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Post by rebeccad on Jan 9, 2016 21:31:30 GMT -8
I used clip-ons for years; I liked the little more expensive (but still generic) type that were fairly fitted to my glasses and were spring-loaded--not the Dwayne Wayne flip-ups My eldest son started wearing glasses 2 years ago and we got him the transition lenses on the grounds that if he had two pairs, he'd lose one. He likes them very well, and they seem to change quite quickly, so are a good choice for him. He doesn't carry back-ups because his vision isn't that bad--if he broke them, he'd lose some of the scenery but be totally able to hike out. I was totally dependent on my glasses and never carried backups because first I was too broke and then too cheap to own two pairs. About 5 years ago I got lasik surgery; now I carry sunglasses and reading glasses both
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Post by Lonewolf on Jan 10, 2016 5:55:55 GMT -8
About 5 years ago I got lasik surgery; now I carry sunglasses and reading glasses both My vision is so bad that my focal point w/o correction is about 2". If I got lasik it would only correct for near or far, not both, and I'd end up having to wear glasses anyway. Kind of funny but when my opthamologist suggested surgery he gave me contacts to correct for distance to show what the results would be. I climbed in my car to go home.... and couldn't see the dashboard. I went back in and told him the problem and he handed me some generic reading glasses to use while driving. Yeah..... what's the point of surgery then?
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Post by rebeccad on Jan 10, 2016 9:47:33 GMT -8
Lonewolf, that sounds extreme. But there is no denying that lasik can't solve the loss of elasticity that allows us to switch from close to distant focus. And as I age, the presbyopia gets worse, so that I need my reading glasses for more and more things (the issue, though isn't that the focal point is so close--that's the nearsightedness that they fixed in surgery. The issue is that I can no longer focus closer than about 2.5 feet). I use a pair of reading glasses as a headband to keep my hair out of my face For all that, I love not being dependent on glasses to see where I'm walking. I can go for a run in the rain!
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Post by cweston on Jan 10, 2016 10:21:34 GMT -8
I wear progressive lenses, and I like them in the majority of cases. But, as a musician, I'm finding it harder and harder to focus at that in-between distance where your music on the stand sits. I think I'm going to have to bite the bullet and get a pair of single-vision lenses focused at music stand distance, as many older musicians do.
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Post by Lonewolf on Jan 10, 2016 16:30:52 GMT -8
I'm finding it harder and harder to focus at that in-between distance Maybe your optician isn't making the lenses correctly. As bad as my vision is, progressives work very well from fairly close to far including what you call "music stand distance". I do have an issue with less than 6" which really isn't a problem.
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Post by cweston on Jan 11, 2016 4:50:03 GMT -8
I'm finding it harder and harder to focus at that in-between distance Maybe your optician isn't making the lenses correctly. As bad as my vision is, progressives work very well from fairly close to far including what you call "music stand distance". I do have an issue with less than 6" which really isn't a problem. The problem is not so much getting the correct angle to focus at that distance, but keeping it. It's hard to keep your head at just the right angle while playing. And if I stand up for a solo, forget it. When the presbyopia was milder, there was more margin for error on keeping the correct angle.
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Post by Crockett on Jan 13, 2016 8:46:40 GMT -8
I would suggest transitions all the way.
I've used clip-ons that have came with my frames twice previously but I found they made my vision less sharp due, I suspect, to the gap between them and the perscription lenses. I also found they scratched easily so have avoided that option since.
I've used transition progressives for years now and love them. I can't say I've ever had an issue with them taking too long to lighten once I've come in from the sun or maintaining a degree of tint. I also have a pair of perscription sunglasses for driving, as transitions need direct sunlight to darken, but they never leave the car. For anyone getting transitions, be aware you can choose the amount of tint and the colour. If you don't ask they will usually just go with some default selection.
I also always carry a backup pair of glasses (just old, replaced pairs) in my glove compartment and my backpack. I could manage without them if need be but it wouldn't be by choice.
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Post by Crockett on Jan 13, 2016 9:12:34 GMT -8
I wear progressive lenses, and I like them in the majority of cases. But, as a musician, I'm finding it harder and harder to focus at that in-between distance where your music on the stand sits. I think I'm going to have to bite the bullet and get a pair of single-vision lenses focused at music stand distance, as many older musicians do. I know what you mean. I've been near-sighted since grade school and have never needed glasses to read with but once middle-age hit, the mid distance became an issue and I could no longer read or do close work while wearing my glasses and I found myself sitting further and further away from the computer screen. Progressives take time for some people to adjust to and save a lot of eye strain but I still find them an issue while using a computer. The portion of the lenses for that distance is just to narrow.
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Post by rebeccad on Jan 17, 2016 10:46:15 GMT -8
Sometimes when you do a lot at one distance, glasses just for that distance are a better plan. I used reading glasses for reading long before I got my eye surgery and stopped needing glasses for distance. I'd just reached the point where I was going to have to get bifocals, though, since too many small every-day things were requiring the other glasses.
My husband is very good at letting his reading glasses sit way down his nose and looking over them (totally fits the professorial stereotype!) but I can't do it. I'm in the take them off and wave them around group.
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