Bifocals - Page 2

Canela · 02-16-2010, 03:22 PM

When I turned 40 my Dr said I needed bifocals....I said, "oh the cute little cat eyes looking things, cool!!!"...he said, "no the big ugly ones..."

I got contacts. Colored ones to make me feel better that I had such bad eyes...at 45 I decided it was time to get a pair of bifocals, since I went thru the contacts pretty quick and I was tired of the whole thing...that was last year...

I use them more and more since they are so convenient. I am still trying to get used to having bifocals..I mean I'm not really vain like that but that doc gave me a bit of a complex...(I do love that I can see sooo much better)...

My bifocals are everywhere...my puppy tried to chew on 'em and they have a sharp little tip somewhere where the bottom sits on the top of my cheek...ouch...

That's what I get, I guess...lol...

Apocalipstic · 02-16-2010, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Andrew, Jr.

And you can also use your old sunglasses too. Frames are frames. It is the lenses that count. My old Ray Ban's Wave Farer's were so scratched up. I wasn't using them at all. Now, I am full time.
Reading was a nightmare. Everything was so off. What I thought I was reading I wasn't. Like a 7 was a 2. Go figure.

Andrew

Yep, I had my readers, but now, I can really see!

Apocalipstic · 02-16-2010, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by LittleShug

When I turned 40 my Dr said I needed bifocals....I said, "oh the cute little cat eyes looking things, cool!!!"...he said, "no the big ugly ones..."

I got contacts. Colored ones to make me feel better that I had such bad eyes...at 45 I decided it was time to get a pair of bifocals, since I went thru the contacts pretty quick and I was tired of the whole thing...that was last year...

I use them more and more since they are so convenient. I am still trying to get used to having bifocals..I mean I'm not really vain like that but that doc gave me a bit of a complex...(I do love that I can see sooo much better)...

My bifocals are everywhere...my puppy tried to chew on 'em and they have a sharp little tip somewhere where the bottom sits on the top of my cheek...ouch...

That's what I get, I guess...lol...

Funny how vanity starts to go out the window after 40. Comfort and convenience mean so much more to me now.

Nina · 02-16-2010, 03:30 PM

I got progressive lenses a few years ago and they changed my life!!...I can remember when I got my first pair of glasses at age 7 (a l-o-n-g time ago)...I looked out the window of the eye doctor's office and was *stunned* to realize, and read, the words on the street signs...that was a life changing day, as was when I put on my glasses with the progressive lenses and the guy handed me the card to read from...and I could, and I did...

before I got them I was taking my glasses on and off 100 times a day...I expected to have all the adjustment problems people speak of, and of which I'd heard, I had not a one...that was a nice surprise...

I am all for these new fangled glasses...good luck with yours, I'm confident that if there is an adjustment period it will be worth the hassle since it's a really pleasant way to move through the world--being able to see clearly !!

cheers

n

suebee · 02-16-2010, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Kimbo

I too have been having issues and have had readers for years. I got my eyes checked in Dec and got new glasses but I still have to wear my readers to drive--the Dr explained it to me because it didn't make sense but essentially it is because my eyes get so tired.

Because I am a techie and on computers all day and night I got the new computer lens which is similiar to progressives but different. The glases are set to make the distance to my computer the primary distance in the glass and then it progresses from there. I love them and had no issue getting acclimated to them. I definitely cannot drive in them though.

What shocked me was how expensive new glasses are--HOLY CRAP!! Mine were almost $700 and that is with a basic none designer frame. I love the fact that I can see so much better. I didn't realize how bad I was struggling until I got this pair. I'm saving for a second pair cause I now know how blind I've become. Sadly I used to have eagle eyes...not so much anymore!

That's why I'm doing the combination of contacts and various strengths of "cheaters" - the drug store readers and contacts. My prescription is complicated and it would cost me AT LEAST $800 for a new pair of glasses with progressives (can't stand the lines). So I'm switching them up several times a day according to what I'm doing. It's a pain in the

Imagine! A with bifocals!

Jess · 02-16-2010, 05:18 PM

The girl started calling me "bobble head". It hasn't stopped.

I don't wear them enough to really get used to them. It was easier getting used to asking the wait person/ server to "please hold the menu over there for a minute" and tip heavily

I have yet to reconcile my messed up sense of vanity to realize that the glasses look FAR more attractive than my weaving and bobbing a piece of paper around or the squinty eyed look when trying to read a sign.. One day I'll learn!

Corkey · 02-16-2010, 05:58 PM

I had bifocals, had to upgrade to trifocals. They were fairly easy for me to adjust to. 40 hit and my arms didn't grow any further so glasses it is. I still forget to take them when going out, but I'm getting better with Ami reminding me.

suebee · 02-16-2010, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Jess

The girl started calling me "bobble head". It hasn't stopped.

I don't wear them enough to really get used to them. It was easier getting used to asking the wait person/ server to "please hold the menu over there for a minute" and tip heavily

I have yet to reconcile my messed up sense of vanity to realize that the glasses look FAR more attractive than my weaving and bobbing a piece of paper around or the squinty eyed look when trying to read a sign.. One day I'll learn!

This cracked me up! I've thought about doing this different times, but didn't know if it was in the server's job description or not. lol

I'm wondering how old everyone was when they first got glasses and then when they first got bi-focals. I got my first pair of glasses at age 3 and my bifocals for the first time in my mid-thirties.

amiyesiam · 02-16-2010, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Corkey

I had bifocals, had to upgrade to trifocals. They were fairly easy for me to adjust to. 40 hit and my arms didn't grow any further so glasses it is. I still forget to take them when going out, but I'm getting better with Ami reminding me.

me: bring your glasses
he: do I need them
me: yes
he: I dont need them

us at store

he: honey what does this say
me: why didn't you bring them
he: i didn't think I would need them
me: what would you have done if you were going by yourself?
he: well I don't have anywhere to put them
me: on your face?
he: can I put them in your purse?
me: what do I look like

repeat at least 3 times a month!

