lensless glasses?

[Neshama]

We talked about this at midwiferyandmore.com but I thought I'd ask here too...

Does anyone know where to get glasses that dont have lenses? I was thinking that these are better in leiu of goggles (my genious midwife's idea!). They protect your eyes but dont look obtrusive...

Anyone know where I can find some? Thanks!

[DL]

You can go to any place that sells glasses (any eye Dr.--even Wal-Mart) and just purchase the frames. When you say "lenseless", that means that there is nothing at all within the frames (you could put your finger through the eyepiece of the frames). Don't you really mean prescriptionless or non-prescription? If so, you can still buy the frames and have them put a non-prescription glass, plastic, or carbonpolynate (think that's what it's called) lense in. It would basically be flat without the curvature that causes change in vision. I would think that it'd be somewhat cheaper than a prescription lense, too, but I'm not totally sure on that. They would, however, probably be more expensive than goggles.

Btw.... Slightly I attend a lot of births at a hospital with a CNM. I don't think I've ever seen her wear goggles, nor a face shield. The only ones I've ever seen wear them here are the OBs. I guess I'm a little surprised that a homebirth midwife would think that she needs them.

[Neshama]

The midwife I work with likes us to sheild our eyes. She's gotten amniotic fluid in her eyes before and she says its not too fun. It cant hurt, and if they look "normal" why not do it?
Thanks, Lori... I will go to WalMart... after all, they are cheaper!

And yes, I mean non-perscription... if they had a hole in them then they wouldnt do much good!

[tlcdoula]

Honestly I have never thought about it. As baby is emerging I tend to turn my head away. Since I am not the doctor or midwife I don't need to be looking in that area and when the cord is cut - again I turn my head.

Like Lori - the only people I have seen wear goggles are the obs.

[Neshama]

Thats why I dont want to wear goggles...

[MothertheMother]

I've bought glasses like that at one of the cheap jewelry shops in the mall for halloween costumes. I don't frequent the mall these days but I bet they still have them. I think I paid $8 for them lol

[doula Michele]

Hmmm...none of our hospital staff wear goggles or face shields. I have only seen it on tv.

[RAnderson]

A place like Claire's (girls jewelry store) would carry them. And they are probably cute and cheap since they are just an accessory.

[earthgirl]

Any drug-store, like CVS, carries them too.