Yikes!!

[Barb]

Heavens to Betsy!! My job required that those with prescription glasses get prescription safety glasses...

Well, Sis. Barb didn't have a prescription for glasses...just used the drug store glasses which work fine for reading. Wearing them all the time at work, even when not reading, has put a strain on my pretty blue eyes, so the need for 'real' glasses.

When I went to get the prescription, the little man said I needed bifocals...no biggie I thought...until today!!

I picked them up this afternoon and have been trying to get used to them...yikes!!

How do y'all do it...is there a trick or somethng to getting used to the top half being for long distance and the bottom for reading?!

IT IS DRIVING ME CRAZY!!:IAM

[Rico]

IT IS DRIVING ME CRAZY!!:IAM

Don't blame that on the glasses! :D

[Barb]

Don't blame that on the glasses! :D

:thwak

[Margies3]

I had to have a second pair of glasses made specifically for working on the computer. Without them I was tilting my head up and back continuously and got the worst neck ache!!!

and I have a separate pair of drugstore glasses that I keep beside my bed for reading at night. Who cares if they get bent - they only cost a few dollars instead of the hundreds for the eye doctor pair!

The other big thing with getting used to bifocals is that you should NOT start out with the no-line variety. They're MUCh harder to get used to

[rgcraig]

Barb,

Are they progressive lenses?

I went from never wearing glasses to needing them for astigmatism and reading, so I got progressive lenses. It only took about a day or two to adjust.

I remember after getting them getting in the car and I thought the dash board was touching my nose.....lol!

[Barb]

Barb,

Are they progressive lenses?

I went from never wearing glasses to needing them for astigmatism and reading, so I got progressive lenses. It only took about a day or two to adjust.

I remember after getting them getting in the car and I thought the dash board was touching my nose.....lol!

The safety glasses aren't, but when I get my 'for real' pair, they will be.

Thankx for the info everyone...:IAM

[LadyCoonskinner]

Barb,

Are they progressive lenses?

I went from never wearing glasses to needing them for astigmatism and reading, so I got progressive lenses. It only took about a day or two to adjust.

I remember after getting them getting in the car and I thought the dash board was touching my nose.....lol!

Thanks for the laugh, Renda. I almost choked on my taco flavored chips. I don't have bi-focals, yet, the doctor told me to just hang on a bit and I'd be "blessed" too, but when I get new glasses, I "high-step" my foot goes about 2 feet higher than needed, so I look like a total dork walking around and stepping on curbs.

[Ronzo]

Thanks for the laugh, Renda. I almost choked on my taco flavored chips. I don't have bi-focals, yet, the doctor told me to just hang on a bit and I'd be "blessed" too, but when I get new glasses, I "high-step" my foot goes about 2 feet higher than needed, so I look like a total dork walking around and stepping on curbs.
They have curbs in the middle of corn fields?

[LadyCoonskinner]

I mean when I'm in town, dingus!!!:nahnah:annoymusic:winaa

[Ronzo]

I mean when I'm in town, dingus!!!
They have TOWNS in cornfields now too???????


:heeheehee

[CC1]

Heavens to Betsy!! My job required that those with prescription glasses get prescription safety glasses...

Well, Sis. Barb didn't have a prescription for glasses...just used the drug store glasses which work fine for reading. Wearing them all the time at work, even when not reading, has put a strain on my pretty blue eyes, so the need for 'real' glasses.

When I went to get the prescription, the little man said I needed bifocals...no biggie I thought...until today!!

I picked them up this afternoon and have been trying to get used to them...yikes!!

How do y'all do it...is there a trick or somethng to getting used to the top half being for long distance and the bottom for reading?!

IT IS DRIVING ME CRAZY!!:IAM

I got my first pair of bifocals two or three years ago and it was VERY hard to get used to them. After several months I finally went back and got just a distrance pair of glasses but now I rarely use them.

I use my bifocals 95% of the time with now problem now but if I am at church or watching the Home Theater 92" screen or a movie theater screen I use the distance glasses since in those instances the tilt of my head means part of what I am viewing at distance is seen through the bottom bifocal part of my glasses and is blurry.

