Flipping heck who knew they sold Bifocal reading glasses! I've been on Amazon for the last 20 minutes looking at those. Might need to invest in one...
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Where do you keep your eyeglasses?
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When I am sleeping or not using them, on my night stand.
I get an annual eye exam from a qualified optometrist and order new prescription glasses when my prescription changes. The cheaters are on the side.
Thanks! This is good to know.. Still not sure if I want cheaters or not.I now buy mine online just because of a much richer selection, however, you need to get a feel for the strength you need which is labeled as +.75 to +3 or more. Typical drug store displays include sample text so you can try them and read and see which strength is appropriate. Or just bring a magazine with you.
There are three solutions , a large lense, a slit lense (very narrow), and a bifocal lense. The large lense is good for reading, but, then you have to remove them for distance vision. The narrow one allows you to read, but look over the top of them for distance. My preference, which I believe you'll usually only find online are the bifocals, lenses which for cheaters are uncorrected glass with small sections at the bottom that are corrected, similar to you prescription glasses.
I started with +1 when I first started wearing cheaters 2 decades ago, but am now up in the +2.5 range. Oddly enough my distance vision has held up rather well, but is no longer 20-20, instead 20-40 to 20-60 my last exam. I can drive without glasses except sometimes at night, so I keep my prescription glasses with me for when necessary. These are the last pair of cheaters I purchased. They are light weight and feel great!
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I have heard a lot of good things about Lasik.. My dad did it, and he said it changed his life.
Same, I have a specific spot to put them, so it is becoming a habit and I always know where to look.
Do you like the prescription or cheaters better? I am intrested in them, as I want to expiriment with more frame types.I get an annual eye exam from a qualified optometrist and order new prescription glasses when my prescription changes. The cheaters are on the side.
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All day here too! I only take them off when I have my contacts in which is actually very rarely. When they are off, they are just sitting on my nightstand next to my iPhone dock and Apple Watch dock.
Reading glasses.
I've got a pair at work, inside a drawer in the kitchen, a pair in my home office, and one in the den. I did have a pair in the living room but I've since lost it or likely misplaced somewhere. Last month, I found something I thought I lost back in 2005.
I believe there's also a pair of reading glasses buried somewhere in my yard that I lost a few summers ago when I was putting in new trees.
I've got a pair at work, inside a drawer in the kitchen, a pair in my home office, and one in the den. I did have a pair in the living room but I've since lost it or likely misplaced somewhere. Last month, I found something I thought I lost back in 2005.
I believe there's also a pair of reading glasses buried somewhere in my yard that I lost a few summers ago when I was putting in new trees.
Now that's a smart move.
I imagine a group of moles, deep in their tunnels, wondering about the purpose of this strange object from the sky.
I rarely wash my glasses. If a lot of crud gets between the frame and lenses, I toss them in an ultrasonic washer. Most of the time I keep them clean with a microfiber cloth or a used dryer sheet. I haven't found anything that works better than a used dryer sheet.
If my glasses are with me, they're either on my face (when I'm awake) or on my nightstand (when I'm in bed).
I do wear contact lenses at times, when I do I typically leave my glasses on the countertop next to my contact lens paraphernalia.
I do wear contact lenses at times, when I do I typically leave my glasses on the countertop next to my contact lens paraphernalia.
I have several pairs of reading glasses that I keep on my night stand for night time reading and in my work bag for work related items.
In their case inside my omnipresent backpack normally. If I'm going somewhere without a bag of some sort then I'll typically wear contacts to avoid having to carry anything.
The answers reflect the many different types of vision people have. You haven't mentioned (or I missed it) what your glasses are for. Many people use "drugstore readers" to overcome presbyopia, a condition which is the result of aging. That is, your eyes lose their flexibility to focus. Depending on it you're near- or far-sighted, your capability to see near/far diminishes. Presbyopia progresses over time. People start out with single strength correction and may ultimately get to trifocals.
I used to keep a pair in my pants pockets, and replaced them every 9 months or so. Keep a pair next to my computer. Then when Costco started carrying them, I put them everywhere. Keep a hard case in my backpack. Been wearing bifocal contacts for years, so readers are still required, but only at either end of the day.
I used to keep a pair in my pants pockets, and replaced them every 9 months or so. Keep a pair next to my computer. Then when Costco started carrying them, I put them everywhere. Keep a hard case in my backpack. Been wearing bifocal contacts for years, so readers are still required, but only at either end of the day.
hehe... I keep mind on my bedside table...
I'm short sighted, so i've "progressed" from wearing them all the time, to "just wearing them when i have to".
e.g. i see the Mac better when I (don't) wear them...
I am sure there are always exceptions to every rule but I wear continuously variable lenses for reading, computer usage and distance. In the last four or five years my distance vision has progressively got better with each new test. Many years ago when i first started wearing glasses it was for distance only. So much for your theory about getting by without wearing them.In the house, always take them off and put them in the same place, unless you want the fun of going looking for them. Lanyards work very well. You'll have to decide on face, and when lanyards vs going in a case works best. As a rule cases don't fit well in pockets unless they are crew style pockets. Clean them with wet cloths or microfiber sheet, or the the sleeve of your T shirt.
I'm curious you said you were prescribed for reading glasses, are you speaking of real prescription glasses or drug store cheaters? If prescription glasses, bifocals with the bottom portion corrected, but the top uncorrected, you can save a ton of money by going with the cheater route. And if this applies, I'd go with purchasing online bifocal cheaters. Those are more functional. I found some bifocal cheater sun glasses online. Those are great! The selection in drug stores are crap these days.
Regarding glasses in general, if you start out 20-20, but suffer normal age related deterioration, the more you can get by without wearing distance correction glasses the stronger your eyes will remain. That does not apply to reading glasses, you need what you need to read comfortably. Oh yea, as referenced have a spare.
Edit: clarified
I can't speak to your experience. It seems out of the norm that glasses would improve your uncorrected distance vision, but I'm not disputing your statement. I'm not an optomitrist, but I've been told by several eye doctors, glasses reduce the work your eyes do, in other words they become lazy or more reliant on the glasses. Take that for what it's worth.
I'm one of those who leave them on my nightstand at night and put them on first thing in the morning.
The only other time they come off is in the shower, in which case they go on the bathroom counter.
I've found taking them off any place else can be dangerous
The only other time they come off is in the shower, in which case they go on the bathroom counter.
I've found taking them off any place else can be dangerous
This thread doesn't pertain to me so much for I'm nearsighted, so I keep my glasses on the table next to the chair where I watch TV. Though I have to take them when I drive. However, if I was farsighted (I always thought those two conditions should be switched) I would probably keep them next to my computer where I would have to use them the most.
I wear my glasses except when sleeping. I have an astigmatism that still requires some correction despite having generally improved vision post cararact surgery. Otherwise my brain after awhile says it would rather look out of one eye than choose between two nonaligned images (and in fact if take my glasses off and try to read, eventually I find myself closing my right eye). That way lies loss of binocular vision, of course, so my specs usually just stay parked on my face to make both eyes do their fair share of the work.