Going back into glasses after years of wearing contact lenses has been a big decision for me, but the newest lenses on the market have really boosted my confidence in once again becoming a spec wearer. So here’s how I’ve got on the last couple of months….

During my first pregnancy and subsequent breast feeding my vision and life style did not really suit contact lens wear any more. Hormonal changes and late nights turned me back to my ancient pair of frames, which a) I hated, and b) I couldn’t see with!! So I had an eye test and then dashed home to panic about specs in the privacy of my own home!

Since my last eye examination in 2000 (oops!) I’ve got more short sighted, and am I now -6.25. This is quite a lot stronger than my glasses, so no wonder they’re not very good. Although I’m a Mum I wanted to find my trendy image again, so I liked the looks of a heavy rectangular plastic frame in brown.

I mailed the online optician, as when I had my test they said my lenses would be thicker now. I had created a problem for myself by picking quite a big frame, as my face is fairly small. They said that my lenses would be chunky on the edge, so I bit the bullet and ordered thin plastic material lenses. The type I chose take about 35% off the edge.

The glasses arrived last week, and they’re really nice. I feel very funky in them and I can see! Although it was weird at first having edges round my sight, I’ve now got used to seeing the frame and I don’t notice it. As I suffer from a touch of sinus problem I think the normal plastic lens would have been very heavy, because this thin lens is denser it’s lighter weight too.  Life is considerably easier now I’m not struggling to put contact lenses in at 2am!!