Which opticians offer real glass lenses?

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1. I don’t think any of them do anymore for a few reasons:

   – Glass is heavy, therefore less comfortable.

   – It’s much more liable to shatter if something hits the glasses or if you drop them.

   – If the glasses shatter while being worn, you get shards of glass in your eye.

   They are available from specialist retailers, but in general, even premium glasses use polymer lenses.

   I’m going to go in a dark room and scream at the idea of point 3 for a bit.

2. It’s heavy, but far easier to clean.

3. Ask your local, independent opticians for Zeiss 1.9.

4. I get mine from TD Tom Davies, who use glass Zeiss lenses. They’re expensive, but much more durable.