In article ,
"Dee Dee" wrote:


I've not looked at reading glasses yet. They are not that expensive.
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Hmm -- I have reading bifocals for the computer.

Here's the deal. They are actually the middle distance for the computer
screen, and the bottom lens for reading.

When I played the piano, I used them this way: middle distance for reading
the music. Bottom distance for the keyboard. Problem is with looking down
at the keyboard is the width of the ground lens can make the keyboard very
wavy -- talk about dizzy!
Dee Dee

Well, I was talking about the non-prescription reading glasses.
There is a rather large selection available at many pharmacies. ;-)
Dad uses them.

He has lens implants.
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On Tue, 07 Aug 2007 20:49:55 -0500, Omelet
wrote:

In article ,
Dave Smith wrote:

That is why I never went back to Lenscrafters. While the distance
correction was fine, I had a hell of a time reading with them. When I went
back to complain about them the gave me a song and dance about how you have
to learn to hold books, newspapers etc. and look down through them. It was
like wearing half glass reading glasses. Even when doing as instructed I
had a hard time. I could not scan a page, I had to move my head back and
forth and up and down. The next pair I got was from a local optician. I had
to wait a week for them, but when they came they were infinitely better
than the glasses I had from Lenscrafter. I discussed the situation with
the optician. She said that when you get the one hour glasses you sacrifice
quality workmanship and materials and assured me that I would be happier
with their glasses. I was. I have no problem with everyday reading. I
find it hard to believe that it was just me. I had had the old pair for 2
1/2 years and still hard trouble holding things just right to read them
because I had no problem at all with the new pair.

I'll be waiting a week to 10 days, mainly because they are glass, not
plastic lenses. I've always worn glass.

my lenses aren't so thick that i worry about the weight, so i get
glass, too. plus i tend to toss my specs around, so i'd worry about
scratches. but even the glass scratches some.

my vision isn't too bad, but i had a girlfriend once who couldn't see
a lick. she said the best thing about contacts was being able to see
her feet in the shower again.

your pal,
blake

In article ,
blake murphy wrote:

On Tue, 07 Aug 2007 13:09:50 -0500, Omelet
wrote:

Got my first prescription for Bifocals this morning.
I've chosen to try the line-less right off the bat rather than
"graduating" to them.

I'm told by both the Doctor and the Op tech at the store that I may have
trouble adjusting to them for a week or two, Dizziness, etc.

I'm open to advice, suggestions and hints. I should have them in a week
or so.....

Expensive suckers! Oh well.

I'm getting old. :-(


one of my favorite words is 'presbyopia':

Main Entry: pres·by·o·pia
Pronunciation: "prez-bE-'O-pE-&, "pres-
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek presbys old man + New Latin -opia
: a visual condition which becomes apparent especially in middle age and in
: which loss of elasticity of the lens of the eye causes defective
: accommodation and inability to focus sharply for near vision

...essentially, 'old man eyes.'

your pal,
methuselah

Sweet.

I love you too... ;-/

I can still take my glasses OFF and read just fine.
A gift of being near-sighted.

I understand as you get older, you tend to get far sighted.
Maybe if I get lucky, I can do away with glasses eventually. G
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blake murphy wrote:



Marketing is a powerful thing. Many people have been convinced that big
box places are better than sex.

sex in a big box is never very good.


One day you may come to realize that size is relative, and all boxes seem
big when you don't have enough to fill them :-)

blake murphy wrote:

my lenses aren't so thick that i worry about the weight, so i get
glass, too. plus i tend to toss my specs around, so i'd worry about
scratches. but even the glass scratches some.

my vision isn't too bad, but i had a girlfriend once who couldn't see
a lick. she said the best thing about contacts was being able to see
her feet in the shower again.

My wife needs a very strong correction and her glasses tend to distort
things. She usually wears contacts because she can see so much better with
the. Her latest pair of glasses are made with a very high quality plastic
material and much smaller and thinner than her old glasses and she can see
better with them, but still not as well as with contacts.

Omelet wrote:

In article ,
"Pete C." wrote:

I'm not to that point (yet), just modest nearsightedness that contacts
work well for, but absolutely for safety, keep your old prescription in
the car. I haven't used my glasses in the four or five years since I
went to contacts, but I do keep them stored in the truck so they're
available should I need them. I can drive ok without glasses or contacts
anyway, just difficult if I need to look for street signs.

Pete C.

I never have worn contacts... and am pretty near sighted.


I find contacts are vastly superior to glasses. No fogging, no rain
drops, no scratches, full peripheral vision, a buffer from dust and
smoke, nothing pressing on your nose (gives me headaches), no fuss with
prescription safety glasses or trying to stack safety glasses over
prescription ones, probably other advantages too.

