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Annie here is a link to a detailed article describing it all better than I could. I heard about the procedure and had the contacts made first to see if I was a candidate, they worked out well, but I started getting really nervous about actually changing my eyes that way so I backed out. I just wear readers now, but am having a little trouble with distance now too. What a drag. http://www.usaeyes.org/lasik/faq/lasik-monovision.htm
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Annie, I'm 38 and using these reading glasses is becoming embarrassing, one time a guy asked me about my age when I was reading the newspaper in a coffee shop, when I asked him why he wants to know he said that I look too young to use reading glasses, lol, since then I got kind of concerned, I do not want to give the impression I'm older than what is my real age is, if I look 30-32, why the heck wear glasses that only 50+ wear them LOL AnnieB wrote:lindahere wrote:Is there contacts for reading, I had Lasik several years back for myopia and the dr warned me that I may have a problem with close up and will need a reading glasses in few years, heck he was right, it's embarrassing at my age to use these older people glasses, I need to get contacts, lol, but I'm afraid my eyes will longer hold contacts in them
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I don't think they make contacts for reading, because you'd have to take them out and in all the time. Unless they have some way of making bifocal contacs? I know that due to my astigmatisms I had weighted contacs (for my brief one day of wearing them), and so maybe they do make bi-focals somehow, and they are weighted? Nah, that couldn't work. But why do you have to wear old lady glasses? The new ones I just ordered are purple, almost ugly betty glasses. Mine are not huge like those are though. They are very small, but what I mean is that the frame is very visible. I also got a more conservative neutral pair since ya can't wear purple everywhere. I say go for the ones you like at any age!
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Sue wrote:Annie here is a link to a detailed article describing it all better than I could. I heard about the procedure and had the contacts made first to see if I was a candidate, they worked out well, but I started getting really nervous about actually changing my eyes that way so I backed out. I just wear readers now, but am having a little trouble with distance now too. What a drag. http://www.usaeyes.org/lasik/faq/lasik-monovision.htm Thank you Sue! I have to run to the gym but I am going to bookmark it and read it when I get back. I am mostly interested for my son. He doesn't have a problem with reading yet, only distance. But just for the future. I don't blame you for being nervous and backing out. It is kind of scary. I'd rather wait years to see what the effects are. Yeah, eyesight problems stink. You know the thing that makes me the maddest now that I can't read as well, is the gym. For years I have read my magazines at the gym, while on the eliptical. I can do it on there because it is not as bouncy. Now I can't see to read, and the time just drags. I can't wear glasses as they'd slip right off. What a drag is right.
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lindahere wrote:Annie, I'm 38 and using these reading glasses is becoming embarrassing, one time a guy asked me about my age when I was reading the newspaper in a coffee shop, when I asked him why he wants to know he said that I look too young to use reading glasses, lol, since then I got kind of concerned, I do not want to give the impression I'm older than what is my real age is, if I look 30-32, why the heck wear glasses that only 50+ wear them LOL
Yeah, I hear ya on that Linda.
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lindahere wrote:Is there contacts for reading, I had Lasik several years back for myopia and the dr warned me that I may have a problem with close up and will need a reading glasses in few years, heck he was right, it's embarrassing at my age to use these older people glasses, I need to get contacts, lol, but I'm afraid my eyes will longer hold contacts in them
Oh how much I hated these puff tests
Watch out, I resemble that remark. My husband wears bifocal contacts. You can also do "mono-vision" (I think that's what they call it) where you wear one contact for distance and one for close up. My husband did not like that, it made him dizzy (or rather dizzier than he is naturally, LOL).
