:57
Wendy: I am not happy that they have poor uncorrected vision. I am happy that, despite their vision, they look very attractive in glasses. I am also happy that their vision can be corrected to 20/20. What is your RX?
Wendy 11 Mar 2004, 06:17
High Myope,
sorry for your bad eyes, I can say that for I am high myopic too, but I really hope you're not happy for your daughters high myopia! Do you like it? Do you like seeing your daughters squinting? Have you forget what it is being glasses-dependant?
I feel really sorry for your daughters' bad eyesight, expecially if it's rising up over -10!
High Myope 09 Mar 2004, 07:53
What turns me on about glasses is watching the progression of girls myopia as shown by the changing appearance of their lenses. As a university professor, I have many myopic female students, at an age where myopia progresses rapidly. Even those who usually wear contacts sometimes show up in glasses. For moderate and high myopes, new frames are an excellent indication that theres more minus in the lenses, as evidenced by increased cut-in, flatter base curves and brighter power rings. Sometimes, I even notice that new lenses have been inserted in the same frame. One GWG who showed up as a freshman in the 6 range has turned up at the start of every semester with new glasses and now, as a graduating senior, has got to be at least 10.
My 16 and 14 year old daughters inherited my nearsighted eyes and have exams every six months, inevitably resulting in stronger prescriptions. We have tried every measure recommended by the doctor, including bifocals, hard contacts and reading glasses over contacts, but all have been ineffective, so I do not feel guilty about their ever-thickening lenses. Indeed, I enjoy seeing them in their glasses, which are currently 12 and 8. The younger one is squinting and tilting her glasses, so she will surely have stronger ones within a month or so.
Electra 08 Mar 2004, 05:04
Big J, what trend is this? It's the opposite of what I'm finding!
Progressives 07 Mar 2004, 23:54
Clare, I can't believe how these guys misinterpret what you say. Where do they get the idea that your lonely , or downhearted. Guys, Listen to what Clare is actually saying!
Big J 07 Mar 2004, 23:20
Clare
No need to feel so downhearted, there are plenty of us guys around who appreciate a nice young lady like yourself.
i also notice the trend for girls not to openly like guys with glasses.
What a strange breed of creature we are !
Clare 07 Mar 2004, 13:49
I Love Glasses - no definately not lonely but would welcome some nice male company!! They're hard to find ;)
I love glasses 07 Mar 2004, 03:07
Clare, i read your description and i really cant believe that u feel lonely+u need a man. I think u are absolutely gorgeous
ehpc 06 Mar 2004, 13:23
I mean I have a BEAUTIFUL GWG gf:).................
ehpc 06 Mar 2004, 13:22
Clare will be INUNDATED with offers:) We shall all watch with interest!Personally I am quite sure that Clare is a wonderful woman. But I am too old (49) too fat (well, not fat, but not slim either,5'10"" and just over 15 stone) and, most important of all, I already have a BEUATIFUL GWG gf who I am certainly not going to let ANYONE ELSE get their hands on:)Also,although of course this is pure inference on my part from a couple of small things Clare has let slip, but I reckon Clare likes men younger than herself............................just 'reading between the lines', don't you know:)....................
Peter
I Love Myopic Girls 06 Mar 2004, 03:36
Hi im an italian boy working+living in england,I just want to encourage girls to wear them glasses because they make me go crazy!!!!!!!!!!
Progessives 05 Mar 2004, 23:14
Clare, Where do you live?
Progressives 05 Mar 2004, 23:05
Clare, Sounds good to me!
Clare 05 Mar 2004, 22:56
ehpc - you'd be surprised, I am remarkably unobservant about things like that!!
Progressives & Guest - slim, 5'5" tall, blond hair, green eyes. Okay?
angie 05 Mar 2004, 22:08
whoops...that last post was me
05 Mar 2004, 22:07
jason, what kind of amazons are you dating??? 5'5" seems plenty tall to me! (but then again i'm 5'0" lol)
personally, i like my guys taller than me because first of all, it makes me feel safe, and second of all, it's more satisfying to snuggle with someone bigger. luckily almost everyone is taller than me!
but otish is right...there's a limit to how tall you can go. when a guy is 6'0" or over it's just too extreme. i shouldn't need my glasses just to see him, should i?
Progressives 05 Mar 2004, 21:37
Clare, Ditto what guest said. please give us your profile. After all there's alot guys are interested in about women, and your glasses are the frosting on the cake!
OTish 05 Mar 2004, 17:11
Jason,
Women generally want a taller guy (than they are) because our society really looks down on any woman who is percieved to be big. And being with a guy taller than yourself makes you feel a little smaller.
What I don't get is why so many enormous guys seem to go for really tiny women. Aren't they afraid of rolling over and hurting them? And why don't tiny women go for guys closer to thier own size? Don't they get tired of having to tip thier heads so far back, and aren't they afraid of getting squashed?
The good news for you is that when you hook up with someone, you will probably be able to feel good that she is really there for you.
Jason G. 05 Mar 2004, 16:42
Why do women ALWAYS want a tall guy?? I've been "eliminated" SO MANY times for being short. Before the prom, the girl I was dating kept ranting about how she hoped to God they didn't face us towards each other when they took the pictures (that's what they do when the guy is shorter than the girl).
Sure enough, when picture time came, I stood behind her... The photographer stepped back and shook his head, and said, "No, you two need to being facing each other."
You should've seen the look of disgust and embarrassment on my date's face. My shortness totally ruined the night for her.
I'm 5'5", by the way.
guest 05 Mar 2004, 16:37
Clare, Now that you said what you like in a guy, give us your profile!
ehpc 05 Mar 2004, 13:05
Clare you must have hundreds of men who find you very attractive. It couldn't be otherwise. Almost all men and women know when someone is attracted to them - it is unmistakeable. Maybe you are one of the very few who doesn't pick up the vibes sufficiently, or is a bit too self-effacing to believe that someone you are attracted to is very attracted to you too? Of course I don't know you, but it is just a thought...................:) Pete
Clare 05 Mar 2004, 13:02
Electra - isn't it always the way ... someone else got him!!!
Electra 05 Mar 2004, 12:28
If you find him could you have him cloned? I know hundreds of women searching for him. And we all know why....he's a damn good catch and someone else got him!
Clare 05 Mar 2004, 11:19
Personally I'd love to find a gorgeous looking(okay, 'pleasant' would do) fella with a prescription about -3 - just enough that he has to wear them. There's a guy at the gym fits the bill but without the specs, but sadly he's too young for me. Don't mind if they're dark or fair - of course they have to be intelligent, taller than 5'10" without baggage, good physique, kind to animals etc. Now I really need to know where to find him? And would we have cutely myopic little fellas or would we not be myopic enough a pair ...? Thank heavens for daydreams eh??
Progressives 04 Mar 2004, 21:07
Clare, If a guy seems to be a bit distracted while looking you in the eye during conversation, he is enjoying you in glasses.
jumbojet2 04 Mar 2004, 19:32
a woman's point of view
http://www.authorsden.com/visit/viewarticle.asp?AuthorID=17759&id;=12232
Tod 04 Mar 2004, 15:35
eyewear
Tod 04 Mar 2004, 12:33
He will pick out the gwg(s) in the crowd for conversation.
Makes passes at GWG's
Girlfriend or wife is a GWG
Pays complients to GWG's and asks about her eyeware
When at the mall, always checks out Lens Crafters and other Opti's
these are just a few, Clare
Clare 04 Mar 2004, 11:52
Progressives - thanks, I like my rx too, it's enough but not too much.
How to spot a guy who likes his gals in glasses - anyone?
Progressives 03 Mar 2004, 00:55
Clare, Electra is right! I have always been strongly attracted to women with glasses, especially with a prescription like yours(-2.50). The rimless frames you describe, and your lens combo. must make you stunning. Someone does need to create a singles with glasses web site, so people like us could meet, chat ,etc
Electra 02 Mar 2004, 18:22
Curt, yeah I figured that out after, sorry. I don't buy newspapers...long story, but I don't. But more reason to grumble really, as I can't obtain it! I spent some time Googling and looking at my LOTR DVDs and alas (ALAS and ALACK!) I don't think we can count Viggo in. I can't find a shred of evidence that he's "one of mine". Pity. If anyone knows otherwise, MAKE MY DAY!
Electra 02 Mar 2004, 18:20
Clare, Clare......just LOOK at this board! The world is chock full of men who love women in glasses. Else I wouldn't be working 7 days a week at trying to convince everyone it works the other way around too! I hope the boys convince you!
Clare 02 Mar 2004, 14:20
Okay Electra, I know this isn't what you meant specifically but it made me think what you said about guys ditching the contacts, I'd willingly ditch mine if I could find a guy who'd love me with my glasses. But where to find him? Maybe your site should take personal ads!
Curt 02 Mar 2004, 11:11
Electra: Parade Magazine is the tabaloid-type insert that comes with many Sunday papers. I don't believe you can buy it as a stand-alone document.
Electra 02 Mar 2004, 08:43
That would be a find. Anyone know if it's on-line? Where did you buy it?
--- 02 Mar 2004, 08:26
speaking of contacts in photos, how about that closeup of Viggo Mortensen on the cover of Parade Magazine this week? Do you see evidence of contacts there? I thought I did.
Electra 02 Mar 2004, 06:16
This thread has been a bit quiet, so instead of posting my current thoughts to my Train of Consciousness page, I'm going to waffle on a bit here. Eustace reminded me how I DON'T like chains and cords that keeps a guy's glasses on. I understand that the gay guys like these, which may be why I don't - I find them effeminate. Yes, and that goes for you too Sting. Cut it out.
Next can I point out that red eyes are never sexy? Clear white is what we want. So, just say no to contacts. I was thinking about contacts a lot this week. Blame Johnny Depp. He disappointed me for not wearing his glasses to the Oscars, and I even had my hopes up when I saw him outside with his sharp new haircut and superb outfit that he just might thrill me, when he went into the building, with new glasses to complete the new look. maybe the rimless ones we've read about but never seen...but oh no. He wore contacts. You can see them in some of the better photos. I've spent more time than sanity would allow just looking for contacts in photos of celebrities lately - and on DVD's. It's hot stuff, because you can only just see them, and it just feels good because you know the man needs correction. But up close, I mean real close, in person, contacts look pretty weird. I have read on some threads how the guys like to watch girls put them in/take them out. Well, it just grosses me out! Keep your fingers out of your ears, nose AND eyes guys. Ugh. Anyway, where was I.......I do understand that celebrities often need to wear contacts when working, obviously. But I do wish they wouldn't offscreen/offstage. We need more photos to drool over. At least Johnny Depp lets us have plenty of those, but most don't. Considering MOST handsome movie stars (yes, MOST, the math is breathtaking, it's easily 75%) wear glasses SOMETIMES, these pictures should be easier to find, but I'm the Queen of Google and I have so much trouble finding them.
(And I get so little help, nag, nag)
bb 22 Jan 2004, 17:16
just Browsin,
I thought your story was so sad, surely your husband married you for you as a person, also your looks which included your glasses.
Your hubby seems to look at the book cover, and not the real person.
Your confidence must be knocked to think you are afraid to have new glasses which will increase your RX because your hubby hates your glasses, is cruel, and is a form of bullying
Just don,t give into your husbands pet hates, your glasses are part of you like breathing air, andfrom the post it would see you really do need to wear glasses.
Dont allow yourself to be trampled,be strong and and tell your husband straight, you love me and my glasses. Try and sit down and dicuss with your husband the need for you to have new glasses, and it would be commitment of love for you if he accepted your glasses.
Just if you would like to discuss this further your welcome to contact me, at Hamishjed@aol.com. Good luck.
Wenz 20 Dec 2003, 06:56
Thanks Electra. I will try when I have some spare time! I haven't played Sims for ages. Maybe I will get back in to it after Christmas.
Electra 16 Dec 2003, 12:25
To Wenz: OK, I've put "Angelinish" up as a "ready-to-play-with" character, once you've downloaded the files. All instructions and a nice .jpg of her posing in some lingerie. ADULT CONTENT. I figure I can get away with adding one head plus some bits and pieces each day. I have to do this at work, I can't afford the graphics software at home, therefore there won't be any updates the two Christmas weeks when I go home to see my family, OK?
To all: I'll do a guy tomorrow, any requests?
Electra 16 Dec 2003, 08:30
Jules, it is available for the Mac, but some 3rd party objects won't work on the Mac. Because they aren't tested on it beforehand creators don't know which work and which don't, so it's trial and error. Most sites put a disclaimer to the effect that Mac users are "on their own". There's very little support for Macs, but there is SOME. I HAVE seen some adult Sims that WILL work for Mac here: http://www.simplayhouse.com/wageofsim.htm (scroll down to near the end)
If you know your system well you may be able to troubleshoot.
Electra 16 Dec 2003, 08:25
OK Wenz, I'm on it, it's going to take a little time to get it all up there, and I'm doing it from work, don't want to get caught, so please bear with me, and I'll get the files up as fast as I can, OK?
Some screenshots up already, and some info messages.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Electras_Sims/
Wenz 16 Dec 2003, 06:03
Hi Electra
I joined your group but I'm not sure what to do next. How do I go about downloading these beaut Sims and introducing them in to my neighbourhood?
Julian 16 Dec 2003, 04:30
PC? How about the Mac?
Love and kisses, Jules.
Electra 16 Dec 2003, 03:12
Oh that's sweet! It's a game, for the PC. You get to play God really because you create people, well, Sims, and then you run their lives. At the basic level you decide on when they wake up, go to the bathroom, eat breakfast, go to work, etc, but with expansion packs (add-ons, more $$$ sadly) you finally get to tell them to do..anything. The actual Game itself is quite awesome, but what makes it so much fun is that hundreds of people create new items that work in the game. I'm not very good at this, but I'm getting better, what I have is mostly just altered a bit from other people. Some allow you to do this, some don't, you have to check their copyright info. The only limit really is your imagination. There are some limitations imposed by the gameplay and the strange version of 3D that it uses, but you can get round most of it. Today I'm going to put up some screenshots from the actual game itself of events taking place. Just to wet your appetite.
