Question for glasses wearers

Gredawarha

Gredawarha

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Morning all

I was prescribed reading glasses in 2023, I currently have a it of time on my hands and one of the things I am contemplating is booking myself in for a new eye test as it will be approaching three years since my last test. I only need the glasses for reading and computer use but I am becoming more frustrated with being out and about and wishing I had brought my glasses for reading my phone or menus etc. Cheaprest easiest option would be to just take my reading glassses with me but I am wondering if I should consider investing in a pair of progressive glasses for general use?

Curious to know if any of you have been in a similar situation and what you think?

Thanks
 
Gredawarha said:
Morning all

I was prescribed reading glasses in 2023, I currently have a it of time on my hands and one of the things I am contemplating is booking myself in for a new eye test as it will be approaching three years since my last test. I only need the glasses for reading and computer use but I am becoming more frustrated with being out and about and wishing I had brought my glasses for reading my phone or menus etc. Cheaprest easiest option would be to just take my reading glassses with me but I am wondering if I should consider investing in a pair of progressive glasses for general use?

Curious to know if any of you have been in a similar situation and what you think?

Thanks
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I’ve worn progressive lenses for years. 2.0 for reading t the bottom of the lens, dropping to 1.25 in the middle for PC use and clear in the top third.

I do need my eyes retested and I don’t spend all day in front of a monitor anymore. So I’ve been using cheap 2.0 safety glasses for fixing stuff and straight smoke tint safety glasses for mowing, trimming and chopping firewood.
 
Terminal_Boy said:
I’ve worn progressive lenses for years. 2.0 for reading t the bottom of the lens, dropping to 1.25 in the middle for PC use and clear in the top third.

I do need my eyes retested and I don’t spend all day in front of a monitor anymore. So I’ve been using cheap 2.0 safety glasses for fixing stuff and straight smoke tint safety glasses for mowing, trimming and chopping firewood.
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Thank you, and do you think it was worth moving to progressive lenses?

Just found my 2023 prescription, I have a "Sph" of +0.25 for both eytes and a "near add" of +1.00 for both eyes.
 
It was absolutely worth it for me as the alternative was 2 pairs of glasses or a pair of old school varifocals.

A word of warning : good progressive lenses that don’t have a bunch of distortion if you tilt your head are not cheap. Very not cheap.
 
Terminal_Boy said:
It was absolutely worth it for me as the alternative was 2 pairs of glasses or a pair of old school varifocals.

A word of warning : good progressive lenses that don’t have a bunch of distortion if you tilt your head are not cheap. Very not cheap.
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Yes, I have noticed that the price and options on varifocals is significantly greater than reading glasses. I am still rather annoyed at how much my local optician charged me for my pair of reading glasses, I think I was charged £230 which seems a lot when I found out the frames retail at £29.
 
I tried varifocals and couldnt get on with them. I am short sighted so wear glasses all the time, but close up stuff is becoming harder, I have found however that a £1.50 pair of cheap magnifying glasses worn over my prescription glasses makes close up stuff great again. Not ideal but it will do until I decide to maybe try a proper pair of close up glasses or look into these progressive ones people are mentioning - how do they vary from varifocals?

Edit - anything under about 30cm distance is also generally better without my glasses, so I have found myself taking them off for menus etc.
 
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I’ve worn progressive now for years. There are various grades/type and I’ve always gone for the custom which offers the widest field of view else you’ll have to exercise your neck muscles more.

Did take me a while to get used to them. The lower section is for reading, mid for computer work and the top for long distance. Even the most expensive present fuzzy/blurred around the edges so you do have to move your head around rather than your eyes but you get used it within a week or 2.
 
IAmATeaf said:
I’ve worn progressive now for years. There are various grades/type and I’ve always gone for the custom which offers the widest field of view else you’ll have to exercise your neck muscles more.

Did take me a while to get used to them. The lower section is for reading, mid for computer work and the top for long distance. Even the most expensive present fuzzy/blurred around the edges so you do have to move your head around rather than your eyes but you get used it within a week or 2.
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Ah, so progressive is just another name for varifocal based on that description. I tried them for about a week but I use my eyes more than my head for the movement and found myself constantly feeling off and a little queasy, so had to go back to normal vision lenses.
 
ttaskmaster said:
Non-Volatile Memory.... or 'nevermind', depending....

Could you not get a small pair of cheaper glasses to carry for occasional use?
Being cheap means you could maybe get 2 or 3 pairs, which wouldn't be amazing but still 'good enough' for sporadic use, and easily replaced if you broke them.
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Yes, that's kind of what I do now but i often forget to take. them with me or don't want to take them with me.
 
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