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[keyhole kate]

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

 

 

 

I will never again complain about having to wear glasses

for reading

[clootie]

Chuck the specs. People can look so much better through a fog can't they?

[Angels4]

My much younger dear sister has been wearing reading glasses for 2 years now (her arms are not as long as mine) However the other day she asked me to read a label to her and my arms must have shrunk I couldn't make it out. She gave me her reading specs and it was if my arms grew again. I could see clearly. Do you all think it's time for readers?!?

[rusky123]

LOL, worn my speccies for about 40 years, did not know there was a flag flying outside my collidge until I wore them . Cant wear contacts, astigmatism too bad. Did try twice.Varifocals great, took me 20 mins to get used to them. There is such a great selection of frames out there these days, lets make specs a fashion statement instead of being ashamed of wering them!. LOL Clootie tried but have you tried to change a nappy in the fog

[buffie]

My much younger dear sister has been wearing reading glasses for 2 years now (her arms are not as long as mine) However the other day she asked me to read a label to her and my arms must have shrunk I couldn't make it out. She gave me her reading specs and it was if my arms grew again. I could see clearly. Do you all think it's time for readers?!?

 

 

Mark you've reached long arm years and yes perhaps it's time. Join us proud long armers ( ok I am only a semi at present) and flaunt it

 

Buffie x

[ubereglu]

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 have had to have glasses ever since I can remember-maybe about 3 years old. I've vaguely stabilised at roughly +7.25 and +7.75 currently, so I can see everything but in a very blurry state!

 

Specs can be really expensive, but then if you think about it you're paying in order to be able to actually see-so it's money well spent really. Also thinned lenses although expensive do make a big difference as they decrease the weight of the glasses and look better in the frame. If you've got a high prescription try to go for a smaller lens shape because the smaller they start off the thinner the lens needs to be in the first place.

[buffie]

Sounds like you'll make a great Opthalmic/Dispensing Optician Liz, any ideas which you want to be?

 

Good luck,

 

Buffie x

[ubereglu]

Well, after my week of work experience I think I'd like to go to uni and study optometry and then become an optometrist. I learnt a lot last week and am feeling a lot more positive as I'm no longer in a quandry of what I should do for A levels etc.

[Angels4]

My much younger dear sister has been wearing reading glasses for 2 years now (her arms are not as long as mine) However the other day she asked me to read a label to her and my arms must have shrunk I couldn't make it out. She gave me her reading specs and it was if my arms grew again. I could see clearly. Do you all think it's time for readers?!?

 

 

Mark you've reached long arm years and yes perhaps it's time. Join us proud long armers ( ok I am only a semi at present) and flaunt it

 

Buffie x

 

I've made my appointment. I will embrace and flaunt my new look.

[buffie]

GO Mark

 

Buffie x

[MedusA]

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...)

 

Sorry for the late reply. It took me a couple of days at most to get used to varifocals. Definitely go for it, though the image of you wearing two pairs at once is very funny!

[Jules.]

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!

 

So if I had a pressure test at the hospital last week, but had the yellow anaesthetic drops in first so that it didn't hurt ( but made me feel like my eyes were expanding in their sockets with the numbness, a bit like feeling your mouth is massive when you've had a local at the dentist) then why don't local opticians do the same first so that the test isn't uncomfortable?

[ubereglu]

I'm not sure Jules, but there probably was a specific reason for it, otherwise they wouldn't have done it. It might just be to do with the different equipment they have.