My near-sightedness is getting worse, and now I'm getting presbyopia, so I have to take off my glasses sometimes for reading or other close work. I can go progressive now or "next time." What should I be taking into consideration when I make my decision?
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posted by epersonae
on Feb 26, 2013 -
19 answers
I walked away from my last visit to the optometrist with a prescription for bifocals. All for the low low price of $20. The bruises on my ego were free.
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posted by jason's_planet
on Oct 7, 2012 -
22 answers
Eyes 20/10 with correction, where to get the sharpest prescription in the US?
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posted by zippy
on Sep 17, 2012 -
12 answers
My annual eye exam is coming up. I've had a years-long string of not-quite-right corrective lenses. What can I do to get an accurate prescription this time?
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posted by yersinia
on Feb 16, 2012 -
24 answers
Why are there two different methods (positive and negative) for recording astigmatism?
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posted by dmd
on Jan 6, 2012 -
3 answers
Can I have a glasses store put near-sighted lenses in cheap reading glasses? Is there another way to get cheap glasses for my small face?
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posted by ramenopres
on Dec 15, 2011 -
20 answers
I ordered new glasses online. I've been wearing them for 4 days and they still seem "off" a little. How long did it take you to get used to new glasses? Is something wrong with these?
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posted by nakedmolerats
on Dec 1, 2011 -
8 answers
Four years ago the axis number for my left eye (I have astigmatism) was 52º, now it's 48º. Is this normal? I thought those numbers were supposed to always go up with age.
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posted by Omon Ra
on Jun 4, 2011 -
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1. How old were you when you got bifocal lenses? 2. How difficult was it to adjust to them, particularly if you got contact lenses? 3. How many different pairs or combinations of lenses did you have to try before finding something that worked? 4. Are there new options in recent years that a near-sighted person with worsening close-up vision should know about? Thanks for helping me go to my eye doctor with good questions ready.
posted by mediareport
on May 23, 2011 -
29 answers
I am looking for a poem I read once online about an artist (Matisse? Gaugin?) who confronts his eye doctor about not wanting to wear eyeglasses. In the poem, the artist talks about how his blurry vision allows him to experience the world as connected. It's a really beautiful poem, but I can't find it through all of the eyeglasses spam on Google.
Can anyone point me to the poem?
posted by salishsea
on Apr 25, 2011 -
5 answers
Do you have a recommendations for an excellent optometrist in either Boston/Cambridge or surrounding "metrowest" suburbs?
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posted by jeremias
on Apr 11, 2011 -
7 answers
My vision is changing, which is not unusual, I'm getting older. But I'm having the odd problem when I use cameras (view cameras and medium format as well as 35mm) in getting the best focus (manually). How can I best use cameras, lupes, focussing screens and the like as my vision changes thanks to my advancing years?
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posted by itsjustanalias
on Oct 29, 2010 -
8 answers
Which eyeglass shop in NYC could most ably adjust eyeglasses to fit an Asian face?
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posted by mnemonic
on Aug 5, 2010 -
3 answers
After a bad experience I am finally ready to wear contact lenses again... but this time I want to be absolutely, totally, 100% safe and sterile about it. What steps should I take to minimize my chances of infection?
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posted by showbiz_liz
on Jun 2, 2010 -
31 answers
I found
this pinhole glasses sold at the local pharmacy, and feel intrigued by its claim to help me see better and improve my vision overtime (I'm short-sighted). My skeptic alarm rang with warnings (if it's too good to be true, it usually is, etc.), but a quick google-fu turned up nothing substantial to refute such claims. So, does anybody have any experience or anecdotes to share in regards of such product ?
posted by joewandy
on Jan 24, 2010 -
16 answers
Probably need my first pair of glasses. Haven't had my eyes checked in years. Should I see an opthamologist or an optometrist?
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posted by desjardins
on Nov 10, 2009 -
25 answers
Please help me with my glasses. Farsighted, astigmatism, presbyopia. Glasses provide only a very small field of sharpness. Details within.
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posted by DarkForest
on Apr 23, 2009 -
23 answers
I have very myopic eyesight. Something like 20/400 plus astigmatism in both eyes. I've worn glasses almost fifty years, since I was seven years old. A few years ago, an odd thing happened.
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posted by Forrest Greene
on Mar 23, 2009 -
20 answers
When and why did it become the convention that blind people would wear dark glasses? Would the purpose be to hide the eyes or to act as a signifier of blindness? Is it something that is done less these days and what are the reasons why?
posted by Artw
on Aug 10, 2008 -
12 answers
An article was published in a major publication in the last couple years which linked vision problems with mental health disorders.
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posted by suitcase
on Aug 7, 2008 -
2 answers
Does Illinois have a law requiring vision professionals (optometrists in particular) to release spectacles (glasses) prescriptions to the patient? Contact lens prescriptions?
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posted by Joleta
on Aug 3, 2008 -
9 answers
My employer does not provide vision insurance -and I wear glasses for nearsightedness. The way I see it, I have three options -
1) Use the Lenscrafters coupons in the Sunday paper,
2) Use my AAA member card for a discount at Lenscrafters,
3) Use the measly 20% vision discount I have available as a member of BlueShield, or
4) Sign up for independent vision coverage through a plan like
VSP. Is anyone else in a similar boat? What do you use? What do you recommend
and advise against using?
posted by invisible ink
on Oct 28, 2007 -
22 answers
Can I get by without bifocals, or am I fooling myself? I hate my Bausch and Lomb multi-focal soft lenses, but have hopes that glasses can be made to work.
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posted by rosemere
on Sep 13, 2007 -
10 answers
I have one eye with great vision and one with extremely poor vision. I see fine with both eyes together. If I start wearing glasses now, will I have to depend on them forever?
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posted by koshka
on Apr 10, 2007 -
13 answers
Just got my first eye prescription for mild farsightedness. The optometrist said my eyes could still focus on things fine so I didn't
need glasses, but if I noticed eyestrain or headaches, then I could fix those problems with glasses. I don't notice eyestrain and only get headaches when I'm low on coffee. Is there any reason to go ahead and get glasses? Do glasses accelerate or slow any futher eye degeneration?
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posted by stopgap
on Oct 27, 2006 -
9 answers
Two months ago, I switched to contacts after 20 years of wearing glasses. Ever since I started wearing them, I'm always tired. Related? Have you had this problem? Is there a solution?
posted by panoptican
on Nov 17, 2005 -
23 answers
I have not paid for glasses in years, and was shocked to learn that my glass lenses (-8 nearsighted...) are going to cost me $400. I have only heard of one other person who ever paid that much, so maybe I'm just looking to whine and pity myself, but any other empty walleted blind-ish folk out there?
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posted by mrs.pants
on Mar 28, 2005 -
28 answers
