Glasses

[JustaBill 0]

Well after 33 years of nearly perfect vision my eye Dr. told me I'm slightly far sighted in one eye and have a slight astigmatism. He left it up to me to decide if I wanted glasses. Since it was covered 100% by my insurance I decided to go ahead and order them just to see what kind of a difference they make. What I'm wondering is how big of a pain in the ass are glasses? I've never had to deal with them myself. Any tips or tricks I should be aware of if I do decide they make a big enough difference to wear all the time?

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I've done so much, with so little, for so long
I'm now expected to do everything with nothing forever

[Broke 0]

Invest in flexon frames it is worth it. I have been wearing glasses since I was in second grade. I can't see jack without them, so I don't really think it is too much of an inconvieenance to wear them

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[kenz 0]

i personally hate them - and can't wait for my eyes to stop changing so i can laser that shit... whatever you do try to remember exactly where you put them down if you take them off... i've sat on them or had other people crush them before - and you look kind of dorky with crooked glasses... do NOT go with wire frames if you can help it...

thats my two cents ;)

"life does throw curveballs sometimes but it doesn't mean we shouldn't still swing for the homerun" ~ me

[JustaBill 0]

I ordered plastic frames on this 1st pair so the insurance would cover the entire cost. Figure if I decide they make a big enough difference I can get different frames next time.

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I've done so much, with so little, for so long
I'm now expected to do everything with nothing forever

[wmw999 2,514]

I was the same way, and found them to be a hassle, way too much of one to be worth it. Once I started wearing them for awhile, I found I needed them more and more.

So I quit, and went back to being slightly astigmatic and slightly farsighted. No problems, I pass all the eye tests, and don't have to keep up with anything.

Of course, now I'm using reading glasses, but I'm a whole lot older than you.

Wendy W.

There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)

[peregrinerose 0]

Do you have a copy of your Rx to post here?

I usually tell my patients what the glasses will help them with (ie night driving, computer, etc.). Basically, play with them for different things, wear them for when they work for you.

If you wear the glasses all day, every day, for a few days, your brain tends to forget about having them there. When they are on/off all the time, it's harder to get used to. Plastic frames tend to be less comfortable than the lighter weight metal frames.

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[peregrinerose 0]

I was the same way, and found them to be a hassle, way too much of one to be worth it. Once I started wearing them for awhile, I found I needed them more and more.

So I quit, and went back to being slightly astigmatic and slightly farsighted. No problems, I pass all the eye tests, and don't have to keep up with anything.

It isn't that you needed the glasses more... it's that you noticed what you were missing more.

Do or do not, there is no try -Yoda

[JustaBill 0]

that's kind of what I thought. I'm not having any problems seeing anything now, not sure that they are gonna make a big enough difference to mess with. Thanks for the input Wendy. He did tell me it will be a bigger problem when I hit my 40's than it is now.

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I've done so much, with so little, for so long
I'm now expected to do everything with nothing forever

[JustaBill 0]

nope, they didn't give me a copy of the Rx, they just ordered them. The girl did say it was a slight prescription though

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Do you have a copy of your Rx to post here?

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I've done so much, with so little, for so long
I'm now expected to do everything with nothing forever

[wmw999 2,514]

Nope. After wearing them awhile, I had trouble with things like reading book titles on shelves in the library. No trouble when I was using my eyes more.

I tested 20-20 without them; it's just that I tested at better than 20-20 with them.

Wendy W.

There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)

[peregrinerose 0]

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Nope. After wearing them awhile, I had trouble with things like reading book titles on shelves in the library. No trouble when I was using my eyes more.

That's just birthdays catching up with you I'm guessing you're just a tiny hair nearsighted (or astigmatism) and the glasses weren't bifocals?

Do or do not, there is no try -Yoda

[lawrocket 3]

Make sure that they are lightweight and non-reflective. Then they aren't so much of a problem.

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[SkydiveStMarys 0]

Oh shut up!! Suck it up Cupcake!







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[smiles 0]

I have perscription for near sight and hated them as for anything up close- had to take em off, far away put em on hassle. So- my eye dr. said to get lenses that are no prescription in bottom half and change progressively to perscription at the top. Then I was wearing them more, less taking them off-

What bugs me the most is how shitty the lenses fit into the wire frames,... ah, cannot complain the frames have lasted 5 yrs. and can get new style which I've noticed are not so tiny now-- can continue using the lenses.....prescription has not changed. Most important I can skydive without em as long as someone else spots.......!!

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Do you have a copy of your Rx to post here?

I usually tell my patients what the glasses will help them with (ie night driving, computer, etc.).
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[skydemon2 0]

Wow you could probably see the future with glass that thick....

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Wow you could probably see the future with glass that thick....

My next pair come with a little dog and a white stick

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[Muenkel 0]

I found I got used to them really fast. So much so, I'd forget they were on. But then again, I only have to use them for reading and computer work.

Chris

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[flyangel2 2]

I'm getting so old I have to use reading glasses all the time. I have about six of them laying around the house. One in my backpack for school, and even a pair of fold up ones that are in my backpack for when I'm in the backcountry.

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