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I finally broke down and converted to a new faith. I need to see the light. Lemme hear a big Amen brothers and sisters!
I am now a self proclaimed presbyopian. At forty-seven years of age I suffer from CSS, a debilitating desease that renders me blind without the assistance of these cumbersome objects called spectacles that are prone to getting lost. When this happens I find my heart racing with panic as I cant even tell a $10 from a $20. I accidentally left some generous tips in restaurants before.
I've been getting by with $1.00 magnifying reader glasses you get at Walmart or the dollar store but the eye strain has been getting worse. I went for an eye exam last week and ordered these new progressive type glass that are supposed to let me see everything from every distance without constantly having to take them on and off all the time. The moment I put them on I didnt like them. The far vision seems ok but everything within reading distance is blurry. The eye guy said I was supposed to hold my head up high at an angle to look down through the bottom of the lens but its not natural and I cant see clearly the entire page on my monitor. Is this normal? He says it takes a few weeks to adjust to them but If so I know I cant work with them this way. Im very skeptical at this initial point.
Whats everyones take on aging blindness?
-------------------- Bob Stephens Skywatch Signs Zephyrhills, FL
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Ageing-Eyeballs-Opia I hate it! It took unusually long for me to have to throw in the towel and start using glasses, but I also got my first ones a few months ago. I thought that then I would immediately be set free, and would see like I used to. The sad truth for me was that, yes, just like they said, it did take a good while to get used to wearing them. In the first few days I was walking around like a stork, unsure and disoriented, and just like you said, computer work was irritating. It really is a matter of time and takes adjustment to know where to look and how to hold your head. another one of those things nobody ever tells you. It got easier for me once I realized that by peering out the bottom I stretched my neck muscles and they got excercised and it may stave off a face lift Stick with it, Bob. It will become like second nature.
3 weeks ago I left my glasses in an airplane. I miss them, and am back to the dime store variety right now. I used to buy them in bulk - by the handfulls - at the a couple of bucks a frame sale - and then open each room door in the house and threw in a few......
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get 1 pair for the computer 1 for watching tv and then use the progressives everything else. thats what i do.
-------------------- Jimmy Chatham Chatham Signs 468 stark st Commerce, Ga 30529 Posts: 1766 | From: Commerce, GA, USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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Since the age of 11 I have been wearing glasses and now I'm into trifocals. I tried the progressive lenses and didn't like the blurry transition between the prescriptions, so I use the hard line and have had little trouble adjusting. The top is for distance, the bottom is for reading, and the middle is set for the distance to the computer monitor so that I don't have to lean my head back to work.
My only problem is reading the price tags at the supermarket that are posted on the bottom row. There is no way that I can get my head in the right position....at least without attracting attention.
If you don't adjust to the new experience in a week or so, go back to the doctor. You may have received the wrong prescription.
Your eyes are too precious to mess with to not give them the best medicine possible.
-------------------- Chapman Sign Studio Temple, Texas chapmanstudio@sbcglobal.net Posts: 6306 | From: Temple, Texas, USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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I've got the progressives. They were definately a bear to get used to in the beginning. The key to getting them to where they are comfortable is working with the optomotrist and "aiming" them correctly when ordering them. The standard way they do it doesn't work for me. I show them what I do as far as how far away I work with a brush, the computer, etc. I can see my entire monitor without too much trouble but I also jack my chair way up to where I'm kinda looking down at it. It's a real pain in the beginning but there's only three options, get used to the progressives, keep two or three different pairs on hand for driving, reading working and keep changing all the time ( this is more of a pain to me ) or keep leaving those big tips:)
-------------------- George Perkins Millington,TN. goatwell@bigriver.net
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I'm on my 3rd perscription since joining the club. I change about every 2 1/2 years. Progressives work for me, but there are some things to get used. The Dime store reading glasses were causing too many Excedrine Headache #2, like in 2 cheap on my part.
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Bob, those progressives are a love-hate thing. I can't stand them, my wife thinks they are the only way to go.
No matter what arrangement you choose, you are going to have to tip your head back to get into the closeup lens. That can be a real pain in a grocery store trying to read shelf labels up high.
