[OT] Varifocal glasses

[Alan Braggins]

I used to do that to be able to read the clock in the local swimming pool, which was about 3 feet in diameter (but quite a long way away, high on a wall behind rows of spectator seats).

[Alan Braggins]

Before I got varifocals, and sometimes even now, I found it very handy being able to peer over the top of my specs to read small print close to.

Not while playing snooker though, obviously.

[Mike Tomlinson]

En el artículo , Dennis@home escribió:

"john james" /is/ Rod Speed, using a sockpuppet. Just killfile.

[Mike Tomlinson]

En el artículo , Chris J Dixon escribió:

Same here, with a 50 quid voucher for Specsavers from my employer.

But I resented the hard sell they tried on following the free eye test and instead do fine with several pairs of pound shop +1 glasses dotted about the house and car. If I sit on a pair, it's no big deal.

[Mike Tomlinson]

En el artículo , Tim Streater escribió:

For additional doddering old fossil effect, use a neck strap.

[bert]

You tend to get more long-sighted as you get older

Cataracts can develop at very different rates. In your case it would seem to be very slowly.

Sound as though yours are not developing very quickly at all

Good news. The point to take action is usually when you can't meet the driving licence standard.

[bert]

That's because generally you get more long sighted as you age due to hardening of the lens so short sightedness improves.

[bert]

In article , tim..... writes

Hang them round your neck

[John Rumm]

Reading through this thread, I am coming to a similar conclusion.

Being long sighted with astigmatism, I find my normal glasses are fine for most things down to about computer monitor distance. Its just reading small print etc, or retouching surface mount boards and other really close work where its much better with my reading specs.

I can see the attraction of having mostly "normal" glasses with a small zone that can be used to read small stuff without needing to carry my reading specs about.

[John Rumm]

Because once you are into cueing position, you find yourself looking over the top of normal specs. Apparently green bowlers also have the same issue (I was told when I got my snooker glasses1)

[Jim S]

Coming late to the thread. I have astigmatism and have worn specs since adolescence and until Ie got the reading thing at 47 (almost always 47 my optician friends tell me). Imoved from bifocals to varifocals virtually since they came down to a 'reasonable' price and would have nothing else. The first pair took about two weeks to get used to, but only because vertical lines appeared 'bowed'. My eyes are still changing, but I do not have difficulty adjusting to a new prescription any more. Once used to them you cannot tell, neither can anyone else! I also had both my cataracts done (wonderful), but still need varifocals, although some (younger) people don't, I'm told. Thoroughly recommend them.

[Vir Campestris]

Jim,

When you look through the sides of your glasses are things in focus?

The pair I tried were useless for anything except straight ahead. Which sort do you get?

Andy

[Jim S]

The early ones apparently did that as I explained and they took a bit of getting used to. Now it's like looking through plain glass. I'm barely aware that I have them on. Even stairs are no bother although why people look at their feet going downstairs I cannot think. I take advice from Specsavers and don't actually know who supplies them at the moment as it did change a while back - as I recall it's someone like Canon or Pentax. The measurement by the assistant is CRITICAL to within the millimetre of where you look through, which results in lots of line drawing on the blank lens of your chosen pair before they go away to be made. It is also dependent on the final fitting to your nose. You can go back to have them 'tweaked' until you are happy. I only did this a couple of times over the years. If you cannot get used to them then they will replace them with bifocals for no extra charge. I have been satisfied with Specsavers ever since changing from Dolland and Aitchison many moons ago. However since they are a sort of franchise it might depend on the branch you go to.

[Huge]

Seiko.

[Andy Burns]

Because half my tools seem to end up perched on the stairs!

[Chris French]

Yup, I have Specsavers varifocals (IIRC mid-high range own brand lenses

- elite I think they call them). I guess if I look through the very side of the lenses things aren't quite as in focus as the main part of the lense. But it's marginal and in normal use I don't notice it.

[Tim Watts]

Well, 2 weeks later - eyestrain and headaches and nausea on the train.

Went in, and surprisingly, no quibbles. As there were no quibbles, I let them have the reglazing to single focus though next time I will find a cheaper optician (that's Tunbridge Wells for you...) Will get a refund on the difference.

[Mark]

not used them myself yet, but you could try

they had an advert recently in the Friday Ad

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[Tim Watts]

St Leonards - handy... Thanks :)