How To Choose Glasses - Blind Spots
VideoJug provides you with a short and informative guide on how to choose glasses for blind spots. Thick rims and sides can get in the way of your vision, so watch this video and make sure you choose the right glasses for the occasion.
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Frames And Lenses
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Hello again from Robert Roope Opticians. This a little point now on lenses, on vision generally, and how that’s affected by the kind of frame you choose. The bigger the frame, the bigger the lens.This is a small frame with a small lens. This one is a very, very, big lens with a much panoramic view. This is why this is called “the pilot shape.” It’s originally designed for pilots in the American Air Force and was made by Ray Ban and American Optical Company. It is very, very wide, and has a very, very big visual field.
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Blind Spots
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Something to bear in mind, is that over the last years the sizes have got smaller and smaller. The field view obviously has got smaller as a consequence but the thing to consider is blind spots that come from choosing thicker frames. Ideally the minimal amount of blind spots, particularly when you’re driving, is achieved with a rimless frame. There are very few blind spots with this type of frame, a little joint is in the way and a few screws, but that’s about it.
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Driving
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Once you start choosing thicker frames, like this one I’ve worn before, you now have a very big area of blind spot here for driving. That doesn’t really bother you when you’re driving straight ahead as you could see everything very clearly. But the side vision objects coming at you left and right sometimes can be obstructed by this. Particularly when you’re parking and you’re looking around to park the car. These thick rims can get in the way. So bear that in mind.
