Is it normall for new eye glasses to make your eyes burn?

Question

I just got glasses and every time I put them on my eyes burn. I think they might be to small for my eyes because the rims make my eyes feel constricted and when driving at night the glare off the rims give me tunnel vision.

Answer 1

Go back to your optician and have him check both the fit AND the prescription of the glasses you were given. You would be dismayed at how many times mistakes are made; usually in the manufacturing process but it sometimes happens that a prescription is "wrong"  or "misread". I have even seen a case where one patient's prescription was filled with another patient's lenses (same day order).  

The burning sensation you are experiencing is possibly due to the effort your eyes are having to make to adjust to the vision distortion the glasses are creating.

Any eyeglass style that constricts your vision is a bad style for your face. Night glare and tunnel vision are dangerous combination.

Good Luck getting your glasses corrected. Be persistent!

Answer 2

I dont know what you mean exactly by burn but eyeglasses are suppose to make you feel better. If it is uncomfortable, you better go back to your optometrist.

Answer 3

No, it's not. If what you are getting is more of a pulling sensation and your eyes hurting you need to go to the optometrist asap. What might have gone wrong is the got the ocular centers on the glasses different than what your pupillary distance is, and that can only be checked by a lensometer. Get them to check that and tell them the problems with the night vision, did you get anti-glare?