Disadvantages of Metal Frames
Metal frames may cause the skin to be sensitive easily. Generally, if the skin allergy to metal, they can choose titanium, but the price is pretty expensive. It may cost thousands of yuan. The frame of the other alloy is not too expensive. Sweat will make the screws and temples of the metal rust, affecting the appearance, which is bad for the skin.
Pure titanium spectacle frame
Of course, we still have another option, which is to buy a pair of pure titanium glasses. Pure titanium is lightweight, tough, and compatible with the human body. Also, it has strong corrosion resistance, resistant to rust, does not cause skin allergies, and is more durable. With the gradual popularity of pure titanium materials, the price is gradually becoming more affordable, and people who feel troublesome to wear anti-allergic sleeves can try pure titanium spectacle frames.
Early glasses
The first inventor of wearable glasses is not known. However, it was the Romans who first discovered the use of glass to enhance their ability to see small words, creating small magnifying glasses with spheres. The first known wearable glasses in history appeared in Italy in the 13th century. They were used mainly by monks, and became popular little by little during the Renaissance, as the technology improved. As their popularity grew, the Italian glasses spread throughout Europe, mostly within reach of the wealthy. Because learning was a prized attribute during the Renaissance, glasses were a status symbol of wisdom and prosperity. With the temple extending above the ear, the glasses are no longer required by hand.
What Are Rimless Glasses?
A right pair of glasses enhance your appearance as well as your vision. If you choose a pair of unsuitable glasses, they can weigh down your face and hide delicate your features. So, more and more would like to choose the right pair of glasses and many people like rimless glasses.
What are rimless glasses? From the name, you can know the meaning. It means that there are no frames on glasses. Rimless glasses can help ease eyewear apprehension by improving your vision without overhauling your look.
In addition, rimless glasses are light weight and comfortable. Because they accent your natural beauty, your features won’t get buried under a pair of rimless glasses.
Of course, there are some advantages and disadvantages of frameless glasses. So, in the following section, we will list.
What Are Plano Lenses?
Plano lenses are simply optical lenses which provide no corrective power. That is to say. Plano lenses are eyeglasses lenses that provide no vision correction. They are in widespread use as protective equipment or safety spectacles designed to protect against eye injuries caused by flying dust, metal, wood chips, and other particles.
What Does Plano Mean for Glasses?
If you need a pair of plano glasses, you will see the term plano, PL or 0.00 in the Sphere box on your eye prescription paper. That means that the lens has no corrective power. If only either of your eyes requires correction, you may be given a pair of glasses that as one corrective lens for the affected eye and a plano lens for the unaffected eye.
Orthokeratology lens
Orthokeratology lenses appeared in the United States in the 1960s and became mature in the 1980s. In 1996, Taiwan first imported the product, and it entered mainland China the following year. It is called OK lens for short because of its pronunciation. After OK lens entered China, it was immediately found by businessmen. A lot of institutions and individuals who do not have the relevant qualifications have flooded into the operation of the OK lens. On July 5, 2001, the State Food and Drug Administration formulated the Regulations on the Supervision and Administration of the Operation, Inspection and Matching of Orthokeratology Lens, which regulated the operating institutions and testing and matching institutions of Orthokeratology lenses. But in China, the rule did not change the course of events.
The weight difference between pure titanium frames and titanium frames
Titanium frames are slightly heavier than pure titanium frames, but they are both high-quality materials, so they are more comfortable on the outside. The specific gravity of pure titanium is generally 4.5, while titanium alloy is 8.9, which means the material is equivalent to half of the titanium alloy. So the frames are lighter in your hand.