Julian 15 Dec 2003, 16:49
OK, I've joined. Maybe some day I'll find out what this is all about.
Love and kisses, Jules.
Electra 15 Dec 2003, 12:19
Well, I'll certainly put a link there, but I wanted this to be for all 6 genders you see;) You can join here - content will go up as and when, some days it'll be more than others, because I have my boss looking over my shoulder a lot, OK?
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Electras_Sims/
Krieger 15 Dec 2003, 11:22
Electra, I am also very interested in the sims you mention, if you create a yahoo group please let us know, otherwise why don't you use the existing guys with glasses 4 group, maybe you can create a folder and set it up there?
Regards,
Krieger
Electra 15 Dec 2003, 11:04
You're the only person who has shown an interest so far:( I will put some screenshots up, maybe that will lure a few more in.I'll set up a Yahoo group, they allow you to upload files. I can put it all there. I'll post back here as soon as I've set it all up. I just did it for my own fun initially. The Sims already has a wealth of user-created add-ons including a generous supply of adult requisites. Much of my items are just converted a bit. It wasn't that hard, you know, I just fiddled about a bit. The hardest part is getting them to sit still in a chair with "nothing to do", then a light bulb went on, so I now have an eye exam chart that they think is a TV. That's the sort of fiddlin' about I mean. hence, it isn't any great sacrifice to give it away free, you know? I mean come on adult+glasses fetish=fun, and they can't lock you up for it.
mviii 15 Dec 2003, 08:51
Electra
I've got a bit of game-i-phobia, having ODed on Freefall, Solitare, and the like.
But, your "R" rated game sounds like it might me worth another over dose. I'm not quite sure what your generous offer entails. If I buy "The Sims", would you then share your software? Or, is what you've done a graphic you're willing to let us see?
Bob 14 Dec 2003, 17:39
I've discovered that growing old is not all that bad. I am over 50 and got divorced several years ago after a long marriage. I've learned there's one good thing about dating at this age. Most, if not almost all, women over 45 or so wear glasses.
Some wear reading glasses and even better many wear bifocals. And then many wore contacts for years, but have had to switch to glasses as their eyes have gotten older. Women over 45 also seem much less self conscious about wearing glasses. What's particularly interesting is watching someone go from reading glasses to bifocals part-time to wearing bifocals all the time.
Electra 07 Nov 2003, 05:53
As usual the ditzy Electra has no idea which thread to use, but you guys love me anyway, right? Well now.....who plays "The Sims"? I've got some stuff for you that'll have you grovelling at my feet, LOL! Now you can make your Sim put on/take off glasses during the game. In bed even. Lots of different styles. Head skins with myopic gaze. More......If this is popular I'll do more work. Currently toiling over a kinky optometrist office. Mostly R rated, but some straightforward stuff too (in case minors use your game). Let me know (here) if you're interested. Spread the word please. If I can give this stuff away (no, there's no fee) maybe more will get created by others!
Johnnyb555 20 Oct 2003, 22:04
Hi Just Browsin',
I can only wish that there were more women like you, who actually wanted (and needed) to wear glasses. + or -, doesn't matter... I find them an added bonus. Good luck!!!
J.
Just Browsin 20 Oct 2003, 21:26
Thanks Francine
I think it's more to do with the fact that I am not physically perfect.
I'm sure he thinks I don't really need to wear them, how could he possibly be married to someone who has eye problems.
I'm hoping that one day he will need to wear them! Can't wait lol.
Francine 20 Oct 2003, 07:28
Dear Just Browsin,
That is a sad story. There is no explaining what men like. It really doesn't have to do with logic or anything. I might hazard a guess as to why men like GWG but it's probably different for each guy. I will say that I took a look at one of the pictures of Courteney Cox with her glasses on, and IMO she looks more vulnerable and gentle that way. Without them she sometimes looks sort of tough.
It's easy to feel like a victim in this situation, but maybe you have preferences about your husband's appearance, too.
I might suggest contacts but it is up to you what you want to do. Marriage is a compromise; it's all too true. Maybe you could make a deal with him or something, like you will wear contacts if he shaves or bathes more often or something, LOL.
Good luck...
Fran
Just Browsin 20 Oct 2003, 07:17
To all the GWG 'S lovers out there, I think you are very special guys and only wish my husband was like you all. Why does he hate glasses so much?
I have been reading all of the threads for a few weeks now and would like to thank everyone for making me love my glasses.
I wear + glasses (sorry). My distance vision is adequate bare eyed, but I really need my glasses for reading and for anything else within 10 ft.
My husband hates me wearing them, so as he (luckily) works really long shifts, I only wear them when he's not around.
I need stronger lenses and am afraid to ask him for the money, so I wear two old pairs together - sad isn't it
18 Oct 2003, 08:57
Bob, I think you are pretty safe in assuming that your girlfriend likes guys with glasses!
Lore 18 Oct 2003, 08:57
Bob,
I'd be very careful. A lot of women think guys look cute in glasses, including myself. I tend to find guys with glasses more attractive than guys who do not wear glasses. But, that is in most cases a far cry from being an OO. It's very likely that your girlfriend just thinks glasses look good on guys, but doesn't give it much thought beyond that. Talk of GOC or anything like that would most likely freak her out.
So I'd assume she thinks guys with glasses are cute, but I would NOT assume she has a glasses "fetish." Besides, fetishes in women are really rare anyway; most of us who think guys in glasses are cute could take them or leave them, and do NOT want them to play a special role in sexual play in any way.
Lore
Bob 18 Oct 2003, 08:00
My girlfriend and I have been dating for several months. Recently we were watching a television show together and she made an off the wall comment, almost to herself, that she was glad the host was wearing his glasses. I wear glasses. Her former boyfriend and her ex-husband also wear glasses. Should I assume she likes guys who wear glasses. She wears contacts herself. Haven't figured out a way to talk to her about this.
Pluscrazy 12 Oct 2003, 01:40
Is there a way to identify that a girl is going to get plus glasses soon?
Michael, U are lucky I also wish to make my girl wear+!'s
Puffin 10 Oct 2003, 02:41
Lucky!
Pinkspecs 09 Oct 2003, 16:56
My girl friend wears +9
Michael 09 Oct 2003, 05:24
I told my girlfriend I read about a woman who wear plus-glasses for a while she dont need any glasses in the next years. First I bought the weak glasses with +1,00 for every day, then the +2,50 ones for reading. It is very great to see a woman with such plus-glasses.
Pluscrazy 08 Oct 2003, 21:23
I go crazy over long sighted girls of
20yrs to 30yrs of age
Johnnyb555 08 Oct 2003, 17:52
Now... how do I talk my wife into wearing +2.50s????
J.
hooked 07 Oct 2003, 02:15
Maybe she is a latent hyperope and +1 is quite enough for the moment and in some months or so +2,5 will be better.
Keep us informed.
Michael 06 Oct 2003, 04:49
mviii
I bought the +2,5 glasses and she put they on last evening for a dinner. It was great, even how she read the menu. She have to take the paper nearer to her eyes than normaly. And the people at the desk nearby she couldn`t saw clear. For going home the wear the +1,00 one`s. Wow.
mviii 30 Sep 2003, 10:05
Michael
Your girlfriend sounds cool. Maybe she's a closet OO. (There are many like her.) You might consider buying your girlfrined the +2.50's for private occasions.
Best of luck.
Michael 30 Sep 2003, 01:46
Hi, my name is Michael from germany. I love women betwen 30-40 years who wear reading glasses for reading, better wearing it full time.
Lat month I went with my new girlfriend, she is 33 into a shopping center. They are offering reading glasses and I want my girlfriend to try some on. they have glasses from +1,00 to +3,50 diopters. My favourite are a rimless pair with +2,50 but she said +1,00 are quite enough. So I bought this glasses and she looked great in their. The whole afternoon she wear it while shopping. I was very lucky.
Bianca 23 Sep 2003, 07:02
Thankyou Johnny
Tammy 22 Sep 2003, 07:58
Tom, Uh...thanks for your offer, but no thanks. I've already got someone who helps me find my glasses.
Tom for Tammy 22 Sep 2003, 05:37
Tammy!
Dear, I'd like to be close by you on the sofa to help you put on your glasses. What about you?
Tammy 21 Sep 2003, 14:00
Johnny, a year or so ago i went to visit friends who were totally blind, or so i thought. Anyway, i spent much of the weekend going bareeyed. I think that she could see a little bit, as she did have a print enlarger that she used. Anyway, she wanted to know if someone was poking fun at her. I was too shocked to answer, and her boyfriend said "Not me". That's when i decided that if i came back to visit i was going to wear my glasses all the time i was there.
Johnnyb555 21 Sep 2003, 13:45
Tammy,
I had a friend who lived in California during the 1994 earthquake, whe was 32 at the time. She freaked out when it happened at 4am, as her -15/-16.50 glasses fell from her night table and she couldn't find them.
She had to walk outside bare eyed; her spares, clear and sunglasses, were in the car and she couldn't find the keys either. I had to come over to her apartment and rescue her -- at least she found her cell phone which worked. (it was pretty cool seeing her bare eyed though... didn't you go bare eyed for a day once?).
J.
Tammy 21 Sep 2003, 09:55
Puffin, I am -12.50/-11.00 currently, and when i take off my glasses, and lay them down on the sofa beside me, i can barely find them again. If it weren't for light reflecting off the lenses i might not be able to.
Johnnyb555 21 Sep 2003, 07:45
Bianca/Stingray:
BIANCA: My feelings exactly when I discovered Eye Scens a few years ago. You're not alone, many of us are here. :-) Welcome.
STINGRAY: My wife started wearing reading glasses a few years ago (+1.25 with astigmatism). Lost them soon after, and I got another pair for her, +2.50s. She complained about the power, so I found a cute little pair, red plastic, small round lenses in +1.50s, no complaints. I wish she would wear them full time. She doesn't know a thing about my GOC. I had her try on my -23s once, she hated them... what a blow.
J.
specs4ever 21 Sep 2003, 07:30
This is pretty speculative Puffin, but with a pair of minus glasss it all depends on the distance, and the circumstances. I would say that anyone over around -10D would have a hard time finding their glsses in a familiar room in good light. In the same room, in poor lighting conditions you could probably drop to about -7D. In a strange room, I think a -5D would have trouble even in fairly good lighting conditions, but a -3D would be fairly safe. Now in a familiar room, in the dark, a -1D would have about as much trouble as a -20D. See - it is all relative.
Alan 21 Sep 2003, 07:29
Puffin: it depends on the circumstances. But if you mean "when they are within arm's reach", then I think it's between -8 and -20...a wide range because black glasses sitting on a white table are going to be a lot easier to notice than if they're on a black table.
gl 21 Sep 2003, 07:19
my girlfriend wears-20glassesand has astigmatism. If her glasses are moved from where she put them she is helpless in finding them as all she sees without her thick glasses is a big blob.
Puffin 21 Sep 2003, 06:28
These last few posts remind me of a puzzle - how bad does eyesight have to get before you can't find your glasses?
LongTimeLurker 20 Sep 2003, 19:46
If I was walking past, I would like to think that I would "accidentally" stand on the glasses (repeatedly, if the situation required it), and then, after apologising profusely, take the it from there...
Bianca 20 Sep 2003, 05:47
I would help someone if they had lost their glasses, it would be a natural reaction I think. I often wanted to hide my friends glasses when I was younger though, I just wanted to see how helpless they would be without them. I feel terrible about that now - what an awful kid I was.....
Martin 20 Sep 2003, 02:23
Yeah, me too - the dependency really does it for me. I was in Wall-Mart yesterday and saw this really cute guy, tall, mid 20s, dark cropped hair and cargo pants. He was wearing small rimless glasses with about a -8 Rx and I thought, hey, I bet those specs are a nightmare to find. So I had this little vision of him patting down his bed after coming out of the shower and sticking his head really close to the bedsheets to see where they went to :) Kept me happy ...
19 Sep 2003, 22:40
LongTimeLurker-
I can sort of relate to that and like you don't think I could do that. But what if you saw someone lose their glasses, couldn't find them and there was no one else around? Would you help that person find his/her glasses or just stand back and observe to see what they would happen? I'm not sure how long someone who is completely helpless without their glasses would grope around for them before giving up or what they would do after that. If you want to trade emails on that, that would be ok.
wyle_e_cuyotee@yahoo.com
LongTimeLurker 16 Sep 2003, 05:27
Stingray,
I must correct you. I often have the urge to rip a particularly strong looking pair of glasses off the wearer's face....the fetish for me is intricately tied in with the person's vulnerability and utter dependancy on the glasses.
Would I or have I ever done this? No! My fetish still lives in the realm of fantasy...
16 Sep 2003, 04:10
Screw your partner Bianca.
Women in glasses are simply the BEST! :-D
Bianca 14 Sep 2003, 16:53
Thanks Mal
Julian 14 Sep 2003, 10:03
Thanks for that 'testimony', Stingray; very interesting. I guess it's a good thing to 'come out' really; I keep a low profile with friends in the real world, but I sometimes wonder how many others might share our interest. I was with a friend the other day - he's about my age and we've known each other prettyu well for over 3o year - admiring the young men in the street, and he remarked that he likes student-looking types..."short hair, and glasses, and that" and I really did wonder. Might find out some day.
Love and kisses, Jules.
stingray 14 Sep 2003, 09:05
As many of you know, I regularly post eyeglasses for sale on the marketplace segment of eyescene. I sell quite a lot of eyeglasses on ebay.
