Is there an optometrist in the house?

I can't help you, but let me be the first to warmly welcome you in those who share this particular symptom of early middle age

i've been wearing glasses since i was in junior high, so i know a lot about wearing glasses. what's your question?

That's a lot for a first pair of glasses. Did you procrastinate for years?

Okay, We don't know your age, so that might be a factor with your glasses. But, anyways, this is what I remember from all the spiels my optometrist tells me: Its going to take about a week or two for you to get acclimated to glasses. Maybe, you could wear them for truncated periods in the beginning, and wear them longer as you time passes. If you're still having problems, then you should go see optometrist again. Not to sound racist, but I don't know what the qualifications of optometrists in Vietnam are like- do they need to go to school for that in Vietnam? In your special case, you might want to wait till you return to Australlia or America for your special needs. There's a lot of different materials out there which has have different thicknesses and weights. The thinner and lighter ones are more expensive, and it might be more important to get the right prescription. These lens can be a big difference. You could try wearing glasses where one of the lens is that special thickness and the other lens is normal. I have a friend who has corneal problems where the cornea is elongating with time. In that case, he needed special hard contact lens since it helped control the growth. The problem is that they're really hard to prescribe, and most optometrists are reluctant to do them. You might try looking for a specialist in that who might be able to give you a better or maybe even more honest answer.

I thought you were older gentlemen since you used the term magnification 14. I thought you were talking about reading glasses. I'm assuming you're near sighted, right? But, if the mag is referring to the power, then something that big sounds too much if these are your first glasses. I'd do what Alchimiste suggested and getting weaker glasses first before wearing mag 14. That might be why you're getting the headaches. I would also hypothesize that the different lens you need for each eye might also be an issue as well. Your eyes sound too complicated for just an amateur in Vietnam. Can you order the lens to be sent to this opt. in Vietnam? Is there a opt. school in Vietnam? They might be able to give you the best glasses considering your limited oppurtunities. Probably best to go to a specialist. Once you go to a specialist, they'll be able to determine what's the best type of lens for you. I use polycarb which is lighter and also thinner than regular glass and plastic. Its also harder to shatter. But, maybe for your special needs, you might need something even more exotic. I've also heard about aspheric lens, but they are very expensive. Too bad about your experiences with opt. in america or australlia. It sounds like it was too much hassle for them to deal with.

do you have astigmatism? that's what really messes up my vision, and not just the whole nearsighted thing. if you've gone to see opt. in australia and america, can't you request your prescription and then use that to get the glasses you need? you'll need to know your prescription first before you can try looking for anything from ebay or the internet. i'd feel a lot safer using a professional's prescription, which would probably account for the imbalance with your eyes. the last thing you want to do now is to get these crappy glasses from vietnam from a hack off the streets that messes up your eyes even more. unfortunatley, you might be right about waiting too long to get help. i find it strange that nobody was able to help you earlier, or at least send you to a specialist. probably, didn't want to lose you to a competitor cause why go back to the first opt. i remeber in one of my college classes where we learned about animal's brains being hardwired by a certain age. once past that critical period, you couldn't change their hardwiring. i would suspect that despite the best possible care, your options might be limited. the cornea thing sounds really serious. have you ever googled it up to find more information about it? that's probably going to be more helpful and accurate than some anonymous stranger on a clothing forum. i've never heard of mag 14. but, if you're as nearsighted as your example, we might be talking about a big adjustment for your glasses. i was actually thinking you might need several months for each pair of glasses before you moved on to the next pair. that's what i needed to do when i got my first pair.