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I just got my first pair of old fogie glasses and they're driving me nuts not to mention they're giving me a miserable headache.

They're reading, computer and distance glasses and the areas are so small for the computer and reading parts, that I can't even see the entire monitor without moving my head. This isn't practical for me since I'm on a computer a lot at work and I need to see the WHOLE monitor while I'm using it.

I also need to put paperwork on assets that are frequently higher than my head and with that tiny area at the very bottom of the glasses, I'd have to bend by head back to my spine to be able to see what I'm doing.

These concerns aside, how long does it take to get used to this crap? I have a very low frustration level and trying to find the sweet spot to see something is making me very cranky. And is it normal to get headaches with new glasses? I've never had this problem before.

Getting old is pissing me off.

Between what distances can you focus with no artificial aid?

What you really need, I expect, is new eyes. I note that a team at some US hospital has started making ears with a 3D printer so it's only a matter of time. What color would you like, ma'am?

I have a very low frustration levelThe understatement of the century, I'd say.

i tried those and ended up with two pairs of glasses. Couldn't stand them.

They take awhile to get used to, are they the progressive lenses?

chonsigirl;1354979 wrote: They take awhile to get used to, are they the progressive lenses?


Yes and I think they'd be great if I got a pair that were big enough to comfortably accommodate all three areas but then I'd look like this:

flopstock;1354978 wrote: i tried those and ended up with two pairs of glasses. Couldn't stand them.


That was my first choice but they convinced me these would be simply WONDERFUL and I'd love them.

Yeah, not so much.

spot;1354976 wrote: Between what distances can you focus with no artificial aid?

What you really need, I expect, is new eyes. I note that a team at some US hospital has started making ears with a 3D printer so it's only a matter of time. What color would you like, ma'am?

The understatement of the century, I'd say.


That's very helpful, spot. I'll keep it in mind.

Need a relatively large lens area to accommodate all three areas.

I ended up with bifocals for getting around a reading, and another single focus for my computer.

SnoozeAgain;1354987 wrote: That's very helpful, spot. I'll keep it in mind.


There's even a proper journal for it... IOPscience::.. Biofabrication

I wear Varilux no line tri-focals that are transitions lens love them. Yes you have to get use to them but when you do it just a slight movement of the head up or down that goes to the next focal you will get the hang of it.

I had bi-focals but couldn't get on with them at all. Kept nodding like a donkey all day. At least the optician gave me a trial period to get used to them before an exchange. I now have a pair for distances and my wife's readers for the very small print on the sides of sauce jars. The rest in between is in focus without glasses

Snowfire;1355017 wrote: Kept nodding like a donkey all day.


That works - the other typical head-movement of the multifocal spectacle wearer is that of the lizard.

Is that why you're called iguana man?

SnoozeAgain;1355031 wrote: Is that why you're called iguana man?


Good lord no, I'd not be seen dead in poncy glasses like those. Iguana man stems from my cold-blooded lack of empathy, lightning reflexes and cast-iron digestion.

SnoozeAgain;1355031 wrote: Is that why you're called iguana man?


Pet iguanas are tame and will live peacefully with humans. They do not like to be picked up, petted or handled for any length of time. Socialization of iguanas, though, may take many years.

I'd obsereved the lightening quick movement of his tongue, through that fixed grin, those few years back and he was cold to the touch. The room was strangely free of flys and insects

Snowfire;1355037 wrote: Pet iguanas are tame and will live peacefully with humans. They do not like to be picked up, petted or handled for any length of time. Socialization of iguanas, though, may take many years.

I'd obsereved the lightening quick movement of his tongue, through that fixed grin, those few years back and he was cold to the touch. The room was strangely free of flys and insects


Sounds like the beginning of one of the bodice ripper books.

It was, we could all agree, an eventful day.

SnoozeAgain;1355046 wrote: Sounds like the beginning of one of the bodice ripper books.


:wah: Not that I've ever read one, but it certainly sounds dodgy, what exactly happened when the two parties got split :sneaky:

So... I went back and they were very nice about replacing the lenses... of course it probably didn't hurt that I spent an additional $200 (with 50% off!) on another pair. So I'm going to have reading/computer glasses and a separate pair for distance with that transitional lens stuff on it.

No wonder I couldn't see, this is how the lens is split up:



Not only is that a tiny area... I could only see an area about two inches high by about 6 inches wide when looking at my monitor... the peripheral vision is severely limited as well. I don't understand how this is considered adequate.

I guess I got used to the progressive lenses, but they are a big pain at first. I hope these glasses will work well for you Snooze.

SnoozeAgain;1355271 wrote: I could only see an area about two inches high by about 6 inches wide when looking at my monitor... the peripheral vision is severely limited as well. I don't understand how this is considered adequate.
If I stare at one letter on the screen and don't let my eyes move, I can see a circle around one inch in diameter well enough to read the word. Outside of that one inch circle, to read a word I have to move my eye. To stop my eyes aching I move my head too, that way my eye muscles don't get overworked. It amazes me anyone can use a screen at all. But that small area is all the eye's good for when it comes to resolving letters, they're small and fiddly and they need to be in that high-accuity vision zone. All that's without glasses, I reckon people using that small space in trifocals have a similar experience.

Maybe I'm not explaining this clearly... Yeah, I have to move my eyes to see each word as usual, but with these glasses, it's more like looking through a pair of binoculars. The field of vision I'm used to is severely limited. I find it frustrating.

I expect you're paying off the sins of a previous existence, Snooze. I'd hate to imagine how bad next time's going to be.

Just so long as I don't end up being some fussy old guy in Bristol, I should be okay.

I need bi focals but Ive held back because I anticipated the same aggravation. You could get some really really big glasses. The kind clowns wear. Do clowns wear big glasses? Im sure they do.