When people come over to visit us, my
wife remarks how I sell glasses on ebay and usually they are quite astonished. The question I get all the time is "Who would buy other people's glasses?". I just casually explain that there are collectors of just about anything out there and most of those people who buy the glasses are collectors either of the frames or lenses or both. My wife then interjects that most of my buyers are eyeglass fetishists who get turned on by glasses. Most of our friends are shocked to hear this. My wife then informs our friends that us (me included) eyeglass fetishists kind of stalk people in public who are wearing glasses. It seems we kind of get close to people and check out their glasses by peering through their lenses from the side of their face and wondering just how strong the prescription is. "Egad!" they remark "There are people out there that do that?" Yes, there are and we are harmless. I am sure no one here nor have I ever had the urge to rip a pair of glasses off anyone's face . My wife then remarks how there is a website on the internet entirely devoted to eyeglass fetishists. Well, we all know what website she is referring to.
By the way, my wife knows that I am an eyeglass fetishist myself and while I collect some glasses to sell, there are others in my inventory that I would never part with. On rare occasions, my wife will put on a pair of these glasses to turn me on. It works every time. However, she is always afraid of germs and stuff, so I have to assure her that the glasses have been disinfected and cleaned. She then examines them for herself before taking the risk of actually putting them on. She is a myope who has glasses that are -3.75 or so and many times I ask her to determine the strength of newly acquired glasses by trying them on and comparing them to the strength of her glasses. Most of the time she just says they are different which doesn't mean much to me, but I do like seeing her in different pairs of glasses just for the effect. While I am comfortable discussing glasses with my wife, I have never had the nerve to suggest that I would like her to do glasses over contacts. But then again, I can imagine, can't I? I too would like to try GOC, but then again how would I ever explain this to her? I guess I do not want to fall into a category of being a serious fetishist in her eyes (or a freak as most people would think us to be). Sorry for rambling on and on.
Mal 14 Sep 2003, 07:34
Great stuff Bianca! Welcome!!
Admin 14 Sep 2003, 00:00
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Frank 19 Jun 2003, 03:41
OK Loonyettes - I will tell some here, but for the rest we'll have to correspond securely - as she may be reading this now, who knows.. I'm at eyelovegwg@hotmail.com - one of my aliases
Any she is petite and trim with it, unnatural blonde, and wide honest face and pretty smile. Her eyes are bright blue and her glasses too, and they are wonderfully magnified,; she doesn't do eye make-up - there are difficulties I guess and I would love to apply some shadow and mascara for her, then put the glasses back on for her to revel in the look.
She's got new glasses which I will see when next we meet - Keep you all posted.
Loonyettes 18 Jun 2003, 12:29
Tell us more about her, Frank. I love plus wearers ... the lenses make them so mysterious. How does she feel about wearing glasses? And for that matter, how did you meet her? Yours nosily, Loonyettes.
Frank 16 Jun 2003, 15:58
Why thank you tortoise. There are many more where that came from.
I have just read Loonyettes admission that he showed his girlfriend Eye Scene. I am thinking of doing the same with a woman I would like to become my lover. She is a strong plus wearer and has been since she was five she says, never overly confident of her attractiveness as a result, but a delightful person and very pretty, even without her glasses.
I have been fantasysing about how to tell her how she presses my buttons. Maybe I'll just take my clothes off in front of her, while she is equally free of such impediments, except for her glasses which she will have to keep on - And like baking powder IT will be sure to rise. She may not make the connection. Anymore and I'll have to post in XXX link.
Databastard 16 Jun 2003, 00:09
I've read statistics that at least 50% of boys like (or at least don't mind) girls who wear glasses. I think that at least puts to rest the idea that glasses are some kind of impediment to attractiveness.
As far as people who are into glasses wearers, that can fall into a couple of categories. I'm sure some may just like it for dress-up in private. There are some who like glasses as part of a whole package, like dressing up as a nurse or librarian. Personally, I think glasses make a woman look ever better than without and usually warrent a second glance. That's probably the group most of the posters are in.
tortoise 11 Jun 2003, 20:13
Frank; Great story! If there was an award for guts and honesty in posting (the Perfectly Frank Award?) it would go to you. Bravo! The only person I ever told was my (now former) wife. It took time but eventually I was able to leave a choice pair from my collection on her bedside table now and then and ...she said she enjoyed our fantasy times. Unfortunately optical obsession does not, in itself, a good relationship make (though for me it sure helps). Keep posting Brother..... tortoise
GWG's Rule! 11 Jun 2003, 13:08
There is a difference between "OO's" who will post over here, and guys who just think girls with glasses are especially hot. With the latter, it's a lot more common than you'd think, I'd guess over half of the males out there would agree that GWG's are cute. But, again, that's not the same as being the type to research 'glasses fetish' in a search engine.
Bob W 11 Jun 2003, 10:57
Hi!
My 2 bits. We might get some kind of gauge of frequency of GWG, or OO's, if we could somehow convince a woman with specs, not overly attractive or dressed up to attract, to go out with a couple of friends and hang out a bit where she could be observed. She plays with her glasses a bit, not playing up to anyone, and her friends note how many seem to be watching, by glancing around a bit.
Not very likely to happen, but I'd be curious. I've partially justified my own watching by assuming that there must be quite a few men who were interested in this. I might find a crushing reality that it's not so frequent!
Best regards, Bob W
Frank 11 Jun 2003, 03:03
I find I am coming out more and more - with people I trust not to laugh. ie male friends.
Years ago, during a period of sexual difficulty in an stormy and often traumatic six-year relationship, I confessed my OO and said it was all that really turned me on - and the reason for my non-performance at times was that she did not wear glasses (although she had an ornamental pair of gold wire-framed John Lennon glasses that she dressed up with at times - not often enough - and otherwise kept them in an old-fashioned glasses case.
She said nothing at the time.
One night, when trying to get aroused was proving again difficult, she suddenly leapt from the bed and rummaged in a draw - I heard the tell tale snap of the glasses case and there she was, prancing back into bed with nothing on her girlish figure but a pair of gold-rims and big grin - and heightened my interest no end - as you British would say, Puffin.
Bobby 10 Jun 2003, 16:01
Elektra,
It is very difficult to tell how many people are closet, however something can be estimated.
Just some examples:
There is a club at www.quick.cz called Silny bryle jsou nejhezci (Eng." Strong glasses are the nicest) founded by a reader of the Eye Scene. The club is in the Czech language and has 29 members, Only 3 of them have ever sent some contribution. One of them founded another fetishistic Czech club at the same server. So this is 3 to 29 at a club in a language spoken by some 12 mil people in the world.
The Glasses over contacts Yahoo group has 381 members, out of which about 50 have sent a contribution during last 12 months. About 8 people join and leave the group a week. I think all members of the group are readers and/or contributors of the Eye Scene discussion.
I meet a lot of new people in my job and sometimes I notice a person who mentiones glasses in such a way that I must consider the possibilty that he/she is ... however I never ask them.
So my opinion is that there are people who like GWG, MWG, glasses generally, or who have a kind of this obsession.
This community is probably only a small part of the number of people.
I think I should sit and look back to find all moments when I met or heard about anybody who might be one of us ... :-)
Puffin 10 Jun 2003, 14:45
Electra:
I thought for one moment you might be one of my characters from my stories come to life. You don't shoot electricity around do you, by any
chance? :)
Puffin
Electra 10 Jun 2003, 10:27
Familiar really? I used to post here a long time ago then lost it! But as I said it's risky owning up about any fetish (although people seem to brag about the *in* ones) because you'll quickly be labelled a freak or something. I wonder just how many people are closet. How many are reading this not daring to post. How many are ashamed even? I've learned to keep it a bit quiet but my list of favorite celebrities would tip off a fellow fetishist. If they don't wear glasses I'm not interested, with one exception and I keep begging Santa to do something magic to Keanu Reeves.
Puffin 09 Jun 2003, 13:55
Electra:
That name sounds oddly familiar.
Anyway when someone mentions fetishes and I admit I have one (usually when I'm quite drunk and well fed!) I just fob them off with "Big Tits" or something. Or "Big Tits in Lingerie", if I'm feelng bold. Never, ever mentioned glasses whether I'm pissed or sober. Oh the thought makes me go all wobbly!
Bob W 09 Jun 2003, 11:10
Hi Electra!
I'll remember that next time anyone asks outside this group about what turns me on. Need to keep it underground. Sounds ominous, anonymous.
Best Regards, Bob W
Electra 03 Jun 2003, 11:54
Bob, you talk about it looking stupid when you write it down. You try fessing up in a mixed group. I got really drunk one night and somehow started on about my obsession, and noone found it endearing or amusing, or anything positive at all, as far as fetishes go you get more support if you're into sheep. Honest. I love this place. The only place I can say it out loud (so to speak).
Electra 03 Jun 2003, 11:51
Hey Hearty! I'm running late with this reply just wanted to tell you how I relate to the "flaw" thing. In trying to anylise just what it is about the BWG that make me go all funny I have always known at least that much. I had a really myopic boyfriend once, he got lost at the beach after a swim. Pity he was such a ditz, he was gorgeous.
maddog 03 Jun 2003, 11:24
There is a sexual interest which ties into this whole glasses and squinting thing. If my mother was nearsighted and power- squinted all the time, I would not in the least stand in awe and watch with interest, however if it is any female who is not my family and is below 55 or so, I would be attracted to watching her. Think about this, if you could spend time with a woman who was clad in a bikini at the beach, really well endowed who did not need eye correction, or spend time with a woman in a one- piece who was not built like a model but was nearsighted and had to squint every once in a while, which one would turn you on? I'd take any nearsighted woman any day over the most endowed woman on the planet.They make my world go round.
Bob W 30 May 2003, 15:20
Hi Angie,
Sorry it took so long to get back. It is getting really hard to explain the attraction or turn on. I thought it was about the woman being adventurous, or overcoming an obstacle, or being rebellious by resisting wearing her glasses, something of that order. Somehow I felt that very exciting and arousing. Usually it's when I notice a woman straining or squinting at something that attracts my attention. Othertimes, I'll see one walk up close to something to look at it, and I'll realize that she's nearsighted or I know she took off her glasses. I really seems pretty stupid when I write it down here. The woman is just trying to look at something, and she might be very self conscious of someone looking at her when she squints! That brings up a whole other matter about how she feels in that predicament in the first place. If the woman is actually having significant difficulties or distress, that's an immediate turn off!
That's probably as close as I can come to explain. It's been that way since 7 or 8 years old. There has been quite a discussion over in Psychology of glasses about some of this which is interesting. I'm going to post more of this there.
I've looked thru a lot of the archives. They are huge! There a several women who describe a freedom being bare eyed, as they call it here. Other women describe enjoying the soft blur, or as you put it, seeing things naturally. There are several who describe a thrill out of putting themselves in situations away from their glasses, forcing them to get along without. Then there are examples of women feeling aroused going around bare eyed with other women, or trading glasses while out or things like that. Their experiences run the whole gamut.
I've run on quite a lot here. Again, sorry I didn't return earlier.
Best Regards, Bob W
Gus 25 May 2003, 22:02
Hearty - After they took away his glasses, did he somehow manage to get them back? I've been doing GOC with -21.5 glasses for a few months. If I was out doing GOC and my glasses were taken from me, I'd be totally screwed.
Someone who wears glasses that are more than a half inch thick is sort of advertising a serious vulnerability. Sounds like the guys who took away your friend's glasses jumped at the chance to exploit that.
Hearty 25 May 2003, 21:18
Hi Lore!
Gosh, I wasn't aware of the #'s back then, so I never tried to gauge, but I know he was, for all intents and purposes, blind without them. One time a couple guys ganged up on him, I guess they figured he was an easy mark, and he later told me, "they took my eyes from me" Of course, in those days lenses were thicker, so it's hard to tell. Ohh...I used to let him keep his specs on in the bedroom, because he really needed them...but sometimes I'd remove them and massage his eyes. They were extremely heavy, I believe they were glass lenses, and they made the sides of his nose sore, like battle scars! LOL, now I'm reliving it all!!
Lore 25 May 2003, 13:03
Hearty,
As another former-flower-child-ish girl, your blonde, long-haired guy sounds very sexy. I must have missed your posts about him in the past. Do you have any idea what his prescription was?
Alan 24 May 2003, 23:26
Angie - Maybe you've mentioned this before, but what is your prescription?
angie 24 May 2003, 21:56
bob w-
i dunno if i really enjoy looking through the blur...from a purely practical pov its a total pain. it's inconvenient to have to take my glasses off to read the computer then put them on to look up at a clock or something, then take them off to read again.
but i guess i do like to take my glasses off and see things the way they "really" are sometimes. you know...without the lenses in the way, changing the way things look. sometimes if i'm tired it's just as hard for me to focus on something far like a sign with my glasses on...so i just take them off and squint. correcting my vision "naturally" so to speak. it feels freer...no borders to my vision or anything.
what is it you like about girls enjoying "the blur"? i dont think i really understand that part of the gwg thing.
Bob W 22 May 2003, 11:57
Hi Cool Dude!
It's still here, all 3 of them, unfortunately. I think you're on to something here. This is a specs site after all, and this thread isn't the XXX thead anyway.
Best regards, Bob W
c(r)ool dude 21 May 2003, 19:33
Hey ToTo, I think you forget to tell us the size of your dick! We want to know how long and thick it was before and after your 'experience'. Was the color different after you 'choked' it?
Shit...I hope someone here deletes that crap (and this one too for that matter).
21 May 2003, 17:24
ohhhh moannnnnnnn uh uh uh
ToTo 21 May 2003, 16:49
I was thrilled when discovering this site and reading about others' experiences. As I have a real turn-on for beautiful female feet and shoes, I can recall many memorable events as well.
