Woah. I hate new glasses.
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Just changed my 7 year old varifocals for new ones, and wow are they weird. Everything is a load closer on the right hand side, so it permanently looks like I'm on a slope. Walking down narrow corridors is like being drunk, but without the good bits ... My monitors are no longer square, they are all trapezia with the narrow side on the right. (But only when I open both eyes - they are perfect rectangles if I close either eye.) On the other hand, I don't have to lean towards my monitors to see text clearly any more, but these are going to take some getting used to before my brain rewires to straighten stuff out!
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On the positive side, it seems that eyesight can improve again after some time. Haven't experienced this myself until now, but I would advise not to throw away any old glasses :-\
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My prescription hadn't changed significantly last time I had them tested* but had this time. If it ain't broke ... * My mother had Glaucoma, so I'm tested every year.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Just changed my 7 year old varifocals for new ones, and wow are they weird. Everything is a load closer on the right hand side, so it permanently looks like I'm on a slope. Walking down narrow corridors is like being drunk, but without the good bits ... My monitors are no longer square, they are all trapezia with the narrow side on the right. (But only when I open both eyes - they are perfect rectangles if I close either eye.) On the other hand, I don't have to lean towards my monitors to see text clearly any more, but these are going to take some getting used to before my brain rewires to straighten stuff out!
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
Did you try getting a second opinion on your prescription? I had a similar experience two years ago. The new glasses would simply make me nauseous. After a week of suffering I went back and, after some convincing*, I’ve got a new prescription and my brain made peace with my eyes. [*] Who would have thought optometrists have egos the size of doctors!
Mircea
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Just changed my 7 year old varifocals for new ones, and wow are they weird. Everything is a load closer on the right hand side, so it permanently looks like I'm on a slope. Walking down narrow corridors is like being drunk, but without the good bits ... My monitors are no longer square, they are all trapezia with the narrow side on the right. (But only when I open both eyes - they are perfect rectangles if I close either eye.) On the other hand, I don't have to lean towards my monitors to see text clearly any more, but these are going to take some getting used to before my brain rewires to straighten stuff out!
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
Back when I first developed presbyopia (middle-aged loss of focus) I tried switching to bifocals. I had three migraines in two weeks and gave up. I switched between distance and reading glasses for the next 20+ years until I had cataract surgery last year. I elected to get the more expensive(*) toric lens. I now have 20/20 distance vision with no glasses needed. I can wear cheap over-the-counter reading glasses, which means I have a pair in my home office, the kitchen, my car, and at work. I can also wear [cue ZZ Top] cheap sunglasses, which I've never been able to wear before. (*) Even with my insurance, the toric lens cost me an added $4K between the lens itself and added surgery fees. Best damned money I've ever spent.
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Just changed my 7 year old varifocals for new ones, and wow are they weird. Everything is a load closer on the right hand side, so it permanently looks like I'm on a slope. Walking down narrow corridors is like being drunk, but without the good bits ... My monitors are no longer square, they are all trapezia with the narrow side on the right. (But only when I open both eyes - they are perfect rectangles if I close either eye.) On the other hand, I don't have to lean towards my monitors to see text clearly any more, but these are going to take some getting used to before my brain rewires to straighten stuff out!
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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It took me multiple tries to get used to my progressives. A few hours here and there during work. Then I finally took the all day plunge. I can't imagine going back.
Hogan
I know the feeling - I've been using them for years because I always had the wrong glasses on before (and with three pairs that was a PITA: walkabout, reading, and a third for the computer. The big bonus for me was that I can see road signs and the in-car displays with varifocals - it was one or the other with separates. The down side is when you have to do anything close up above your head as you have to tip your head back so far you fall off the ladder ... :laugh:
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Just changed my 7 year old varifocals for new ones, and wow are they weird. Everything is a load closer on the right hand side, so it permanently looks like I'm on a slope. Walking down narrow corridors is like being drunk, but without the good bits ... My monitors are no longer square, they are all trapezia with the narrow side on the right. (But only when I open both eyes - they are perfect rectangles if I close either eye.) On the other hand, I don't have to lean towards my monitors to see text clearly any more, but these are going to take some getting used to before my brain rewires to straighten stuff out!
