Are These Eyeglasses Half-Broken or Half-Repaired?

    So, I broke my eyeglasses again. It happened late Friday night. I was just taking my glasses off, when the left stem came off of the hinge. The two parts just separated, with nothing else falling off. This isn't anything like ten plus years ago when my old, old glasses had the left hinge break off. It looked like I could just insert the stem back on the tiny peg on the hinge to repair it. Unfortunately, the stem wouldn't stay attached. Also, for some reason, the left lens was extremely close to my eye. Even when I tried looking out of my glasses without the left stem in, the left lens still got very close to my eye. I couldn't figure out why it would tilt so.

    Since it was the weekend, my optometrist wasn't open, and I was stuck until Monday morning. Fortunately, I still had the replacement glasses that I got when the hinge broke off the previously mentioned pair. Unfortunately, the lens came from that old pair, and they were already about ten years old or more at the time. I had a totally different prescription now involving bifocals.  While I could 'see,' I had trouble reading and viewing screens. Worse, there were still traces of adhesive that I could never remove from when the lens got put in. I had to either try to use my current broken glasses and risk my eyeball or just go without whenever I tried to read or play games. I had a major Golf Clash tournament over the weekend that was already going to be hard, and playing without my glasses made it even harder.

    At least I had one saving grace. I still had my prescription sunglasses that I got last year. This meant I could drive without any difficulties. There was no way I could drive without wearing something, and my sunglasses are bifocal as well, allowing me a full range of vision. I couldn't wear them inside though. It made everything too dark. 

    I was able to go to my optometrist Monday morning. Some remodeling was going on in one of the back rooms, making it very loud. Some young kids who were waiting there would occasionally shout over the work going on in back. This was the second time I had to replace this brand of glasses due to a part failure. The previous time, one of the nose guards fell off. It was a minor issues, but my mom forced me to get the frames replaced. Not repaired, as there was apparently no way to re-attach the broken nose guard. I'm not certain, but I think these might be a replacement pair as well.  The hinges are noticeably tighter than my previous pair, and I think the style/color is off just slightly as well. 

    Anyway, I'm seeing again just fine without any worries. For now. I'm on my third pair of these glasses in just under four years. I had my previous pair over a decade before I had a problem with them. Their replacement still looks okay, even though the styling is dated. Even my previous pair of sunglasses are still good, even if I no longer wear them regularly, and they are at least fifteen years old. Maybe almost twenty. No real problems with them, but the newer, way more expensive ones?

    I'll come back to this topic in another year or two