One of my most cherished is about my babysitting at Mrs Dynyncks house in Malibu. Back 2 years ago, I was 18 at the time, our neighbor asked me if I was available for a babysit evening at one of her friends. Since my agenda was free, I agreed and showed up at Mrs Dynynck's house by 8pm that night. I rang the bell, and was in a kind of shock when she opened the door. She stood almost 6 feet high, stylish light brown hair, she was wearing a summer outfit and was in incredible 2 inch heeled red leather open toed slippers. I followed her up the stairs to her little girl's bedroom and couldn't keep my eyes off her feet and the slapping slides that made her so unbelievably sexy. Audrey, her daughter, was already asleep so the evening promised to be a calm one... or maybe not.
When she left for dinner with a friend, I noticed that she had changed into trendy sneakers. I waited for 10 minutes after she'd left, and went back upstairs searching for her slippers. Don't need to tell you my dick was rock hard by that time I quickly found her shoes in the bathroom and started unzipping my pants and unlacing my own shoes. On her washtable I noticed a pair of goldrimmed glasses, which explained her squinting when leading me through the house. I couldn't help trying on the glasses, while carressing my dick with the inner sole of her slipper and trying on the other one on my foot. She must have had a pretty strong prescription, since the bathroom started tolling in front of me when I had her glasses on. I found this kind of horny, knowing how nearsighted she was, and ket the glasses on. I inserted my dick through the front toe opening of her slide, and started rubbing it faster and faster over the white-leather inner sole of her shoe while the leather band of her slipper gently squeezed my willy. In the meantime I licked the inner of her slide, which tatsed like heaven. I started cumming streams of sperm within the minute, which flooded her slide and made the rubbing even more delightful.
I repeated this "exercise" 3 times over the evening, using another pair of shoes as well. I'll tell you more about my adventures another time.
Oscar 21 May 2003, 03:46
gl - that's what a lot of us are here for! Either girls or boys according to preference.
gl 21 May 2003, 02:14
my girlfriend wears very thick glasses.They turn me on almost as much as she does.I also love the way they keep sliding down her nose and she has to keep pushing them up .Are there others here who find thick glasses attractive on gals?
Emily 15 May 2003, 16:03
A lot of people here are turned on by seeing other people wearing glasses, but I like fooling around with my own glasses. On Lens Chat the other day, a guy asked me if I could see four ears when I looked in the mirror. I had never thought of that before, but I could! Two normal ears outside the frames and two smaller ears through the lenses and four earrings, too! When I tried on my old (weaker) glasses, there were only two ears, there wasn't enough cut-in to see the little ones.
Another thing, I can see reflections of my cheeks and lights behind me through the side of the lens, sort of like cut-in in reverse. It's more noticeable with these glasses. On my old ones, the reflections are way out on the margins, and on the oldest ones, there aren't any. That's a little annoying, but it's offset by the ghost reflections of lights in front of me. When I first got glasses, they were very bright and annoying, and stayed close to the actual lights. With each new pair, they have gotten smaller and moved further away from the actual light, and sort of faded out.
I also like to compare the size of the reflections when I take my glasses off to look at them. As you probably know, there are two reflections on each surface, large and small. On my first glasses, they were almost the same size, but as my RX has increased, the large reflections kept getting bigger. On the latest glasses, the large reflection on the outer surface is way bigger than ever before. For the first time, the two reflections on the inner surfaces go in opposite directions instead of the same way. It's also interesting to look at the concentric circles and try to measure them. I haven't figured out an exact way to do the measurement, but subjectively, each new pair of glasses has more circles than the previous one and each circle seems more prominent.
It's also fun to compare the minifying effect by holding glasses up to a measurable object, like tiles on the wall, and see how small things look. I like to use the kitchen tiles in my house. I start at a specific spot and hold the glasses out at arm's length. Each lens opening is wide enough to cover 2-1/2 tiles, but with my oldest glasses , you can see 5 tiles. With my last pair you can see 7, and with my current ones, 9 tiles fit into the same amount of space.
I'm not deliberately trying to make my eyes worse, but as long as my nearsightedness keeps progressing, I'm glad that each pair has a different appearance, which keeps wearing glasses from being boring.
Bob W 13 May 2003, 12:23
Hi Angie,
I'll probably regret this, but at times do you enjoy looking through the blur? I'm refering to the part about looking at signs. In archives of this site, which are huge, there are many women who do. I was hoping Susanne DK would take note of your post in that regard. I can point you to some references in the archives if you wish to pursue this. I could be reading too much into your post though with too much wishful thinking!
Best regards, Bob W
Hearty 13 May 2003, 00:03
Mmmmm, the vulnerability factor is a big part of it, for me! My ideal man is strong in appearance, yet has some fatal flaw....although I HAVE dated deliciously OBVIOUSLY vulnerable men, as well! Some have been overweight, underweight, even a man who had some slight brain damage and a limp. But the most compelling to me, is poor eyesight.
I wrote, many moons ago, about a blonde, long-haired dude I dated, who was extremely myopic....so much so, that he mainly wore thick, black glass lenses, because his eyes appeared so weak in clear lenses. However, his doctor told him that the constant darkness of the shades, would diminish his eyesight even more!
I was kinda flower-child-ish at that time....he had the long blonde, flashy hair, boots and earrings. We'd go out to the mall, and for some reason he'd play even more vulnerable than he was. He would lean on me, and it would make me feel strong! He'd lean on me and put his hand in the back pocket of my jeans, and I'd lead him around!! I loved the way people looked at us, with wonder (he looked soooo blind, but sexy too....the girls were attracted to him, and I definitely had to fend them off!!) I guess, as we've said before, there can be an amount of exhibitionism involved in this.
Now, as I am searching for a soul mate to share the long haul with, I am TRYING very hard, to see the real man first, and not just look for one with a flaw or weakness...perhaps fate will be kind to me (or have a sense of humor!) and lead me to a true heart, who just happens to have a beautiful, vulnerable streak, as well.
Bob W 11 May 2003, 12:00
Welcome JM!
I'm the same in preferences. I've always kept it to myself, started looking online after the first of this year. I'm 54. I've collected some women's glasses from thrift stores and got a "lensometer", cheap Chinese, but it works, to measure them with. I don't wear them, but admire them.
My wife caught me with all of this! That's another story. She's known about my inability to refrain from looking. We're actually very happily married, still! Imagine that. When She's not around, I get out my collection, and clean them up, or whatever. I don't add much to it, just a couple dozen.
Best Regards, Bob W
angie 11 May 2003, 01:34
i'm a 20 y/o college student and i've been wearing glasses all my life. i used to want contacts but now i know i look much better with a good pair of frames than without anything on my face. they make me look older and smarter. they're like my favorite accessort now. and i think glasses were sexy on both men and women, especially the black frames that are in style now. they make women look so intelligent and powerful and they make young men look mch more serious. especially with dressy clothes, they're great. i guess i also like the 'christmas package' aspect, but in reverse. most people are reluctant to wear their glasses in public, so seeing them with glasses on is a private serious kind of thing. i remember when i was with this girl who never wore glasses and one night i slept over her place. i woke up and there she was sitting up in bed, reading a book with glasses on. it was so cute. that was when i realized that glasses can really change the way you look.
but i didn't know it was a serious fetish for some people until i came upon this site and started reading about why peolple like gwg. the day after i saw this site i was so much more conscious of my glasses. i fidget with them a lot it seems. they slide down and i have to push them back up and blink to adjust, or i take them off and clean them with the edge of my sleeve when they're smudged, or sometimes i take them off to read a book and suck on the earpiece, or i take them off to read a sign even though i'm nearsighted, and then i have to squint at the sign. i never knew till this site but that must drive some gwg lovers crazy! now sometimes when i'm out in public i realize i'm fidgeting with them and i wonder if a gwg lover is enjoying it. its weird to think a little habit like that would excite someone but it also makes me feel kind of special
JM 09 May 2003, 05:03
been lurking for a while. iam a 35 yr old male and i love women in low to medium lenses. i love seeing them squint to see far or strain to read.and putting their specs on. i actually secretly enjoy wearing glasses i find at used clothing stores. i usually go for bifocals- as long as i can see a little with them. i guess this makes me a glasses freak
ace 24 Apr 2003, 10:16
any girlz out there 13 teen
ace 24 Apr 2003, 10:14
Gus 16 Apr 2003, 21:29
What turns me on about glasses is wearing GOC with +14 contacts and -17 glasses. What I really like to do is to pretend to have lost my glasses since everything is a total blur with just the contacts. I kind of like feeling vulnerable. I'm trying to work up the nerve to try it in public. Something like driving to campus and walking about a mile away. Then at the right time, I would put my glasses in my pocket and act like I had lost them. I would litterally have to feel my way back. I was reading some posts in the archives where some of the women on ES (Suazanne I think was one of them) mentioned that going barefoot made them feel more vulnerable. Does anyone think that this might work well with the lost glasses act?
Guest #2 10 Apr 2003, 22:54
Guest - You are right, of course. Perhaps posting my request to this thread misrepresented my intentions. I only wish her to make her decision based upon the best and most complete information and I will certainly be supportive of that decision.
Stingray - Much food for thought.
Thanks, to both of you!
stingray 10 Apr 2003, 09:35
Guest #2: steer her to http://www.surgicaleyes.org where they show all the things that go wrong with lasik. That site cured my wife of ever thinking about having the procedure done.
Guest 10 Apr 2003, 08:25
Guest #2,
If she has disliked glasses all her life and is tired of the hassle that her rather high myopia imposes on her life, you should not try to convince her otherwise. Be supportive.
Eugene 10 Apr 2003, 07:08
Cliches, cliches, but honesty is the best policy...
Guest #2 10 Apr 2003, 06:18
I need some advice from the "regulars" here. I just met a woman I am very interested in who is a high myope (-9.00 , -9.75). She normally wears contacts and is very sensitive about her appearance with glasses, which I've yet to see. Her objections to glasses are the decreased peripheral vision, thickness of the lenses and the limited number of frame styles that will handle her Rx. She is serious about Lasik. How can I convince her of the downside of surgery and that she's not doomed to, as she puts it, "butt-ugly frames" and how do I do this without sounding like an OO?
Bob W 29 Mar 2003, 13:17
Fildar, I agree with the Women with Glasses thing. I never liked the other.
GWG's Rule! 29 Mar 2003, 13:16
Thanks for the warning. I certainly have NO desire to view even non-pornagraphic pics of kids under any circumstance, and don't want really taht crap on my computer history either.
Bob W 29 Mar 2003, 13:15
Fildar, you're right about that, I'd forgotten. It's been awhile since I looked there. That's not right, child porn.
Wurm, that post of mine is way too long. Maybe just delete it, and I can figure a way to single space it, remove the said link. I cut and paste from Win XP notepad. Maybe if I just left it 1 long line in notepad and edited to paragraphs in the post app on your site.
Maybe it's just plain too much anyway.
any comments?
Fildar 29 Mar 2003, 12:21
Beware, everybody! Pictures of children on this site to which Bob posts the link below... http://kickme.to/gng
It's nothing pornographic, or anything like that, but still...
Maybe the whole "GWG" (or, in this case, "GNG") thing needs to be changed to "WWG".
Bob W 29 Mar 2003, 11:09
Sorry for the length, I have no idea how it came out double spaced even!
Bob W 29 Mar 2003, 11:08
I posted this to the Joy of Spex site, I probably am totally off my rocker, but I wanted to try and influence them.
I am wondering how you hope this site will develop. I tumbled on this from
the "Eye Scene" site, which, of itself, isn't a porn site. It's where all kinds
of folks interested in all aspects of glasses communicate, text only. There are
areas for porn postings, but most of it isn't. I was hoping to find a "soft" site
to entertain my interests. I think there are lots out there who have similar interests
to mine, could be wrong though.
Are you getting into this because of so many regular sites popping up causing too
much competition? I really don't go looking around for porn, but I was amazed at
how many and how aggressively marketed the sites are, while looking around for
sites of my interest. Had you ever considered a "lite" side to your site besides
what you have to offer. I'm gauging by Leila's and Becca's current sites. I'm not
a member of either one, but they appear to be regular porn, but Leila wears her
glasses some, I guess. It looks like you would be doing the same, but wearing
your glasses to catch a little different group.
On the very soft side:
There are sites with galleries of pics of women who really wear glasses with their
glasses, such as "Girls'n'Glasses" ( http://kickme.to/gng ), or "Eddy's GWG Page"
( http://www.geocities.com/eddy2001l/ ). There is a site with models wearing
frames without real lenses, though a few are real. These are pretty limited in
erotic appeal.
A good site to explain the obsession like I have is "Those Girls with Glasses"
( http://www.geocities.com/likeglass55/ ). He can certainly explain it better than
most, as well as the range of interests. The "Eye Scene" site
( http://eyescene.net/ ) is years old, and text only. It can be tedious
going through it to find out the erotic interests, except the Fetish, XXX links
thread, which is the hard core porn crew. There, you will find the term Optic
Obsessive. That would fit me very well. I downloaded your pics and blew them up
a little to see if I could find out roughly your prescriptions. The breasts and
peeing just gets in the way! Becca looks like -3 or -3.5?, can't really tell about
Gala, Leila might be -2.5, and/or astigmatism, Rose seems to be strong minus, like
-6 or so, and Starri seems to be in the -2 range. I'm no expert, but you get the idea
about where my interests lie. I didn't try and figure out bust/cup sizes, or
Leila's bladder capacity, or problem.
I get really excited when some nearsighted woman is explaining what she can and can't
see at such and such distance without her specs, or describing going around
without them. A good example of this can be found in the Rx section, Post your
Prescription, click the "view all posts" link, and then search for Clare around
June 2002 and a few months after. She clearly was not
intending any erotic arousal
for anybody.
If you want to explore this further, go back to the home page, and follow the links
to the archives. When you finally get to the files, you will find "Polls80.zip".
Download this and unzip it. It's html. In Polls 82 thru 84, Becky describes
enjoying pushing herself to go without her specs in a variety of situations
because she enjoyed the challenge. Again, not overtly erotic intent, but for men
like me, this is powerful stuff. For overtly erotic stuff, look up Susanne DK,
starting in Polls 81, and Caitlin, starting in Polls 80. These two, and their
partners really get off on playing with their glasses, trading, teasing, going
out without, etc.
