Is it worth extra for thinner lenses?

Question

It costs an extra £60 (roughly $110) to have my lenses made "thinner" in my glasses. My eyes are -5.00 and my lenses around an inch thick. Is it worth it or does it not do much to thick lenses? Thanks

Answer 1

yes, definitely worth the thinner lenses.  you will regret it if you get the thick ones.

Answer 2

Wow, that is a big difference in price to get Hi-index ( thinner) lenses !

It makes a big difference though for sure.

Not only for better  appearance and half the weight, but your vision will be better also because with less edge thickness, there will be a lot less distortion when you look out towards the edges of the lenses. They will be at least 40% thinner than a regular plastic lens.

That is a ridiculous difference in price though I must say.

Answer 3

Defintely worth it. My prescription is -4.75 and I had the thinner lenses last time, and they are great. Much lighter and you don't get the beer bottle look. If you choose a frame with smaller lens "holes" (sorry don't know the right word) then the lenses will be even thinner, because concave lenses are thicker at the edge than the middle.