Mar 20, 2015 · use glass instead of plastic for lenses; use extra-resistant glass instead of normal glass to avoid getting scratches fast; request glass with special refraction indices, which will help getting the glasses thinner (and lighter) for the same optical characteristics;

As COVID-19 has forfended non-essential travelling, I must ship these eyeglasses rather than carry them with me in person on the plane. I'll definitely buy insurance for the eyeglasses. If the manufacturer's case is big enough, I'll bubble-wrap the frame first. Then I'll place the eyeglasses in the manufactuer's case and bubble-wrap the case too.

Apr 12, 2020 · The eyeglasses have both plastic frames and plastic lenses and the break is a very small and inconvenient area that doesn't have enough surface to tape together. The location and size of the breaks also makes it difficult to gorilla glue them back together.

Jun 26, 2019 · I think you can remedy your damaged eyeglasses by light polishing. A technique given by the experts at the glassescrafter.com web site suggests you can do this yourself easily. Use a cotton or soft wool cloth with a little non-abrasive toothpaste to quickly buff away scratches on eye glasses. Rub the lens gently, moving the cloth in small circles.

Dec 22, 2014 · If a plastic frame has not broken, you can snap the lens back into place by pushing it firmly into the frame, usually from the reverse side. Putting a lens back into a rimless frame is trickier. A good tip is to pull the nylon wire around the edge of the lens using a strip of thin, non-stretchy fabric.

Apr 13, 2017 · And I cannot get glasses to fit the bridge of my nose properly, only one pair out of the entire stock at my opticians had a bridge broad enough to fit (solution may well be to re-break my nose and set it thinner but I am not that vain, nor can I be the only one with a need for glasses and a thick nasal bridge, so I refuse surgical alteration to wear glasses on principle).

Jan 26, 2021 · I wear glasses, currently they are glass lens, but I do have plastic frames and plastic lens, as well as wire frames. My problem is that my glass lens keep falling off on multiple occasions. I can't ...

Dec 21, 2017 · Many plastic frames will bend easily when having been in hot water for cleaning. It should not be boiling hot, just hot enough that you can get your hands in but are not comfy to leave it in for long. (50 C will do.) If your frame is metal but partly covered in plastic you can use this method for the covered parts.

Sep 7, 2020 · I'd get a plastic bag and cut a small piece off it. Apply a small blob of silicone sealant to the bag (about the side of an eyeglasses nose pad, then pick it up and carefully apply it to the glasses (perhaps hold them in a vise, or stick them into something, like a potato, so that they don't roll around and are fixed in such a position that the bag/silicone is resting in place

Apr 19, 2017 · I have a problem, I need to remove a drop of super glue on the lens of my glasses without scratching them. Also, these are not glass lenses, (think the impact/scratch proof material)