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"mighty mouse" |
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08 Jan 2008 03:46:35 AM |
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I have to get glasses :( |
I can think of much better ways to spend $400.....
I've had reading glasses for 8 years, the same pair all that time, and I
rarely bother to wear them because they're too strong
Apparently the reason they're too strong is because my eyes have changed
and now not only do I need new reading glasses but also glasses for
distance stuff too, so the optometrist prescribed (for lack of a better
word) those ones that go from distance at the top to reading strength at
the bottom. Argh, that's like having bifocals!! I'm only 27, that makes
me feel really old!
Luckily I only really need to wear them for work because I'm doing so
much close up stuff there, but the optometrist suggested they might also
help with my night driving. The other cars headlights and the
streetlights twinkle and sparkle really brightly and it can be hard to
see, but that's been happening for years. It's why I try not to drive
at night when I'm even a little tired.
Apparently there's tricks to having those sort of graduated lenses so
you don't look down and fall over your own feet because things look
bigger. Anyone got any tips for me?
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| User: "Alan Harding" |
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| Title: Re: I have to get glasses :( |
08 Jan 2008 02:43:41 PM |
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In message <13o6hjj85j6h536@corp.supernews.com>, mighty mouse
<mousieNOSPAM9947@hotmail.com> writes
I can think of much better ways to spend $400.....
I've had reading glasses for 8 years, the same pair all that time, and
I rarely bother to wear them because they're too strong
Apparently the reason they're too strong is because my eyes have
changed and now not only do I need new reading glasses but also glasses
for distance stuff too, so the optometrist prescribed (for lack of a
better word) those ones that go from distance at the top to reading
strength at the bottom. Argh, that's like having bifocals!! I'm only
27, that makes me feel really old!
Luckily I only really need to wear them for work because I'm doing so
much close up stuff there, but the optometrist suggested they might
also help with my night driving. The other cars headlights and the
streetlights twinkle and sparkle really brightly and it can be hard to
see, but that's been happening for years. It's why I try not to drive
at night when I'm even a little tired.
Apparently there's tricks to having those sort of graduated lenses so
you don't look down and fall over your own feet because things look
bigger. Anyone got any tips for me?
My wife put hers on and doesn't seem to have had any trouble from day
one. It's like meds, just because there's a side-effect listed, it
doesn't mean you'll get it.
--
The opinions given above may be mine. They might also
just be what I feel like saying right now, okay?
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| User: "" |
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| Title: Re: I have to get glasses :( |
08 Jan 2008 01:36:24 PM |
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On Jan 8, 2:46=A0am, mighty mouse <mousieNOSPAM9...@hotmail.com> wrote:
I can think of much better ways to spend $400.....
I've had reading glasses for 8 years, the same pair all that time, and I
rarely bother to wear them because they're too strong
Apparently the reason they're too strong is because my eyes have changed
and now not only do I need new reading glasses but also glasses for
distance stuff too, so the optometrist prescribed (for lack of a better
word) those ones that go from distance at the top to reading strength at
the bottom. =A0Argh, that's like having bifocals!! I'm only 27, that makes=
me feel really old!
Luckily I only really need to wear them for work because I'm doing so
much close up stuff there, but the optometrist suggested they might also
help with my night driving. =A0The other cars headlights and the
streetlights twinkle and sparkle really brightly and it can be hard to
see, but that's been happening for years. =A0It's why I try not to drive
at night when I'm even a little tired.
Apparently there's tricks to having those sort of graduated lenses so
you don't look down and fall over your own feet because things look
bigger. =A0Anyone got any tips for me?
The cost is a bit much but allmost anyone can usualy find glasses that
make them look attractive and intellegent.
Jennie
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| User: "used2be" |
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| Title: Re: I have to get glasses :( |
08 Jan 2008 03:32:32 PM |
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<jennieandchris@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:3aec519d-b75a-4677-bb44-5fcc7768e3d9@v67g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
On Jan 8, 2:46 am, mighty mouse <mousieNOSPAM9...@hotmail.com> wrote:
I can think of much better ways to spend $400.....
I've had reading glasses for 8 years, the same pair all that time, and I
rarely bother to wear them because they're too strong
Apparently the reason they're too strong is because my eyes have changed
and now not only do I need new reading glasses but also glasses for
distance stuff too, so the optometrist prescribed (for lack of a better
word) those ones that go from distance at the top to reading strength at
the bottom. Argh, that's like having bifocals!! I'm only 27, that makes
me feel really old!
