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Had to go to the eye doctor for new glasses, he informed me that i have to get bifocals!!! :-5:-5

I am feeling really old at the moment! :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

Anyone here got these things and have any tips on wearing them?

I can see myself falling on my face a lot!

Hope6;1151297 wrote: Had to go to the eye doctor for new glasses, he informed me that i have to get bifocals!!! :-5:-5

I am feeling really old at the moment! :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

Anyone here got these things and have any tips on wearing them?

I can see myself falling on my face a lot!


Hope, your not old fgs!

I really had a hard hard time with them, no line like they used to have, but its really tricky to learn how to use them........I never did!:-5:-5



good luck!

Odie;1151310 wrote: Hope, your not old fgs!

I really had a hard hard time with them, no line like they used to have, but its really tricky to learn how to use them........I never did!:-5:-5



good luck!


yeah they asked me if i wanted lines or no lines, they said no lines and they couldn't be seen and nobody would know you have them!

my vanity won out and i got no lines! :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

Odie you sound real encouraging! thanks a lot! :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

but seriously though, the doctor said the problem I'm having with my eyes is due to my age!

Hope6;1151335 wrote: Odie you sound real encouraging! thanks a lot! :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

but seriously though, the doctor said the problem I'm having with my eyes is due to my age!


you asked me!:-5:-5

you will be fine, millions wear them!:-4

and yes, sometimes it does have to do with age.

Hope, I wear those. It takes a bit to get used to them especially on stairs but I think you will do fine. My guy says I have old eyes too. I just tell him that they aren't old they have just seen too much. :yh_rotfl

Odie;1151346 wrote: you asked me!:-5:-5

you will be fine, millions wear them!:-4

and yes, sometimes it does have to do with age.


yeah the doctor says when you get around 40, your eyes tend to change! like we need anything else to go wrong! :-5:-5 :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

Sunshine;1151350 wrote: Hope, I wear those. It takes a bit to get used to them especially on stairs but I think you will do fine. My guy says I have old eyes too. I just tell him that they aren't old they have just seen too much. :yh_rotfl


well i've always been half blind! i've been wearing glasses since i was 10 years old! :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

Hope6;1151362 wrote: yeah the doctor says when you get around 40, your eyes tend to change! like we need anything else to go wrong! :-5:-5 :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl


Ain't that the truth. If I don't wear mine, I am blind as a bat in daylight. Humm, are they blind in the dayllght? Anywho, I can see for c*** without them. :yh_hypno

Get the Progressive lenses with no lines for looks. They take awhile to get used to, but once you do they are all right. I have trifocals. (I didn't say that) Too many years of reading and writing long hours. (don't tell Betty)

When they asked me what I wanted the third view for, I said the distance to the back of the classroom. They measured it out, and that is what my perscription says. I can see every bit of gum chewed, note passed, everything back there. Bugs the kids to no end................:wah:

Sunshine;1151372 wrote: Ain't that the truth. If I don't wear mine, I am blind as a bat in daylight. Humm, are they blind in the dayllght? Anywho, I can see for c*** without them. :yh_hypno


i can't hardly see how to walk across the floor without mine! :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

JAB;1151373 wrote: Hope, I've been wearing glasses and/or contacts since school let out after the first grade. I somehow still managed to get a few passes even if I did were glasses.


i've had a few passes in my time too! :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

chonsigirl;1151375 wrote: Get the Progressive lenses with no lines for looks. They take awhile to get used to, but once you do they are all right. I have trifocals. (I didn't say that) Too many years of reading and writing long hours. (don't tell Betty)

When they asked me what I wanted the third view for, I said the distance to the back of the classroom. They measured it out, and that is what my perscription says. I can see every bit of gum chewed, note passed, everything back there. Bugs the kids to no end................:wah:


yeah i'm getting the kind with no lines!

Hope6;1151362 wrote: yeah the doctor says when you get around 40, your eyes tend to change! like we need anything else to go wrong! :-5:-5 :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl


Hope, I have been wearing glasses for distance since I was 19.



40.......that is all you are..........your a young spring chick!:-4

chonsigirl;1151375 wrote: Get the Progressive lenses with no lines for looks. They take awhile to get used to, but once you do they are all right. I have trifocals. (I didn't say that) Too many years of reading and writing long hours. (don't tell Betty)

When they asked me what I wanted the third view for, I said the distance to the back of the classroom. They measured it out, and that is what my perscription says. I can see every bit of gum chewed, note passed, everything back there. Bugs the kids to no end................:wah:


I can understand this, you have read alot, late nights marking papers.

but have never heard of a third before......good to have to sneak up on the kids.:sneaky::yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

Odie;1151409 wrote: Hope, I have been wearing glasses for distance since I was 19.



40.......that is all you are..........your a young spring chick!:-4


some days i don't feel like a young spring chick at all! :yh_rotfl

Hope6;1151297 wrote: Had to go to the eye doctor for new glasses, he informed me that i have to get bifocals!!! :-5:-5

I am feeling really old at the moment! :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

Anyone here got these things and have any tips on wearing them?

