Glasses?
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So, what's best?
Reading glasses?
Half-highs?
Multifocal?
I theoretically could use distance lens too but really don’t need them so I have avoided and not felt any loss. I came close several times to buying.
Interestingly my readers look like regular glasses and it’s not like a go blind when looking far. Better than having them hang half way down your nose.
I have monocular vision but also did not go through the hassle of adjusting for each lens. I don’t notice the difference in each eye unless I am testing.
I’m at that point where I can’t read at all without them. Process started about 15 years ago.
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Yes, what everyone else said.
And Jolly is right about the cheap drug store glasses, they work just fine.
You don't need the $300 glasses, which I bought back when I got them for free on my medical plan at work.
3 pairs for $20 glasses are ok, and the other good thing is that you can buy enough of them to leave a pair in every room and in your car too.
I only wear them if I am reading something within an arms length, but now I really need them for that. I can't read a restaurant menu without glasses now, that is one of many reasons to keep a pair in the car. When I was flying I kept a pair in my pocket, another in the flight bag and a third pair on my nose. Reading gauges, some had small print, was important.
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I have a pair of $20 full-frame readers at 2.75. They're great for around the house, but not good for distance. If I need to see something in the next room, I simply look over the lens.
When I leave the house to drive, I have a pair of 2.75 bifocals, with no correction on the top. Again, about $20.
Works for me.
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
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"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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all the cheap ones look like they came from Walmart
Some people even buy neckties at Walmart.
Of course! So you would be nuts to pay even 20. I have a few 3 for 13 Costco purchases under my belt. One pair of expensive also has me be more careful and pay attention to where they are. Heck I might be saving money.
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My advice is get your eyes tested and talk to an optician.
I wouldn't go anywhere near those shite things from Walmart, but I've got astigmatism and have to wear progressives all the time.
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Embrace it for what it gives you. When I first needed bifocals I was wearing contacts still so I bought some little half-highs. They were great. I could look up over them at meetings and any adversary would very often just wilt. I loved it.
The Tommy Lee Jones. Awesome.
Exactly! That image immediately popped into my head.
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More expensive glasses are purely for fashion, ...
Tell that to my eyes, one of which is nearsighted and the other is significantly farsighted. It used to be great when I was younger. I could see up close and very far. Now I have to wear glasses all the time. I even failed the eyesight test at the DMV! 🤨
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all the cheap ones look like they came from Walmart
Some people even buy neckties at Walmart.
Shlax & Wing. Worn them for years.
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I have a pair of $20 full-frame readers at 2.75. They're great for around the house, but not good for distance. If I need to see something in the next room, I simply look over the lens.
When I leave the house to drive, I have a pair of 2.75 bifocals, with no correction on the top. Again, about $20.
Works for me.
I'm wearing a pair of $69 bificals from Eyebuydirect. The prescription is spot-on.