Corkey · 02-16-2010, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by amiyesiam

me: bring your glasses
he: do I need them
me: yes
he: I dont need them

us at store

he: honey what does this say
me: why didn't you bring them
he: i didn't think I would need them
me: what would you have done if you were going by yourself?
he: well I don't have anywhere to put them
me: on your face?
he: can I put them in your purse?
me: what do I look like

repeat at least 3 times a month!

Me : but honey I don't ned them to see, just to read
her: bring them anyway
Me: is there room in your purse?
her: only if you buy me a bigger purse
Me: we are going to wally world aren't we?
her: I'd better find something there, I can't stand that place
Me:

key · 02-16-2010, 07:22 PM

but I have always had huge crushes for girls with glasses. It's just a thing.

At 45, I got a Costco 4 pack of readers as a gift and am so grateful!

Who knows, maybe someone will have a crush on me now....

Gentle Tiger · 02-16-2010, 07:24 PM

Yep, I'm in the number. Got my first pair last year. My vanity would not permit me to get the visible line. But what's hilarious is when I am trying to read something without them on. Why pray tell do I look down try and read like I do when I have my glasses on?! I catch myself and laugh. My eyeballs do not have and invisible line in them! *laughing*

WhiteTigress · 02-17-2010, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by TIMBERWOLF

Yes Ma'am.......We both have bifocals but mine have lines and WT's don't. She wears her contact most when she is out and her glasses at work.Though she doesn't need them to read like I do.I have had them for about 10 years so yeah right around that age.
TIMBER

I have progressive lenses, which are essentially bifocals, but actually, they are multi-focals. The top part of the lens is for distance, like roadway signs for driving. The central part of the lens is for mid-range things, like a few feet away or my computer monitor. The bottom part of the lens is for my simple reading and paperwork. That bottom part is not essential for me to function, because I often take off my glasses to read and do paperwork anyway. In the beginning, that often lead me to leaving them on my desk, and having to go back to the office to drive home.

As for my contacts, they have me in two different monovision contact lenses. The left eye is focused for my mid-range/computer monitor use. The right eye is focused for distance and driving. Guess what that means...

When I'm wearing my contact lenses, it's almost unbearable for me to read anything up close, such as a menu. Sometimes I just ask Timber to read stuff for me in those circumstances.

WT

Apocalipstic · 02-25-2010, 11:22 AM

I am really enjoying the glasses! It makes reading then seeing my computer more easily.

I actually found some typos I could nto see before....blush.

dreadgeek · 02-25-2010, 11:55 AM

I got my first set of bifocals at 41, two years ago. Fortunately, I have good health coverage so I was able to get lineless bifocals. I'm just not ready to have that little line on my glasses!

Cheers
Aj

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Originally Posted by apocalipstic

I just picked up my first pair of bi-focals.

Wow.

I've been using readers for a while, but they were just not getting it any more.

It's weird not being able to to see, I know it sounds silly...but I have always had excellent eyesight and it is freaking me out for my eyesight to be worse every day.

I've had all the tests, nothing is wrong other than age....

Though I have been in denial, I guess this makes me officially middle aged? Ha, at 46, I have been there for a while I guess.

Wow.

Anyone else?

Kimbo · 02-25-2010, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by apocalipstic

I am really enjoying the glasses! It makes reading then seeing my computer more easily.

I actually found some typos I could nto see before....blush.

I am really digging seeing too! It wasn't until I got them that I realized how bad my eyes were. I'm not big fan of glasses but I love being able to see itty bitty things!

Jet · 02-25-2010, 09:02 PM

i've graduated to a monocle being the crochtety old one-eyed-jacked bastid that i am..heh

Apocalipstic · 03-23-2010, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by dreadgeek

I got my first set of bifocals at 41, two years ago. Fortunately, I have good health coverage so I was able to get lineless bifocals. I'm just not ready to have that little line on my glasses!

Cheers
Aj

My insurance does not cover optical. So I do have the line. Its OK though, I am getting used to it

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kimbo

I am really digging seeing too! It wasn't until I got them that I realized how bad my eyes were. I'm not big fan of glasses but I love being able to see itty bitty things!

meee too!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jet

i've graduated to a monocle being the crochtety old one-eyed-jacked bastid that i am..heh

Monocles are so cool!

Kimbo · 03-31-2010, 08:52 PM

I'm looking around for a second pair. Now that I can see I can't imagine not having a back up pair.

Boots13 · 03-31-2010, 09:13 PM

yep, it was hit and miss
until I finally gave in.

Look at me now !

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Jess Timed Out - Permanent How Do You Identify?: decidedly indifferent Preferred Pronoun?: other Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Patrick Springs, VA Posts: 2,812 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,247 Thanked 5,703 Times in 1,684 Posts Rep Power: 0	The girl started calling me "bobble head". It hasn't stopped. I don't wear them enough to really get used to them. It was easier getting used to asking the wait person/ server to "please hold the menu over there for a minute" and tip heavily I have yet to reconcile my messed up sense of vanity to realize that the glasses look FAR more attractive than my weaving and bobbing a piece of paper around or the squinty eyed look when trying to read a sign.. One day I'll learn!

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