Anyone Know Where To Find Unbreakable Eye Glasses????????????????

[mom2nfautism]

Does Anyone Know Where To Find Or Get Eye Glasses That Can Not Be Broken!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.. My 11 Y Old Daughter For The 5th Or 6th Time This Year Has Broken Her Glasses. I Can't Keep Affording To Get New Ones All The Time. Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Any Ideas. When She Gets Into A Melt Down Before Anyone Can Grab Her Glasses She Graps Them And Breaks Them

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[Kristen (ColeysMom)]

I don't know much about glasses, but my brother had them when he was small. I remember him breaking them while playing often and my mom flipping out about it. She was able to get plastic lenses for him...they would scratch but never broke, which is what Mom was afraid of happening...like if he fell or something.

Also, I remember a boss of mine once getting tytanium (sp) frames, because he was a cyclist and often dropped them...they would slip off his face from being sweaty and then get run over. I remember him saying they were expensive, but less than several regular pairs combined.

Hope that helps some...it's all I got! Hopefully someone will have something better...

Good luck!

[mrsdoubtfyre]

example:

http://www.framesdirect.com/framesfc/Flexon_Kids-lamaoe-pr-l.html

http://www.overlookoptical.com/

My son broke so many frames, before this type came out. Oh how I wish!

[Mother's Heart]

aaah. familiar territory. :)

We pay a bit more but it turns out to be worth it.

Ask the optician about frames that can take it....I can't believe they haven't already been making suggestions, since they obviously already know your need. :)

We usually get Flexon brand frames (they are the really good titanium ones) you can sit on, step on, roll over, and bend the frame every which way and not break it but some are vulnerable at the place where the ear piece meets the frame. There ARE some new frame$$ out for adult sized faces that don't have that hinge. They just curve into the frame. Look really cool and more durable.
We were sad when my son outgrew the largest size child's frames and we had to switch to Flexons. The other advantage to these is they don't need reshaping as often=fewer than weekly trips into the optician's to have them adusted. If your child pulls them off by one leg or lies down in them or steps on them they usually go back to their original shape.

We used to get Tann's frames for children until they quit making them. I was sad. Durable, cute, easy fit and easy to adapt with a cable kit.

Important for us is the deal that comes with it. Free replacement of the frame if it gets broken. (I think they may now restrict that to 1 per year for two years). Also, we get a scratch resistant coating which also comes with a warranty....free replacement of the lens when it gets scratched. That sure comes in handy when the glasses go flying and skidding across the pavement or out the school bus window.

Polycarbonate (plastic) safety lenses are a must for any child...especially a special needs child. Again, more money but more durable and less dangerous. The dr checks a box on the scrip designating PolyC required.

But I would ask some questions of the optician....ask about warranties and ask about frames that flex instead of breaking.

Buena Suerte

[Mother's Heart]

How does she break them? With a purposeful bend or twist? throwing them?

you might also post on Child Neuro board. Might get some more input there.

[mom2nfautism]

she twist them she can magle a pair into a odd ball shape. ear peices twisted here and here, twisted and broke in half at nose peice, she graps them and twist and pulls and they break.

[Mother's Heart]

yep! you need titanium frames. the problem will be the hinge at the juncture between the legs and the frame. If anything is going to work for her it will be the titanium flex frames.

the good ones can bend completely in half at the nose piece with NO break. They call it 'memory metal'...it just goes back to its original shape after bending it.

[RathyKay]

I don't know... if she's intentionally breaking them, I think she needs something like the Baby Comos. Looking at the website, it looks like they make glasses for bigger kids that might be just as durable (http://www.solobambini.com/products.php?products_line_id=10).
The Como Sport frames are made from soft plastic, have no hinges or screws and are held on with a sport strap which attaches to the ends of the temples. The Junior fits children from 5-7 years old, the Sport, Sport M and Sport L will fit larger children and adults of any age.
Personally, I didn't like baby comos because people didn't seem to realize that they were "real" glasses and that my son didn't see well. (And I just never thought they were cute. Sorry.) I'm wondering if you got her a pair as a back-up / threat. If you break these (nice ones), you'll be stuck with these ugly ones that you can't break. (I'm reminded of the glasses Mr. Kay got while in the military. They were ugly and referred to as "birth control" glasses because no one would be interested in you in them.)

There for awhile, I was buying flexon bridge with the expandable hinges (what are those called?) because Tom would take his glasses off with one hand and wrench them out of shape. We have had the hinges break and then you're stuck getting new ones.

Good luck.

[Mother's Heart]

the Como sports do look like a really good solution if you can get a pair that will fit her...and it sounds like they do bigger ones now. May not look as sophisticated.....but being able to look is more important.

sigh....ours are always lost or broken...mostly lost....It's so hard knowing he can barely see but trying to keep up with the gla$$es so close to impossible. yet...he DOES wear them until a meltdown hits.

[Mother's Heart]

my DS got a kick last week when we got his new ones that I suggested putting velcro dots behind his ears to hold them on. After all, no one would ever know the velcro was in there under his hair. He grinned. hey, it's better than superglue or a staple gun! ;)

[satman next generation]

I'm an optician by trade. Absolutely, as everyone mentioned, get the flexon. That's about the strongest frame out there. Lenses are another consideration. Most opticians will automatically put a child into a polycarbonate lens, but some will not. Polycarbonate lenses are the most durable lens out there. They tend to scratch a bit easier, however, they will stand up to even a direct hit by a hammer. Plastic lenses can chip and glass lenses can shatter, even if they are tempered. posing serious damage to the eyes. I would also check with your optician if they have damage warranties which will usually offer half if not more off the price of replacement due to "accidental damage". You might also look into cable temple's that wrap completely around the ear, making the frames much more difficult for her to remove.
God Bless....In HIS Service....Dan