buffie Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 I've finally reached the beginning of the long arm phase of life. You know the one where you go to pluck your eyebrows and you can't see in focus, or you look at something close up[ (in my case one of the girls eyes to apply ointment) and have to lift your specs or move the reading away from you. I was told it's the very start but I can use off the peg readers to use with my contact lenses now, to ease my muscles. Oddly enough it's feels quite exciting, another phase of life Anyone remember this or about to enter the long arm phase of life Buffie x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 It's yer age Dear! I've been like that for a while; can't see anything close, have to put my specs on to clip the bunnies' claws or thread a needle! I refuse to get depressed about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 A rite of passage. Took about 7 years for my arms to no longer be the right length. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffie Posted October 27, 2008 Author Share Posted October 27, 2008 Yes Clare, it's rather satisfying that I've made it , don't mind a bit Many moons ago I was an Optical Assistant and remember talking many patients through the 'changes, it seemed so far away. Also remember the introduction of 'the puff of air' and we all had to have a go to see how it felt Hitting 40 they happily told me that I now had reached the age for my 'puff' to be required (glaucoma test by the way) Life is a journey measured in years Buffie x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 I'm not keen on the puff test; it makes my eyes water like mad, but there's glaucoma in my family so it's a necessity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clootie Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Don't like that puff test - you brace yourself as you know it's coming but you still just about jump out of your skin when it happens !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..lay a little egg for me Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 I have the same problem with arms not being long enough. I can't stand specs they make me feel dizzy and sick, so I have settled for having one contact lens for long-distance vision and one for reading. This makes me look at things like a chicken with my head on one side so I am only using the one eye to focus with! You know that saying about people starting to look like their pets?..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitbag Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 I have the same problem with arms not being long enough. I can't stand specs they make me feel dizzy and sick, so I have settled for having one contact lens for long-distance vision and one for reading. This makes me look at things like a chicken with my head on one side so I am only using the one eye to focus with! You know that saying about people starting to look like their pets?..... lol - that made me laugh a lot!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 A rite of passage. Took about 7 years for my arms to no longer be the right length. Fantastic I hate the puff test as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Pudding Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Mine started to change a couple of years back. At first it has been a blessing as I had been slightly short-sighted and the change has corrected it so that I don't need glasses at the moment. BUT things close up are all fuzzy - unless they are 18" or so from my eyes I cannot see them at all. It's only a matter of time before my arms are too short and I'm like my MIL, putting the newspaper on the living room floor so that I can read it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 I've just had to buy my first ever pair of varifocals. I did consider the one-short-one-long contact lense idea, but my optician said it isn't ideal for someone who does a lot of reading and computer screen work all day, as I do. I'm getting used to the varifocals after 3 weeks, it is marvellous to be able to read the back of tins and jars again! Can't say I feel particularly happy about it though; I've spent more on my teeth and my eyes this year than I have on anything else! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 I had a pressure test at the hospital last week. It didn't hurt, but I had yellow anaesthetic drops put in first and I was walking around with yellow around my eyes all that day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 I have the mono vision contact lenses. They are fantastic for when you are out and about, but I do sometimes struggle a bit with the computer screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedusA Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Having been short-sighted and wearing either specs or contacts for years, I stepped into the world of varifocals following my last optician visit. It took a little while to get used to but it's much better than two pairs of specs, believe me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Having been short-sighted and wearing either specs or contacts for years, I stepped into the world of varifocals following my last optician visit. It took a little while to get used to but it's much better than two pairs of specs, believe me! Are they easy to get used to? I am getting fed up when I sit reading in front of the TV - I end up wearing my normal specs to see the TV, perched on my reading glasses!! (I've been a bit put off by the cost and the risk of not being able to get on with them...