Eyeglass question (bifocals?)

[MossRoad]

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If I just need to read something quickly, I put the reading glasses on while still leaving the distance glasses in place -- that's right two pairs at the same time. Redneck bifocals. Works great for me, and if you think about it, it is pretty close to what the guys with contacts and bifocals both are really doing.

HA! I do the same thing. I'll have to tell my wife the Redneck bifocal line. She'll get a laugh!

 

[dmccarty]

Get extended wear contacts and you forget you need glasses...

Until its time to change them....

Or your eyes age and you have to get reading glasses in spite of the contacts....

My granny err, reading, glasses are on a lanyard so I can just hang the glasses around my neck so they are always handy. Since I am buying the glasses at Targe't or Wally World I have a pair in the truck, in the barn, at work, in the office, and hear and there. Just in case.

Some of the bargin priced glasses the wifey will not let me wear in public so those are the one stuck in the barn.



Later,
Dan

 

[MossRoad]

Speaking of a pain in the neck...

My mom was an artist. She had trifocals. Two lines. Not only that, she had a special pair made with a duplicate of the bottom lens on the top... three lines. That way she could look out at her subject, down at her paint pallet, then up at her canvas! She loved them. However, she always looked like she was agreeing with you when she was trying to find which lens to look at you with!

 

[Steve C]

Finally starting to happen. I've always had laser eyesight, even to the point that my wife told me I can see better without glasses than she can WITH hers.

I guess at 49, that is starting to change


I'm less concerned about how they look to others while on my face, I'm more concerned about this line of transitioin possibly being a nusiance to me.

I had bifocals both with and without the line. Neither ones worked for me although I liked the ones with the line better, they seemed to have a much wider field of focus in my far vision area. If you get the ones without the line make sure you specify that you want the "wide field" type the standard ones gave me "tunnel vision" only stuff right in front of me was in focus. I agree that for me they were a constant PITA.

I like working on things and it seemed that no matter what position I get into, the focused area is always in the wrong location. Try working under your dasboard or under you kitchen sink with bifocals on, it is impossible. My perscription is such that I only need the glasses for far away vision, my near vision needs no correction. The last time I installed brakes on my truck I had to take my glasses off so I could see what I was doing, being that I was bent over under the wheel wells, looking through the top part of my glasses that have the far vision correction in them. I set them down, forgot where I put them and stepped on them.

My new glasses are for far vision only. I take them off to see things close and to read. Also now when I weld or use the grinder I just put on a pair of cheap safety glasses instead of wrecking my expensive perscription lenses. Also it gives my nose and ears a break when I am not wearing glasses.

The only time I find it inconvenient is if I am trying to read/work on the computer and watch TV at the same time. I am not very good at multi tasking so that doesn't happen very often.

I would just get a pair of half glasses that you can see over the top of for things like driving if you have trouble seeing the instrument panel and I would just leave them in the car or truck all the time. I would use regular full sized reading glasses for reading and working on stuff. And I would just enjoy my far vision without glasses for as long as possible.

This has been my experience with glasses. I have been wearing glasses for 45 years. People told me to try the bifocals, that I would like them after I got used to them. I never did. I tried them for about 12 years.

I liked the ones with the lines much better than the ones without the lines, but plain old single focus lenses are what work best for me. I like riding motorcycles both on and off the road. I depend on my full field of vision to help identify potential hazzards. The "no line" bifocals narrowed the "sweet spot" field of focus to such an extent that I felt they compromised my safety when riding.

Perhaps since your far vision doesn't need correction that wouldn't be a problem, but that has been my experience.

 

[RobertN]

I tried contacts after the surgery for muscular caused double vision(myacena gratis). They were easy; I thought I would have a hard time putting them in.

They were GREAT, except I could not get a good fit with my somewhat extreme astigmatism. The Doc tried real hard too.

I have only worn transitions bifocals. They work great for me.

Someone mentioned light... fluorescent is awful... When I had double vision, the prescription for double vision, near sight, and astigmatism was a doosey! It sounds funny for a guy, but he gave my glasses a slight"rose" colored tint. Wow did that make a difference.

I do not have so much issue since they fixed the eye muscles; the astigmatism/near sighted prescription alone is not too bad. Bifocals did not seem to make a difference in that regard.

Surgery can not make up for the need for bifocals. IF you got surgery, your normal vision would be fine, but you would still need something for reading.

I don't know if I could get accustomed to wearing any kind of contacts. I suppose people do get used to them .... maybe I'm just a wimp. I am currently speculating that I might rather wait for the vision to get to a point and simply have it fixed surgically (presuming that would allow me to shun the glasses). I'd rather be chained to wearing glasses than wear contacts...I've always been fairly sensative in my eyes (there I go, being a wimp again)

I could see bifocals with a distinct focus line being a little annoying.... then again, I could see bifocals with a hidden line having that transition area perhaps being a 'smear' area and bad vision at the transition. (I don't know this to be true, just a fear) and THAT would indeed, drive me nuts, more nuts than the prior situation.

 

[dave1949]

If you do decide on bifocals with the line, take your time deciding where to put the line, higher or lower on the lense. This makes a good deal of difference in how comfortable you find using them. It varies by person and how they typically use their bifocals.
There are two things I have found to be a PITA with bifocals; shooting a rifle with iron sights and playing pool. In each case I can't get both ends in focus at the same time.
Dave.

 

[woodchuckie]

I got bifocals at40 or 45 years old and have had trifocals for the last 15 years. The doctor always suggest I get the transitions lenses which I refuse.I think they get a kick back from someone. I'm very satisfied with the lines. The problem with working on things under a car etc is a real problem. I had a pair of safety glasses made with a reading lens on bottom and another on top. The middle lens was the 2 to 5 foot distance I need help with. I have some correction for distances but not much and do fine without glasses when driving and playing outdoors. I always have a pair handy in case I need to look at something on my tractor or read gauges on the car.
Some people will wear just one contact for reading and learn or train the eyes to see to read and distance by just switching eyes. I've also heard of doing that with the surgery.

 

[tommu56]

I got lasic back in 2002 to fux my near slightness and even after that they stressed I would need reading glasses.
I have to wear safety glasses at work so the top is no RX bottom reading.
I have the line type but they are just the 1/2 moons in the bottom
I hate them the RX needs to be further up.
I wanted them that way and works eye DR said I wouldn't need them that way.
Now I get a krick in my neck looking at my monitor while programing.
Next time I'll get my DR to make the RX for the half lined type then work's DR' can't argue.

tom

 

[blueriver]

At least we made it .... to the age of eyeglasses!!!

 

[RobertN]

Nah, I have been wearing since 9th grade...

At least we made it .... to the age of eyeglasses!!!