This all has little to do with humiliation, disability, or things like that.
For the severely nearsighted, like -8 or -10 and above, the men do get excited
about the helplessness, but also very much about the distortion that the lenses
provide. In the mild to moderate nearsighted, it's much more the overcoming
the difficulties, flaunting or showing off the nearsighted eyes, as well as
the mystery of the lenses. There can also be the mystery, can she really not
see it? Never really being sure since she acts like she does see ok otherwise.
Is this anything you had considered at all? All of this was in text only, and I
found it was pretty strong. It appears others did too, but I can't prove it.
If you haven't played with this sort of thing yourselves, and it isn't too
demeaning, you might try a short trial run yourselves in real life to see
what kind of response you can get without really getting into a coming on
to anyone kind of situation, much less any other kinky dress or behavior.
Dream up some short scenario for yourself with one or a couple girlfriends. A
few important things. It has to be real. You really can or cannot see it, and
you are doing this for your own entertainment, oblivious to anyone else
watching or noticing. Someone, not directly involved (who can see) can glance
a little at a time to try to gauge the response in general. You wouldn't be
drawing attention to yourselves by talking loudly or gesturing wildly either.
Let the glasses and those beautiful nearsighted eyes do all of the attracting.
The worst would be that very few would pay any attention.
Some scenario could be walking together, or seated at a mall, talking, remove
glasses, but don't put them down, The power and mystery lies in being able to
see the images being distorted through your lenses! Perhaps nibble on the
temples a little, or just hold them up, casually move them around, slowly.
Look towards something, a little straining trying to focus, squint, raise the
glasses to the end of your nose, squint, then back down. Or trade glasses with
your friend, comparing what you can see with hers with the other way around,
or if one has strong glasses compared to the other, the one with strong glasses
try the weaker glasses to see, and the other compare what she can see
without. Or both compare what they can or can't see without. Any combination
in between. By now you can get the idea.
Any reaction to this would be welcome, particularly questions. References to
my moral character, breeding, upbringing, or the fact that I'm a lunatic
have already been amply covered by my good friends!!
P.S. I'm registered at your Yahoo site.
maddog 28 Mar 2003, 10:57
I guess if you think you have a twisted mind, then I have one too, because I think squinting, nearsighted women are the best. Glasses are somewhat erotic themselves, but the thought of a nearsighted woman squinting without her glasses on takes up most of my thoughts during my day. I don't know why, but it does. There are probably millions of myopic women that do it daily and have no idea that it is an arousing sight.
Bob W 27 Mar 2003, 23:37
Someone had posted recently about a new site developing called Joy of Spex, on the XXX thread. Looked like it might be a more "soft" porn site. Is there much interest in sites that stick to the women with glasses, the interaction/space between their eyes and specs, without the "porn" part.
For myself, reading the posts of mild to moderately nearsighted women describing going bare eyed, or straining/squinting to see, is very exciting. It might be upsetting to them to know that this perverted and twisted mind could twist it in this disgusting manner. When reading their posts, it's clear that the women posting it were not intending that.
The exception would be in the archives with women like Susanne DK and Caitlin who themselves got off on it. Are there others who get excited or aroused about this sort of material like I do? or something related to it? I know I'm talking about text only, but it could be extended to pics for a site. I wanted to know if I'm stuck in my own sick little world or should say something to the creators of this new site to try to influence the direction they are trying to take in.
Thanks.
Leon 17 Mar 2003, 01:38
Hehehe, I love that joke :-)
Fildar 16 Mar 2003, 23:42
Oh, OK.. I get it.... "If you keep doing that, you'll go blind."
Took me a couple of reads to figure that out.
Daffy 16 Mar 2003, 21:11
I agree with Filthy McNasty..."WHAT THE?"
Filthy McNasty 16 Mar 2003, 20:00
Yep. The only one.
Gift4You 16 Mar 2003, 17:55
[b]Well, anytime you see someone in glasses, you know at once that that person has poor eyesight. So, could it be that seeing a woman wearing eyeglasses would indicate she is sexually active but has no mate.[/b]
I will be honest here and admit that alot of my fantasies about nearsighted women have been coupled with masturbation. There is a certain fantasy I have that all those women who are out there nearsighted and aren't wearing glasses are a result of serious discreet masturbation on their part. Admission to the fact that everything is a blur to them is akin to admitting they masturbate very often.
Am I the only one?
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Frank 06 Mar 2003, 23:57
I am tempted to add - " what a stupid short-sighted attitude is that" - but I refrain..
c(r)ool dude 06 Mar 2003, 21:48
Christy, you putting fuel in the fire? Keep it coming people, I love it!
Christy 06 Mar 2003, 14:48
I've been away for a week (or faking being away for a week if you prefer) and like they say - it's good to come home to a real fire!
FakeGlass 05 Mar 2003, 13:50
yea, whatever..
Anyhow, what has always interested me in GWG's is how it makes a girl's eyes look like they are in a little kaleidoscope, and in their own little world! I was patterned back in the second grade, so 40 years later there is little hope of me ever loosing interest. (Which is a GOOD thing) ;)
Bazooka Joe 05 Mar 2003, 05:19
I'm a fake
Swammie Bubba 04 Mar 2003, 16:36
It's quite easy to clearly see exactly who each contributor really is.
Bob in not a fake at all, inspite of a declaration to the contrary. For you see, Bob is really the former Marjory Applejoy of Winthrop, Iowa. She now works as a guard in a women's prison in South Dakota where her head can often be seen bobbing up and down. Thus the nick name Bob.
For those of us with identity radar, as I like to call it, discerning who's who, is quite easy. Should any of you be interested in knowing who some of our "characters" really are, simply drop me a note asking and I'll gladly reveal the truth behing the ES facade.
Perhaps Wurm will open a thread called "Truth or Fiction."
myofan 04 Mar 2003, 08:04
I doubt any of us could have said it better. We obviously like reading about and discussing glasses. Why does it matter who we "really" are? I don't mind being fooled by a so-called "fake".
Bob 04 Mar 2003, 03:29
So, what the hell is the big deal about fakes. This is the Internet, where a fat middle aged loser can pretend he or she is a rich 30-year-old movie star. We are all fakes. We all look and post to this web site because we are embarassed, ashamed or for some reason unable to talk in the real world about the fact that we like glasses and we like the way people look when they wear glasses. Who the hell knows who or what any of us are? I actually stopped posting and even for a while stopped visiting this site a few years ago when I was accused of being a fake. I guess maybe I am a fake, because I sure express things on here I would never in a million years talk about in my real life, whatever the hell that is. Everybody is on here for a different reason. We all have a different fantasy. I personally like to read stories about people who need glasses, get glasses and eventually wear them all the time. I am a smart person, college degree, lots of life experiences. I know many if not most of these stories are not true. You can usually tell from the language if a person claiming to be an 18-year-old girl is really a 60-year-old glasses obsessed man. This is just a little diversion, a few minutes with people who share what most people consider a very strange diversion. Lets just let people people be what they want to be on here. And if you don't think the whole Internet is one big fantasy land, go to one of those Internet dating sites, and read the post from the beautiful, thin young woman with long blond hair and a body to kill for. Then go find her and meet her and you'll find a 53-year-old sad and lonely divorcee, who turns out to be a lot like yourself. None of this real. Cut the foolishness and lets get back to talking about glasses.
glassesluver 04 Mar 2003, 03:03
crool dude ,how do you expect people to post to this thread if you are so judgemental and offensive.I was merely posting to the topic of what turns me on about glasses.As for me liking my girlfriends thick glasses and the fact they are always slipping down ,this doesn,t seem anymore fake than some other posts Ive read. I hope you enjoy being the eyescene judge and jury.
AJ 03 Mar 2003, 07:50
Is c(r)ool dude real or a fake?
New Val 03 Mar 2003, 05:48
Val, I didn't know you existed. I will post using my middle name from now on.
Sorry.
Val (the original) 03 Mar 2003, 05:31
It is the first time in 3 years when I see postings on the name of Val, and they are not mine. But, of course, this name is very common, so I think it's not a problem.
I really miss the times when a user had to enter a password to post.
Anyway, welcome new poster under the name of Val.
Alan 03 Mar 2003, 05:04
I'm not really into making a big deal about fakes. I can kind of relate to where they're coming from. They used to bother me, because I wanted to learn things about eyes and glasses and so it was a pain to not be sure what to believe. Now I don't really care. I sort of assume there's a decent portion of the posters here where their reality differs markedly from their posts. It's interesting how the more fascinating the post, the more likely it is to be a fake. Don't underestimate me - I guess when I wrote "Absolutely fantastic, even" I should have put a "(wink)" in there too. C(r)ool Dude, I can see the point of trying to discourage false posting, because I think we are likely to feel like eyescene is more meaningful if we feel that it is real - the posters are real. I'm just not really into worrying about it. In a way, this site represents a fantasy, a place where - unlike in the real world - I can be open about the degree to which I like glasses and it wouldn't be crazy of me to admit that I'm 100 times more likely to notice a girl wearing glasses than one not wearing glasses. OK, so a girl wearing 3/4" thick glasses that are always falling off her face is obviously not a real girl...but damn, it would be awesome if she were. Glassesluver told us a little about what turns him on about glasses, in a more interesting way than most of the others on this thread. This does seem a little more admissible to me than someone posting on "Post Your Prescription" saying they have -65D -15.5D axis 32, 22 Base-In, +7.5 Add quintrifocals.
Val: C(r)ool Dude meant "loser", I'm fairly confident. (Sorry if you were just being ironic.)
Val 03 Mar 2003, 04:22
Cooldude, what did you mean when you said "One more looser away from here"?
That sentence made absolutely no sense at all. Looser than what??
c(r)ool dude 02 Mar 2003, 21:49
Oh pity me. One more looser away from here. Or will you turn up being someone else with some other fantasy? You could post in "Fantasy Optical" thread and no-one will bother you. Hey people might go along with it as well (No sarcasm here)!
I'm sorry to the rest of you. I'm just saying what everyone else here wants to say.
glassesluver 02 Mar 2003, 19:39
crool dude. it is a shame you have to be judgemental .I was just looking for advice.Soory to have bothered you all
Puffin 02 Mar 2003, 15:20
Yes, but's all good harmless fun, so why worry about it?
c(r)ool dude 02 Mar 2003, 14:52
Yep I strike again...glassesluver...you're so full of it. That's why no-one responds, we all know you're a fake. Unfortunatetly (sorry Alan) Alan, you always fall for such people.
glassesluver 02 Mar 2003, 07:30
thanks for the response Alan.First iforgot to respond to one of your questions in your last post. I started dating her because of her not her glasses but then developed an intense infactuation for her thick loose glasses.I really think she must have another pair that fit better that she wears when she is not with me because as you said it could be daangerous for her and I don't understand hope she could cope if she lost them.Some people in lens chat said perhaps she wears the looses ones for her own reasons when she is with me. I havenever asked her,but after chatting with people her i intend to .she moved across country and i am flying out to see her next weekend.anyways ,if she does wear other glasses which i am begining to think she has to to function i hope she will still where the loose ones for me that turn me on......weird huh?
Alan 02 Mar 2003, 05:56
Glassesluver - that's a pretty amazing scenario. I think it's pretty crazy that she would wear her glasses loose and not try as hard as she could to keep them from ever falling off (since that could be pretty hazardous to her).
As for being ashamed, if you *are* as obsessed with her as you are with her glasses, then you're probably in an excellent position. Absolutely fantastic, even.
glassesluver 01 Mar 2003, 14:52
i would appreciate others comments obout my obssesion with my girlfriends glasses as i wrote about in several posts belo. thenks in advance for your responses
Billy 01 Mar 2003, 14:09
Back in 1971, when I was almost ready to leave school, I want to the school christmas disco. I met a girl who I had known on and off but nothing serious, and, she wore glasses. On the disco night, she turned up wearing fashionable clothes, with lots of jewellery and, new glasses!They were typical early 1970s fashion, being large octagonal gold metal frames, worn slightly "off" the nose, she looked absolutely fantastic! We danced all night to T-Rex, Mungo Jerry, and the like. We decided to take a walk later on, and went out to the football field. It was frosty, and I can recall her saying how her new metal framed glasses felt cold in the frosty weather. We stopped to chat,held each other and listened to the music from the disco, it was playing a slow instrumental number called "I will return" by a one hit wonder band,called "Springwater". We eventually kissed. It was my first ever kiss.I eventually married a girl who had 20-20 vision and still has, I now wear glasses myself as presbyopia takes an ever increasing grip, but I still can't kiss my wife outdoors, without thinking of that night, all those years ago back in 1971......
glassesluver 01 Mar 2003, 14:07
She has moved across the country and i cannot wait until next week end when I fly out tto see her. I am almost ashamed that I am obssesed with her glasses almost as much as i am with her. I canit wait to see those glasses slipping and push them back up and have them almost turn me on as much as she does
glassesluver 01 Mar 2003, 12:03
I would guess her glasses are at least3/4 thick or more.They are inblack plastic frames . The sides of the frames go straight back and do not hook over her ears, i think that fact and the weight of the lenses cause them to slp and fall off. Yes I have seen them falll off many times when we fool around and goof off .Many times I have held them on her face to keep them from sliding or falling off. She is lucky they have not broken otherwise whe would be up a creek. Helping her with her thick heavy glasses is a treat for me and perhaps she is entertaining me like you said ..i hope so that would be great
Alan 01 Mar 2003, 11:45
Glassesluver - How many times have you seen her glasses fall off? How large are your girlfriend's frames? And how thick are the lenses? (You said 'extremely', but can you guess a measurement?)
You can probably ask her in a kind way why she has her glasses worn loosely. She might tell you it's because she finds them more comfortable that way, but perhaps it is to entertain you really.
