First time glasses wearer could use some advice

[Goose]

I got my first ever pair of glasses yesterday (i'm 41) for reading and could use some advice from some long time glasses wearers.

The frames and lenses I got were both free on the NHS and as you can imagine they're the lowest quality items you can get, they're very plasticky, flimsy and with no coatings on the lenses. In the short time i've been wearing them i've discovered that they reflect absolutely everything to the point that seeing through them is quite unpleasant. I can also see every speck of dust that lands on them. I've been on glassesdirect.co.uk and spex4less.co.uk to see what they offer and they seem to offer a baffling array of different lenses and coatings with various names.

Another thing i've discovered is that wearing over ear headphones is going to be an issue. I bought some DT 700 Pro X's the other day and I found that the clamping force would make wearing the glasses quite uncomfortable after only 20 minutes or so. My old HyperX gaming headset is a lot more comfortable due to it's lower clamping force. I'm wondering if there specific types or frames that make wearing headphone less of an issue?

I spend most of my day looking at my computer screen and i'm hoping you guys could educate me on what lenses and coatings are actually worth getting and which ones to avoid? Are the the blue light filtering ones worth getting or do they adversely affect the colours on the monitor?

Thanks

 

[Goose]

I'm a first-time glasses wearer too.

If you value what you wear, then go to an independent optometrist's. So in Stafford, that's Webb, Lucas & Stubbs for me. £99 a pair, +£10 for the upgrades already mentioned here - scratch resistance and anti glare. No NHS help for me as I pay for my prescriptions as per usual.

Keep the prescription if you still have it as you can use it with other providers. They will start to get funny if it's a year old though.

+1 for the Zeiss alcohol wipes.

I can wear the glasses fine with over-ear headphones (Skullcandy Skullcrusher... for the bass!) and also with hearing aids no probs. It's not much different really from wearing sunglasses instead of glasses. So people in this thread will have surely worn headphones and sunglasses together?

The free glasses I got are from Kent Eye Care, my local independent place. I didn't really like any of the frames they had that I would have had to pay for but I might see what sort of coatings they do and compare the cost against the online places.