Help with eyeglasses

[Bluside]

I'm getting old and can't see anymore. I used to have x-ray vision in my younger days.

I have some progressive glasses that work great and I have some prescription readers for computer work. No problem there.

I also have prescription sunglasses for my far vision. No problem there.

Here is my problem...

I don't like to drive with progressive glasses, especially progressive sunglasses. Yet I occasionally need the reader portion to see inside the car clearly. Is there a good solution? Readers over the sunglasses when needed? Clip on readers? I need a good solution.

Thanks.

[Knappo 1307]

Get a pair of flat top bifocals for your driving glasses.

[Bluside]

Hi Jason- Thanks for the PM messages. I just ordered some of the stick on bifocal lenses from Amazon. That may be the answer. For $15, it's worth a try.

[77T]

Originally Posted by Bluside

Hi Jason- Thanks for the PM messages. I just ordered some of the stick on bifocal lenses from Amazon. That may be the answer. For $15, it's worth a try.

I tried that for a while but you’ll run the risk of damaging any anti-glare or anti-fog coatings on the inside part of the lenses. And headaches as the optical quality of the plastic is subpar. They dry out and fall off at the worst times.

IIRC RayBan has some bifocal lenses with the lines. Costly - almost $200 - but clearly better than headaches.




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[Bluside]

Originally Posted by 77T

I tried that for a while but you’ll run the risk of damaging any anti-glare or anti-fog coatings on the inside part of the lenses. And headaches as the optical quality of the plastic is subpar. They dry out and fall off at the worst times.

IIRC RayBan has some bifocal lenses with the lines. Costly - almost $200 - but clearly better than headaches.




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Good point about the stick ons. I just called Frames Direct and asked about prescription RayBan bifocals. They only do them in progressives.

[77T]

Try reading glasses dot com.

https://www.readingglasses.com/ray-b...es/?color=Gold


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[Bluside]

Originally Posted by 77T

Try reading glasses dot com.

https://www.readingglasses.com/ray-b...es/?color=Gold


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Thanks. I saw those. They are just reader bifocals on regular sunglasses (non- prescription). I could have used those back when I was 40 and could still see distance. Great idea.

[pickettt]

Try bifocals and lowering the line so it’s completely out of your line of sight unless you’re making a conscious effort to see through it.

[Abdullah71601]

Originally Posted by Bluside

Thanks. I saw those. They are just reader bifocals on regular sunglasses (non- prescription). I could have used those back when I was 40 and could still see distance. Great idea.

I took my old Wayfarers to Lens Crafters and had them make reader lenses for the frames. IIRC, it was under $100.

[77T]

Ah - yes you’d need a custom grind.

What you may need is monovision contacts - distance in the dominant eye and near in the other.



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[pickettt]

Originally Posted by 77T

Ah - yes you’d need a custom grind.

What you may need is monovision contacts - distance in the dominant eye and near in the other.



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I’ve tried this before myself, as well as multifocal contacts and they made me feel drunk all of the time.

[Wcdhtwn]

More and more brands are coming out with sunglasses readers. They are effectively bifocals, no correction on top but the bottom has correction. Most over the counter are up to 3, I think. So if you don’t need a prescription to drive for distance these would work for you. I have a pair of Costa Del Mar’s that are great. The 580P blue lens is excellent for bright sun. They have lots of different lens colors for different light conditions, but not sure they all come in readers.

My favorite thing about Costa and these types of glasses is they called them “fishing glasses”. The extra power would help a fisherman put a line in the hook, hard to see regardless. So I can say I have fishing glasses instead of bifocals. Helps with the chicks...


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[GradyPhilpott]

I don't have a problem driving with progressives, except when they're new and I have to drive with my chin on my chest, which only lasts awhile. Then, after a couple of years I notice that I have to drive with my head cocked back, which tells me it's time to go see my optometrist, who writes me a new prescription.

Overall, progressives work for everything, including computer work.

