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byganjadude ( 952775 ) writes:
dont use it. Now pay my secretary
byShanghaiBill ( 739463 ) writes:
dont use it. Now pay my secretary
Really. If you only need glasses for reading, then get a $2 pair of reading glasses and only use them when you read.
More generally, if your glasses are not helpful when using a computer, then, while using a computer, TAKE THEM OFF.
bybluefoxlucid ( 723572 ) writes:
With proper, prescription lenses, the lenses are designed to accommodate your eyes. That means you may have a +0 (non-corrective) and a +0.25 or a +1.75 and +1.25. Interpupiary distance is also important: poorly-centered lenses are the cause of painful headaches. All in all, prescription lenses, even prescription reading glasses, are vastly superior to off-the-shelf bifocals.
I got transition lenses in a single-focus design, and I hate them. They're fantastic, except when they get dirty every 5 minutes
byGrishnakh ( 216268 ) writes:
Yeah, but contact lenses won't work for close-up stuff. Contacts are for when your eyes are the wrong shape; the reason older people can't read well is because their intraocular lenses are no longer flexible and they can't focus on close-up things. Contacts won't help with that; if you put contacts in to correct that, you won't be able to see anything farther than arms' reach. And unlike bifocals/progressive-lens glasses, you can't really orient contacts so that a region with different correction is at t
byvoidptr ( 609 ) writes:
And unlike bifocals/progressive-lens glasses, you can't really orient contacts so that a region with different correction is at the bottom.
I don't use them specifically and couldn't tell the OP if they would help their specific situation, but there are bifocal contacts on the market now. I do use toric astigmatism lenses in one eye which are similar, they're designed in a way that causes them to settle into a certain "up" and "down" orientation when installed.
byWill.Woodhull ( 1038600 ) writes:
I have one toric lens contact for mild astigmatism. If I'm laying on my side for a while to work on the car or take a nap, my vision will be strange for a minute or so when I straighten up. They might not be the best choice for someone into extreme sports, figure skating with lots of high speed twirling, aerobatic pilots, etc.
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