"Emily" wrote in message
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Problem with full size glasses and a prescription like mine is the lens is
very distorted towards the edges (I have myopia). It's simply too
difficult to see through that distortion, so I wear small glasses. It's
either see through the distortion or have zero peripheral vision, both of
which are bad for flying.

Style aside, I am a little surprised at your preference for small cut
glasses. IIRC you are an AME and I would have thought you would prefer
large glasses due to their increased coverage and greater effectiveness as
safety glasses to protect your eyes from small flying objects in the
workshop. I find the large glasses much more effective while grinding and
especially for falling grit and stuff when working over my head. I do not
need nearly as much correction as you and have no trouble with peripheral
vision with my standard full size aviator frames & lenses.