Since you are far sighted, the closeup lens on the bottom is going to feel unnatural when you walk because your peripheral vision is going to send your brain the wrong messages for a while. This goes away with time - your mind adapts to the fuzziness at the bottom.
About 18 years ago, I found a set of Zeiss titanium frames with a silicone nose pad different from what you see on most glasses. They were outrageously expensive. They were also the most comfortable glasses I had ever worn. I went back and purchased a second set for a backup. I'm still wearing those frames because the opticians can't show me anything more comfortable.
The point is, glasses are literally in your face. You need to find a combination that you like, even if you have to change optomitrists to get the job done. Vic G
-------------------- Victor Georgiou Danville, CA , USA Posts: 1746 | From: Danville, CA , USA | Registered: Dec 1998
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I use a bifocal contact lens in the left eye for the close up stuff.
Works great. It aint for everyone. but it does work.
Oh yes, they do have bifocal contact lenses..
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If you are far sighted, like most of us aged people, try the 1/2 glasses. You simply look over the top and down thru the glasses when it is something close! I also have them stashed all over the house, just in case!
I also use a different set for the computer, but they stay at the computer, when not in use.
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Brushasaurus on Chat Posts: 8831 | From: La Mirada, CA, USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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I asked similar questions here back on Nov 20, 2002. Do a search for "Eyeglasses Q's" if you like. I got good advice & took much of it with me on my appointment. I let him know what type of work I did & it seems like he got my prescription where it should be.
I've had them now about 3 weeks. There is an adjustment period to go through, especially being the 1st ever pair of multi-vision lenses. Try waiting until you're 50 Been near-sighted all my life. I don't care for the narrow close-up vision range, but just got to learn where to look. I find its much better to read if the type isn't held parallel to your face. The progressives work better & you see more clearly if the page is angled out more. Then you start reading in the progressive range also.
I have no problems seeing the monitor. My intermediate range is set high enough on the lens that I don't have to tilt my head much, if at all. When I was gettin' set up for the glasses, the doctor took all kinds of measurements. There were dots & lines to mark where the progressive grind would begin. He made sure I was comfortable with where I wore the frames before marking anything.
I got the ultrahigh-index (1.71 refractive) lenses made of some plastic resin called teslalid by Hoya. They seem to be the answer. My far vision is good even out close to the edges (left to right). Out there - is a slight blur on stuff but vision is still clear enough that its not a problem seeing when driving or such. Ultraviolent protection is built in the lens along with an anti-reflective coating. Then they tell me the AR comes with it because the high refractive lenses create a lot of glare. It does help cut down the annoying glares. But the polished edges bring in more glare which is noticeable from extreme right angles, like a reading lamp.
Because of that, I took them back after 4 days. They said to give it more time & the glare probably wont be as annoying later on. They said the lab allows a 3 month adjustment period if necessary. It doesn't bother me as much now. Plus, now if I tilt my head just right, I can see these colors of light lit up like neon around the edges. That, coupled with the swim in the prog zone - don't need any help. Excuse me while I go listen to the Doors & Hendrix.
-------------------- Bill Cosharek Bill Cosharek Signs N.Huntingdon,Pa
bcosharek@juno.com Posts: 705 | From: N.Huntingdon, Pa, USA | Registered: Dec 1999
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this is what i did.......when i got my 1st bi-focals, and was tryin to work on the computer, i got the worst neck cramps you can have. being a smart guy(hehehehehe)i went back to place i got the glasses, it was a BUY 1 GET 1 FREE PLACE. told them to make me 2 pair of the lower bi-focal prescription IN A FULL LENSE, meaning that the whole eyeglass is the bi-focal lense thru out the whole lense. so know i can sit at the computer, while lookin down at the keyboard, i can just lift my eyes to look at the monitor!!!!!!!! NO MORE NECK PAINS!!! also since i paint, i find these to be great for that to and especially when workin on a ladder, i only see 1 step not 2 or 3 like i would with the bifocals on.
-------------------- joe pribish-A SIGN MINT 2811 longleaf Dr. pensacola, fl 32526 850-637-1519 BEWARE THE TRUTH.....YOU MAY NOT LIKE WHAT YOU FIND Posts: 11582 | From: pensacola, fl. usa | Registered: Nov 1998
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