Luckily I only really need to wear them for work because I'm doing so
much close up stuff there, but the optometrist suggested they might also
help with my night driving. The other cars headlights and the
streetlights twinkle and sparkle really brightly and it can be hard to
see, but that's been happening for years. It's why I try not to drive
at night when I'm even a little tired.
Apparently there's tricks to having those sort of graduated lenses so
you don't look down and fall over your own feet because things look
bigger. Anyone got any tips for me?
The cost is a bit much but allmost anyone can usualy find glasses that
make them look attractive and intellegent.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
my mom just spent $880 on new glasses for me. they're trifocals.
glasses ain't cheap, that's for sure!!!
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| User: "Alan Harding" |
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| Title: Re: I have to get glasses :( |
09 Jan 2008 03:33:01 AM |
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In message <4783ebf0$0$5152$4c368faf@roadrunner.com>, used2be
<used2be@nowhere.com> writes
<jennieandchris@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:3aec519d-b75a-4677-bb44-5fcc7768e3d9@v67g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
On Jan 8, 2:46 am, mighty mouse <mousieNOSPAM9...@hotmail.com> wrote:
I can think of much better ways to spend $400.....
I've had reading glasses for 8 years, the same pair all that time, and I
rarely bother to wear them because they're too strong
Apparently the reason they're too strong is because my eyes have changed
and now not only do I need new reading glasses but also glasses for
distance stuff too, so the optometrist prescribed (for lack of a better
word) those ones that go from distance at the top to reading strength at
the bottom. Argh, that's like having bifocals!! I'm only 27, that makes
me feel really old!
Luckily I only really need to wear them for work because I'm doing so
much close up stuff there, but the optometrist suggested they might also
help with my night driving. The other cars headlights and the
streetlights twinkle and sparkle really brightly and it can be hard to
see, but that's been happening for years. It's why I try not to drive
at night when I'm even a little tired.
Apparently there's tricks to having those sort of graduated lenses so
you don't look down and fall over your own feet because things look
bigger. Anyone got any tips for me?
The cost is a bit much but allmost anyone can usualy find glasses that
make them look attractive and intellegent.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
my mom just spent $880 on new glasses for me. they're trifocals.
glasses ain't cheap, that's for sure!!!
I recently got three pairs of glasses for under £200. My insurance met
the full cost.
--
The opinions given above may be mine. They might also
just be what I feel like saying right now, okay?
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| User: "%" |
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| Title: Re: I have to get glasses :( |
08 Jan 2008 04:01:40 PM |
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used2be wrote:
<jennieandchris@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:3aec519d-b75a-4677-bb44-5fcc7768e3d9@v67g2000hse.googlegroups.com..
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On Jan 8, 2:46 am, mighty mouse <mousieNOSPAM9...@hotmail.com> wrote:
I can think of much better ways to spend $400.....
I've had reading glasses for 8 years, the same pair all that time,
and I rarely bother to wear them because they're too strong
Apparently the reason they're too strong is because my eyes have
changed and now not only do I need new reading glasses but also
glasses for distance stuff too, so the optometrist prescribed (for
lack of a better word) those ones that go from distance at the top
to reading strength at the bottom. Argh, that's like having
bifocals!! I'm only 27, that makes me feel really old!
Luckily I only really need to wear them for work because I'm doing so
much close up stuff there, but the optometrist suggested they might
also help with my night driving. The other cars headlights and the
streetlights twinkle and sparkle really brightly and it can be hard
to see, but that's been happening for years. It's why I try not to
drive at night when I'm even a little tired.
Apparently there's tricks to having those sort of graduated lenses so
you don't look down and fall over your own feet because things look
bigger. Anyone got any tips for me?
The cost is a bit much but allmost anyone can usualy find glasses that
make them look attractive and intellegent.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
my mom just spent $880 on new glasses for me. they're trifocals.
glasses ain't cheap, that's for sure!!!
i paid $1.08 at the dollar store
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| User: "used2be" |
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| Title: Re: I have to get glasses :( |
08 Jan 2008 08:23:05 PM |
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On Jan 8, 4:01=A0pm, "%" <pers...@gmail.com> wrote:
used2be wrote:
<jennieandch...@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:3aec519d-b75a-4677-bb44-5fcc7768e3d9@v67g2000hse.googlegroups.com..
