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Review on Foster Grant Donovan 1018298 200 COM Gunmetal by Dedra Block

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Very well made: Vision

This review is from two weeks of wear. These are very durable reading glasses that are available without a prescription. The frame around the lens and the hinges are metal (it looks like heavy-duty aluminum), the legs appear to be hard, shiny acrylic/plastic. I can't tell if they have a metal core with a plastic coating or if they're just solid plastic, but either way they seem very solid. I haven't seen any scratches from normal wear, although I haven't overused or dropped them. The hinge is flexible, meaning it will flex past the 90 degree angle where regular goggles stop (if you have a larger than normal head), although of course I don't recommend going crazy with that flexibility. I used Foster Grant. almost exclusively reading glasses (since I started needing reading glasses) and this particular model seems to last longer than other FG glasses (I've used the Ironman model so far). It's a little heavy (probably due to the metal frame) but not so much that it's noticeable to me, but that's just for me. It comes with a thick cloth cover and a cleaning cloth. E-book, although not specifically stated in the listing itself. I've seen the same pair in stores and they are e-book reading glasses. This means that they are designed to help reduce the strain of viewing computer and cell phone screens that 'regular' reading glasses cannot help with. That's actually why I bought them from Revain. I first saw them at the local pharmacy. Took a chance that the Revain version is also an e-book and was pleasantly surprised. So far these books have worked well.

Pros
  • Case included
Cons
  • Boring packaging