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MontyVeda

MontyVeda

a short-tempered ill-controlled small-minded troll
Finally got a second eye test and new (weaker) lenses... much better, but the acid test is when it's my turn to check off the deliveries at work again... I might have to wear them on the end of my nose like a proper old duffer :whistle:
 

Fnaar

Smutmaster General
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Thumberland
I'm trying out new lenses at the mo... I need readers these days, and OCCASIONALLY (e.g. night driving) need glasses for distance, but ordinarily, do no need to wear them for cycling or walking about. I Tried varifocals, but seeing as I rarely need to switch between distance/reading, I didn't see the point in having them, and anyway, the distance bit just didn't seem right (eyesight sharper without than with). SO, I went back for a re-test... they actually seemed to wonder whether or not I need glasses for distance (!)... I only went there because the distance glasses I got 16 years ago didn't seem to be doing their job any more.... Replaced with just distance ones (and I have some cheapo reading ones for that, which work fine).

So, the upshot for the OP is... have a re-test if you need one... don't think "Oh, that'll do".
 

Globalti

Legendary Member
As @Profpointy said the prescription for reading a book will be different to that for looking at a screen further away. You may need to have a different pair for each situation. My latest prescription is fine for reading & the older one - from about 18 months ago - is now fine for the computer.

It's a real pain having to have different pairs and a nuisance to have to remember to take them with me when I go shopping or to an exhibition where I might want to read something.

But since I had to have glasses from about age 8 and then was given a reprieve at 18 I'm very grateful that I managed without any for so many years.

Why on Earth don't you get varifocals? They're fantastic.
 
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