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On Jan 8, 2:46 am, mighty mouse <mousieNOSPAM9...@hotmail.com> wrote:
I can think of much better ways to spend $400.....
I've had reading glasses for 8 years, the same pair all that time,
and I rarely bother to wear them because they're too strong
Apparently the reason they're too strong is because my eyes have
changed and now not only do I need new reading glasses but also
glasses for distance stuff too, so the optometrist prescribed (for
lack of a better word) those ones that go from distance at the top
to reading strength at the bottom. Argh, that's like having
bifocals!! I'm only 27, that makes me feel really old!
Luckily I only really need to wear them for work because I'm doing so
much close up stuff there, but the optometrist suggested they might
also help with my night driving. The other cars headlights and the
streetlights twinkle and sparkle really brightly and it can be hard
to see, but that's been happening for years. It's why I try not to
drive at night when I'm even a little tired.
Apparently there's tricks to having those sort of graduated lenses so
you don't look down and fall over your own feet because things look
bigger. Anyone got any tips for me?
The cost is a bit much but allmost anyone can usualy find glasses that
make them look attractive and intellegent.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
my mom just spent $880 on new glasses for me. =A0they're trifocals.
glasses ain't cheap, that's for sure!!!
i paid $1.08 at the dollar store-
i use to be able to buy the el cheapo reading glasses at the drug
store as well when i was in my young 30's, but my poor eyesight is too
complex for them anymore. i have a lazy eye to begin with. that has
always been a problem. i had surgery when i was 2 and wore eye
patches and all that. i wore glasses until high school, but the eye
doctor said at that point there was no need to wear them anymore
because they weren't doing any good. at that time, my good eye was
seeing 20/20. when i hit my mid 30's, my good eye began to decline
quickly. and my lazy eye also began to get worse as well. now i have
to go in every 2 years and get a new prescription. as you can
imagine, the prescription in my "good" eye is far different than the
one in my "bad" (lazy) eye. so i can't just wear regular glasses that
have the same magnification in both lenses. if i did, my lazy eye
would completely turn inward at this point in my life. i have to have
completely different prescriptions in each lens.
i also like expensive frames. <g> since i have to wear them all day,
i wanna look as good in them as possible!
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| User: "the_dawggie" |
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| Title: Re: I have to get glasses :( |
08 Jan 2008 05:13:37 AM |
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On Jan 8, 8:46 pm, mighty mouse <mousieNOSPAM9...@hotmail.com> wrote:
I can think of much better ways to spend $400.....
There are laser and contact lenses available.
I've had reading glasses for 8 years, the same pair all that time, and I
rarely bother to wear them because they're too strong
I have had glasses since as a teen. I've worn them only for driving at
night. My
suspicion is I just don't see well in the dark, and I don't. The
headlamps on my
truck might need a little looked at in that regard being almost 18
years old.
That said, I prefer to sit up front of the class if watching a
whiteboard, or other
presentation, otherwise never used them.
I can see correctly *as long as there is light* down to fine detail.
If no, or dim light,
I can't see a thing.
Apparently the reason they're too strong is because my eyes have changed
and now not only do I need new reading glasses but also glasses for
distance stuff too, so the optometrist prescribed (for lack of a better
word) those ones that go from distance at the top to reading strength at
the bottom. Argh, that's like having bifocals!! I'm only 27, that makes
me feel really old!
Urk, not good.
Seriously look into the laser option.
Luckily I only really need to wear them for work because I'm doing so
much close up stuff there, but the optometrist suggested they might also
help with my night driving. The other cars headlights and the
streetlights twinkle and sparkle really brightly and it can be hard to
see, but that's been happening for years. It's why I try not to drive
at night when I'm even a little tired.
Yep, chalk that one up for me too. I don't fail the license eyesight
test, but would if it was darker. I also don't like to drive at night.
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| User: "Michael A. Ball" |
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| Title: Re: I have to get glasses :( |
10 Jan 2008 02:21:15 PM |
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On Tue, 08 Jan 2008 20:46:35 +1100, mighty mouse
<mousieNOSPAM9947@hotmail.com> wrote:
...Argh, that's like having bifocals!! I'm only 27, that makes
me feel really old!