Were you attracted to her because of her glasses?
(No, I don't think this is weird at all.)
glassesluver 01 Mar 2003, 11:19
thanks for the reply. i was begining to think i was odd that i enjoyed her thick glasses almost as much as her as my girlfriend.I haven't asked her how she gets buy wearing them so loose , it seems it would bother her. I am begining to think she really does have another pair to put on when i am not around.if her looses ones fell off and she couldn't find them she would be totally helpless. Anyways thanks for telling me that i am not wierd for feeling that way about her glasses turning me on when theynslip or slide off.
Puffin 01 Mar 2003, 10:07
I've heard all that before and it does not seem in the least bit weird to me.
glassesluver 01 Mar 2003, 04:14
I am new to this site and this is my first post. My girlfriend is a beatiful wonderful person. However she wears extremely thick glasses. I have found myself becoming infactuated with her glasses. They seem to add to her beaty and are like icing on the cake.I especially like it when they slip down her nose and i push them back up for her or if they fall off and i have to help her find them.She cannot see without the glasses. She seems to like it when i help her with her loose glasses.I oftenwonder how she manages when no one is with herand they would slip off. Can anyone advise me if they think i am abnormal for enjoying her thick glasses.Also someone in the chat room said she probably has a better fitting pair of glasses that she wears when she is not with me and that she probably wears the loose ines because she knows I like them.Do you think this is possible . The loose glasses are beatifulbut the have sides that go straight back and do not hook over her ears.I think that the weight of her thick lenses pull them down her nose and allow them to fall ,however I love the way they look when she has her hair tied backand I can see the sides as well as her thick glasses.......am i weird or what.She freaks out if she can't get her glasses back on right away so i don't understand why she takes a chance on losing her glasses if they are so loose but it it is such a turn on to help her with them. any responses would be appreciated
Tony 21 Jan 2003, 12:31
I guess the eyes are the windows of the soul and glasses "window dress" them.
Alan 21 Jan 2003, 07:42
Tony -- There are people who are turned on by hearing aids. I think there have been some posts to eyescene where people have said they were, and at any rate, some of the reasons glasses might be a turn on could also apply to hearing aids -- the perception of weakness or vulnerability, some sense of emotional charge attached to the glasses or hearing aids.
Then again, glasses seem to be broadly considered a *lot* more fashionable than hearing aids. I had about 4 discussions with various people this past weekend (including two in a bar) where I heard, among other things, the opinion that men look sexier in glasses. I wouldn't expect too many people to say the same thing about hearing aids at this point.
20 Jan 2003, 03:16
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LikeGlass 19 Jan 2003, 18:18
hee hee! I just like how it makes their eyes sparkle, and how the lenses make it look like they have their own little world! Like jewelry, the glasses add a lot!
Tony 19 Jan 2003, 16:53
Why are people turned on by glasses?
I don't know of any people who are turned on by hearing aids etc., although I would not be so naive as to imagine that such people do not exsist.
Vidge 19 Jan 2003, 12:59
Many people have thories as to why some men are attracted to women/ girls with glasses. Many of these thories are quite elaborite and most are ill defined.
I am however, of the school that says all complexities can be broken down to a simple truth.
Almost everyone has heard of or been told [the old myth] that if you masterbate your eyes will go bad or even become blind.
Well, anytime you see someone in glasses, you know at once that that person has poor eyesight. So, could it be that seeing a woman wearing eyeglasses would indicate she is sexually active but has no mate. Or in times before the invention of eyeglasses she had trouble getting and keeping a mate due to her bad eyesight?
Hottie Faith 16 Jan 2003, 19:39
Well... it really turns me on wearing glasses... makes me feel sexy... with my hair up and my glasses on, like a sexy librarian or teacher... and then I can let my hair down and let the vixen out *smile*
Love,
Faith xoxo
www.faith69.com
Puffin 14 Jan 2003, 06:08
Regarding the squinting discussion, does anyone know, generally speaking, how much it makes things clearer by?
Curt 10 Jan 2003, 06:01
Portia: I asked my eye doc about the pinehole test. He said that is was used to find out if your vision problems are purely refractive, or if there is some underlying pathological (disease) reason why you can't see well. Whether you are nearsighted, farsighted or astigmatic, if you look through a pinhole the image should be relatively clear. I was told this is because the light rays coming through a pinhole are parallel, and hit the eye squarely. Apparently it is the light rays come in at less than parallel to your eye that our eyes cannot focus (if we have visual defects).
My doc has narrowed the chart down to one line, but never to one letter. The other test that I find fascinating is when the doc purposely gives you double vision, and then asks you to focus on the acuity in one of the images. I suspect this is to see how the eye sees when binocular fusion (taking the image that each eye sees and making them into one image) is taken out of play.
Portia 10 Jan 2003, 01:42
Squinting...sometimes they do it for you.
Anyone else ever had a pinhole lens used as part of an eye exam? How about when the examiner narrows down the eye chart to just a line, or just one letter?
With the examiners "cheating" on behalf of the patient, it makes me think they don't want us to get thicker lenses.
Julian 09 Jan 2003, 11:10
It's a fact of physics that the smaller the aperture an aimage comes through, the less the blur because there are fewer 'rays' of light to diffuse in diffeent directions (I haven't put that well, I know). This is the principle of the pinhole camera and those funny specs with slits instead of lenses people occasionally advertise from South Africa. So, suqinting by reducing the size of the eye aperture improves clarity, for both myopes and hyperopes. I have occasionally seen a hyperope squint just like a myope, and a presbyope hold two fingers pinnched in front of an eye to read without findin his glasses - and I can read without too much difficulty if I screw my eyes up and squint at the page.
I think myopes perhaps squint by instinct rather than observation.
Love and kisses, Jules.
Anders 09 Jan 2003, 09:07
Mad Dog, I recommend getting your hair cut at a men-and-women place. They are magically and wondrously full of squinting women. Had the experience just yesterday. Enjoy! Anders
mad dog 09 Jan 2003, 06:31
I have searched for information about why squinting helps from the internet, but this is the only place where anyone ever talks about myopia and squinting. I know we all squint when the sun is shining in our eyes, however, do we learn from seeing others squint that it helps in seeing distant objects or is this a natural reflex of the human body? Male or female, it is an arousing sight for me and I tried to supress my intense interest in myopic squinting and my interest in glasses. I could never have been an optician because I would always be putting patients into a position where they would be straining to see. Some guys like Penthouse, Playboy and nudity. I could see a female squint and the same erotic feelings rise up. It's just cool and hot at the same time. Maybe some of you can understand.
Bert 09 Jan 2003, 01:44
RachelJ, I just wondered if you are the same rachelwithglasses who posts very entertainingly to some hearing aids forums? British, with girl-friend, irony, glasses---too much of a coincidence? In any case welcome on board.
Naeterdertina 08 Jan 2003, 16:24
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08 Jan 2003, 15:23
I even got to the point of 'stretching' the corner of my left eye with my left index finger and writing the stuff of the board with my right hand before I got the glasses. I think I knew I needed them, but was too shy to get them.
Teah 08 Jan 2003, 10:50
sure they do! before I got glasses, i would squint around like hell trying to see things. it was pretty pathetic. i would squint all the time, even on eye test, so i just barely passed them for a long time without knowing i had a problem. then one day a friend was like...Teah....you're not supposed to do that...you should get glasses then.
mad dog 08 Jan 2003, 10:27
Before glasses were invented, I wonder if humans ever squinted? After someone gets glasses and sees how clear everything is, then usually you'll see some squinting if his or her glasses are not on. But if no one who was myopic knew how the world looked through glasses, they would not know to try to squint to see better. Just wondering.
RachelJ 08 Jan 2003, 09:54
Puffin - I've just mailed you.
THANKS WURM! 08 Jan 2003, 09:54
Puffin 08 Jan 2003, 07:51
OK Email me on
Varenna@hotmail.com
:) Puffin
RachelJ 08 Jan 2003, 03:43
Puffin - let me know if you want some ideas. There's plenty I can tell you but it probably ought to be by email.
Puffin 08 Jan 2003, 02:06
I have a stockpile of partly-developed ideas and stories, but not much on the lesbian idea, although it is a good one.
RachelJ 07 Jan 2003, 15:38
Hey Sandra! My girfriend and me always go to eye exams with each other - it's a brilliant thing to do! And for some strange reason (that's British irony for anyone who doesn't notice) we always have a very lovely time afterwards.
Sandra 07 Jan 2003, 14:59
my girlfriend found out that she needed glasses two years ago. we've been together for about 4 years then and when we were driving in our car and I asked her to read a traffic sign she said that the letters were kinda blurry and that she couldn't read it, and watching here trying to made me really... wow ! So the next week we both went to the eyedoctor and I just watched her doing the eye-test, the eyedoctor said something like "you really really need glasses, you have definetely weak eyes". we went to the optician then and tried many frames, it was really sweet to see her tryin on those and it made me go insane when she was wearing glasses for the first time. one night we went out and she got really drunk, and combined with her low vision she wasn't able to find the car, (I was sober and drove) and she giggled that I should help her 'cause she could not see anything at all, well... I was so hot that we did it in the car and I came about three times :-)...
I just thought this would be a story you'd like
Nadinitaerina 07 Jan 2003, 13:26
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pete 07 Jan 2003, 13:18
Christy - I imagine there was a fair amount of groping going on. I wonder if Master Storyteller Puffin could shed some light on this?
GWG's Rule! 07 Jan 2003, 13:04
I don't know if there is anything in the world as arousing as the thought of two GWG's lesbians...
Christy 07 Jan 2003, 12:33
What did people do for kicks before glasses were invented? Did they just sit round the campfire dabbing their fingers in the ashes and drawing rings round each other's eyes? I guess every so often someone would heave a great sigh and say "I wish someone would invent glasses!"
RachelJ 07 Jan 2003, 07:16
Sandra...yes, yes, yes. (I'm also a lesbian with a long-term girfriend who's a gwg like me). What a gorgeous idea.
Puffin - how right you are about feeling the lenses. Another thing I sometimes do is just suck the edges of the lenses and run my tongue round the edge of the frames (my g/f's lenses are strong and so are mine). Very sexy. Definitely a major glasses turn-on.
Sandra 07 Jan 2003, 05:41
I'd like to do it at the optician with my girlfriend (yes, I'm lesbian) while tying all different kinds of glasses, and while she's doing the eyetest I'd lick her... you know what I mean ?
Puffin 06 Jan 2003, 13:51
Does anyone find the act of the eyetest erotic (like me)? I haven't a clue why.
I also like the thought of touching and feeling the lenses, especially thick/plano front ones (yum).
Liam 06 Jan 2003, 11:35
Define fetish...
I am really amazed when a beautiful girl wears glasses, that can be definetely a turn on. I don't know what it is and why it is that way, but it is always a flash when I see a woman wearing glasses especially when I see her the first time doing that. But there are so many pictures of women wearing specs in the web which I find just boring and don't turn me on at all,
so I guess that is no real fetish, more a preference, what do you people think about it? And a real fetish means that you need the object of your fetish to be turned on. My girlfriend wears contacts and from time to time she wears her specs too(med-myope I'd say) and that's definetely something sweet, and I always tell her that, but I would not try to convince her of wearing glasses full-time, it's cool when she wears 'em, it's a fine surprise, like when a woman surprises you by wearing hot lingerie or something... and I know many people who feel about that the same way... now would you call that fetish or preference???
all the best
Liam
turn on 06 Jan 2003, 08:35
Is there any women? who like to take there glasses, off and grope around the house , while there partner watches them! and if so what does it do for you?
Puffin 02 Jan 2003, 02:14
No, it's because I like fish.
Nadinitaerina 01 Jan 2003, 16:41
Puffin,
Is that your name because of "puffing" cigarettes. Now that's NOT a turn on.
Bobby 01 Jan 2003, 15:57
I second Puffin saying the stronger the better.
Frankly said I do not know how to explain what turns me on, what it is that makes me so excited when I see the concentric rings. Well, I spent these two days with my girl friend nad it was soo good, making love on New Years Eve, looking at her nice bespectacled face. I even put my -20s on her nose, and it was good and very hot. The details are XXX rated, so I will not tell you, he he.
However. We were talking about the fetish thing too. I tried to explain her some issues, but it is really difficult. I mean, it is. that is the only fact I am sure of. I do not know when and how and why it began. I have tried to find out answers to the questions, but my research has not been successful. The only think I am sure of is, that this site is very important for all of us OOs (optic obsessive people) because it helped many of us to find peace in our minds. Some of us thought they were not normal, some even thought they were deviant. We found out we were not alone who had the similar feelings. It is good to know we are not alone. It is also good to know we are normal, although we may have rather non standard feelings.
And those concentric rings ... hmmmm ... they are beautiful they make the glasses really nice like a piece of jewellery, yes, that is the right word, a piece of beautiful jewellery - like nice ear rings, like a necklace, like piercing.
Everything just depends on a point of view. If somebody says themselves that the thick lens is ugly it will ugly for them, and vice versa ... you know, for most of us here the thick lens is nice.
High myope 01 Jan 2003, 15:21
Puffin, you are the exact opposite of my daughter, whose biggest complaints about her glasses are the concentric rings (she is -11). What is it you find attractive about them? Maybe I can use this info to convince her that the concentric rings are cool.
Barbara 01 Jan 2003, 14:35
Puffin, what amount of strength do you think looks best? Is there a point after which glasses are too strong to look nice on a girl? I want to get a pair of strong glasses to wear around home or maybe at a party or put on for my boyfriend, who likes me in glasses but wishes they were stronger. Can you make a suggestion?
Puffin 01 Jan 2003, 14:31
I like the aesthetic qualities of glasses, the thicker ones are better and much more visually interesting (!)
I love the way they trap light and then release it in lovely concentric rings.