I can see myself falling on my face a lot!


get the safety string so they don't hit the ground and in your moment of blindness you don't step upon them :driving::wah:

minks;1152509 wrote: get the safety string so they don't hit the ground and in your moment of blindness you don't step upon them :driving::wah:


i have actually stepped on my glasses and broke them before! :yh_rotfl

got the notice in the mail today, my new glasses are ready, may go get them tomorrow!

am not looking forward to learning to walk with bifocals!

i expect to fall on my face! :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

Hope6;1156074 wrote: got the notice in the mail today, my new glasses are ready, may go get them tomorrow!

am not looking forward to learning to walk with bifocals!

i expect to fall on my face! :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl


hoping you have patience!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

chonsigirl;1151375 wrote: Get the Progressive lenses with no lines for looks. They take awhile to get used to, but once you do they are all right. I have trifocals. (I didn't say that) Too many years of reading and writing long hours. (don't tell Betty)

When they asked me what I wanted the third view for, I said the distance to the back of the classroom. They measured it out, and that is what my perscription says. I can see every bit of gum chewed, note passed, everything back there. Bugs the kids to no end................:wah:


:yh_rotfl No need to tell me, I already know, have had to have my eyes checked once last year and am struggling again now, must get back to the opticians.

Odie;1156075 wrote: hoping you have patience!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl


oh you sound real encouraging! :p :yh_rotfl

Hope6;1156084 wrote: oh you sound real encouraging! :p :yh_rotfl


just joking mom, you will be fine.:-4

Odie;1156086 wrote: just joking mom, you will be fine.:-4


thanks honey! :-4

Hope6;1156090 wrote: thanks honey! :-4


eaten any crackers today?:sneaky::yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

Odie;1156091 wrote: eaten any crackers today?:sneaky::yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl


no haven't had to today! :yh_rotfl

Hope6;1156094 wrote: no haven't had to today! :yh_rotfl


pickles?:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

Odie;1156091 wrote: eaten any crackers today?:sneaky::yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl


I saw that. :p Hey, just trying to help.

Hope6;1151335 wrote: Odie you sound real encouraging! thanks a lot! :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

but seriously though, the doctor said the problem I'm having with my eyes is due to my age!


My eye doctor also said I need bifocals too. Never got them and I can see across the road no problem....in fact I can see your address on your mailbox:yh_rotfl

You ain't seen nothin yet Hope, wait till you hit 50! You'll need more then bifocals then! :wah::D:rolleyes:;):)

cars;1156388 wrote: You ain't seen nothin yet Hope, wait till you hit 50! You'll need more then bifocals then! :wah::D:rolleyes:;):)


Yeah, binoculars:wah:

:wah:

I had to wear bifocals when I hit my 40's as well. You do have to get used to them. The postioning of your head when you read, when you drive, etc.

Well, when I was in my mid-40's, I was diagnosed with cataracts, as I was getting to the point where I couldn't see even with my bifocals on. Everyting was blurry, and I was using a magnifying glass to read along with my glasses. Yeah, it was that bad. So..........I had laser surgery on both my eyes which did the trick for me. I only wear reading glasses when I'm reading a book for an extended period of time. Other than that, I am glasses-free. (Except for my sunglasses ofcourse.)



This reminds me of the glasses I wore for awhile when I was 12. Dad and Mom took all us kids to the optometrist, so we all wore them for awhile. Now, this was in the early 1960's. My glasses were blue and had the pointy-tip frame of that era. :wah: Like the style below;

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qsducks;1156395 wrote: yeah, binoculars:wah:







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qsducks;1156304 wrote: My eye doctor also said I need bifocals too. Never got them and I can see across the road no problem....in fact I can see your address on your mailbox:yh_rotfl


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cars;1156388 wrote: You ain't seen nothin yet Hope, wait till you hit 50! You'll need more then bifocals then! :wah::D:rolleyes:;):)


OMG!!! :-5 :p:D

qsducks;1156395 wrote: Yeah, binoculars:wah:


well actually i could see far away fine it was close up that was giving me the problem, my arms weren't long enough any more! :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

along-for-the-ride;1156581 wrote: :wah:

I had to wear bifocals when I hit my 40's as well. You do have to get used to them. The postioning of your head when you read, when you drive, etc.

Well, when I was in my mid-40's, I was diagnosed with cataracts, as I was getting to the point where I couldn't see even with my bifocals on. Everyting was blurry, and I was using a magnifying glass to read along with my glasses. Yeah, it was that bad. So..........I had laser surgery on both my eyes which did the trick for me. I only wear reading glasses when I'm reading a book for an extended period of time. Other than that, I am glasses-free. (Except for my sunglasses ofcourse.)



This reminds me of the glasses I wore for awhile when I was 12. Dad and Mom took all us kids to the optometrist, so we all wore them for awhile. Now, this was in the early 1960's. My glasses were blue and had the pointy-tip frame of that era. :wah: Like the style below;


My mom had a black rimmed pair shaped like that when i was a kid! :yh_rotfl

Odie;1156675 wrote:




:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl


:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

well I've been wearing my new glasses for 2 days now and so far I haven't had a bit of trouble with them! :guitarist:guitarist

Hope6;1157444 wrote: well I've been wearing my new glasses for 2 days now and so far I haven't had a bit of trouble with them! :guitarist:guitarist


see, told you!:guitarist:guitarist

Hope6;1157444 wrote: well I've been wearing my new glasses for 2 days now and so far I haven't had a bit of trouble with them! :guitarist:guitarist
OK, lets give it a test, quick, how many fingers am I holding up?:p:D:wah:

cars;1157596 wrote: OK, lets give it a test, quick, how many fingers am I holding up?:p:D:wah:


:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl That was funny Cars!

cars;1157596 wrote: OK, lets give it a test, quick, how many fingers am I holding up?:p:D:wah:


:wah: One........................com'ere.

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cars;1157596 wrote: OK, lets give it a test, quick, how many fingers am I holding up?:p:D:wah:


ummmm...........3? LOL :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

Hope6;1159221 wrote: ummmm...........3? LOL :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl


Still getting used to those bifocals Hope?:yh_rotfl