Should I get rimless glasses?

UK: What help could I get for my eye glasses?

• I'm not entitled to help with the cost of my glasses as I work full time and len's thinning is considered "optional" The fact is I am practically blind d. Well without my glasses on I in order for me to see anything clearly it has to be 5cm from my face. I can't make out individual colours, shapes, people. Without the lens thinning my lenses would be 2 cm and 4cm. Is there any type of help I could get towards the cost of my glasses? I paid around £900 to get my lenses thinned and the lens on the left side is a good 1 1/2 cm thick and the right 1cm. My glasses are heavy and dig into my nose. It causes the skin to become tender and painful for me to wear glasses and I have to cut out little patches from plasters to cover the spot. I'm actually considering taking out a £2000 loan from the bank as my 2 year appointment is due and I can't afford glasses.

• Answer:

  I doubt you can get any help. The thinning is optional as you say, and you can get perfectly functional glasses that aren't thinned. Would contacts or laser eye treatment be an option? The organisations you can consider approaching to find out about help are: Citizens Advice Bureau Your Optician RNIB Department for Work and Pensions