I’ve worn glasses since adolescence, 20 years now. Every time it’s been a kludge - I get the glasses, the optometrist adjusts them several times, I finally settle, and it’s a 2-month acclimatization period where they’re not quite comfortable but finally I get used to them.
This was the first time, ever - I had ordered the frames, specified my usual high-index plastic and photochromic (transitions) lenses. The optometrist suggested another option costing $17 - they’d round off and smooth the edges. I forget the actual name, but I went for it. Putting them on today, in the doctors office - wow. They fit perfectly. Smooth, gentle, light. From my old glasses that were wearing calluses into the sides of my nose, this is like going from burlap to silk.
The optometrist, knowing me, heaved a weary sigh. “How should I adjust them? Too tight? Too loose?”
“…”
“Don’t change a thing. These are perfect.”
Everyone’s head and face are different, so I’m not putting these up as ideal frames. I’m just so damn tickled that these just happen to be perfect for me. And I think they look pretty nice, too.
Been wearing them 40 years, never had a pair that didn’t cause problems one way or another. Eventually I push things around and bend <sometimes break> what the optical office would probably be happy to do for free, but it’s always been a matter of just dealing with it.