The first few months I had the bifocals I would get nauseous when driving my car or truck.

[CupCake]

Heavens to Betsy!! My job required that those with prescription glasses get prescription safety glasses...

Well, Sis. Barb didn't have a prescription for glasses...just used the drug store glasses which work fine for reading. Wearing them all the time at work, even when not reading, has put a strain on my pretty blue eyes, so the need for 'real' glasses.

When I went to get the prescription, the little man said I needed bifocals...no biggie I thought...until today!!

I picked them up this afternoon and have been trying to get used to them...yikes!!

How do y'all do it...is there a trick or somethng to getting used to the top half being for long distance and the bottom for reading?!

IT IS DRIVING ME CRAZY!!:IAM

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I’M NEW TO BIFOCALS. WHEN I LOOK THROUGH THEM, THINGS THROUGH THE BIFOCAL SEEM TO JUMP UP AT ME. WHY?

The term for this is called "image jump," and is common with a straight top lined bifocal. This is normal depending upon your correction. To minimize image jump, always choose a straight top lined bifocal if your nearsighted, but try to choose a "round" top if your farsighted. In both cases, image jump can be minimized. The best solution however is choosing a no-line bifocal.

http://www.davidsoneye.com/common.htm#12

[Barb]

I got my first pair of bifocals two or three years ago and it was VERY hard to get used to them. After several months I finally went back and got just a distrance pair of glasses but now I rarely use them.

I use my bifocals 95% of the time with now problem now but if I am at church or watching the Home Theater 92" screen or a movie theater screen I use the distance glasses since in those instances the tilt of my head means part of what I am viewing at distance is seen through the bottom bifocal part of my glasses and is blurry.

The first few months I had the bifocals I would get nauseous when driving my car or truck.

First, I am surprised you didn't remind me I am older than dirt...you must be trying to be extra nice 'cause you know the Rapture is at hand?! :killinme

When I told my 10 year old nephew that I needed glasses, and asked him if he did, he said, "No...I'm not blind!!" I said, "Boy, I'm not blind, either, but I need glasses!!"

After seeing things so much clearer, I'm beginning to think Ethan had it right...:winkgrin

Though they are safety glasses, they don't look it, so I wore them in service tonight, and I drove home with no problems.

I'm going to try and wear them all day tomorrow...I really appreciate everyone's advice.

[rgcraig]

#

I’M NEW TO BIFOCALS. WHEN I LOOK THROUGH THEM, THINGS THROUGH THE BIFOCAL SEEM TO JUMP UP AT ME. WHY?

The term for this is called "image jump," and is common with a straight top lined bifocal. This is normal depending upon your correction. To minimize image jump, always choose a straight top lined bifocal if your nearsighted, but try to choose a "round" top if your farsighted. In both cases, image jump can be minimized. The best solution however is choosing a no-line bifocal.

http://www.davidsoneye.com/common.htm#12 (http://www.davidsoneye.com/common.htm#12)
That's the answer for sure - they call them progressive lens.

[Barb]

That's the answer for sure - they call them progressive lens.

That's the route I'm taking when I get the next pair...

[Ron]

I found the problem Barb, perhaps the lens are too small!!:D


http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e21/Ronb26/glasseslogo.jpg

[CupCake]

That's the answer for sure - they call them progressive lens.

Had my eyes done last winter, I'm farsighted and have real bad astigmatism in both eyes , so I went progressive this time around, love em. The only thing is you need to make sure they fit you right, and not to buy cheap, otherwise you'll have problems. I spent $ 699.00 for my pair, but worth ever penny spent.

This what I had done below

There's also something called "super-premium", which I think means ground specifically for your prescription, rather than starting from an already-existing lens, but from what I've read and been told, they're extremely expensive, hard to find, and probably not worth it except for people with very high astigmatism. Again, that's just from reading; you'd probably get better information from a good optometrist or optician.

More info~
http://www.visionover40.com/pals.php

[jwharv]

All my glasses have prisms, because of double vision. It took me a long time to get use to those.......