I do buy the best progressive lenses available, which are worth every dime, because the field of view for reading is very wide and which I use for more than just reading.

Oh, I forgot that I'm taking up pool again and besides being very rusty, my eyes have gone to hell and progressives are difficult to use in that scenario, so I bought a cheap pair of readers, which work pretty well for most shots.

[pickettt]

Originally Posted by GradyPhilpott

...... my eyes have gone to hell and progressives are difficult to use, so I bought a cheap pair of readers, which work pretty well for most shots.

I can’t stand my progressives either. I just take my glasses off to read.

[GradyPhilpott]

Originally Posted by pickettt

I can’t stand my progressives either. I just take my glasses off to read.

I actually love my progressives, which work for everything except for pool.

I can see things at infinity, but anything closer than about 20 feet I need glasses.

It was weird going from near-sighted to far-sighted, except there was a couple of years that I didn't need a distance correction at all and just wore progressives with the reading corrections and no distance correction. That didn't cost less, though.

[pickettt]

Originally Posted by GradyPhilpott

I actually love my progressives, which work for everything except for pool.

I can see things at infinity, but anything closer than about 20 feet I need glasses.

It was weird going from near-sighted to far-sighted, except there was a couple of years that I didn't need a distance correction at all and just wore progressives with the reading corrections and no distance correction. That didn't cost less, though.

I do a lot of soldering and small fine work near my face.....and I’ve recently lost that range. I thought progressives would solve that, but I hate moving my head up and down to find the right part of the lens to look through. For example, when driving, I would like to look at the gauges without moving my head to focus through the progressives. It sucks, I feel your pain

[77T]

A lot of the problems with progressives begin when the optometrist or lens tech who does measurements. They are trained to put the transition at a certain level - and your particular application may not fit that level.

My presbyopia started to cause problems in the latter stage of competitive Motorsports. The first 2 or 3 prescriptions had me bobbing my head during a race - not acceptable. Then I researched the lens crafting trade and found the solution by moving the transition up 2mm for my race glasses.

For work I was fine with the “regular” level and had a pair made with that measurement - never had another problem. Some of us have hobbies, career or other pursuits that demand special application of the transition to the progressive diopter in the prescription.


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[pickettt]

Originally Posted by 77T

A lot of the problems with progressives begin when the optometrist or lens tech who does measurements. They are trained to put the transition at a certain level - and your particular application may not fit that level.

My presbyopia started to cause problems in the latter stage of competitive Motorsports. The first 2 or 3 prescriptions had me bobbing my head during a race - not acceptable. Then I researched the lens crafting trade and found the solution by moving the transition up 2mm for my race glasses.

For work I was fine with the “regular” level and had a pair made with that measurement - never had another problem. Some of us have hobbies, career or other pursuits that demand special application of the transition to the progressive diopter in the prescription.


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Right on.

[Bluside]

I was in my local Walgreens yesterday and picked up a $10 pair of readers to throw on over my prescription sunglasses to try when needed. It worked for intended purposes, but I think I bought a pair that are too strong.

They seemed OK in the store, but in my car things are further away than I anticipated. I'll try some with a little less power.

[FrancineBlanco]

Once you are getting old, bifocals are the good option to carry as it has two different areas, separated with the visible line. Everyone has a different choice, the people who want the latest technology prefer the modern progressive lenses. Recently my father bought a new eyewear for them and suggested me to check this out to see the latest technology eyewear.

[Rock]

It is something everyone has to work out for themselves as every person's correction requirements are a little (or a lot) different.
I wear progressives but have always had a problem with the need to tip my head back to read a computer screen - aggravating a neck condition. I solved it by getting a set of single-vision with a 500mm focal length. Works perfectly.
The car thing? I have progressive sunglasses that I use to drive and I can read the instruments OK but my problem with them is the light/glare that comes in around the edges. It's not possible to build wrap-around prescription progressives because of the distortion. The best solution I have found is the somewhat clunky non-prescription sunglasses that go OVER your regular glasses.