Sigh! :)
High myope 01 Jan 2003, 11:58
I like looking at girls and women who are myopic, but not so extremely so that they look grotesque in glasses. I guess my favorites have an RX between about -4 and -8 with front surfaces that are almost but not completely flat. Stronger RXs are OK too provided the frames are small and the lenses hi-index so they don't look weird.
lentifan 01 Jan 2003, 11:35
Tony
In answer to your question, I know WHAT turns me on, even if I'm not sure why. (I do, however, have some ideas, which I may share with our readers at some future time, if anyone is interested).
Strong lenses on a pretty girl, that's what. The stronger the better, of course, and I don't mind whether they're plus or minus, as long as they are strong.
I also agree with the previous posters who said that ill-chosen frames can detract from the appearance, and any face is enahanced by well-chosen frames. I have to say that the stronger the lenses, for me the less pretty the face needs to be. My heart will be melted by virtually any girl in a good strong pair of myodiscs or lenticulars.
I am not interested in planos or weak plus lenses.
hooked 27 Dec 2002, 00:28
I don't know what turns me on about glasses but it is just that way.
But I must admit it's only + glasses I'm interested in. - glasses give nothing special to me.
It's just that I love big eyes.
Johnnyb555 23 Dec 2002, 21:47
Tony,
For me I'd have to say it's a pretty face with strong glasses, don't really care if it's + or - or how thick the lenses are, as long as they're STRONG. Any frames will do, but she needs to have a somewhat pretty face...
J.
Julian 23 Dec 2002, 13:59
I think I agree with Christy...a few years ago a young man who had been chasing me for a couple of years finally caught me the day he turned up in his first glasses ::)
Love and kisses, Jules.
Christy 23 Dec 2002, 11:47
Tony - with me it's just pure and simple - I love wearing glasses and I think almost anyone looks better in a decent pair of specs.
mad dog 23 Dec 2002, 11:04
I know for sure that my mother-in-law always hated the fact that my wife had to rely on glasses. I can hear her now saying "Oh, I wish you didn't have to wear glasses." "It's going to spoil your dating years". That probably scarred my wife's opinion about glasses, but she's okay with them.My mother-in-law would flip if she knew that some of us love girls in glasses, even glasses themselves without the girls, squinting, power rings, and refraction. Of course, so would everyone else in my family. That's why only my wife knows about my intense interest in vision.
Tony 23 Dec 2002, 06:37
THE END OF YEAR APPROACHES -
Come on all you lurkers who have never posted.Finish off the year with an answer to "WHAT TURNS YOU ON ABOUT GLASSES?"
Alan 22 Dec 2002, 01:25
One more post: I think we should all write emails to People to urge them to repeat the glasses poll with pics of women. Here's an email address:
editor@people.com
I'd recommend that we avoid sounding like fetishists, if at all possible. Just make the very rational argument that readers want to see the same poll for women - women deserve to know whether they, too, should be wearing glasses more. Etc.
Alan 22 Dec 2002, 01:04
OK, now I REALLY want People Mag to do the same survey with a bunch of women. That will be interesting. I'm scared about the outcome, but optimistic. (The outcome really just has to do with the glasses and whether they fit the wearer well enough, but I'm not sure I trust celebrities' fashion sense very much!)
Alan 22 Dec 2002, 01:02
I think I've decided once and for all that the vast majority of people seem to think that if *they* wear glasses, then it means everything bad (weakness, dorky-ness, whatever). But these very same people think glasses look good on other people.
Proof:
That great pronouncer of truth, People Magazine, in their Dec 2 issue, published results from a survey I think we saw online a while back. Out of 8 male celebrities (all of whom are considered, at least by many, to be RAG's - Really Attractive Guys), 5 were considered by the pop-culture masses to look BETTER in glasses. The ones who were voted to look better without glasses were either wearing glasses that were a bad fit (Matthew Perry) or it was just a bad picture (Adam Sandler - the 'with glasses' picture has him with a realy dorky smile). And there were enough votes that (unless we all voted many, many times) Eyescene couldn't have really skewed the verdict too much. Besides, if we did skew it a lot, then all the guys would have looked better with glasses, according to the voting!
So people like glasses, on other people. And the 'weakness' thing definitely doesn't figure in, because this voting was on *men*, who are "supposed" to be strong, not weak.
But people are still reluctanct to wear glasses themselves. Why? They see themselves differently, it seems. Very odd.
Christy 21 Dec 2002, 12:22
No-one wore glasses in my family - though I do remember my father once coming home after a medical check at work - and he said he might have to wear glasses. He never did. He's only recently succumbed to readers - same as my mother. I don't recall that my family was ever anti-glasses. The subject never cropped up in conversation. I eventually got glasses when I was 30 - and one of my brothers got them around the same time. Only one of my many cousins was a full-time glasses wearer.
Portia 21 Dec 2002, 10:22
RE: Musey's comment about wearing glasses=weakness.
There was a lot of that sort of attitude years ago. Do YOUR parents have anything resembling the knowlege about vision and glasses of this group? I can't be the only one whose parents passed on the idea that wearing glasses, especially for a girl, was a horrible fate. Or said things like, "She'd be so pretty without those glasses".
I hope people growing up today are not getting the "all glasses are bad" message that was pervasive when I was younger. Or the unforgettable, "Glasses are for old people, why does your daughter need them in first grade?" Just credit it to ignorance, I guess. As a child, most of the time I refused to wear the damned things and there are almost no photographs of me in glasses to this day.
Clare 21 Dec 2002, 10:21
Know what you mean Musey, in my family too glasses-wearing is admitting defeat! Wonder what its like in a family where wearing glasses is stylish!!
Musey 21 Dec 2002, 01:21
Alan, I know you're right, and I'm trying to overcome that habit, but I think it stems from the fact that my folks only wore glasses for reading, and I know my Dad always thought it was a sign of weakness to need glasses for distance. Workin' on it, ya know!! ;)
mad dog 19 Dec 2002, 07:48
We stopped off at a grocery store last week and my wife went in for an item. Out the door comes this babe, with a 50lb. bag of dog food in her cart. She was wearing -5's at least in a thin plastic light frame. She came to a van right in front of me and yelled at her mate to get out and pick up this bag. He wouln't get out and she had to pick it up and put it in the van. Another GWG that probably gets treated like trash, I thought.I would have loved to know what it was like to see through her glasses and how limited her vision was. Some guys just don't realize how lucky they are.
Alan 19 Dec 2002, 05:37
Marvin,
How does your boyfriend feel about the lottery? See, the odds of something fairly bad happening after having lasik done is about 1000 times more likely than winning the lottery...yet a lot of people buy lottery tickets all the time. (Well, and a lot of people have lasik...basically people can easily warp their perception of probability in a way that makes them feel better.)
Do you think your boyfriend would understand your feelings about glasses? Actually, what *are* your feelings about glasses -- I mean, are you always more attracted to someone who wears glasses? If your b/f had surgery, would you lose interest in him, or just be sad?
Marvin 19 Dec 2002, 00:04
Thanks for the responses! Yes, I've recently told my boyfriend that I like the way he looks in glasses, and I'd be sad if he got surgery. But he is soooo bitter about "being blind." He feels like he has been "cursed" with bad eyesight. Oh, what I would do to be a
-5! He thinks my real perscription is somewhere in the higher minus threes when it's really barely a -2, so when he complains about his bad eyes, I pretend that I know what it feels like not to be able to see, but that I just have a different outlook about my "bad" eyes. I suggested that sometimes it can be nice to choose whether or not to see fuzzy...etc etc, I've tried to act as if I'm not really very emotional about the issue but just have a preference. Of course when he starts actually taking the steps towards finding a lazer surgery doctor, I'm going to start feeling desperate! Aghh, why oh why did science have to discover lazer surgery!
Julian, I think I will definitely start looking up horror stories online, of course like you, the few people I know who actually had the surgery, including my step father, were just raving about how GREAT it is hmph.
Julian 18 Dec 2002, 03:33
Marvin: there is plenty of stuff on the web. I seem to remember a site called 'I know why refractive surgeons wear glasses'. I had one or two horror soriues I'd saved but I cleared them out the other day 8) - there was one about a woman who had surgery; her tear ducts dried uyp? got blocked? her eye lashes wera causing ulcers on her corneas; she was unable to work; got into clinical depression; attempted suicide several times and was rescued; and finally her husband decided she'd had enough and helped her to end it all. There was also a young guy who wore -12s till he had surgery; after a few months he had to start wearing glasses again (admittedly not as strong) and wished he'd stayed as he was. I think these have all been linked from Eye Scene, so if you search through the topics you ought to find some links; and I think if you can search the archive of the previous BBS there was a whole topic devoted to this. You could do a search using Google or another search engine.
Or of course you could just persuade him that my motto is the right one: SPEXY GUYS ARE SEXY GUYS!
Love and kisses, Jules.
On the other hand the only person I actually know who'd had it done is delighted with the results. I'm not; I thought he was wonderfully sexy in specs; but he's certainly seeing better.
Alan 18 Dec 2002, 01:14
Marvin -- does your b/f know you like him in glasses? Why does he want surgery?
Well, there really are lots of bad things about it. Vision is typically not quite as good afterward. There can be real problems, both with quality of vision and discomfort (sometimes major). It's not a good idea unless a person has a very strong reason for wanting it and is willing to accept some loss of best-possible-vision in order to get sort of decent vision without correction.
Musey -- Get rid of that habit! :) Seriously, glasses photograph just fine. Leave them on...if you wear glasses, then you-with-them-on is the real you, right?
Marvin 17 Dec 2002, 23:47
Downunder,
I understand your plight! My boyfriend has -5 vision, an extra perk I think, but he always talks about getting lazer surgery as soon as he can afford it. I want to find out some really frightening stuff about it, or do something so he choses not to go ahead with it, any ideas??????????
ps 14 Dec 2002, 22:05
...and if you click on the wine glass at bottom of page, you'll see my fave pic of spexy Mike Ward of the Wallflowers!
Musey 14 Dec 2002, 21:52
OGL, I havent been able to update it since my laptop's down and I'm using another, but I do have a Fall page, mostly fluff and a pic of me, unfortunately sans glasses....I always whip them off for photos, a bad habit. If you want to see me with longer hair (its med. length now) go to http://hometown.aol.com/Moonmuse77/fall.html
Musey ~
The OGL 27 Nov 2002, 17:15
Musey: where have I gone wrong? I didn't know you had a website.....don't keep me in suspense, where is it?
Tony 27 Nov 2002, 16:46
What turns me on about glasses?
The thickness of the edges of the lenses togeher with the amount of rings that can be seen.
Musey 27 Nov 2002, 12:02
OGL, your nom de plume doesnt make me want to run right out and post my pic! ;) Ah well, perhaps I'll post there sometime, but I usually just put my pics up on my own web pages.
LikeGlass 11 Nov 2002, 19:56
Flat out tell her you think she's HOT in glasses! Will probably still want to wear the contacts in public, but maybe still wear the specs at home and in private times!
Downunder. 11 Nov 2002, 19:08
I need help. My wife returned home from her eye-exam with contacts. She's been a full time wearer of glasses for many years but wants to try contacts again. What do I do? How can I convience her not to wear them? Any ideas?
The OGL 11 Nov 2002, 10:43
Musey (formerly Heart Of Glass): now that you're back, and traveling under a different nom de plume, how about going over to Like Glass' site and posting some info....preferably with a picture?
Musey 10 Nov 2002, 21:07
Hi! Is anyone posting anything fetish related but not necessarily glasses only? I've been away for a while... I sometimes watch the series Smallville, about Superman's teen days, there are fetish undertones I think, as there are in many of the WB11 action series. Like tonight on Smallville, Lex Luthor's dad being blind, with his full head of hair and cool shades...he looked at once evil and romantic, and I liked how they showed him fumbling for his drinking glass, touching first his shades on the table. And of course lex with that bald head is cool, he was wearing smooth shades in this episode as well.
Musey~
Pete 22 Oct 2002, 07:29
that is so true puffin, my wife is always surprising and delighting me with her changes of glasses, hair styles etc in fact not two women but many!!!
Puffin 10 Oct 2002, 02:35
"to have a woman with glasses is really to have two women"
That is so profound!
Portia 09 Oct 2002, 22:10
I had to laugh. "Snake in the Glasses" as a homewrecker conjurs up quite an image.
All sorts of dramatic possibilites come to mind.
Puffin, or someone else creative, get to work!
Frank 08 Oct 2002, 11:24
The great Russian poet Yevegeny Yevtushenko (born 1933) could be an OO. In his novel Wild Berries(a light and whimsical romp in a Siberian summer) a character says of GWG "to have a woman with glasses is really to have two women" - said in a thick Russian accent that is quite profound.
The OO uncle has an affair with 'the woman from the Credit Union' and claims diminished responsibility because of the glasses. The rest of the village refers to the 'home-wrecker' as snake-in-the-glasses. A nifty translation, and an amusing two-three pages. I was thrilled to find it, my first inkling I was not alone.
Yeti 08 Oct 2002, 01:17
Sorry for posting few times...I am a new and not experienced at computer communications rules.
Wish all the best :))
The OGL 07 Oct 2002, 07:15
Guta maybe thinking of trial frames (a/k/a trial lenses, a/k/a trial set) but may also be thinking of a phoropter. If it's big, heavy, and attached to the chair by a big arm it's a phoropter. If it's a frame in which individual lenses are inserted it's a trial set. And they are readily available both on e-Bay and new for around $300 U.S.
Alain 07 Oct 2002, 06:57
Dear Yeti,
Why post 3 times the same thing in 3 topics? This is not very usefull !-)
See you
Alain
Yeti 07 Oct 2002, 04:52
Hi all
This is my first post here and I would like to join all disccusions.I am 25 years old male from Europe.I study at University and do a lot of different more and less interesting things in my life. I am interested in all matters related to vision problems and glasses.