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffie Posted October 28, 2008 Author Share Posted October 28, 2008 I always think it's funny when they take your specs off you and then ask you to wander over to the basin to wash your hands before you insert the contacts. I need pointing in the general direction so I can find it Oh and then I am almost on all fours looking for the bin Oh the joys of short sight Buffie x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..lay a little egg for me Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 I've just had to buy my first ever pair of varifocals. I did consider the one-short-one-long contact lense idea, but my optician said it isn't ideal for someone who does a lot of reading and computer screen work all day, as I do. Interestingly, that's what I spend all day doing, but haven't had a problem. I do find it a bit disconcerting when I have been concentrating on some close work (e.g. sewing on sons' school name tapes) and then look up at the TV. Otherwise the monovision is working well (apart from the chicken impressions that is)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 I'm not keen on the puff test; it makes my eyes water like mad, but there's glaucoma in my family so it's a necessity You may not like the pressure test-lots of people don't...believe me I saw some of the reactions last week! However glaucoma is a serious condition and often hereditary so it's important to keep a close check on your eyes-opticians can often be the first to pick up general medical conditions just from looking at the state of your eyes... I already sound like one don't I... Mind you that is what I want to do, so I'm hopeful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clootie Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Are they easy to get used to? I am getting fed up when I sit reading in front of the TV - I end up wearing my normal specs to see the TV, perched on my reading glasses!! What a lovely picture that conjures !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 What a lovely picture that conjures !! Tell me about it!! Elegant? Er no! Luckily both pairs are quite small - so they fit quite well, until I move my head quickly, which is when they both clatter down onto my nose!!. I suppose that I could get the Elastoplast out (a la Jack Duckworth) - to tape both pairs together, and get bifocals on the cheap!! ................... on second thoughts, maybe not! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyhole kate Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 What a lovely picture that conjures !! Tell me about it!! Elegant? Er no! Luckily both pairs are quite small - so they fit quite well, until I move my head quickly, which is when they both clatter down onto my nose!!. I suppose that I could get the Elastoplast out (a la Jack Duckworth) - to tape both pairs together, and get bifocals on the cheap!! ................... on second thoughts, maybe not! Priceless For quite a while I could still manage to read most print if I held it away at arms length, sadly my arms seem to have shrunk over the years and now need to wear glasses to read anything, which I find very frustrating especially when I forget to take them out with me or simply cant remember where I had them last. DH is catching up if you are ever in my neck of the woods and you see a couple in a restuarant holding each other menus across the table so they can read it Yup that would be us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 For quite a while I could still manage to read most print if I held it away at arms length, sadly my arms seem to have shrunk over the years and now need to wear glasses to read anything, which I find very frustrating especially when I forget to take them out with me or simply cant remember where I had them last. DH is catching up if you are ever in my neck of the woods and you see a couple in a restuarant holding each other menus across the table so they can read it Yup that would be us There are clear benefits on having to wear glasses all the time then!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimmyCustard Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 I always think it's funny when they take your specs off you and then ask you to wander over to the basin to wash your hands before you insert the contacts. I need pointing in the general direction so I can find it Oh and then I am almost on all fours looking for the bin Oh the joys of short sight Buffie x I've been wearing glasses since I was 10 and graduated to lenses when I was around 23. My prescription is -8 in both eyes so I cant see a pigging thing when theyre not in! Have worn monthly soft disposable lenses and theyre great, quoted around £300 for a pair of specs! (extra thin and light lenses and a designer frame tho) I cant see the biggest letter on the eye test chart either ................. Kimmy x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffie Posted October 28, 2008 Author Share Posted October 28, 2008 You beat me then Kimmy, I'm -4.50 and coming down as I age They've reduced 1 eye in CL's to -4.00 (always less prescription for C/lenses) so I can read more easily Buffie x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milly Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 I just got the two odd contact lens option last month (one for distance one for closer up). The optician said it works for about 50% of users, others don't get on with it. It hasn't caused any problems, but unfortunately I can't really see any difference - it hasn't made things any better. I just need to remember to do anything close up (filing nails, threading a needle etc) before I put my lenses in. Milly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
