Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/09

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Subject: [Leica] Re: I'm Ruining My Glasses
From: leica@rakitzis.com
Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2001 16:00:11 -0700

>1. use "glas" glasses, preferably with high refraction index. These are
>a tad heavier than "plastic" glasses, but noticeably thinner.

It's difficult to get "glas" glasses in the US because of safety concerns.

I agree that high-diopter eyeglass wearers should get the smallest lenses
possible. My correction is over 7 diopters. If I wore the same frames
I had 15 years ago, my eyes would look like fish swimming in fish bowls!

Byron.