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
I tried progressives and nearly took a fall, a couple of times. Just couldn't get used to them. Good luck with yours.
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I got lucky. I had to get bifocals or progressives because I work with electronics, and constantly taking my glasses on and off to see the silkscreened print on the boards was driving me batty. I went with progressives despite the risks, and it took less than a day for me to adapt to them. Good luck. Don't run into any walls! :~
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Just changed my 7 year old varifocals for new ones, and wow are they weird. Everything is a load closer on the right hand side, so it permanently looks like I'm on a slope. Walking down narrow corridors is like being drunk, but without the good bits ... My monitors are no longer square, they are all trapezia with the narrow side on the right. (But only when I open both eyes - they are perfect rectangles if I close either eye.) On the other hand, I don't have to lean towards my monitors to see text clearly any more, but these are going to take some getting used to before my brain rewires to straighten stuff out!
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
I just got a pair with "occupational lenses" for the first time. They're like varifocals except they vary from close-up to medium distance. Now I can read the smallest text on my monitors comfortably without having to tilt my head back! I love them, but I sometimes forget to change glasses when I go outside - I'll have to get used to that. My distance vision has gradually improved over the last few years and it's now almost perfect, so I can do without glasses for driving etc. although I usually wear my normal glasses so I can properly see the displays on the dashboard.
Phil
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Greetings & Kind Regards As you work w/ electronics may I inquire how you manage the soldering smoke so it does no harm.
I just make sure I'm in an area with decent ventilation, although if it's really concerning to you - which maybe it should be if you use lead solder - there are lots of little devices that will suck up smoke for you, like this solder smoke extractor[^]
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Just changed my 7 year old varifocals for new ones, and wow are they weird. Everything is a load closer on the right hand side, so it permanently looks like I'm on a slope. Walking down narrow corridors is like being drunk, but without the good bits ... My monitors are no longer square, they are all trapezia with the narrow side on the right. (But only when I open both eyes - they are perfect rectangles if I close either eye.) On the other hand, I don't have to lean towards my monitors to see text clearly any more, but these are going to take some getting used to before my brain rewires to straighten stuff out!
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
I had a similar experience - it's usually the focal centres on the lenses are wrong - my optometrist(also a friend of mine) says; you shouldn't have to get used to them apart from the first few hours of minor niggles while your brain rewires itself - take em back and get them to check the lenses because they sound wrong
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Just changed my 7 year old varifocals for new ones, and wow are they weird. Everything is a load closer on the right hand side, so it permanently looks like I'm on a slope. Walking down narrow corridors is like being drunk, but without the good bits ... My monitors are no longer square, they are all trapezia with the narrow side on the right. (But only when I open both eyes - they are perfect rectangles if I close either eye.) On the other hand, I don't have to lean towards my monitors to see text clearly any more, but these are going to take some getting used to before my brain rewires to straighten stuff out!
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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On the positive side, it seems that eyesight can improve again after some time. Haven't experienced this myself until now, but I would advise not to throw away any old glasses :-\
My optician explained to me that your eyesight can appear to improve if you have cataracts developing. My eyesight appears to have improved ...
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I know the feeling - I've been using them for years because I always had the wrong glasses on before (and with three pairs that was a PITA: walkabout, reading, and a third for the computer. The big bonus for me was that I can see road signs and the in-car displays with varifocals - it was one or the other with separates. The down side is when you have to do anything close up above your head as you have to tip your head back so far you fall off the ladder ... :laugh:
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
Oh yes, I know that problem. Being involved in amateur theatre as a lighting tech, I spend a lot of time up ladders looking at the settings on LED fixtures above me. That's a glasses off job.
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I had a similar experience - it's usually the focal centres on the lenses are wrong - my optometrist(also a friend of mine) says; you shouldn't have to get used to them apart from the first few hours of minor niggles while your brain rewires itself - take em back and get them to check the lenses because they sound wrong
In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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" Thanks for this advice. I had the same experience as OriginalGriff, trapezoid rectangles, for me short on the right hand side. Taking a close look I noticed that the bridge of the glasses was not central on my nose so I went back to the optician, and raised the issue discretely (I didn't want to make a spectacle of myself). After adjusting the bridge all was fine. Andy