-1.50 / -1.00

Pete C.

In article ,
blake murphy wrote:


my vision isn't too bad, but i had a girlfriend once who couldn't see
a lick. she said the best thing about contacts was being able to see
her feet in the shower again.

Lots of other things, too, like sex. And hiking. A little mist or
rain, and vision gets bad. Checking out the bodies at the swimming pool.

Seeing the clock on the headboard gets mentioned fairly often. I got an
alarm clock with bright red three inch LED numbers, with the brightness
turned up all the way.

In article ,
Omelet wrote:

In article ,
blake murphy wrote:

On Tue, 07 Aug 2007 13:09:50 -0500, Omelet
wrote:

I'm getting old. :-(


one of my favorite words is 'presbyopia':

Main Entry: pres·by·o·pia
Pronunciation: "prez-bE-'O-pE-&, "pres-
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek presbys old man + New Latin -opia
: a visual condition which becomes apparent especially in middle age and in
: which loss of elasticity of the lens of the eye causes defective
: accommodation and inability to focus sharply for near vision

...essentially, 'old man eyes.'

your pal,
methuselah

Sweet.

I love you too... ;-/

I can still take my glasses OFF and read just fine.
A gift of being near-sighted.

I understand as you get older, you tend to get far sighted.
Maybe if I get lucky, I can do away with glasses eventually. G

Nice try, but no dice. Because of presbyopia, if you can see distance
without glasses, that just means that you will need glasses to see close.

And presbyopia doesn't reverse.

Life's a bitch, and then you die.

"Pete C." wrote in message
...

I find contacts are vastly superior to glasses. No fogging, no rain
drops, no scratches, full peripheral vision, a buffer from dust and
smoke, nothing pressing on your nose (gives me headaches), no fuss with
prescription safety glasses or trying to stack safety glasses over
prescription ones, probably other advantages too.


Pete C.

Take your Vit C and pray your eyes don't change.
No-blinks, Dee Dee

"Dave Smith" wrote in message
...

My wife needs a very strong correction and her glasses tend to distort
things. She usually wears contacts because she can see so much better with
the. Her latest pair of glasses are made with a very high quality plastic
material and much smaller and thinner than her old glasses and she can
see
better with them, but still not as well as with contacts.

I went to titanium this year. A world of difference how they feel.
I'm wondering if you know what the "very high quality plastic material ..
much smaller and thinner.." is.
Wondering if I have it.
Thanks so much,
Dee Dee

Dave Smith wrote:
blake murphy wrote:



Marketing is a powerful thing. Many people have been convinced that
big box places are better than sex.

sex in a big box is never very good.


One day you may come to realize that size is relative, and all boxes
seem big when you don't have enough to fill them :-)

*applause*

I concur!!!

In article ,
blake murphy wrote:

On Tue, 07 Aug 2007 20:49:55 -0500, Omelet
wrote:

In article ,
Dave Smith wrote:

That is why I never went back to Lenscrafters. While the distance
correction was fine, I had a hell of a time reading with them. When I went
back to complain about them the gave me a song and dance about how you have
to learn to hold books, newspapers etc. and look down through them. It was
like wearing half glass reading glasses. Even when doing as instructed I
had a hard time. I could not scan a page, I had to move my head back and
forth and up and down. The next pair I got was from a local optician. I had
to wait a week for them, but when they came they were infinitely better
than the glasses I had from Lenscrafter. I discussed the situation with
the optician. She said that when you get the one hour glasses you sacrifice
quality workmanship and materials and assured me that I would be happier
with their glasses. I was. I have no problem with everyday reading. I
find it hard to believe that it was just me. I had had the old pair for 2
1/2 years and still hard trouble holding things just right to read them
because I had no problem at all with the new pair.

I'll be waiting a week to 10 days, mainly because they are glass, not
plastic lenses. I've always worn glass.

my lenses aren't so thick that i worry about the weight, so i get
glass, too. plus i tend to toss my specs around, so i'd worry about
scratches. but even the glass scratches some.

Yes, but not as bad as the "scratch resistant plastic". After 6 years, I
only have a couple of minor scratches on these and that's only because I
knocked them off the bathroom counter a couple of times.


my vision isn't too bad, but i had a girlfriend once who couldn't see
a lick. she said the best thing about contacts was being able to see
her feet in the shower again.

your pal,
blake

Contacts scare me. I'm not sure I could stand to put something in my eye.
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"Omelet" wrote in message
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Contacts scare me. I'm not sure I could stand to put something in my eye.

Contacts are wondeful if I could have them I would. I found I suffer from
dry eyes so I had to give them up

I was scared the first times I put mine in but you soon get used to them.
Worth a try

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