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Post by Adelard of Bath on Sept 24, 2024 10:17:42 GMT -5
Oh, I went to Walmart this morning and I still wear a mask. My mask pushed my glasses higher up on my face which changed the progressive prescription completely. Yay! <sarcasm>
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Post by lola on Sept 24, 2024 10:48:55 GMT -5
The two week adaptation window is pretty standard, but if you are not convinced after giving them your best shot contact your optical. A reputable optical will work with you to make you a happy camper! This wasn't talked about when I got the glasses, but I'll keep this in mind. I've been going to this same place since first grade. They've grown and gotten busier and moved to a new place that isn't nearly as cozy, and I didn't recognize any of the people this time, but I guess that's the way it goes. But most of me says it wouldn't be their fault if I don't happen to like the lenses I picked out, I wouldn't expect them to make me new ones in a non-progressive style...is that what you are referring to? Or maybe a discounted new lens or something. I would feel awkward being like "I know these were hundreds of dollars and they are custom made but I don't like them for various reasons (that everyone else seems to be okay with...)" Part of me assumes I am going to end up putting up with these for a year or whatever until it's time for new ones, or insurance will pay for new lenses in a year. The markup on lenses is insane! Don't feel badly if you want/need lenses adjusted or remade. They will still make money. Remakes happen all the time for various reasons. They are experts and if a wrong choice is made, they will help choose again. With that said, I'm pretty sure you will join the majority and adjust just fine to progressive lenses. |
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Post by dvcduffy on Sept 24, 2024 17:04:31 GMT -5
Many years ago got progressives. Wanted them very badly. At first, I was holding onto our hallway walls but in a couple of days everything was just fine. I now wouldn't even think about getting anything else. Love them.
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Post by sherrih on Sept 24, 2024 19:36:27 GMT -5
I have progressives that I only wear at night after I take my contacts out. I'm not a fan of glasses to start with and always felt like I was looking through the wrong part of the lens. If you're open to the idea of contacts, you may want to consider multi-focals. I love them - my vision is always clear b/c I'm not moving my head/eyes to see out of the correct part of the lens. If you're set on glasses, I did have an adjustment period with stairs and getting used to what section I needed to look out of if I was reading, working on the computer or distance.
My husband also has progressives and he got a new prescription and the measurements for the 'sections' (I don't know what else to call them) weren't correct so he was looking through the wrong part of the lens. They re-measured and made new lenses for him - no charge. The second set was much better. He prefers his glasses over contacts for close detailed work. It's definitely personal preference because I would choose my contacts every single time.
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Post by Adelard of Bath on Sept 27, 2024 17:54:12 GMT -5
Well, after becoming very angry last night at the glasses and the lenses, told my wife I've been wearing glasses for 40 years and I've had glasses I have ~disliked~ but none I have hated. Went back to the place today and they offered to build me new glasses - new frames, everything. I thought about getting traditional bifocals but I decided to just get normal, single vision lenses. It's only been a week since I got the progressive lenses, but I knew I would never like them. And I can still get away with not having bifocals, we will see in a couple years.
I commend those of you who can "get used to" progressives. To me, they are different prescriptions all over the lens which means it is wrong everywhere except the one tiny spot. Wearing my old glasses this afternoon, using the computer is fantastic, I can read the whole screen at once.