I wear specs myself since I was 12 and I was taken for my first eye test.My first prescription was about -0.5D both eyes.I was impressed how clear I could see when I was given my first glasses.Since then I started to be interested in all that things on scientific way(causes of myopia,methods of vision correction).On the second hadn I always looked at glasses and lenses as a special kind of magic that chnge wearer psychology and world perceiving. My prescription changed slowly and always eyetest was amazing and exciteing experience for me.My current prescription is -3.0R,-3.25L.I wear black squere metal frames with normal lenses.Most of time I use contact lenses.It is more comfortable and allows to live without limits.
I am also crazy about girls with glasses.I thing glasses makes them very sexy, sensual and intellectual look.In my oppinion glasses(wore by nice, preety woman) are deep source of erotic experience.I like watching other peolpe wear theirs gllasses and estimate prescriptions.My favorite kind of specs is metal frames with normal lenses at medium and high prescriptions.I would like to experience different degrees of myopia so GOC is one of my dreams.
At my first post I would like to dhare some interesting sighting I had last time.There is opti shop nera my house.Once I was standing at bus stop and I saw girl trying specs.I came closer and looked inside throught the window.I realized she had quite srong minus specs and she chose specs.She put her specs off, put on the table and put new frames on.Then she moved her face very close to the mirror and next...put her old specs on to new frames and watched herself for a distance.She did it few times and chose nice metal frames.Then the salesman showed her table with profiles od different indexed lenses.When she came out I saw her specs in details.Big plastic oval frames with blueblocked lenses about -10,-12 dioptries.It looked so sexy on her small nose and delicate face...Sometimes I wish I was optican and I helped to choose specs for beautiful girls.Wouldn't it be great :))
Hope to in touch time to time
Frank 06 Oct 2002, 00:41
Portia, I have been meaning to ask about your online name -
As in "the quality of OO is not strained,
It celebrates the temple drops of heaven
Upon the planos beneath.
It is mypoiest in the myopiest, It becomes the spectacled wearer better than her crown.
Etc - anyone care to add?
We might have a new thread here. OO's misquoting the Bard - a search of the sonnets to prove he was an OO himself. He would have been given half a chance, the Dark Lady was definitely a GWG - look for examples, I'm off to consult my Compleat Works.
Portia 05 Oct 2002, 22:49
Who amongst us wouldn't like a full set of trial lenses for recreational purposes?
Think of the possibilities!
Curt 04 Oct 2002, 05:14
Guta: They are called trial frames. I have seen them for sale on Ebay.
guta 04 Oct 2002, 02:53
Do you now what turns me on.
You know this glasses that doctors using during your eye examination.
It is very hot for me, but unfortunately it can not be seen out of doctor office.
Does any one knows where I can find some pics of it.
And whats the name of this glasses in English
Thanks
3Ms 03 Oct 2002, 03:47
It's definitely the thicker the better!! Everything related to glasses turns me on. The greatest turn on being a high myope girl squinting hqrd to see around while her thick glasses are lying in front of her...Even better if she cannot see clearly even with her glasses on and squints behind her thick lenses...
The other great turn on is a high myope cleaning her glasses getting them so close to her eyes to see them...
ehpc 02 Oct 2002, 12:27
Tothe OGL..........................I think I have expounded my wisdom on the subject................I think serious plasticframed glasses and blonde hair simply symbolise what I find attractive in a woman.I doubt if there is any connexion with professional or artistic leanings myself. Peter
GWG's Rule! 21 Sep 2002, 18:26
Rude, I agree with comments, especially the note about when they wear them full-time. I am not sure why but if the GWG in question is a full-time wearer, and I know it, that doubles the attraction.
Of course, it is also nice when you see a babe who you haven't seen in specs before wearing glasses. if she is a full-time wearer, it takes the "suspense" out of things. But, I still wish they all wore them full-time!
The OGL 21 Sep 2002, 08:23
What turns me on about glasses? Just about everything.............
Rude 20 Sep 2002, 16:24
I agree with "GWGs Rule"
It's not the glasses that turn me on. It's the woman wearing the glasses, especially if she wears them full time and they look great on her.
I'm sure 99% of us will agree to that
Johnnyb555 20 Sep 2002, 15:15
GWG - You spoke my mind. Here Here!!! The thicker and, er, the stronger - the better. Of course the girl has to be somewhat decent looking herself. JohnnyB
GWG's Rule! 20 Sep 2002, 12:26
What turns me on about glasses?
Not much about the glasses themselves turn me on!
But to see a good looking babe wearing glasses, especially thick glasses....now that's another matter entirely!:)
20 Sep 2002, 06:58
excellent...
15 Sep 2002, 11:48
execelent
S-type 15 Sep 2002, 11:47
Some people I've known have said that liking glasses and girls with glasses is weird and a fettish. I disagree. I think it shows we have excelent taste. Just seeing photos of a lovely girl like Yana proves my point. Ever notice that the one's who say that don't wear glasses? They're just jealous that they are not lucky enough to need glasses. I hope this doesn't sound like a commercial.
Eddy 15 Sep 2002, 02:37
Well done, frank, you're bringing back good old eroticism into ES. There seems to have been some confusion lately as to the sexual element in fetishism. Personally I find the idea of a bit of the old in-out-in-out with a practising gwg in the Waitemata caves as being exactly the sort of titivation that our shared little weakness is all about.
Frank 14 Sep 2002, 22:27
Tortoise - by the way did you know the Welsh pronounce your name -Tortoys - ask a Welsh woman preferably with glasses - to pronounce it for you and get ready to laugh like mad.
To your answer. No she does not and may never hear about. We live in different parts of the world and talk on line- today we played chess online and chatted as in a chat line - I asked her what she was wearing, did it match with her glasses -- the questions got quite raunchy and the quality of the game suffered (she took my queen!)- but I was excited by that exchange. I may never tell her, though she may be an OO herself - when I told her I got glasses a year ago her words were 'Now I'm hooked' and I get little glances from her when wearing them.
I agree that you could never have told your sweet hi-myope.
I was writing some lyrics for a stage musical to be called 0 0 -
The chorus goes:
Glasses, glasses, please keep on your glasses
Verse; The lenses are so strong
The frames a pretty sight
If you keep on your glasses
I'll keep on the light...
A work in progress.
tortoise 14 Sep 2002, 21:44
Frank&Chunky;:- all my life I've been a romantic soulmate believer searching the crowd for my special lover who would be not only beautiful, affectionate and understanding, but also extremely nearsighted...(a rare combination). When I finally found her and saw her sweet smile and friendly eyes looking up at me through myodisc glasses I was totally blown away. The first couple of times I talked to her at her workplace I remember going out to my pickup in the parking lot after and being literally UNABLE to drive because my knees were too weak to press down the clutch! We were "together" for about 5 years and we are still good friends. I never had to ask her for "glasses play" because everything (Everyhing!) I wanted happened naturally in time. Did I tell her about my glasses fetish? In the interest of truth I wanted to but...No. All her life she has struggled for acceptance and self-esteem(not only because of her vision) and I felt, rightly or wrongly, that she just didn't need to hear that I had been attracted to her at first,not because of her inherent sweetness, but because of something she considered her unattractive abnormality; her glasses. I don't know. Was I wrong? Comments welcome from anyone (especially any-female-one). Frank and Chunky, do your respective partners know that you are posting here? If so how do they feel about it?
Frank 12 Sep 2002, 03:20
Chunky you are right - we have to learn the hard way - in the 1970s also I suggested twice (the first time she pretended not to hear me) to my myopic live-in lover, that she wear her glasses in bed. She still ignored the request but later, during a small tiff, she told me tearfully that I 'wanted her to be ugly' - I was young and not so facile with persuasion, plus a little embarrassed at my fetish and couldn't gainsay her attitude.
Having said that, we split up a few months later and she rebounded with some aplomb, marrying a tall Texan and settling in California,within a few months, according to her Mum who couldn't wait to tell me.... Do you want to swap any more stories, I have quite a few - you can get me on eyelovegwg@hotmail.com
- specially created when I found this yummy site.
A bientot
Chunky 11 Sep 2002, 12:23
Frank. Yes my mate knows and as she loves being a GWG, it all turns her on, and it adds to the recipe. But life is not always so smooth. I recall in the 1970's I had a lover who hid behind her minus 5's,and boy, was she fit!!! I told her what it was about her that turned me on, and she was gravely insulted. Maybe I should have concentrated on her fit personage first, before adding the icing on the cake. There is no rule book to this, we all have to learn the hard(!) way. Cheers
Frank 11 Sep 2002, 11:32
Chunky - but have you told your lover how she turns you on? That is a subject of much debate on this site and one that has had some unfortunate outcomes and some joyous. The next time I tell, and she keeps telling me her sight is getting worse, it will be personalised - as in ' you know it's a funny thing but I get really turned on by your glasses'. I don't think she will handle being in a long list.
Cheers
S-type 10 Sep 2002, 14:56
A couple of years ago a TV show (something like but not candid camera) had a person (with good vision) pretend to have lost her glasses in the street and was asking passers-by for help. Most all who did stop did try to help her.
S-type 10 Sep 2002, 14:51
It may be a fetish or even funny to see a person with poor eyesight having lost his or her glasses and gropping for them helplessly. But everything aside, this is a human being with a handicap in need of help. If it was you, you certinally would want to be helped and would want to think someone was standing by watching for whatever reason. If someone fell out of a wheel chair you would help that person, I would like to believe. And if it just happens to be an attractive myopic lady in need of your help___what better chance of meeting is there?
Chunky 10 Sep 2002, 13:27
Frank. I live on the other side of the world to you, but your experiences with myopic women mirror mine. I too are in that part of life called middle age, and have had a craze for myopic females since about the age of 7. I suppose the craze became a fetish post puberty. Yes, the first time I made love to a myopic girl with glasses in the 1960's was sensational - turbocharged is perhaps the best word I can think of. Fast forward 30 years or so to today and I have a gorgeous woman friend who wears -7 glasses and all those intense feelings I had when I was in my 20's are still there. She just has to look at me through those strong lenses and she has me.
Frank 05 Sep 2002, 09:55
To Anonymous Coward - yes - well within 90 minutes drive of Rotorua anyway. But don't be a coward. I am experiencing such joy since I found I was not alone. All the stories about GOC amaze me too. I have been turned on by glasses since eight years old or less. Was it my little brother getting glasses aged three, and more attention than I? Perhaps.
I would love to share my whole story of lovers with glasses, the few rare, infrequent times when the GWGs have kept them on. Now I want to upgrade my pathetic prescription - and my optometrist is the cutest GWG of Asian extraction so what is holding me back?
Last year it was magic - her close to me in the dark, her breath on my face and just the hint of a clink of her fashiony frames on my cheek as she worked. I can't wait!
Anonymous Coward 04 Sep 2002, 22:10
Frank, are the caves you're talking about the Rotorua caves?
Frank 03 Sep 2002, 04:23
I like keeping this fetish thread going. I am a middle-aged man fascinated with GWG since I was seven . Imagine. Would that the strong black frames of the 1960s had never left us. The first girl I made love to with her glasses on (I have only recently got a light - Rx) was 1975 - in a boat in a glow-worm adorned grotto in New Zealand - where I was a cave guide. She was a tourist looking for a good time and I had picked her up at the resort's bar. Let's face it, she picked me and I was interested at once - her -5 lenses made sure of that. She was with a friend, both visitors from the USA, and a colleague of mine joined our table. Carole and I chatted and at one stage she took her glasses off. Her friend shot her a look 'you don't usually do that' it seemed to say. But I just purred. We talked about a trip through underneath the glowworms and walked back to my room, at the resort. She needed her glasses to see so they were back on her pretty nose and once inside my room she said "What shall we do now..? F....?"
I just smiled. I was utterly turned on and wanted her to keep her glasses on but they came off as I lit the candles. Twenty minutes later we were panting exhausted and her glasses were back on. Instantly I was hard again and I can still remember her saying..."Take my glasses off.." as an initiation for more sex . Sure enough..
Then we went for the midnight boat ride and deep in the grotto, with a thousand glow-worms looking down, were made love a third time. She lay on her back on one of the seats and kept her glasses on to relish the view. I relished the view of her, dimly lit but brightly bespectacled.
Later she apologised for hogging the view of the glow-worms. I smiled. My happiness was complete.
I never saw her again - maybe she will read this. I have never forgotten my first spexual encounter.
Julian 31 Aug 2002, 23:34
I seem to remember a story very like that being posted on EyeScene way, way back - maybe in the polls before the previous BBS. Maybe I have a fertile imagination, but it was narrated by the guy it happened to, and his name might have been Kevin...
Love and kisses, Jules.
still lurking 31 Aug 2002, 17:37
I was browsing the rarely used alt.fetish.glasses newsgroup and found this which appears to have been posted recently:
"Kevin's day started like any other. He woke up that morning and felt
along the top of his nightstand for his glasses and put them on. His
vision instantly went from hopelessly blurry and distorted to sharp
and focused.
After a shower and putting on his jeans and a shirt, he decided to
walk to the mini-mart a couple of blocks away from his house. Kevin
didn't have any clean socks, so he decided to not bother with his
shoes and go barefoot instead.
To save some time, Kevin decided to take a short cut on one of the
nature trails at the park. Everything was fine until he started
walking down a steep hill. Kevin tripped on something, fell down and
tumbled to the bottom. He wasn't hurt, but when he opened his eyes
everything was a blur. While Kevin was falling down the hill, his
thick, coke-bottle glasses were knocked off.
"My glasses!" Kevin gasped, then started frantically groping for them.
"They have to be here somewhere." He said to himself. Having a 19
prescription, he was practically blind without them.
After almost an hour on his hands and knees, Kevin realized that he
would never be able to find his glasses. He stood up and carefully
walked in the direction that led home. It was cruel irony that he came
within an inch of stepping on his much-needed glasses.