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Whacky
The last time I saw them they were sitting on top of your head, Whacky.
posted by
johnmacnab
on March 4, 2007 at 6:38 AM
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I had bifocals once . . .
I'd nearly get seasick with them on. So I know your dizziness and headachy feeling! Not fun at all!
posted by
Jemmie211
on March 2, 2007 at 6:48 PM
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I tried the progressive bifocals, and not only did they annoy my eyes,
I still could not read clearly through the reading part, and could'n't see distance clearly with the distance part. I couldn't read signs at night when driving, and still had to pull the frames down my nose to read a menu or see my food without it being bleary-- every time I ate, I felt like it was breakfast, which is a little bleary no matter what glasses I wear.
I finally went back and got straight distance glasses, and just pull them a little further down my nose to read. When they fall off, I will go get reading glasses.
posted by
Ciel
on March 2, 2007 at 12:39 PM
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Adjust the bifocal,
Hi there, I agree that getting used to bifocals is a pain in the neck. It took me nearly 6 months to be comfortable BUT OFTEN THE BIFOCAL IS LOCATED TOO HIGH OR TOO LOW FOR YOUR COMFORT.
The glasses can be adjusted(nose and ear piece) to elevate or lower the way you look thru them. I wear mine low, others wear then higher. So take them back and see if they can adjust them. BEST OF LUCK TO YOU.
LOL (HOW MANY OF THESE FACES DO YOU SEE? IF IT IS TWO THEN YOU ARE RIGHT.)
posted by
Cameraeye
on February 27, 2007 at 11:50 AM
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Headaches
are certainly a sign of incomatibilty. I get them when my glasses need changing - it's an early warning sign every two years or so. It could just be your eyes adjusting and might be worth giving it a little longer. People have told me that bifocals are the hardest to get used to. Good luck with it.
posted by
malcolm
on February 27, 2007 at 10:38 AM
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Headaches are bad. Go back to your old glasses?
posted by
A-and-B
on February 27, 2007 at 5:23 AM
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Rather go back to the normal glasses
if you are developing a headache. That cannot be good for one.
posted by
Tanga
on February 27, 2007 at 12:05 AM
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whacky, at least you weren't the geek I was --
as a teen I had to wear bifocals (due to weak ocular muscles, thank God I outgrew that!), braces AND a headgear. Talk about feeling as if I was the school geek . . . . Needless to say, I quickly opted to just wear the headgear in the privacy of my own home.
posted by
JanesOpinion
on February 26, 2007 at 3:23 PM
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Whacky
I'm 42 and I can feel my eyes weakening a bit. I'm too stubborn to get glasses. lol. When I take the eye exam at the driver license place, I do it through my stronger eye. The funny thing was that line 5 was blank. I said, "There's nothing in....," then I remembered and opened my other eye and strained to make it out.
posted by
avant-garde
on February 26, 2007 at 2:18 AM
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Whacky
Next time I think I will get the trifocal. They seem as if they would give more range and be better for the gradient of levels. I am just getting used to a new pair, but only a couple of years ago I was getting used to my first pair in my life that was a trip. My first glasses were bifocal. Wear them as much as possible it will make the whole experience easier I am told.
posted by
Justi
on February 25, 2007 at 10:24 PM
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whacky
you've got to get used to it. I personally prefer the single but my wife prefers the multi-focal.
posted by
richinstore
on February 25, 2007 at 10:09 PM
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Whackydotter & Bo.
It takes time luv, but you will adjust.Blah
posted by
WileyJohn
on February 25, 2007 at 9:54 PM
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Whacky--
My dad had the same problem when he switched to bifocals, but he got used to them. I think this happens any time you change glasses or prescriptions. I usually wear contacts, but I'd had the same pair of glasses for about 6 years, and I want to get a new pair for backup that was slightly more stylish. I've had them about a year now, but when I first got them, I would get so dizzy when I wore them. It took me several months to get totally used to them, even though I could see clearer than with my old glasses and just as clear as with my contacts.
posted by
Jadelynn
on February 25, 2007 at 6:37 PM
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Whacky.....
Next time you talk to your Doctor ask if you could wear one contact for reading and another for distance? I have been doing this for 8 years now and love it! It all depends on age and if there are any addition vision problems.....but I have been glasses-free for 8 years!
posted by
Corbin_Dallas
on February 25, 2007 at 5:43 PM
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