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Post by simbasmom on Sept 30, 2024 15:11:27 GMT -5
Thanks everyone for chiming in. I see very little support for "normal" bifocals. I'll support "normal" bifocals. I've worn them for about 15 years. DH wears progressive lenses and swears by them. However, when I bought new glasses last, I asked them at the place where I got my frames and they said that since I'd been wearing regular bifocals for many years, I probably wouldn't be able to adjust to the progressives (maybe they were thinking something about old dogs and new tricks!) A few months ago I had cataract surgery and now just need cheap readers from the Dollar Tree. Unfortunately I'm constantly misplacing them, so some days I almost wish I could go back to my old bifocals again-that way I could see close and far wherever I am! |
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Post by Adelard of Bath on Oct 1, 2024 9:51:40 GMT -5
Unfortunately I'm constantly misplacing them, so some days I almost wish I could go back to my old bifocals again-that way I could see close and far wherever I am! I don't know if this is QUITE what you are thinking, but for my wife I found (on Amazon) some glasses that look like normal glasses, with a zero prescription up top but with bifocals for reading. She wears special contacts so can see fine, but with age needs reading glasses sometimes, but at work she doesn't want to put cheaters on/off constantly so hopefully these will work. She has not tested them at work yet but it sounds promising. I was surprised, you can find "bifocal reading glasses" all day long that are +2.0 on the bottom and +1.0 on the top, as an example, but hard to find anything with +0.0 on the top, so you can just see through them. |
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Post by simbasmom on Oct 5, 2024 16:44:47 GMT -5
Unfortunately I'm constantly misplacing them, so some days I almost wish I could go back to my old bifocals again-that way I could see close and far wherever I am! I don't know if this is QUITE what you are thinking, but for my wife I found (on Amazon) some glasses that look like normal glasses, with a zero prescription up top but with bifocals for reading. She wears special contacts so can see fine, but with age needs reading glasses sometimes, but at work she doesn't want to put cheaters on/off constantly so hopefully these will work. She has not tested them at work yet but it sounds promising. I was surprised, you can find "bifocal reading glasses" all day long that are +2.0 on the bottom and +1.0 on the top, as an example, but hard to find anything with +0.0 on the top, so you can just see through them. Frankly, for around the house at least, that may be worth looking in to. |
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Post by FessParker1 on Oct 7, 2024 17:43:59 GMT -5
I've had glasses for forever. Now I'm getting cataract surgery and the replacement lenses will take care of distance and will only need reading glasses.
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Post by Adelard of Bath on Oct 8, 2024 0:13:42 GMT -5
I've had glasses for forever. Now I'm getting cataract surgery and the replacement lenses will take care of distance and will only need reading glasses. Yes I have heard of this...gives me a reason to look forward to the future, I guess. I'm currently only 47, so my eyes are still changing; let's just say I had cataract surgery today and they put lenses in that fixed my vision. In two years, I assume I would need glasses again, albeit weak ones. Is that how it works? |
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Post by annamaria on Oct 8, 2024 4:17:34 GMT -5
I need reading glasses. Many times it is so annoying to have to pick up the glasses often, place them on my head, around my neck with the string to hold them, etc. The parks is also one place where I might need them often (check phone, menus, etc.). Many times if I did not want to take them out, I would grab my husband's for a second. He wore progressives. Unfortunately this is not an option anymore.
I did ask once about them and was told I might not be a good candidate for them. Now that I see Amazon sells them, I might give them a try without spending hundreds of dollars on them.
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Post by brp on Oct 8, 2024 9:09:15 GMT -5
I've had glasses for forever. Now I'm getting cataract surgery and the replacement lenses will take care of distance and will only need reading glasses. I've read that 50% of adults will need cataract surgery. I guess we're "proof" of that. mrs. brp had both eyes done last year and I'm not likely to need it 
I had LASIK done on my 40th birthday (yeah, happy birthday to me), i.e. 24 years ago. It has been great ever since and I started needing reading glasses a couple of years ago and need them more consistently now. But the vision itself is great.
Cheers.
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Post by FessParker1 on Oct 8, 2024 21:08:46 GMT -5
I've had glasses for forever. Now I'm getting cataract surgery and the replacement lenses will take care of distance and will only need reading glasses. Yes I have heard of this...gives me a reason to look forward to the future, I guess. I'm currently only 47, so my eyes are still changing; let's just say I had cataract surgery today and they put lenses in that fixed my vision. In two years, I assume I would need glasses again, albeit weak ones. Is that how it works? They are doing Lasix along with the lenses from a phone call I had today. So I guess I had it wrong. I have astigmatism that will be corrected also. |
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Post by brp on Oct 9, 2024 8:30:13 GMT -5
Yes I have heard of this...gives me a reason to look forward to the future, I guess. I'm currently only 47, so my eyes are still changing; let's just say I had cataract surgery today and they put lenses in that fixed my vision. In two years, I assume I would need glasses again, albeit weak ones. Is that how it works? They are doing Lasix along with the lenses from a phone call I had today. So I guess I had it wrong. I have astigmatism that will be corrected also. That sounds more correct. AFAIK, the cataract replacements can't correct the astigmatism. But LASIK can. I had astigmatism, and that's what they fixed with the LASIK. Now I just need magnification due to age-induced lens inflexibility as happens to most of us.
Cheers.
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