Wednesday, May 6, 2015

eye tests and real glasses


So I went and got my eyes examined Monday and, sigh, I do need glasses to drive. Well, I need glasses so they will let me drive. Exam results were 20/20 in my left eye, 20/50 in my right eye. No sign of glaucoma and the general health of my eyes is good. Basically, my left eye is doing all the seeing while my right eye is giving me clues from my peripheral vision like color and stuff. I considered getting glasses just for distance but as the doc pointed out, it would mean I wouldn't be able to see anything close up while I was driving, like a map (no I don't have Siri telling me where to turn). Since my eyes were dilated, I went back yesterday to pick out frames. I picked 10 pairs to winnow out, choosing heavily from the wire rim selection. I took pictures of each pair as I tried them on but after looking at the pictures after I downloaded them, they all looked pretty much the same.






















I finally narrowed it down to two pairs and then to the final one and ordered my glasses. I'm getting the progressive lenses but decided against the transition lenses. I'll just get me a pair of prescription sunglasses later. They have a lot of frames for $20 so it will just basically be the cost of the lenses. In the meantime, I hope my big sunglasses will fit over my new prescription glasses though I don't really wear sunglass very often, mostly just when I am driving or am at the beach.

These are the frames I chose.




They should be ready next week.





14 comments:

  1. And by the way- when you first get them, your eyes are going to be vastly confused and tell you that this is NOT RIGHT. Stick with it.

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  2. I transitioned to the complete package of glasses years ago when I was still in my 30's. You are lucky to have such great eyesight. I also wish I had you with me when I went to get my glasses(had to sell some stock) because I would have made much better decisions.

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  3. you look good. i really need to get an eye exam. been a few years... *sigh*

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  4. good choice. picking out new glasses is one of my least favorite thing to do. You did good

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  5. The progressive lenses will make nearby straight horizontal lines look curved, so FYI. I've done woodworking projects where I say "damn the board is warped", only to put a straight edge on it and find out it is fine.

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  6. I've worn progressives since I was forty, and never noticed John Kuman's observation. However, cannot thing of any situation I might have noticed. I love them.
    Welcome to the over sixty five world.

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  7. Welcome to the Four-Eye Club. I've been a member since I was twelve.

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  8. Love those frames! I think I might be ready for trifocals - reading, computer, and then clear for distance. Because I can't see the directions on my map program on my phone when I'm driving. Ha! Well, and also, so I don't have to put them down & pick them back up again 45 times a day.

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  9. You're brave to photograph yourself in all of these frames! When I try on glasses I try on dozens of them. And they're expensive. Of all of these I think I like the 1st one best. But really they're all pretty good.

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  10. After spending $500 to $700 every few years for glasses. I opted for laser surgery. It was cheaper in the long run. However, I do wear $16.00 drug store reading glasses when needed.

    The glasses you chose look good on you.

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  11. I always get a pair of sunglasses also. Looks nice.

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  12. I like you best in the first pair in the first picture, maybe because they are very much like my glasses.

    I wasn’t around to wish you a happy birthday, so belatedly ‘Many Happy Returns Of The Day. You are now officially a pensioner.

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