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Oooo, progressive lens. Been there done that and gave 'em back. I tried for 29 days (Lenscrafters has a 30 day return policy) to wear those glasses but my head was spinning and I was tripping all over my own feet. I could not climb stairs to save my life and missed a curb a time or two. I also was nauseated most of the time I wore them. Good luck. I'm strange about a few things, eyes and throat issues come to mind, but I know my husband or kids could probably name 10 more, so you probably won't have that experience Annie. I just saw that Sue posted about monovision and our posts were very similar....great minds.... I'm finding I know more about eyes than I care to admit. I checked into Lasik (I had RK on my left eye in 1990 and it ruined my up close vision, plus starbust effect at night when driving from headlights) and seriously considered it but found out it can cause severe dry eye for some people. The doctor I went to said my eyes were naturally too dry and he would never do Lasik on me as it could make my life miserable with a constant feeling of glass in my eyes due to a higher possibility of increased dryness after Lasik since my eyes were naturally dry. He told my husband the same thing. I know of someone who did not start out with dry eye before Lasik and now has severe dry eye post-Lasik. She deeply regrets having it done.
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I was just talking to my mom today and I told her about the monovision, and that's what she had last year she said. Same exact thing as your husband, D. She said they told her it would take a while to get used to, but she never could. Very dizzy all the time and they remained blurry for her. Well, I am now a few hours into my progressives and I can't believe I think I am doing okay with them! I did walk through the mall and kept feeling like I was going to trip over my feet and the escalator seemed closer than it was as I tried to step onto it. But, I do think I may be okay. I hope so anyway. So far the medium range has been the most beneficial, here at the computer.
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D- do you use any special kind of eye drops for your dry eyes?
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When I need to, I use liquid tears. There's something that's prescription that I could get, but I have not bothered. I've somehow managed to live with it over the years so it's only bothersome at times.
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Thanks DC. I think I have dry eye too, and last week I bought something called Thera Tears (I think), and when I use them my eyes feel so much better. Visine never helped. My mom has some prescription and all it does is make her eyes run continually. Mine water easily too, normally, and after researching it I found that with dry eye it can make your eyes water, but that those tears are not lubricating so it makes the problem worse. I was just wondering if you were able to control yours with over the counter drops and glad to hear you can. I'll keep using these I bought too. They get so achy after reading or being on the computer long. Thanks! Sue, thanks again for that article. Very interesting!
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does anyone have a link to a great place to buy glasses online
that are trendy and discounted?
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How about these?
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dao wrote:How about these? Dao i think those are cute but perhaps they would impede/block eyeview lol
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Sorry DCNGA, did not mean to offend, lol but hate these glasses DCNGA wrote:lindahere wrote:Is there contacts for reading, I had Lasik several years back for myopia and the dr warned me that I may have a problem with close up and will need a reading glasses in few years, heck he was right, it's embarrassing at my age to use these older people glasses, I need to get contacts, lol, but I'm afraid my eyes will longer hold contacts in them
Oh how much I hated these puff tests
Watch out, I resemble that remark. My husband wears bifocal contacts. You can also do "mono-vision" (I think that's what they call it) where you wear one contact for distance and one for close up. My husband did not like that, it made him dizzy (or rather dizzier than he is naturally, LOL).
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No offense taken. I understand you young 'uns under 40 think all of us over 40 are getting "up there". But, remember we all end up in the same place one day, OLD! LOL.
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I know DC, lol Let's pray for some miracles DCNGA wrote:No offense taken. I understand you young 'uns under 40 think all of us over 40 are getting "up there". But, remember we all end up in the same place one day, OLD! LOL.
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I don't like colored contacts mainly because I don't think they look natural. I have seen online where people are getting special colored contacts from Brazil that are supposed to be more realistic looking. I can't remeber the brand name right now but they shouldn't be too hard to find if you search for Brazilian colored contacts or something like that. I think they have before and afters on youtube too.
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I use geo contact lenses. However I'm not sure if it be suitable for what you want, they enlarge your eyes also. http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&source=hp&q=geo%20contact%20lenses&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wiI wear geo grey, honestly can't go out without them, not one seems to notice they're contacts until I tell them otherwise! Also come in degrees, if your also as blind as me .
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