I'm sorry you have to wear glasses. I've been wearing them since I was
nine years old: 48 years ago. Do you still feel old? :-) I hope
not.
___________________________
Don't sweat the small stuff--and most of it is small stuff. :-)
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| User: "Charles" |
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| Title: Re: I have to get glasses :( |
08 Jan 2008 01:46:48 PM |
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On Tue, 08 Jan 2008 20:46:35 +1100, mighty mouse
<mousieNOSPAM9947@hotmail.com> wrote:
I can think of much better ways to spend $400.....
I've had reading glasses for 8 years, the same pair all that time, and I
rarely bother to wear them because they're too strong
Apparently the reason they're too strong is because my eyes have changed
and now not only do I need new reading glasses but also glasses for
distance stuff too, so the optometrist prescribed (for lack of a better
word) those ones that go from distance at the top to reading strength at
the bottom. Argh, that's like having bifocals!! I'm only 27, that makes
me feel really old!
Luckily I only really need to wear them for work because I'm doing so
much close up stuff there, but the optometrist suggested they might also
help with my night driving. The other cars headlights and the
streetlights twinkle and sparkle really brightly and it can be hard to
see, but that's been happening for years. It's why I try not to drive
at night when I'm even a little tired.
Apparently there's tricks to having those sort of graduated lenses so
you don't look down and fall over your own feet because things look
bigger. Anyone got any tips for me?
If it's just reading strength glasses, no astigmatism, I'd consider
drug store glasses for work. they run about US $20 here, I have heard
of them being cheaper. I use regular bifocals, I am old. I tried the
graduated glasses one time, found them not at all acceptable for my
use, the reading portion was very narrow, left to right. I had to
move my head to read a whole page. Regular bifocals work well for me.
I didn't have trouble with the looking down part, I think it's an
individual response and it just didn't bother me. Until you try you
won't know how you respond. I need a separate pair for computer use,
the distance is wrong for that purpose.
Are there no discount glasses places available? that price sounds
high
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| User: "elegy" |
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| Title: Re: I have to get glasses :( |
09 Jan 2008 07:38:03 PM |
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On Tue, 08 Jan 2008 20:46:35 +1100, mighty mouse
<mousieNOSPAM9947@hotmail.com> wrote:
Luckily I only really need to wear them for work because I'm doing so
much close up stuff there, but the optometrist suggested they might also
help with my night driving. The other cars headlights and the
streetlights twinkle and sparkle really brightly and it can be hard to
see, but that's been happening for years. It's why I try not to drive
at night when I'm even a little tired.
the last time i went to the eye doctor i mentioned how i have such a
hard time seeing when i'm driving at night and she just kind of
laughed and told me i'm getting older. i'm only 29! argh!
good luck with the new glasses.
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| User: "lisa in mass." |
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| Title: Re: I have to get glasses :( |
08 Jan 2008 09:44:53 AM |
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mighty mouse wrote...
I can think of much better ways to spend $400.....
I've had reading glasses for 8 years, the same pair all
that time, and I rarely bother to wear them because they're
too strong
Apparently the reason they're too strong is because my eyes
have changed and now not only do I need new reading glasses
but also glasses for distance stuff too, so the optometrist
prescribed (for lack of a better word) those ones that go
from distance at the top to reading strength at the bottom.
Argh, that's like having bifocals!! I'm only 27, that
makes me feel really old!
Luckily I only really need to wear them for work because
I'm doing so much close up stuff there, but the optometrist
suggested they might also help with my night driving. The
other cars headlights and the streetlights twinkle and
sparkle really brightly and it can be hard to see, but
that's been happening for years. It's why I try not to
drive at night when I'm even a little tired.
Apparently there's tricks to having those sort of graduated
lenses so you don't look down and fall over your own feet
because things look bigger. Anyone got any tips for me?
You should get used to wearing them. It might take a week
before things stop looking weird, though. I wore traditional
bifocals as a kid for awhile. At the very first, it seemed
like things in the bottom of my vision were jumping up at me
when I walked, but I got used to it. Progressives would
probably have been easier, since it wouldn't have been a very
disconcerting large spot in my field of vision.
Good luck with them, Kylie. I hope they help your night
driving.
-lisa
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