Eyes

At the ripe young age of 46, my eyesight is getting problematic. Hard to see the small stuff. If I take off my glasses, I can hold my work real close and see the holes BETTER than with my glasses; however, holding anything that close makes my eyes start to cross. My astigmatism just makes it harder. It may be time for bifocals or something.

I visit the optometrist tomorrow. Do any of you have words of wisdom -- things to ask for? Avoid? Tips?

--Danny

On 05/01/2015 19:31, Danny Breidenbach wrote:
At the ripe young age of 46, my eyesight is getting problematic. Hard to see the small stuff. If I take off my glasses,

I can hold my work real close and see the holes BETTER than with my
glasses; however, holding anything that close makes

my eyes start to cross. My astigmatism just makes it harder. It may be
time for bifocals or something.

I visit the optometrist tomorrow. Do any of you have words of wisdom -- things to ask for? Avoid? Tips?

--Danny


I use Mag Eyes. It is a headband and it enables you to look over the top
to see TV or anyone you are speaking to.
I use mine for embroidery and bead work.
Just type Mag Eyes into your search and many places that do them will
come up.

Shirley

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Danny Breidenbach wrote:

I visit the optometrist tomorrow. Do any of you have words of wisdom -- things to ask for? Avoid? Tips?


You may want to pick up a pair of cheap reading glasses at the drugstore
first.

My mother had to return her bifocals because she never could learn to
walk with them. I tested that concept by putting small readers over my
regular glasses and walking through the house, with such disastrous
results that I wasn't even going to attempt risking my neck on the
stairs. I apparently inherited *something* from my mother. LOL. Now I
know, when I'm finally ready to pay real money for reading glasses, that
they have to be separate because I can't walk in bifocals.


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I was like that at first but it wore off. I even was sick to my stomach
from them.
Sharon in MN

"Karen C" wrote in message
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Danny Breidenbach wrote:

I visit the optometrist tomorrow. Do any of you have words of wisdom --
things to ask for? Avoid? Tips?


You may want to pick up a pair of cheap reading glasses at the drugstore
first.

My mother had to return her bifocals because she never could learn to walk
with them. I tested that concept by putting small readers over my regular
glasses and walking through the house, with such disastrous results that I
wasn't even going to attempt risking my neck on the stairs. I apparently
inherited *something* from my mother. LOL. Now I know, when I'm finally
ready to pay real money for reading glasses, that they have to be separate
because I can't walk in bifocals.


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sharoncapps wrote:

I was like that at first but it wore off. I even was sick to my stomach
from them.
Sharon in MN


Well, Mom tried it for a month before she gave up, so it didn't wear off
for her. This was in the days before vision insurance, so she was
paying for the glasses herself, and wasn't going to toss an expensive
pair of bifocals if there was any way she could adjust.

I have enough problems on the stairs with my lack of depth perception;
I'm not going to make it worse with bifocals.



"Karen C" wrote in message
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Danny Breidenbach wrote:

I visit the optometrist tomorrow. Do any of you have words of wisdom
-- things to ask for? Avoid? Tips?


You may want to pick up a pair of cheap reading glasses at the
drugstore first.

My mother had to return her bifocals because she never could learn to
walk with them. I tested that concept by putting small readers over
my regular glasses and walking through the house, with such disastrous
results that I wasn't even going to attempt risking my neck on the
stairs. I apparently inherited *something* from my mother. LOL. Now I
know, when I'm finally ready to pay real money for reading glasses,
that they have to be separate because I can't walk in bifocals.


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Nativity from "Countdown to Christmas" book, Oriental Kimono (Janlynn),
MLI The Teacher (gift to the library), Bethany Angel (Marbek)
Retrieved from UFO pile: Marbek's Snow Angel, MLI Farmers Market

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On 1/7/2015 5:28 PM, wrote:


It took a couple of days to adjust but they were fabulous. I guess
she gave me a prescription for short sightedness in one eye and far
sight in the other. Some people can't handle it but if your brain
overcomes it, they work like magic.

They're called monovision contacts. My coworker had them for years with
no problem and then she had lasik done the same way. I, OTOH, tried
them and my brain kept saying, "You have to see the same out of *both*
eyes!" Drove me nuts.

I had bifocal hard contacts for many years. I wanted to have lasik done
but I have the beginnings of cataracts and they suggested I wait until
cataract surgery is necessary, because then insurance would pay the
$3-4000. So now I'm back to contacts. This time I switched to soft,
extended wear lenses because they're cheaper than hard lenses now. I
can't get bifocal ones, so am stuck with distant vision lenses and wear
readers for up-close. All my efforts at getting rid of contacts *and*
glasses were for naught.

So, Danny, what was the outcome of your checkup (getting back to the
original topic!)?

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When I go to the eye doc's to get new glasses I always tell him/her
that I do needlepoint. I only do cross stitch but sometimes the doc
doesn't know what that is so I started saying needlepoint.

I wear progressive lense glasses and love them, everything is in
focus: near, far, and in-between.

On Mon, 5 Jan 2015 11:31:31 -0800 (PST), Danny Breidenbach
wrote:

At the ripe young age of 46, my eyesight is getting problematic. Hard to see the small stuff. If I take off my glasses, I can hold my work real close and see the holes BETTER than with my glasses; however, holding anything that close makes my eyes start to cross. My astigmatism just makes it harder. It may be time for bifocals or something.

I visit the optometrist tomorrow. Do any of you have words of wisdom -- things to ask for? Avoid? Tips?

--Danny

The eye doctor recommended progressive lenses (no-line bifocals). He said it's likely like I'll feel back to normal with those. He also said I'm in a bit of a Catch 22: magnifiers don't play nicely with progressive lenses, but single-vision lenses will be a problem for me if I want to watch TV while I stitch or use the glasses for any other purpose. And having a separate pair just for stitching just doesn't hold any appeal to me, cost aside.

I'm supposed to get the new specs pretty soon -- definitely not a Lenscrafters 1-hour quickie!

I tried those and couldn't use them. I could never get used to not being
able to see out of the sides of the glasses. I always keep my chart on the
right arm of my chair and I couldn't see it. I could only see what was
right in front of my eyes. It probably was just me but I never did adjust
to them.
Sharon in MN

"Danny Breidenbach" wrote in message
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The eye doctor recommended progressive lenses (no-line bifocals). He said
it's likely like I'll feel back to normal with those. He also said I'm in a
bit of a Catch 22: magnifiers don't play nicely with progressive lenses, but
single-vision lenses will be a problem for me if I want to watch TV while I
stitch or use the glasses for any other purpose. And having a separate pair
just for stitching just doesn't hold any appeal to me, cost aside.

I'm supposed to get the new specs pretty soon -- definitely not a
Lenscrafters 1-hour quickie!

My peripheral vision is for sucks already, and I constantly have to put my chart right in front of my nose. My chart goes from the left arm of my chair, into my hand to be held up and squinted at, then into my lap, then back into my hand to be squinted at, then to the right arm of my chair, then my hand. Rinse. Repeat. I try to memorize what the next 2 or 3 stitches are.

But it's fun.

I'll give my new specs a good trial period before reporting back on my opinion.

On Friday, January 16, 2015 at 7:42:31 AM UTC-6, sharoncapps wrote:
I tried those and couldn't use them. I could never get used to not being
able to see out of the sides of the glasses. I always keep my chart on the
right arm of my chair and I couldn't see it. I could only see what was
right in front of my eyes. It probably was just me but I never did adjust
to them.
Sharon in MN